Evening Star Newspaper, October 31, 1896, Page 9

EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1896-TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES, ‘How Can hey Do It?” ‘That question is asked everywhere. How can we scll strictly first-class Dis- monds, Watches and Jewelry on credit Tat lower peices tham cash Jowelers, ** These world - famous Lis areca T * * wheels are offered at a re- waite a = aoe jee * * duction of $10 off regular resident bayer in New York, —S ** rices, and’ THE GUAR- Se ea ** TEE ON THEM IS Through baying this way we ** MADE EVERLAST- .* * “ ! ! Save fully 25 to 40 pe JING IY aL cent bete-le Keown the’ world over sa on market figures—and can sell in pro- Ser a tier tierce than ‘a Humber. {7A few Second-hand Wheels offered at ridiculously low prices. Humber Agents, ! ( Beall & Fisher——1r4o2 14th St. ( pearer a < a See iShirts To-Order. 4 Men that have trouble In being fitted should let us make their shirts to order. = We cut s separate pattern for each cas: = tomer—thns insuring all perfect-fitting ‘ shirts. Best workmanship—best fabrics i portion. —On amounts less than $100 we ex- tend credit and quote you cash prices. A great many people—‘‘would be"? purchasers—labor under the incorreet | impression that because they buy on time they have to pay more than for | cash. Just as an idea to prove them wrong we'll sell arquise Ring, —end_ moderate prices are the “baits’* we offer to secure your patrouage. P.T. HALL, Stinesker Made of 26 genuine dia- monds and 5 Siam rubies, Z “emeralds or turquoise. All Goods Delivered mn First Payment. Any responsible person can buy from | us on these terms: $25 worth, $5 down—$1.00 a week. { $50 worth, $10 down—$1.25 a week. y $75 worth, $15 down $1.50 a week. $100 worth, $20 down $2.00 a week. Goods delivered on the first payment and guaranteed satisfactory, or money refunded. Castelbere’s Nat’! Jewelry Co., 1503 Pa. Ave. Next to Star. Baltimor e, 108 N. Eutaw st. It ~ aaa THE “BLUE PETER.” Where It Was First Used in Whist as a Signal for Trumps. There is a house in London which should be the Mecca of all whist players who be- leve In the new school and the ‘informa- tion’ game; a shrine before which they should bow respectfully as the fountain- head of all that is modern in the game,” says a writer in the Monthly Iilustrator. “This is 87 St. James street, and it is with- in sight of Marlborough House. Its fame rests chiefly on the fact that it was at one time known as Graham's Club, and that within its wails Lord Henry Bentinck first introduced the ‘blue peter,’ or signal for trumps, which consists in playing @ higher card before a lower when no attempt Is made to win the trick. That signal has been to the whist players of the world like the villar of fire to the children of Israel. For more than forty years it has led them up and down in the wilderness of arbitrary corventions, but it has never brought them to the promised land of better whist. The blue peter was the introduction to whist of a purely arbitrary signal or con- vention, and its seed has spread like a thistle’s, until it has entirely overrun the old game of ‘calculation, observation, posi- tlon and tenace,’ leaving in its place long suits, American leads, plain-suit echoes, four signals and directive discards. These seem to have choked up all the dash, bril- Nancy and individvality in our whis: play- ers, reducing them all to the same level— not by increasing the abilities of the tyro, but by curiailing the skill of the expert.” ———_No matter if your laundry is small—we want it just the same. The Yale, 514 roth st. It Ladies find private dress- ing rooms and every comfort and conveni- ence at the Co= lumbia Bicycle Academy, 22d and P Streets. Music every evening. Ex- pert instruc- tion. CHANGING SUITS. Advice to Beginners in Whist by an Authority. The Philade!phia Evening Telegraph says in its whist column: We cannot refrain, in view of some recent occurrences, from re- peating certain advice we have often given in the past, and we carrot express our views cn the subject too strongly, as we firmly believe the greatest failing of the average whister is a wonderful desire to change the suit. Our advice ts, when you have the lead, having won a trick third in hand, be ab- selutely sure it is the wisest play to shift the sult before you decide to do so, and if there is any doubt in your mind on the subject give the benefit of that doubt to the suit that has just been led. Remember every time you open a new suit you place yourself at a disadvantage, unless it is headed by a three-card se- quence of which the queen is a component part. Remember that to attempt to establish two suits is the height of folly, and that as yeur partner has already started to estab- It Proof Against Thieves! vntrol absolut without extra pur Watch safe in w crowd 7 ur new Fall and Winter Woolens are unusually rich. See them. 2 : lish his, you will, as a rule, do better to aid Snyder & Wood, 1111 Pa. 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Taylor, 30 H street northwest, hired a lady’s Eclipse wheel, No. 29629, to 2 colored girl giving the name of Jennie Brown, who failed to return it. Edward Turner, Capitol police force, An- iston wheel, No. 5547; stolen from the Cap- itol. John Weerner, 812 1ith strzet northwest, hired Syracuse wheel, No. 11472, to a white eul5-3m,20 to the fact that the thieves are turning ERA — their tme and attention to other channels poppe jor mrceny, ard the wheelmen of the city ne gorr es, 08 Pan kre | & Wear one of our new ‘Fedoras —erd be in the hetght of fashion. Sone at $1.50 and $2, man, who failed to return it. & Miller & Brother, 1107 14th street, eae semaese | lady's Warwick wheel, No. 41296; stolen 2| from in front of the Force school building. ———.—_ The Star's Election News. $15, $17.50, $20, $22.50 and up. The Evening Star's election news will Used from several weeks to completely cover every point of interest in several months in our Riding £| te country. Im addition to the tacittties Academy. afforded by the wide-reaching arrange- tee < ments of the Associated Press, The Star Have guarantees accompanying each $% one! A few spick, span, poet * fords at “‘cut’’ prices. Agency and Riding Academy, Over oth St. Wing Center Mkt. Oc23- 244 has posted staff and special correspondents at all the important news centers, and the readers of The Star will enjoy the benefit of a service unrivaled for accuracy, full- ness and completeness. Those who want to get the quickest and best news should arrange to get Tuesday's editions of The Star. : The Star will display the news Tuesday night on two mammoth screens, so that Downey’s Medel Stables =m every a and Gat — every one who desires can get the news as —— ngemenes ‘unprovements | quickly as the telegraph brings it to the city. —— is >= on snd Fine Turnouts ery L Ste ae woos —— Bundle up your wash and we the Yale Laundry call for it. $14 10th st, Telephone 1092. 1t The Star will receive and display the bul- letins of the Associated Press, the Western Union and the Postal Telegraph companies, besides the special bulletins of its own corps of correspondents and the. election news to be gathered and distributed over the country by long distance telephone, THE LOCAL PITCHERS] copuste score ce zuancae oc ne ee WASHINGTOW'S CAREER IN THELEAGUE | Why a Better Rank Was Obtained This Year. AN IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED In no single season, since the Washington club entered the National League, in 1886, has any of its club teams achieved the de- gree of success in the annual pennant races which that of 1896 did, under the control of the Messrs. Wagner and the team manage- ment of Gus Schmelz. The Washington club entered the National League in 1886, during which year the other seven clubs comprised the Chicago, Detroit, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, St. Louis and Kansas City clubs, these ending the season in the order above named, the Washingtons being the tail-enders, a position the club occupied in the league up to 1890. In the year of the revolt the Washingtons were not in the league; and in 1891 they were in the Ameri- can Association, as they were for half a season in 1884. In 1892 they joined the clubs admitted from the association into the reconstructed National League, and for the first time they got out of the last ditch that year. In fact, in the first half of the double season of that year the Washing- tons ended the pennant race in seventh pesition, they leading Chicago, St. Louis, New York, Louisville and Baltimore. But in the full season's record the Senators had to be contented with tenth place, they lead- ing St. Louis and Baltimore, the latter club that year being under the management of Van Haltren. In 1893, however, the Wash- ingtons fell back to their old position in | the last ditch. In 1894 Manager Schmelz was engaged, and in that year the club got up to eleventh place; finished a peg higher in 1895, and this past season they topped the club’s ten-year record by tleing Brooklyn for ninth place, and winning that position in the pennant Tace record by de- feating Brooklyn in eight games out of twelve in their series together. Here is the ten years’ record of the club, showing how the Senators stand at the end of each sea- son from 1886 to 1896: A Ten Yenrs’ Record. mil g Ey 4 es Years. | Position. |} = | 3 | g | 32 Sole lea ce ela R aS Tn the League. Eighth 28 | 02°) 120 | .233 Seventh | 46 | 76 | 122 Bighth 48 | 86 | 13% | Eighth 41 {| 83 | 124 | Not in the League. In the Amertean Association. «-| Eighth | 44 | 96 | 135 j in the League, Tenth 93 | 151 | Twelfth 80 | 120 | Eleventh 131 ‘Tenth 128 | {Ninth 1131 Not only did the Washington team of 1896 attain the highest position ir the pennant race this year known in league annals, but they did it with the best ‘‘bat- tery” teams the club has ever presented on the field; the fine pitching of Mercer, Maul, King and McJames, with the ex- cellent catching of McGuire, Farrell and McCauley, materially assisting the team to achieve the notable success it did in 1896. supporting team to back up its pitching corps than ever before. Unfortunately, the increased strength of the majority of the twelve teams in the league in 1896 proved an obstacle to the full success of the Sena- tors. That they will be stronger and do better in every way in 1897 is very promis- ing, especially in view of the fact of the increased experience of the Messrs. Wag- ners, and the fact that Manager Schmalz will not have the discordant element on the team he had opposed to him in 186. I append the club records of victories and defeats in 1895 and 1% to show by com- parison where the past season the team gained ground over that of 1895. Then, too, the club had a stronger 4 ‘The Capital has.accepted the challenge of the Colum! Athletic Club to play & match at whist, {The ‘ate has not: yet been set, but the’match will occur in the near future, Ht a'@ime when it will not interfere -with)the €. Bi C.'s coming contest for the American Whist_League challenge trophy, which will occur in De- cember. a : . ‘There is a strong probability that the Proposed schedule of matches between locat clubs will not be splayed for the present. ‘The Woman's Whist Club has declined to Participate, and the Washington Club 1s not enthusiastic, as it has few strong whist. players. It would ‘vir be a contest between the C. Bl. C. nd C,A, CG. any~ way. Perhaps a Ifttle later on, the three clubs will get together and play a_series of matches. The contest at the Columbia Athletic ‘Club Wednesday evening last was very in- teresting. Eight pairs took part and play- ed four boards against each other pair, or twenty-eight hands tn all. The system of scoring is ore devised by Mr. Safford, &n expert in that line. The pair having the lowest score is marked zero, and the other pairs are credited with the differ- ence between their scores and that of the lowest score. .The scores made Wednesday night are as follows: Wooten and Talia- ferro, 12; Walls and Safford, 10; Jackson and Frost, 5; Spofford and Goodale, Beden and Hampton, 4; Lewis and Ulke, Barnard and Swearingen, 1; Baldwin and Macey, 0. The interest ig whist is increas- ing at the club. At the Capital Bicycle Club Wednesday evening two matches were played between teams of fours. In each match eighteen hands were played, the same hands being Played fn each match. In the first match, Messrs. Low, Barrick, Quackenbush and Cole won from Stearns, Mattingly, Fogg and Young by twelve tricks. In the sec- ond match Messrs. Rives, J. L. Wirt, G. Hills and Macdaniels defeated Hoeke, Cook, Barnes and Cooper by one trick. The leading scores in the prize compass whist match at the C. Bi. C. are as fol- lows, only those who have played at least three matches being given: McComb, 7.19 Cole, 6.71; Mattingly, 5. Young, 4. 1; Fosg, 3.50; Stephens, 2. Pelouze, 1. 1.08; Wooten, 1.06; Myers, Hoeke, 0.48. In the compass whist contest at the Bal- timore Whist Club on Friday evening of last week Messrs. Walls and Taliaferro of this city stood second on their side, being one trick below the top score. The week before that Messrs. Walls and Low stood second. At the Washington Chess Club last Sat- urday evening, at memory whist, Messrs. Finn and Lee won from Knight and Tharp by seven tricks. The New York Whist Club was defeated by the Narragansett Whist Club of Provi- dence, R. I., at New York, last Saturday evening. The New York club has gained a great deal of notoriety by its advocacy of short suits. The Narragansetts have. not competed in championship matches for four years, and, therefore, not much was expected of them. The match was won, by, nine tricks, the total gains being 26 to 17. | At the:end of’ the first twenty-four deals’ New York was three tricks ahead, but in the next round they lost eight tricks, and Were unable to reepver from tt. The New Ycrks made no excuses, but it is stated that one of the mémbers of’ the team had recently undergone a surgical operation, ‘The’ tednis* participating, were as follows:" New _Yor! Helle Bufinten, gilenzinvues: and”~’Hawkins; Vvidenc Wightman, George, Feely; and Newha In the two matches played this season fer the chailenge trophy long-suiters and short-suiters have beea opponents. The. ‘hands played in these matches have been analyzed by adygcates, of, tha irespeesive, systems. For instance, {he New York Sun on October 1% showed: that. in’ the “New York-Philadelphia match, in deals in which. both teams led ‘fonggults, Philadelphia” made a ret gain of one‘trick, while in the deals in which New rk opened short suits and_ Philadelphia” long. New York made a net gain of ning, tricks. ‘The long- sulters claim that ttts! argument is not conchiate, as it had not been proven that e lead in any case had anythii with the result. amen sane: Philadelphia Evening Telegraph has -an- aiyzed the results of the Narragansett match as follows: In ten deals’ the ‘same card was opened at both tables, ang_¢ach side gained 4. In twelve deals ‘the “same suit, but a different card chosen, Narra- First Division Clubs. Second Divison Clubs, RECORD OF 1895. , 3 bs g B) beg og WASHINGTON g s|elBla ae 3 3 ag oat = a S\ 4/2) 38 = = | Ee a ej aja BS Victories... 3 a4i2l|7\s s Defeats. 9 8 io 9 a8 250 333 | 182 |.58s |.250 ||. ! et | : ave f P a i First Division Clubs. Second Di clubs. | cee bi jj Second Division Clubs. | 1896, | 4 } a il g|s Se lial ea el bs WASHINGTON E z i g § g iE 3] 8] 4] 8) es 2 3\ 2 aes = vs. Ee g|2) 2/2 q S7si] ais 2 | = : s | 6|8| 2] 42 | 4) &| a] 2 §| z aS 1 ii a Victories. ...eesecceee 2/3 Sisiolielaislaloll se Defeats... c woleltiz})sieie|s{ais5]s {i ws | Per cent of Victories.......] |.167 |.250 |.304 |.417 |.333 |.500 800 [3 50 {|.443 I ! Na I now com» to the full record of the club's pitching of 1896, which both Earl Wasrer and Manager Schmelz will find as of special interest in pointing out the pitch- ers who were the most effective. I again have to rely solely on the record of per- centage of victories as a criterion of rela- five excellence, as that of earned runs oft he pitching, under the league scoring rules of using runs scored from base hits and stolen bases, and the errors base steal- ing leads to, is no criterion at all, that of base hits, and they only yielding earned rons, belng the only correct data there ts. Here is the record of 1896 in full showing how each pitcher succeeded against each of the clubs opposed to the Washingtons on the two divisions: gansett showing number, the result being 7 to 6 in favor of New York. Different Short suits were chosen in one deal and New York gained one. In four hands the New Yorks, in accordance with their sys- tem, opened an unconventional long suit and lost four singles. In twenty-one hands they opened short suits of one, two or three | tricks, while Narragansett in every instance made its conventional leng suit opening, the result being that the Providence club gain- ed 12 to their opponents 5. In the Telegraph of Tuesday Mr. Milton C. Work, the expert long suiter, states that he believes that a keen, thorough analysis of a large number of deals (say 500) played by the New York club against a first-class long suit team, would show that New York, : z = , : la 3 iisehingtom 5 F s| #1 #] 2] a] sls 23 3 a) ele) 2ye2]s)8i2/2) . | z Pitchers, ei el 21812) 3) 12/2) 5] 4 4 58 5 = e| ; ne 4| 8] | a|8|z) 2] 2] 8\ 2) sl 2 |e i j O11 fojijlolofojlolo Ofof1folijlofioflofa a a 5 714 rio};o}1)/2{/1 fo} o]{ oF 34 3 Riise O;o;ol1)1]}o 21] 3] aod 6 Dt o!}o}e@)ofoli i 1}o]o 1249 Sen O}1; 0] oe] o}o} of 1! ef od 0 HIS Oo;/2/212/;e2/a4i alo: fae ELS Blil2iaya}sirli| ei bt 3 22 | a0 1)O}@}o};ol;o}ioj}olal ao Duis Boyd. ..eseee Ti11oOlololofiololo| oye ae. German... i : Fs B 4 2 3 2 Qui 1, 2. a8 Fat Anderson. olirtfolololofolo! oi ods | - o}o}o]ofo)]ofli ojo] o} O49 ales Flynn... |. ofilolololollalo a eoanes one: Ww. Jo} o;olololojololol eye ae Mollarky.......+0.25--/L. o o e o oO oO 1 ri e| 0 ° ? A W213) et Slat si ei sisi 7 ion se) as Games played......-.. 10 9 T «. 8 6 6 8 4 5 3 3 Per cent of Victories... |.167 |.250 |.364 |.417 |.333 |.500 |).500 6851 |.588 1.750 |} 443 It will be seen that in the general percent- ies of victories figures Maul takes the lead. But he enly pitched in seven games, where- as King pitched in sixteen and Mercer in no less than forty-four, the latter being badly handicapped by incompetent man- agement while the team was out west. To show where the best work comes in I pre- genc the record of the percentages in the two divisions, as follows: 3 | at ialaltl gga? 3 g\ 68 THEE 2) 213 | Soltis [i | gre | ess by its refusal to give topthe partner infor- mation us to erper. g suit, and by its opening of weak stort aits, that had no better strengthening ecard than’a 7 or &, had lost many tricks. On the. other. hand, he admits it to be more than Possible that the statistics resulting from such a test would surprise the dyed-in-the-wool long suiters, who always open their longest suit, ess of whether it contains a tenace or is “T high.’ % + 4 wernt tf he believes that the New In other words, York game, while the most moderate short! suiters, - In a communtcation Dr. Walls of this city gives it as his opinion that only one hand/ in ten will justify a short suit lead. The Player must be prepared for a trump lead. He should not hold cards of re-entry and trumps and a long suit, as.then he is in a, position to make his 1 short suit leads as leads are only when there fs no long suit to bring in or no chance to establish that suit and bring it Into advantage. ‘The Narragansett and. Brooklyn whist clubs will play for the league challenge trophy this evening. CHEss, ‘The Match Between Lasker and Stein- its the Next One of Intcrest. Tsckigorin defeated Charousek 3 to 1 in playing off the tie tn the Buda Pesth tour- nament, thus securing first prize and the emperor's cup, Charousek taking second prize, as already telegraphed to The Star. The next match to attract the attention of the chess world will be between Lasker and Steinitz for the world's championship. This is announced to begin the coming ‘week at Moscow. Lasker is the favorite, by reason of his youth and his skill, but Steinitz insists that Lasker is not up to his Lest ferm. It is said that he is in bet- ter health than when he was defeated by Lasker in the former match. He states that he will make the fight of his life. Another contest that will prove inter- esting if played fs one proposed between Pillsbury and Showalter. It is stated that both have expressed a willingness to play, and that the match will be arranged soon after Pillsbury returns home. This will be very shortly now, when Showalter, who is at his home in Georgetown, Ky., will go east to make arrangements. A match between the winners of the two matches has also been suggested. The Capital Bicycle Club presents a very lvely appearance afternoons after 4 o'clock. Thursday afternoon three games were in progress, besides a four-handed game. The latter attracted the greatest attention. Messrs. Rines and J. L. Wirt won two games from Mezsrs. Low and Wooten. ‘The Washington Chess Club is becoming very much interested in the correspond- ence games it is playing with the Brook- lyn Chess Club. The positions are in- dicated on large diagrams on the walis of the club rooms, changes being made as fast as the moves are transmitted. October 3 last The Star published the moves too late. A request has been made that the public be kept advised of the moves as made. On the date mentioned the position in the queen’s gambit declined was as follows: White, Brooklyn—K at KKt, Q at Q3, R’s at Qi and Q2, B at KkKt2, Kt at K, P's at KR2, KKt3, KB2, Q4, QKt2 and QR3. Black, Washington— K at KKt2, Q at Q3, R's at Qi and Q2, B at QB3, Kt at Qi, P’s at KR2, KKt3, Ki K3, QKt3 and QR2. The subsequent play was as follows: 24, Kt—K2 Q—QBi, B—Q4; 26, P—B4, R—B: . Q—K3, P—B3; 28, BxB, KtxB. In the Ruy Lopez the po- sition was: White, Washington—K at KKt, R at Q7, and KBsq, B atKR5, Kt at KKt, P’s at KR2, KKt2, Ks2, K4, QB2, QKti, QR3. Black, Brooklyn—K at KK' KB and QR, B at QB, Kt at KB5, P’s at KR3, KB2, KB3, QB3, QKt4, QR4. The moves made since then are as follows: 23, KR—Q, R—R2; 24, BxP, BxB; 25, RxB, RxR; 26, RxR, P—QB4; 27, Kt—Bsch, K— 28, K—Bsa. In the Ruy Lopez the local club has been compelled to play a waiting game; other- wise the Brooklyns might have gained an advantage on the queen's side after Kt— K7ch and Kt—B6, by R—QR, followed py *P—QR35. By the line of play adopted, ho ever, it is believed danger will be averted. TWENT Over a Hundred Entries to Next Fri- day’s Contest. The twenty-mile “handicap road race, given under the auspices of the Washing- fan Koad Club, will be held next Friday afternoon at 2 o’cleck over the Conduit road course. This race has created more interest than any other road race ever held in the District, and in magnitude it will eclipse anything previously held. Already there are over one hundred entries, almost double the number to any road race ever heid in the District; and, more than this, the entries are not limited to Washington, but come from many ‘outlying cities. The list of prizes has not been completed, but twenty-five trophies, of more or less value, aggregating nearly a thousand dollars, have been received, and more are expected. Tne officials of the meet will not be se- lected until early next week. The handi- capping will be done by the Century Road Club of America, with headquarters at Chicago, in order to equalize every rider's chance of winning, and prevent the possi- bility of any claims of favoritism. The course as first published in The Star will be adhered to, beginning about a mile and a quarter above Cabin John, thence coming cast to the foot of Stony Hill, west to the Anglers’ Club house, around and east to Stony Hill again, with the finish at Cabin John bridge. The list of entries closed practically last evening, though there are fifteen or twenty more still in the hands of the committee members which have not been turned in. The list of entries up to date is as follows: Cc. E. Gause, W. R. C.; Geo. B. Pratt; Geo. E. Smith, W. R. C.; A. C. Gensler, W. R. C.; Rudolph Jose, W. R. C.; C. L. Petze, W. R. C.;,C. E. Wood, W. R. C.; F. Welch; L. J. Wooldridge, P. L. Mil- stead, C. A. C.; W. G. Fitzhugh, W. R. C.; A. H. Crandall, W. R. C.; Geo. 8S. Ball, W. R. C.; Geo. Coleman, F. W. Moore, W. R. C., Hardy Prichard, W. R. C.; Carl F. Mayer, W. J. Prince, W. R. Dr. W. W. Hodges, W. R. C.; C. I. Ronsaville, W. R. C.; y. R. C.; W. Lencker, B. . A. C. J. Morrison, E. E. Wakefield, C. and S. C. C.; 8. J. Long, H. W. Clum, Fred. Schade, G. U.. A. W. Leeke, W. R, C.; E. L. Wilson, A. C. Mcran; Geo. E. Cook, Oakdale, Md.; Harry P. Scoggins, Baltimore, Md.; Harry N. Cootes, Staunton, Va.; C. W. Smith; Jas. A, Duvall, A. 8. Hauger, Shepherdstown, W. Va.; T. N. Muda, jr., A. W.; Lee Coun- selman, Bethesda, M: B. C. Gates, E. A. Cc. Vv. Barber, F. W. AtLee, O. R. How- ard, Alexandria, Va.; J. C. Manakee, Silver Springs, Md.; W. C. Allen, C. Bi. Geo. B. Dannenmuller, G. U.; Elb. Hebara, R. B. Clark, A. J. Ervin, Howard Hoover, L. L. Harban, C. Bi. C.; E. S. Byrnes, C. C. C.; Geo. Wright, O. A. Elliott, Wilmington, Del.; Wm. Weis, Wilmington, Del.; Wm. H. Schleigh, Baltimore, Md.; F. A. Jones, B. T. Willis, Geo. B. Wright, A. O. Arthur. F. L. Myers, Baltimore, Md.; B, F. Grimes E. A. C.; C. 8. Brush, Jno. A. Galeski, H. Kauffman, Chas. ‘C. Estes, Jno. Hill, W. E. Lembkey, Wm. T. Robertson, L. A, J. B. Gibl Theo. Michael, Jno. A. Graham, L. A. W.; C. E. Ingling, L. A. W. G. C. Cator, C. J. Allen, C. Bi. C.; J. Pilling, A. H. Davison, A. W.; T. J. Reed: R. H. Wheeler, D. P. Moore, A. St. George. Chas. McLaughlin, R. H. Stone, A. W Norman Pruitt, Eddie Smith, J. H. Min- nick, Wilmington, Del.; Wm. A. Bolden, W. J. Espey, W. R. C.; H. 8. Matchett, H. A. Rhine, A. S. Wall, W. R. C.; P. E. Varney, Ino. L. Turner, South Essex, Mass. The prize list up to date is as follows: Fowler Cycle Company, tandem; Washing: ton Road Clyb, Rambler bicycle; Jacobs bros., scarf pin; A. H. Crandail, scarf pin: Parker, Bridget & Co., $15 bicycle suit; The Hub, $10 umbrella; William Gettinger, $10 order; John J. Fister, $5 cash; George Hornung, $5 cash; Hunt Manufacturing Co., saddle; Cahill & Co., two gold L.A.W. pins and two foot pumps; L. B. Graves, Reiss coupler, value $25; L. C. Chase & Co., pair of Chase tires, value $10; Manhattan Brass Co., front light lamp, value $5> New York Tire Company, pair #10 tires; B. F. Goodrick Company, pair $12 tires; Akron India Rubber Company, pair of Arrow tread tires, value $12; Morgan & Wright, pair of $10 tires; Beck Bicycle Saddle Co., $5 saddle; Cline Bros., $5 sweater; L. C. Bilss & Co., pair of $5 shoes; A. H. Wall, box of cigars; Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co., pair of Vim tires. Donations will also be made by B. H. Stinemetz & Sons and F, A. L. Schade. “GEORGETOWN COLLEGE FOOT BALL. Intérest is Centered in the Series of Class Games, The foot ball class games at Georgetown University are attracting a good deal of local attention. The classggames, which ned last Sunday, drew out a large num- per of spedtators, in spite of the fact that the games had not been given much pub- licity.. The attendance at the other games is @xpected to be much larger. Th: ’var- sity this year has, perhaps, the best set of men for a foot ball team that it ever had. Smith, who has taken the place of “Big Mike” Mahoney, who was debarred from the base ball team for playing ‘fes- pro! ;] Slonal ball, and who consequently did not think it worth ‘his while to resume his studies at the university, would make a splendid man on an eleven. He is well and weighs sult. In fact, | Oe 0n0 ene ene b eben es eeeheeene enone aahhbhaaabanaonnnord A DOLLAR DOES DOUBLE DUTY HERE. It is a matter of your taking half of it and our taki half. That is the basis on which we transact business, We pay you sound money when we give you sound goods, Your share is even a little more than half. We frequently lose and you gain it, but what we lose in money we gain in advertising, and that means money at some future date, so it all comes out right in the end. “Not a word of this is sentiment. Every bit of it is sound business policy. We want you to understand that. We're not talking for effect, we mean it, Our new line of $15 Worsted Suitings shows we mean this, $25 would be the price for these suitings elsewher Mertz and Mertz, New “Era” Tailors, 906 F Street N.W. being permitted t> have a foot ball eleven. | and will represent The decree of the faculty is still in force, and there will be no repeal. The student: have vainly tried in every manner to have the ruling withdrawn. ‘The sad death of “Shorty” Bahen is still in the minds of the faculty, and while this is the case there is no probability of the order being revoked. The order when first issued was sweeping in character, and abolished foot ball entirely from the list of college athiet- ics. This was subsequently modified so as to permit the students to play among themselves, but not with any outside team. Last year witnessed the inauguration of class games. At the beginning of the season an at- tempt was made to organize a scholastic series of games, the ieams to be from the college proper, from the law school and frem the medical students. Unfortunately the plans miscarried, and after a good decal of labor the scheme was abandoned. All of the classes have fcermed their teams, and practice daily at the close of school. There is considerable rivalry among the students for the champ‘onship of the season. All of the teams have the loyal support of the balance of their class, who root with a vim. The following is the composition of the various class teams: Class of "97—Tremoulet, center; Welch, right guard; Shea, left guard; Doyle, left tackle; Curley, right tackle; “Bridget” Deuohue, ~lett end; Harry Maher, right end; Theodore McGirr, quarter back; Col- lins, left half back; Delayer, right half back: Cox, fuil back; Cassidy, Watkins and Higgins, substitutes. Class of "98—Kean, eenter; O'Leary, left guard; Callahan, right guard; Diamond, left taqkle; Bates, right tackle; Green, left 4; Dixon, right end, Devereaux, quarter Reardon, right half back; McAner- g left half back; J. Walsh, full back; Ferguson, Fitzgerald and McMann, sub- stitutes. Class of '99—Taylor, center; Byrne, right guard; Applegarth, left guard; Beall, right tackle; Delehant, left tackle; Nagel, left end; Jorin, right end; T. Cullen, right half back; R. Walsh, left half back; F. Cullen, full back; Lynch, quarter back; Johnson, O'Shea and Parker, substitutes. Class of 1900—Horrigan, center; ‘T. En- glish, right guard; Moore, left guard: Met- caif, right tackle; P. Head, left tackle; W. Fleming, right end; Melntyre, left end; Loughlin, quarter back; Mulligan, right half back; MecColdan, left half back; Mur- rin, full back; Horsey, Cleary and Smith, substitutes. ‘The series of games for the first sched- ule have been drafted and are as follows: Sunday, November 1, class of 1509 against class of "97. Wednesday, November 4, against class of "9. Sunday, November 8, class of "98 against class of 1900. i Wednesday, November 11, class of ‘97 against class of "9 GEORGETOWN FIELD DAY. class of ‘98 Events of the Day and the Prospects 4; of Some of the Men. The coming field day meet at George- town University, next Saturday, is exciting a good deal of attention, and promises to be the most interesting of any of the an- nual events ever held at the ‘varsity. Co- lumbian University of this city, Swarth- more College, University of Virginia, the Maryland Agricultural College and Ford- ham College are among those that are sure to be represented, with the proba- bility that many more will be heard from. The list of events will embrace the 100, 220, $80 yards and one-mile runs, the 220 yards hurdle, a one and two-mile bicycle race, throwing the hammer, shot putting contest and the latest athletic branch, throwing the discus. There will also be a relay race, in which the Eastern, Western, Central and Busi- ness High Schools will pe represented. An attempt was made to have a relay race between Georgetown and University of Pennsylvania, the same as last year, but as the latter college could not send a team | season. a communication was forwarded to Prince- ton College, to which an adverse reply has been recei be any relay at all it will be between the| ship trophy donated to the team college boys themselves. Wefers is practicing the 300-yard dash | represented at the meetii daily, and will try for his record at this distance next Saturday. Quinlan, the fast 100 and 200-yard runner and hurdler from Fordham, will be one of the attractions. Royce Hough, the star jumper of the C. A. C., is now a member of the Georgetown reid tee von the university in the Georgetown University, The foot ball of the class games is now the all-absorbing topic among the students, The result of the "00 and ‘99 me was a complete surprise, the former being much the heavier and more experienced team, over-confidence causing their fall down. The other classes are profiting by this ex« ample, Mr. Charles Raley, S. J., the manager of the athletics of the junior department, has done a great deal of hustling and hard work fer the annual field-day games of the Preparatory department, which will be held tomorrow morning, commencing -at 10 o'clock, a full account of which was pub- lished in The Star yesterday. The winners of the contests in the morning will be de- clared the ali-around champions of the pre= paratory department, and this is a much- coveted honor. Under the direction and Suidance of Mr. Raley, the athletics on the junior side have reached a state never be. fore known, and his influence is far-extend- ing, being felt on the senior side of the university. rhe tennis match between Drisc Davidson for the championship of he Dee trict has been indefinitely postponed, but will be played as soon as Davidson's arm tied from the injury received some The medic al students have organize: foot ball team to contest with ‘the tings teams of the university proper. A law school eleven is also being organized, and 1 movement is on foot to select a team from the law and medical elevens to play the — university eleven on Thanksgiving Howard University. The game with the U: rersity of Penn- Sylvania Reserves, which was to have been Played today, was canceled owing to the fact that the Reserves also had a game scheduled with Gallaudet, and as the latt: r team’s financial inducements were } better, the Howard game was necessarily dropped, The team is working every day and ting in gocd condition. A game is expect on Thanksgiving day = “ Sceetheee ® day that will prove in- New Rapid Firing Record. CLEVELAND, Ohio, October Heikes of Dayton, Ohio, broke the w: record for rapid firing at clay Pigeons yes- terday. He broke 100 birds out of 15 thrown in three minutes and seven seconds. He broke sixty-three straight targets and clipped one minute and thirteen secon, the world's record for 100 birds. —— Carrols Won Easily, The junior basket ball teams of the Car- roll Institute and Washington Athletic Club played a inatch game last evening at the symnasium of the former club, the Carrolis winning exsily by the score of ew 4 Three fifteen-minute innings were played. John Thompson of the W. A. C. distin- guished himself by making all four of the gcals for his side, while Bergman, Donohua and Pearson made the goals for Carroll Institute. It was a pretty game, and ne by a number of spectators. Capt. Edwards of the Corcoran Cadets officiated as umpire, and Mr, Crutchet as referee. District Bowling League. The District Bowling League held a meeting last evening at Carroll Institute, at which a set of rules were adopted, and the schedule committee reported that they would have the list of games ready for ved. Consequently, if there | an effort being made to have a cl the next meeting. The committee on prizes reported that Mr. S. Desio had agreed to give a medal for the player making the best average in at least thirty out of the whole number of games to be played this Mr. A. F. Jorss donates a medal to the player making the second best aver- age under the same conditions. There is ‘hampion- winning the championship this year. The clubs Ing were the Car- roll Institute, Washington Athletic Club and the Saengerbund. The Olympias. The Olympia foot ball team has organized crack team. He is clearing high marks| for the season of 1896 with a stronger easily and hopes to equal, if not break, his record of six feet one inch. Nagel and McGirr are steadily plugging away at the mile and a half. The former is getting much faster and is in a better condition. McGirr, however, is not show- ing up in the style that was expected of hii, and Trainer Foley is apt to lay him off, and give him a chance to rest for awhile. Doyle, Shea, Smith and Hough are mastering the intricacies of discus nurling. The world’s record is only 100 feet 11 inches. Smith already exceeds the 100-foct mark, and will probably smash record. 5 ‘MSrince, the find of Trainer Foley, is sur- pasting all expectations. He is running like a veteran and making a specialty of the quarter and 220 yards. A prominent feature of the approaching games prom- ises io be the bicycle events. Schade is team than st has had in previous years, They expect to have games with promi- nent colleges, such as Mt. St. Joseph's of Baltimore, Gonzaga and Georgetown. ‘They would like to hear from all whose average weight is 125 pounds. The line-up is as follows: J, Fealey, R. E.; J. McCarthy, R. T.; F. Tompkins, R. G.: G. Brown, C. F. Denny, L. G.; H. Wilson, L. T.: C. Thompson, L. E. (captain); B. Nelson, Q. B.; O. Harpper, R. H. B.; C. Rainey, L. H. B; C. Fealy, F. B. Send ch C. Thompson, 724 9th A Game Declared Forfeited. An exciting game of foot ball was play- ed yesterday near Lincoln Park between the teams of Woods’ Commercial College going against his record, made on the |4md the Friends’ Select School. The game track at the college, of Dannemiller, was played in two twenty-minute halves. the boy champion of Onio; Mudd, Sullivan | During the first half the ball stayed close nd McLoughlin are in good form, but wil hardly push Schade to any great de- ITY ATHLETICS. Catholic versity. The Athletic Association met Monday af- ternoen and perfected an organization by ‘Thereupon the election of the following: W. T. Cash- man, presidentp J. J. O'Brien, vice presi- dent; Patrick Reagan, secretary; T. P. to the middle‘of the field. In the second half the Friends rushed the ball down to the Woods’ five-yard line, where they lost it on downs. Then the Woods’ boys by five and ten-yard rushes by Mackey, Richmond and Norcum succeeded in carrying the bat! to the Friends’ five-yard line, when the Friends disputed the time and left the field. the umpire awarded the game ‘oods’ boys—4 to 0. Today's Big Foot Ball Games. to the Guilfoile, treasurer; J. G. Mott, W. J. Scott, list of the most prominent college foot T. J. Tighe, executive committee. John F. Duane was elected manager of base ball | low! and W. T. Cashman captain. A team will be selected from the following candidates: Twohy, J. O’Brien, T. O'Brien, M. Tighe, Bolton, Burnes, Reagan, Mott, Igoe, Scott, Quinn, Murray, J. Daley, T. Guil- foile, Gillroy, E. Reyes and Se will rank the games that will take place today fol- Princeton University—Cornell University, at Princeton, N. J. Rutgers College—United States Naval Ca- dets, at Annapolis, Md. Si os ity College—Amherst versity, at ‘Trinity = at The erst, uset Taterial | “Tufts College—Wesleyan University, nine, | Middletown, Conn. among Mr. Duane is | Cadets, at West Point, N. Y. hietic venia and the Naval Academy, and expects Hopkins Uni- with each of them. A | versity, at Haverford, arrange games with eac e Pa. “Sroot ball will receive attention, but | Lehigh University—University of Michi-