Evening Star Newspaper, September 22, 1896, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1896—TWELVE PAGES. Pe hs ec SENATORS WERE OFF They Made Errors and Then Scrappy’s Men - Hit. a 7Hearteh's Beer ts PURE ‘Fatigue and | -Weakness | 2 c “| * * * Yield to the persuasive | * * * powers of the best of * * * tonics— Heurich’s ‘B= e=e=P, * * Strength comes with * * the first bottle. The ap- * * petite “picks up” and : ning sleep LOST THE GAME 10 THE GIANTS Gossip Regarding Foot Ball in the Colleges. ee CURRENT SPORTING NOTES ry * * * Record of the Clubs. * + every one becece at te have eevee cellar. ceene sree (ight) or a eeeee Drop pestal or mn Botti J ng Co., 27th & Ky "Phone tt Today's Schedule. New York at Washington. Philadelphia at Baltimore. Cincinnati at Cleveland. Boston at Brooklyn. Louisville at Pittsburg. Chicago at St. Louis. LOST ON THEIR ERRORS. We P> rsonaily “Cut” Every Garment Washington Had Another Off Day and the Giants Won. The Senators lost yesterday’s game to Scrappy Joyce’s men through errors atid weak hitting. Mercer pitched, and only two made off him. About _show sou our earned runs were four thousand persons saw the contest, and a considerable portion of the crowd hington’s erstwhile manager. t in to pitch for the home team, he officiated in the game Satur- afely eleven times, Beck- rooted for V Mercer w althoug’ day, and was hit s ley m ing a corking three-bagzer, that Brown just failed to reach. This was the only hit in the game that counted for more than one base. Meekin proved to be the stumbling block of the Senators, and his strong right arm sped theeba over the plate w uch ty that only three of the locai players could connect safely with his delivery. These three—De Montreville, McGuire and Smith—each made two hits. Selbach, however, made two pretty sacri- fices t contributed materially toward the Senators’ score. The runs were made mostly in pairs, and errors on the part of the home team were ble for ne all of them. The pd a perfect fielding game, Da- rrying off the honors. rd Joyce was thrown out at the We ye the Cheap - GOOD HATS seney for Dunlap. ssthe best. = p 22-21 le trying to score from second on vee << od srown to Cartwright that journeyed es =r = on to right field. But h threw into Mc- - Guire’s hands, and the captain's effort was ou in Lush threw anotier New Yorker > Herness, ‘Trunks, out at the plate, or, rather, such a result % | would have been more than ilke! Stafford interfered with McGuire, -Good Harness : ~ | interference Umpire Ly! | were on third and y had not tor which ch promptly de- fford and Meekin clared the runner out. . > second, respectively, For Little Money 3\ 32 22 oe i set of Harness—either otncn piel: to bat in the first in- iving or business pur- mt fail to see us be- —we are offering ry inducements. with a tiny bat of When Scrappy ties The gift was from a number of among the rooters from East He responded with a hit to- ward right, which Big Ed handled nicely, a rappy went to the bench with plenty of opportunity to examine care- fully his new possession. Another game with the Giants today. The Senators and Brooklyns still retain their relative positions,as Brooklyn also lost terday. If Washington can win today and the Brooklyns should lose, the clubs would be tied for ninth place. his admire Washi SBBITT. | 0 7 WASHINGT | NEW YORK. (Bargain alues See pad : Z Vv 0120 V.H't, cf...2 2100 Ae q 2 & iS 2, Tiernan, rf. 1 Z { 2 oO 0 oO { 2 10> 21106 in Crawfords! = ae 22 11 f k-octing folks can pick up a ‘‘snap™ Just o10 10 ° é We've a few Crawfords on hand—some oot o220 j time in the Riding Academy— oe r2 Poo { rel meer eal tha ad eae si0isit 0 / © respect equal to the best i mit quick—$10.50 to $22.50 0 4 price. 2 8 a= Be ned runs —W: “New York, toler AGENCY & Riding School, Dariee es on, balls By HP ey . truck out — feekin, St. Wing Center Mkt. ee A Good Derby for $1.50. $2 and $2.50. THE ex and Colonels Split. Pittsburg and Louisville played two games yesterday afternoon and split even. In the first, although Herman for Leuisville did muchthe better work in the pitchers’ bat- tle, the Pirates won; the second was a slug- ging match, with the honors for Louisville. ae fe FIRST GAME. PITTSBURG. LOUISVILLE, R.H.O.AE.. R.H.O.AE. Donovan, 166100 Ol Dexter, €.,0°0 11 6 Ely, ss/...0 0 20 13 3310 Lezatte, 162 8 010 1 0 13800 Smith, If... 1 1 6 1. 0 Roxers, 1b. 0 113 0 0 s 1 2 0 0 Picker’, cf 0 0 3 0 0 © 4 1 O Dolan, ‘ss..0 1 8 6 1 164 1¢4gm'n, 30 0 3 21 Lyons, 1 1 1 0 Jobnson, 20 1 2 20 Hw © 27 Ojfierman, p. 0 0 0 3 1 5 2| Totals.... 1 73115 3 One out when winning run was scored. Pittsburg. 01000000001-2 Louisville 700000000100-1 run—Lontsville. ‘Two-base _hits—Lyons, Three-base bit- S: FORM” Last is different and superior to any other. The narrow heel that clutches the of Hawi Ff by pitched Struek out P By Hawley, 8 Emslt Langlois F St, Cor. 13th. 001011000-3 2100008006 Ne—Two hours. mpi foot, le ball that gives Teo nee SECOND GAMEL 1 in the fore part. j RG. LOUISYIIEE are made of the re 3°30 0 Miller, c... 12290 06 1 kidskin, with patent 2s 1 McOr'ry, rf. 2 2 00 ~ lace aml but- 010 1 O Clarke, If..0 1200 ep sarap 21 O Rogers, 1b. 0 1 o°0 : tine world that can Ht up to 9 280 Obes 0078 t AAA for $3. 126 1CYgm'n, 36111 8 0 os 11 3 0 Johnson, 2)1 1 2 4 0 29 2 0 Cun'tam, 8010 a weet tl uns Pittsburg, 3) Loulsville, 3. Two- a 2 ase hits—Smith, Lyons, Miller. Soerifice hits— —_—— ES Miller, “Johnson, "Stolen bases—Donovan os , Rogers, Clingman. Double plays—Padden, Le- Fur f atte and T Dolan and Rogers. First buse on ing 1 ngham, 1. Hit by pitched ball— ment occapies Struck “out"By Killen, 2." Time—One an entire floor. It ts compictely equlpped with every facility for tisfaetory work. Iy the most exper: necd workmen are em- jose skilled in the A repairing of valu- . Let us have your fore the rush. Umpire—Emslie, Brooklyn Lost Through Errors. Brooklyn citizens are evidently not much interested whether their ball team finishes in ninth or tenth place, for a small and list- less gathering witnessed the game with Boston yesterday. The Bridegrooms lost order bi he seventh Inning because of errors. and |attert . = 1 Stinemetz sc, OEE am H'm't’n, cf EE ook Se atte ave. au20-3m,20_ | Tenney," rf. 1 1 3 ei 1 8 Dutty, if... 0 18 390 Long, 8s. o10 2 oO 0” ge is Tucker, Tb. 1 O11 331 McGann, 2b1 1 0 822 Bergen, c.. 0 1 4 101 Collins, 3611-1 2 241 ° Stivetts, p- 0 11 @20 Totals.... 5 827 3 2717 & I offer that smount to any man whose eect Boston. -09100008105 Teen't tx. It Jt is a 3 (ae to Bisel Brooklyn. 2001000008 can do it. HUTTERLY, 682 sell Earned runs—Boston, 1; Brooklyn, 1. First base by errors—Boston, 3; Brooklyn, 1. ‘Left on basca— Bosten, § Brooklyn, o. First bass on balls—Om CONNOISSEURS of Binet, Dau, & Stew ant-By Src 3; by Danb, 2. Home run—Corcoran. "hree WHISKIES & WINES Bhould avail themselves of the GREAT BARGAINS in Rare Old STRAIGHT WHISKIES, » MA- DEIRAS and SHERRIES, BKANDIES, ETC now offered by me at greatly reduced prices, a3 Re- Bsc of the late firm of Jas. L. Barbour & Son, Sit FA AVE, NW. bit Grimn,” Two-base bite McGann, Grin, Buc. rifice hit—Stivetts, Stolen bases—Jones, Anderson. Double plays—Anderson, Grim and Bonner. Um- pire—Hurst. Time—One hour and thirty-seven min- utes. Baltimore Beat Phillies. Aithough the score is one-sided, yester- day’s game between the Champions and the Phillies was an interesting contest, replete with hard hitting and sharp fielding. By winning, the Baltimores took their eleventh game of the season from the Quaker City ae ALTIMORE, “| Quinn, &b.. 3 x et rf.. jenaings, se ss = Bow’m'n,1b Reltz, 2b.. + Bl wcewceucwh 7, It ps'nrt 0 Lajoie, 1b... 0) Hallman,2b. R.H.O. 21 24 12 21 19 ne o4 24 10 13 Totals... 1 ladelphia Earned runs—Baltimore, ‘Three-buse hits—Hemming, 7; Philadelphia, 8. Hallman. wwo-base hit—Kelly. Sacrifice “hit—Kelley. Stolen hases— Quinn (2), Jennings, Reitz, Delehanty (2), Cooley, Grady. Struck, out—By Hemming, 2 Bases on bells—By Hemming, 3 Left on bases—Baltimore, 7; Philad Double plays—Reitz, Jennings and Bower- Tiulen, Hallman and Lajole, “Wild piteh— 1. Passed ball—Grady, 1. “‘Time—One hour and thirty minutes. Umpire—Hornung. Cincinnati Again Beaten. Cleveland and Cincinnati played an unin- teresting game yesterday. Luck was with the Tebeau men, although in the fifth in- ning Cuppy’s hand was injured, and he was forced to retire. D. { [ONG TI. “HL.O. A, -H.0.A.B. 2°50 i/Purke, 1b.. 02°10 0 30 B ijHoy, ef....0 0 700 0 1 2 6 McPhee, 300 1 2.3 0 cf1 1 2 0 € Miller, rf..0 110 0 -0220 hn, ¢.. 0 0 401 -O 112 mith, ss..1 01 3 1 0 116 0 6| Irwin, 3b..0 3 1 20 +0 0 0 © 6) Holliday, 1f 0 2 7 0 0 oo0o04 00010 70001 20000 Totals.... 4102714 2 Totals....1 924 9 2 “Batted for Cuppy in fifth inning. 0101000x4 0100000004 and, 2; Cincinnati, 1. incinat!, 2. Left on bise u i irst base on ‘off Wilson, 1 Struck out ‘Two-base bit—MeKean. Wilson, 2; tice Stolen by urkett, Smith, e Dwyer, 1. ‘One hour and minut Umpire- PITCHER RUSIE’S CASE. Manager Watkins Says He Was Unjustly Fined. Harvey Watkins, who managed the New York base ball te. ter Mr. F Iman the latier part of last season, comes out with a@ statement that shows Amos Rusie to have been right in his contencion before the National League's board of directors, that he had been fined $100 in the very last game of the season for alleged indifferent werk in the box. Under Rusie’s contract and the national agreement this w an illegal fine, but Mr. Freedman declared that the $100 fine was a cumulative penalty, and the dire , sitting at Pitt judges, accepted the magnate’s statement, and declared agaiast the pitcher. Mr Watkins’ statement reads as follows: “At the time Doy a the club and Mr. to depos up betwe 2 and Freedman di Doyle. Mr. an tele- at he would like to have hold of the ciub on and took charge < s with the club to th trouble with Rusie you may rementber, in the las the seeson, when we were playing with Iimore. I had been working Ruste pre not his turn to p Mr. graphed io me U me ta Tea edman asked me nd 1 told him, to pitch this id ‘All right,’ and told Rusie, he would pitch. Well, he went foles pounded him pretty hard for scoring several runs, wh lost i he game. This made Mr. Freedman angry, and he said he would fine Rusie $100 for playing indiffer- ent ball. I, of coi had inform him fine, and several of the New York e out in the morning roasting he should have been d.. Mt the time I thought Rusie pitched the st ball he knew how, and think so yet, nd if the papers had not made such a rumpus I am inclined to believe that Pres- ident Freedman weuld not have let the fine go, but he is a very determined man, and after the talk had been made would not do anything but Iet the matter stand. At the end of the season Rusie did not come uy for his check, but took the next train for Indianapolis. I mailed him his check there, less the $100 fine, and on the receipt of the check he immediately en- tered a pretest, which was settled by the hoard adversely to Rusie, as almost any matter of that kind would be decided against the player and for the magnate. “T sincerely believe that the fine was an injustice, but think that for the best in- terest of the game the board was right in sustaining Freedman. The underlying se of the trouble was the first fine that was charged against Rusie, when the club was playing in Baltimore. Burke, who Is the most intimate friend of Rusie on the team, went out one night before one of the games, and the next day was not in con- ditien to play, and Manager Doyte fined him $160. Doyle was convinced that Rusie had Leen with Burke, and also fined him. Mr. Freedman had promised Rusie that if he played satisfactory ball for the rest of the on he would refund him $100. Ru- sle went to Freedman just before the end and asked him for the money, but Freed- man said he thought he hadn't earned It, but, if he did ali right, that at the end of next season he would give it to him. I did not hear just what occurred in Mr. Freed- s Office, but Rusie came out very and when I asked him what was tter he said Freedman wouldn't give e $100 he premised him.” CONNIE MACK STEPS OUT. Captain Donovan the New Manager for the Pittsburgs. An expected change in the management of the Pittsburg base ball club was made shortly after the first game at Pittsburg yesterday afternoon. Connie Mack, who has had charge of the club for two seasons, gave way to Patrick Donovan, right fielder and captain. Mack will become a Western League magnate. He takes charge of the Milwaukee club of the Western League, having also purchased an interest in the team. The Pirates have not been meeting with the success anticipated by the owners the past season. They did not win at home. Mack was held responsible for these re sults. Early in the season the manag ment found fault with his manner of deal- ing with Pitcher Hawley. Mack believ in moral suasion, rather than heroic meth- cds, in treating some cases. Not long ago it was reported that the club was about to engage Frank Selee of the Boston club for the vacaney. Mack will continue in ch: until the end of the season. pide ALLEGED BASE BALL DEAL, It is Said to Be the Transfer of the Baltimore Team to New York. Special Telegram to the Philadelphia Times. BALTIMORE, September 21. — Notwith- standing the denials of Freedman and Han- lon, It is reported here that there is a deal between the New York and Baltimore base ball clubs elther for the transfer of the entire champion team to New York or an important sale of star players. While Mr. Hanlon continues to say there is. nothing in it, his mysterious conferences with Young, Freedman, Byrne and several gen- tlemen with large capital, who are stock- holders in eastern clubs, are said by parties close to the owners of the Baltimore club to mean that the negotiations now in progress are likely to result in a big surprise to ihe base ball world. Of course, no sentiment would be allowed to stand in the way of such a deal. The players of the present Baltimore club would probably rather have their talents viewed with a possessory air by the inhabitants of New York than by those of their present adopted residence, for they would be ad- mired by many more people there than here. This also is the reason why the fran- chise would be valuable to Vonderhorst and Manager Hanlon—more spectators, more money in the coffers. While the indications are that no deal has as yet been made, it is perfectly safe to say that just as soon as the two gentlemen tamed can get possession of New York jus so scon will they get it and take Baltimor star players with them. Base Ball Notes. Cleveland’s victory over Cincinnati yes- terday practically decided that the former will meet Baltimore in the Temple cup series. Yesterday's championship game at Rich- mond was called in the seventh inning on account. of darkness, after Richmond had made two runs, and the score went back to the sixth. The games now stand: Richmond, 8; Norfolk, 1. Yesterday’s Score: Richmond, Qr., 11h., le.; Norfolk}'8r., 11h., 3e. Malarkey and Foste . Stocksddle ind Field were the batteries. ‘The fight between New York and Philadel- phia fcr the leadership of the second divis- ion is close. New York has now the better of it, but as Philadelphia will have Brook- lyn, New York and Baitimore to end the season with, the Phillies will have a shade the better of it so far as the closing series is concerned. RACE TRA AT ELKTOD The Mniter Called:to the Attention of the Grand Jury. At the opening of ‘the September term of the circuit court for Cecil county at Elkton, Md., yesterday morning, Judge Frederick Stump, in delivering his charge to the grand jury, caused’no little comment by laying before the jufy the matter of gam- bling now being carried on in Cecil county under the auspices of a Philadelphia syn- dicate. Among other matters the judge called the jury’s attention to the races now in progress in the ceunty at which pools are sold and books made. He read to them the act of 1804 passed by the Maryland legislature which forbids book- making, pool-selling, &c., except once a year for thirty days on the tracks of agri- cultural societies and driving park He said that the law, in his opinion, was passed for agricultural fairs and driving parks, naming Pimlico, Baltimore county, for example. He said under the act passed bookmaking, &c., had been held for thirty days in the fall of 1895 and in the spring of 1898 on the track of the Cecil County Agricultural Society at Elkton, which were lawful. That afterward an association had applied for incorporation and had been incorporated, in which the purpose of the corporation was stated to be “for the creation and maintenance of exhibitions of trials of speed for the purpose of en- couraging the breeding of a superior class of horses,” and nothing was said about pool-selling or bookmaking. ‘The judge said to the grand jury that while a strict construction of the act might hold that the act was irtended to apply to any track, whether in existence when the act was passed in 18M or not, yet if that construction was put upon it, in his opin- fon, the effect would be to nullify the act of i894, and all that it would be necessary to do to get rid of it would be to make twelve tracks and have racing and_pool- selling the year around, just as_ though the act nad not been ‘passed. Without expressing any opinion as to the proper construction to be put on the act, ferred the matter he re- to the grand jury for action uider the 2dvice and discretion of the state’ torney. Judge Stump added that if tracks con- tinued to be constructed Cecil county would be turned into a perpetual gambling ground. He referred to the making of tracks at Barksdale, the one at Iron Hill, the meeting now In progress at the same place, and the track now under construe: tion at the same place. A track is also about completed at Singerly It is said that if it is not thought ad- able to proceed by arrest and indict- ment of those who are engaged in the pool-selling business, &c., steps are about to be taken t effective means. THEY SAW bring it t nd by other an Goop sport. Thousand F Over a rsons at the Athletic Park Races. The bicycle races at the International Athletic Park yesterday afternoon drew out a gathering of between 1,000 and 1,200 persons, who were Well repaid for their visit. The weather, which threatened rain all the afternoon, kept a gcod many peo- ple away, and the-stiff breeze aceompany- ing somewhat handicapped the efforts of the riders, The time of most of the races od considering. ‘The track was shappy end as smooth as as- lent phalt. the first occurred, In spill race, the mile This is almost something as there has not been a novice ince the opening of the park that novice, no wonde rful ‘ident did not occur. The finish 5 pretty. Dodge made a spurt, and obtained a good jead, and crossed the tape a gool winner, with Lang Shearer close behind and Hill. third. The second rage, the mile open, was interesting from the, fact that not .only the fast riders of, this city were entered, but the Ballimore !cracks were in line. The r: was run in two heats, there be- ing thirtesn entries, with twelve men rid- ing. Claude Leatherbury, the Baitimorean, did not qualify in the first heat, ning. In the second heat, Billie Sims came in first and Clarence M. Knight second, the latter being from Baltimore. Fred L. Meyer of the same place did not qualify, only the three first men being eligible. The third race, the two-mile tandem match race, between Harry Z. Greer and George E. Simith of the Washington Road Club and E. A. Pitkin and Paul von Boeckman of the Queer Wheelmen proved a good event. There was considerable money bet on both sides of the outcome of this race, the team of the Queer Wheel- men winning by not~quite a full length. The race was a loaf for over five out of the six lavs. As usual Washington came in ahead jn the last of the series of the intercity races, scoring twelve points to the Baltimoreans nine, and making the total score of Wa ington sixty, against forty-four for their opponents. The final in the one-mile open was very pretty on the last lap. Bell was put in to pace and rode a fast mile. Clum started to spurt on the back stretch on the third lap, and got a good lead. The bunch fol- lowed. Sims finally caught his man near the fourth turn, and won by over a length; Mudd win- Clum taking second place and Knight of. Baltimore third. On account of a delay in receiving the entries from the official handicapper, who had been out of town, and just arrived at the grounds, an ex- hibitior half mile was next given on a tandem by Smith and Greer, who suc- ceeded in riding the distance, unpaced, fly- ing start, in 0.56 2-5 seconds. Two-Mile Handicap. ‘The two-mile handicap proved to be a good race, with a close finish. There were sixteen entries, and all but one started. The limit men had 250 yards, while Billle Sims and Mudd were placed on scratch. On the second lap the tire of George Coleman exploded, throwing the rider and likewise V. S. Barber and A. C. Moran. Sims dropped out, after a few laps, and Gause made only ‘a show of starting. Mudd worked his way up and caught the bunch on the fourth lap, Fred L. Meyers was thrown from his wheel at the finish of the fifth lap, after he had led the bunch for a lap or so. Dodge, who trailed on the rear cf the bynch, made a phenomenal spurt on the back stretch, near the third turn, and secured a big lead, which could not be over- taken at the finish, Mudd finishing a close second. H. W. Clum finished third, but the referee disqualified him for foul riding, and gave third place to George S. Ball, who finished fourth. As stated in The Star yesterday, Fister Gid not start on his attempt to break the American twenty-four hour track record. The program for the day closed with an ex- ribition mile by Charles Gause, flying start, paced by tandems,: Greer and Smith worked for one lap; and Von Boeckman and Pitkin for two laps. Gause rode the mile in the good time of 2:06 1-5, a record for the course. The silver trephy cup and medals fer the intercity)race were presented at the close of the race. The summary: First race, ong-mile novice—Harry I. Dodge, unattached, won; Lang Shearer, un- attached, second; John Hiil, unattached, third. Time, 2:32 1-5. Second race, one- ~ruile open—First heat, T. N. Mudd, jr.,,A.WV., won; Charles E. Gause, W. R. C.,"becdnd; V. S. Barber, un- attached, third.’ Tima, 3 Second heat, Bille Sims, A. ,W., won; Clarence M. Knight, Baltimore, second; Henry W. Clum, vnattached, third. Tfme, . Final heat, Billie Sims, A. W., won; H. W. Clum, un- attached, secon ‘latence M. Knight, Bal- timore, third. Time, 2:17 3-5. Third race, two-mile tandem—Paul von Boeckman and . A, Pitkin, Q. W., won; Harry Z. Greer and George E. Smith, W. R! C., second. Time, 6:2) 2-5. Fourth race, one-mile intercity team race —T. N. Mudd, jr., wan; Billie Sims, second; Claude Leatherbury, third; Clarence M. Knight, fourth; Fred L. Meyers, fifth; Geo, S, Ball, sixth. Score: Washington, 12 potfits; Baltimore, 9 points. Fifth race, two-mile handicap—Harry I. Dodge, unattached (200 yards), won; T. N. Mudd, jr., A. W. (scratch), second; George s. Ball W. R. CG. @5 yards), third. Time, 5. Exhibition events—Half-mile tandem, fly- ing start, unpaced, Greer and Smith; time, .56 2-5, One-mile, flying start, paced, Chas. Gause, W. R. C.; time, 2:06 1-5. FRED, SIMS’ STATUS. He Will Again Ride in the Amateur Rauks. W. Fred. Sims, the fast local rider, will again ride in the amateur ranks. This will be gratifying news to his large number of friends, who regretted his practical sus- pension some days ago by the chairman of the league racing board. No one is more delighted than Sims himself, and yesterday at the race meet at International Athletic Park he received the congratulations of a number of friends. It will be remembered that Sims received a notice from the chairman of the rz board, about a month ago, informing him that if he raced again as an amateur he would be suspended pending an investiga- tion of his status. was _a practical suspension, and kad Sims rode again he would have been thrown into the profes- sional ranks. Not desiring to ride as such he wisely refrained from entering any races, and with ihe result that his amateur status has been restcred to nim once more. Since bis suspension his friends have been working hard to have him reinstated, but without avail. Several personal visits were made to Philadelphia to see Mr. Geo. D. Gideon, the chairman cf the racing board, but he was obdurate. A petition signed by nearly all of the local League of Ameri- can Wheelmen officizls and almost all of the bicycle agents requested the removal ae of the suspension, but the result was a curt letier, the substance of which was published in The ar at the time. Mr. Gettinger, treasurer of the United Wheel- men, and president of the Arlington Whe: men, while in Philadelphia, several weeks ago, paid Mr. Gideon a personal visit in hopes of having nim change his mind, but in this he was disappointed. Last week Sims was in Philadelphia, and Saturday he called on Mr. Gideon and had a long talk with bim over the matter. He convinced the chairman of his mistake, and assured him of his (Sims’) amateur stand- ing. Several old charges against Sims were brought up, wh ted in his sus- pension for a time at Springfield last year while in class B, and in thi perfectly candid’ story. He had } pended because it was alleged that Sanger had cashed a check for him, The check was not cashed by Sanger, but by some one else, and Sims . His manner made a favorable im and he asked Sims if he cared to ride any more this season, and the Washington boy responded in the negative. “Well, next season sou can begin racing as an émateur ag: aid he, “and we will turn over a new leaf.” ‘Pnis satisfied Sims, and he came home rejoicing. APTER CORBE AND SHARKEY. San Francisco Clubs Negotiating for the € it. SAN FRANCISCO, September 22.—Satur- day night last Marager Groom, who was slightly nettled becau n offer of $10,000 telegraphed to Corbett and Sharkey a week previcus had been treated with what sav ored of silent contempt, sped anc coupled message over the wires warning the big bruisers that the National Club's offer would remain open only a week jonger. Yesterday Groom had a dispatch from Corbett stating that if the club would post the amount of the purse in responsible hands, wi "standing that Cor- bett a - the full amount, not, the er would be fd that Sh. to box ten rounds between November 20 and om was on I hunt for hi in the fight-promo’ line them, suggestions before ‘ nz paper, W: tting forth ng the » supervisors a pe arkey contest. It that M Eureka Club, ‘mit the in the article that the figh had a epted Ellinghouse’s offer of $1 Js, and that the fight would nksgiving room then did a bit of tele own account. He wi y if the pews Y was true. course, offer, his i the $i hands would be com ed no answer last night. the sponsible Groom rev In regard to the Eureka Club's transac- tions with Corbett, Mr. Stock id last night: “We have been negotiating with Corbett for ays we sent him a contest with Sharkey wired an acceptance, and then we for a letter containing full particulars as to date and number of rounds. We suggested ten rounds and Thanksgiving evening as the date, and we were sure our proposition was acceptable to Corbett and Sharkey. Corbett certainly telegraphed us his ac- ceptance, and I hardiy see how he can have accepted any other offer since that.” FOOT BALL SEASON. ‘Twenty-Seven Men at Harvard An- awered the Call for the Tenm. The candidates for the Harvard foot bal) team began their long two months of hard practice at Cambridge, Mass., yesterday af- ternoon, Twenty-seven men reported to Captain Wrightington, who put them through the usual preliminary evolutions of kicking, falling on the ball and breaking through the line. Of last year's eleven, besides Captain Wrightington, Norton, Shaw, Cabot, Brown and Dunlop were the only ones to appear. Beale and Frank . the other two mem- bers of last yez m, who will again play for Harvard, will begin work in a few days. Ex-Capt. Arthur Brewer will ay return to college this fall and may play though at present it doe t look as would be ne: “Bob” enson, who played with the ‘varsity in his hman year, may don h again this season. There are many posi- tions to be filled, and only an average ma- terial at hand. Manager Bingham has not yet commpleted the schedule. Williams will cpen the season here October 3. The other fixtures are: Brown at Cambridge, October 17; Cornell at Ithica, October 31; Princeton at Cambridge, November 7; Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, November 21. The Car- lisle Indians will probably appear here Oc- tober 24, and Dartmouth October 10. CORNELL HARD AT Work. foot ball togs Bencham Will Play F Back for the ithaca Team. Cornell foot I practice began in earn- est yesterday afternoon. About sixty men turned out and were handled by Coaches Beacham, Fennell, Mason and Sanford. Sanford, the former Yale guard, is doing excellent work with the men, who wince under his sharp tongue. ‘As a result of Brooke's coaching in June, Beacham {s punting well and will play full hack. Young, thus displaced, will try for end, his chief competitors being Taussig and McKeever. S of the new men showed up well behind the line yesterday afternoon, among them Will, who played with Cascadilla School last year, and Par- sons, formerly of Rutgers. The team lines up against Colgate next Saturday for the first game of the season. YALE DIDNT LINE UP. The Men Will Begin Hard Practice ‘Tod: or Tomorrow. Captain Murphy of the Yale foot ball eleven decided not to line up the candidates at New Haven yesterday afternoon, and the first line-up of the season will not take place until today. Several candidates who were expected to arrive failed to appear, ard, in addition to this, the players already on hand are not in proper shape for heavy work. Accordingly, the men were drilled in kicking and passing on the gymnasium lot yesterday afternoon, and if present plans are executed the men will begin hard prac- tice today or Wednesday. LAFAYETTE AT PRACTICE. Thorne of Yale and Trenchard of Princeton Are Helping Coach, Lafayette’s foot ball practice was watched by a big crowd of spectators at Easton, Pa., ‘yesterday. It proved very exciting and in- teresting. The cleven has excelient ma- terial in it. Captain Thorne of Yale and ‘Trenchard of Princeton are on hand help- ing Coach Davis, and the team got many good points on which to work. Walbridge, whose arm was hurt last week, is much imprcved, but he is not working now. Weidenmeyer {s all right again. The speciators were delighted with the team’s work. Plenty of Work for Penn’s Men. Coach Woodruff of Pennsylvania yester- day hed the men practice twice. In the morning he had all the men out kicking and Buying Clothes Means spending dollars. Nobody gives clothes away. We come nearer to it, however, than anybody in this great zity of Washington. We make garments to order at prices often lower than ready-mades cost. We do it because we can—because we have the facilities and the system. We had a big run yesterday on that special line of tro erings which are worth fully $7. Until Thursday night we'll make them for ~ to onder We also have a special offering for a semi-dress cutaway coat and waistcoat of plain and fancy ve diagonal worsteds —also a choice piece of Thibet—until Thursday night— $ ~»-35 0) to order. A whole suit costing only $14—and fine eno on any occasion. Te aaa aaa Ta aah a a ee me i ete ts te tt Soi Stent gh to wear 4 9 3 Mertz and Mertz, New “Era” Tailors, 906 F Street. a catching, and in the afternoon had them do| sse2es2eeseee¢ss0e0¢ > two hou ork in siznal practice. In the | 2 morning the time was mostly devoted to © 5 1 e work larter and full backs togeth- | 2 INATION is “4 er, Ww in the afternoon the men were | stack « efvided into two squads, who 1 ° 2 itions of the field. On t 2 e men left for home, so e to play a gam: J wen 2 hat when the oe 4 y BEM it > he work ¢ > 1 2 TRESS °« ¥ 2 an at quart » A enone 3 who has by 3 ? > to the work of that} % anus ata : cabs Nt ode sald that he regarded Goodmi > fa ee Ayr adpaten [2 best man for the plac Ww 2 > r, is too ligh 4 — ‘. noulder is so 4 ; $ not think he c > > is doing very w: > codruff and Williams ° were much pleased ¥ 4 Jim” Robinson to Train Michigan. 2 bd 1” Robinson, formerly identitied with ae the Manhattan Athtetic Club of New York rsity of Mi . He wii leave Septe = Pneeern et ew for Ann Arbor. International Cricket From the Boston Transeri whi str: | colored sisters ges professing + that when he first of the arranged and picked ries of three cricket seen the Austra! teams of Phila He Family | in 9 victory for the open-m rung, each side having had its two full in-| are, mo: do oon the! t Club, ans is known it w ily of as 1812 by four and wealth Slavin Defeated by O'Donnell. Francis Patrick Slavin, known in hi and money to those of tii tive land (Australia) as the “tall corr | so much less fortur The f the was beaten down in the fifth round of his | f° lother Juliette. who continued boxing contest with Stephen O'Donnell, his | #t the hea he sisterhood till her death, countryman, last night, at Maspeth, L. I. It was purely a contest between science and s what was once th youth on the one side and dogged deter- Il room. and man told of the danci elry which for y held sway walls. ‘The building is an immen rt od di y th - he great 2 ¥ closed, and the: When I vis! arted when th as I pulle vused unwilling i the ghosts of long ag it tempted to run footsteps within coming toward the But, instead of meeting a frown of I half pected, I was ad ed nun, who ayy unusual oc. red_permi The hall wa ination and experience on the other. O'Donnell represented the first-named quali- ties and Slavin’s pluck and endurance could st the fusillade of icft-hand hand swings sent at him. crnstalk” was not knocked out. ch his chief ring adviser, “Ted” Alex- this was averted. Alexander tossed up a towel acknowledging defeat when his principal, bleeding and with both hands down, stood in his own corner at the mercy of his opponent. —_—.——— A VORACIOUS CAT. ‘whe Animal Showed a Sad Lack of Discrimination in Its Rapacity. m the Chi sider it strenger des no ‘Times-Herald. Stone floc te “No, I don’t like cats,” sald the man who | end. Whi was inw nting was carrying home a canary; “no cats in s ity and sc ainess, mine, 1f you please. Some friend of my signe A about. _ Z . | a small muiatto, with a e's gave her a cat, and the first thing s face, black ywered, fold with a murely meekly it did was to eat a sweet singing bird we had.” “The cat wasn’t to blame,’ a long uni Sa . white linen c spares 4 Se en bonnet, the custom. next to him; “ft was only living up to its | veil, and the inevitable black beads nd tinet: cross. We nded the wide, easy stair Yes, that is what I object to in cats— | CaSe. atid on the first landir was con- moe aks apotiee: Speers 2 with the word: they are too Instinctive. The next exploit | ['¢7 ts tobe an abject in th of that particular cat was to eat up our aquarium, Then it took a fancy to the vaby, and we were considering how to rid of it, when—ha, ha, I always laugh en I think of the tragic fate of that cat. ings do even out sometimes when you Ge department of the ces told me there were These came from Louls- con- . Me even So ener at expect it They are not only given = med ordinary 3 some r hereby hangs a tale. My wife bought nt they Bigs have nit on herself a stunning hat with @ bird on the | of Instruction in music ff it is desred, brim—a big bird with stretched-out wings 1 could hear the monotonous tin of and bead eyes. She laid the hat on the sofa | the scales as I passed through oe hate one day and went away and forgot it. That | and wondered If the little colored main night she told me something was the mat- | hated to practice as much as we maids when at = ally I cay the pian. ter with the cat, and she had shut it up. i went to look at it and found my dearest i s was as dead as a door I overwhelmed with repr at being the cause of the cat's demi: when my wife saw her hat the tragedy was explained. There was not a vestige of the bird left. Mrs. Cat had eaten it, and the arsenic of the taxidermist had done the resi. cy not, for of figures seate the little dusky f but home iv. for aged and infirm omen. savent of the Holy Fy ——————— SE 8 for six mor The Brake Hundle Barometer. end of that period ting bs, ay From the Albany Argus, maths eigen - ah Sis two years, after : “This rain is about over,” said a motor- | takes the black ved Eyer eto man on one of the open cars yesterday | the vows only pb eriecon they have heen renewed t “Are you a weather prophet?” was ask-j {pew oe must thoroug =) acier of the color “I think Iam, as far as dry or wet 5 weather Is concerned,” he replied. “I car tell w her we'll have rain within twenty- four hours or not. | “How am I able to do it? Well, it's like this: When it’s going to rain the brake han¢le becomes sticky almost a day before. | The motorman will first notice it fully | twenty-four hours before the storm ar- rives. You can just barely notice it then, but the stickiness will increase until it will be almost impossible to get a decent grip without tearing the fiesh on your hands. Now, on Friday nicht, I began to fecl that Bequentis From the Oaktai sticky business, and I told a fellow who Was on the seat behind me that lt was going to ra.n. The sky was clear, and af- | 5” » he left @ pec y ier glanced around he said that I was | W y-three years ago. He ae Sex I said, Fee's po ig going to |] bequeathed all the wealth he had, the cum rain ight away, ut it will before this | of se00, to the school childre no goin on the brake as a barome- apoio sar " Had erest to be drawn annually for the pur- At this point in the motorman’s remarks a passenger boarded the car. The front seat wes about filled, but that did not mat- ase of candy, to be distributed ¢ among all the boys and girls of tt of the town. ally schocls ter. He wanted to tall: with the motorman. ; an . s the rain all over?” was his query. eal ap ntigsals ye otabocga Praag eed near,” answered the electricity were Taitl ull carried out, but ecniinved the latest arrival, “I place more | {9 In. inadequate Jor the pureh? uf confdence in a motormwan’s prediction than ¥ # Sage dtegt powddeo cme I do in these made by the weather signal = it wre ane gos The motorman blvshed becomt: Shp pguenacee tencher of he Death of Capt. Britton. and hei heartily mei the ap- Word has been received here of the death | proval of ihe trusices. of Capt. Thomas Britton, U. 8 A., retirea,| ‘The on! SS te conan dle at San Diego, Cal., yesterday. ERE yey charging sing every Mem ‘ab Is YOUR BRAIN TIRED? 23 is a beav ul fight to see the chil- Take Horsterd’s Acid Phosphaic. is hts erave with the choicest Ti angpisen ithe ncebell Need liter Rho Aaain land that the bexuliful gardens of Lor nerves and makes exertion easy.