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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-24
Gibhnns nefeal. McCn,-

Now FORK February rs Mike Gibbons
OF Minneapolis. easily outpOintei \ Mccoy
OF Brooklyn IN ten-roIud boat IN Brook.
.yn to-day Each man weighed loo pounds
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-24
Lyrics NH better Than of Late.

Lyrics Dill Better Than OF Late.
the Lyrics bill this week is. on the
whole, better than for some time past
and the big and noisy audience which
observed George WaShington'S legal
birthday by attending the Keith house
yesterday afternoon prevented the pie
lures from being run until nearly .
o'clock.
Like last weeks battle-ax fiends. the
Alexander Brothers offer novel and
clever act. which is too good TO bo
placed as an opener. They only bounce
rubber balls, hut they certainly do
bounce them. 1t doesn't sound interest
ing, but wait until YOU see the act!
BERTHE Heron and Bonnie Gaylord,
two women. work in blaclSface in front
of the curtain, and then present skit
thoroughly. familiar to regular patrons
Which half Of their turn i is the roEgher.
The patter of Lew and Mollie Hunt
ing is sleepinducing, but both the man
and the woman dance rather well.
changed Il line or a quarter note c. his
, act in the last ten years or so. but 1t Is
just as b good o as When when i was young
let by John Willard is offered that rare
and thrice-welcome thing--a dramatic
sketch that Is really dramatic. THE
Green Beetle" is all of that and more
| il is genuinely gripping, and it is so
we'll put on, that ii stands out head and
| has ever been seen at the Lyric. Be
| bans little drama was played ut the
/ Acaucmy oil Music.
! Hoey and Lee, two old-style music
hall character comedians. amused the
| house yesterday afternoon.
| AND-the -Four Marvellous Bard
! Brothers" give the most startling ex-
hibition of impossible feats of hand
standing and ground, and lofty tum-
! bling that Richmond has seen. Either
I this act or '"The Green Beetle" is worth
| going to the Lyric to see. d. @.
| Good Skit at Colonial.
William Lytell and Company. in "Are
| You Mason?" feature the Colonial's
hin this week, Mr.. Lytell personally
| giving performance OF character
infieuuently seen in vaudeville. Other
! good acts are offered by Claude Ranf,
/. slack -wire expert; the Kathryn Jami-
| son Trio, which. because of an acct
| dent TO "A member of the team. now APP
pears as duo; Hallcn and Hunter.
SLAP stick. COMEDIANS, and Professor
Andrews. in demonstrations and eX-
periments with liquid air.
At the bijOu.
The Little Minister" this week.
bill OF the Grayce Scott Company at the
i'ijou. will be reviewed In this column
tomorrow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-24
SCOTT IS OUT FOR
WESTON'S RECORD

Boston, Mass.. February 23.--John II. Scott.
OF Philadelphia. veteran amateur pede--
trlan. to-day started over snow-c clad roads
ana I'm freezing temperature to break the
record for a walk from Boston To Wash
ington The time he aims to better is 2os
hours, made by Edward payson Weston
Mr. scott Ia forty-eght years old. He
planned to stop tonight at Providence, II. L.
about nifty miles from here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-24
CRARY MAKES PERFECT
TARGET SCORE OF 1or

Pinehurst, ~ G, February 23.-F H.
Crarv OF Crawford. y. j., today won the
weekly target trap shoot here. breaking
100 targets for a perfect score.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-24

The Little Minister this week S
bill OF the Grayce Scott Company at the
Rijou. Will be reviewed In this column
TO- tnOrrOM.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-06
THE ARTLEss QUESTION

ne AK LESS CUES ION
Phoebe was bored. In all the six
long years of her life she had never
spent such a miserable day. In short,
Phoebe nearly lifted the nursery cell
ing off.
Upstairs came PhOebe's mother.
Lifting the unhappy child in her
arms, and cuddling the tear-stained
little face against her own, the moth
er walked over to the loOking-glass.
"Just look, Phoebe, at the ugly lit
tie face in the lOoking-glass!"
Phoebe Immediately became inter-
ested, and stopped crying.
(Which one, mother?" she said.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-06

Small Tommy, out for a walk
after a shower of rain, came across a
puddle in which some oil had been
split, making brilliant iridescent eff
feet.
ooh, look" cried the little fellow,
q rainbow has burst in the roadP'
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-06
TOTAL ERROR

Mr.. "Joe" Coyne tells a story about
a seedy-looking individual who got
into conversation in a railway car
rage.
"Ah, sir" he said sadly, 1--WE seen
changes. I was once a doctor with
a large practice, but owing to one lit
tie slip my patients began to leave
me, and now I'm just living from
hand to mouth"
What was the sip?" I asked.
well, sir" he replied, Gin filing
in a death certificate for a patient
who had died, 1 absent-mindedly
signed my name in the space headed
Cause Of death
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-06

A CRAFTY APPROACH
THAT man must be an insidious
lobbyist" declared Congressman
Grump.
What has he done?" inquired
Congressman Wayback.
''He invited me to share a bottle
of grape juice with him. Pitts
burgh Post.
Evening star., 1914-08-09
RECEIVE LARGE SALARIES.
Foot Ball Players in England and
Scotland Well Paid.

NEW YORK, August S.-The big
prices paid for star ball players in this
country, often bordering on the sem
sational, cause great interest among
some of the big English soccer clubs
which are fortunate enough to be able
TO invest part of their large profits in
obtaining crack men,
only few years ago $4,000 was con-
sidered large figure to pay for any
man. however well he could play foot
ball but this amount has gradually
mounted up until the fifteen-thousand-
dollar mark has been reached. This
record price was put on the heads of
Simpson of Falkirk and Dawson of
Heart of Midlothian, both Scottish
League clubs. hut the large figure did
not prevent Blackburn Rovers obtain
ing both players. and also Shea of
West Ham United for $4,000. thus OBJ
tanning three Players for the enormous
sum of $4,000.
That the investment turned out prof
itably was proved by the club finish
ing up last season as champions %
the first division of the English As
sociat ton Foot Ball League and earn
ing a splendid profit on the seasons
working of 100000.
Evening star., 1914-08-09
Mondays Entries at Saratoga.

First race, for two-year olds; handicap; five
and a half furongs-stubborn 102; Broomleaf,
lot: Dark Flower, 49, Solly, III; Jack Carey,
1O6; Chivalry. 104; The Finn, 40; Menlo Park,
100.
Second race, for three year -olds and upward;
steeplechase: about two miles-ALebaran, l45;
Brosseau 145; Senegambian. 1a5; Swish, 145
Third race, for three-year-olds and upward;
selling; seven furlongs-'Grover Hughes, lOS;
Montresor, 113; Pomette Bleu, 102: Naiad, OF;
Florin, 30; COnnemara, 9S; Working Lad, 112i
Hurakan 100; Monocacy, Ill; 'undaunted, sa;
Bac, 105
Fourth race, for three year -olds and upward;
son, l27; Hocnir, 136; Trumps, 118; Adelaide T.,
l23; Ten Point 40; Flitaway, 112i Croasbun,
49, Under Cover. 1O7; Tranid 116; Sprite. i56;
Yankee Notions, 1877; Always First, ITO: The
Norman, lis; Uncle Jimmie. 119; Undaunted, l1o.
Fifth race, for three-year. .old1 ana upWarraa,
free selling handicap; one mile.O suiliyan 100;
Belle OF Bryn Mawr, 12O; Doc Allen. 1O2i hrave,
115; Connelnara, lO6; Progressive, III kiicrea,
1906; Valiant, 108; Ella BrySon, 116: Afterglow,
l03 Little Nearer, 1O2; BOnny Chance, ia;
Sepulveda los; Colonel Ashmsade 109; heart
beat, 103.
Sixth race, for two-year-olds: maiden hilies ana
geldings: five and half furiongs-Spungiass. Re
gret Broomleaf. Resale Orme. lhez Dnubiet,
Omar The Marchioness, Malard, Sharpsho0ter,
Nepthys Borax. Grecian, Change, Star OF the sea
and Ivy Marquette, los each.
.Apprentice allowance OF five pounds claimed.
Weather clear; track fast
Evening star., 1914-08-09

Country Club was completed this week,
with George P. James and Conrad b.
Doyle as the winners Of the only two
matches which hung over from last week.
James won the first sixteen prize by
beating Edward Harlan in the finals.
while Doyle won the finals in the con-
solations of the second sixteen with ]. r.
Slavin as his victim.
The Bannockburn Club has started play
in Its August tournament, the auaAdeA-
ton round having been gotten out of the
way yesterday. The dwellings, will be
made today and the first round at match
play is scheduled for the week. There
will be as many sixteens as possible
An interesting little golf trip was
planned for the past week by several
local players. but fell through because Of
important business unexpectedly coming
up and interfering. Ed Eynon and L. e.
Sinclair of Columbia and Earl Wheeler OF
the Washington Country Club had made
all arrangements to go to Schenectady.
N. Y, to compete In the invitation tour
nament Of the Mohawk Golf Club. but
were forced to call the trip of at the
eleventh hour.
Mrs. McCammon Of Chevy Chase and
Mrs. Walter Dillingham; of Honolulu
played an interesting match at Chevy
up and 1. Both of these women expect
to compete In the annual womens tour
nament of the Williamsport Country Club
at Williamsport, Pa, this week.
John Davidson of Columbia expects to
60 to New York this week to take In the
international tennis matches for the
Davis Cup. which win be decided All
gust l3, Il and is on the courts Of the
Westside Tennis Club at Long Island.
Years ago Davidson was the "Connie
Doyle of Washington tennis circles. He
held the District title for seventeen years
and competed in some of the best tour
naments in the country. AS a matter OF
fact, Doyle was the one who took the
local title from him, and although he hax
given up the game, 1t still retains his
interest.
Thursday night is Club night" at the
Washington Suburban Club, and on this
occasion there is always something
doing" Last Thursday u band OF Atty
pieces was on hand and great time
was had.
Alpheus Winter and Arthur Shelton won
an interesting foursome from George
James and Will Eynon at Columbia last
week, up. This was one of the very
few occasions when the famous team OF
winter and James" was split up. and.
strangely enough, neither played his best
game
Evening star., 1914-08-09

Mathewson and Rudolph have pitched
more full games than any other National
League moundmen-sixteen for Matty and
fifteen for Rudolph. Only Twice has it
been necessary to relieve Matty, and in
that respect he leads the league. Ru-
dolph has been relieved four times. OF
the other twirlers who are prominent with
the stamina to go the full route often-a
conspicuous attribute in these days Of fire.
quent changes in the box-Jim Vaughn
has pitched twelve full games and been
relieved in six and Alexander has stuck
out thirteen full games and been relieved
in four. It is something of a relief to
run against pitching performances such
as these four.
When Ray Keating beat the Clevelands
the other day he nearly doubled his aver
age of games won. His unofficial record
up to that time was one victory and ten
defeats. 1t was a long time between vic
tories for Ray-from May 4, on which day
he beat the Washingtons, to August /.
Evening star., 1914-08-09
SPOON SHOOT AT FIFTY TARGETS.

tendance record in the history of pro-
fessonal base bali on the strength of
the fact that only twenty-six paid ad-
missions were registered at Oriole Park
recently when the Baltimore and Newark
clubs played an International League
game. but the Monumental city has miss
ed its guess that the small gate is a rec
ord Baltimore's showing has been beat
en- in professional base ball. and in a
major league at that, the real record
for all time having been hung up in Pitts
burgh. During the war with the Brother
hood in 1880 tine Pittsburgh National
League team played one game at which
there were only seventeen paid admissions.
The Judge who is handling Chief John-
sons ease is on a vacation. but he hasn't
ANYTHING on the chief.
Evening star., 1914-08-09
R. JOHNSON winner
Defeats Wards Brooklyn Tip
Tops in the Federal League.
CHICAGO LEADING LEAGUE
Takes First Place by Virtue of Cap
turing Both Ends of Double
Header.
CHICAGO LEADING LEAGUE
sr,Sn1Sc or TEAMS

CHICAGO, August S-Chicago beat
Brooklyn twice today. 2 to l and to !.
A. Rankin Johnson. former Boston
American League pitcher. who jumped
to the Federals when traded to Cleve-
land, worked in the first game for Chi
cago and pitched shut-out ball until the
ninth inning, when Brooklyn scored one
run. In the second game Prendergast
was hit freely, but kept the hits scattered
and was given sensational support. Chi
cago took first place by virtue OF the
double victory. Scores:
Evening star., 1914-08-09
8LUNDON IS HIGH GUN
At ANALOSTAN SHOOT
Breaks "a Out of Possible 100 Tar
gets and Gets Best Mark in
Special Event

". G. Blurdon was high gun at the
Ana1ostan Gun Club shoot yesterday,
breaking - out of 100 targets, and
winning the class \ spoon with a score
of IS out Of so. Mr.. Blundon has been
going remarkably wei of late. At the
last shoot for the Emmons trophy he
scored A out Of so targets. winning
the trophy, which he Will defend at
the next regular shoot OF the club.
N. u. Hogan was awarded high spoon
yesterday for the highest average
score. making Sc out of 100 targets
Class i spoon was awarded to J. A.
Brown. with a score OF II out of so,
and class c spoon to James NJ Green,
with 36 Dr. Custis won the class D
spoon with a score of 81.
Evening star., 1914-08-09
Entries at Fort Erie for Monday.

First race purse $500; selling maidens two
year-olds; five furlOngs-Cannonade. %; Unity,
Jack Winston, 100; Revere, Hugh, 1O3; Pho
tographer ii. los; Flossie Crockett. 1o4; Bran
don Belle, Anna Rose, Lady Butterfeld, los;
Blackthorn Carrie Orme, 1O9; kazan, 112.
Second race, purse $500; selling; threeyear-
Yankee Tree. 10l; Imperial Prins, Gterphe,
103; DIR. Dougherty, Cracker Box. los; Corn
Cracker, York Lad, 10.
Third race, purse 5000; two-year-oIds; six fur
longs--McAdoo, 102; St. Leo, Royal Interest.
Geo Roesch, Linda Payn 1O5; General villa,
los; Vogue, Star OF Love, 100; Redland, lis.
st. Leo and Royal Interest coupled.
Fourth race, purse 800; handicap; three-year>
olds and up: one mile-Wanda Pitzsr, Impress
sion 100; Brookfeld, fo2; vandergrift, 10a; Lit
Fifth race purse 5000; selling; three year -olds
and up; six furlongs-TOm Hancock. 87: Mamma
Johnson 9S: Louise Paul, 100; Brtar PATH 107;
Feather Duster. 103; Carlton G., Ill; Armor,
1l6.
Sixth race purse 500; selling; three year-olds
and up; mile and Il s1teenth-Centauri, 81; Bat
thing Nelson. 100; Rusty Coat. Lewyn, Annie
sellers, Fleuron, 1Os Jack kavanaugh. Cyno-
sure, 105.
Seventh race. purse $500; selling; three-year-
Mockery, Zodiac. OF; The Usher. 100; Bula
Welsh. 103; Sir Fretful, 105; Early Light. no;
Mediator, 11S.
Weather clear; track fast.
Evening star., 1914-08-09
Pirates Defeat Phillies.

PHILADELPHIA, August s.-Both Mo
Quillan and Mayer weakened after pitch
ing wonderful ball for six innings today
and Pittsburgh won, to 3. In the first
five innings both teams We're retired in
order. the only man to reach first base
being Becker, who singled in the first and
was caught trying to steal second. In the
seventh Pittsburgh scored four runs Oh
two errors by Luderus and one by Mayer.
two passes. two singles and steal by
Carey. This proved enough to offset
rallies by the home team. Score:
Evening star., 1914-08-09

Totals 30 80 81 3 Totals 30 7t29
.Ratted for Rudolph in eighth inning.
fBatted for Mann in ninth inning
1.-Two ont when winning run was scored.
Boston y y D Ia
Cincinnati . D o D o o-S
Runs-Deyore Connolly, Maranville, Dugey
Daniels C;roh Miller Twobase hits-Schplidt
90. Schneider. Three-base hit-Daniels; Hits-on
Rudolph six In eight innings; on Douglass, three
In eight and one third innings; Of Strand, one IN
two Innings; OF Schneider, three in one and one
third innings Sacrifice hts-Douglass. Whttted
Sacrifice fy-IIerzog Stolen base-Mann. Double
MAY Naranville to Whitted 10 Schmidt Left
On bases hoston. I; Cineinnati . First base ~
SrhneJer. l. First base on errors-Boston 1;
CINCINNATI . Hit by ptcher-By Douglass
,WhittedJ. Struck ont-By Rudolph, !: ny
strand 1 Umpir,.s-Messrs. Klein aud Emslto-
Time of gane-i hour and 90 minutes.
Evening star., 1914-08-09

Totals. "a . - IL Totals. 35 - - 10
IRAN for Mclean in ninth.
iBatted for Stock In ninth
tBatted for Marquarl IN eighth.
Stated for Demaree In the ninth
st. Louis. ....... o v . o-S
New York. ...--....... . q o . =
Runs-1Iagee. Dolanf j. Miller, Burns. Snod-
grass. Two-hase hts-Miller Mclean Wilson.
Snodgrass. Three-base hit-Burns. Sacrifice hit
-Dressan. Left bases-New York, Z: ST.
Lonis. Q. Double plays-Huggins. Miller aud
Dressan; Wilson aud Dressan Bases on balls
on MarGuard 1; OF SalIee. l. Struck out-By
Marquard. /; by Demaree, /: by Sallee. 3; by
Perrltt, 1. Hts-Of Marquard. In IN
mugs; of Demaree, l in 1 inning; OF Sallee,
IL In 8 innings tnone ont in ninth; on ferrltt
/ in l inning. Jmpires-Messrs. Hart and k1
Ter Time Of game hour and minutes.
Evening star., 1914-08-09
KANSAS CITY, 8; BUFFALO, 2

Runs-Downey, Mcdonald. Potts, Gilmore, Ken
worthy. Stovall. Goodwin, Rawlings. Easterly
Cullop Two-hase hits-Kenworthy. Cullop, Potts
Stovall. Stolen bases-Rlair, Louden. D0uhl
plays-Hanford tunassistedl; Potts to Rawlings +
kenworthy. Struck out-By Cuflop, Z; by Wood
man, 5. Bases on bals-On Cullop o. of Ander
son, 3: off Woodman, /. Balk-Cullop. Umpires-
Messrs Van Sickler and Cross. Time of game
hours and 10 minutes.
Evening star., 1914-08-09
SECOND GAME.

Totals. -. 80 927 IL / Totals. :. .33 10 "A 13 0
'Batted for Finneran in seventh inning.
fBatted for Maxwell in ninth inning.
y y " " 10
Brooklyn ............ . o o D Ii
kuns-ZwillinS t2 Walsh, Farrell t2) Wester
z!l. Sacrifice hits-Tinker ~, Prendergast, Gag
base base ht-Westerzii. Home funs-Zwiili7g q,
Duuble pay-Tinker TO Farrell to Beck. Struck
out-By Maxwell. /. Hit by pitched ball-Hof
man. Umpires-Messrs. Goeckel and Anderson
Time OF game ! hour and 80 minutes.
Evening star., 1914-08-09
BROOKLYN Beats Cubs.

BROOKLYN. \. Y. August s.-The
Brooklyn National League club found it
self in an easy game here today. winning
from the Cubs by a score of to 1.
Things went pretty much Brooklyn's way
during the entire contest. The score:
Evening star., 1914-08-09
SECOND GAME.
Totals. 10 L. - 10 )

sBattrd Tor Texter in eighth.
5Batted for McCounaughey In eighth.
Baltimore ......-.--... o l-3
indianapolis ....-... o o U o . . o 90
Runs Meyer t2l, duncan t2l. Bates ~,
Simmons. Russell - Two base hit-kauff.
sacrifice hits-Simmous Doolan. Stolen bases
Swaeiua, Duncan, simmons Douele plays
Faikcuberg 10 Laporte; Texter To Mckechuie
to Carr. Conley TO noolan 10 Swacina Bases
On balls on falkenberg. s. OF McConnaughey,
=. Struck out-By Conley. 81 by Falkenberg.
4 by McConnaughey. b by Wood, l. Empires
Messrs. Mccormick and Shannon. Tine Of game
-. hours.
Evening star., 1914-08-09
CARDINALS WIN OUT
Defeat Giants in First Inning of
Opening Game of Series.
HAMMER MARQUARD HARD
Base on Balls. Two Singles and
Double Turn the
Trick.

NEW YORK, August S.-St. Louis took
the first game of the series from New
York today. ; to >. The visitors hit Mar
guard hard in the first inning. scoring all
their runs on a pass. two singles and
1nllhle
Evening star., 1914-08-09
FIRST GAME.
Totals. 80 GA Is o Totals. % s271

Totals. 80 "A u Totals. y q IL 0
'Batted for Lafitte in the ninth.
Chicago 0 90 o o x-2
Brooklyn. ......... O 0 o 0 0 o IL
Runs-Shaw, wickland. Zwilling. Sacrifice
hiiS-Grisgs, Wickland, Walsh. Stolen base
Anderson. Two-base hits-Anderson t2l. Double
play-Fritz to Farrell to Beck. Struck out
BY johnson, 8; by Lafltte, 4. Umpires-
Messrs. Goeckel and Anderson. Time of game
i hour and 10 minutes.
Evening star., 1914-08-09
Totals *; 624il 4 Totals. ~ -

aRatted for Vaughn IN the seventh.
Chicago. ....,.... o-l
Brooklyn ....,,.--.. -
RIMS Leach, uMara, Daubert ~. Myers.
Egan Pfener. Left bases-Chlcago. 4.
Eruokyn Il, Two base ht-Daubert. Sacrifice
hits-Dalton ~. Egan First base errors
Rrookyn. 2. Bases on halls-on Vaughn. 4;
on Pfeffer = Struck out-By Vaughn, 3; 10y
IIageman H. by Pfeher, 4. Passed ball
Archer. Hits-OT Vaughn. in innings:
Off Hagenian, . in innings. Umpires-
Messrs. Eason and Quigley. Time Of game
hour and ~ minutes.
Evening star., 1914-08-09

Bradley. Passed bsll-Kerr. Stolen base
Jones. Bases on balls-Of Brown. 3: of Cam
nits, 4; of Walker. l. Struck out-By Brown,
l; by Camnitz. 2: by Walker. 1. Cmpires-
Messrs. Brennan and Cusack. Time Of game
hour and 50 minutes.
Evening star., 1914-08-09
Braves Win in Tenth.

BOSTON. August s.-Boston tied the
score in the ninth with three runs and
beat Cincinnati In the tenth. to 3. on
two singles, a sacrifice and an infield out
Maranville drove in the winning run
Score:
Evening star., 1914-08-09
Totals 81 527 10 Totals. .S3 : % ID
sBatted for Mayer in eighth.
fRun for Irelan in eighth.

tran for Irelan in eighth.
Pittsburgh ....-.... 90 :"
Philadelphia ........ o Is
Runs-Konetchy, Kelly. Wagner. Carey, Mar
tin. Magee (2l. Hits-On McQuillan. In
! I-a innings: OF Harmon. ! In ] inning; "a
In s innings; on Tincup. in l inning. Stolen
bases-Carey konetchy. Magee. Double play
viox. Wagner aud konetchy. Bases on balls
on Harmon 3; on Mayer. 2 Left on bases
Pittsburgh. 3; Philadelphia. 5. Hit by pitched
ball-By Mayer kelly. First base on errors
Pittsburgh q Struck out-By McQuillan, 1:
by Mayer. s. Umpires-Messrs Byron and
Johnson Time of game-1 hour and 43 minutes.
Evening star., 1914-08-09
ST. LOUIS, 6;PITTSBURGH,2 2

Totals. 80 10 q 21 Totals. 20 5A Is 2
sBatted for Cueto in third
iRatted for Chapman In third
4Batted for Camnitz In seventh.
81 Louis. ,..-......- o 401 o 0 KS
Pittsburgh .......... o o %
Runs-Drake. Kirby. Crsndall f2) Misse
Simon. Jones' Delehanty. Twobase hits
Drake. Simon. Boucher. Home run--Crandall
Sacrifice hits-Bradley. II. Miller. Double
plays-Misse TO II. Miller, Holly to Rheams to
Evening star., 1914-08-09
Foxall Juniors Defeated.

The Foxall Juniors were defeated by
the Whitehaven Juniors yesterday by Q
score of IL TO IL. The boys put up a
good exhibition.
Evening star., 1914-08-09

song fame. has resided in Washing
ten for the past fifteen years. In
securing his services Fineman 4
Goldsmith have obtained one of
the best known tailoring men in
Washington. Besides being mem
ber of the board Of Trade. he is a
member Of several Masonic bodies
here.
Evening star., 1914-08-09
BALTIMORE BREAKS EVEN.

Baltimore ............ % q o o q O-1
Indianapolis .....-....O . U 8 . y . "a
Runs-Campbeil, Mckechnie, Kauff, Laporte.
Meyer. Twubase hits-Slmmons, Laporte, Meyer,
Kaiser. Bases balls--Or Quinn, 5; off Billiard,
1. Sacrifice hit Kaiser. struck out-By Quinn,
3: by Billiard, s. PASSED ball-Jacksltsch. TN
pires-Ntssrs shannon and Mccormick. Time of
.ame-l hour and 10 minutes.
SECOND CAME
Evening star., 1914-08-09
Outfielder John Bates recently rel.as

Outhetder John Bates. recently releas-
ed by tie Cincinnati Nationals, has been
signed by the Baltimore Federals
The Brooklyn Federal League club an
nounced early in the season that it
wouldn't engage any players who broke
contracts. and now the New York Ma
tional League club wants to know how
about Jim Bluejacket, the Indian pitcher
who has been taken on by the Brooklyn
Federals. Secretary Foster of the Giants
says Bluejacket signed a three-year con-
tract with the Giants prior to joining the
Tip Tops. 1t was a straight bushes
contract, too. not a base ball document.
Bluejacket signed for 1914, 1915 and 1916.
and was to report August q.
The series in the Federal League be-
tween the Pittsburghs and Hoosiers, re-
Gently finished. had exceptional features.
1t was at once close and stubborn and
one-sided. The Pittsfeds won all five
games. but took four of them by q
one-run margin. Two of these latter
games represented twenty-five innings
of base ball on one afternoon.