Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1897, Page 22

° THE EVENING STAR, sated, PereGer ree m wrane) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1897-24 PAGES. THE NATIONAL GUARD Interest is Centered on the Coming | Inaugural Parade. FINAL INSTRUCTIONS TUESDAY NEXT Rifle Match Record Broken by Reg- imental Teams. ee ATIONS AIRED ‘The approaching tnaugural parade and the preparations therefor are the sole mat- ters of interest in the District National Guard at present. Every company fs ac- tively in an effort to make as creditable a showing as possible Thurs- day next as regards uniform and equip- ment, proficiency and numbers, and no doubt exists that success will crown their efforts. Drilis have been frequent, and the brigade is expected to please the pub- lic in every way on the occasion of the mammoth pageant. : The following order was today tssued from headquarters providing for the turn out of the brigade: Headquarters District of Columbia National Guard, February 27, 1897. No. 2. brigade will assemble for escort je duty on Thursday, March 4, 1897, 50 a.m. Infantry will form in column of mas: illery and cavalry in column of on Pennsylvania General Orders, 1. The avenue, with the head of column resting on Jsth street, facing’ east. 2. Unless otherwise ordered full dress regulation uniform will he worn. Organiza- tions not yet provided with this will w undress uniform. equipments and campaign hats. All company officers will send to the adjutant general's office at $ o'clock on the evening of March 3, to receive any special orders that may be issued. 3. Commanding officers of companies will furnish their battalion adjutant with morn- immediately after the parade ts . noting the names of officers and sent from the parade without leave. ling officers of regiments, separate battalions and separate compan’ 1 fur- nish these headquarters with consolidated morning reports before 9 a.m. of the 5th in- stant, and will see that all enlisted men absent without leave are properiy dealt with, and will report to these hes the names of all commissioned absent. 4. Paragraph 1 sued November 2 lating to bayone front sight cov By order of dismi general orders No. 17, is- 1887, from this office, re- net scabbards and ‘ol THEOD CLAY. RE MOSHER, Adjutant General. A memoranda circular has been fesued by Col. Mosher, at the direction of Col. Clay, stating that headquarters will not be epen Monday next, but will be open in lieu thereof Tuesday evening, March 2, at $ o'clock. Col. y directs that regimental end battalion commanders, with their ad- i commanders, in- of all separate adquarters at nd hour mentioned to receive brigade commander instructions s the parade of March 4. Every r referred to in the circular will be expected to attend or state in writing the Teasons for his failure so to do. Shattered the Record. ord of regimental match scores at nis was broken Wednesday evening last by the teams of both the Ist and 2a The standing record was a : Wednesday the Ist Regiment experts scored 457, and the 2d Regiment 461. The Ist Regiment is consoling itself with an ying that had not one of its best failed to report, thereby making the services of a substitute neces- sary, it would have easily won the match. ‘The scores in detail are ag follows: Ist Regiment—Private F. N. Wells, 49; Corp, John A. Wilkinson, 46; Private T. V_ McIntosh, 47; Lieut. A. A. Birney, 46; Pri- ate B. C. Washington, 48; Lieut. C. A. Weaver, 46; P te M. P. Brittain, 45; Pri- Clenahan, 48; Lieut. L. H. , 45; Private Clarence Entre- Total, 457. shots Regiment—Sergt. W. S. Davenport, 48: Sergt. Ernst Bairstow, 43; Corp. A. Whitacre, 46; Private W. E. Colladay, £ Otto _G. Simonson, 45; Lieut. G. C: 48; Sergt. A. B. Wier, 46; Sergt. C. Bode, 48; Sergt. J. D. Leeman, 44; Lieut. E. Sabin, 46. Total, 461. Dates of the Mar. The next company Thursday and Friday, the battalion match, Friday, March 19, and the regimental match, Wednesday, h 24 An extra effort Is to be made at inerease the faterest in voluntary that character ef work having Matches. match will be shot March 11 and 12; practice, tith the preliminar: ‘The ten or tw for the Burkart medal, in stage, is now in progress. ve men making the highest verage im the gallery matches will be for entry in the final competition © medal. Sifting the Charges. It is und od that the charges pre- ferred by Capt. George W_ England against First Lieut. F. ¢: ingly, both of D. 5th Battalion, Star last Saturday, after being for- ded to headquarters, were returned to batt nder with directions e the matter. In compli- S Jenkins held an in- sday evening, both Capt. Eng- ut. Mattingly presenting many Capt. Jenkins has forwarded his iquarters, but he very referred to In ance therewith, ¢ land a tate the purport of his Miller Recalled. of Company D, Ist Bat- ted Capt. John S. Miller, mand of Company A, Ist Second Lieut. Howard Beall firs ant, and Sergt. William Marshall se utenant. Capt. Miller was. until a few months ago, in command of Company D, which, it is said, gradually rio helm. It transfer bi tioned at head- is quarters Second F ent Will Part s been oré pate. ered to as- o'clock for the in a bedy th » be giv by Conterno’s r Market Hall. Battalion, under comm partie! opening stators View- evolutions of the the band was par- The Troop in A to the ve. ther the pro- ston’s birth- Firs ut. lement we roop A Wash tertalize. ple at noon tc zation will pro. rrow, dito Maryland for drill. In ural parade the troop will prob- in full dress uniform, with Excuses Not in Order. Company A, 2d, Battalion, fittingly cele- brated the 1ith anniversary of its organi- zation Monday evening last by an enter- tainment at the armory. A costly souvenir of the affair, consisting of a card litho- graphed in the colors of the company, with & scarf pin inserted, was presented to each guest. The table was appropriately and artistically decorated. Captain Faiwards read a history of the company, ard ail present responded to the call for ‘a speech. he » commanding, has order- | Ja Absentees are to be assessed $5 each. Excuses will not be in order. Guests of Maj. Campbell. In speaking of the part Vermont will take in the inauguration ceremoniés next week, the Burlington Free Press and Times speaks very pleasantly of Major Campbell and the 4th Battalfon, as follows: “The adjutant general received a tele- gram yesterday from Major E. R. Camp- beil, commanding the 4th Battalion, Dis- | trict of Columbia National Guard, Wash- | ington, D. C., stating that the major, adju- tant and quartermaster of that corps will meet the Vermont troops on arrival at | Washington, and that the members of his command will be happy to show them the sights of the city and render every atten- tion possible for their comfort and pteas- ure. Major Campbell is a veteran of the ith Vermont Regiment, and served with credit during the war. He was an officer in the Brandon Co., V. N. G., long ago, and has fo> years occupied a leading position in the United States pension office In Wash- ington. The 4th Battalion, D. C. N. G., ts | one of the finest infantry corps in the Unit- ed States and the Vermont soldiers are fortunate in being their guests, which they will most fully appreciate.” Dixcharges, Honorable and Otherwise. On their own applications the followmg have been honorably discharged: Private A. M. Hatsfied, Company A, 2d Battalion; Private Paul J. Brandt, Company A, 3d Battalion; Private Ferdinand Molkow, Company A, 3d Battalion; Private Henry Moran, Company A, 8d Battalion; Sergt. Bertrand Jeffries, Company C, 5th Battal- ion; Private Charles V. McIntosh, Com- pany C, 5th Battalion; Private Theodore McIntosh, Company C, 5th Battalion; Pri- vate William Mcintosh, Company C, 5th Battalion; Private Jesse Fuss, Company D, 5th Battalion; Private Edmund Becker, Company” A, 6th Battalion; Private W. K. Dumbaugh, Company A, Ist Battalion; Private George W. King, Company C, Ist Battalion; Private James A. Hannan,Com- pany B, ist Battalion; Private J. D. Fran- zoni, Company A, 3d Battalion; Corporal Fred W. Albert, Company A, 3d Battalion, and Private Charles R. Yeatman, Company A, 3d Battalion. Because of removal from the District Private Gearge W. Wimberly, Company C, Ist Battalion, has been honorably dis- charged. The same is true of Private Horace H. White, Company A, 6th Bat- tallon, so far as honorable discharge is concerned, he furnishing a surgeon's cer- Uficate of his disability. The dishonorable discharge of Private C. Howard Bell, Company A, Ist Battalion, has been revoked, and an honorable dis- charge granted in lieu there Because of expulsion from their com- panies the follow:ng have been dishonor- ably discharged: Private John Rogerson, Company C, Ist Battalion; Private Walter C. Roche, Company C, Ist Battalion; Pri- vate John J. Vogt, Company C, ist’ Bat- talion; Private Frederick H. Schafhirt, Company D, Ist Battalion; Private Guy E. Padgett, Company C, 2d Batalion, and Pri- vate C. D. Vining, Company C, 2d Bat- talion. Transfers have heen ordered by the ad- jutant general as follows: Second Lieut. Will Emory Serrells, from the 2d Separate Company to Company C, h Battalion; Pri- vate Thomas C. Washington, from Com- pany B, Engineer Corps, to Company C, ist Battalion; Private A. C. Brummett, from the 2d Separate Company to Company C, 1st Battalion, and Private Henry D. ‘ch, from Company D, Ist Battalion to Company A, 2d Battalion. Rifles of Equal Efficiency. The following extract from the annual report of Brig. Gen. Bird W. Spencer, in- spector general of rifle practice for the e of New Jersey, will be of interest to 1 guardsmen: “The opportunity given for a test of small-bore riftes, the Sea Girt range being particularly adapted to their use, was not confined to Winchester, but the Krag-Jor- gensen, the Savage, the Lee, and several ether smail-bore rifles were used in the recent competitions of the New Jersey State Rifle Association. “It seems to have become necessary, how- ever, that before another season some more definite description of the rifles and the ammunition to be used should be given in the conditions of the matches. “When the National Rifle Association es- tablished the competitions for the Soldier of Marathon, in 1875, and the Hilton trophy, tn 1878, some twenty years ago, no such improved arms as those now in use had been invented, and the term, ‘any rifle and any ammunition’ meant the best then known, and the term, ‘any rifle authorized, issued or adopted, by any staie or govern- ment,’ meant, by reason of the then exist- ing circumstances, the best rifle of that day, which is vastly inferior to the modern rifle. “It 1s claimed that a team entering with a rifle authorized by its state, if that rifle be a three-grooved Springfield, 45-caliber, fa at a great disadvantage as against a more modern rifle which may have been adopted by some other state entering teams. The consensus of opinion seems to be that all teams should shoot with a rifle of equal efficiency, and I believe that in order to continue these matches success- fully some such provision will have to be made, or else it will be necessary to speci- fy exactly what rifles may be used, so that all teams who enter will go to’ the matches fully advised as to what they have to compete against.” Notes. An addition has been made to the gym- nasium of the Natlonal Guard Athletic Association tn the shape of a rowing ma- chine. Sergeant John H. Ryan of Company A, Sth Battalion, is fighting for the cause of Cuba, so it ts reported, being enrolled as a member of the insurgent cavalry. Honorable discharges have been granted to all the members of Company B, 24 Bat- talion, receritly mustered out of ‘the Dis- trict National Guard by general orders from headquarters. The costly silver cup offered as a prize in the Washington's birthday shoot of the Amateur Rifle Club at its range near Chevy Chase, was won by Ist Lieut. Geo. ©. Shaw, inspector of rifle practice of the 5th Battalion. At a recent meeting of the Amateur Rifle Club it was decided to change the constitution of the crganization so far as the limit of membership to twenty-five 1s concerned. A large number of appli- cants, It is stated, have been awaiting with impatience the action of the mem- bers on this point. Company C, 2d Battalion, is determined to make an appearance second to none In the inaugural parade. The company have been drilling twice each week. M: O'Brien and staff of the 2d Battalion we the guests of the company at its quarters, 913 E_ street, Tuesday: evening last. It is the intention of Capt. Domer in the near future to appoint a complete roster of non-commissioned officers. In the kneck-out tournament at the Washington Club on 12th street the after- noon of Weshington’s birthday Potts won out, his competitors being Farquhar, Mun- delle, Wright, Wendell, Phillips, Sheridan, Whitford, Bliss, Fitch and Jones. Ti tournament at the Washington Club has ended. The players finished in the fol- lowing order: Farquhar, Mundelle, Potts, Collins, Wendell, sheridan, Wright, Walk- er, Fitch, Murray, Anthony, Gruber. On account of the inclemet weather but two of the Anacostia team were on hand at the Washington Club on Monday night to piay a team from the Washington Club. Two teams contested two games with each of the opposing side, with the following re- sults: L. v. Potts... 2 i Mundeile. 42 5 2 8 o 2 10 Totals... 10 Mr. Farquhar {s proving a strong antag- onist of Mr. Mundelle in their match for the checker championship of the District. On last Saturday evening he wen two and drew two. The sccre to date is as fol- lows: Mundelle, 3; Farquhar, 2; drawn, 8, with six games to be played. The match will be completed this evening. The following 1s the score of a game won by Mr. Farquhar after sacrificing a man in the micdle of the game: ommittee that arranged the pleasant affair consisted of Captain Edwards, Ser- geant Smith and Private Hendrici Captain Edwards intends taat every man in his company shall report for duty March 28 UP ££ BB ee a ee See ey ee hw 2 28 Fe hee 2-11 O13 6 oe 36-8 8-22 18-9 10-15 18-15 og ee at B. wine 28-24 6 21-17 Pe eae 16-20 3-48 1 201 GOOD FOR THIS CITY Mr. Wagner's Deal With the Toronto Ball Club, WILL BE A FARM FOR WASHINGTON Bright Prospects for the Local Team This Year. CURRENT BASE BALL TALK a «There is no longer doubt that J. Earl Wagener is principal owner of the Toronto Base Ball Club. This arrangement was erfered into during the early winter between Earl Wagner and Arthur A. Irwin, the well-known base ball manager. The franchise was obtained by purchase from the Pittsburg club. After the con- summation of the deal, Mr. Irwin at once went to work to get together a strong club, and that he has succeeded in doing 20 Is admitted by all persons who keep in touch with base ball matters; among his list of piayers 1s McGann (late of Boston), who is regarded as the coming first base- man of the country, and who has been batting around the four hundred mark; Casey, a second baseman, who has already established a reputation as a good player, and Wagner, a third baseman, who, It is said, will give the best of them an argu- ment. McCauley, iste of Washingion, is also cn the Toronto staff and is known-by the Washington fans as a coming player. This deal was o wise stroke of business policy cn Mr. Wagner's part, and answers the often asked question: “What arrange- ment has Mr. Wagner made to strengthen his team in case of accident or other mis- fortune?” It is easily seen that the Washington club was never so well fortified, having first call on any player of the Toronto team. In case Cartwright fails to come up to the standard in batting or in case of his injury, McGann will be on hand to take his piace. Casey will be a valuable substitute for O'Brien. Third base will be weil provided for by Smith, Reilley and Wagner—should the latier be needed. Wrig- ley will be on hand to supplant De Montre- ville in case of an accident or misfortune. With Abbey or Lush as substitute out- fielders, and with better work expected from the younger pitchers, based upon the fact that they have had one season's ex- perfence in studying the characterisiic: the hard hitters of the other club: not vrreasonabie to say that the W ing- ton club is five per cent stronger than last year. All the members of the team are reported to be in excelient condition. Al Maul say he is without ache or pain and will this season play the game of his life, and with Maul in the game confidence will be re- stored. Mercer, although overworked last season, made a brilliant record, and it is confidently believed will this season eclipse all former records. The be said of McJames, who is a sure comer Norton, if he is given plenty of work, is not likely to prove a disappointment. Charlie King has been working hard. all winter and is In good condition, and will take his regular turn in the box. Charlie Reilley writes cheerfully of his condition and says that if he does not play as good a third base as any man in the besiness he does not want any pay for his services. Selbach, having entirely recover- ed from his injury, will be found doing business at the old stand with his usual grace and artistic deportment. Lush is ex- pected to add laurels to his brow this sea- son. During the last month of last season he was hitting the ball hard very often, while his throwing to bases was phenom: enal. Charlie Abbey is as fine as silk and never was in better condition, and says he will frequently duplicate his work of last Season of eight chances without an error in one game. It is not necessary to spend any time or printer's ink on McGuire or Farrell, they are too well known all over the country: they are always in the game and accom. plish all that is expected of them. Tom Brown will continue as captain and will play center field, and under his captaincy the very best results will be obtained. O'Brien, whose playing last season was net up to his usually excellent standard, will rehabilitate himself with the fans this season, and promises playing a gilt-edged article’ of ball. Therefore, it is seen that the claim that Washington 1s stronger than last season 18 well founded. In addition to the strong corps of pitchers there are seyen good ones with the Toronto club, and should one or more of them develop into stellar lHghts they will be easily available. Manager Schmelz says Washington will end in the first division, and al! the local admirers of the club hope his judgment will prove ac- curate. There will be no waiting by Mr. Wagner for a man to develop this season. Every player has been given a thorough trial and if he has base ball in him it must come out at the start, not at the conclusion. When the players sign a Washington contract they are giver. all they ask, and in several cases a nicc increase for good work will be allowed. The one piece of good news for the Wash- ington followers of the game is that Al Maul’s contract this year will call for work—no work, no pay. Everybody that witnessed the work of the handsome twirler last season knows that he Is capabie of great pitching if he is fit and has his heart in the business. Last year Maul claimed to have strained a tendon of his arm and naturally refused to take any chance on ruining the source of his income. Because Albert is smiling all the time many peoplg thougat he was shamming, but Mr. Wagner has confidence in the big boy and says he will be all right the coming sea- son. With Maul to help out Mercer, Mc- James and King there need be no worry about the twirling department. Almost all the base ball writers of the country have come to the conclusion that Von Der Ahe of the St. Louis club should be helped out the coming season in the way of being given players to strengthen his club. To a man up a tree this begging expedition of the St. Louls magnate looks very old ard ragged. Going over base ball history, {t would seem as If Mr. Von Der Ahe ts about the last man that should be assisted. Off and on he has had dozens of players that were really the stars of the league, but financial consideration always found the St. Louis magnate ready to open negctiations looking to their release. Of course Von Der Ahe cannot be blamed for the disruption of his nine when the Brotherhood movement was inaugurated, but his action during the past five years is what has caused so much criticism. To start with, in 1892 the St. Louis magnate released, sold or exchanged Brodie, Clark- son and Staley. In 1893 that top-notch pitcher, Emerson Hawley, was exchanged with Pittsburg for Ehret and a big wad of money. In 1894 the sensational short stop, Ely, also went to Pittsburg, along with Denny Lyons, and the plucky little pitcher, “Kid” Gleason, went to Baltimore. In_ 1895 the Cincinnat! club gobbled up Pitcher Ehret and Catcher Peitz; Quinn went to Baltimore, “Foghorn” Miller to Louisville, and our own “Tom” Brown found a berth with the Senators. Last sea- son Mr. Von Der Ahe kept up his reputa- tation for selling players by selling Breit- enstein for $10,000, and exchanging Cooley with Philadelphia for Sullivan and Turner. If these players were to be grouped in St. Louis the coming season it {s dollars to peanuts that the mound city would have a first division team. For catchers—Peltz and Miller; for pitchers, Breitenstein, Haw- ley, Ehret and Clarkson; at short, Ely; at first, Connor; at second, Quinn or Gleason; at third, Lyons; in left, Brodie; in center, Cooley, and in right, Brown. With one or two exceptions money went with the deals that resulted in the loss of these players to St. Louis, and the question is, what has become of it? Many schemes have been League, but the-trguble that could not be overcome wae the strength or--lack -of strength of the different clubs. The Light Infantry and=Bumsau ‘of Engraving -and ae ting. ot@classed the other clubs at it beta a rd matter to get the teams together, arff the only contests chat showed spiritzand were worth witnessing were those re een the two top clubs. The same trouble night also be charged to the breaking up ¢f the Amateur League. The Shamrocks, Ganterbury and Mile Limits put up great fames and great rivalry re- sulted, but lohg before the season ended the Amateur\Leasne was a thing of the Past. : . This season ever} thing is chaos and the outlook is dayk for amateur players. This is a mistake. foo many players have been developed thrgugh these two organizations and gone’ ine® the professiunal ranks to let the matter of-an amateur organiza- tion go to therwall. A league composed cf the Light Infaniry, Shamrocks, Bureaus Mite Limits, Canterburys and East Wasl ington Athletic Club would ver‘ainly pro’ @ strong one as to playing strength, and only an energeti: and strong hand is nec- essary to carry on to success. All these clubs will be reorganized for the coming season, and more than usual interest will be taken in local base ball this season on account of the departure of So many players from Washington to the differen’ minor professional leagues. A player once developed can make big money, and this is the magnet that is leading hundrds of the boys to the vacant lots to try out their strong arms, accurate eyes and lith> iimbs. No doubt Mr. Sousa is ioyal and enthus- fastic enough to take hold of a league comprising the clubs met:ticivi above if the proposition was made to him by one or two wf the mere vromine it behooves the ripresentazives of the di ferent clubs to get iogether quickly. Warm Weather is coming, and by the time another month has passed by the season of ‘tT will be in full swing. Somebody with a statistical turn of mind kept tab on the gate receipts at the differ- ent league parks, and has figured that the attendance at the games at the twelve parks between April 15 and September 27 of last year was 2,500,000. The receipts of the twelve clubs, including sale of privi- leges, were $1,200,000, or an average of $100,- 000 to each club. The largest profit made in a single year by any club was by the Philadelphia in 1895, which was given out to be $100,000, and that sum was not far from the official statement. The New York club, with a most disastrous season and an enormous expense account, cleared $40,000 last year. For the amount invested and the cost of running the club Cincinnati proba- bly topped the money makers of the big league last year, while the champion Balti- mores, in spite of a third successive tri- umph, fell off fully 50 per zent in their Protits, due entirely to a “tired feeling” among the club's home patrons, but the Orioles made up for this loss at the away- from-home games. Notes of the Game. And now the long expected battle is over. It 1s to be hoped that this year there was considerably more smoke than fire at the league meeting, and that everything will be harmonious from this time on. One shrewd base ball writer who attend- ed the league meeting. says that Magnate Freedman of New York is a comer, and that before many years have passed away he will be wearing Magnate Brush’s shoes. Last Thursday evening John Heydtcr, the local substitute umpire, took dinner at the Hotel Rennert in Baltimore with Presider Young, Magnate Freedman and “Billy Joyce. At another table sat Magnate Wag- ner, Manager Schmelz and Joe Campbell. Heydler says he hopes the local peopie will not think he {s training with the Freedman- Joyce party. All the local base ball writers and play- ers that could ride, walk or crawl were at the league meeting this week. But the field was barren of news and anything done by the magnates was of the sub rosa or- der. Tom Brown says oysters weren't in it with the magnates when It came to keep- ing their mouths closed. Secretary Robb, Barl Wagner's right-hand man, attended the meeting on a still hunt for the schedule and to keep posted on passing events, GALLAUDET’S BASE BALL TEAM. A Successful Season Looked for Un- der Mr. Whitlocke’s Management. The Gallaudet College nine will begin the season unusually early this year, and has therefore a large schedule of games ar- ranged, all with teams of well-known col- leges. Among them are the Georgetown, Columbian, Johns Hopkins and Catholic Universities, Maryland Agricultural Col- lege, Baltimore City, St. John, Mt. St. Mary's and Western Maryland Colleges. The first game will be with Johns Hopkins at Baltimore, March 13, The prospects are bright, both as regards officers: and players. Geo. B. Whitlocke, ‘07, who has had two seasons’ experience in charge of the foot ball team, and is therefore excellently qualified, will be the manager. Robert L. Erd, ’98, the captain, is from the Illinois School for the Deaf at’ Jackson- ville. For four years he was the regular pitcher of his school team, being also cap- tain during the last two years, His team made an excellent record, often defeating among other strong clubs their neighbors of Iiinois Coliege. He had also the benefit of a season at Chautauqua, under the coaching of Mr. A. A. Stagg, now physical director of Chicago University. During his first two years in college he filled third base, but last season he was put in the box again, and was a most successful and reliable pitcher. He will probably be the club's mainstay in that department again this year. The other candidates for that position are Sinclair, '97, of Ohio, Bumgardner, '99, of Missouri and Hastings, prep., of Michigan. Smielaw pitched on his school team with good success for several years, and has played the position on Gallaudet during the last two yeays. He seems to possess more skill than endurance, but is a viluable man for an emergenc: Bumgardner is a beginner, and shows up fairly well. He will probably be a good substitute. He has had several years’ ex- perience of the game in other positions. Hastings possesses great speed and a good assortment of curves. His one draw- back 1s his lability to become rattled and throw wild, a failing common to young pitchers, but under steady coaching and ex- perience he will certainly overcome that. Altogether, with Erd to do the most of the twirling, and these three to fall back upon, the Gallaudets may safely trust in thelr pitching staff. Lester Rosson of the Kendall school-high class will have charge of the receiving end of the battery. He has played for several years in the Tennessee schools at that po- sition and short stop, and promises to fill up well that aching vold left since the days of Bexley. He is a sure catcher-and a quick and accurate thrower to bases. His substitute will be Darby, prep., from the Central New York School.’ His regular position there was at short, but he later played behind the bat, and in his practice here shows up very fair. So that position is well filled and a good and well-balanced battery assured. 7 Carpenter of Michigan, a member of the Kendall schoof high class, will play at first bese. He has’had several years’ experience there on his dchodl/téam dnd seems a sure and active player,, with the long reach re- quired for that position. Hemstreet,. pref. of Iowa, will have charge of the second cushion. "He is a vet- eran there, ahd promises to fill it better Wed in years. than it has bi 8 will guard the third Davis, ’99, corner. In ‘hj 01 he played at short .stop only. Hére he,has been shifted around Tv 8¢) too much to €et bed to any of his posi- tions. In pragtice He picks up the ground- ers every timd,and/is a quick thrower. Stutsman, "S, of Tilinols, the little short stop, is right at home there, having played that and nothing else for years, both at his school and here. Yo better one could be found. : Right flela will vé'filled by Erd and Bum- gardner alterpately, chiefly the latter, as he is cnly subpitcher. Though neither has had much experience in the positicn, they are both well qualified to fill it, being gcod judges of dies, sure catchers and long throwers. Walter Rosson, ‘98, of Tennessee will take care of center field. He has had the advanced looking to the strengthening of |-most.experierce of any, except possibly the the St. Louis club, but none better can be conceived than that of returning to Von Der Ahe his old dag ha Of course, the players wouldn't like this move, as the 8t. Louis magnate has a knack of making enemies of almost all the men on the team, and, besides, his salaries are the lowest, but then a player's likes or dislikes cut a small figure in the big league. Mr. Sousa, president of last year's De- mental League of Amateur Base Bail lbs, has given it out that he will not try to reorganize that body the coming season. Mr. Sousa worked like a Trojan for two seasons with the Departmental captain. This is his fifth year om the col- lege team. He is equally at homo in the in dr outfield, but Is the best man to be had for hig present position, which he held last. season. Left. garden 18 yet rovide the being two or three sannignes: 4 ete i gerd mae ie, Snares be filled by elther Darby ‘or atubt, Drops. devas years experience, byt mostly at first. The weather has not permitted of play on the field, but ine battéry has been. given ‘ndoor practice for several weeks, the team has had batting practice on the cam- Due. As soon as possible play will begin on the diamond with the scrubs. The first home game will be with M. A. C., April 2 WHIST. The surprise of the week was the defeat of the famous St. Paul Club by the Al- banys at Detroit last Saturday. The St. Pauls finished ahead in but one of the six rounds. They were beaten two to one, the score being 24 to 12. The Albanys played a strong, steady game, and won on their merits. St. Paul endeavored to make big gains which did not materialize. The Al- banys had previously defeated the Narra- gansetts, New Jersey Athletic, Capital Bi- cycle, Columbia Athletic, New York Whist and other clubs tn succession. The club has shown itself to be one of the strongest in the country, The team plays the long suit game, and ts content to play a con- servative gaine. It was generally expected that the league challenge trophy would be carried off to St. Paul as the result of the match, and remain in the west until the annual con- gress at Vut-in-Bay next summer. The trophy will now stay in the east, without doubt, until that event. =. The dates on which the respective chal- lengers will play are: March 6—Narragansett of Providence. March 13—Boston Duplicate of Boston, March 20—Hamilton of Philadelphia. March 27—Capital Bicycle of Washington. April 3—Baltimore of Baltimore. April 10—Walbrook of Baltimore. April 17—Park of Plainfield. April 24—Amertcan of Boston. May 1—Providence Athletic of Providence. may 8—New Jersey Whist Club of New- ark. May 15—Catholic Union of Albany. May 22—Wilmington of Wilmington. May 20—Brooklyn of Brooklyn. Mr. Work of the Hamiltons, in comment- ing in the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph on the defenses by long suiters to the short sult game, states that second hand always covers jack with queen or king, but never with ace; always leads up to the leader, but never through him, and never opens a new plain suit up to a player who has opened short. In the match between Philadelphia and Baltimore, twenty on a side, played at Bal- timore on Washington’s birthday, Phila- delphia. won by six tricks. "CHESS. A rapid-transit knock-out tournament was held on Monday evening last at the Washington Chess Club. Sixteer players took part. Mr. Otte came out ahead. The tourney was played in rounds, and as fast as a player lost he dropped out. Thirty seconds were allowed each move in the first and secoad rounds, but in the two later rounds, on account of the latenes: of the hour, but twenty seconds. Messrs. Martin and Dunham drew in the second round, and Mr. Martin was chosen by lot to continue in the next round. Mr. Jack- son withdrew after two rounds. The score by rovnds follows: In the first round, Otte defeated Key, Martin defeated Fitch, Harris defeated Capt. J. P. Walker, Finn won from Doug- las, Knight defeated Beatty, Smith defeat- ed Schiffmann, Dannam defeated Anthony and Jackson woa from Harvey, In the second round Otte de: ted Knight, Martin and Dunham drew, Finn won from Harris and Jackson defeated Smith. In the third round Otte won from Mar- tin, Finn having drawn a pye. Otte defeated Finn in the fourth round in an unusually interestin: well-play: in an g, well-played Rapid-transit_ tournaments are new to Washington. The event was quite . It will be repeated in the Eugene Delmar won the champions! oO the New York State Chess A seociation for the coming year in the tournament. held in New York city on Washington's. birth- day. Opposed to him were Lipschutz, for- mer champion of the Un: nogrodsky, last former champion; pion of South Carolin: Major Hanlam and others, In the general tournament W-. E. Napier, the Brooklyn boy expert, won first prize. There were twenty-four en- tries. No additional games have been played in the championship tournament at the Washington Chess Club. Mess! Hanna and Tharp have both been “under the weather.” The third game in the match between Pillsbury and Showalter was won by the former. He adopted the Guloco plano open- ing, and won in forty moves. The score at last account was: Pillsbury, 1; Skowal- ter, 0; drawn, 2. Showalter has ‘used one of the three “off” days allowed him. The match is playgd on the single session plan, and the second game continued from & o'clock in the evening to 4 o'clock next morning. A SPEEDY CYCLIST. He Surprises Every One at the Velo- drome at San Francisco. _ W. E. Becker, the speedy Minneapolis jad, who caused such a sensation at the Velo- drome at San Francisco Monday, ap- parently has not any idea of what speed he is capable of. Yesterday he received a new wheel from the east, fitted with a 96-inch gear. While try- ing it on the Velodrome track, shortly after its arrival, he was noticed going at such @ speed, unpaced, that several of the racing men present held their watches on him. The second mile of a three-mile stretch was timed, and it was found he had ridden it in exactly 2:10. Becker was highly elated over this, and concluded to make a trial for an unpaced mile. After a short rest he made the attempt, timed by several of the racing men, among whom was C. R. Coulter, holder of the world’s unpaced mile record. Becker rode the half in 58 2-5 seconds, and the mile in 2:07 2-5. The half-mile mark is under the world’s record of 59 seconds by Gardner of Chicago. Coulter was the most enthusiastic of all over the plucky performance, and obtained Becker’s consent to make a match race with Hackenberger of Denver for twenty- five miles, unpaced, each man starting from opposite sides of the track. Hackenberger has heretofore been invincible in this sort of a race, but Coulter is confident the Den- verite will find his superior in Becker. — Another Daring Scheme. From the Detroit Free Press. “Theaters ought to be seated with the women all on one side and the men on the other.” ‘So that when the men go out between the acts they can tramp on each other's toes.”” s0+ AUCTION SALES OF REAL ESTATE, &c. Monday. Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co., Aucts., 920 Pa. ave. n.w. Sale of Lovell bicycles, on Monday and Tuesda: March 1 and 2, at 1 o'clock p.m. ©. G. Sloan & Co., Aucts., 1407 G st. n.w.—Sale of bicycles, on March 1, 2 and 8, at 12 o'clock m. and 4 o'clock p.m. each day. Thomas Dowling & Co., Aucts.—Trustecs’ sale of dwelling on 2a s sts., on Mon- day, March 1, at 4:39 o'clock p.m. Steplien Van Wyck and Frederick L. Siddons, trustees. Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co., Aucts.—Trustee’s sale of real estate corner 14th and E sts. s.c., on Mon- day, March 1, at 4:30 o'clock p.m, Walter A. Jobnston. trustee. AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALES. MONDAY. AUCTION SALE: “FUTURE DAYS. ee Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co., Aucts., 920 Penna. Ave. N. W. Lovell Lovell Bicycles. Bicycles. Peremptory and special sale, with- out reserve or lim=- it, of 100 Famous Lovell Diamond, Special & Excel Bicycles, for La- dies and Gentle- men. Will be sold at our sales rooms (920 Penna. ave. n.w.) on MONDAY and TUESDAY, March 1st and 2d, at TEN A. M. On exhibition after 1 o'clock p.m. Saturday. These wheels are sold with a guar- antee and a reputation. Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co., Aucts. RATCLIFFE. SUTTON & ©O.. Auctioneers, Successors to Ratcliffe, Darr & Co. fe26-3t EE'S .E_OF VERY VALUABLE REAL ESTATE, CORNER OF 14TH AND’ E_ STs SE. IMPROVED BY A 2-STORY BRICK DWELLING AND HOTHOUSES. of a decree of the Supreme Court of t ef Columbia, passed in Equity Cxuse 7, do 41, the undersigned trustee will ublic . in frout of the premises, on Mi Y A.D. 1897, AT HALF-PAs following described real of Washingt n, in the Distri : Original lots 27, 28 and 29, in squ gether with all the improvements, rights, &c. Terms: One-third cash, the balance in one and two years, or one, two and three years, with in- teres: from tne day of sale at ent per sn. num, payable semi-annually, secured by deed of trust on the property sold, or all cash, ‘at the op- tion of the purchaser. A ‘deposit of $250 required at the time ot sale. If the terms of sale are not complied with in Gfteen days from the day of sale the trustees reserve the right to resell the property the risk and cost of the defa pu 3 after five days’ advertisement resale in some Rewspap rt published in W ington, D. ©. All conveyancing 1nd recordii at the purchaser's WALTER A. JOHNSTON, ree, 412 5th at. n.w. Bicycles tf such Auction. 250 Strictly High-Grade Ladies’, Gents’ and Juve- nile Wheels--World's De- fenders and Cortlandts-- will be sold to highest bidder on Monday, Tues- day and Wednesday, March 1, 2, 3, 12 Noon and 4 P.[1. each day. Cycle board of trade guarantee. C. G. SLOAN & CO., 1407 G St. fe26-2t THOMAS DOWLING & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 612 B st. nw. USTEES’ SALE OF A TWO-STORY PRESS. TRICK PHO DWELLIN CONTAINING SIX ROOMS AND BATH, ON SECOND STREET EAST BETWEEN E A} s Under and by virtue of a deed of trust, the 5th day of November, 1895, and recorded on November 12, 1895, in Liber 2061, folio 373, one of the land records of the District ‘of Columbia, and at the written request of the party secured by raid deed of trust, default having occurred in the pay- ment of the indebtedness secured by the same, the undersigned trustees will sell at public auction, in front of the premises, on MONDAY, THE iy DAY OF MARCH, 1897, AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M., all’ that Tot, piece or parcel of land eltuated in the city of Washington, District cf Columbia, improved by a two-st ress-brick- front dwelling, containing six rooms and bath, aod known as and’ being lot numbered one hundred and twenty-nine (129), in Archimedes Heckman’s sub- division of square seven bundred and thirty-six (736), a8 per plat reco ry page 167, ee oe the conorda of the eurveyer’e else or ths et of Columbia. ope hrs A deposit of $150 will Terms of sale: Ali cash. be required at the time of sale, and the terms of sale must be complied with withIn ten days from the date of sale; otherwise the property will be resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting pur- chaser. Conveyancing, &c., at purchaser's cost. STEPHEN VAN WYCK, Trustee, SIDDOXS. Trustee, FRED'K L. NS, ‘Trustee, fel7-d&ds 1333 Fost. nw. FUTURE DAYS. RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & CO., AUCTIONEERS. Guccestors to Rateliffe, Darr & Co.) TRUSTEE'S SALE_OF A BRICK HOUSE, NO. 1308 1ST STREET SOUTHEAST. By virtue of a deed of trust, duly recorded tn Liber 1523, folio 488 et seq., one of che land ree- ords for the District of Columbia, and at the re- Quest of the parties secured therebs,the undersigned Surviving trustee will offer for ealg. by public suc ia front of the premites, on PRIDAY, TW “SIXTH DAY of F RUARY, A.D. 1897, AST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M described real estate, situate in the city of Wasli- ington, in the District of Columbia, to wit: Lot forty-six (46) In Charles Gessford's ‘subdivision in fudre numbered seven hundred and forty-four (44), together with ell the improvements, rights, rc. ‘Ferms- One-third cash, the balance in one and two years, with interest from the day of sale, at 6 per cent per annum, secured by deed of trust on the property sold. or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. A deposit of $100 req at the time of sale. If the terms of sale are not ccm- led "with in Gteen days trom the day of sale at .. the following he trestee reserves the right to resell the property ar, the risk and cost of the defaulting. after five days’ advertisement of sucl some newspaper published in Washington, All conveyancing, etc... at the purcbaser’s cost. ¢ JOHN WALTER, J fe13-d&ds Surviving “1 E> THE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED ON AC- count of the inclement weather until TUESDAY, MARCH SECOND, 1897, at same hour and place. JOHN WALTER, Jr., fezi-d&ds Surviving Trustee. purchaser, resale in DC. tec. FUTURE DAYS, ‘THOS. J. OWEN, AUCTIONEER, 913 F ST. N.W. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF FRAME DWELLING, NUM- BERED 2610 F STREET, WEST WASHING. TON, D. C. By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, passed in the case of Dar- nell vs. Norris, equity numbered 17919, we will geil, in front, of ihe | premises, on SATURDAY, the SIXTH DAY OF MARCH, ‘A.D. 1807, AT HALF- PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.31,, all that ‘piece or par- cel of ground and premises, known as part of lot 61, in square im that part of the city of Washington, Columbia, formerly ‘kuown District of as Georgetown, said Sart of the Jot fronting cwenty , ore or ‘on feet rix inches (20’ cash, balance in six and twelve months, vith interest, secured by deed of 0 ra fale. Bechtel ae #ig0 rut cure! ae a or'e cnet ‘Terms of sale to we complied with in reserve the right tesell the at the risk apd cost puoi ge 4 , after five sat pobtisned in ‘Wastingtoa Doe os ae 0. G. SLOAN & ©O., AUCTS., 1407 G ST. N.W. “OF VERY VALUABLE NO. 1004 I STREET NORTH- WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY Mal 1sy7, AT HALF-PAST FOUR O°CLOCK P.M., the described real estate, situate in the city District of Coluwbla, to wit: following Wi lot 2 RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & 00., AUCTIONEERS, Successors to Katelife, Darr & Oo. TRUSTEES SALE OF FIVE NEW STORY, CELLAR STONE’ AND FRONT HOUSES, CONTAINE 1639 AND 1641 SEVENTEENTH STE By virtue of a decd | 2085, follo B86 et soy | the District of Columbia, a defaul: of the notes rep secured haying quest of the offer for sal premises, MARCH, 1 . thi in the city of known as le subdivision of plat records THRER- TEN ROOMS AND BATH, ESS BNICK, RAY WINDOW A CORNER, 1637, NOLUDIN Nos. AND UWEST in tho payment of DAY TH is oF Leck aveyed by sa ington, said T Both ine ust, aft and ma Ae per ot the undersigned, sale. Said lots, with the improvements on each, will be first offered separately, beginning with lot’ S4, apd after being struck off In said man: will be Again offered as an entirety aie of the separate bids, and if tm AKER TOEATO. is bid ar then aid Second witertng but if Will be sold as an enti arate bids at the first offering will be Terms: The pnrchase money over and al said prior tneumbrance to be paid one-third in cash, ‘and the balance in one and two sears, 4! six per ‘cent semi-annual Interest, from. day Secured by trust on the property old, At the option of the purchaser. A deposit of $100, on each lot or of $300 on the whole priperty will be required upon acceptance of bid. It the teens of aale are not complied with within in cen dave. from the day of sal to rewell t erty defaulting purchaser, of such remale in ‘some Washington, D.C. All ¢ the trustees reserve the right at the risk and cost of the er five days’ advertisement spaper published Au eyanelug and recoding WALTER HIEST 1907 Py “BROS, Auctioneers _fe25-d&ds AND SQUARH wrded tn veiuning at 111) Inches r of said aquure and ru feet on Virginia avenue, Fear and varying in depth fre 114 feet 3 . ‘Terms of sale: One-third cash, two years, with Interest at 6 per payable seml-annually. $150. tequis sale. SF none and er annum, BENJAMIN, DUNCANSON, fe25-d&ds Trusted DUNUANSON BR )NEERS NEW BRICK Horse oy F WASHINGTON AND F S11 By virtue of two in Liber Is2t, respectively, trict of Colum remises, or. ARCH, A.D. fa, we xball well, in TUESDAY, the er with the Improvements thereon. Terms of sale: One-third cash, balance and two years, at 6 per cent per annum semi-annually. $100 required at tin: each lot. a , JOMS8OX fe Md t THOMAS DOWLING & ©0. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABL PROPERTY, NOS. 320 AM) VAMA AVENUE SOUTHEAST. ertain deed of tri Hine, ted De- and duly reconted in Liver No t seq., one of the Innd records of Coluinbia, and at the reques of the party secured thereby, ‘we will sell at publ rout of the premises, on TUESDAY, 20ND, 1807, mek roperty: t (8) of William Willor Mattingly, trust ison of and thre num- bered seven hu corded in the of Columbia in book 10, page iz, the Improvements, consisting of a tw frame business building. Terms: Sold subject to a trust of $6,00 one-half cash, residue In six and tw months, with interest, and secured by a deed of trust upon the property ‘sold, or all cash, at the purchaser's option; $200 deposit required at the time. of wal and all conveyancing and recording at parchaner ost. Terms of sale to be complied with In fifteen days from the day of sale or the property will be resold at the risk and cost of the defaulting pur- chaser. E. B. UG! balance ES. Trustee, Penua. ave Y, “Trust IMPROVED T PLA the in front veut the premises, on Wi MARCH TENTH, 3807 T FOUR M., all of lot qumbered ninety (#0), to the recorded subdivision of certain lots in square pumbered three hundred nnd se (75. ‘t_to an ineurbrance of $4,000, with one interest, as set forth in said equity cay can be paid wf if desired. ‘Terms of sale. Onc-thira «ash, the reaidae i equal installme terest from day erty. Cunveyanei 0 be secured on the pro A deposit of $200 requires and recordi PRANK at cost of ;OWNINC . BH fe26-d&abs: E RATCLIFF » ALCTIC Guccessrs to Katelifle, Darr & Co) 7) WHOM IT MAY CONCERN COLLATERAL NOTE AT AUCTION Ry virtue “of a al note, we will sell, by wiblte auction, within war wales 1 3 nw. RCH, “A.D. ; r eral Note, secured by two go! 1B to order ot Milton PL G Rich, dated August 14, 180 Caldwell and « Smoot, er., uid cured ya lot 79, All parties int . SUTTON & © Guceessors to Kateliffe BRICK Hc virtue of a deed of trust, dated 12th July, and recorded in Liber 1544, follo 14, of the he District of Columbia, we will ne premises, at POUR B land’ records for U sell, at public auction, in front of on FRIDAY, MARCH THE FIFTH, 159 O'CLOCK P.M, all that lot of ground in the city Washington And District of Columbia, known as or numbered Sfts-one (1) In Charles Early "and others’ subdivision of original lot one (1) in squire numbered twenty-nine (29), as seid subdiv recorded in Book 17, page 59, of the surve fice of the District’ of Columbla, subject ye right of use over certain alleyway! with desc in spid deed. ‘Terms of sale: One-third in equal installnents, in six and tw ths, with nd terest from ay of sale, pay: s “ash, at the opttua secured on the prop of the purchaser. Conveyancing and recording at cost of purchaser. A deposit of one hundred dollars requiced at time of sale. If the terms of sule are not complied with ia ten days from tie of the trustees rererve the right to cost of defaulting purchaser. SAM CROSS, Trustee fel9-d&dbs WILLIAM A, GURDON, Trustee. TRUSTEE'S SALE 01 VALUABLE REAL ESTATR IN THAT PORTION OF TAKOMA PARK LYING IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. tained in a deed of l wife to me, dated By virtue of the power « rent from Thomas Pati Decetaver 30, 1883, and rec jed among the land records of the District of lumbian, in Liber No. A887, folio 200, ete., I will offer, clear of Incum- brances, at public sale, ou the premises, on SAT- URDAY, MARCH THIRTEENTH, Isv7, at POUR rr situated on Chestmut - frou the ratiead station ») is descrived in said deed as lot num in block numbered 10, in B. F. Gilbert's resubdivision of Mocks numbered 10 and 14 of Ta- Koma Park, am said resubdivision is recorded in the surveyor’s ‘office in the District ef Columbia, in Liber County No. 6, at folio 138. The improvements consist of an excellent two-story and attic ony Terms of sale: Oue-talf cesh and the balance fn 12 months, the deferred payment to bear interest from the day of sale, and to be secured to the eat Isfaction of the undersigned. “These terms may be modified, and a portion of the purchase money maj be secured by ‘of trust on the ety. te deemed advisable. For further particulars “apply PHRL. BH. TUCK, Trustee, 207 N. Calvert si., Baiciniore. THOS. 3, OWEN, Au: fe18,20,23,25,27, mih2,4, THOMAS DOWLING & CO.,AUCTS.,612 E ST.N.W. TR WELLING,_ NO. NORTHWEST." By virtue of a certain deed of trust, dated June 26, 1894, und recorded in Liber 1985, at follu 17 ct seq., one of the land records of the ‘District of Go. lumbia, and at the request of ie reiniaes, on WEDNESDAY, “THe Pan aes the premises, on N 5 A’ OF MARCH, 1897, AT HALE-PAST FOUR OCLOCK