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| pitching staff around MatheWson. In
days gone by ii was McGinnity and
Mathewson. Later Wiltse and Matty,
and now Matty with Marquard and Tes-
reau. But Matty always is in there
! pitching and winning his share Of the
games.
Even when his right arm weakens a
bit Christy will still be able to fool the
enemy. He may not have the terrific
speed and quick-breaking curves. but
his fadeaway is terror. and the best
part about his pitching is that ne sell
dom gives what the batter wants.
And McGraw spoke words of truth
when he said. "Matty is the king OF
EN- all
II Matty continues his sensational
/. hurling his thirteenth year will be the
banner one in his entire career. So far
his record is lS-J-.1S3, which Is second to
his top season. In 1909 he won twenty
FIVE and lost six. for an .sOS mark: still
the Giants didn't win.
To pitch at .G72 gait for thirteen
Years is some performance. This Is
Matty's record in the National League,
and he has Won 32S games, with only
lD defeats. Mattys complete record:
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Sam Langford Would
Give Winner All Coin

NEW YORK. Aug. 11.-Sam Lang
ford. hearing that ''Gunboat" Smith
has challenged the world. announces
today that he is willing to meet him
in California. winner take all. He
ANTS TO have this bout over before
he goes - France in chase Of Jack
johnson.
smith can have a match with Sam
at any time under the conditions
named by his mana ger says Joe
"oOdman. manager OF LangfOrd.
Mixed bouts are not allowed here.
81 II is Impossible fOr them TO meet
in New York. II the California pro-
mOters don't care 10 hang up a purse.
s. nj will meet him. winner take all
don't care to say how long Sam would
take 10 stop Smith. but the latter can
rave bout at once and find out for
himself"
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Prince EUGENE Is
Sold by Whitney

SARATOGA. y. \. Aug. U.-JeNrrs,l,
Livingston, who has recently come into
racing. his purchased from Ialrv
Payne Whitney the three-year-aLd colt
Prince ETGene. He is also negotiating
for the purchase Of Iron Mask from Mr..
Whitney. prince Eugene was Ie! at
Bro"kda.- Farm. IL New Je!SeE. ana =
q son ~ Hamburg and EugenIa BuIch.
Ils inUst notable performance was the
defeat Of august Belmonts RorkvIew
IN the running OF Ine Belmont Stakes.
Iron Mask is d sprintrr Uf quality. who
was bred by the late James z ![eeue.
and he raced with success in both tins
country and England.
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Seymour Wins Battle
And Then Gets Hook

BALTIMORE. Aug. 1.-THE inside
story Of the release OF Cy Seymour by
the Buffalo club leaked out yesterday.
1t appears that Seymour stayed out late
one night recently with First Baseman
beck. OF the B!sons. and the next day
he was taken TO task by Manager ely
mer. Seymour was informed by the
Buffalo players that Beck was ely
mer's confidential friend and that lie
had told the manager OF SeymOur's mid
night proving.
Seymour. thoroughly aroused. accused
Beck OF tale bearing. and when the lat
ter admitted the charge there was Il
SCRAP in a Newark railroad depot in
which Seymour carried of the lions
share OF the honors. But in the hour
Of triumph Cy received notice from
C'lvmer that his services no longer
were required by the Buffalo club. That
IS why the old-time center fielder Is
now looking for another job.
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NERKLE AND WILTSE
FOR Ed KONETCHY
Rumor That MCGraW Will Give
Two Men to Get Cardinals
Star Player.

PITTSBURGH. Aug. IL-LocaI base
Eal men gave credence today to tip
that Manager McGraw. of the Giants.
Is dealing with St Louis for First Base
man Kcnetchy and has offered First
Baseman MeriSle and Pitcher wiltss in
exchange. Since the golf sQuabbIe in
which Merkle was involved aIsng with
Mathewson, McGraw and MerkIe have
not been the best of friends.
After the Pirates had hit Mathewson
for seven runs in an inning. following a
golf game in the morning between
Merkle and Mathewson. McGraw for
bade both of them TO play the game
again during the baseball season. Merkls
and Matty both ignored the order and
incurred McGraw's further dfspleasure.
Miller Higgins. according to his own
statement. is ready and willing TO trade
his whole team to get together a win
ming combination for next year, and it
is said that ne would make almost any
sacrifice to strengthen his pitching staff.
II is know that he likes Wiltse and has
q high opinion of MerkIe.
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LINES AND BACKS
SPLIT ON CAPTAINS
Leaders of South Atlantic Eeyens Are Chosen Alike From For
wards and Behind the Lines-AD Local Pilots Are Stars
At Quarterback or at HaIback

Backfield men will vie with the men
in the forward line as captains of the
various elevens in the South Atlantic
division for honors in furnishing the
thrills for the spectators this fall. OF
twelve teams in the section six are cap
tanned by backfield men. while the re-
mainder will be led by the forwards.
Most famous, perhaps OF all the
grIdiron heroes is Costello, the George
town quarterback. who will lead the
Blue and Gray against the field for
another title. Country Morris, the
VI. A. c. halfback, and a former Tech
nical High School player, will be at the
head Of the NJ. A. c. forces.
At GaIlaLdet. Moore. the sterling
quarterback of last years eleven, has
been elected TO lead the Buff and Blue.
while at Catholic University. though
there is still doubt as to the probab-
ility of maintaining a team, Blewitt has
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been reelected. All four local colleges,
II NJ. A. c. can be taken as a local
college, will be led by backfield men.
The University of Virginia, George
towns ancient rival, will be captained
by 'Hev" Carter. for the past three
seasons the unanimous choice for ALI
South Atlantic guard. Carolina A. and
NJ. is being piloted by Foote. a line
man. while the University of North
Carolina is pinnins il hopes on Aber-
natny. a giant tackle. and one of the
largest men in football in the South,
barring Miles, the Washington and Lee
captain and tackle.
V. P. l. has Pick, a tackle, as its
leader. while Randolph Macon will have
Vaughn, another flank man. Mike
Thompson's Mt. st. Marys Emmitts-
burg team will have McHale a Wash
ington boy, and left halfback. as its
captain this fall. while Hopkins will be
led by Leihensberge. a tackle, as a
leader.
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Trinity A. C. to Hold
Moonlight Excursion

Followers OF the Trinity \. Z. will
have an opportunity To show their
support of the team tonight at Il
moonlight excursion on the steamer
St Johns. Tickets are on sale at
SCherers drug store, Thirty-tift and
% streets, Georgetown. SulliVan'S, 1851
Thirty fifth street northwest and
.UDOnnelrS stores, Wisconsin avenue
and T. street. and Wisconsin avenue
and VI street northwest.
The Trinity club IS planning 4 foot
ball team this fall and the excursion
tonight is expected to help defraV
expenses for the team. The baseball
team has been unusually successful
in its win of the Marquette League
pennant this summer and followers
OF the team are asked to turn out
for the club tonight.
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PaIzer Wants Match.

NEW YORK. Aug. u.-A PaIzer.
Tom O'Rourke's heavyweight. is after
a match with ''Gunboat'' Smith. Palze-
is now matched with Frank Moran at
the s.. Nicholas a. G.. Septe mber 3. ami
it is said that if he wins that bout.
he will have no trouble getting the
Garden y. = to put on Aout between
him and Smith.
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Gap closing up.

The gap between the Maps and the
Gr'ffmen is gradually closing up. Just
four and half games now separate
these two contenders for second place
hcnors. Two more victories in the
present series will put the Grinmen
within reach OF the Maps. Could the
Grinmen have kept up the stride they
showed on their last road trip. they
would now be in second place. There's
chance to close the gap. though.
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American Association.

Minneapolis. +. Louisville. Cfrst
game, Louisville. :; Minneapolis. ,sec-
Crd game
Columbus. +. St Paul. first game; {;
ST. Paul. ). Columbus. second gameL
indianapolis. ). Kansas City, ? ttirst
game: Indianapolis. :. Kansas City, !
ls--coLd gImeJ
Milwaukee,. , Toledo, o
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Tomorrow's S Sports.

Opening Of Great Western circuit
race meeting at Peoria. III.
Reliability run of the Kansas State
Automobile Association.
Johnny Dundee vs.. Jack White
twenty rounds. at Vernon. Cal
Dick Hyland VS.. Tom Gaffney. ten
rounds, AT Anaconda, Mcnt.
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Says Tracery Is Worth
100000 to Him Now

SAItATOGA. y. Y. aug. l-AuGust
Hcln'oni's Tracery. thu horse which
Won the Eclipse stakes OF 5000, is
worth 1T least 500, ,nOO TO Belmont. ac-
cog ding to Belmont. who says he might
part With Trdcery for that sum. pro-
NIdInS lie had 4 chance to buy as
good a horse for 500, ,6O."
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Among the Minors.
Federal League.

indianapolis. ., Chicago. first
game; Indianapolis. .; Chicago 0 Csec-
ond ssmeI
Cleveland, s, Kans4s City, Cfirst
gdmeJ: cleveland, 1; Kansas City. ;
CsecOnd game
Pittsburgh, 1. ST. Louis,
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Morris Is Favorite.

WINNIPEG. Manitoba. Aug. u.-Ca-I
Morris : the favorIte in his battle to-
tight with Fred Mckay. The bout is
being staged as one of a sarisF during
the stampede celebration here.
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Western League

Denver. .. Omaha. !.
Sioux city. To- Lincoln. Chrst gamel;
Lincoln. ,. Sioux city. | second game.
Drs MOines. ,. Topeka. (irst gamel:
T"Deka. =. Dcs Mo!nes. : second game.
st joseph. >; Wichita. q
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BOB THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip
Every Knock Is a Boost"
Get of Groom

Judging from his sterling twirling yes
terday in Cleveland. Bob Groom needs
only a square deal to pitch good ball.
This sensitive chap always does better
work on the road than he does here.
There is a body OF fans here who are
constantly after him, the moment he
pitches two balls" in a row Instead
Of backing him UP. they are always ''on
his back Get on Groom and see how
we'll he can pitch.
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Southern League,

Atlanta, ); Nashville. eleven in
ningsy
M,b!l.. :. Memphis. ;
MONTGOMERY. }, New Orleans. trrst
game. New Orleans. 3. Montgomery. 0
CseCOEd game
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Eastern Association.

At Waterbury-Waterbur =: Pitts
feld. >.
At Meriden-Meriden. 5; Springfield !
At BridSeport-New York Americans
., Bridgeport eastern AssociationJ, :.
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Have good week.

The Chicago White Sox. thanks to
the poor performances OF the Grinmen.
had good week, winning FIVE games
and losing only one. Now that they
have left the Capital. it is to be hoped
that they continue their good playing
Two more victories over the Athletics
will greatly add to the interest OF the
American League race.
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Wins Sixty Three Games.

So far this year the Giants have won
sixty-three games, with "A string Of
twenty-seven defeats And in this
mark Mattv has won eighteen and lost
five, when means that he has lost
less than one-rIGth Of the clubs games
and has Won more than oHe-fourth.
Every Year MCGraw has built his
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Interna tional League

Montreal. :: Newark. > FIRST gAme),
New g. Montreal. ! (second game).
Buffalo, :, Jersey city. first gImel.
Providence. .. Buffalo. second gIme).
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New York and New Te1sey League.

At Long Branch-LonE Branch. &;
P1uGhkeeDsie. , Cfrst Same). Long
Branch. s. PoUShkeeps'e Second
T1mel.
At Danbury- l. NeWhurgh
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Title to Goodwin.

Bud Goodwin In winning the quarter
mile Championsh' p from a fast field ~
swimmers yesterday is proving himself
tu be in 4 class with {. NJ Daniels
Goodwin has annexed four titles In
row and bids fair to excel all the others
this year. The going vas not of the best
YESTERDAY vet Goodw n was never head
ed and won by ten yards.
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Lansford confident

Sam Langford is willing TO meet
.'Gunboat" Smith in California. winner
take all, and it doesn't require much
wisdom to dope out which 0. them
would collect. Langtord is today bet
ter boxer than any of the white heavy
Weights in SIGHT. Smith would do well
to stay ten rounds with him. There
f,re. LangfOrd's confidence is we'll
placed.
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They Criticisc.

II would seem that every victory Is
accompanied by some sort OF criticism
Maurice McLouGhrn brilliant win TO
the international Davis Cup competition
is colored by the remarks that the
champion allowed his personal ambition
to win the tile from WildinS TO inter
fere with his proper attention to the
matches Tor which he went to England
1t Is said that he was down too fine on
account OF having to play through the
All England tourney and when he came
to the cup rounds he was about through
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PRESIDENT YOUNG
IS BACK IN HARNESS
Association Head May Call Snap
Meeting Tonight If Rain
Calls Off Games.
BANKERS PLAY AGAIN TODAY
Ninth and Emmanuel and Pet
worth and Trinity Are Card
ed in Battles Tomorrow.
Post-Season Series.

Section 4.
GAME TODAY.
PetTorth VS.. Bankers.
CFederal League Park
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As in other pOs'-season series The biz
hittcrs are liable 10 fall down and med o.
ocre ba'ters shine. The fans remember
last Years battles which were dc, dee,
in many rAses ~ timely swats by r,... 70
ers who were thought to he weak with
The stick
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Moha wk. of the Southeastern. and
Immauuel Of the Northwest s :. cir
cut, are hooking up today in the See
ton games. Both team are calru-
lated 20 show their hrs' iroH' and while
neither IL considered in the running for
the city title good game should re-
suit
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1t is expected that the Richmond
Authorities NIL. be sounded out on the
project Of the inIeTciJy series some TIME
this week The Richmond Grays are
conceded the title il the Virginia cap
ital and will come to Washington On
Labor Day for the first dOuble-headeT
OF the series. The games Will be staged
al American League Park unless The
present PLANS niscarry.
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The Trinity team. Of the Marquette
League. IS being rendered d muom.ght
excursion tonight on the St. JOHNS
Man" features have been put on rue
program f.. the tor'y-milt trip. and
tie proceeds are 10 ie turned over for
the benefit Of the rIub.
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Petworth will use either Gallagher oc
kidwell today. The veteran Bern.r
Gallagher IS an old head, has seen many
tight struggles and is calculated TO pitch
a good game OF ball if given a chance
The Bankers will be up against . stiff
proposition if Gallagher is right.
Kidwell, however. has been pitching
the best sort OF ball and may be used.
Gallagher going to the mound tomor-
roT to face Trinity.
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Ninth looks 10 have the Section B
series sewed up. With Sherwood out of
the way Emmanuel is met tomorrow
Ninth should win wiki ease and will
then have q clear lead
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Iororrlw Trinity winner Of the Mar
Quette League games is on tap 10 play
Petv-orth winner OF the Federal League
tile. The GEORGETOWN team is an un-
known quantity and while the team is
expected 70 put up a good fight II has
not the strength conceded to PetwOrth.
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Books 60 AUTHORS 81 REWEWS 80 COMMENT

have dealt far more firmly and impress
sively, and Monsieur Prunelier" is
utterly insignificant. The title-story
deals with the sentimental generosity
Of colonel, who assumes the pater-
nifty OF founding in order that she
may marry one Of his lieutenants with
out being ostracized by the ladies of
the military establishment. NJ. Bazin
has evidently attempted to make
new departure in these stories, unhap-
PLY without success. The significance
Of his other books is missing
FRANCOIS Coppee's THE Guilty Man"
first translated two years ago, appears
in new edition to meet a very likely
demand for it in connection with the
announced presentation in this city. CT
a dramatization of the story, which
deals with familiar melodramatic
situation in fiction, that Of the Judge
who Is called upon to preside, at the
criminal trial Of his illegitmate son,
whom, together with his mother, he
had deserted in his student days in
Paris.
That survivor Of an older generation
of best sellers, Georges Ohnet, has writ
ten in THE Eagles Talon a historical
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-22
GREAT NAMES
Lang, France, Boutet de Mon
vel and Charles Dickens.

THE STRANGE STORY BOON. BY Mr., Mrs
Lang. Edited by Andrew Lang. Illus
trations by Il. j Ford. l2mo. Up. XVI
3l2 LDngInans. Green N co.
GIRLS AND BOYS. Scenes from IN
France. Illustrated by Boutet de Mon
vel. Large svo, PIP. 2j. Dutiield d Co.
CAPTAIN BOLDHEART. RlCHARL
T TIE TIRE GOLDEN APPLES
THE PARADISE OF CHILDREN
by Nathaniel Hawthorne. % illustrates TSl
Square limo. pp. 90, 81, o. 80 i"'
Houghton Mifrin Company.
IL is fully quarter Of century
since Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Lans
brought out in collaboration the hrs'
volume of their long series OF holiday
books for children, which ends THIS
season with THE Strange story BOOK.
The gifted Scotchman who wore his
culture so lightly and so wittily mas
left us: and Mrs. Lang, addressing the
children of the English-speaking word.
tolls them. in her preface. that the
time has come to say good-by." That
nreface is, indeed. beautiful tribute
to her husbands memory, to the uni
versality OF his interests. the spirit OF
romance that remained ever young in
him therefore:
Wherever he STAYED children were his
friends and he would tell them stories
and write them plays anu 10 On 49,
ditions with them 10 ghost-hauh,eu caves
or historic castles: lie NoSiu sua lpo,,saad
s,i,h tbeir Company, and there Is certain
Iv nne story OF mis- own whlch owes us
ending 10 a little girl. though IN the
Preface he was careful to speak Oh her d.
the Lady
II was many years before Mrs.
Lang's share in the making OF these
enchanting holiday books became gen.
orally known. 1t was she VINO ex-
p,ored the fairy-lore and folklore or
the world TO bring together the best
tbev held of fancy and poetry and
parable. "T' Strange Story BOOK Is
all her own. Once more she mas deiVed
IN the infinite riches of many chimes
and many peoples and many periods
pabvIon and the Rome OF Nero the
New York Of Captain Kids day. the
catskills Of Rip Van Wrinkle, the New
gate Calendar, the South America OF
the Conouistadores. all these have been
made to yield tales that are true and
tales that are fanciful. But the best OF
them all are the Tlinkit Indian LEGENDS
here retold. One doubts the WISDOM
OF including the strange story OF Eliza
beth Canning, because OF necessity IN
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version Of 1t for children. its true
inwardness, so far as that has been
ascertained, must be ignored.
The illustrations in colors and black
and white by II. J. Ford are in the
best Of his we'll known manner. And
there is a frontispiece portrait Of An
drew Lang in fishing toys.
IL would be more exact to say that
Anatole France has written some rath-
er perfunctory reading matter to ac-
company Boutet de Nonvers pictures,
than that the artist has illustrated the
great authors text. These drawings
II, colors and pen-andink are all there
is to the book, but they make it de-
cidedly worth while, in Boutet de
Monvers charming, simple manner,
with it's touch Of humor that only
accentuates his sympathy and under
standing Of French childhood. For his
children are French to the core, In
every telling pose and gesture, in every
childish occupation, as well as in fent-
ures and the quaintness Of their dress.
What will probably be a novelty to
even expert Dickensians is found in the
two reprints of stories which he orig
inally contributed to the Christmas
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Nopelists English and American
TRANSACTIONS from the French
Eden Phipotts in Frocsome Mood Away from Dartmoor
Mrs Austns Tale of Modern Knight Erant-
A Cheerful Old Egotist

bounder. not merely from the point OF
view of his own people, for he is very
we'll connected. His rival Is typical
country squire. stolid, conscientious,
conventional, who holds that England's
insularity has made her great, and that,
If foreign travel and the spread OF a
liberal culture weaken that insularity,
they must be stopped. This gentleman
is also puzzled by the inexplicable
growth of "a scandalous class hatred
among the poor" For our further en-
tertainment we have, moreover, tenn
peramental lady, who runs away with
her dentist-"an artist in ivory and
gold and precious workmanship" But
when these two reach Florence (Which
Mr.. PhillpOtts calls FirenZe) the i'm
pulsive woman discovers that her COM
panion's true goddess is not herself
but his art. He pines for It, strikes up
an acquaintance with the local dentist,
and subscribes to THE Dental Review"
foreign postage additional Wherefore
she returns TO her husband.
There is much talk here Of art, of
politics, the future OF the Empire,
music and suffragettes, of Bergson and
Nietzsche. Indeed. Mr.. Phillpotts must
have revelled in this literary holiday
of his, carefree and gay. And on the
way he has stopped long enough to ex-
ercise his talent of description on the
natural beauties of Italy as well as on
her treasures of art and those of an
Gent Greece.
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est in birds. Maybe there is one sour
old gentleman somewhere who Will
not allow the word bird mentioned
in his presence. In fancy we picture
him coming upon this first, little VOL
ume Of "The Bodley Head Natural
History" All his choleric antpathy
swells In his chest. Birds! But wait.
A sheepsh look is coming across this
old gentleman's face. Certainly there
is something not so detestable about
this little book See! He is looking
into Il. He has called the salesman.
He is putting the book into his pocket.
GIe looks something Ike Henrik
Ibson. doesn't heD Lo and behold!
here he is again the next day, stamp
ing with his stick and roaring win
volcanic wrath. He demands that the
rest OF the series be published and
placed on sale Immediately.