Evening Star Newspaper, August 28, 1897, Page 9

IN SPORTING CIRCLES Baltimore Leads in the National League Race. REACH AND ROGERS WOULD SELL WASH. B. WILLIAMS, Furniture, &c., 7th and D Sts. First to show AUTUMN ‘STYLES IN | Furniture and Carpets. Washington’s New Pitcher Makes a Good Showing. ‘As usual, we are the first to show | autumn styles in furniture and carpets in’ Washington. By September 1 a large portion of our fall shipments will be ready for exhibition, and you are cordially invited to freely inspect the new goods at your leisure—whether you are ready to buy or not. Many brand new novelties in furniture and carpets never before shown in this vieinity. What remains of our summer stock of furniture and carpets is going at @ great discount—in many cases below writ bil! i pu BROWNS WERE AGAIN BEATEN ‘Today's Schedule and Weather. St. Louis at Washington—clear. Cincinnati at Baltimore—clear. Cleveland at. Boston—clear. Louisville at Brooklyn—clear. Chicago at New. York—¢lear. Pittsburg at Philadelphia—cléar. Record of the Clubs. prime factory cost. W.L.P.C.;_— Clubs. W. L. P.C. 6. % 683) Philadolphia.. 47° 60.439 22 Bie 328 2 Wash. B.Williams, 7th & D S 3 “So tousrne. a6 a “ao — % 8 “asl Se Lome. at 8 28 food August 28, 1896. i & 3 (ot) New York. 2. or ef “tz Bicycle Prices & Bt ewer: gt @ aa = GO DOWN! 569 Washington. 41 63 304 ae SSL 3 73 .3u Every one should own a wheel, while one 58 48 547! Loulsville...: 27 7 “260 can be obtained at such a low price as the foliowing. These are all brand-new Bicycles — and sre going like this: And Roger Bresnehan won his first game pitched in Washington, thereby winning a handsome suit of clothes, affording the a unanimity that was astonishing. See utmost gratification to the 3,000 people at , 2 $25 to $35 National Park yesterday, the. ladies espe- B.A. Ryan & Co., 1238 9th, | <latiy pulling for the little Irishman with ny S rt It is a S Harry S. Gaither, Subagent, 9th und H sts. Don’t Go Away Without A Box of our “BELLE OF WASHIN GARS. re always sold for 1c. sell a box of 50 for only $2.50, better 10c. cigars else- where in town than these. tour “LOYAL LEGIC question whether the game itself or the chances of Bresnehan getting the offered prize awoke the greatest interest. Of course the game had to go to the Senators’ credit for the plucky pitcher to land the clothes, but about all that was talked about in the stands was the chances of Roger pulling out on top. When the first man up, Douglas, hammered a screaming single into right field it seemed as if every lady in the grand stand uttered a heart- breaking “Oh!” as they saw the little fel- low’s disastrous start, but, as the St. Louis boys were retired without a tally, the fair fans braced up and heartily joined in the applause when the third hand went out. That hit was about the hardest of the game secured off of Bresnehan, and from the beginning to the end the little fellow dis- played great coolness, maintained perfect control and fielded his position like an ex- pert. As a result the Browns were shut out, while the Senators succeeded in get- ting three runs over the home plate. Another new boy was on the plate for the St. Louis, and, although his record is one hit better than the local twirler, the Senators’ tallies came as a result of a little bunching of hits in the second and Mc- Guire’s long drive in the seventh. Sudhoff is the young man’s name, and yesterday was not the lad’s first good performance. He was recently put in a game at Brook- lyn, after another pitcher had been batted out of the box, and but two singles were made off of him in eight innings. Not one of the Senators secured more than one hit, while Douglas and Lally secured two each off of Bresnehan. ‘The game was ful? of interest from start to finish on account of the good pitching of both twirlers, the excellent support given both men and. the snappy way the exhibition was pulled off. Not an error was chalked up against the Senators, al- WHISKEY ts ete. AVENUE. enting’? is under $100—and that is in pure, old, smooth and mellow. Washington. Selling so many “‘Keat- $75 WEST END Cle Co. au28-16d 730 15th St. Our Envoy at $45 is a good wheel with a first- class reputation and backed * lite onnd | though Selbach, De Mont and Reilly had Splendid choice of options offered! : Fe mo 2 rte little, Gascon continues this sort 3 +| of work Mr. O'Brien will never be missed. Pie Gee +| Charley Reilly had another good day,while : longer wanted. *|Selbach secured several hard flies after ~ «| Sensational runs. In fact, the entire team 2 _ From $4 up to $50—and every one guaran- $| played great ball and deserve much credit % teed as represented —or ‘money back. S| for the clock-like regularity with which DECIDED ~ down to the 124-foot G. G. Cornwell & Son, B412-1414-1418 PENNA. it Only one city where the price of the renowned 1: ings,"" we were allowed to retail this ‘The 1896 model has been cut to $50. by a sound guarantee. Jones & Burr; 513 9th St. < chances, but pulled them off success- «| fully in the most brilliant manner. : cameras at such ; + very low prices. =that «| having seven chances without an error, eWay, 3. 37 «| they retired the "Browns in eve inning. 3“ Walford’s,” Penn.Ave—477 & 909 3 ea ae 2, 2028, 200 e%| the second inning. Brown drew a base on tion, AGAINST McBRIDE. ed to perfection, Tucker hammering out a i the hit. Tucker stole second, although he Settlement of a Dispute Over Mineral The case of the state of Washington Washingion, land district has been dis- controversy was originally public land of the United States, and had passed to the State, provided it did not contain mineral ceposits, which would except it. It em- each, sold by the locators to McBride. protested by the state, claimed that the deposit of gold was general throughout state, however, held that there is no gold in anything approaching paying quantities level. The depart- Ment vacates conflicting decisions of the general land office, dismisses the mineral meant to sacrifice himself to score Brown, and then Charley Reilly sent a scofching single into left that brought both men ever the plate. The Senators got in the game with the Browns for the next four innings and drew* blanks with monotonous regularity. In the seventh McGuire was about due for a hit, and as a resu't he drove one into right that netted him three bases, and on ‘Tucker's slow one to Hallman came home with the third and last run of the game. Try as hard as they might the visitors could not make any headway against Bresnehan’s pitching, and but for the two innings named the efforts of the Senators were also fruitless in results. Umpire - Kelley handled the indicator again yesterday, and, although his work was a little better than the day before, his work was not up to the standard set by himself when he first appeared at National Park. Strikes and balls seemed to be his weakness, although severel decisions on application, and holds that the land is not mineral in character, not subject td dis- posal under mining laws, and to the state under ijs school the bases looked a little shaky. Neither side suffered from the little defects noticed, that it passed | and few objections were raised. WASAINGTON. THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1897494 PAGES. respective scores of 9 to 3 and 6 to 0, First base on errors—New York, Chicago . ‘Two-base bhit—Ti Donnelly, Gleason, Davis, G oa00000 nan. ‘an Haltren (2). Double , Gleason, Clark; Duis and Clark. on ertors—New York, "3; Chicago, 2. First balls—Off Sullivan, 4; off Briggs, 3. Struck Sullivan, 1; ty Briggs, 5. Left on bases-—Ne' 7; Caleago, 4. ‘Time—1.55._ Umpire—Euslie. —2 Brooklyn Won Easily. The Louisvilles put up.a poor gai the contest. BROOKLYN. R Jones, rf. Grittn, Shinde, 3b.. 1 Anderson, If. 2 L'Chanee, 1b 3 Schoch, 3 Burrell, ¢. Dunn, p. G. Sm.th, 0) Dexter, rt.. 1 1) Clingmian, 3b 0) WE 0 ‘Totals . Brooklyn Louisville”. ; Louisville, 3. Louisville, "1. By ‘Duna, ner. Three Two-base hits—Shind'e, An Smith. Sacrifiee hits—Clingman, Stolen bases—Jones, LaChance, Double _p.ay—Dext pire—Curpente » 1 ail Time—2.v0, out of first place, held since June 23. game, and it was chiefly a position they Lowe returned Earned runs~Cleveland, hits—Wallace, O’Coonor, Daffy." Stolen bases—O'’Connor, Pickering, ton. Double play—Collins, First base on balis—By Powell, 4; ; Boston, 1. ry Lewis, rors—Cleveland, 2; pire—Lyueh. Boston, 1. ‘Phe* Battimorés played two, gathc scores of 9 to 5 and 5 to 3, thereby nant. Hoffer was hit for only three the second game. witnessed the games. being made in the two games. FIRST GAME. BALTIMORE. CINCINNATI R.H.O. R ter hit—By Khines, Left on bases—Baltimore, 5; Cincinnati, 3. 1.30, Umplre—O'Da by going into third place and shoving Cin- cinnati down a peg. In the first contest, the Giants Nelded perfectly and batted | was ih givit ete Friend hard, while in the second Sullivan | of reach to the home club. held the hard-hitting visiting. combination | ter to this little story, President Reach of First base on Stolen bases—Davis; (3), First ‘w York, Brooklyn yesterday, the Bridegrooms win- ning easily by the score of 9 to 4. batting of La Chance and the poor fielding of Stafford were the noticeable events of fe, 6. ase, on, Chaogman'and Wagner, Um- Lowe's Errors Lost the Game. . . The Clevelands outplayed the Beaneafers at Boston yesterday, winning by the score of 10 to 4, and knocking the home cluty through his ghastly fielding that the game was lost. . 3; Two-base Three-base’hits—Wailace, Lowe and" Tenney. on bases—Cleveland, §; Boston, 8. First base on ‘Time—2.07. Baltimores Took First Place. the Cincinnatis yesterday in Baltimore, and won them both by the respective into first place in the race for the pen- ties in the first contest, while Amole kept the hits scattered after the first inning in Nearly 8,000 spectato Both clubs fieldé grandly, but one error, that of Vaughn's, Struck out—By Hoffer, ——————— ‘Chitagos at New York yesterday by the | who had been appointed that day, had there- [ done such poor work that it had lost the game_to the Phillies. The next morning the .Philad: peers said that while ad “his-chief fault ing" within_and out Asa frst chap- down to two hits. Over 7,000 spectators | the Phillies had telegraphed to President witnessed the games. Young last Tuesday, asking for Adams’ AME. ‘*ppointment and esrecially for his assign- NEW YORK. CHICAGO. ment to the Quaker grounds. The reply R.H.0.A.B. R.H.O.4., | of Mr. Young to Shetzline's telegram would, WHaltr’a, cf 2.15 0 1 10 1 1} no doubt, prove interesting reading. = ‘Creery, £01 2 0 9 @ 469) The Baltimore base ball people are just =a eet oii 8 6! Row—ina wild y of delight. Nearly Guana i605. a 8 9 1-1 0 0| 8.000 -saw the-¢we gdmes in the oyster city k, Ib... 1 110 0 2 2 2 3 2p vestenday, ;. a1 ile yelling fér their Warner, s a Hi g 9 ae : : Z 0 | favorites ed a id almost _as_ much Donnelly, 3b. Mn ae, shotting whe ie scores from ton Meekin, p... 1 2 0 0 0|Douohue, c.. 9 9 2 9 9| were put on fhe blackboard: When it be- Totals . Totals ....3 82 niown t¢ a certainty that the Orioles New “York Pear RE re once moye in first place, a great shout Chicago . 10010100 ne upsfi the multi . Out at Na- Earned runs—New York, 1. ‘Two-base hits tional Park the shifting of positions was Creer Callan 5 Meekin, Yan Haltren, Three-base oo a - —Tiernan. Stolen bases—McCreery, Van Hal inkle, the pitcher ref_by.Mr. Wag- Meckin. Double playGleason, ‘Datla and Chtk’™ ner to report ft this oe from Snamonin, Pa., will, pitch bis first,game:for Philadel- balls—O Meckin, 3; off Friend, 4.” Hit by hall=-Clark. “Struck ‘out_By: Sicekin, 2: by Pujend, | Phia today. Should he’ proye a good one, 1. Wild pitches—Meckin, 2; Friend, 1. Leftcm@h4 the Ghapces are that, the .Wagners will ae York, 9; Chicago, 7. Time—2.12. Um- | make a tight for “his services, as he un- e—Emslie. o> =p doubtedly - Washington _under SECOND GAME. . 7 T ther rites: re oa ‘ NEW YORK. CHICAGO. , _j| It fs reported frony 4Phitadelphia that capes, git-H.0.4.B. U-H.O-A-E | Lajoie was so intoxicated at the beginning a n, cf 0 1 2 0 0 Everett, 3b..0 0 0:3 24 of the Philadelphia-Pittsburg game yester- leCreery, r£0 1/1 0 0} Dahlen, ss...0 1 5/1 1 rf oe > Tiernan, if.. 0-1 4 9 0| Thornton, <f.0 v 19 0|-day that\he had toy be/retired to the cb Wis, #8..-.2 0 6 5 0 +0 010 1 0| house. It is probable that the big French- 22441 § 2 9 2 0} man will be suspended for the remainder Donnelly, 3.1 11 1 4 Briggs’ poll 0 1 0 $-0];, Delehanty’s sister, .who lives in Cleve- sullivan, p.. 0 2 0 2 0| Donohue, c..0 0 5 1 1] land, was reported Very ill yesterday, and ———-|,thg heavy hitter left for home after the Totals . Totals ....0 22412 4}game. His absente “will still further New York. 02112 0090 x-6| weaken the Quaker aggregation of mis- 0 0-0 | fits. in ‘five-innings. of-yesterday’s- game the first’ five men up for St. Louis hit Bresne- han for safe ones, one of them being a two-bagger by Lally, yet the boy’s work was so good that it was almost impossi- ble to advance the runner. The Torontos secured only four hits off of Giller at Scranton yesterday, but mana- ged to pull off the victory by the score of 8 to’2. Norton pitched for the Canucks, keeping the hits. well scattered and was given faultless support, not an error be‘ng made, Young Bresnelan should bless his lucky star that assigned such a thoroughbred catcher as MeGuire for behind the plate yesterday. Mac worked with the young fellow like a trojan throughout the game, coaching the Ohio lad on the weakness of the batters as they came to the plate, and also encouraged him in every possible way. When Anson struck Baltimore last week he informed the reporters that his team was there to win three games. The old mah.came about as near as usual in his guessing. The spectators at the Boston games are actually giving the visiting players more enconeag gent .than the home _ odlayers. How different ini! New York and Baltimore. plays— base base on out—By me at The The superior strength of the Baltimore ball Li team -will go &@ good way toward win- this year. Both New : » ure now pulling off ganjes. ‘where Boston is losing—in the box. Warry Stevens, the score card man, in- terids to,arrange a base ball game between the New York and Brooklyn reporters, the proceeds .to De devoted to the widow of “BIE": Norr,— the well-known sporting writer, who died Wednesday. Norr was a favorite among/the rooters of both cities, ‘andBoth clubs will do everything in their power‘to make the benefit a success. Wheh Will Hoy stole home from third -base, while Corbett was pit¢bing the ball in the«sixth inting, he was given an ova- | tion by ‘the crowd. It was the first time G. Dunn. Wagner. have to the CLEVELAND. BOSTO that so“darirg g:trick had been turned on K.H.0.8.E. E. | the local grounds for many a day, and it eons It..2 120 4 was appreciated: Corbett had a long, slow Winersee a 3] motion, which gave the mute a good lead O'Connor, rf.0 120 0 | off the base, and he clearly beat the ball McKean,’ gs. 0 2 21 0 | to the plate, and when the Baltimore play- Pickering, ef 1 3 4 0 0 | ers*went to dispute the decision they were ‘Trbeau, 0 7 0 O|Lowe, 1 21 hissed by the. audience—Cincinnati En- Zimmer, 1 4 0 Oj tergen, ; 0 quirer. es Pb Ly aed $| “The Indians are playing faster ball than Poet Pvt ian eis at any time this year,” says Captain Te- Totals ....101327 8 1) Totals .... 4 92415 5] beau in an interview in New York. “Even ‘Batted for Lewis in the ninth. j@» } the Baltimore’ people cheered us Thursday, Cleveland ....... +105 00-00 4 x-10| Friday and Sfturday, and you can imagine Boston .. : 3 0000001 0-4|we must have been putting up a pretty lively game when that outfit applauded us. L,think we have a good chance to finish in third place. The boys are bent on.climbing away frorm snc Sas Chicago, Pittsburg and Phi BU getting up where we belong.” N place, Patrick. ' Make it fo know. how thosq Ewingites will ‘The feeling pa tees thie of the nae ns and emnat t ensely | bitter. McGrap an “WY: ¢ particn- lavly sore on Peitz, Miller ‘ane Dwyer. After the game' yesterday Kelly had some. words with Peitz and the two pretty nearly came to blows; then McGraw and Kelly gave Dusty Miller a severe tongue lashing. Dusty replied in kind; and~ but-for-specta- tors interfering there might, haye deen troubjé. Harry Vaughn hit raw with a.valf"3n Cincinnati, and the “scrappy” third baseman has not forgotten it. He was after Zeke today. All the Cincinnati >,| players .commented favorably’ this cvening ~*bonm-the nice way they were treated by the spectators at yesterday’s game. . Haniil- 2. Lett | ein bie w going safe- H BE.) -H.O.AE.| Secretary Charles H. Bbbets of. the McGraw, 3.0 1 9 2 0 Miller, rf... 0 1 ¢ 9 0! Brooklyn club proposes» a dal players’ i200 0 3 4 0| union for benevolent purposes on the sume do10 052 1 0| lines as the actors' fund. Evety little while 0130 Phe: 0 2 7 @} ball players are called upon.to aid this or a 011 8 0 Irwin, 9 11 0] that pleyer who has fallen: by the way- eee EE Simian § 2 8 84 slde “‘Ttic Orioles contributed over $150 to Hotter poll 100 011 1{0ne player alone this -seaeon--Sullivan, : 0 0 1 0| formerly with Philadelphia end St. Louts. 90 9 0) Mr. Ebbets’ plan is an ofkayjization, with Sea5= 3h ey | Small weekly dues, eay 3) cents, whieh w! eS ES, Ol totais... 0 845 4 scoh form a general fund,to.be devoted to Batted for Khines in ninth inning. sick’ and indigént ‘players; -who now. call pom rea ae 49606 0 oo bno| directly upon the players fox considerable ‘Earned ruve_Baltimore, 3. Twobave hittettz, | Smounts. ‘The ball layers’ ‘apior proposed Sacrifice hit—McGraw. Stolen base—Quian, Bat. | bY-Grisith and ‘others ently this season to 2, | defend the rights of thé, players against ow: “and Manazers, hae mot been ;heard ‘Time | owners of Jately; in fact, since Gridith got bis raise 1LH_OLAE! TOAE. SECOND GAME. in salary his interest in it seems to have ni. Relbach, If.. 0 0 3 910 BALTIMORE CINCINNATL 4 ead ooo 530 R.H.O.A. R.H.O.AE. Independent Council, No. 2, I. O. U. A. . ~ - 5 ‘ p McGraw, = = - a = Z q . 5 a Meld its regular session last night, with lod ae Pe iS 73350 endane 3 3 ita several agpleaiiesd (areas 643 ibe 2 2 Mens! 001230) 0. 2,’ to Seal Ther Clab. were reeeived. Ni = me 140 3-2 8 Olirwin, %. -.0 114-0} The ‘Philadelphia ' Pres§' ‘says: Messrs. reeeived. No 2 is composed of young ooo 010 1 3 4 6) Ritchey, 1f..0 2200 e $21 . men who carryout the principle of fra-}| oieis ...3 62h Totals... © SHI 7 1 4 1 C}Peitz, :0 1 04 04 Reach nd Rogers, cwner# ofthe Philadel- ternity, making all feel at home in their re 002 tus 2) 0 66.0] Bala base ball club, yestérday gave out a beautiful hall, so pleasantly furnished. How? Siege e ee teceines Sep Sea tm emete AA: reply to & communication The report from Glen Echo as to the ned rs -. 5122721 () Totals .... 3 11 24 13 0} printed fn a locat paper, ‘in’which the mis- : Washi . o-h : * “ Fate Aer ans who passed through the Lali, DeMont, Weiler thres-bate nite McG tee, pi vausin batted for Breltenstein in ninth tnning. | erable work of the Phillies..was ‘attributed ugus' ‘, on lechanics’ day, was | Stolen bases—Tucker, Hartma Doubl plays— alt'more ..++ ° x “ a we C) 2517. The council meets in its hall, fz | Kellly to Tucker; Cross to llaliman. Tirst on bails | Cincianatl ...- 3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 9-3] to the “penurioas-and grab-all” policy of —Of Bresnehan, 1; off Sudboff, 2. Struck out—By Bresnehan, 1; by Sudhoff, 2. Passed balls--McGuire, 1, Left on’ bases—Washington, 3; St. Louis, 4. Pennsylvania avenue northwes' Frid night. . oo Shires ‘Time—1.45. Umpire—Kelly. “Baltimore and return via Penna. R. R. Sunday, Aug. 29. $1 round trip, on ali New York Takes Third Place. trains.” —Advt. The New Yorks won two games from the Clubs. Boston. Balt: Groceries, Wines, Cigars, ‘a the U. S. S97 grand wheel at the reduced price of.. re selling good ;| (iy Little De Mont played second like a veteran, The Senators secured their ‘first tallies in Rocettes —- | balls, and the hit-and-run game was work- nice single and the captain taking third on Lands. against John G. McBride in the Olympia, posed of by Secretary Bliss. The land in . braced six placer locations of twenty acres McBride, whose mineral application was the claim and its value was 33,240,000. The earisome Reiteration. Singing the praises of Columbia Whceels must necessarily compel re- iteration. Every good point has been so freely and so often com- mented on that it would be hard.to find any new expressions of praise. The Columbia is the “standard wheel of the world,” and one cannot compare it with any other wheels - any more than one can compare the i sun with a two-cent candle. ‘96 Models, see. Pope Mfg. Co., °96 Modeis, $60. Local ‘BIT-B19 14th st. Earned runs—Baltimore, 4; Cincinnati, base hite—Kelley, Stenzel, Quinn, Corcoran. Wild pitch—Breitonst out—By Amole, 2. Baltimore, 5; Cincinnatl, 9. on bases— Umpire—O'Day. Pittsburgs Hit Better. ries from the Phillies at Philadelphi: better hitting. The visitors secured ning. PHILADELPHIA. 1.H.O.AB. Cooley, rf. om 0 OD lana Deleha’y, 1,10 Lajote, ibe 0 M’Farla’ Wheeler, p. 2] Heconmoone’ S$] crave surn Bi prrrsccce. e a coakay, mueart Rothtuss. rt.” Sacrifice hits—Brodle, Nash. 2 Pittsburg won its second game of the se- terday by the score of 6 to 5. Both clubs had four errors, but the Pirates did the | asserts first two-runs through the stupid work ‘of Lajoie, who was retired after the first in- e Hoomonrene| Two- | the owners of the club. ~ ‘Three- | “Thede ‘charges are refuted “in a lengthy base hit—Reckley, Sacrifice hit—Irwin. Bases , = vrolen—y Keeler 2, Bases on balls By Amole, 2; | letter, which deals with the history of hase by Breltenstein, L Batter hit—By Amoie, 1. ck | ball in Philadelphia since.the organization of thé’ National, League., ‘The only thing in this»communication of any great inter- est to ‘the base ball public’ig the statement that the franchise can be bought, it being generally believed that Reach and Rogers “vould not sell fer any consideration. In reference to this they say: ‘“True, we have @ valitable franchise forwhich Mr. Davis ost tively we refused $300,000 their | cash hin the last nisféty days. Permit us-alsy’ to nafl-this le to the counter. We Rave*hever even:heard of’such an offer for our frapchise. In fact, ame has ever madé ws any offer sin fhe ja. yes- Brootherfiood war. “We have~ been asked if the franchise was’for sale and have replied: 1| ‘No! unless a responsible buyer would ap- 1] pear, when we might fix a epee “We have n giving the best part of our lives, enerdy, neowlntes and experience to the task in ‘the vain. of immense profits followihg a it-winning com- ‘| bination, ‘and foping) that-oue turn. would come with each recurring year and would therefore naturally decline to hawk our club around oer sale@nd thus cheopen its ‘Value. “Sincéyou" nkve; y Atowever, ndv tised Mr. Dyvis'“offér of: $300,000, kindly Hone | advertise in reply th: sell the Stolen | franchise now, when-we are in the “slough F. that figure. Put up or shut ee BL viembowane DEAR TO SPORTSMEN Ortolan and Reed Birds Will Be Legal Game Next Week. THEY PROMISE T0 BE PLENTIFUL Pointers About the Best Places Where They May Be Killed. OTHER NOTES OF INTEREST Next Wednesday will mark the beginning ef an epoch in local gastronomy and sport. The simple fact that there is an “‘r” in the name of the month which will be ushered in on that day is generally taken as an assurance that oysters are edible, and the demand for the popular shell fish will in- crease several hundred per cent. On the same day it becomes permissible by law to shoot reed birds and ortolan. The oyster we will have always with us through the fall, winter and spring, but the reec bird and the ortolan are merely temporary vis- itors, and must be made the most of while in this vicinity. Every man and boy who owns a gun from Jersey cown to Georgia is preparing for the annual warfare upon these birds, and in Washington, where perhaps more attention is paid to their shooting than anywhere else in the country, it would not be extravagant to say that at least 5,000 gunners are waiting eagerly for the opening of the season. The ortolan is known to the sportsmen north of Washing- ton as the rail, and when it gets below the James river it is universally called the sora. It frequents the whole of the eastern part of North America and is found as far south as Venezuela. Its migrations in the Bermuda Islauds are immense. It comes north in the early spring and breeds from northern Pennsylvania to the frigid zone, as specimens have frequently been killed in Greenland. The ortolan is one of the most tiinid of birds, and at low water on the marshes, where it is always founa, it clings to the rcots of the reeds and can seldom be flush- ed. At high tide, however, it is driven from its hiding places, and when flushed makes a feeble flight.and flies but a short distance. Ortolan must be killed singty, as they are never seen in flocks. It feeds on the seeds of the marsh reeds, commonly called marsh oats. The plumage is bright olive brown above with longitud nal spo s of black, a few of the feathers being tipped with white. The antericr portion of the head is black. The abdomen is white and the breast white lead color. Its long legs are yellowish green. The Autocrat of the Appetite. What is called the reed bird in this vi- cinity is really the bobolirk. On its way nerth in’ the spring its music is heard in the meadows and fields, and then the bird is a black little fellow with white markings. The bobolink breeds in the far north, and it multiplies in immense numbers. In mid- August it begins to start south in enor- mous flocks, and continues its journey as far south as Brazil. Its color has changed and it has become a brownish yellowish in- dividual with only one note—a tweet tweet, tweet tweet, that any one can imitate. In South Carolina it is the rice bird, and when it reaches Jamaica, where it is found in enormous flocks, it 1s the butter bird. By the time it reaches ‘Washington the reed bird is extremely fat, and properly broiled is the most delicate morsel known to gastronomy. The Eastern Branch Marshes. The marshes most favored by reed birds ard ortolan in the immediate vicinity of Washington are those on the Eastern branch above Benning bridge, while very good sport can also be had between that and the railroad bridge. ‘The crop of marsh cats upon which the birds feed is particularly rich this year, and heavy in grain. Last year the oats grew in ‘thickets, so to speak; dense bunches with wide strips of water between them. This year, while not so thick, and giving comparately easy passage for beats, they cover considerably more terri- tory and are spread out in one immense green plat, like a wheatfield, for instance. It is useless for a novice to try. his luck in the marshes without the as- sistance of an experienced pusher. The pusher owns his boat and places it at the service of a gunner, with his own services, at so much per tide. He poles the skiff slowly through the marsh, marks birds as they rise when the gunmen may not hap- pen to see them, and marks where killed birds fall and recovers them. With a good. pusher, all a gunner needs to do is to stand well up in the bow of the skiff and shoot and load. When birds are plentiful, it is well for a gunner to take two guns along, so that when one set of barrels get too hot to handle from constant shooting. he~can let them cool off. 2 At Benning bridge good pushers can al- ways be engaged a day in advance when the season is lively. For a tide a gunner should take a twelve-bore gun and a couple of hundred shells loaded with two and a half drachms cf black powder—or its equiv- alent in wood or smokeless—and three- quarters of an ounce of No. 10 shot. A few stronger loads, say 33-4 drachms, and an ounce and an eighth of No. 10 shot may be taken along for chance flocks of reed birds. Veteran William Wagner. Old Veteran Williem Wagner, the author- ity on everything pertaining to game shoot- | ing, and who has shot the Eastern branch for forty years, will be cut Wednesday es soon as there is tide enough to push a skiff through the reeds. He has had built for himself this year a gunning skiff of galvanized iron. * “Yes,” said Mr. Wagner to a Star re- porter yesterday, “I’ve got a metal boat. I had a metal one seventeen years ago, and it ran smoother than any skiff I ever saw. I could get on the marsh in it before anybody else. I’ve tried my new one, and it’s very satisfactory. I think we are going to have a good season. There are a considerable number of ortolan already here, and reed Wirds seem to be coming along pretty fast. The policemen who are patrolling the Eastern branch and the river front have been doing splendid work. Men are not going to risk shooting birds before the season opens when it’s liable to cost them $2 a bird. A Good Law Suggested. “There ought to te a law passed to pre- vent marsh shooting on alternate days,” continued Mr. Wagner. “That sort of a law is what saved the duck shooting at Havre de Grace. When I used to go there it was only permitted to shoot ducks every other day, and consequently the flocks were given time to rest, were not kept con- stantly frightened, and better sport = = September 6, 3:07 a.m., 3:54 p.m.; Septem- ber 7, 4:22 a.m., 5:01 p.m. . On the Eastern branch marsh the tides are high about an hour later than the Down on the Patuxent. The Patuxent marshes will be favored, as in past years, by many old-time gunners. The reed bird and ortolan season does not open in Maryland until September 5. Big bags are always made on the Patuxent by gopd shots. There is a law which prevents persons shooting on the Patuxent Without permission of the owners of the land contiguous to the place where the Shooting is’ done,‘ but the frequenters cf the marshes from this city have standing errangements fer’ this purpose. The old Lenox place, which was the rendezvous in the past of so many Washington gun- ners, will be sold, it is said, in a short time. Strangers desiring to shoot on the Patuxent, however, will have no difficalzy. They can take a’ train to Marlboro’ and get a conveyance to take them to Hill's bridge, where boats and pushers can al- wa; be secured and the latter have the vileges mentioned above. Arthur Mattingly, W. W. Boarman and other well-known crack shots will visit the Patuxent. On the Big Marsh. Quite a number of sportsmea will do their shooting down ‘on the big marsh that be- gins at Quantico, The birds usually are in better condition there, and not being shot.at as much are not so wary. There are a few pushers with _skiffs at the High bridge. The course u: ly pursued by Sportsmen going down there, however, is to sail down. Dr. J. E. Jones, Mr. Ed. Landvoight and two or three others will go down on the former's yacht, carrying small boats and pushers with them. Mr. Richerd A. Johnson and Mr. James Green will go to the Rappahannock Mcnday on the former’® beautiful steam yacht “Nereéid,” and try the ortolan on the famous marshes there. They make sail to the Patuxent and shoot there before aeturning. Mr. Green, when he comes home, will accompeny Mr. Seymour Cun- ringham of Litchfield, Conn., to Aberdeen, S. D.. for the prairie chicken shooting, these birds being plentiful thereabouts. Applauded by Sportsmen. Sportsmen gererally have been loud in their approval of the course pursued by Game Warden Richard Sylvester in hav- ing Close surveillance made over the marsh- es of the Eastern branch and along the water front. Six officers have been sta- tioned on the Esstern branch with in- structions to sumnarily arrest all persons who violate the laws relating to the shoot- ing of ortolan, reed birds and other water fowls, and Harbor Master Sutton has been keeping a close eye on the water front. The excellent result of this was shown Wednesday, when a colored man named Brown, arrested on Eastern branch, for- feited collateral amounting to $12 for kill- ing six reed birds, and an Italian uamed Ambrose, arrested by Joe Sutton, was compelled to pay $7 for killing a kildee plover and a reed bird, & for the kildee and $2 for the reed bird. The good work in ‘his direction is to be continued, and on tomorrow and on succeeding Sundays a clese watch will be kept to orevent any shooting whatever on the marshes on those days. Other Sport Item: There is considerable inquiry about what kind of feathered or furred animals may be legally killed after September 1 in Vir- ginia and Maryland. Owing to the many perplexing county laws in the two states, it would be advisable for persons contem- plating September shooting to ascertain from persons living at their intended des- tinations just what the local regulations are. In Loudoun county, Virginia, pheas- ants may be shot after September 1. There is much doubt about the law governing their killing in the other counties. Upland plover have been quite plentiful in Loudoun county this year, and some good bags have been made, Mr. D. William Oyster being particularly successful in this Quail Will Be Plentifal. Reports from all parts of nearby Mary- land convey the more than gratifying in- telligence’that the covers are full of quail. Experienced persons in Montgomery, Prince George's, Charles and Anne Arun- del counties declare that they never saw more coveys at this time of year than at present. There were not many birds last year in any part of Maryland, and consequently there was but little shooting. The winter was mild and open, and birds which sur- vived the season had an easy time «etting subsistence. Consequently they mated in the spring, as strong, healthy birds almost always do, and the present population is partly the result. There is another cause for the increase. Over 4,000 quaél were im- ported and released in couples in Mary- land last spring, and the majority of these pairs produced broods. ‘The Marylanders, now that there is a prospect for plenty of birds, one and all Geclare that they are going to assure a future supply by posting their land and rigorously enforcing the trespass law This is particularly the case out in Mont- gomery country. Reports From North Carol! Mr. Arthur Mattingly, who recently re- turned from an extended bicycle tour in the scuth, taking in Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia, says that he found sportsmen everywhere determined upon making North barolina their field for quail shooting dur- ing the coming winter. The prohibitory law in Virginia does not expire until 1598, ard the Tennessee and Georgia quail coun- try is difficult to hunt over. ..The reports from North Carolina are to the effect thet quail are more plentiful there at present than ever before known, and it is said that the coveys of young birds are unusually numercus and large. ‘This is said to be true in the vicinity of Rocky Mount, Wilson, Plymouth, Kelford, Greenville,Greensboro, Bethel and Warsaw, while dcwn at Lake Waccamaw, where the Wilmington Gun Club has its quarters, the birds were never known to be as: many before. . —_— TO RELEASE CONTRACT CONVICTS. Sensati used at Atlanta by Col. Byrd’s Report. A special to the New York Herald from Atlanta, Ga., says: The.sensation caused by the publication of Col. Byrd’s report showing the awful condition of the misdemeancr convicts leased by the county authorities to private individuals has been succeeded by another sensation. It has been discovered that every convict so leased has merely to ap- peal to the courts to be promptly released, owing to the fact that his incarceration ander such circumstances is as much in E i HH } i i ‘i Losing Your ) HAIR? Proper precaution will stop that. COOPER'S HAIR SUCCESS «time. lates the scalp glands into proper ac tion, removes dandruff and keeps the hair in prime condition. 1rth and ertz’s Pharmacy,’ Sts au2-1m,30 ORLA AAP ala —- en a a ae BEST FOR BABIES oe ANS TALCUM POWDER it cures. red, © © itching skin, chaflag and prickly iain * © or perfumed 0c. box. Evans’ DrugStore, auss-Sd Corns and Bunions ars bee rs 2 cents each. Foot Specialie Office hours. 8 to 5: 9 to 12 Sundays. - ‘Trusses heat Wholerate and Retail, 33s F st. Fitted Abdominal Supporters. Elastic Hosiery, etc. NEW WASHIN Cal INsTEI UMENT HOUSE. 1108 F AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN. churches. D. E. N. South- The friends of Mrs. E. worth, the well-known novelist of this city, are highly indignant over the action of the librarian of Enoch Pratt Library, in Bal- timore, who caused her works to be with- drawn from the library on the grounds that the reading was harmful, if not immoral, In connection with this, the same librarian withdrew the works of three other authors from the librdty on the same grounds. The action seems to be unusually arbitrary, in view of the fact that the now venerable authoress has received scores of letters praising her works, coming from people in all classes of life. Rev. Dr. H. Branch will occupy the pulpit tomorrow morning at the West Street Pres= byterian Church, and also conduct the services. There will be no evening service. Rev. Dr. J. B. Stitt, pastor of the Dum- barton Avenue M. E. Church, will conduct the services tomorrow morning at Linthi- cum Hall and deliver the sermon taking as his subject, “Flight or Fight, Which?” As Rev. Stanley Billh imer, the the West Washington Lutheran still away on his vacation, the the evening, at 8 o'clock, will ed by Rev. C. H_ Butler, who will deliver the sermcn. Theré will be no mortiing service. ‘The pastor of Ebenezer A. M. E. Church, who has been ‘holding meetings for several weeks past in the tent at the corner of Valley and Q streets, will close the outdoor services tomorrow. The services for the day will include a sermon at 11 o'clock in the morning by the pastor, Rev. J. J. Ev- ans; at 3 o'clock in the afternoon Rev. J. C. Waters, D.D., will preach, and at 8 p.m. the presiding elder, Rev. I. 8. Lee, D.D., ‘iil deliver an exhortation on the necessity of leading a holy life. The meeting will close in the old-time way with a general handshake, and a farewell song led by Mr. C. Beckett, the oldest member of the church. W. A. L. Gresham was yesterday ap- pointed as an additional private on the po- lice force, for duty in the area bounded by Rock creek, Woodley lane, Tenleytown and Grant roads. No light has as yet been placed on the stone steps connecting Prospect avenue with M street on 36th street, though the danger attending the use of the stairway by pedestrians. after htfall hi been diminished. os erator —>-—_ FIFTY-EIGHTH MILESTONE. Nineteenth Street Baptist Church Will Celebrate an Anniversary. ‘The fifty-eighth anniversary of the Nine- teenth Street Baptist Church will be cele- brated tomorrow evening, beginning at 8 o'clock. The program, which will be inter- spersed with music, ‘s as follows: Honor, hymn, “Coronatio: invocation; past, hymn, “All the Way;” remarks by pastor, Rev. W. H. Brooks; devotion, hymn, “I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord;” report from deacon board, Nathaniel Gilmore, chair- men; promise, hymn, “How Firm a Foun- dation;” report from trustee board, Ellis W. Brown, chairman; collection; prepara- tion, hymn, “All for Jesus; report from Sunday school, A. H. Stevens, superinten- dent; assurance, hymn, *' ed by Grace;” report from Christian Endeavorers, Mrs. Mary E. Alexander, resident; union, hymn, “‘Blest Be the Tie;” report from the clubs, . Sarah Nailor, president; praise, hymn, “Awake My Soul;” report on our choirs, senior, A. Lincoln Alexander, presi- dent; junior, Miss M. L. Peterson, vice president, in charge; future, hymn, “Guide Me;” benediction. A voluntary choir of 100 voices will lead the singing, the congregation being expect- ed to assist. Mr. G. H. Foskey will preside at the organ. A watermelon feast and musical enter- tainment will be given Monday evening under the auspices of the Industrial Club. rtnebeae neers SLAUGHTER OF DOGS. g Nearly One Thousand Worthiess Curs Sacrificed the Present Month. Poundmaster Einstein is well satisfied with the work done by his force this month, referring specially to the decrease in the canine population. He says the ac- tion of Judge Kimball is largely responsi- ble for the improved condition of affairs. Thus far this month 935 dogs have been killed, against 537 during the month of August of last year. “When Judge Kimball announced that a fine of $5 would be imposed in each case of failure to provide a tag,” said Pound- raster Einstein this morning, “the owners of common cur dogs who had never paid the tax either got their licenses or sur- rendered their dogs. In perhaps a ma- Jority of cases the dogs were surrendered. “These dogs,” continued the poundmas- ter, “are mostly of the commonest kind, and it is a good thing for the city to get rid of them. Many of them have always been kept up in the day time, but at night they were permitted to run at large and roam about the streets.” In additicn to the number of dogs al- ready killed there are more than two dozen in the pound awaiting the execution of appointment of a receiver and accounting against Ellen McCaffrey and Mary Ellen McCaffrey. The bill recites that the late i? i i 3 : : : U | s : tH hy if i is i st Hi i H t i i 5 ‘4