Evening Star Newspaper, February 15, 1896, Page 21

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AVE Lower prices for cash! The highest turned out in W: service at about asked elsewh: SCHU fe13-214 class of tailoring shington is at your the same prices ere for inferior work! TZ, § tave., m Hotel. The Highest Grade Champagne for the Least Moneys The Genuine Piper Heidsieck Sec.” $2 225 a Basket. For sale by @. G. CORNWELL & SON, 1412-1414 PA. AVB., CHAS. L. BEATTY & € 213 PAL AVE. And Leading Grocers and Wine Merchants. feG-coim,4z YOUNG'S BUSY WEEK The President of the League Handles Many Documents. NEW LOCAL BASE BALL ORGANIZATION Plans Being Discussed by the Amateur Players. TOPICS OF THE DIAMOND “This has been my busy week,” remarked ‘Uncle Nick" Young, as he sat at his desk in league headquarters, with a large bundle of newly made contracts before him. “There has been a grand scramble on the part of those play€rs who have beer holding off to get in out of the wet before the preliminary praciice season commences, and the result 1s that Lam threatened with writer's paraly- sis from approving contracts. “Here,” suid he, “is a little batch of con- tracts I received from Pittsburg this morn- ing, and there is enough good material there to make a first-cl. team. For instance, there is Bierbaver, the second baseman; Ely, the elongated shortstop, late of St. Louis, who makes more sensational plays than any infielder in the le: , Beckley, the hustling first baseman; Menifee, Frank Killen, Sug- den, Elmer Smith, Merritt and Clingman. “That is a mighty xood nine just as it stands,” continued ‘Uncle Nick,’ as he pro- ceeded to flourish his well-cnown signature over the backs cf the Pittsburg contracts. On iis table were numerous other contracts, which ve already been promulgated, to- gether. ith notices of re and trans- fe! When not dabbling in contracts Mr. Young was tinker .th che tdrafi of the schedule, which is practically completed. if the nev gested in last be a go. ved from am From indications it looks 4 city league, om the lines su Satur ‘ Jent not connect in the city, and all to come to the point ing and map- exulations, AS lo Park is the only those yrounds can al figure for material, with any of t that now r of getting ping out the gr tienal proper place, and secured at a nor Forty open duys De ch game. which th league, the o: served tor High her regu suger rger, Who ow the a when i can be propo, of a deposit, if an hy enouzh to ra will ber end of the nh be guaranteed, ident paid ana a ation that is nec on is to be that go with the small that it looks like a i a great season will be gone and pe eason the sened- ames with each ciub fill in all the dates No outside games inst the pr been received from Outfielder that he is his trouble- ‘ound all right. prove true, rong enough to f the local fans. n that he wa lis al he en him, a permanent positio his toa ce: followers 1 orga: ature fully understand the farm- ystem or the cause of the almost grumbi by the owners of rn Leagne clubs. It Is very well uch a te r or two to a certain Jown to nT. Bra or of th ne Andianapotis clubs. Mr. Brush owen players for the former to pay them, ‘These pl or tw. ing, and Indianap onal minor therefore t nit that permits it the season and make a little ner: win game ation contaii » country? The Indianapo. players the Umit for the and the difference is made Last year the India nxious to win out once in a ¥ . and thereby enrich their bank ac- count, but how can they do it with one club and a salary limit? About the only trick left for the Indianapol it m is to buy out or expel cr limit Mr. Brush to two : is team in Indiana upt the Atlantic > will transfer e to Jersey City, the salary i be winked at, and that club will pennant In a'walk if the new sts long enough under the circum- i nner to be named. cannot afford to pay the : nich the players on the Jerse: y team will be given, and, the p will become d only one pen fied, ied, and b will be in the race for the Then, again, should any of the not being used as a farm develop a of exceptional ability at the end of at, they lose him, while a player un- der ke circumstances caiunot be taken from the farm club, as he is reserved by the person backing the aggregation. It would be just the luck of Manager Te- beau of the Clevelands to find a third pitcher of e ional ability to help out Youn: y in the well-known “Ice amberiain. While “Red” mati the other day, he that Chamberlain was working nimselt fu condition, and felt i to hold his with the Spiders. Chamberlain was d upon as a very dangerous man in ters In Cinc'nnati, but a one year’s lay-off has, n0 doubt, driven a good bit of common sense into his stubborn head. If Chamberlain does the work he did in 1802 and 18M the Cleveland club will find a treasure. The chief difficulty now is for Manager Tebeau to persuade Chamber- lain to again enter the base ball business, It is to, be hoped that Capt. Joyce will instill into the players of the Washington team more contidence than they possessed last seagon. Confidence in their own abil- ity to wit is as good a trait In a ball play- er as in a business inan, and a lack of that confidence is as detrimental to the success of a ball team as to any other branch of sport or trade. A_successf:1l pitcher er batter is the one who has the E 2 If You’re a Writer —A stenographer—a bookk least use for a pen—a LANC. MENT FOUDTAIN PEN will Tt can't out order—is gnaranteed—rosts and up. ae ne GOVERNMENT PEN 00., 919 F ST. —or have the GOVERN- we a big help fully ss confidence / in himself. Young, ‘uppy, Rvsie and Nichols, the acknowl- edged lecders of the league pitchers, be- eve themselves to be invincible. They go into a game feeling that they can pitch out a victory and the battle is half won. Burkett led the league in batting by rea- son of being confident in his ability to make a base hit at every try. Hamilton was the leading bese runrer, as he believed that no catcher could caich him napping more than one try out of five. And the Balti- more and Cleveland clubs stood at the top of the heap by reagon of confidence to do so and faith in the playirg ability of every memb=r of the tean:s collectively. This feel- ing has everything to do in winning games. The Washington team last season frequently gave a display of the white feather which ‘was noticeable to almost every spectator on the grounds. Capt. Joyce is far from being a “quitter,” and if he can get the other players to back up his pugnacious, style many more games will come Wash- ington’s way. = Second Baseman McPhee of the Cincin- natis has just signed a contract for next season, which will make his fifteenth year in that city. McPhee is a striking refuta- tion of the assertion that a player can re- main too long in one city. The exception- ally good ball that this player has put up season in and season out for the Cincin- natis is remarkable and illustrates what a player can do who takes care of himself and really loves the game. In a recent in- terview upon the different base ball grounds in the country, McPhee said: “After you have made the round of the different parks a few times you will find that you can play your position on one ground just about as well as you can on another. I have no particular favorite park to play in, but the National Park in Washington probably presents more handi- caps for a second basemen than any other in the country. There the games are not called until very late in the afternoon, and the sun shines in the second baseman’s and center fielder’s eyes. Along about the fourth inning, when the sun begins to ap- proach the horizon, the second baseman Days looking right In the sun. Then it is impossible to see a line ball thrown by the catcher without shading your eyes with one hand. It is quite a handicap.” The signing of so many young players by the major ‘eague clubs has created such a scirelty that the minor league clubs are finding it hard to fill up their teams satis- factorily. Two or three of the Western ams are coming down the stretch disagreeable fact staring them in ce that ball players are not as com- as they thought. Plenty of untried sters Have been signed, but they are men What these teams or three steady players, who team up while the ex orked ou the fa mon re two the gw int Plenty of room re- any young ircles for th, f. Me witl not have to look far for employment that is anything but burden- some. The different’ amateur leagues throughout the country have proved to be great lopers of young blood, and who can but that the contemplated city s : have a string of half a dozen fh ha. new pitcher by the name namaker, and € mbus will have as t haseman E inridge. If the other ern 1 t to be in the © was in the Eastern Lea; Every time he went to the bat some bleach- woull ask him, “Where is Madeline?” 1 Barnie, in speaking recently of Je would be treated in Baltimore, to say how ive Doyle. ? Before he came nee on a Balti- to create a rio! Oriole colors it was re his appe: more diamond y but when he ‘ore Uh the crowd forgot all his t them, and shouted used the me tactics Doyle's case is iden- ink ‘the pesple of Baltimore are r in that matter. In base ball they ater partisan, and that is what makes it such a good bail town, When Doyle puts on one of the Baltimore uni- s there will be as much enthusiasm for him as for anybody else.” Base Bull Bricfx. Mercer had only the chicken pox. Breitenstein expects to make three times 45 much money at Chester, [1., as he would mgke with 3c. Louis next season, #1. Cartwright took a hand in a deer cunt recently, and managed to bring doWn one of the anticred creatures. He is noW sune yn a two weeks’ ducking trip. Jimmy Long, a Louisville player, who goes to Atlanta next season, has Joined There-are others who would do to foliow his lead. ris, Von der Ahe says he will devote attention to the national game next on as “assiduously as of yore." Chris. ay that word, and as for devoting F bar the door. oung now says that the silver to be issued by the league will be to ten for each club. ‘The other fif- will pe ordinary pasteboard. The was "getting too libei lie Mc id of Cleveland is on the St. Louis team. He :] inion, and the latter i nim that Chris, Von der Ahe is a good 2 to work for, providing a player be- church, wel an of the Philadelphia club, on r hig contract, found thet tak- as sent back the yeent him by Mose fre: iman. ) advance mo! tting it. He'll have y now before he can President £ opene! a win op of Cleveland has book, and there is a chance Hanion and the rest of the . Mr. Robison will bet 370 against $100 or $700 against $1,000 that nd will win the pennant. seretary J. Howard Kobison has re- ceived a letter from the manager of the ngs, whith states that is already base ball crazy, and ‘al of the Spiders is awaited with patience,—Cleveland paper. The poker wayers want a chance at Patsy and Mc- grounds at Hot & n the to the ar club is in St. Loi confi- Mr. Schmelz is dent that his Senators will be away up next year.. He spent Tuesday tal! Crooks, Billy Joyce and Al. § 5 members of his team who are also resi- St. Louis.—St. Louis Exchange. “Burt” Dasher has registered two bets with My Fr an, One was $100 to $200 that the Baitimor will beat the Giants in the 1S06 ra the other was a $1) suit of clothes that he would name two clubs which would beat the New Yorks out. He named Baltimore and Philadelphia. President Nick Young 1s out after the scaip of the festive scorer. In a letter to President Von der Ahe of the St. Louis club Mr. Young asks his opinion as to whether it would be advisable for the pres- t of the league to appoint and superin- tend the official scorers in the same manner as he does the umpires. In the course of his. ep! e Mr. Young complains very bit- terly about the manner in which some of the official scorers transacted their work during the past season. Mr. Von der Ahe epproves of the idea, and will give it a strong indorsement. Bert Meyers, the young third baseman whose release was purchased from Nash- ‘ile by the St. Louis club, writes to Man- ager Diddiebrook, says the St. Louis Globe- Democrat, accepting the terms offered him for next season. MéeYers objects to signing a contract which embodies the eighteenth Clause, which apples to reservation. He also wants $100 advance money and trans- portation from Washington, D. C., to.St. Pouis. He will get the advance money and a railroad ticket, but will not get the res- ervation clause ellminated from his con- tract. If the young man’s modesty is only equaled by his bail playing he will be the wonder of the year. Personal Notes. ‘The local division of the League of Amer- jean Wheelmen was represented at the Na- tional Assembly, in Baltimore, by Chief Consul William T. Robertson and Secre- tary-treasurer Charles E. Wood. Both of these gentlemen returned home Thursday evening, their interest in the organization increasing wonderfully during the visit. Mr. Wood has reconsidered his determina- tion to retire from the track, and he may he looked for in the coming spring races. During his recent visit to Baltimore he had a talk with Tom Eck, jr., who gave him some valuable advice and pointers on the subject, and advised him to continue on the track, he having all the indications and promises of a star racer. Mr. Wood has vow started in training, and he may be looked for in the coming spring races. RULES OF THE RING Referees Should Know Them and Enforce ‘Them, POINTS BY A PAST WASTER Corbett Should Have Forfeited His Fight With Mitchell. SULLIVAN AND THE SUN “Speaking of referees,” remarked J. J. (“Jack”) Hogan to a Star reporter, “I have witnessed some of the most uncalled-fdr fouls committed in the ring, the pugilists openly and knowingly violating the rules because well aware that the referees were not conversant with the same. Why men are persuaded to officiate as referees who are as ignorant of the rules as is an Apache Indian I cannot imagine. It is an unenvia- ble position to fill, at any rate. There are numerous ways of taking unfair advan- tages of an opponent that none but experi- enced men can detect. ‘I’m not conversant with the rules,’ remarked Referee John Fitzpatrick of New Orleans (now mayor of Now Orleans) when he entered the ring to officiate as umpire in the Sullivan-Kilrain fight at Richburg, Miss.; ‘but this will be a fair contest of the merits of the two men, and I will do the best I can.’ “That he was not conversant with the rules, and that he should not have entered the ring to act as referee, was apparent to even Sullivan's warmest adherents before the battle was concluded. Kilrain repeat- edly laid himself open to the charge of ‘foul’ by falling down to avo!d punishment, Mike Cleary protesting vigorously on behalf of John L., but Fitzpatrick refused to allow the same. But these Were more than over- balanced in the forty-second round, when Sullivan, apparently incensed at Kilrain’s tactics, committed the thost uncalled-for and most palpable foul ever witnessed in a prize ring. In this round Kilrain was re- treating from Sullivan, and came back and led, landing Mghtly. Sullivan, attempting to counter, landed lightiy on’ Kilrain, the latter slipping to the ground. Sullivan de- liberately stood over his antagonist for about two seconds, and then feil a Kilrain’s neck with both knees, while rain lay prostrate before fim. The ero almost 4g a man, cried ‘foul!’ but Rei Fitzpatrick ordered the fight to proceed. “In the forty-fifth round Kilrain landed heavily on Sullivan's neck with his left, and then retreated. Sullivan quickly fol- lowed Kilrain, cornered him, and landed heavily on Jake's r when the latter again went down, Sullivan, apparently, being aware that he ¢ act as he pleased, fully cognizant of Fitzpatrick’s ig- norance of the rules, delii on Kilrain with his’ feet. Loud Cries of ‘foul’ came from all sides of the ring. Any fair-minded refe conversant with the roles and possessed of moral courage, would then and there have given the fight to Kil- rain. Sullivan was like a mad bull, having apparently lost his head, and when he went to his corner Muldvon cautioned him in outspoken terms against a repetition of the violations of the rules, telling him he would certainly ‘throw friends down,’ as well as lumsel!, if any more fouls were committed. The Fitzsimmons-Dempsey Fight. ‘In the Fitzsimmons-Dempsey fight at New Orleans, in the eleventh round, Fitz Went in to finish the fight, ng repeatedly requested Dempsey to quit, telling the game Nonpareil that he (itzsimmons) did not desire to punish him. Dempsey was too proud to surrender, saying to Fitzsimmons: ely jumped ‘You'll have to knoc me out. I'l never quitg’ Barly in th eventh a left-handed upper-cut sent Dem to the fi Fitz- simmons, despising the task of being forced to inflict punishment upon Dempsey, again pleaded with the latter to give up the con- test. Dempsey refused to yield. Shortly afterward Dempsey was again sent to the floor in a heap. Dempsey's seconds, recog- nizing the uiter hopelessness of continuing the unequal contest, threw up the sponge, jumped over the ropes, caught their man, enceavoring to drag him back to his corner. | Fitz: mons, thinking the fight finished, walked back to his corner and took his sez Dempsey, although terribly punished, away from his seconds, determined to still continue the struggle “And right here Referee Brewster made a grgat misiake, he, too, like Referee Fitzpat- rick, having declared before the fight that he was ignorant of the rules. Dempsey gamely staggered over to Fitzsimmons’ cor- rer, and the latter arose, as if to shake Fans; reil squared off to again foe. Just as the gong sounded time F mmons would cer- tainly have put his now thoroughly dazed opponent to sleep. The moment that Demp- sey’s seconds entered the ring and drags: him back to his corner the battle should have been declared at an end. The referee had no right to allow the fight to proceed further. Fitzsimmons became tired of foo!- nd rushed matters with a will in d Ifth, landing heavily, at the same time begging Dempsey to give up. A sting- ing blow on the point of the chin sent Dem sey to the floor in a helniess heap. Fitzst mons walked aw from him, again re- quest'ng him to give up the unequal con- test. Demy staggered to his feet, anoth- er straight-handed right en the chin down- ing him, and for the third time, as he arose to his feet, again went down under Fitz's sledge-hammer right. The End of the Fight. “In the thirteenth and last round Fitz endeavored to be merciful, but Dempsey would not receive kindness. At the call of time the Nonpareil was as groggy as a man loaded to the tips with liquor. Fitzsim- mons took a long look at his game but de- feated antagonist, saying: ‘Quit, Jack.’ Dempsey, too proud of his well-earned ring laurels, started for his antagonist, and the unwillingly compelled to put the greatest of all welter weights to sleep. He landed on Dempsey, and the latter went down like a bullock hit with an ax. Fitz- simmons gazed at the prostrate form of his antagonist, and slowly walked back to his corner. Dempsey tried to rise to his feet, fell back like a log, endesvored to get up again, and just as he was counted out, fell prone upon his back, as helpless as a corpse, within a few feet of his own cor- ner. He was carried to his corner, more badly whipped than ever before in his rng career, while his friends, who had wagered immense sums on the result, sat as if stricken dumb, scarcely realizing that the man hitherto believed invincible could be forced to succumb. “Had Referee Drewster understood the rules, he would have given the fight to Fitzsimmons when Dempsey’s seconds en. tered the ring and dragged him back to his corner. Corbett Should Have Lost. “And a like mis as made in the Cor- bett-Mitchell fight, if it could be called a fight. I was as pleased as any man about the ring to see the ‘mouthy champion’ dis- posed of in such short order, but when Cor- bett’s seconds entered the ring to prevent the latter from fouling Mitchell, they grossly violated Queensbury rules, and, un- der a proper construction thereof, Corbett jould have lost the battle. He afterward lained that Mitchell had applied a filthy het to him (Corbatt). But this was ev gently a part of Mitchell's intended tactics, and Corbett should not have lost his head. Instead of that, he should have played with and punished Mitchel a8 did Jack McAu- liffe with Billy Myer at New Orleaas. Jack aeciared before the fight that he had grown tired of the newspaper notoriety attained by Myer at his (McAuliffe’s) expense. ‘I’m not going to put him out in short order,’ said McAuliffe. ‘I'll keep him in the ring. lick him good, and shut up his big mouth forever so far as I'm concerned.’ The his- tory of the fight proved how cleverly Jack kept his word. Myer was badly punished from start to finish. “A question was put to me the other day,” said Mr. Hogen, in conclusion, “by a a man who backed Kilrain when he fought Sullivan. ‘Why, if Sullivan was so far su- perior to Kilrain, did the fight last seventy- five rounds?’ I put the same question to Billy Muldoon the day after the fight, say- ing: ‘Why did not Sullivan finish the fight sooner? Had he rushed Kilrain, the latter would not have lasted twenty rounds.’ To which Muldoon reptied: ‘You remember what a burning hot day it was, don’t you” I was not afraid of Kilrain; I was afrai? of the sun. Had I allowed Sullivan to rust matters, the hot sun might have done what Kilrain could not do—knock Sullivan out. I would_not allow Sullivan to rush the fight, although he asked me several times to allow him to go in and finish Kilrain. There was too much at stake to take any chances.’ ” EASTERN ATHLETIC CLUB. The New Capitol Hill Organization Preparing for a Busy Season. An enthusiastic meeting of the Eastern Athletic Club was held in their temporary quarters at Esputa’s Hall on 8th street southeast, during the week, there being seventy-five members present. The com- mittee appointed to make arrangements for an entertainment and dance reported that they had secured Odd Fellows’ Hall for March 12. The proceeds wili be devoted to fitting up the gymnasium. The committee in charge consists of Messrs. Crown, Emons, Johnson, Raab and Dr. Weiss. A committee was appointed to make arrange- ments for an excursion during the summer. This committee, consisting of Dr. Adams, J. M. Ober, F. W. Buckler, W. C. Wilker- son and Dr. George B. Weiss. who are all hustlers, promise to give good cycle racing and other amusements, for which some handsome prizes will be offered. There was also a press committee appointed, con- sisting of Messrs. J. M. Ober, P. R. Hallan and H. Bright. ‘The base ball team {s assuming shape un- der the management of Mr. John McKel- den. The club proposes to enter the club in the new city league, and the team is ex- pected to end well up in the pennant race. Mr. W. G. Betts has offered a handsome gold medal to the member of the club wh makes the highest batting average for the season. The club can also boast of having the strongest man_in the city in its ranks in the person of Mr. W. C. Wilkerson, whose weight is 310 pounds, and who is having a dumb belymade for his own use that will weigh 100 pounds. The basket ball team, also under the man agement of Mr. McKeiden, and coached by Al. Rouse, is improving most wonderfully, and expects to make a good showing in the game with the Carroll Institute next Wed- nesday evening. Charles Dunn and George Gates are creating a good deal of comment by their splendid playing. A committee is now at work revising the | constitution and by-laws of the club. The committee consists of C. L. Petze, F. W. Buckler and R. Revelle. DERS’ GOOD RACE. Won the Skating Championship of the District. A large number of per: the Convention Hall Ice Rink to with the championship races for the ice palace medal last n reat intere: s felt in th ders. ington We was beaten by t Thursday evening by twelve boy feet, and a hot race was expected, but the Baltimore boy’s skate pulled loc he had gone five strokes to quit. There were Fee, Ilgenfritz, Stites, Suunders, Bailey and Dillon. Saunc d not spurt until the fourteenth lap, and then he flew. In winning this medal Saunders re becomes the champion of the Dis the race was a scratch one for a a half, and open to all comer: isfaction was expressed over he is exceedingly popular. + tinction in athleties before, cne of the m: sof the tral fa “ot. figur in 5 ° before M "1800, ‘Phe second pr r of shoes, donated by 5, Rich & pst sho: this evening. ‘ion, howe Donoghue's Ing 2 The feature of the r, Will be the rt to break ning si tempt on world the It will take e friends are cor: fident that he will slice a chip from the ex- p: record for five mile at 8 oveleck, and ni isting time. The record J. Nilsson at Minneapolis, on a four-and-a- half-lap trick, February 15, 184. Hockey. Next week there will be two interesting hockey gam-s played, in which some good werk may be looked for on thepzri of the local men. The Washington Hackey Club, | which recently beat the Re ley team by the close score of 1 to 0, will play a match game with the team of the Bb. letie Club Wednesday ning, the pla starting at 8 o'clock sharp. THe compos tion of the local team will be subs the same as that which played in the gi with the Berkeley club. itimore Ath- | | | The hock team of the Columbia Ath- Jetic Club will make their ma: effort in a contest Saturday evening, ir oppo- nents being the team of the } nd lege of Baltimore. As the has never appeared in pu interest is manifested in the: ying. , the Baltimor ic, siderable | the outcome of | eral handi has been e boys, and im of the team der way negotia famous St. Nicholas team city. It is not improb: team of Yale Colk next wee itely in tions for a g of New e the aggregation part of next RockvDle Base Ball Cle. The Rockville Base ball Club held a meet- tng recently, at which offi ere elected, | and other business attended to. The mee ing decided to abandon the evstom of elect- ing a board of directors, but placed the du- | ties of the former board in the hand of the presid treasurer and manager. The election resulted ident, H. Stokes; tre . Jones, ‘and manager, W. The club ¥ t. n abundance of good und so far fifteen } Kelchner, | Rabbit a x. Kelchner, A. Dawson, C. M. Jones, < liam Eagle, S. Beam, R. G. Hilton, Roger Nicholson and Edward Leonard L. { | | | | | | cations the season prom | be prosperous for the club. Ma bitt has booked severai gam nd is ne- gotiating for a number of cr games. Efforts will be made to have the schedul: better this year than ever before. The | | j | { | r Rab- team has not begun practice a: nine, ana work will not commence until out-door practice can be secured. Cowles’ Visit to Conch Yale. Ald has come to Captain Treadway of the Yale University crew, in his efforts to de- velop a winning crew. A. W. Cowles of Chi- cago, one of Yale's greatest o2 coaches, arrived yesterday at and will criticise the work of the candidates. Mr. Cowles is the only coach to put in an | appearance since Bob Cook's visit some days | ago. Washington Outing Club. The work of forming the base ball team of the Washington Outing Club is now in progress, and it is evident that there Is an abundance of good material. Harry Ki: who will captain the aggregation, plac the probable make-up as follows: Catcher, W. A. Farlee; pitcher, Ben Poo; first base, arry King; second base, Sam Wy third | base, Jake Kaufman; shortstop, H. ‘Ser er; right field; Al, Goodman; center field, Cc. H. Reizenstein; left field, ‘ed Hahn. | These men will undoubtedly play on the team, though for the purpose of trengthen- | ing the nine the positions may be changed. For substitutes there will be on the bench Al. Sigmund, C. W. Moore, Sam. Nattans, . Nordlinger, M. Oppenheimer and others. | Other “fans” of the club will organize second team. The N. G. A. A. The National Guard Athletic Association has been making a wonderful change in the loft of the armory in fitting it up to se-ve as a first-class gymnasium. The ap- pliances which have been introduced have been extensively used so far by the athictic inclined members of the Corcoran Cadets and the military cyclists. No regular course will be pursued, though the officers of the association are seriousiy <consider- ing the advisability of employing a compe- tent instructor. This will hardly be done until fall, however, as during the summer the members of the association, it is thought, will'not confine themselves to in- door gymnastics, * Seodosentonenteeestoegoceadoeatoaeateageseageageeatoagocgnsoageeateaeatvagageneeteagectoateeage cites afecgeteagesgengeg the pair conte: pelled to retire from the tow Helm is now conducting the Brook {of the Washin yn corres} ence game: he pl | sixteen g: at the i | gressiv winni * Our Name— is synonymous with all science—prompt delive: the day after. Main Branches: "Phone 10992 0 0 0 © O O * ie WILL PLAY TONIGHT Mt. Pleasants to Meet the Washing- tons in Whist. CONGRESS TEAMS FOR THE JUNE a the Games of Local Chess CLUB CHECKER TOURNAMENT ss The Mt. Pleasant and Washinston clubs heir mich in st this evening at the room the W. Washington club sented by Messr: and Hoover. corsists of Mc and Brown. While it is understood that two tr will visit the Brocklya wh: June from this ¢ ward se! regular pract vised. he Baltimere W! to prepare for the congres vy being made for the s Hail, well kne nd no sy: ms to have been de- Club fs bexinnin: ited to ac 2 ph rd. The team will clan, Duval, Wilber. S with Bouton and McKay Among the other : nore club © fiand Dr. We time piayed on ow a resident of th am. He but is not use of pro- rt in Julius and may take 7 , if he can indace Hall to join him. = the Chexa Players. ight chess match was re- hirgton Chess Club W nesday evening. The game was the fourth one between them, and should Hanna win match. u y co The F d, and a d by both | ¥ in stages of the game. At the & da half of y each about 1 two hours forty-three mo’ ng and to wii to win a ma- h, have ume Patterson winning in fit ne moves. the adyan one moves, whi he ell second game was played Thu » Mr. Usina p! inning in Ing the superior game and v one moves. Two games were played in the O'Par Walker mate first the made two bh resigned afte! Capitol Club Chess, Usina continues to lead in the ches nament at the 2 Club, two games duri the fine score of enbush fs still se losses to his credi ames yet to pl s tour- won ig the w ns and 2 lo: Quac , with 11 wins and He has several hard The of th Ouiside th In the Brooklyn € ship tournament, Delu lead all along, 1 Tatum, wh lead with the score of 7 won and 2 lost. mar and Helm are a tie for si each having won eight and one- lest two and one-half. Showalter ch allows Rocamora to take the Del ten, losing one, and drawing fi ranged between Mr. J. W. Showaiter, chess champion of the United States, and Mr. E. Kemeay, Phil "s crack p! first game was y, at the Frank- lin Chess Club, Phile . but was post- poned on account of the ‘illness of Mr. Showalter. ‘The Charkow (Russia) Chess Club has In- vited Stenitz and Schiffers, fifth and sixth prize winners at Hastings, to play a match of twelve games at Charkow for 1,2%) rou- Des (8740.40), two-thirds to go to the win- ner and one third to the loser. According to the telegraphic reports, the first of a series of games was played at St Petersburg January 29, the contestants be- ing Lasker and Pillsbury against Steinitz and Tschigorin. The game was won by the first named pair. Club Checker Tournar. ea. ‘The checker tournament at the Mt. Ver- non Club is deprived of a large share «f work. Fitted out with the finest modern maciun- ery that money can buy—operated by “experts” —perfect sanitary system—pure filtered artesian well water—purest washing These are a few of the many “little things” that have caused THE YALE to grow so rapidly —that have placed it head and shoulders above any laundry in Washington. Let your bundle come! you are—drop a postal and our wagons will call. Returned to you when promised, too. Not THE YALE F. H. Walker & Co., seatesfoagostostoetonteeten Datectonteafontontesieetetleet estos testestea Sot nchottoetotleeSoaioeodTeetedleatesl oat saleeTesteetedl captain | , and now has | other | that is perfect in laundry PIPHAGH GHEE: soaps known to Ready whenever Steam Laundry, DPS 514 10th Street, 1104 14th Street. - © © 0 o o Plant, 43 G St. “eSeadoadbadonde Coadeatoasoatontradoatoateatoateatietoatae Sneecdeegest Fs interest by reason of the ¢ that a num- ber of strong players bave not 2nt in class A there are four entries. Farquhar is in the lead with the score of four nnd and two and one-half Io: en and half, Whit 4 and one-half Murray h lass 4% Steph lost one, Cr if and lost ‘or and lost n w n two on has nd one-half a Prigg has not yed any yet ther have any games scored in class C. TAXING CVCLASTS, Proposed Charge of Toll on Mont- Komery unity Roads, Two meas en introduced in the Maryland leg the object of which is to make pay a toll for the privilege of using certain ro; tion of the Maryland roads in a in: rs ny ners is notorious! | residents of the ty do Uttie towara | keepin public pways in repair the « and bonrds having matt do little toward impro’ ing the reads, and when a hig! does receive ntion generally its condition is wagon s and vile for “pany chav bicyeles. 50 2 tion to and e machine: than a wace n injure traveling, ed a simi iin the & Ing the same power to the Washirgien and Brookeville Turnpike Company. On et that ther versity of on rd to the i > bills, espe cially far erned. M tend srtion of the that can be for road use, arm to other han tition, but, more of a te ‘ 1 of these is apt to oc 1a into Vi sirfax t ace: eae Then the barred on all sid road be the only free re ris in favor of good hig ail object to an unjust diser ‘They injure the rends in no man- is scught to make d ance. The Austral of two» four inc of a fr | from t ng machine consists of strong wet ach about sinwid t both ends feet bey to-draw elastic band sed upon power ete th sends the webs flying in- y upward and out- S are off ina line. Local Sporting Notes. The season for killing wild turkeys, par- and rab in Montgomery county miing to the lo n holding clay p: the occasion fi some Hent shooting. The entrants were not to the immediate vicinity, but em- tsmen from Mc omery and surrounding counties. A contest was sched- E oon. The chase of the Chevy Chase.Hunt Club of Monday, but the ground was too to make first-class sport. There w a field of sixt present at the start at Silver Spring. The drag extended for a distance of about five miles, and ended near the Rock Creek power house. It is ex- tremely likely that only a limited number of hunts will be given the balance of the season. 2 a A Friendly Opportantty. From the Woonsocket (R. 1.) Reporter. A Georgia undertaker has adopted 2 novel method of advertising his-business. His ad- vertisement reads: “Funerals on the install rt plan. Two dollars a week will bury voor best friend.”