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Had Mclaughlin Hopping.

Throughout three sets johnson had
Mclaughlin hopping around the court
like a hen on hot sriddle. In the
first set the great Californian made Il
mess of stroking the low ball. Then he
took more time about playing the ball,
always meeting it with his racquet as
if he was afraid he would break it.
Throwing caution to the winds in the
fourth set, Mclaughlin moved into the
rallies with his old-time aba He
sma shed and volleyed, took all kinds of
chances at being passed, SO that by the
power of his game he finished in Won
derful form to the score of 81, Ct,
S., @.
Mclaughlin always used his heavy ar
thlery service, and he depended upon
it more than he has done in any of his
recent matches. He won twenty of his
service games and lost two, as COM
pared with seventeen service games
won for Johnson and five lost The
difference in service was most APP
parent in the fourth set. In the fourth
game of this set Mclaughlin toed the
line and served four consecutive serv-
ice aces. The difference in the total
number of points was not great for
four sets, as the Comet scored al to
125 for the Pennsylvania. 1t was
even less in the match in which Will
liams defeated William Johnston, as
stood at IA to 1874, as an indication
of the desperately even fight by which
the top class men came through.
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BROOKFEDs ARE WORRIED.
Kansas City Injunction May Affect
Contract of Mayer.

NEW YORK, August 20.-The order
issued by Judge Johnson in the circuit
court at Kansas City Tuesday restrain
interfering with players of the Kansas
City American Association Base Ball
Company was served upon Lee Magee,
Hap Myers and Fielder Jones at Wash
ington Park yesterday afternoon. 9th
ers included in the restraining order
are James A. Gilmore, president of the
Federal League; Phil Ball, r. b. Ward,
c. c. Madison and Richard Hanlon. All
these defendants are ordered to APP
pear in the circuit August "a
Just what effect this order will have
upon theh case of Sam Mayer, formerly
of the Kansas CITY Club, is causing
the Brookfed management lots .of
worry. Mayer was signed and report
ed to the Brooklyn club week ago,
and Lee Magee. who is still manager
of the Brookfeds, said he would use
Mayer today if he gets permission
from the club owners. Mayer is an
outfielder and first baseman, right
hand batter. left-hand thrower and is
considered one of the finds of the sea-
son.
Magee asserts that he has every right
to Mayer, inasmuch as that player has
no written contract with the Kansas
City team, and, further, has not been
paid for services he rendered the team
Some time ago Mayer was sent from
Kansas City to Topeka, and, after
playing there. was sent back to the
Kansas City team. He received no
contract with the Kansas City club.
is Magee's statement, and was not paid
for the games he played from July 10
to % with the Kansas City team. Under
these circumstances Magee says the
Brookfeds are entitled to Mayer and
he will use him in today's game if per-
mitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-20

Aside from assaulting Lajoie with
chair. eXpectorating at one Jump,
sma shing another and losing a decl
sion to third arbiter, to say nothing
of countless brawlS on the field, George
StovalIs base ball career has been as
serene as that of a village postmaster.
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To Purchase English Thoroughbreds

SARATOGA, August 20.-Charles T..
Patterson left yesterday for New York
and Saturday viii sail for England
with a commission to purchase $4,000
worth of thoroughbreds to be raced in
this country by Frederick Johnson and
Z. X. G. Billings.
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Tom Daily of Cambridge, who brought
King George to his feet with homer
when the Chicago White SoN played in
London two years ago. which won the
game. has been turned over to the To-
ronto club of the International League
by Manager Rowland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-20

Comiskeys interview on the umpir-
ing in the American League is the most
remarkable in the history of base bail.
We don't mean his statement that the
umpiring is punk. Everybody admits
that But he actually comedies that
there is such a thing a good UNI
pire.
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he pulled himself together in the
fourth to finish with flash of his
old-time form. The cause of McLough-
Inns difficulties was that he was called
upon to play against the chop and cut
stroke game of Wallace F. Johnson.
former intercollegiate champion of the
University of Pennsylvania, a past
master Of the art. Three years ago
when they played it was the sort of
game that came near to depriving the
Comet of his first all-comers honors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-20

TBatted Tor C0umbe IN n1nth.
Cleveland ... 90 o . .
Two-base hits-Hcnry ~. Tbree-basc hits
Gandil ~, Moeller. Milan Hits-of Jones. 4 In
one inning: of Hagerman.. 8 in four innings: OF
Coumbe 3 in four innings. Double plays-Fos'er
TO Mcbride to :Gandil: Shanks to Foster Lett
on bases-Washington. Z: Cleveland. .. umprcs
~Messrs Hildcbrand and O'I.oughln Time OF
game hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-20
BOEHL|NG IS GIVEN
SPLENDID SUPPORT
Defeats Cleveland by Reason
of Great Offensive Work of
His Teammates.
BY J. ED GRILLo.

CLEVELAND, August 20.-There was
never chance for the Indians to win
yesterdays ball game from the Ma
tiorals. The early lead given Joe
Boehling in the first inning spurred
the Griffmen on to greater things, and
as the battle progressed the count was
likewise increased. 1t ended II to 6.
The Nationals knocked two of the
opposing pitchers off the rubber and
gave the third one a good lacing. Foil
selected Jones for slab duty, but he
was easy. He allowed four runs in the
first inning. and Hagerman, who pitch
ed from the second through to the
fifth, was no better. Coumbe finished
and allowed two runs and three hits.
These three pitchers yielded fifteen
hits between them, four Of them being
triples and two of them doubles. Can
dill made four hits, two three-baggers
and as many singles, He was robbed
of his fifth straight hit. Turner MAX
ing great play on a bad bounding
ball in the ninth.
Boehling. as is generally the. case,
was lucky in having his comrades make
a lot of runs. Johnson never is favored
i'm this manner. The Richmond left
handler was not very good yesterday
afternoon.
Boehilng Passes Seven.
In addition to allowing eleven hits
he passed seven men. True, he did not
receive the best of support during the
latter stages of the journey, but at the
same time he was effective in spots.
Three triples. single and a sacrifice
fly gave the Nationals four runs off
Jones in the first inning. Another
came in the second, on base on balls
to Boehling, with one out. followed by
Moeller's and Fosters singles. Five
hits, including Henry's double, Melted
the Griffmen four more in the fifth
Gandil hit for three bases in the sew
enth. This was followed by Henry's
two-bagger. a pass to Barber, who re-
lieved Acosta: Henry's single and
Wilie's error put the former over in
the ninth.
Boehling walked Willie and Turner
the first two batters, in the first frame.
Chapman sacrificed. Jackson's infield
hit scored Willie. Three bases on balls
and Jackson's sacrifice fly gave the In
dams another run in the third. Boeh-
ling gave a base on balls in the eighth,
which was followed by two singles
and as many errors, all Of which net
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-20
BY J. ED GRILLO.

CLEVELAND, August 20.-Manager
Griffith has decided to cut expenses
during the remainder of the present
trip Douglas Neff, Marlin Kopp and
Jim Shaw will not accompany the Ma
tionals on their tour to the other west
ern cities.
Neff and kopp will leave this after
noon for Washington, while Jim Shaw
will make his departure a day later.
Shaw boarded q RATHER early this
morning for Youngstown, Ohio, where
he is to receive treatment from Bone
setter" Rees. Shaws arm has refused
to yield to treatment, and Griffith has
become a little worried regarding the
matter
1t was thought at first that Shaw had
nothing but cold in his salary whip,
but the injured member has been Civ
ing him a great deal more trouble than
at first, and it is now believed that
he has a misplaced ligament.
Manager Griffith announced this
morning that Ray Morgan would join
the team in Detroit. Just where Nor
gan will fit in is question. He will
have to do u whole lot of hustling to
break into the Nationals infield at the
present time. 1t will be impossible, of
course, to GUST Foster, and Shanks is
third sacking as we'll as anybody. But
Griffith thought it better to have Nor
gan under his eye. The player needs
work. and has wired that he is ready
to play.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE,

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Washington. II: Cleveland, q.
Detroit. q: Philadelphia l.
Chicago. .: Boston. L.
New York st. LOuis-Rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn. G: Chicago. =
Pittsburgh. y: Philadelphia 3.
st. Louis. A. Boston. /.
Cincinnati, o. New York l.
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ted Cleveland two runs. Two more
were added in the ninth on four hits
and an error. The score:
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Griffith has in his possession the ball
which he pitched to Manager Stallings in
the first game at the Braves new ball
yard. The "Old Fox prizes it highly for
it has Gov. Walshs signature on it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-20

SCHEDULES.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
TODAY. TOMORROW.
Wash n at Cleveland. Washington at Detroit.
New York AT st. LOIis. Phila. at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at Detroit. New York at Chicago.
Boston ut Chicago. Boston a ST. Louis.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

Buffalo. 5: Toronto. 2.
Toronto. 4: Buffalo. =.
Montreal 6: Rochester. ..
Richmond, .: Providence. 1.
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The Nationals leave Cleveland tonight
for Detroit.
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Griffith made a sudden switch in his
pitching choice this morning. He an
nounced he would start Harry Harper
against the Indians this afternoon. If
Harper doesn't go, it will most likely
be Galla. Griff wants to save Ayers Tor
the Tigers. Mitchell is Fohls selection
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The American League race frightened
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-07
Impressions Of a Man
Sente11c to Hang for
Murder Of His Wife, But
Who Still Hopes In Some
Way to Escape
vengeance of the Law.

eaten by the buzzards. All chances
f5fdentidcationsW would have been OBJ
liberated. in a few months.
Coyotes ranging over that part Of
the country would doubtless tear
the flesh and the clothing would
have rotted from the skeleton and
blown away. But the farmer found
the body a few days after the kill
Ing. HeEnotiheds the coroner Of his
find and the work Of Identification
4 followed. took days. for the body
was disfgured and 1t remained one
Of the murder mysteries OF Missouri
until some Of the neighbors Of
Sprouse read In an illinois paper a
description OF, clothing the dead
woman had worn. s--s
The woman had been most foully
slain. She had gone with a. man.
for a, walk In the country. accord
ing to- testimony which came up
later It was a beautiful autumn
day and the man led her osethe,
thick of the woods apparently to
hunt flowers. Thensshe was struck
on the head. No witness saw the
blow struck. A round hole. evil
dently made by a carpenter's ham
mer showed where the skull had
been fractured and that was the only
clews as to the a slave until the
neighbors OF Sprouse read the pa
pers. s;;:5
The thing was like that which
\ the Illinois women had seen Mrs.
y Sprouse wear. They notified Clay
ton OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
rested together with the other WON
an who had come to his home to,
keep house. II. 81 s
Spro1lsa was declared the slayer
of Ibis wife The jury believed that;
the man wanted To- get nd Of the
woman so ne could ss install Mrs.
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Out In the county jail at Clayton.
No. Is man hoping for the higher
courts the state to reject the de-
&cigion# Of a jury of twelve farmers
who filed into the court room sew
Eeral weeks ago and pronounced the
sentence of death on the man they
were chosen to try.
yThe@man. William Sprouse. was
charged with murder In the first de-
gree One Sunday Sprouse and his
wife left his home in Illinois and
turning his five younger children
overt This eldest daughter. IS years
old. told them to take care Of them
snelves,for the day. Late that night
became back home without his wife.
but another woman was with him
The other woman had two children.
;Neighbors protested against the
man coming to the house with an
aud they complained to
authorities. 4.
Sprouse and the woman were
thrown IN Jail. but Sprouse made up
5egqufck defense.
wife has gone to Missouri to
NisItSrelatives." said SDrouse. She
knows this other woman is here to
keep house for me and my six chill
5drens z: 81 az. N 5s
On that staterrsent Che man who
l6terWassto DO charged nth murder
the first degree was released.
henta farmer going out In quest of
asneR-born calf In a. lonely part OF
his pasture where. he. rarely ven
tureds happened to find the body of
!yays:yEoman lying In depression.
Hrush wass thicks In hat. part OF the
posture aud sc the COW. with her lit.
tie calf had not chosen that spot II
l1saprohable the body would have
sbeen covered with II snow III the
eoIrse4 of Inc and later have been
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sduressss but the Jurors could not be-
slieve sthesr rest OF the story sprouse8
told. They di id not believe his wife
was unfaifhful to him. He had time
togo to- Clayton, lead his wife to8a
lonely pasture, kill her ant return
y the same day to- hts home IN I III
noisS ith, Scott They believed
that what ne did and refused to
entertain any other opinion Of the
matter.
The chill ren OF Sprouse were
called into court Their testimony
of their mothaTss goodness and OF
the actions Of 5prouse after their
mott left caused the jurors to-
think Sprouse was the guilty party.
With that stern idea of Justice they
get from Hing the sol i the farmerss
melted out the justice which seemed
to them a
Though the facts were never
1 presented to be Jury 1t Yves learned
that Sprouse had brother IN the
penftentiary OF Illinois torSattem
ing to Hill his wife. That fact was
kept from the jurors because IL lis.
sprincfples OF American law to- let
each Inan#sta On his merits NJ h-
sout preju6 ice. They do not w1shSto
sbecloud the issue withs something fr-3
relevantS about a man, ssrelatiyes.
m the o1den days IA man did
wrong they not onl throw him ins
the den Of lions. but threw his chill
%dEens and brothers in !. too.
Men sentenced to- the gallnws
usual take ID ID ferent 4 turn than
men merely to a few years
dn prison. The short ternsprisoner
Ellaiial1y looks stolid and Determined
get out he can. He rarely
shows any signs OF repentance. The
man sentenced the galloWs often
becomes religious, even though he
never showed any eligiols incltna-
lions before.
ss Sprouae issnot an except tosthei
rule. He.s spends his time singing
religiolrs son IS niuc tos the annoy
sance# OF other pTisonara, but what
SoeBShescaTssforstii esoiacrS prisbners.
SSprouse admits he haa not lived mp
to- his home training He wants to I
pull through his Balance on
1 the heavenly registss: checked up
right He does not want to have the
records Of the angel against him.
TIA song or two WI III help him
across Jordanhew w 90
sWas conYertedi IN the jail and Heads
the Other prisoneysSt ia the jail pray
zen eetingSs Il but 1fd az to-
4asr1oY e g 4 e ~ EuI;
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Blanche Scott IN his home These;
honest farmers did not approve Of
such methods of getting rid OF wives
nosmatterEwhatski kind of a.wife. They
believed that IL Sprouse was al
lowed to have his liberty it would!
induce other mengto get rid sof their
wives in similar fashion. They felt
sorry for Sprouse and as he was an,
othersman like themselves, they de-
INJURED at fixing the death penalty.
FEAR OF PARDON
BRINGS8DEATH SENTENCE.
All the jurors were agreed the
man was guilty and they wanted to-
lock him up for life.
..tBut what IL some governor par
dons or paroles him.? the jurors
asked each other.
The Jurors ;flled out OF their
chamber into the presence Of the
judge and asked him IL they could
Y fix the sentence at life imprison-S
ment and prevent Sprouse from ever
gaining his liberty. The Judge In
formed the jurors that the governor
always has the power to parole or
pardon. The jurors h1eds back into
their chamber again and after de-
liberating over the case came back
with a death sentence.
If you knew you were to be hung
and you were locked in solitary con-
fnement how would you feel about
1T? Sprouse didn't know he would
be hung and he still hopes for free
dom because he has asked the su-S
preme court to stay the hand OF the
farmer jurors. Just the same the
gallows looms up near him and he
is troubled with the fear OF punish
ment for the crime for which he
was convicted.
Prisoners in county jailss OF Mis-
souri, are not provided work. If
Sprouse were put TO work It would
be- better for him for work redeemst
q mans mind Sprouse has only
his thoughts to entertain him and
his thoughts are OF the worst.
How does it feel to die by the
gaIlows? Sprouse has asked the
deputy sheriff The deputy doestnota
know. Hanging has almost gone
out Of fashion Not SO long ago
they killed the New York gunne8in5
the Rosentha case, but that killing
wasascientif1cs New SYorkaprovidess
for death according to the latest
method La The man to- die sits ina
Chair and puts his hands on the
salectrode The killer steps To. an
elactri switch and shoYes at In
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lis put about his neck and heNsteps
on q trap door. IA cap Is pulled
over his eyes SO he cannot see. "a
priest Is allowed to attend the con-
sdemned man or lie he wishes he Is
given the right to have a Protestant:
clergyman. Jews are given ther1ght;
to have rabbi ThezreAg ious off,
cialR offers what consolat ton heScan.5
Criminals who have refused Eto8con-3
Tess their crimes usual are urged
by these clergymen to confess if3
they are gull y. N
In Virginia Ia few years ago g.
wife slayer confessed to his clergy
man with the provisoa that the CON.
fesston would not be made public
until aftergthe man s. execution. The
man wanted to have a clear con-
science and at the same time he
lwishedsto live. He wanted to fight
for life as long as there was a
chance to- ght Until isthestrap fell
withAhis body he had a chance the!
governor might grant q 9repTiege.S
aNoEsreprieve came so the rtminaI
had his way cleared fors a. public
confession by having confessed to
minister could make the confession
public after death.
The law does not presume to know
what God thinks about such confess
sions. It provides for the prisoner
4 If, he wishes to make them. After
b the blindfo ld is put on the mans
eyes and the moose is placed around
ahissneck the executi Toner steps back.
pushes a button or pullsSa rope and
: the door on which the prisoner Is
standing drops. The srisoler falls
through the trap and the rope iss
drawn tightly around the neck. His
air are closed and he ceases
to breathe. He loses consciousness
In a few moments. but he Is left
hanging until heart action sissarrest-
ed Then hesstata,Sp hysicians feel
his pulse and pronounce the man
dead.
How Is B It done and how does a.
man feel,' asks Sprouse OF his
keeper. y
don't know. says the keeper.
Well. they Will never hang me- e.
says sSprouse. 81 am Innocent. It
was another man who killed my
WIFE he adds resentful1y.
The keeper hurriess away forswhats
sis theEuse cot listening to the con-s
ldemned man plea. The keeper
sdoesSnot have any ia to do with
the Life the man. The keeper
IS the count to feed me-
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;Y1KYII1I,IA SPROI
In two poses.

place. The .rushes through;
the body the doomed man and he
is dead.S ~ stss 81
Butsin Missouri they stillsuse the
Eold-fashioned Il hanging way5ofs exc
cutting four classes OF crimina1s.sB But
sleniency has become the watch
word sinHrecent. years and instead OF
hanging these men they give them
\ life sentences or give them slight
punishments. There are few men
In the county jails anywhere In the
I United StatesEw who can make "a hang
mans moose and there. are few who
want to do. it,
In France during the days OF the
olution, they killed their
@conyicts with the giil Iot1ne. That
was a step in advance OF the
headsman, who used All broad axe
and chopped Off the heads OF his
victims. The headsmanswas an i'm
land at the time OF Queen Eliza BETH.
She sent her own cousin. Mary of
Scotland, to the headsman. The
queen Of the Scots put her head
calmly on the block.
Father into thy hands com
mend my spirit she murmured
As the last word left her throat
the headsman struck AZ blow at her
white throat The axe cut heraneck
but did not kill her. She held her
head on the block without e strug-
gle. It may have been she was
stunned by the blow. History says
that at the second blow the head
was severed. In America we sought
to Improve on the method Of killing
the worst offend rs. We hung them.
MAN rs DROPPED
THROUGH TRAP.
The French cut their heads OF
with the gull otine to this day. In
Mexico they line the men up inSfront8
of a. firing squad. The Alaskan In
dams beat out the brains Of the men
condemned to- die. with clubs. Elec-
txocutions has been insta1led In many
of the sstatessofs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
punishment has been olished IN
others but IN the S states where the
sgallows are sti maintained the
ssheTifE shardly know how to use
II them.
The man who Isl tor be hung isS
s1archsds throu he llEay.s snoosas
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prisoner andkee him In hea1th un-g
til the day when the killing issto;
be, unless that higher court should.
change the order.
Sprouse does not weep while dis
8cnBsing his case, forShe still has
hope of freed dom He sits grimlyin
his cell most@of the time thinking
his thoughts alone How terrible
sitsmustsD DE ITO be alone. Hescannot8
tell his Il ought If
I hesis guilty he's dare not conhd In
any man. The ia ht is his fight.
alone. The big state has condemned
him to die The state has several
million people. The authority Of
these lion people has said
ESprouses led his wife out on a sun
shiny Sundayt o5a pasture to hunt
for late autumn foliage and when
he had her alone struck her a cruel
blow on the side OF the head.
...I did not do j 1t . e says Sprouae to-
the state The peop1e swonde
he is saying to- himself I.
The story as Sprouse tells tt
brought no sympath for him even
though he clung to the storyAday
after day. He chung to It through
the trial land aster fhe 81 trial repeat
ed ut to- his lawyer.
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place. The current.rush through
the abodyaof the doomed man and he