Evening Star Newspaper, March 5, 1898, Page 20

THE EVENING STAR SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1898-24 PAGES. CLUB GOSSIP. a good specimen of the nd the hearts of weather that is to come all of the club members were gladdened by th shine and the good condition of the re There were very few clubs that Were not represented on the road during the course of the day, while these clubs that did not take a club trip were repre- sented by individuals, who enjoyed the op- portunity afforded. The Conduit road was the resort for most of the riders, and the improvement of the Canal road was never ¥ and rain of the week may have | effect some bad on the roads tomorrow. | The conjecture of the weather for placed the conditions as clear and the wind does not prevail to any great ex- conject i ng done out- coming s to be Most ail of new je up. Century Cycle Club. ury boys had one of the most ble runs ef the season Sunday up nduit road. ‘ in | comme with the wing Centurions | line: R. C. Williams, Ton: Reed, < | . Coons, Horace Chandlee, W. | Faver Stevenson, J. Cop | Clif Sparrow, Howard Fisk, Ja | and J. J. Fis ted as jieutenant on this run of Wiliiem O'Connor. | rz George Hilton . the Ube-day coi vivander ographed by cretary. A she eral of the “t road sev 4 the century for that day. ' row several of the members will m- | pany Edwards on a century run, weather | » u'clock. meeting of the club 1 Monday at 8 o'clock. The an- | n of officers for ISuS will take place at this meeting, together with several = of great importance to the mem- Last Tuesday evening Mcssrs. Royce Hough, A. Hunter, Elliott, Hough and C. D. Baker were visitors at th pb rooms The entertainment last week was a suc- cess from every standpoint, and the boys have been congratulating each other over neir triumph in the first attempt of any- thing in the amusement line. The club is greatly indebted to Miss Mary Worrick, Mrs. A. B. Griffith and Messrs. Baker, An- derson and W. S. Young for their excellent characters in the entertainment. xt game of basket bali by the Cen- y Club will take place Saturday even- ing next at the W. L. L. armory, against the Infantry team. George Rosson, one of the club members, is confined to his bed with a broken arm and hip, the result of a fall last week. The boys have made daily visits during his trouble and all hope to see him out soon. The “big four,” composed of Messrs. Bii- ly O'Connor, Lou Abell, John Bargarhausen and Ed. Monroe, have gotten down to hard work once more in the club. Captain Byrnes and Louis Anderson, the “tandem team, will be out with the boys tomorrow and set the pace for the club. Arlington Wheelm ‘The largest gathering of Arlington Wheel- men (active members) since the organiza- tion of the club filled one of the rooms of fhe Hotel Regent Tuesday evening,in which was held the regular monthly meeting. The meeting was pronounced by some of the oldest members to have been the most interesting and enthusiastic ever held by the club. Captain Murphy reported that the clud made two runs during the month, both of which were largely attended and greatly | enjoyed. The statement submitted by the | secretary snowed the club’s finances to be in good shape. The various committees reported favorably relative to the re- spective duties assigned to them. The applications of Messrs. Fred W. Moore, . . Larrimore, Artemus Christman, George E. Gilliard, Charles W. Terry, W. J. Espey and W. I. Lembkey having re- ceived the entire approval of the executive committee, they were elected to active membership. Several communications were read, which received the action of the club. At the conclusion of the business meeting, the forty-eight members repaired to the €ining hall and an excellent dinner was served, during which time the members en- joyed a very pleasant evening. The club run last Sunday might appro- Priately be called an “all round” or “any ay’ run. The day being an ideal one for riding, a large number of winged A's Were in line, and when Captain Murphy, at 30 o'clock, started out, Broadbent, F. Leeff- ler, Smith, Potts, Utz, Eckhardt, Terry, Dikeman, Stone, E. Bell. Whitson, B. Bell, Chaney, Christman, John and Harry Walk- er mounted their wheels and followed the captain over the avenue bridge up the hill to the Hamilton road, down the Living- stone read, up beyond the asylum, down through Anacostia, across the city, over Long bridge, out Mt. Vernon avenue to Ar- lington cemetery, through the cemetery, then over to Fort Myer and down across the Aqueduct bridge home. When the ave- nue bridge was crossed a “hot pace” was set; in fact, so hot that Captain Murphy, in justice to several new members who were on the run, called attention to it at Tues- €ay’s meeting, and stated that he did not approve of such fast riding on a short morning run, and earnestly requested the more speedy riders of the club to go a little slower when out on a run. The club has decided to adopt a new uni- form. Several samples have been submit- ted, but no pattern has been selected. To expedite matters, a committee of three was appointed to get samples and estimates s to the cost of making suits and caps 1o and to report at the next meeting. p amusement committee during the nth will arrange all details for a smoker, ich will be given on the night of the next Tesular meeting, Tuesday, April 5, im- mediately following the business meeting. An interesting program, composed of local talent, will be presented and a good oid time Is anticipated. At the last meeting Mr. F. C. Potts pre- sented, through Captain Murphy, a letter which he had recently received from Mr. Smith at Brandywine, Md., requesting that the Arlington Wheelmen, as soon as possi- ble, come to see him. Bradywine is an old run of the club's, which is generally made two or three times during the season. Mr. Smith always entertains the boys Toyallys when they visit his home. He has made special preparations to give the boys an oyster dinner on the club’s first run to Brandywine. Nothing more need be said in this connection than to announce the fact that the run tomorrow will be to Bran- €ywine, starting from 14th and New York @venue at 9 o'clock sharp. ~ Eastern Cycle a Athletic Clab. The Eastern cycle squad have reorgan- ized, and will elect their officers, so they can start their active road riding by April 1. The boys exercise now on the home trainer. The basket ball team have done some ex- cellent work this year. There have been only two field goals made against them, which is the lowest of any team in the Hand bali fs indulged in to ngidera’ extent. It is a good mercise f 4 ball and ed. te | where, after a few circuits, the voys were | evening. Ample provisions have been made r, Gooding and Casey pition games of n ifall, the new yivania en on a ard oniy, to We rooms, corner aveaue southea Gates of the practice every m will be made Raab, Mathew: ilion, ‘Ti Elis, t und George re Dunn. Cleve Will yele The residence of Arthur L. s retary of the club, was placed at the dis- | eting last Tues- | the time was . a few spare given to amusements and r the m h thew to bu to increase. Five meeiing, while t ferred until ne wo J Y. Dewdne been on the looks but has requireme . This committee { and it is exy sull ted it will report a ) place at the next meeting. A live was f y debate sed at the la ing by a motion © an entertainm , the proceeds to = a club h re. run scheduled fe Cabin John bridge was d idedly a success, s an initial run the club made a good showin, and with orange and black they started for the bridge, it was taken. On the return the | ected the way to the White Lot, m captain ordered from their wheels and the group was photographed. The next meeting will be held at the resi- dence of Mr. Clifton Ash, 1259 28th street, Tuesday evening. ~ Queer Wheelmen. The Queers have been quiet during the past few weeks, owing to a contempiated change in their club quarters, which took Place during the past week. The new quar- ters are far better than anything the club has yet undertaken, located, as they are, in the old Franklin Hotel, on I street be- tween 13th and 14th streets northwest, and facing Franklin Park. The parlors are large and fitted up in a manner very at- tractive and pretty, and one can always find one or more club members present to welcome any friends or strangers who might happen that way in the course of an for the storage of wheels, and besides the racks on the outside the boys have a wheel room that will hold at least seventy-five machines. The next regular meeting of the club will be held Monday evening. Nominations for officers for the following year will be made and other matters of importance are to be considered. The basket ball team continues to do ex- cellent work. Capt. Tierney believes in plenty of practice, and some of the boys can be found most any evening at the W. L. I. Armory, keeping themselves in good condition. Quite a number of the boys have ordered new mounts, and in a short time the Queer colors will again be seen on the roads around town. ‘The weather has been so bad that the boys prefer the cozy club rooms to the outside. Relative to the clection of officers, some changes may be made in the existing list. E. H. Neumeyer, jr., is an aspirant for the captaincy. It is understood that F. L. Vogt would prefer the office of vice presi- dent to that of recording secretary. Paul Von Boeckman seems satistied with his office of financial secretary, and has not expressed himself as desirous of a change. The Queers would like to hear from the several clubs regarding the proposed com- petitive cake walk, spoken of some time ago. Clokey and Parker would make a good team for this kind of work. Levant Wheelmen. The annual election of officers of the Levant Wheelmen was held Tuesday, and every officer chosen was elected unani- mously. They are: Chas. Grace, presi- dent; Webb Lindsey, vice president; Arthur Tew, secretary; Thomas Pollock, treasurer; Wm. Norris, captain; H. Fryer, Meutenant. All of the old officers, with the exception of one, refused a second term. Mr. Norris, the lieutenant last year, was elected cap- tain, and a more popular man could not have been found in the club. Mr. Lee L. Herrell, in his refusal to run for president or secretary, for which places he was nom- inated, deprived the club of one of its most energetic and efficient officers. It is great- ly due to him that the club is in its present elegant condition today. Galatzo, the “Terrible Swede” of the Le- vants, will, as soon as the roads get in condition, try for most of the local middle- distance records. He is in fair form now, but by the first of May will be in the pink of condition. will be riding part- Wilson and Entwisle ners this season. Their place in the ranks a not yet been assigned them by the cap- n. Andrew Marshall fs now on his new mount, and before the season is over he will be showing some of the fast men the shape of his rear tire. On the run to Gettysburg Mny 30 a fifty- mile race has been arranged between Nor- ris and Pollock. The stakes are to be the entire expenses for the trip. CYCLE TRADE CHAT Perhaps there is no business in the city in which such a change has occurred with- in the past few years as in the bicycle trade. Less than ten years ago only one egency existed in this city, while today there are nearly forty agencies, to say nothing of the large number of repair shops, which handle almost any make of wheel. Less than ten years ago only one style of safety wheel was sold, and that of foreign make» Now in the list of agencies in this city fully one hundred different makes of wheels are sold, and, what 1s more, every one is of American manufac- ture, There is only one wheel sold in this city of English extraction, and the English part of it extends only so far as the name is concerned. In other respects the wheel is an American product. This wonderful change in the bicycle business is some- thing to be marveled at. : which is equally There is another change, Firms that existed a year or so i as great. 8go now are no longer known. hay dropped out of the business, oe thelr places have beén filled by others. Compe- been the main cause of was not as of al things, changes the bicycle business seem tp + | tion. have been much faster than the ordinary ccurse of time. One sure ‘indication of this great change is evidenced in the local cycle board of trade. ‘the organization was conceived last yesr, with much eclat, and with a mem- bership of a few less than thirty. The cry and hue of the riders at the time of the crganization will be remembered by a good many. In the course of only one year the membership of the organization has dwin- dled down to something like twelve mem- bers. At least that the membership a veek or so ago. ‘fhe other members dropped out for a variety of causes. Some changed their business, others retired from the field, others suffered through the clos- ing down of their factory, while others drew out because their places as agents were taken by new people. Not one mem- ber drew out because of any disagreement in the workings of the organization. Another indication for the general public of this continual change is traced to the advertising cf the men. Take the program of any good-sized race meet held last year at the International Athletic Park, and see how many of the concerns are now in ex- istence. At the Arlington Wheelmen meet there were about twenty-five bicycle agents advertised. Gf this number thirteen are stili in the business. Twelve have dropped out of sight, three of which withdrawals were caused by a change in the local agen- cies through the direction of the main fac- iory. Another thing that is noticeable is the large number of bicycle stores and agencies that are located on 1th street. This thor- cughfare seems to be a favorite for the collection of Kindred business concerns, if the term may be used. Between P2nnsyl- vania avenue and F street the street has leng borne the name of Newspaper row on aceount of th> large number of correspond- ents whose offices were located in the block. The row is now in process of disintegra- The correspondents are taking up urters in other sections of the city. So with the bicycl> business. Fully two- thirds, or perhaps three-fourths, of the agents of bicycles in the city have estab- lished their business on this street. Manu- factorics that have branch houses in the city hav them located on this street, while perhaps subagents of the branch house may be k ed in all sections of the city. This collection of the bicycle houses is of con- siderable convenience to the genzral pub- lic. If a person desires to purchase a wheel and Is undecided what make to secure, a trip up 14th stre>t will give him a view of rrost of the leading models that are offered for sale in the city. A choice is pretiy apt to be made after a tour of the street. The stre>t has been dubbed Cycle row, and the name seems extremely suitable. The only inconvenience, if it may be called such, is that the houses are located all along the thoroughfar>, almost to the boundary. No particular side of the street is occupied, but cycle signs can be seen displayed every- where. The bicycle business has made a great chang? in the street and brings a good deal more traffic than would other- wise be the case. It has only been about five years ago that the pioneer house established itself on this thoroughfar>. Other bicycle houses were opened in different parts of the city, but a majority of the men behind the same pre- ferred the busier streets as the scen? for their business. It was thought that more trade would result from this selection. The mistake of the selzction seems to have been acknowledged by all, since the quarters have been moved. The pioneer house on the street was ridicul2d by a large number of other dealers. The selection of such an out-of-the-way place of business was tkought to be an absurd thing. The con- cern, unmoved by the expressions of con- t2mporaries, started to advertise Judicious- ly, and in a short time the business began to come in that direction. Seeing the suc- cess of this house other dealers moved on the same treet, and adopt2d the same tac- tics. One by one the number of agencies on the street increased, until the number of today nas been reached. a From a bonanza business the trade has settled down to a matter-of-fact event, in which the profits are no greater than in any other branch of business. The bicycle has gone through th» experience of the sewing tnachine, which at first brought so much cash for each machine, but which now brings a reduction of several hundred per cent of the original price. The only difference is that the reduction in th3 price of bicycles has not been in as great propor- tion. The price has come down a matter of 100 per cent, and a little more in some cases, but th2re are some who are looking for a still greater reduction. Competition has been the cause of this. In the general commercial world the large profits in the business induced many con- cerns to organiz; which would be better qualified to turn out plows than olcycles. Competition among agents has been a big cause of the change of business in this city, and this same competition still goes on. All strive to capture the greatest amount of trad2, and dealers smile at the unfortunate dealer who is left in the lurch through the failure of his factory. And still the business goes on. The reduction in the price of the wheels has been follow- 2d by reductions in repairing in all its branches. The cut has been all along the line. There is a big difference in the rates of payment when a wheel is bought on the installment plan. There are plenty of per- sons who would not think of purchasing a wheel on any other but the installment plan. They may be perfectly able to pay the full price spct cash, but they have a reason in not so doing.| It is claimed that if a wheel is bought by them on the par- tial-payment plan, the dealer will be more careful to look after their interests and attend more fully to the guarantee given. This attention lasts as long as the pay- ments are being made. If, on the other hand, cash is given, the dealer will, on all possible occasions, avoid doing any guar- antee work, and charge for all minor re- pairs. This may be true of some of the cycle dealers and their method of doing business. Now a wheel can be bought of some dealers practically on the terms dic- tated by the purchaser, so great is the competition. The payments are made easy, and both parties interested are generally satisfied over the result. Another noticeable thing in the trade is in the line of donations. A few years ago the dealers were liberal in giving wheels away. Bicycle meets were given wheels as prizes, and fairs and other events were given wheels to be voted for or raffled. The freedom with which the bicycles were given astonished many people. That was in the time when a dealer made enough off of the sale of one bicycle to give another away, and, in the hopes of selling a few more wheels, this policy of donating was pursued. Now that the profits of the trade have been reduced, the wheels are not given away with as much freedom. It is seldom that a dealer now donates a wheel for anything. He cannot afford to do it. Other ways of securing trade have been devised, and other means of securing free advertising have been adopted. To keep ‘the wheel he sells in popular favor a deal- er is willing to do a good many things. One dealer edvertises to repair free of charge every wheel sold by him, whether damaged through accident or through faulty construction. His example has not as yet been followed by other concern: The tire manufacturers offer to repair free of charge ell purctures, no matter how , if brought to their headquarters. Other dealers are willing to keep the’ma- chine clean and in good running order for certain period. Stii other concerns give free oll and free wind to bicycle riders, And the end has not been reached yet. BICYCLE 8 A petition bearing the signature of 36,000 cyclists, protesting against: the abominab!c state of the roads and askijg for their bet- terment, has been presented to the Spanish parliament. The latter ;was quick enough to tax the cyclists, but # has done nothing for them in exchange for their money. Fred J. Titus has issted a challenge to meet any rider at any jsort of racing for ten miles. He does not ‘care whether it is paced, a pursuit or an/unpaced race. He will do his training at:the new Berkeley Oval track. : Mr. Reed of Tauton ig introducing a bill in the Massachusetts legislature for the protection and preservation of bicycle paths and for the punishment by fine or imprison- ment of malicious throwing of glass, tacks or any similar articles upon the public streets. George S. McLeish of Montreal has signed & contract with “Dave” Shafer to train simmy Michael, the Welsh cyclist, during the coming season. Michael is now on his way from Hammond, Iowa, where he has been resting during the past five weeks. McLeish was instrumental in bringing the Butler brothers to the front iwo years ago end managed their European tour. Last year the careful work of the Canadian was responsible for the success of Hoyt, Eaton, Newton and Gately, who were prominent on tracks throughout the country. Huret has taken the gold medal presented by M. de Knyff to the Velo's offices that it may be forwarded to Cordang, the rightful botder. Anew roller brake has made its appear- ance. The accessory is so arranged that the chain can be thrown off when the rider is coasting, enabling the rider to keep his feet on the pedals. The brake is attached to the frame near the crank axle, and is applied to the rear wheel. August Habich, the German racer, has brought an action against the Italian Medi- terranean Railway Company to recover damages, as owing to its neglect his ma- chine did not reach Florence in time for sim to take part in the races iast October. Tom Eck, the cycling manager, now in Paris engaging cracks for the American racing circuit, startled the racing world of the French capital on his arrival there by the announcement that he probably wot take a team of American stars to Paris th! summer. “I probably shall take a team from the United States and make a circuit ef the leading French tracks the coming summer,” said Eck to a reporter of a Paris paper. “I consider that Morin and Kaiser are the two fastest men in the French and American racing world at this hour, and 1 want to bring them together again. The Boston Herald is authority for the statement that Zimmerman will be seen in competition during ‘98. John Smith, a Toronto rider of some re- pute, has, through his manager, challenged Jimmy Michael to an unpaced twenty-five- mile it is hardly probable that Michael would consent to ride such a race with anybody. Somebody who likes to juggle with figures has computed from some basis that there are 10,000,000 bicycles in use in all the world, according to London Cycle. He goes on to say that if these wheels were placed in one procession, with thirty passing in a minute, {t would take nearly a year, day and night, in passing a given point. Con- tinuing, he says: “Then again: as the two wheels of the machine make about 12,000 revolutions a mile, the 10,000,000 wheeis would have to put in a total of 240,000,000, 000 revolutions. If we take it that every cyclist on an average has ridden 100 miles, no less a distance than 10,000,000,000 miles of ground has been traversed by 20,000,000 wheels. Every wheel’—but our readers have had perhaps enough. eee STOLEN---RECOVERED Since the last report the following wheels and sundries have been entered on the bocks of the police department as stolen or recovered, as the case«may be: E. Mitchell, 1321 F street, Credenda bi- cycle, No. 30,417, stolen from in front of Riggs’ Bank. W. M. Galt, 1300 M street, Eclipse bicy- cle, No. 35,713, stolen from in front of above address. Faye Temple, 1432 8th street, National bicycle, No. 8,996, stolen from main en- trance to Capitol. — W. H. Coleman, 1830 7th street, rented Belmont wheel, No. 10,087, to white man who failed to return it. T. T. Dorman, 1223 Harewood street, Keating bicycle, No. 26,104, stolen from in front of 1220 9th street. The following reports of thefts of lamps and sundries have been placed on file: P. J. Devlin, 1807 H street, King of the Road lamp, stolen from wheel in front of 2103 Pennsylvania avenue. General George H. Harries, 1410 G street, King of the Road lamp, stolen from wheel while in front of Franklin school building, on 18th street. F. W. Godden, 13 H street, Brown sad- dle, stolen from wheel whiie near 13th and G streets. Since February 3 the following bicycles have been recovered and returned to own- ers: Eclipse bicycle, turned over to owner, A. E. Walker. Eldridge bicycle, held awaiting identifi- cation. Gendron bicycle, awaiting identification. Lady's bicycle, turned over to owner, Nellie Kellum. McCune bicycle, turned over to owner, J.T, Hunt. Ranger bicycle, turned over to owner, E. Schlinghamer. Iver Johnson bicycle, owner, W. R. Stewart. Lovell Diamond bicycle, turned over to owner, J. H. Magruder. Wolff-American bicycle, dence before grand jury. Favorite bicycle, held for evidence. Crescent bicycle, held awaiting identifi- cation. turned over to held for evi- —— THE PARK BICYCLE CLUB A meeting of the incorporators of the Park Bicycle Club, organized last week to take the International Athletic Park, on the Conduit road, was held Wednesday. The officers for the first year will be: J. D. Lasley, president; L. B. Graves, vice president; W. Jose, secretary; Ed. C. Clark, treasurer. Mr. Fred. W. Moore was ap- pointed manager. The by-maws of the company were care- fully considered and a strong set of goy- erning rules were adopted. The various contemplated improvements to the fence, grand stand, track and infield were discussed. The club is a member of the National Cycle Track Association, and will, with the other members of that body, control @ strong team of star professional riders. This will give local patrons ‘an opportunity of seeing genuine pacéd races, the N. C. T. A. having thirty-two pacemakers in its employ. y A meeting of the engineer committee will be held early next week, and estimates and terms will then be presented and plans concluded. It is confidently expected that work will begin before April 1 and be com- pleted in two weeks, and if the weather permits the season willbe opened long be- fore the usual Decoration day meet. The club rules provide for two classes of members—shareholders and active. The club fees will be: Initiation, $, and annual, Shareholders do not have to pay the initiation fee if they enter during the first ear, van members will hawe: the privileges of the track and grounds:without c! é As the new board track will have so many advantages over the present dirt there should be a pronounced revival in cycle racing in the District this year. ——— Uses of Luggage. From the Detroit Journal. “Isn't it possible to travel abroad with less luggage?” “What ‘would you do? You can’t get them to paste the labels in a scrapbook.”— Detroit Journal. Ss BRIEF SIDOYLE SATISFIED His Contract Acceptable, but He Can’t Beport Until June 15. REVIEWING THE LEAGUE MEETING Brush’s Resolution Adopted Through Clever Diplomacy. TERESTING GOSSIP eee The New York correspondent of the Sporting Life has the following paragraphs in this week's letter, which will no doubt prove interesting reading to the Washing- ten enthulsasts. He says: Jack Doyle is spending a week or two at the Colonial Hotel, where he also has many friends. He says he is in the city on busi- ness, and also declares that under no ci: cumstances will he be in a position to play before June 1 or possibly not before the 15th. When one of Jack’s friends intimated that Jack would be on deck when the gong sounded the Holyoke boy gravely offered to wager a $100 suit of clothes that he would not play before June 1 at the earliest. As Jack pulled out a neat little roll of the long green the doubter ceased to be in a betting mood. I am satisfied with the terms offered by the Washington club,” safd Jack by way of explanation, “but I am in a peculiar posi- tion, and as I never believed in this busi- Less of making players go from place to place whether the surroundings were con- genial or not, I am in no hurry to play William H. Dinneen, Pitcher. ball. When I went to Baltimore I told ‘Hanlon that it was a mistake to make a man go where he did not want to go, but he assured me that all would be well. I have nothing to say against the Orioles, rut I never put in two such hard years as I did during my connection with the Balti- more club.’* When asked what he seriously thought of the movement to suppress rowdyism Jack said: “It is my opinion that the cry raised by many was overdone, and that it has resulted in discrediting ball players. In order to work his way into a good club a player must stand many hard knocks, and it must not be forgotten that players are not college professors. They must be- gin mt the bottom of the ladder, and have no opportunities to enter academies and col- leges. The cause for all the howling can be traced to those players who in recent years have tried to imitate aggressive players, and have thereby appeared so unnatural that they become ridiculous in the public eye. As a result of one player making a bad break, the entire profession is made the tar- get for abuse from all quarters. I am proud of my calling, and believe that in this greatly exaggerated movement ball players rave been shamefully abused. There is no game on earth as honest and clean as base ball, and despite many temptations the players who rexlly make the game have al- ways proved honorable. There are no bet- ter behaved men in any branch of sport, and yet how often are they abused because they play the game with their hearts as well as with their hands. Criticism of a player’s work is all right, but when it comes to assaults on his character the blow strikes home. It must not be forgotten that ball players have mothers and sisters and wives, who feel the cruel thrusts aimed at them outside of their work on the fielJ. The double umpire system will do much to Frevent kicking, as base decisions will be better than last year, but to stop a real ag- gressive player from demanding his rights it would be necessary to cut his heart out.” Regarding the Doyle matter, it may be stated that Mr. Wagner told a friend while in Washington last week that he had but the day before sent a contract to the Sena- tors’ new first baseman, and that he had not heard anything from him, one way or the other. The New York correspondent of the Sporting Life, Mr. Koelsch, enjoys the reputation of being one of the bright- est and most reliable base ball writers in the country, and for this reason his inter- |view with Doyle, published above, can be considered thoroughly accurate. The best part of the interview is that Doyle 1s thor- oughly satisfied with the contract sent to him by the Wagners. The problem that now confronts the owners of the Washing- ton club is to make Doyle change his mind anout reporting late, and be on hand to help hammer the Orioles on April 1h. A good beginning is everything to a club, both from a financial standpoint and as an elixir to the players. There is no ques- tion that Doyle will strengthen the Sena- tors wonderfully in the matter of earnest- ness and backbone. Casting aside the comparison between he and Tucker, the fact that the opening club at National Park will-be the oyster shuckers lends additional strength to the argument that he should be in Washington before the sea- son cpens, and get into shape with the other players. With Doyle on_ first, the opening games between the Washington and Laltimore clubs will be worth com- ing or going miles to see. And will he play his Lest against his old associates? Well, it is a foregone conclusion that the tactics the oyster shuckers adopted here last season will be stricken from their book of instructions, and if they win a game at National Park it can be placed among the hardest battles they have run against since they have been under the manage- ment cf Edward Hanlon. Jack Dovie has always been a thrifty boy. Dirsipation is stricken from his visiting list from the time the season opens until it closes, and, as a result he kas acquired quite a nice little sur of the long green. Naturally, the more money o man gets the more he wants, and, knowing this, there ts yet hope that Doyle will be with us before the scason begins. Where Jack would be mak- ing lundreds the Wagners would rake in thousands, and the latter are too sagacious to let a good thing slip through their hands. The magnates of the National League did themselves proud at St. Louis during the pas: week, and the dates on which they were assembled in the mound city deserve to be regarded as red letter days in the history of the national game. It is a ques- tion whether there has ever been a meet- ing of the leagu the earned run, the double umpire system and the adoption of the double trip play- ing schedule were the principal features of meet , but those that can read be- can ; ‘| Fi i ! i 5 Hi i be greatly lessened, as the earned run will not have to be watched for. President Young’s work was then approved. his schedule being a gem tn its way, and the public will on know of the good eye “Uncle Nick” has in the way of selecting g00d umpires. The adoption of the Brush resolution was undoubtedly the most important piece of legislation enacted at the meeting, bein: discussed all over the country by the base ball writers and the author, with his well known energy, ‘king like a beaver to win his case. The most peculiar part of this agitation was the persistency with which different writers, magnates and players stuck to the idea that the Brush resolution was aimed at kicking ball pla ers, notwithstanding the fact that t Cincinnati magnate always claimed that he was only after those men who, if al lowed to continue their vulgarity, would drive the better element of the patrons away from the game. Although the final triumph came with a unanimous vote the struggle was by no means an easy and un- eventful one. Had it not been for Mr. Brush’s extensive research and collecting, of opinions in the support of the abolitic of foul mouthed expressions, the clean and logical manner in which the matter war presented to the magnates, with the irre- futable arguments in line with the com- mittee conclusions, it is possible that the resolution would never have become a part of the league's legislation at the meeting In connection with this resolution the in- fluence of the public, as represented by nearly thirty-five sporting writers, should not be underestimated. Old base ball men declare that never before in the history of the game have the magnates so completely granted the wishes of the sporting writers as on the occasion of the passage of the Brush resolution. The sporting writers were admitted to the conference, and up to the time the newspaper men were called upon to express themselves much strong opposition had manifested itself. Each of the newspaper men were called on, and without exception they indorsed clean base ball. Immediately thereafter the gentie- men who had opposed the measure with- drew objection, and the resolution became part of the league's laws. The plan of having a meeting to which newspaper men were invited disclosed a pretty little piece of politics on the part of Mr. Brush heartily seconded by Mr. Hart, who engineered the resolution that bears the name of the forme: After the magnates reached St. Louis it was found that, despite the public’s general and clam- orous demand voiced in the daily press for the legislation, there was opposition to the measure. Mr. Hart of Chicago told his col- leagues to leave the matter to him ard he would see that the resolution did not fail. It required little canvassing ior him to learn that the press of the country was a unit in the campaign for clean base ball. At Monday's meeting Mr. Hart intro- duced a modest little resolution proposing that, as the press of the country had fathered the movement for clean ball. the representatives of the different papers then inthe mound city s }d be admitted to the conference in relation to the matter, The opposition discerned nothing behind Mr. Hart's resolution, and it was promptly adopted. Knowing that a majority alone was not sufficient, but that the action .o be successful must be unanimous, Mr. Hart immediately after his resolution had been adopted and made public sent an intima- tion to the opposition that unless they got in line for the Brush resolution the news- Papers would place them on record as op- Posed to clean sport. This is said to have had the desired effect with several of the magnates, and the presence and expres- stons from the newspaper boys did the rest at the meeting Wednesday afternoon. It was not until efter the meeting that the opposition realized the full force of Mr. Hart's coup. The Washington management has pur- chased, releaced and reserved so many players that many of the local “fans” have become mixed in their dates and have had considerable trouble of late in naming the men who are on the senatorial roster for 1908. The entire outfit embraces twenty- two players, counting Tucker, who was re- turned to the Washington club at the re- cent mecting of the league magnates. The complete roster {s as follows: Catchers, James McGuire, Charles Farrell, Edward D:xon_and Frans Snyder; pitch “Win- Mercer, M. Amole, Hillary Swaim, Wm. H. Dinneen, Robert Breenehan, Wm. Donovan, John Mahoffy and Gus Wey- hing; infielders, Thomas Tucker, John Doyle, Henry Reitz, George Wrigley, Thom- as Leahy and Albert Wagner. Outfielders —Albert Selbach, Thomas Brown, Jacob Gettman and Richerd McHale. Of the score and two players three pitch- ers and one catcher will probably be drop- ped, although should either Dixon or Sny- der prove winners at infield positions their names will become permanent fixtures on the club's pay roll. One of the new players that the Wash- ington base tall patrons will be most in- terested in is William H. Dinneen, the pitcher secured from the Toronto club, and whose photograph The Star is enabled to publish today. Dinneen comes to the cap- ital city with a flowery reputation obtained through meritorious work in the fast East- ern League. Although he and Willis, who was secured by the Boston club, finished away down in the averages, the figures are for once believed to be false, as he was the main standby of the Toronto club and won game after game by his heady work and great nerve. Dinneen’s first professional engagement was with the Torontos, with which club he signed in the latter part of 1895. - His work, was of the upward stand- ard order, and the two following seasons ha was retaired by the same club. Through an agreement with Arthur Irwin, who own- ed the Canucks in partnership with the Wagners last season, Dirneen was turned over to the Washington club with a half dezen others. As to weight and figure, Dinneen is built very much on the lines of “Winnie” Mercer, and like the Senators’ star twirler, does not depend on brawn and muscle for his effectiveness as much as the gray matter located between his two ears. “Merrill,” the Wilkesbarre, Pa., correspond- ent of the Sporting News, a writer who is quoted in All the sporting and base ball papers of the country, in a recent number of that paper had the following to say of Dineen: ‘But just watch Dinneen! If that quiet, reticent and bulldog little wonder doesn’t captivate you, call on me for a Pittsburg stoga, anyway, in these hard times. Gossip of the Game. And so Timothy Hurst would like to have Tucker? Well, Tim, old boy, Capt. Brown wouldn't mind having Jack Taylor on his string, and it shouldn’t take you two long to get together. The Chicago club is in a quandary about who to play at third and first base. Ever- ett is the bone of contention on account of his hitting. Barry McCormick is Everett's superior in everything but wielding the wil- low, and Decker shines in the same light. Hitting wins lots of games, and for this reason Everett stands a good chahce of staying with the Colts. President Robison of the Clevelands made the greatest kick against the Brush resolu- tion, but when he realized that the news- papers of the country would be aware of this fact had the proposed legislation failed he weakened. And so he should. The Spiders was the first team to resort to rowdy ball. The Baltimores took their cue from them and beat them at their own game. The Cincinnati club is the first to start south for spring practice, and money will not be spared in getting the aggregation into shape for a winning start-off. With Hawley in line and harmony exisiting, it looks very much as if the club that beats the Reds out will win the pennant. “Watch McHale in the senatorial outfield. You can count him a certainty—or fix- ture—if Brown or Wagner ever gives him 2 fair chance. Not to be overenthusiastic, he is pretty nearly a second Keeler. I was sore on the whole Toronto farm, but justice commands me to speak thus effusively of the Toronto trio—McGann, Dinneen and Mc- Hale.”—Merrill in Sporting Life. rting says: “While it is not generally known, the name of Winnie B. Mercer, the popular Wash- ington twirler, is George Bertley Mercer. ‘When h= arrived in East Liverpool several years ago he was a long, lean, lanky Vir- ginian, and the boys with whom he asso- ciated at once dubbed him ‘Virginny.’ He went by this name for several years, but when he commenced playing ball with the Iccal Eclipse team the name was gradual- ly softened by the cranks until he becamo known as ‘Winnie,’ and ‘Virginny’ eben ‘CURING BRONCHIAL GATARRH, THE SYMPTOMS. c 8 ng “Have you pain bel) ‘ Do YOU congh Worse night and t Do Fou have to sit up at night to get b Tir. W. Kelly, 318 L St. S. of bronchial catarrh. Cured We publish this week the case of Mr. W. Kelly ‘This case is a striicing 8 results that may and fre- lected catarch, It exempli- les what Doctors McCoy and Cowden have been urging upon the pec vd that is, the early treetment of Catarrh, thereby preventing the very serious results which otherwise are quite sure heppen. Mr. Kelly's case is an example neglected Catarrh. He srys “Thad bad Catarrh for cuite a number of years; had never given it any attevtion, becnuse the pre- vailing idea was that nothing much could be done for such cases, I therefore let it go ym time of to time, paying no attention to it. I bad all the symptoms of an ordiniry cese of Catarrh of nose, throat and bronchial tohes; caught cold easily, coughed a ltile, secreted a good deal of mucus in the nose and throat, “About two years ago, one ev talking to a party of friends, an unusually severe without any warni in iting by i while . ow mghing spell or any premoni y toms of any kind, I was taken with a hemorrhage. I conghed up which flows from my throat in large quantities, surely j less than a half a pint. This attack not only alarmed me, but it weakened me very much. It prestrated me so that I had to quit work. I lost fleab, became weaker, the cough increneed, and I became a wreck of my former self. I never was & very heavy man, my average being 134 pounds, and the amount of flesh I lost showed very great in my case. I do not suppose 1 weighed very much more than 160 pou “Of course T had physicians treat me who enjoyed a very high ‘ation, and’ wh have great regard for still, but their tre: aid not seem to reach ny case, although they gav me every attention. Their remediew seemed sufficient. Nothlag belped the cough, noth’ helped my appetite, nothing gave me. strenztl end nothing gave me sleep at night. My friends, as myself, thought that 1 had consumption eh was dreadful; 1 had fearful headachs. All this time T was not ate to do any labor of even the lightest cheracter (and my work fs not heavy). I was almest in despair. I had noticed for some time the edvertisements of Doctors Me- Coy and Cowden in the papers, and finally one morning 1 told my wife that T believed that I would ‘call upon these physicians and see what they thonght of my case. 1 noticed that they Were not charging anything for consultation and a trial of their treatment. This seemed like a. ¥% generous and reasouable offer, and I felt that T hed nothing to lose, and possibly something to gain, by 2 consultation with them. ‘They gave ine & careful examination. and informed me that mine was an aggravated case of Bronchial Catarrh, and that it had evidently existed for years, and had year by year grown worse and worse, until finally the strain of a s2vere cough had ‘ruptured the membrane, which hid been made delicate and sen- sitive through ted for the bleeding. I took their treatment for some time. I was encouraged in the continuance of the treat- ment from the fact that almost from the start m condition improved. Within a month my cougl Was better, my appetite was improved, and T was Raining in'welght. It wae not long hefore 1 wae able to work. I find the treatment ener, and I am only too pleased to now state that my ~ondition isione of apparent health. My congh practically amounts to nothing; I sleep all night; turbed at all, and ny strength and weight b returned. I weigh as much as I ever did in my life, and am able to do a hard day's work. I get up in the morning rested and refreshed from a good night's sleep. “This story may scem long. but it does not half 9 of my case, the condition that the great benefits that I have re- And, in conclusion, I te that the treatment of these physicia ily done more than I expected for me, but it has done ov- erything that any treatment possibly could: for ha: what more id they have done for me-given me back my health and etrength, my weight, sto the cough and placed me in a ition where IT am atle to do a full day's hard without any in- cen feel perf ly justified 1 one “T feel perfectly justi in urging every who bias catarhal troubles ot any Rind to apply: t6 these physicians for an examination and trial of their methods.” A FREE TRIAL. NO HIGH FEES, DOCTORS McCOY AND COWDEN EXTEND TO ALL, AS THEY ALWAYS HAVE, A CORDIAL AND KINDLY INVITATION TO VISIT THEIR OFFICES, AND ON THEIR FIRST VISIT TO RE- CEIVB A TRIAL TREATMENT ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT COST, WITHOUT PAY, OR WITHOUT EXPECTATION TO PAY. ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SLIGHT OR TRIFLING AILMENTS, PURELY CATARRHAL CONDITIONS, EASILY CAPABLE OF A SPEEDY CURE UNDER THB NEW METHODS, WILL BB CHARGED ONLY A TRIFLING FEE, WHILK THOSE WHO HAVE DIFFICULT, OBSTINATE, OR SERIOUS DISEASES, REQUIRING A SPE- CIAL AND LONG-CONTINUED CARE AND AT- TENTION, WILL BB CHARGED A FEF ©OW- MENSURATE WITH THE CARE AND ATTEN- TION THEY REQUIRE. Reading Matter Free to All. PERMANENT OFFICES: Dr. J. Cresap McCoy, Dr. J. M. Cowden, Consulting Physicians, 715 13th Street Northwest. OfSce hours—9 a.m. to 12 m.; 2 to 5 p.w.; T to 8 p.m. daily; Sundays and holidays, 10 a.m. to 1 pm. n games for the Orioles last year. yes doing but little hitting about that time, so Amole’s record of games won does not amount to much. He held Cleveland down to 6 hits in one game; Chi- cago failed to score e run off him in 4 in- nings; Pitteburg got 3 hits in 5 innings; Philadelphia 7 hits in 9 innings; New York 5 hits in 5 innings, and Washington 8 hits in a complete game. In these games he gave very few bases on balls; so that, with his fielding aa, a. - bas may Uiaseed as a good pitcher, He hada fast field behind him in Baltimore, of course, but he will have nothing to complain of on this score in his new surroundings.—Heyd> ler in Sporting Life. AEE an Direct Evidence. “I wonder if these American casing happy with the foreigners they marry “I don't know why they shouldn't be, They say the average American girl is never so happy as when she is spending money.” ——___+o+—____ A Limited Acquaintance. ’ “Mamma, there are two persons I'ye never seen.” “Who they, dear?” # “Why, God and ‘Central’ ” . His Opinien, He-—Ohb, he’s “hail yes, ull She—Possibly; but I avoided. inte bette