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GRIFFITH SENDS
HIS COMEDIANS
TOBATTLE Colt

Continued From First Page.)
make ball players some day or other.
Unfortunately, Acosta sprained his
ankle early in the game, and was
forced to retire. but while he lasted
with his countryman, they gave the
fans an opportunity to learn how they
coached ball players in Cuba. The
injury sustained by Acosta is not Sc
rious. though it will probably keep
him out of the game for Some time
to come.
Give Famous SpecinItles.
Nick Altrock gave. in his own in
Irritable way, his shadow boxing act,
during which he took the count at
least five times. Schaefer put on, by
special request. his tight-rope act. and
did it admirably There was laugh
minute. just as the press agent had
said 1t would be, but it wasn't a ball
game. 1t may be the hand Of fate
that sent these comedians to us just
when the Colts are In need OF rest
from earlier eXertions. AT any rate,
those on hand overlooked all sins yes
terday or, rather were unable to see
the sins because of the continued
laughs handed out.
While the home folks welcomed Joe
Boehlins, and while he not only
warmed their hearts, but showed con-
clusiveiy that Clark Griffith was right
in announcing not to let him go, DR.
Phipps, another local product was
proving just as conclusively that he
lacks much of being finished product.
DR.. Phipps was the butt Of most of
the fun for a few moments He start
ed the show. but stayed just one act.
Succeeding him came Walter Small
wood, who, after adjusting himself to
conditions did fairly we'll, in spite of
bad arm. Doyle was called upon TO
hn'sh, and aside from triie of speed.
presented nothing for the populace to
rave over.
AS ball game. the entertainment
was frost. but as a fun producer. II
beat anything offered in the history of
local baseball. The score follows:
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BY yHIT wlrI,r,IAN.

Local bowling teams will be given
an opp n.cn, ,y this week to Witness
schedule OF the Newport Alleys is ono
OF the best of the season. Double
league. and also several SPECIAL matches
will be played. :
The race for the pennaht in each
present time f is ip ne Bic to p iee
the winner.
In The Times Dispatch League only
from the top team in the champion
ship race. and with only one more week
Of playing the finish will be an ex-
Race in Newport League.
In the Newport League the race lis
me closest one ever recorded In this
gethcr and little slump by either
The Alec team. which has been
tho past two weeks, and is now hold
ing OH by very small margin. While
the remington and Cook Printing
the finish has got the bowlers guess
ing.
Commercial League.
In the Commercial League the
bowle!s are having the same trouble
and three out of the four teams are
running side by eide for the cham
arates the Everett Waddey, Vaughan
Robertson Drug Company and the
ioisuoP sohiTt company team from firSt
position, and the Chesapeake and Ohio
boys are only very few points be-
hind. 3,
Captain Lowcry. of the Bishop Shirt
Company aggregation certainly de-
serves. great credit In tho way he has
piloted his team this season. as they
have made most phenomenal show
ing, and have set several new marks
for high individual scores and team
work.
Special Match.
The Richmond Lunch and the Alec
teams OF the Newport League have
arranged to play a special match Mon
day night on the Newport Alleys. be-
ginning promptly at O'clock. and as
these two teams are great rivals on
the alley, good game is looked for
ward TO.
Petersburg Tournament.
The Petersburg tournament has
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Petersburg Bowrs Preparing for Monster Open Tournament
DOWN THE ALLEYS

created great interest here among the
local boys. and they are anxious for
the time to come for them to invade
tho Cockade camp to show the boys
from across the Appomattox what they
can do at maple killing. Both cities
have several star pin knights and tho
finish can only ftell the tale.
Schedule for the week on Newport
Allcys:J
Monday night-Alcos VS.. Richmond
hq TSesd ISspe nisht match az o,e,o..
Ups VS.. Engravers. (Times- Dispatch
1,sS SsISskIc 7nas Printing S COMPANY vs..
Company w. Everett Waddel Com.
pany. Double header)
9 o'clock--Monotypes Vs. AID. Men
Crimes Dispatch League.)
Thnrsday night. oclock-Rcmins-
ton Typewriter COMPANY VS.. Alcos.
Ohio Railroad. double he apian anu
M, Powiers 10 Play Baseball.
ISOLATION and the bowlers of the Rich
Inond Bowling. Association viii cross
bats bats next week In the cockadc City.
E ta ASSOCIATION has organized strong
light Is looked for. Games will be
played each week during the season.
Eotn sldes nave good material and
should put up some great games The
teams will be known as the p. e. a.
and r. b. a.. ~
Following IS the lineup of the teams.
lions:
= Richmond Bowling Associa,ion-J.
Davis, catcher; McCurdy. pitcher;
Thorpe, first base and pitcher; Deasy'
pitcher: Mcfarland. centre field cap.
tain). Whitman, right field (manaSer)
Spilling, left Held; Wade. second 6ase
Walden, shortstop: Cook. third base !;
Lawless. first base; Barrow, utility !;
Elliott. utility.
Curry, right field: j. Barksdale, first
base; 9. Barksdalc. pitcher; Fitz.
second base (manager); Young, third
base; Wake, shortstop (captain) :
Moore, pitcher: Andrews, catcher; Har,
rison, left field; Gill, centre field; MIN
etree. pitcher; Fiers pitcher: Lanier,
pjtcher
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balaklava and stand tho whitening
hto.
Must Keep Men working.

heen MICH WOrklnK.
1t is essential that the big league
managers keep their stars at work
until they arrive upon home soil, else
the lengthy and expensive training
process will have been for nothing
Sinews supplied and thawed in warmth
and exercise will stiffen and every
thing will have to be done over again.
Incidentally the paltry shekels gath
cred on the waysidc, furnish pleas-
Ing meal for the treasury. But by far
the worst feature OF a club of the To-
cal type meeting superior foemen, Is
the effect the continued defeats has
upon the genius fam. Not one fan out
OF 100 VIII stop to reason that defeats
under the conditions rocited are newt
able. There is never ono whit OF logic
in u fan. He wants his club to win for
the very sufficient reason that 1t is
his club, and when his club doesn't
win. he feels that thorc is something
shy In his intrinsic worth of the ma
chine.
Take for Instance the game with tho
Giants, when tho Colts crumpled and
wilted under decimatinG broadside
from McGraw's big guns. That these
lads were playing their hearts out.
that every faulty performance was
caused through their too grext eager
ness to make n showing against big
league outfit, that they were trying
every minute. trying so hard that
they over-rcached themselves and thus
caused their undoing, never appealed TO
the fan. Adverse comment after the
game was freely voiced. and those
nine glazing errors were stretched into
nine times ninety-nine by the criti-
cal pricepaycr
The players themselves realized that
they were entering the NAV of base
Yet they faced tho music and faced
1t bravely, keeping plnckily ut 1t when
less stout hearts would have melted.
Unfair Comparisons.
Thus these preseason games, the eX-
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ORIOLES UNABLE
TO FIND TESREAU
Giants Peel OFF Seventeenth
Straight Victory at Expense
of Baltimore Team.
Especial TO The Times-Dispatch.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
Baltimore. Md. April 5.-"AjnN'
Tesreau deficd the lightning of Inter
national League bats this afternoon
and at the expense OF Jack Dunns
Baltimore orioles. the Giant regulars
peeieS of their seventeenth straight
victory since leaving Marlin. The
score was !: TO 3. The first touch OF
skill encountered by the Giants on
their honeward march was felt to-
day. although 1t was bright and sun
shiny. and 5000 people were on hand.
For five innings Ajax" held the
orioles with three hits, and then re-
tirer. and George Hooks Wiltsc
took his job. After u run had been
scored of Wiitse III the sixth and
hit and an error had put Il man on
second in the seventh. George sudden
ly left the BOX and Mathewson, the
famous continuous pitcher Of the
training season took his place. The
game then took On symptoms oi get
ting close. a single and double
followed the big trains appearance
and gave the Orioles two more runs.
but the Giants margin permitted
Matty to go along as he pleased.
The score:
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baltimore.

. CtolS ..... 49, - ~
sBatted for Roth i'll ninth.
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TRAINING PERIOD
COMES TO CLOSE
AT END OF WEEK
Continued from First Page }

and hard at all times. With the ex-
ception OF the game with the Giants
their defense has been comparable with
watch in this league At times they
have dwelled in marbleland, but that
is to be expected-at times. The pitch
ers have shown fair form. especially
BusseY Burleson, Strain. Smallwood
and Doc Ayers, though he can no
longer be properly classed as a Colt,
belonging to Clark Griffith.
Guesses As to Pitching StnT.
Unless we miss our guess Harvey
Bussey, Burleson, Charley Strain and
Walter Smallwood will come comfort
ably near landing regular berths.
Young Doyle looks too light yet awhile.
and Bridges is in no condition to pitch.
Frey is a husky looking lad, but has
not shown enough to warrant pre-
diction that he will stick. Woolery
may come in and give one of the quar-
tet named a tusse for the job. Since
he Is a portpaw, he will be highly
desirable. Then there is Harry Griffin,
as stout lad as they come. But
Harry, too, is sick and his sickness
may last some time. Viewing it from
the call.
The outfield is going to be made up
of Harris, Eberts and PieZ That's just
a guess based on performances. HaI-
ris has proved that he Is not an in
fielder, and even IL he were he could
hardly hope TO drive Steve to the
bench. But he has shown that he can
be made a valuable man to the club.
Ills logical place Is the sun field, as
he is accus toned to the lights of that
corner. Since rightfeld gets the sun
at the local yard, that's where he will
be found. He hits we'll, if he keeps
up his stride, can bunt and get away
as fast as anything ever in the Vir
ginia League, and Is showing a strong
disposition to listen to reason. his only
fault In the past. Ducky Eberts is the
speed!est gardener, the Colts have had
lii five -xears. Not only that. but tho
6tminutive one can hit the ballfan he
is sure on anything in4hls2part of the
grass, either in the air or on the
ground.
& IS Piez& SprIngs a Surprise.
y = But or, them all; Piez rs the star sur
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BOSTON RED SOX
READY TO START
Ispeeial to The TIm.s.pispntch. l

champaign. H.. April E.-Thc Boston RED
SoS ended their training season today
when they debated congiOmerate IIi-
nois team. composed OF ineligibles. regulars
and Red s;0A recruits, b. q score OF II TO .
The ineiigibles touied to make Il better
showing than the varsity. blew up lament
ably behind Laffcrty. Des Moines pitcher.
and Coach HUFF yanked the "Irnpures in the
NTH inning in favor Of his Juveniles. Man
ager Stahl loaned Joe Wood and Nuna maker
to the ccliesians at this luncture. and was
forced by the cries OF the rooters TO play
first Lasc Tor his old team himself Wood
tried his best TO fan iris Speaker. but he
made IL hit the two times he faced Joe
Boston will leave for Chicago at noon to-
morrow thence 10 Boston. in great shape,
declares Stahi.
Score by innings: r H. T.
Boston ...........,...il..o COOL IL j
Illinois ,...,..........-.O 0l0O0i co Z 8
Batteries Bedicnt, Foster and Cady:
Wood. I4aforty and Nunamaker and Nc
Robie. Umpire, Fitzpatrick.
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baseball Season Opens.
Special to The Times Dispatch.

Winchester, Va. April 5.-The local
baseball season opened this afternoon.
and Systematically Valley Academy de-
feated Martinsburg. w. Va. High
school TO 0. l.. and w. Bunting. the
Academy battery. did real feature
work. The former struck out thirteen,
allowed only three hits, and issued but
two passes while his brother held
him well, and caught three out of four
attempting to steal second. Hyde. Mar
tinsburg's pitcher, started out well, but
blew up i'll the sixth, allowing the
cadets to score at will.
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Petersburg Bowlers
to Banquet

The Petersburg Bowling .AssocIa-
lion will hold banquet ON Friday
night, at which cups will be pre-
scented TO the winners In the several
league rnces. President Fiers an
nounces an interesting program,
aud quests from Itichm0nd will be
President Sam Williams, Hcrmos
MeFnrlan, Whit whitman and Gus
Malbcrt. The season of tie Pc
tersburg association has been emil
nentiy successful, and preparations
nre now being made for tho open
tournament, which will be held
during this month.
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Three-ba hit-Doyle. Mcrde, Devore.
Sacrifice hit-Meyers. Stolen bases
shafer. Merkle. First base on errors
New York, /; Baltimore. /. Struck
ort--By Shawkey. 2; by Roth. 4; by
Tesrcau. 4; by Wiltse. /: by Matty, !.
Bases on balls-On Shawkey,5; OF Roth.
2. Passed balls-Bergen, l. Hits-Of
Shawkey. Z in four: off Tesreau. in
I'VE: off Wiltse, in one and one third
Left on bases--New York, Q: Baltt-
more. q Umpire Vickers. Attendance
5000
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CAROLINA BEATS
FARMERS
CONTINUED From First Page.).


Distance, 120 feet inches
2o-yards-Smith. of L. n. c.; Sears.
Of L. n. c.; Hite. OF ~ and ~ Time.
- seconds.
Goodman, OF a. and AZ: Wright. Of
IL y. g.. tieing for second and third.
Height. feet 8 inches.
Broad jump-Briggs. of y. and NJ
Wright, of L. n. c.. woolcott, of L..
n. 9. Distance. 20 feet inches.
Startcr-Surtis. Field judge-Dr
Sims. Time keepers-Jeffrey and Hop
kins.
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TRINITY BESTED
BY DURHAM BULLS

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
Durham. N. c., April 5.-Trinity this
afternoon lost the first OF a series of
three games with the Durham Bulls"
of the Carolina League, by the over
whelming score of IL to l.
The Bulls had no trouble in finding
Knight in the first inning, and three
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SUMMARY: Double pIays-AItrock tunas
sis, Morley to Altrock: Boehiing to Nor
i E :" ALtrock. Left on bases Richmond, / !;
, w asn'n stoh' D. Sacrifice hits-Caivo. Morley
Three-base hits-Morlcy. BoehlinE. Acosta
itome run-Eberts. Stolen beses-Eberts
Acosta Pitchers summary: Base on balls
ON Phipps. = on SmalIwood, 3. Hits-Of
Phipps, In inning: on Smalwood. in
innings; OF Bochltng. in SGD innings: off
Schneferr in is inning. Struck out-Rv
.el'E2od :; by Boehlins. 5; by Doyle, j.
Iime OF game, l:3S. Umpire. westervelt
Evening journal., 1913-06-09
NEGRO TRIES
HOLD UP OF
FREIGHT AGENT

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, june g.. Howard f.
Lynch. assistant freight agent at the
Dover freight station, was the victim
of a hold-up in the freight Office on
Saturday afternoon last, while he was
alone. but fortunately nothing was
secured by the negro. who was forced
to leave ths-office AZ the sight Of a
revolver which Lynch displayed, and
from which he fired several Dho,a
Mr. Lynch was attracted by the ne
gro when he entered the Office and
asked for loan of money, which
he was refused. Mr.. Lynch supposed
he would leave The office. but instead
made advances toward the private
door leading TO where he was sitting
and demanded money. Lynch. realiz-
ing his predicament, reached for lis
revolved, and pointed II at the negro
and fired. but not in time. TO land
his victim, who escaped by a side
door.
Evening journal., 1913-06-09
COMMENCEMENT
WEEK OPENS AT
W. c. ACADEMY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. June 9-Opening Of
the commencement exercises OF the
Wilmington Conference Academy be-
gan here yesterday, when the Rev.
George Edward Reed, pastor of Grace
NJ. p. Church, Wilmington. preached
the baccalaureate sermon TO the
graduating class IN Wesley NJ. 4.
Church.
Athletics Of different kinds wero
participated in on the Academy Cam
pus this afternoon.
This evening the annual musical
will be- given In Assembly Hall.
AT 2.30 o'clock tomorrow class day
exercises will be held in Assembly
Hall and az 8 o'clock in the evening
the principals reception will take
place in the parlors Of Ladies' Hall.
On Wednesday at 1890 o'clock the
annual meeting of the Board of Trus-
tees will be held in the green parlor.
On Wednesday morning a game OF
ball will be played by the Varsity
team with the Alumni. From one
O'Clock to 2.30 O'Clock the annual
luncheon will be served in the dining
room
The commencement exercises pro-
per will take PLACE in Dover Opera
House Wednesday evening. OF the
graduates eleven will receive. diplom-
as from the academic department
One graduate will receive a certificate
from the newly organized musical
department and two students OF the
newly organized commercial depart
ment will receive commercial cer-
tifcates
Evening journal., 1913-06-09
BULLET THROUGH BREAST
KILLS Z YEAR OLD BOY;
POLICEnEPORTfT 1T ACCIDENT

Shot in some manner with thirty
two ealibre 'evolver belong TO his
f-ther, Joseph Norris, aged years.
son of Mr. and Mrs. muel Iorris.
of No. POS East Second street, died
almost instantly shortly before noon
today
The police say that the affair was
accidental and made no arrests in
connection with the case Coroner
John T. Spring, however, went to the
house soon after noon and took the
father of the boy into custody and
left him at the police station with
instruction to hold him until the in
quest IS held.
Deputy Coroner Harvey F. Nichols
said he had learned that the boy ac-
cidentally shot himself after obtain
ing the revolver from the drawer Of
a bureau in his fathers room. the
key to which was on a mantel piece
in the room.
Coroner Spring said the face Of the
boys father was severely scratched
as though he had been in an alter
cation of some kind. lie said the
man first said cat had scratched
him and later said he did II himself
Corner Spring also said tho dead boy
had been burned about tho breast.
I'm view Of these circumstances he
thought it best to dctain the father
| The police say that the shooting is
ian accident. At the time II occurred
they say report was received at the
police station that a murder had been
committed al Second and French
streets and Police Sergeant David
Wardle hurried to the scene from the
police station where he was met by
the district policeman They say,
however, that the shooting was an
accident Wardle took the child to
the Delaware Hospital IN an automo-
bile belonging to the Street and Sew
or Department which he pressed into
service but the little fellow WAS pro
badly dead before the start was made
II did not take the physicians at the
hospital long TO discover this. The
body was then removed TO the morguC
where the parents Of the boy soon
claimed il.
The police say that when the bo,
shot himself both his father anC
mother we're away from home, the for
mer being at work while the mother
was shopping. Joseph and three
other children of the Norriss were
ileft in the charge of Mrs. Norris''
sister Lucy Alphonse. aged 15 years
who lives at No. 2l2 East SeconC
street, nearby She was engaged u
the dining room down stairs when
i"Joe. as he was called shot himself
The little fellow went upstairs unob-
served and found the revolver Th'
girl did not hear any report and th'
first she knew Of the affair was whef
the boy came tumbling down TN
stairs with his blouse on FIRE.
Her first thought was that ne hac
been playing with matches and SCI
himself or FIRE. She extinguished Tbs
flames and then found that the afall
was far more, serious, the boy having
been shot in the breast She gave th'
alarm and within short time the po
lice were ar the house and great e1
lcitemeni prevailed ir the neiehbor
lbo9d R,.mors ficw thick and fast ths
d murder had been committed Pa
Evening journal., 1913-06-09
One PLUM
IS LEFT FOR
DEMOCRATS
Wilmington POStmaSterShip
Will Drop Into Lucky
Lap This Month
FRIENDS SAY ENGLISH
WILL FILL OFFICE

Now that the city election Is over
and the Democrats Jared badly IN SO
far as offices are concerned. there
still remains one plum which they are
sure OF. but this must come from
Washington through the influence Of
senator willard Salisbury II is the
Wilmington postmastership. a berth
paying with the advent of the new
postmaster S3,S00 a year for four
years There are hundreds. who
would run a marathon for the posi-
tion and even give up half or more
OF the salary going with the job to
get IL. Only one can be successful in
the quest for the office. however and
all indications now point TO James J..
English. former chairman OF the
Democratic city committee and an
ardent worker In the case of Demo-
I craoy, who has only once sought Of
fee viz: member OF the street and
Sewer Commission but was SET aside
for Matthew d. Murphy.
AS the present postmaster's term
I will expire at the end OF this month
! il is expected that announcement OF
the new postmaster will be forthcom-
I ing within few days. lt Is under
stood that the reason the appoint
mont has not been announced Is due
to the possible influence il might
have on the chances of the Democrats
winning at the city election. Satur-
Gays dovelopemcnt however, show
that nothing could have stopped the
Landslide TO the Republican party.
There are several avowed canii
dates for the postmastorship namely
Dr. r. o. Cooper. member of tn
Legislature and also the Board O
Education: Thomas n. Stayton. mem
ber Of the Police Commission, an
Martin r. Fairy The name of Pete
J. Ford also is connected With IN
= appointment aud 10 some quarters
is averred that he and not Mr. fnt
land. Is the chosen one. When put
llication was first made that MT For
was after the place he denied II, bu
II has since become known that h
would not refuse the Office II offere'
TO him, and In fact was working harl
for Il.
Another man mentioned for tn
place Is Thomas NJ Monaghan formo
state senator. It is known. however
that Mr.. Monaghan is making ne
active canvass for the position, ant
has not even said he would accept tn
Office II rendered him.
Congressman Brockson said toda.
that inasmuch as the appointment 4
for Wilmington he will only endors
the recommendation OF Senate
Salisbury
Many Democrats we're wonderini
today whether the Democratic loss o
the Twelfth ward would have any eff
feet on the postmastership. The
lpointed out that James J. English am
Peter j. Ford leading candidates TO
postmaster. are residents OF the war
, which Topped from the Democrati
into the Republican column
Evening journal., 1913-06-09

trolman Edward f. Dutton said he
made an investigation while Sergeant
Wardle hurried the fatally wounded
boy to the hospital and the facts, as
given above, were contained In his re-
port of the shooting.
The mother OF the child returned
home soon after the accident and was
grief stricken when she heard the
news. II was with difficulty that
friends succeeded in quieting her.
The Norris family is Italian. but
Norris adopted his American name
some years ago.
The bullet that killed the boy en-
tered his chest and passed through
his body, coming out at the back
Evening journal., 1913-06-09
ISLEUTHS FAIL
TO GET DUTTON

State Detective Mccoy said today
tina; he did not believe the stories
that the negro, George Dutton, the
Bridgeyllle desperate, wanted for
murder, was arrested In Berlin, Md.
according to published accounts. lie
said he had talked with Deputy At
torney General Frank NJ. Jones. at
Georgetown, over the telephone today
and Mir. Jones said nothing of the
mans capture. He said Mr. Jones
would surely know If the fugitive had
been arrested.
talked to him about this case
among others and he never mentioned
anything about Dutton being caught
and ! do not believe the published
accounts 10 this effect, he said News
from Georgetown this afternoon con-
firmed the statement that Dutton had
not been caught.