Evening Star Newspaper, April 16, 1898, Page 8

McKnew’s, CLOAKS, SUITS AND FURNISHINGS. 933 Penn. Ave. _ Saturday, April 16, 1 : Style and satisfaction; qual- Suits. ity and low prices are rul- ing powers in our Suit Department. clusiveness and good taste pre- jominate the varied assortment of styles. Superior workmanship and finish would mark our suits the best values of the season, even if our prices were not lowest. Suits, $ro up. Shirt Shirt Waist weather has arrived. And _ simulta- Waists. neously we open the grandest display of Wash and Silk Waists ever known. There isn't an ugly waist in the showing. The pi ot the choicest patterns—the pret- tiest color combinations in ging- hams, madras, percale, silk, etc., are here. Plaids are popular—“pouch”™ fronts are stylish. Waists, 50c. up. Av. p16-Ghod Da as as as a W.H. NicKnew, 933 Pa. sesneseeseegeady z $ : = k3 : : No Muss. No Trouble. MAYPOLE :; SOAP WASHES AND DYES At One Operation . . ANY COLOR The Cleanest, Fastest Dye for Soiled or Faded Shirt Waists, Blouses, Ribbons, Curtains, Underlinens, etc., whether Silk, Satin, Cotton-or Wool. 5 oseegeos a es se Sold in All Colors by Grocers and Druggists, or mailed free for 15 cents. Address, THE MAYPOLE SOAP DEPOT. 127 Duune Street, New York. th.s.tu-6m Set IN FAVOR OF ANNEXATION. Debate by tude: on the Acquisi- tion of Hawail. respondence The Evening Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., April 16 ‘The Masonic Hall was thronged last ev Ing with a lacge audience from this localit and Washington, the occasion being a de- bate between memb=rs of the several law schools of Washington. The question dis- cussed was, “That Hawaii be Annexed to the United States.’ The affirmative was reprsented by H. B. Fowier of Maryland, Georgetown Law School; Joseph Chez, In- diana, National University; W. E. Sullivan, Idaho, Combian University, and the neg- ative by E. E. Dennison, Hlinois, Colum- bian University; M. Hampton Magruder, Maryland, Georgetown University, and C. D. Van Duzer, Nevada, National Univer- sity. Mr B. H. Warner presided over the meeting, and Rev. C. J. S. Mayo, Capt. R. W. Silvester, president of the Maryland Agricultural College; Rev. C. Alvin Smith dW. My+r Lewin s judges. The Hyattsville orchestra was in attend- anc>, and the liberal applause which greet- ed each selection evidenced the thorough appreciation of the music. Miss Bessie Fowler rendered a charming vocal selec- tion. At the conclusion of the debate the judges held a brief consultation and announced a decision in favor of the affirmative. Almost th> entire congregation of the M. E. Church South of this place gathered last evening at the parsonage for the purpose of tendering their congratulations to the pas- tor, Rev. Wm Melville, over his reappoint- ™ent to the parish by the recent confer- ence at Hinton, W. Va. Mr. Melville has already occupied the pulpit in this place for two years, and his return is a source of much gratification. During the course of the evening speech>s were made by Rev. Dr. Ralty of Washing- ton, Messrs. A. H. Jackson and Vrooman Several vocal and instrumental selections wer rendered by the members of the con- gregation. Jonn Howles, colored, who was indicted St week upon a charge of attempted ar- on in setting fire to the office of Arthur Carr, Justice of the peace in Hyattsvill>, and whose trial was set for yesterday, was discherged by the court, there being a flaw the indictment. —_+-— Post Office Inspector. tmaster General Gary has appointed Pose Office Inspector W. C. Baird chief inspector of the Chattanooga division. In- spector Baird has b ing chief inspect- -oF during the illness of General Hamlet. BREAKS UP COLDS *SEVENTY-SEVEN” HAVING PROVED TO BE A PERFECT CURE FoR Coughs, Colds and Grip ey DR. HUMPHR CIFICS for other maladies. it behooves you t EYS" SPE- ‘They are the perfec- ism and Lumbago, fir Indigestion and Weak Stomach, for tion of eure for Rheu Dyspepsia Infants’ Diseases, Croup and Whooping Cough, and for Female Complaints they are true medical treasurot, SPECIFIC MANUAL, to be found at druggists’, er sent free, TELLS ALL, pecitics at all druggists or sent prepaid on re- eelpt of price, Be. Humphreys’ afedicine Company, New York. It is likely that another, big century run will be held in this city this season. The date of the event will be fixed for some time in June, and the affair will be backed by the Levant Wheelmen of East Wash- ington. The affair promises to be much more successful than the century run given last year advertised under the auspices of the loc#l division of the League of Amer- fean Wheelmen. Good prizes will be put up for the clubs participating, and better medals will be uwarded to the survivors than in the run 1. year. It is also likely that a suitable prize will be given to the lady rider who succeeds in being the first of her sex to finish the ride. Arlington Wheelmen. Tke regular monthly meeting, follow by the initial smoker of of the Arling- ton Whe -Ime as held Wednesday even- ing, Lith instant, at Carroll Institute, there being sixiy members present, and man; friends of the beys were also in at- tendance. The application cf Harry La- Fontaine was received. Several important ccmmunications were presented and acted upon. The captain was authorized to ex- THE EVENING STAR, SATU Leo B. Dannemiller. Walls of the club} on Connecticut 1 of the Berry seen promenading were avenue. 5 The club run tomorrow will be a joint run in connection with the Levant Wheel- men to Brandywine, Md. The Arlingtons are to start from 14th and New York avenue at 9 o'clock. Those members who do not find it convenient to meet at the above place at the time stated n find some of the at the Levant’s headquarters, nsylyanix avenue southeast, will be made at Levant Wheetrer. Sunday the club took a short run to High- lands, under Capt. Norris, where they spent a pleasant morning lounging around on the veranda and green lawns of High- MODERN CYCLE Showing the Machine, Having Two Maxim Rapid Fire Guns, on the Road. ARTILLERY. pend a sum of money sufficient to equi} land Club. The only incident on this run the club with a suitable supply of_ base ball goods for the season. The conclusion of the business meeting was the signal for the fun which the ex- ecutive committee had promised would be plentiful at the initial smoker of the year. ‘The usual necessaries which go to make up a genuine smoker were in evidence, and abundantly, too, and the members and their friends puffed away to the future prosperity and long life of the Arlington Wheelmen. An interesting program had been arringed, which was carried out to the entire satisfaction of every one present, judging from the repeated encores which the performers received. The executive committee nad perfected a novel initiation, and two recently elected members were initiated, much to the amusement of all present. Following this, Messrs. G. Mitchell and A. H. Davison ‘gave a_ selection from Shakespeare, which had been especially arranged by them for the occasion. In the many of the recent doings of the ere embraced, which the audience ppreciated and heartily applauded. ". Pp. Ferguson gave an exhibition of club swinging which was well received, he handling the clubs with remarkable skill. At this point a local banjo quartet (of which two of the A.'s are members) play- ed several sweet seiections. Mr. Charl ier, the club's popular singer, rendered several of his old favorites with great ef- fect. Winged A. William Clark and two of his friends, played delightful music on miundolins and guitars. Two local musi- cians played during the intermissions be- tween the “turns,” and their music was greatly enjoyed. The pugilistic features of the evening's entertainment were introduced. The first event was a sparring exhibition between I. Edmons and 8. Warner, the former b ing seconded by R. Mason, the club's stew- ard, and the latter by Capt. Murphy. It proved one of the most interesting events of the €vening. This was followed by a three-round bout between C. Mayer and Fred Moore, Bill Leissler acting as referee. The referee declared the bout a draw. Dur- ing the evening everybody became ac- quainted and a good, jolly time was had. A unanimous vote of thanks was extended to the gentlemen who so kindly assisted in entertaining the club during the evening. After the singing of Auld Lang Syne by the entire assemblage the meeting was de- clared adjourned. Last Sunday being Easter, many of the boys were absent from the city, and_not- withstanding the many attractions of the day a sufficient number of the members for an enjoyable run responded to the cap- tain’s notice calling a run to Magruder's was the collision between Entwisle and Ernie Herrell, resulting in a broken handie bar, which was easily repaired. Great interest is centering in the base ball teams which Capt. McCauley is organ- izing. A game is to be played with the Arlington Wheelmen April 24 at the s1igh- land Club grounds. A great amount of rivalry exists between the two clubs and the spectators will witness a game that will rival that of professionals. Love, the club photographer, has made several fine pictures of the club as they started on their weekly runs, and th practice will be kept up each Sunday throughout the season. Leonard, the Levant’s crack pitcher, un- fortunately sprained his ankle while riding last week, but is improving rapidly and hopes to be in shape for the game on the 24th. Messrs. Marschalk and Weaver did not think there was enough riding last Sun- day for one day, so they concluded to make a run to Baltimore and return in time for dinner, but for some unaccountable reason they got no further than Laurel, Md. Tew will be on his new mount tomorrow, which will be severely tested, as several of the boys are after his scalp. Leistler, the jovial heavy-weight rider of the club, has signified his intention of a companying the boys on all club runs this season, which decision has been heartily applauded by all the member: The club will make a run tomorrow to Brandywine, Md., in connection with the Arlington Wheelmen. Acme Cycle and Social Clab. Under the leadership of Capt. Pichard Watt the boys started on their run last Sunday to Suitland Park, and, although the roads were strange to some of the new riders, there was quite a surprise in store for the more experienced. On reaching the top of the long hill overlooking Pennsyl- vania avenue, the whole bunch was to- gether, which shows that the boys are in fine shape for some long run. On the re- turn the rain caught the bunch, and all hands were drenched, but after taking din- ner and a change of clothes the second run of the day was called, and with an increase in number a start was made for Cycle Cottage by way of 14th street. On the re- turn home the route was changed by way of Soldiers’ Home, thus breaking the mo- notony of the run. Duriag the week several runs were made, the most enjoyable being a trip to Algxan- dria on Wednesday night. The start was fa member CYCLE ARTILLERISTS IN ACTION. These Soldiers Are Pouring Out a Hail of 1,500 Shots a Minute. Md. The party consisted of E. Murphy, H. Walker, F. Potts, H. Thomp- son, W. Lembky, A. Davison, A. Christ- man, R. Stone, F. Moore, W. Wurdemann, W. Clark, B. Bell, W. Dikeman, E. Terry and L. Messrs. Redington and Dunn accompanied the boys, having been invited to attend the run. The above trip .$ an-exceedingly short one, six or seven miles, and Magruder’s was reached about thirty minutes after the start. The boys were welcomed by Quesada, a non-resident member, who lives in the vicinity of Ma- gruder’s. The boys stored their wheels in the dilapidated grand stand and then made for the center of the old race track, which was temporarily converted into a base ball diamond. Two teams were chosen, one being called the Reguiars and the other the Irregulars, the former winning by the score of 13 to 12. While the playing of both teams was generally good, the features of the game worthy of special mention were the two home runs and a clean twe-bagger by Potts, a phe- nomenal catch of a long drive by Dikeman, two lightning double’ plays by Lembky and Davison and the superb manner in which Fred Moore covered the initial bag. E. B. Terry acted as umpire. Murphy and Bell were disabled during the game, not seriously, however; a small excavation was made in Murphy's forehead Over the left eye, he losing a portion of his eyelash thereby, and Bell received a good-sized knot in the vicinity of his breathing apparatus after a spectacular performance in at- tempting to “squeeze” a long drive from Davy's bat. The boys returned to the city in time for dinner, and later in the evening station, made from the club rocms, corner 32d and M streets, at 8 o'clock, the boys proceeding by way of Arlington, and at 8:45 were at their destination. Once in Alexandria they proceeded to a fair given by some lodge, and were met by several ladies, who escorted them to the hall, where dancing was in progress. The boys* were so taken up with dancing that when Captain Watts gave the signal to start home, not one wished to leave, These night runs will be indulged in fre- quently, since the warm weather has now set in, ahd Captain Watts has decided to Post notices to that effect, wishing to carry out any one who may desire to participate with the club. A notice has been posted to take a run to Annapolis tomorrow, starting from the clup rooms at 7 o'clock sharp. Captain Watts invites all wishing to accompany the boys. Those in attendance on the run to Alex. andria were Richard Watts, captain; Ar- thur Grimes, Clifton Ash, Frank Howard, Richard Dugan, “William Sparshott, the Brown boys, Frank Moore and Butler. Frank Howard, one of the new riders in the club, has put up such a showing on these runs that the club thinks it will find a surprise in store for them before long. As a@ steady rider he is one of the coming men, and fs at present in condition to hold his own on any long distance run. i Century Cycle Club, Twenty-two centurions, under the com- re of Capt. Ed 5. Byrnes, took a run 16 Fairfax, Va., Sunday. On the return trip the club branched off and rode to 2 Alexandria, visiting the Italian training ship.. Ray Salkeld spiit the front rim of his wheel. A walk of four miles brought him to a railroad staiion, whence he returned home by train. Capt. Byrnes’ rear tire struck a snag end, 2s 2 result, a hole three inches long had to be patched up. After several at- tempts to repair the tire he decided to fill the tire with sand. This he did, and, though rather heavy pulling the hills be- fore Alexandria was reached, he succeed- ed in reaching his destination in time to go visiting with the other club members. Lieut. Volkman deserves credit for the manner in which he conducts the club through the city on runs. Last Sunaay the members rode in double file through the city. Volkmzn always brings up the rear, keeping the boys in line. The regular mecting of the club -will be held Monday evening. Tornorrow the club will ride to Mariboro’, Md., leaving the club house at 9 o'clock. Will Represent Georgetow Leo B. Dannemiller, A. C. Moran and Fred Schade of the Gcorgetown ‘Varsity Cycle Team will compete in the one-mile handicap bicycle race rn ir connection with ihe annual Princeton track games ut Princeton, N. J., April 2. SOME CYCLE CHAT There is some talk of having a twenty- four-hour track race in this city in the near future, and arrangements are being made lcokirg toward the realization of such pros- pects now on hand. ‘It will be the first time that such a rac> has been held in this city. In fact, it wil be ‘the first twenty-four-hour race ever -held here. Two cr three years ago there were s2veral twenty-four-hour events, not match affairs, but attempts to lower the American record for the time. The ne of these attempts, how2ver, bave always been on the road. The contestants in the coming twenty- four-hour track match race which has been j talked of are John Fister and Lee Counsel- man, both well-known riders. The latter is a new man in the field, and last year did good work on the road. He finished first in the Century Cycle Club-Arlington one-hun- dred-mile road race, and he also holds the record betweon this city and River View. As a sprint racer he has also made a good skowing. Fister is an endurance sider of some ability, and several years ago, when of the old Georgetown’ Cycle Club, made seveypl specessful attempts at the twenty-four-Hourfroad record. Of late he has done but Ifktle riding, though recent- ly his riding shows him to be in a strong condition. Both of the proposed contestants ar> members of the Century Cycle Club. The race is being. promoted by the lessees of the International Athletic Park, who be- lieve that such a race would be a good drawing card. Q£ course, suitable prizes will b> given the,contestants, win or loss, as no rider woul arg to race that length of time for honor,alone, i : Sai The membership of; the Century Club of America is beimg built up rapidly in this city, and ina shart time a division of respectable dimepsiong will be organiz:d. The present state centurion is Charles H. Coons, the president of the Century Cycle Club, and as a repres>ntative long-distance rider he is worlging “with much success toward Increasing the ‘membership roll. The Century Road Cifib of America is to road riding and raging what the League of American Wheetren is {6 track racing. In a recent bulletin of the national secretary the following new members are given from this ¢ Edward 8. Byrnes, care Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; J. A. Gales! 1200 S streec northwest: Howard Fisk, 1 thwest; Faber Stevenson, 911 U street northwest. The first siate centurion in the District for the Century Road Club was EF. E. Clapp, then captain of the Arlington Wheelmen. Since he left the city the organization has been without a local reprssentative until the appointment of Mr. Coons, who is mak- ing a good showing. — LOCAL: RACING MEN One of the most promising riders now in the city is Leo B. Dannemiler, a native of Ohio, and “how a student at Georgetown University. Prior to coming to this city to study he bore th> title of boy champion of Ohio, Lut for the past two or three years has-done very little riding during vacation time to maintain this title. aannemiller is a native of Canton, Ohio, and is a little over eighteen y>ars of age. He is stockily built, being five fect four inches in height, with a weight of 140 pounds. Sincve being at Georgetown Uni- versity he ha» improved wonderfully in his riding ability, and under the guidance of Trainer William Foley bids fair to become the ieading rider in the city. He began his career on the track in the spring of 1895, and during that s»ason rode and won several boys’ races, clearly dem- onstrating his speedy qualities. In 1896 he took three state records for boys under six- teen years of age, winning a half mile i Im. 6s., one mile in 2m. 16s. and two miles in 4m. 40s. On Septcmber 15 of the same year he entered Georgetown University. and s90n afterward tcok third place in the twenty-mile road race over the old Conduit course. On March 22, 1897, Dannemiller won third prize in the three-mile handicap race at {nternational Park. Soon afterward he was taken sick and compelled to réturn home. July 5, however, at Canton, Ohio, he won secord place in the half-mile open second in the two-mile state champio: ip and second in the Stark county champion- ship races. He rode again on Labor day at Canton, winning the’ one-mile handicap from the twenty-yard mark in the fast time of 2.05, ecming second in the one-mile open as well, At the national circuit meet last year at International Park Dannemiller proved the biggest surprise of the season, taking sec- ond honors in the one-mile invitation race, thereby defeating all the swiftest riders in the District, with) the’ exception of Fred. Schade. On Novémbék 6, 1897, at Balti- nore, he won the onefile handicap in 2m. 10s. from a very fast field. At the close of the same season, Georgetown Uni- versity campus, miller reached the top rung of the 1 by defeating both Moran and Schadg in @e one-mile and two- mile events, bot! B. being the prettiest ard closest contested of the year, FOREIGN ‘BIOXCLE TRADE Recent reports partment give Road im European coun- Copenhagen says: royal princes and princesses .to workmen, use the bicycle in m The number now in use is estimated @teabout 100,000 for a population of 2,300,000, ‘The roads through- out the kingdom ate excellent. Denmark is a flat country, with-Lardly any hills, ang must be considered ideal from a cycler's point of view. If American exporters ship frames and wheels separately, they are sure to be on the oe side, or they can stl t tl will not have an: to Rio with the au, and leave that’ ques tion-to be settled by. D importers. There are no: diffe! duties. The re- tail are from $25 to $100. The de- mand is mostly for the cheaper large quantities have “All classes, Se er ATRL aS LE A ec alae inde eat cadre note alone saat WERE eK Ln US Ue Pac ea | RDAY, APRIL 16, 1898—24 PAGES. classes. The lower and poorer class could hardly hope to accumulate enough money to buy them, although the remarkable re- duction in the prices of American wheels may place them within reach. The streets of Dresden are paved with asphalt and stone blocks, or macadamized, and are kept hard and smooth by constant rolling. They are clean, and furnish delightful ave- nues for wheeling. In the Grosser Garten are many miles of dirt roads, level and smooth, and, besides these, roads are be- ing made in the park exclusively for cycling. Throughout Saxony the roads are hard, smooth, and kept in good repair. Americans supply the largest number of wheels sold in this market. but there is ccnsiderable traffic in English bicycles. Large — are made in this city and in ChemnRz. “The demand fcr the better class of American whee's is increasing. The weal thier classes appreciate their excellenc: and are willing to pay the difference in price. If a German wants a cheap wheel he prefers home manufacture. The be: vay to bring the American cycle to the nctice of the people is to send q representa- tive who can speak the language, and has time and patience. The valuable and ex- tensive trade of Saxony in bicycles is worth effort and attention. The only otacr plan is to select a trustworthy local agent, and make it an object for him to work. Send- ing circu'ars, particularly those printed in English, is a waste of time and money, for they “ usually consigned to the waste ul Shepard at Calais says in regard to bicycles in northern France: “Bicycles are in general use in this con- sular district, and the number used is re- stricted only by the financial inability of the greater proportion of the people to pur- chase them. The use thereof is increasing, end, owing to the great reduction in the prices cf all makes, the coming year will probably showea greater growth than any previous season. The streets of the large towns are generally poorly paved «nd iil- adapted to the us of the wneel, Lut the country roads are very level and smooth. The princips! supplies come from domestic and English sources. I do not think wheels of any other make are to be found in zhis district.” Consul Harmony at Corunna, Spain, says: “Cycling in northern Spain is almost en- tirely confin2d to the young members cf the middle classes, and is considered merely a pastime. The use of bicycles is not in- creasing: there is no demand, and it would be difficult to induce the lower classes to buy them, unless the actual prices were much reduced without seriously affecting the quality of the machines, Very little is to be expected from the wealthy classes. The superiority of American whe2ls is not ig- nored here, but their importation meets with the same obstacles that keep Spanish ports closed to many American products. There are no direct m2ans of communica- tion, and there is a differenge in the duty of 14 pesetas ($2.70) per 100 kilograms against the United States.” Commercial Agent Hayden writes from tzlamare di Stabia, Italy, as follow “Bicycles are not in’ general use in this Cistrict. Riding is confined to certain classes, but the use of the wheel is increas- ing. “To be sold here, bicycles should be of c a cheap quality, owing to th: scarcity of money. The price usually asked for a wheel as from ) lire ($48.25 to $1 and a demand for cheaper, as well as for better, wheels, the European wh>el be- ing inferior to the American. The roads here are excellent; there is no locality in Europe bett2r suited to bicycling. there Is Consul Burke writes from Port Stanley and St. Thomas, Ontario: “There will be a demand in this district this season for a cheap, reliable whee! for practical use by the poorer class. The strets of this city, as well as the roads leading into the country in all directions, are admirably adapted to wheeling. Port Stanley is a favorite summer resort for both Canadians and Americans. There are nu- merous small factories throughout On- tario, but the larger proportion of «h>els in use are of American manufacture, the duty being 30 per cent ad yalorem. After July 1 a preferential tariff arrangement with Great Britain will go into effect. ——<—> THE WEEK IN CHESS CIRCLES The past week has been one of changes in the positions of the players in the spring tcurnament at the Washington Chess Club. Mr. Lycns lost to Capt. O'Farrell and dropped from first to fourth place. Mr. Thomas lost his adjourned game to Mr. Hanna, and also lost a two knights game to Mr. Tibbetts in seventeen moves. Mr. s in consequence is now in eighth instead of fourth, which he accu- pied prior to the last round. He will ua- dcubtedly improve his standing. Mr. Odell has been prevented by sickness from play- ing recently. He is a tie with Mr. Hanna for second place. Mr. Hanna, however, has an adjourned game witn Dr. Hodges, which the former will probably win. Mr. Gwyer improved his standing by winning from Campbell. It looked for a time as though the latter would win. The greatest sur- prise of the week was the defeat of Cap- tain O'Farrell vy young Mr. Adair, who is just becoming accustomed to match play. The score to date is as follows Lost. | 215 0" Lost. = iy rt 5 bay 5 Harris. Hanna. Gael. Ma preliminary tournament of the east- ision of the Pillsbury National Chess Correspondence Association is nearly com- pleted, and soon the players will be battling OPEN IN BALTIMORE — Senators to Meet the Orioles This Afternoon. REITZ AND M'HALE STILL OUTSIDE Players Respect Decisions of the Umpires. —--+- CURRENT SPORTING NOTES . Se The s2natorial aggregation, sixteen strong, left Washington this morning over the Baitimore and Ohio road for Baltimore for the opening game of the season in that About a hundred local enthusiasts also went over during the day and wil! do their part tovard bolstering up ths nerve of the Wagnerites. Nothing had been heard fiom either Reitz or McHale by the morn- ing mail, so that tke local club will have to Umpire John A. Heydler. -go into the game today badly handicapped. Farr-ll will play third and Leahy second, the best possible arrangement of the men under the try'ng circumstances. Farrell has played third before, and at one time was considered quite fast in that position, but Charley's throwing arm is not in the best possible condition at this early. date, and he will be handicapped to a certain ex- tent on this account. The batting order publisked Thursday will carry over for to- day’s gam2, McJames pitching for the Ba timore club, while Amole will do the twirl- ing for the Senators. On account of this combination great interest nas been arous- ed. Both men are in the best condition and have pitched finsly so far this season. Jack Doyle, according to the Baltimore papers, is slated for a great reception by the “fans” of oysterville, but the new first baseman can be dep>nded upon to put forward his best efforts toward overthrowing his late companions. At noon the two clubs parad- ed the prominent Baltimore streets, preced- ed by a band. and at the grounds a concert was given befor the game. The scene of the bas> bail strife will be transferred to Washington Monday, and the postponed opening game of the season is expected to b> pulled off then if the weather man will be kind to us, Should the Baltimores win today it is a foregone conclusion that many will accompany the jub to this city Monday and do their usual shouting for their favorites, Mercer will have the honor of starting off th season in Washington. and Hoffer will more than probably be che opposing twirler. The pa- rade postponed from yesterday will be gone through with as originally arranged, and a band concert will be given at.th2 grounds before the gam The western section of the National League was the fortuyate portion yester- day, as all the gam®s scheduled for the cust were postponed on account of rain, the New Yorks coming the nearest to pull- ing off their inauguration by playing three icnings. Over 0,000 spectators took in the three opening gumes in Cincinnati, Louis- ville and St. Lows, and it is safe guess to make that fully 50,000 more would ha: been at the eastern games had the weather been bright ami warm, which would have brought ihe opening attendance up to what it was last year. From this it can be seeu that war excitement will hurt base ball very little, as it is a cheap amusement and caters to the people one and all. Another noticeable feature of yesterday's start-off was the entire absence of kicking y the clubs, the telegraph reports saying that everything passed off without the semblance of an objection to the umpire’s decisions. This is as it should be. Nobody will object to legitimate coaching, but Wher an umpire says “Out,” out it is, ana skoull not be questioned. The double um- for the division championship. The eastern j Plre system. the Brush resolution and the division includes the District of Columbia, | Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey and prevention of slow pitching will quicken the games about thirty minutes and ad& im- New York. The players were divided into | Mensely to the enjoyment of the spectators. four sections in the preliminary round, and! While President Young has not officially the four highest in each section play in the | 2unounced his staff of umpires, a good line finals. Among those who will contest for the division championship ar2 Walter C. Odell and F. B. Walker, members cf the Washington Chess Club; 'H. Helms of last year’s cable team, W. E. Napler, the Brooklyn boy expert, and other strong players. The American Chess Magazin> for March, in speaking of the late cable match, says that it is to be hoped that the lessons learned in the matches of 1897 and 1898 will not be lost, and that every player will have an opportunity to show his strangth in over-the-board play before the final sclec- tion is made in 1899. It thinks that if Chi- cago, Washington, Philadelphia, Boston, New Orleans and other centers, had been permitted to send repr2sentatives for trial before the last selection was made, it is probable the team would have been dif- ferent. The sixth game in th? chess match for the championship of the District between Messrs. Walker and Tharp was postponed because of the non-appearance of Mr. Tharp on the evening scheduled. The fifth game between them was a spir- ited contest in which Mr. Tharp sacrificed a pawn for a temporary attack. The extra pawn énabled Mr. Walker to win. The score: . Opening—Queen’s Gambit Declin White. Biack. + Black. F.B.Waiker. L. Tharp. L. Tharp. Oe Pp-ot bis White's game wot ve 2 had he played 22 Q-Q2. Some of the play in this game was very pretty. It required ensiderable care in the end game to pre- vent Mr. Tharp from overcoming White's can be drawn on the bunch from the as- signments of yesterday. Heydier and Cush- man worked at Louisville, McDonald and Day at St. Louis, Wood and Swartwood at Cincinnati. This leaves the pairs as follows for the east: Emslie and Andrews, Lynch and Conrolly and Snyder and Curr; Emslie, Lynch and McDonald were mem- bers of the staff last year. Connolly of- ficiated in the New England League last season and comes into the National League highly recommended by the Boston mag- rates and newspaper men. Wood is the old Philadelphia left-tielder, and has han- dled the indicator before. Swartwood was in the Eastern League last season. Cush- man is an old ball player and manager, and Heydler and Snyder are Washington men and their recent movements are .well known to tite local peopie. John Heydler, the newly appointed Na- ticnal League umpire from this city, has become well known in bagg ball circies from his work at®National Park as a sub- stitute umpire, and also through his in- teresting letters to the Sporting Life, the correspondent of which he has been for the past four years. Heyidller gave up a good position in the goverument printing office to master the mysteries of the type-setting machines nearly five years ago. He went into the factory at which the type-setting machines were manufactured and soon became an expert on the labor- saving devices. When The Evening Star equipped its composing room with these machines Heydler was one of the first men secured to work one of them, on account ot his speed and general knowledge, and his superiots have never regretted his employ- ment. Being a natural lever of the great American game, Heydler first drifted into the sport in this city through being a mem- ber of the Light Infantry nine, having joined that organization directly-after his location in this city, becoming sergeant major. John has made friends by the score, all of whom will wish him success in the field to which he has been appointed by President Young. cob Morse, the Boston correspondent of e Sperting Life, has the following to say abcut Heydler.in this week’s paper: “All luck to John Heydler, one of the new league umpires. He knows the game, is a gentleman through and through, and if he has not that sine qua non of an umpire— sand—I miss my mark. He should make a most valuable addition to the league staft of umpires, and unquestionably Mr. Young used excellent judgment in placing him on the staff. Naturally his signature in the Sperting Life will be greatly He was an excellent writer, and the products of his pen had wide and circu- lation.” Base Ball Notes. must hate been a heart-breaker for olf Jaca Crooks. Clements had been substi- tuted in the ninth inning and had gained his base on balls. He immediately substi- tuted Jack Crooks, as he was a better run- ner, but the latter was nipped by the pitch- er off of first and the heart was taken out of the rally. A Chicago dispatch sa son, the “Grand Old Ma at last reluctantly given up that “Cap” An- of base ball, has 1 idea of b ing able to raise the money to secure the Chicago team oh the option held by him. Ninety-nine out of every hundred people interested in base ball in America hoped sincerely that the “Noble Old Rom: might succeed. triumph ene aid him low, Colts. Besides their ¢ on, many hoped thet An: uld rid the r serious dangers of Hart's rule-making. Let the heart of your Washington cot spondent be glad. 1 pick the Senators to do great things. It seems to me as if the Washingtons as now made up are as dan- gerous a team as ever came over the road Their pitchers are likely to do just as g work as any staff in the league: they ha us all skinned on catchers, especially young Snyder turns out w oraer is formid impressive and the can field. Doyl z. Leahy and Wrig are a good infield. and th: are no m quitoes on the outfielders. Yes, brethren I pick Washington for the surprise of the season. More than one team is due to give a surprise this year, and 1 pick Washing- ton for one of the startling finishers.—New York Correspondent Sporting Life. It is now positively known that the Wash- ington management has been tamperin with Myers, or hé would no doubt have re- ported at the time the others did. Ove: tures have been made to the Milwaukee club to buy or for a trade of Myers the same have all been turned down. My- ers will probably report and join the clib at St. Louls if he has not already done so, or at Columbus, where the Brewers ope the season. It can be set down as setile that Myers will play in Milwaukee this sea- son or not at all, but if by any chan , should be put on the market for sale or a trade the Senators’ chances to secure him would be very slim. As I write Myers wires from Washington that he will not sign with Milwaukee at any price.—Milwau- kee Correspondent Sporting Life. a ir ; their batting y YESTERDAYS BALL GAMES. Cincinnatl, Chic: Louinyt the Victors Yesterday. “Buck” Ewing’s braves nm yesterday at Cincinnati, old-time enemies, the Cleve »y the score of 3 to 2, before 11,000 happy base ball enthusiasts. Breitenstein was on the rubber for the Red Legs and held the vistt- ors down to five hits, while Young was touched up for seven safeties, s which were very timely. But one erre marred the Cincinnatis’ record, while. three misplays were chalked up against the Ir dians. Elmer Smith and “Dusty” Miller made four of the seven hits credited to th good stari th Ewingite Burkett had three out « the fiv credited to the visitors. Score: Cincinnati, R.HL0.A.E nd. ROAR, MeF'land,cf 00°30 6 Burkett, If. 0 3°40 0 Smith, If... 1 2 1 0 6 McKean, rs. 6 a1 Beckley, 1b. 1 0.11 Childs, 2.210 6 2 0 Miler, rf..00 2 4 o1ie MePh’e, 2b.0 1 2 1400 Corcoran.es. 0 0 2 e100 inet eae Young, ooo) Totals Oo11L01H He O002 OHHH O2 bits—Burkett. MeAleer. —‘Three-hase Milter. First base Walls 4 Young, 1. bail tru k oat by Passed bail 1.4 Umpires—Swartwood and Wood. Chicago, 2; St. Louix, 1. Ten thousand spectators witnes the opening game between the St. Louis and Chicago clubs on the grounds of the for- mer, and a pretty game was played, the vis- itcrs getting the decision by the score of to 1. The Colts outbatted and outticlded the Browns, having but one error to their credit. Taylor and Griffith were the oppos- ing pitchers, and both twirled exce ball, the Chicago boy holding down the Browns to four safe hits, while seven were made off of the St. Louis pitcher. Score ch St. Loute, Dowd, of. Turner, rf. R 1.0.4 | Totals... a b tuning. 0000600014 500010018 0-28 hits Dahlen, ck, Everett ° 1 teburgz, 3. Ss made a good st sterday by Louisville, The Louisville Co! oa their own grounds defeating the Pittsburg Pirates p 1~ 000 spectators by th e of 10 to 3. Thar clever little pitcher, Cunningham, was at his best, and kept the hits scattered throughout the game, so that what safe- tics were made by the Pittsburgs w little account. Three runs off of 1 shows how effective he was. Kill Pittsburgs was touched up rat six runs being made in the third before the side was retired. the score: inning Following is Louisville. R.H.0. Pittsburg. Ru 223 -231 128 222 1014 120 -110 010 Pittsburg. 5 First base on eirore—Louisville, 1; Left on bases—Loulav le, 4; Pittsburg, out—By Cunningham, 1. Heme run— dase bite+Cunningham, Denovan. Tw McCarthy. Sacrifice hits—Clurke, € Fis.__ Double plas—Wagner, Passed ball— Wilson. Vild pitch—Killen. 1.45. Umpires—Cushman and Heydler. Ten Eyck’s Entry Refused. Secretary Cooper cf the Henley, England, stewards stated that the Henley regatta committee had decided to refuse the entry ef Ten Eyck, the American oarsman, un- der rule 10, which reads: “The committee shall have pcwer to refuse or return a entry up to the time of starting, without being bound toe assign a reason.” The teeling srainst Ten Eyck is said to be due to his attending 4 banquet at Put- ney, where all the Thames professionals were present, and also .because of the statements made in American newspapers that the Ten Eycks received on their re- turn to the United States last year the sum of $2,040, which was considered among the English oar:men as if they had taken pay for their time. It may ve edded, hcwever, that if Ter Eyck, who won the diamond scuiis at Hen- iey last year, was disqualified, it would be ; On the statement that the Worcester Boat Club at a meeting agreed to proyide the funds for Ten Eyck’s trip, which is for- tidden under the Henley regatta rules. This, however, has been denied by Ten Eyck. Today’s Schedule a Weather, Washington at Baltimore. Clear. Boston at New Ycrk. Cloudy. Brooklyr. Philadelphia. Clear, Cleveland at ——— 3 Pittsburg at Leouisvil Clear, Chicago at St. Louis. Clear. Sunday Games, Cleveland at Cincinnati, Pittsturg at Louisville,