Evening Star Newspaper, October 8, 1892, Page 12

BETWEEN.THE GOALS. Teams Lining Up for the Foot Ball Season. PLANS OF LOCAL’ ELEVENS. — What the Colleges Are Doing—An AN-Uni- versity Team Proposed—Persoual Notes of Permapent Players. _ = Now UNTIL Thanksgiving day and in this city nti] Christ- mas the interest of the «port- be foot ball h year the attention to this exciting game increases until it will share with base ball the honor of being the Wash- athletes and loving public centered in E ven national game. ington bas always beer am excellent or atbletic sports of all kinds, aced the game « since a few enthusiasts intre Of foot bali here three years ago by arran @ match between Lehigh and the Colambim Ath- | lotic Club the interest has steadily increased. ‘Teams have ung up in all parte of the city land every afternoon th a Meee” ora” This season particularly for ex- Miditions between local the best teams in the atey cel mes have Been arranged and practice for them is going on every aftern TRE COLUMBIA'S PLANS. Club, which has held mabip since the game king every effort to put bh will hold its position King. the manager, isa ‘The Columbia Ath! the District cham well started here, ie @ team in the fiold wh another year Sam Rustler. and he will allow nothing to escape which might in any way add to the strength of Ris cleven. In securin, practice and games fhe National Base Lal! Was nade $8 takes little tim Fooms are at the disposal a fur the necessity of dressing at the nt move @ and dreusin, on. Inb Ronse the ground viewed. The b a little has » smooth and good ' conditio ~ the goal ts across the fi: ity ach ". 7 oepects of not whst the fe im the club to sel: Gisposition to shirk pra former reputaaon to sear mes are plared. Capt. We Beer ear We ands tuet men for the line mast de secured, and he invites competition for these en. THE TEAM. Of last year's men Welsh, Weaver, Charch nd Wells are the only ones who practice faith- fully. Bebind the line the team bas been @trengthened by Catlin of the Naval A “A who-e work on that team was of « eaperiot gharseter: Holly, © well-known Cornell baif- Back, aud Moore, substitute quarter at the same ietitution. Shields, the tennis player, Will make ® good full-back when he learns to about with more spirit. punts very well, but he is slow. @t the Naval Academy, Tinker, Lewis and Moone He tackles and Darby, tackle another good man. y will improve with Rircticg. Negotiations have been ‘made with mburet to come here to coach the team. | a mente are cotupleted, bis pres eee and work will do wonder THE GEOMOETOWN COLLEGE ELEVEN. Georgetown College will improve last year’s team. Theyre st work every day, and in this @enstant practice they have the advantage of the Columbia. ‘They will mixes Fleming and Keyes, bat mody and Mabony will probabiv wore than # places. In the absen. Don Ret return to the city until Nove Carmody bas been elected captain. Beavily built, stocky player, ah S.grea: seqlaition. | Aabe @Meeptionally dne half back fori to wake a bole will abtediy make wees gana Among others who are playing regularly and ads ability are C wand Walker, ends: ¢ Dyer, guard: Suli Rennon and Soe querters, Dick Harley, end; George aad Douginss. TOR EENDALLs. It ie too carly to say usuch about the Ken- Gills. As the team has been practicing for the few days it has been about as follows Howard, and Odom, fuli- A. Con the lth AMONG THR COLLEGEA ‘Though the players of Harvard, Yale and Princeton have practically been at work since thie Ist of September, the legitimate season did Bet open until last Saturtiay. Fach of these have played algame during the past week, from a of scores and player: fe quite evident that Harvard eaperior eleven. work thas far has more than exceeded the hopes of the most sanguine m. The ne: | is aud aggressive one. ‘Adee, the Bliss brothers behind the line the quartet is a strong one. Hinkey on end showed splendid form. His tackling and following of the ball was particulariy good. The Wesleyan game | must not be taken asa criterion of Yale's abil- i leven lacks team work, Hard, steady practice,with good coaching. will quickly J eradicate this’ trouble, and by the time the | championship season opens the Yale eleven will be prepared to battle for thechamptonship with any team that ean be formed. PRINCETON 'S TEAM. The strength of Princeton cannot be fairly judged at this time. Her game with Lehigh on | Wedne was rather disappointing to her su ax but sixteen points were scored |. nies,” as the Lehigh team has The condition of the weather ever, be taken into consideration. game rain, snow and sleet each had he grounds and ball fumbling was an evident “Our Phil” as he is called undoubtedly made a wise hanging his position from quarter to n han must. | balf-back. He is too good @ ground gainer to be next to the line. Poe, a youny brother of Capt. “Peter” Poe, makes an exeellent — quarter. He passes with precision and utilizes bis place with good resujt in interfering for his backs, Bartel showed up well and will undoubtedly make a valuable man. Balliet, at center, Is a prize. His ability in that position while on Lehigh eleven for the past three years won for bim & reputation which cannot be disputed. Princeton's line is # strong one and a good record may be expected during the coming sea- son from the “orange and black.” WESLEYAN SOWS UP WELL. Of the «malier colleges Wesleyan would seem to be the strongest. Under the coaching of | “Buly” Bull they have developed an eleven which will give the big teams a hard struggle. wdon, th back, isone of the best men im ly strong punter qualities which team has been o He i coo! and bas an accurate make him most valuable. | strengthened by the return of “Hank” Hail.one | of the best meu who ever played at that college. Th m is big, heavy one, and pute up a bard, sive game. {t willbe a surprise if the University of Pennsylvania is able to win from them this sedeon. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLNANIA. The University of Pen: overburdened by @ surplus of material—not & great drawback. In each of their games they 1 several men in the various positions. * is now coaching them, and when are gifted down and the chosen team together a good team should be the . In Camp they bave a half-back who would be an addition to any team. LENION UNIVERSITY. Lehigh has been well coached by Hartwell of fully scientific game. ‘Their interference and tackling is said to be almost perfect. They are handicapped by great lack of weight in the line, as the average weight is only 160 pounds. Ord- | Say of this city, Hutchinson, McClung and Roderick make a’ very strong ‘combination of backs. Their play together is said to admirable. | CORNELL UNIVERSITY. Cornell is a dark horse from which great things are to be expected. They have a big roster from which to choose, and a winning team should be fortheoming. OTHER COLLEGES. Williams, Lafayette and Dartmouth have teams which are probably on a par with those of last year. GOALS AND TOUCHDOWNS. Richards of Yale bas been coaching the Wil- liams team. 5 The Garfield brothers, “Abe and Jim,” sons of the late President Garfield, are the two half- backs of the Williams team. ing to his father's objections Cross, the Promising candidate for guard on Yale's team, given up playing. Cranston coached the Harvard eleven on ractice was the best of the rd, Wesleyan’s left tackle, was injured practice game on Thursday and will prob- laid up for some weeks. pt. Trafford of Harvard bas changed Waters’ position from tackle to guard. | move is regarded as a beneficial one. The story comes from Chicago that William Crawford, who last year captained the All- University eleven of that city, has an aggrega-| tion of foot bali talent with which he will star: | east on October 20 for an extended tour. The team as announced is ae follows: Holeomb and | Peters, who will alternate at center; Heffel- | finger, Lewis and Janoway, guards; Malley, Rafferty, Alward, Haworth ‘and Harding’ Wasabi r, Remington iy. ends; Dean and Yazer, quarters; Alward and ’ Haworth, e” Ames, full-back. Such @ team, well trained and jx good condition, would be world beaters, but, like many other sunouncements of this character, this list given is probably that of players now residing in Chicago. An effort to get them all together ip Would meet with little success, as most nained are in business which they can- vatrons af athletics in that city are organizing « profersiopal foot ball é v idea is that the made to supplant base ball as the national ame. The scheme, it is stated, is backed jaacially by wealthy members of the Univer- Club, whose interest in the sport dates back to coliege da} October 6.— | Johns, 5; ; Stevens, 0. St. Amberst, 58: Agricultural Col- lege, 10. Williams. 18; Laureates, 0. Harvard, 62; Exeter.0. Princeton,J8; Lebigh,@. Universi of Penneylvania, 56; Haverford, 0. Wealeran, 0. October 1—Princeton, 30; Rutgers, 0. Har- yard, 48; Durtmouth, 0.’ University of Penn- | Trinity, 0. Orang: ib, 4; Btevens, | 4 » 58: Bucknell, 0. Lehigh, 59, Swath- a © Lafayette, 30; Temperance Athletic Chub, 0. The following is the schedule of the Inter- collegiate League: Jet. 29-Princeton ve. Wesleran, York. Referee, De Hart, Orange A. W. A. Fore. Nev. 5—Yale vs. Wesleyan, at New Haven. | Referee, Alex. Moffat, Princeto: | Branson, University of Pennsylvanis. Nov. 6 Princeton ve University of Penn- sylvania, at Philadelphia. Referee, Dashiel of alternate, W. Graves of Yale. Nov. ‘ale vs. University of Pennsyl- vania, at New York Meferee, Irvine of Prins: ton, alternate, Tracy Harris of Princeton. Nov. 4 —Yale vs. Princeton, at New York. Referee, W. A. Brooks of Harvard; Howard University Eleven. ‘The foot ball team of Howard University se- | eeted Prof. Charles C. Cook of Cornell as its trainer, the snior CMlege clase as its captain. ‘The men T | steed. The moonlight nights now are being me can be | nd re-elected Mr. Cal. A. Leftwich of | #* ——— THE EVENING STAR: oo a re WASHINGTON, D. ©, SATURDAY. = WHAT WZ ARE COMIXG To. WITH THE WHEELMEN News of the Cycling Clubs of Wash- ington, RECENT COUNTRY RUNS. Moonlight Nichts Now Being Enjoyed by the Riders Who Take Short Trips—A Light Shower Would Benefit the Roads. OOD ROADS ARE necessary for a suocess- ful and enjoyable run through the country, and because of the good condition of the roads the month of October isthe month above all others that the wheel- men select for their country runs. A light | shower or two would | be welcomed by the wheelmen just now in order to lay the dust, which is not digestible, not even toa wheelman, as thedust is the only thing to interfere with the knights of the silent enjoyed by the riders who make short trips, as faras Cabin John bridge, Takoma Park, Chain bridge or some other place in the country. ‘The Bowen road ix now 1n splendid condition, and the wheelmen find it a pleasant ride by going through Benning and returning over the Pennsylvania avenue bridge. Last Sunday several small partis went out in search of chestnuts, but they were about one week before the feast, and consequently but few chestnuts were obtained. The cool weather and frosts this week have caused an opening of the chestnat burrs, and so the chestnut bunters tomorrow expect to have better luck than they had last week. The Century riders are still on tho path, Ed. Terry leading them with the highest number of bars. There was no regular run of the club last erback, Edward Terry century run, starting o’ciock in the morning. The trip over was made via Ashton and Ellicott City. Four hours’ ride bronght the trio into Ellicott City, where breakfast was had. There the wheelmen had a novel experience in “tip- ping” the waiter. A colored man who had no | py ‘on a good service.and being given an answer in the aflirm- ative he proceeded to set before the three hun- | mortals the best there was in the house. | Capt. Otterback, who acted as banker for the | trip, towsed the’ water 50 cents when he had finished and the waiter not understanding the | combipation felt that he had a grievance | against th others because they did not do like- wise, From there the ride was continued as far as Baltimore and then a scorch out the old Fred- erick road made up the ride to complete a cen- | tury by the time home was reached, On the return trip dinner was had at Ashton and home was reached and the century completed far in side the time allowance, which is sixteen hours, No club run has been called for tomorrow, but several members will probably join tho Arlington Wheelinen in their century'ride be- tween here and Frederick. GRORGETOWN CYCLE CLUB, Last Sunday the Georgetown club ran was not largely attended, the only members to turn | out being President Collins and Lieut. Wissner. | Lack of numbers did not cause a corresponding | lack of enthusiasm, for the two wheelmen left | Georgetown at the appointed time and started over the Virginia hills to the county seat of Fairfax. To these riders the hills were nothing, for they climbed them with apparent ease and | speed such as many wheelmen do uot exhibit on alevel road. Falls Church was the first village reached and here the wheclmen stopped for water only, as the law strictly forbids the sale of anything stronger even if the wheeimen had desired sparkling beverage. A good wheel | th along the railroad track was used as [ar as | Bunn Loring, and from tere the road was rid: den to x Court Hoase. Dinner at the | hotel opposite the county court was followed bya ride to Marywfield and thence to Falls Charch on the homeward trip. A recent trip to Cabin Jobn bridge was largely attended and the run was a pleasant one. omorrow the club ran will be to Marlboro’, 4 delightful trip at this season of the yea: | ‘Tuesday evening the regular meeting of the| club was held at the residence of Mr. James B. | McGirr. The reports showed the youngest ub in the city to be in a healthy condition. Capt. Newman tendered his rqsignation as the chief road officer of the club and his successor | will be elected at the next regular meeting. Until then Lieut. Wiesner will act as chief road officer. Five new members were slected, as fol- lows: William F. Gude, Clarence B. Story, Charles J. Scherer, William Scherer and W. Aehby. The present membership of the club is more than-thirty. : INVINCIBLE ROAD CLUB. East Washington boasts of having one of the best bicycle clubs in the city. It is the Invin- | eible Road Club, and its members are all good, | strong riders and several of them are among | the best racers here, Last Sunday five members, Messrs. Ellis, Petrola, Craig. Kruger and Williams, attended | the club run and they succeeded in’ finding a road which is virtuaily unknown to wheelmen. The party started from the club rooms, corner of Tih strect and Pennsylvania. avenue south east, and went over the concrete pavement to | Georgetown, where the rough stoue pavement | on Bridge atreet was encountered. It was a re lief to reach the road on the Virginia side of | the bridge. ‘They rode in the direction of Ar- lington, and after going over about an eig! of a mile a turn was made to the right, where a road leading to Alexandria was discovered. The | distance to Alexandria by this route was found to be about ten miles, eeven miles of which the road was in good condition and the balance | was apent inspect- | ing the Mt. Vernon electric cars, ‘The wheelmen | returned home over the oid road, reaching home | ir time for dinner. ANLINGTON WHEELMEX. | Arun over the road to Brandywine was the | trip of the Arlington Wheelmen last Sunday. | The distance is about seventeen miles and is | | reached by a road going cast, comewhat in the direction of Marlboro.’ ‘There was a good at- | | fendance and an enjoyable time was had by | fast riders of the club. The club ran for to- morrow is a century over the road between Washington riders. ‘The run is to be made on schedule time, as is done in other sections. In this the trip is made more enjoyable and the slower riders are made to feel mare contented. Under the schedule no rider is permitted to go ahead of the captain or other member, who sets start is made from the differ- pt more room for scorching. The regular monthly meet Mr. Mortimer Redman, » charter member of tion, who bas been living in Chi- home and he did the honors has been given up and their quarters street are in sbape a veries of win are fn excellent trim and are still training for this season. lenge fro © and athletic | Boon’s Hill'at 2:30" p.m. wheelmen asked | ° here and Frederick, a favorite century run for | lig] held Tuesday evening,followed by a banquet at | dreaxed ‘Losekam's. The 2: 7, club H October 19, club, Pra enn octater 2 ladies, drive whist; November 12, club, “. Night Off;” November 19, club, billiard toutna- ment; December ¥, ladies, club, banquet; Fe February 18, club, tournament: 22, club guest, Ws n’s birthday; Febra- n: ary 24, ladies, german; March 16, Indies, Comera Club evening; March 18, club, bil liard and pool tournament; March 24, ladies, german, FAILED TO GET HERE. Last Sunday three members of the Centaur Club of Baltimore started for this city vin Ash- ton, and when Ashton was reached oneof the meumatics was punctured and the wheelmen Eta to be driven! eleven miles. in « wagon to Laurel, where, after enjoying dinner, he took a train for bome. At Laurel he met somo Washington riders of the wheel. but they were on cusbion-tired wheels, and wore able to con- tinue their journey without the aid of a country wagon, CARROLL INSTITUTE CLUB. The Carroll Institute Cyclers have adopted a uniform consisting of gray cap, blue coat, gray trousers and black stockings, Last Sunday runs were made to Soldiers’ Home and the university in the morning and Cabin John in afternoon,” F. Ambrose Armstrong and Harry King rode to Baltimore in five hours, starting at 1am. Sunday. The Chesapeakes of the monumen: city cordially entertained them, and after a run of twenty-eight miles the boys came home by Wednesday evening the beautiful night was put to good use bya run to Chain bridge—a grand run on such a night. Runs are posted for October 9 to Marlboro’, at9am., returning at 5:30 p.m.; 16, Rock Creek Park, 10:90 a.m., returning at 12 m., and returning at 5 p.m. returning at 5 23, Great Falls, 10 a.m. 30, Takoma, 10:30 a.m., returning 12 m., and ! leases Chain Bridge, 2:80 p.m., returning at 5'p.in. Buns each Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. A run to Baltimore ‘is projected for the 234 or 80th. All runs are timed, so that the institute may be reached at the time given as returning time. eas Gm DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP. The Tennis Tournament Does Not Attract a Great Amount of Interest. There were several interesting contests in the opening series of games of the lawn tennis tournament for the championship of the Dis- trict, which was held yesterday on the courts of the Bachelor Club, Although the general public did not evince enough interest in the tournament to come out and witness the playing the players did not se@n to feel their absence. There were practi- cally no spectators, and the benches that line the sides of the court were vacant except when the players sat there during their unoccupied moments, In addition two or threo Indies, and perhaps an equal number of, men, wandered in and watched the playing.” However, the players seem to get along very well without the stimu- lus which a crowd is supposed to communicate. They were playing for records and as a rule they did the best work they were capable of. Perhaps tho most interesting game was the one between W. G. Peter and Morven Thomp- The former is a well-known player and occupies » high position, which he bas gained by careful and conscientioas work. In con- nection with his brother Kenyon he holds the District championship in doubles, and last spring the Peter brothers nearly cartied off the southern championship. Thompson isa younger layer and his style does not show the finish that Peter has acquired. In the first set Thompson showed a good deal of unsteadiness in his returns and a rather ineffective service. veter played a listless game and seemed to be disinclined to run up,and in this way lost @ good many points. He, however, easily won the first set. “In the next two sets Thompson's style of playing improved, and it is not too much Ao say that he played the best game of his lif. His service was strong and his returns swift and accu a Peter did not improve bis play and, of course, could make no headway against the brilliant strokes of his adversary. ‘Ihe result was that Thompson won the next twosets and the match, a victory which he had fully earned. While it may be said that Peter did’ not play bis usual game still that statement does not detract from the merit of Thompson's game, which wi strong and at times brilliant, He needs, how. ever, a good deal of practice before he can hope to take a high rank as a player. ‘The score was as follows: Thompson beat Peter 2-6, 6-4, 7-5. One of the’new players was C. etown College, who showed in reeland Peter a skill of rather a Gi with order, easily by a score of 6-3, 6-2. A prolonged contest was necessary to deter- mine the game between J. R. Goodfellow and W. L. McPherson. It was finally won by the former, the score being 5-7, 7-5, 6-4. Oscar Woodward played an easy game with CL. Howser, winning by two love ects. The playing in the singles was continued this afternoon. The doubles were also played. ‘The entries are Oscar Woodward and J. C. Davidson, champions of the south; Peter brothers, champions of the District of Columbia; W. Metcalf aud part- ner, W. L. and D. P. McPherson and the Hon. MH. Herbert and Mr. Ralph Paget of the British legation. ‘The pl igh He beat Peter, who is a young player, '# singles will meet Mr. Davidson, the present holder of the championship trophy. — THE PAPER AGE. We Aro in It, and the Coming Man Will Be Very Much in It. From the Paper Record. The world has seen its iron age and ite brazen age, but this is the age of paper. We are mak- ing so many things of paper that it will sooa be true that without paper there is nothing made. We live in paper houses, wear paper clothing and sit on paper cushions in paper cars rolling mn paper wheels. If we lived in Bergen we could go on Sunday toa paper church. We do @ paper busincas over paper counters, buying paper goods, paying for them with paper money and deal in paper stocks on paper margins, We row races in paper boats for paper prizes. We go to paper theaters where paper actors play to paper audiences. As the age develops the coming man will be- come more deeply enmeshed in the paper net. He will awake in the morning aud creep from under the paper clothing of his paper bed and Put on bis paper dressing gown and his paper slippers. He will walk over paper carpets, down paper stairs and, seating himself in a’paper chair, will read the paper news in the morning aper. A paper bell will call himn to his break fast, cooked in paper oven, served on papor dishes, laid on a paper cloth on a paper table. He will wipe his lips with a paper napkin, and, having put on his paper » Paper hat and per coat, and then taking his ‘paper stick (he Tins the choice of two descriptions already), he will walk on a paper pavement or ride in a paj carriage to his paper office. He will paper enterprises and make popes prose He will sail the ocean on paper steamships and nay igate the air in paper balloons. He will smoke paper cigar or paper tobacco in a ted wil match. He wil & paper pene Hite, go Sabi per hook an fe will go shooting with a with paper cartridges, and wi Paper cannon and paper | i .|WHAT MAGNATES SAY. preliminary games in the | will be continued through Monday | day of next week, and the wipuer of | pe, | tional League laws, TO SAVE SALARIES. The Beoent Move of the National Base Ball League, = RE aT ik SS President Day Intimates That Hereafter the Player Will Have Nothing to Say, But Will Have to Take Whatever is Offered Him, ———-___ HE MOST SENSA- tional event of the week in base ball circles was the release of the play- ore by the different clubs in order to save two weeks’ salary. It is apparent that this was one of the things resolved upon at the re- cent league meeting. y. Contracts run until No- > vember 1, and it is gen- —. erally considered hon- orable to abide by one's contract. Whether the few thousand dollars the league magnates will sive by bresking these contracts counter- balance the sacrifice of principle involved is for the magnates themselves to decide. ‘They havo decided it, but it would not be at all sur- prising if the public became 0 disgusted that ft would let the game severely alone. Of course the public has no coucern in the busi- nest arrangements between the ball clubs and the players. That is a private business matter, But, the public is interested and concerned wh6h the releasos of certain players are pro- mulgated and it is announced that such re- are no releases in fact, but are career Oe] to save afew thousand dollars. Base ball de- pends for its success on the amount of local pride aroused. In other words, overy manager tries to awaken a deep interest in the team in the town where it {a located. ‘To cay, then, that it is not the public's business how that team is treated by ite employers. ia foolish. The public is pretty certain to resent any un- fair treatment of its favorites, As announced in yesterday's Stan, the New Yorks have released Rusie, Fuller and Tier- nan. When, in the early part of. the season, every club in the league cut down salaries, Rusie, Tiernan and Fuller refused to accept the cut proposed by the New York manage- ment, It will be remembered that when Rusie signed with the Chicago association team it was for « promised salary of £6,200, and when he was forced to return to New York his salary came down to $3,700. Tiernan basa three years’ contract, which does not expire till the close of next ‘season, and it calls for about $8,000 @ year. Fuller also gets about $3,000 a season, and when the cut came each man was asked to take a reduction of about $300. They naturally refused and President Day informed them at that time that in justice to the other players they would be compelled to accept the cut, none of the others having raised any ob- jection. They continued firm and President Day resorted to the re!ease method. Mr. Day admits that Rusie and Fuller have played fine ball, and are entitled to every cent that the club feels able to pay them. At the same time he insists that tho time has for players to say what they will or will not do, and the sooner they learn the lesson the better for them. As Rusie receives at the rate of over $500 per month, and Faller and Tiernan over $400 a month, itcan be seen that the club will take about $700 from the players in question. As to the questiow of the NewYork club losing the ser- vices of the men for next season, Mr. Day has no apprehension on that point.’ By reason uf the twelve-club organization the player is com- letely at the mercy of the managers, and the ball tossers must now take what is offered them or not play atall. The announcement of the release of the three players in question will not prompt a club in the country to raise a finger, and they will be compelled to sign with New York next spring or retire from the business. This is what is known as “‘a release with a string tied to it.” Glasscock and Mullane were “released” in the same way. It’s a release that kicks a man ont of ‘his place and prevents him from Getting another. No similar condition exists in any other business. It is known in sporting circles as a ‘‘freeze-out.” “While I don't approve of the step,” said an official of the New York club, ‘‘yet it was found necessary on account of the falling off in at- tendance. Nearly every club in the league will resort to the sume tactics unless the men who have signed contracts for next season agree to areduction, Take my word for it, few players will get over $2,500 next year. “Little Fuller has played great ball for us,” he continued, “and it isu pity to treat him this way, but it can’t be helped.” ‘Those writers who have been trying to wreck the consolidated league, claiming that it has ruined base ball, are evidently not aware that cight clubs drew more people this year than they did last year. A. G. Spaulding, who was resent during the recent league meeting, re- ferring to the general situation, said “Base bail is not so dead ax ma: to think. Interest in the game is all right, but the troubie is expenses aro so high that the club owners hardly know which way to turn. I think it would be very unwise to do anything but continue the twelve-club league. The season was too long, but aside from shorten- ing it Ido not think any other changes neces- sary.” eople seem “The trouble with base ball,” said A. J. Reach, “tis that the long fight between players aud managers, bringing the inside affairs of the game before the public, has had the effect of turning away a great many peoplea I think if there iq no more experimenting and expenses are put down to a business basis that ina year or two the game will revive. Yes, I rather like the idea of western and egstern leagues, but any change of that sort would have to be by consent of all interested.” Regarding two clubs in Philadelphia, Mr. Rench admitted that base ball business was better than when only one team played there. . “The twelve-club league is not responsible for the present condition of base ball,” said President Robison of the Cleveland ’ club. “This depression is the result of the accumu- lated mistakes of years, I am confident that there wili be a twelve-club league for at least | three years to come.” “Had we divided the entire amount equally between the twoseasons,” said President Young, “TI think we should have come out very nicely. We increased the usual 10 per cent assessment to 1239 per cent, but that was insufficient.” Reviewing the base ball season President Hart suid: “The only cities which show a falling off in gate receipts are St. Louis, Chicago, Boston and New York. The position St. Loni oceuptes in the race explains why its patron- age been so smull. Aside from Boston the attendance at Chicago, St. Louis and New York was about as good as the performances of their teams Justified. While the attend- ance in two-thirds of the league has ly exceeded that of last year, the ern visitors to a tie, seven rans being made by each side in ton innings, when darkness came. The small attendance showed that the public had been having a surfeit of amateur base ball, though under another name Thursday's al- leged professional game had sapped ali the local ball enthusiasm. Holbrook -was in the box for the local team and O'Hagan re- ceived him. Excellent fielding kept the visitors’ score down. Codd, the visitors’ pitcher, was very effective, striking out ten Score: 203000101 0-7 320001010 0-7 Earned runs—Y, M. ©. A., 2; Detroit, 3. Two- bare hits—Collifiower, Marker and Chope. Three-base hit—Collifiower. Double pi fol brook,Sprigman and Barrows. First base on balls —By Hoibrook, 5; by Codd, 3. Sacrifice hite— Codd, Gallagher. Crowley and Ducharm. Hit by pitcher—O'Hagan. First baso on errors — Y. M. C. A.,2; Detroit, 4 Left on bases—Y. i Struck out—By Hol- , 4: by Passed balls—O'Hagan, 1; Walsh, 2 Wild pitch—Holbrook. Stolen bases—O'Hagan, Collifiower, Barrows, Codd, Miller, Marker and Quincy. ‘Time of game—1 hour and 55 minutes. Umpires—Mesers, Wright and Grogan. —_-___ DUMMIES FOR DRESSES. Figures of Zinc and How They Are Used for Fitting. ALF A DOZEN LADIES WERE STAND- ing outside of a doorway on a down-town business block. Two or three of them were rather slenderly built, while the others were in- clined to stoutness. Although they remained there together for several hours, none of them said anything. This was probably because they bad no heads. In fact, they were made of zinc as fardown as just below the hips, while be- neath there was nothing at all except an iron stick for each one, with a base to stand upon. It was evident that they were dressmakers’ dummies. Unlike most such dummies, however, these represented the figures of real people. A Stan reporter found by inquiry that the manner of making them is rather curious, For example, Mrs, Jones, for reasons presently to be ex- plained, wants to have one constructed after the model of ber own shape. She goes and has herself measured as if for a dress anda costume is cut out acc cording to the mearure- ments. But the material, instead of being silk or other cloth, is sheet zinc. When the pieces have been cut out they are soldered to- gether, instead of being sewn, and thus iy ob- tained reproduction of the figure of Mrs. Jones. Necessarily, the measuring, cutting andshap- ing have to be done very carefully, inasmuch us the dummy must have precisely the form of Mrs. Jones. She has it sent home and it serves in future for dressmaking purposes as a sub- stitute for herself. That is to say, she has all her dresses fitted upon it instead of having to bother with that part of the business herself. Any woman will testify what an aggravating bore it is to have a dress fitted, requiring as it does hours of posing before the mirror and all sorts of alterations and readjustments, all of which is a trial to both patience and temper. But with a dummy to fit the dress upon most of this trouble is avoided. If a dress- maker is employed, she can do all the fitting on the model, und if the gown fits the latter it will equally satisfy the requirements of Mra. Jones. Of course, this assumes that Mre. Jones does not get particularly fatter or thinner, in which case she would be obliged to have herself measured for another dummy. However, the Greatest advantage of this device is that Mrs. jones is able to send her dummy to the dress- maker's house and she need not go there or disturb herself again about the matter, having abbey the materials, until the gown is sent ome all ready to be put on. ‘Most women are obliged to make their own dresses, and for their purposes such a dummy is invaluable, inasmuch as they are thus en- abled to fit their own waists and drape their own skirts as well and as easily as if y were making a costume for somebody else. The zine dummies cost from @8 to $20. The price of them goes up rapidly with the avoirdu ofthe purchaser, eo that a dummy with a forty-eight-inch bust costs at least twice cs much as one with a thirty-six-inch bust moas- ure. Its probable that before long similar dummies will be made for men, who can thus have clothes made for them by their tailors without being obliged to be measured. aS es BROOKLAND. Mr. E. D. Morgan bas broken ground for a new house on Lansing street near the school house for Mr. Etz of Washington. A. D. Wilkinson, M.D., has purchased the house on 12th street, University Heights, ad- Joining the residence of his brother-in-law, Mr. H. E. Brooks, from Dr. J. H. Brooks, and will soon make it his home. Mr. J.P. De Jarnette is lying critically ill from injuries received by the accidental fall of brick upon his head while at work at Terra Cotta, Mr. Erdman has this week moved into the new house at the corner of Bunker Hill road and 12th street. ‘The Mite Society of the Queenstown Baptist Church will hold the first meeting of the season at the parsonage Tuosday evening, October 11, and a fuil attendance of friends and members is desired. Mrs. Blackburn and Mrs. Fisher of West wton, Pa., have returned home after a ploas- ant visit to their brother. Mr. J. J. Fisher. Mr. A. J. Ettinger is soon to erect a fine resi- dence for Dr. C. 8. Hodgson at the corner of 12th and Philadelphia streets, University Heights. A committee of Indies from the Queenstown Daptist Church this week made the carpet for the new church in Brookland. The stained glass windows are in place and the finishing touches are being given to the capacious audi. torium, so that all will be in dedication Sunday, October 18. Miss Katie Finn has recently been the guest of Mrs. H. Deibl and Mra. W. G. Owens of Queenstown, Miss Julia Reiser, who has been visiting her unt, Mrs. Fidler of Sligo, Md., has returned to Brookland. ‘The Brockland school fs in | full operation, with a largely increased number ils in es early in. the Miss attendance, and itis hoped that session an’ cighth grade will be added. ith and Miss Bafley are back at their poste duty, and no change bas been made in the the faculty, but Mra, Crosswell vania accompanied by her season more than two cities in the circuit. Ex- penfes havo been out of all proportion to the | income. In former years, under the old Na- 7 , the visiting club was al- lowed 8}¢ cents for each person entering the unds, this share to be guaranteed to reach ua the big towns secured their at- ata price, practically their gross receipts, where they com | The mmailer cities, where the att seldom reached the 1,800 persons 1 | tractions all Having lived his paper life and achieved a paper fame and paper wealth he will retire to a and die © moe poe. ‘There | be @ paper funeral, at w in paper crape, will wipe their eyes in paper handkerchief, and the preacher will preach in a paper eed He will ie ina paper coffin: eleew! —_ it will be that be has a chance of doing so already is a paper—wemean panper. He will be ern ina paper shroud, his name Will be on alpaper plate and 4 paper hearse adorned ‘h the mourners, stipulated guarantee, to | could afford to. The bi in one-tenth of their half of in the not been o ‘financial success in | niece, , Misa Bertie Piper of Waynesboro’. Architects have this week been examining the site and formulating plans for the erection of Brookland’s a iss Marie ve party in boner of her birthday anni week. The home of Dr. and Mrs. C. 8. ; | that ae soon ass jockey arrives at a stage when | some curious conse for she | years, It may bo that coming more exacting tnt only is the Gravesend THE FALL RACES. A Great Meeting Promised at the “onset = Benning Track. i Sehee hee: with anrthing les: than ther have been accus- BIG PURSES TO BE OFFERED. atasiee enon tym ye 4 bearing upon the case, and added to this gloom weather and the waning eeason probably about supplies the cause of the lack of public interest, “Freddie” Gebhard har decided to retire from the turf. Several of his horees were at auction on “day last and the balance, with the exception of Experiment, will be sold | during the Morris Park meeting. “The filly Bx- | Periment Mr. Gebhard will send to his Califor Bia ranch to be used as a brood mare. A Race for Hunters—The Pool Room Evil— Lamplighter the Season's Crack. —-— es | WEEK FROM MON- day nest the Washing- ton Jockey Club will throw open it gates 8t | Problems, Games, Solutions and Selvere— the Benning track and | Chess News, welcome the people to | TRE CHESS WoRLD, its fall meeting, which | Cbees Directory—Washineton Chess, and Whiet_ will continue from the Club, 910 F street northwest 17th to the 20th instant. | rus chess column did not appene tn the test ? Tee meeting will "2-| gree editions of the Satandas varie Oram doubtedly be the most t | because of the great pross of raatter incident to successful in the club's { = the G. A. R. encampment. history, for, in an intel- | inhale ligent spirit of liberal- ts : ity, the club will at this aieinig offer purses | BY Mr. Joseph Ney Bator lntge enough to attract the best stables of both | the east and west. Among the stables that | have written for accommodations are those of J.A.&A. H. Morris, M. F. Dwy ws * Moutreal in Baltimore & Campbell, J. J. McCafferty, W. M. Berrick, | Boyle & Littlefield, Brown & ers, Green B. | Morris, B. Jennings, W. C. Daly, P. J. Dwyer & Son, Foxhall Keene, Wm. Lakeland and many others. Such famous stables, together with the namerous small ones which will come, indicate that the horses which will be engaged will be both numerous and of high class. } The program for the first six days of the meeting has already been announced, and that | for the remaining days of the moeti announced later. program announ evidences the fact that the conditions of the various events have been carefully arranged #0 as to give every horse « show for the money. ‘The races on the fatare of all distances from half a mile to a mile and « half, although the shorter distances prevail. The people of this section White Pittern pieces. particularly are fond of long-distance races White to play an mate in clght (8) moves, 5 hit by giving » good eae gay arn ard pa + PROBLEM No. 140. By JX. BABSON. Bearing in mind the gueat partiality of the Washington racing public for Jumping races « number of steeplechase and hurdle races will be run. On Friday, the 2lst instant, an extra race has been made, the conditions of which read Steeplechase sweepstakes of 10 each, with $200 added, of which $50 to second for horses owned in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, the property of members of recog- nized bunt’ clubs thirty days prior to race. Thoroughbreds to carry 160 pounds, halfbreds 150 pounds. Gentlemen nders. Professional riders to carryseven pounds extra. The steeple- chase course. STABLES AT THE TRACK. Already a number of stables are at the track and more will almost daily arrive, it being ex- pected that at least 200 horses will be here for the meeting. Among the horses already at the track are: F. T. Miller’s Larchmont, Syracuse, Captive, White Sixteen pic Dora, Heel and Toe gelding and ge Either White or Wieck co play and mate or compel J. 5. Owen's Gertie, two-year-old, by Bother- nate in eleven moves ation; Blanche C., by Willful; Romany filly, | ..7h5!s {he most elaborate fourfold combination ever If-bred, by Sanford. roxmede, Knick Knack, Rose vearling. Lady Superior, Lady Woos- ree filly. G. RK. Thompkins’ Can Can and Margherita. Peter Small s Flip Flap. Vaseal filly and a W. P. Bure! SALVTO-0¢ GAME No. 81 HRANE GAMBIT, nd os) pa Black Cambridge, Chesapeake stables’ Gold Wave,Troublesome, | 2 Rae Tom Tough, Our Maggie and a two-year-old by | 3 BK Rambler. 3 Ht J, H. MeAvor's Kirkina. $ ote Its - jennings’ The Sorceress, a two-vear-| {kt gy J.) BSE Leopeld-Adicinda. $ BAS gat ras Geo. T. Leach’s Bellevue, Thiers L., Ella and And Black announces mate in thres moven. Lowrette, (a) The wwual Co-brane xn nit $a PDH Sellman Bros.’ Yellow Rose, Senator and Jim | ,.()pJf7 Rea? fiat" would have payed Boos Banks. Mr. Geo. M. Oyster of this city will be the . his associate being Mr. Victor ith of the New York Tribune. Jimmy Rowe will handle the flag. The clab will not sell the betting privileges as an entirety, but will dis- pose of the betting stands singly, as is done by the grest eastern clubs, THE “PooL Room EVIL.” The New York Tritune has this to say of the pool room evil: “The pool rooms must go or the race tracks are ruined. The attendance at the Gravesend course the present meeting bas deen the slimmest in the history of the Brook- Iyn Jockey Club. It is said on good authority t there are 300 pool rooms doing business on the Gravesend races in this city. The average attendance in each is estimated at 200, but that is certainly excessive. The number may be 100, which would give a total of 30,000 persons playing the races on the commission jan—which never existed. This is an outrage. Henry Clay Ditmas, the tall sycamore of the | betting ring and the Inanager for the Western Union Telegraph Company of the pool room end of the racing business, said a day or two ago that it was impossible’ to get on in the Vetting ring at Gravesend more than $1,000 or 31,500 on a2 to 1shot. The ring is played out. ‘The class of bookmakers is lower than ever be- fore. There is but a handful of ‘big’ men. The more respectable of the old enemies of the public have withdrawn, leaving the ring to the tender mercies of a common rabble of ‘shyster’ gamblers, who know no more about ing book than a hog knows of holidays.” KINOSTON'S CONQUEROR, Lamplighter who, by his easy defeat of Kingston, has shown himself to be the greatest horse in training in this country today, is a horse of remarkable courage; game to the core, GAME No. 82. ved June 10, 189°, inthe London match betweer presiding judj = and Lash: Black Biackburme, |ReSR OR ie parnen cere pereero ne Ses SRS Browne Solations received and W. J Lloyd, Fig RRS. Correct i tic @. 8, Washington: DA. Val B. Ha he will fight in a race until ready to drop from BUS 1 F-O4 2 Ronda exhaustion. He is the same way in his stall if "Ty sored ww Dd. A opposed. Buck, the colored man who rubs the 4s Wath Te Rede) Westnet colt and whose knowledge of horseflesh is the te. Se 0 Warsbare, jon. Macfarian i, result of twoscore or more years of experience, problem with thekey KUBS white i = having been agrown man at Rancocas when fentargt Matt Byrnes was a boy “doing legs,” as Buck i CORRESPONDENCE puts it, says that “Lamplighter is a curios hoss | ,,A Vi}t.- Colambas Ga. The sugeestion ts agood forafact.” He wants tobe tied just so,and |p: 4 U., Savaunah. Bleck cofiaiais ad mot play he will stand just so long im one particular | his best. mitted to there is going to be ‘sed | town. Let the cood work continue, " hi no trouble, but the in- stant force is brought into question somebody is going to get hurt. When brought out to be saddled for a race he scents the battlefield and is all eagerness to join the fray. His bony | head, exquisite in ite contour, is raised as high as he can got it and constantly on the move. Although a man,and in some instances two men, are at his head, he keeps Trainer Hug- 6 and his assistants busy in order to adjust Ticcecapptngs She nent eeeh ie eens when a race is over and he is being cooled out. Yet in his work he is ridden by Jimmy, a seventy-pound mite of an English lad, m whose hands he is perfectly tractable. “RAISE THE WEIGHTS!” It has been demonstrated time and time again with discretion there cnene seen, The Washington Chess Club will shortly hold 4 handicap tournament, for which the players are divided into two classes. The second class receives the odds of a knight. About twenty players will contest for the prizes. Blackburne was awarded the Alapin prize for the best game in the Dresden congress—the game plaved with Micees, Mr. A. B. Hodges thinks that Lasker will make fnincemeat of the New York experta, Lipschatz included. We are inclined to think . Hodges is right, Lipschutz not inch but we differ from the Staten Island cham) in our belief that several, the 8. 1. C. incl would make « better «bowing than either or Blackburne did recently, had these several just a little really first-c tice. So far there has been but ove single master tourna- ment in the history of America. and none bué those ———_ =— —- ys ever | Contests, un! y are born Morphies, cam hope to ‘Compete successfully against firet-class ‘and winners in distinction to first-class play- ers.— Baltimore News. rare | _Inspite of the assertion of the Baltimore cost of injur- eve J Swe meng Aegean my. into the constitution. ington arc poorly re- a |.” the interest in the game is z he should have years of success and honor be- fore him he has to dwindle into insignificance E ig F , Fal Bit | & f iP ‘ I l i | ft itt Fy ti i if