Evening Star Newspaper, October 29, 1898, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY ‘OCTOBER 29, 1898-24 PAGES. 9 —S—_— —— eo =e ae ; = the responsibility of bringing about this | Baltimore, .930; oted Baltimore and | gugegedesepegetedecteeesetedestpcteatetecteceeteetecdeceeeetetedeceepeeetetee WASH. B. WILLIAMS, AN OFFER TO WAGNER much desired state of affairs is not to be | Pittsburg,’ 030; McCarthy, Pittsbure, ous; | es Furnit &e., 7th and D Sts wondered at. Van Halires, New York, + urnit aC, 7 - — Outside of base ball the idea of a bicycle | Washington, .926; Dowd, St. Louis, > eee track at National Park looks like an ex- | Isbell, Chicago, .#24 oa Chicago, % B ted N aie for the Wash cellent one. There are thousands of ad- ee Chicago, 0206 pues CHicaro aD < - | mirers of the silent wheel in this city, who eckard, Brooklyn, §913, nks, Cleve- | % erOE GECEIALLONS AOE LLG. Was delight in first-class races, but the journey | land, .913; Donovan, Washington, .911; | to the racing track on the Conduit road | Smith, A.. Brooklyn, .909: Grady, New | % CARPETS CHEAP! 65c. # © © © Latest fall patterns and durable qualities. Axminsters,75c.yd Y Smyrna Rugs, $1.69 up. eoee We hav t Fs one ee hn Bromley & ams, 7th& D ¢ STERNS— 10S Wh : + men and ladies’ mode 3 / . low as & S : n meu and 1 5 . ed to as Tow as : Sundries are also 3 Lamps, < Lamps, § ~ for only $1.48. : Roller Bells f : ) na. Ave. Stores, 7 S 1D 79 and also “909. Ai eS COME IN AND ASK FOR THE rices on Eclipse Bicycle. Fourteenth and H Streets. Ammu- kind is Goods =~ M.A. Tappan 1339 F St. Use Woodbury’s Facia! Cream ‘This new ai HAIR REG SOF NEW YORK Is here ck to show the benefita de- res bleached and gray arm uarm dr a acy, ols. qpLAMOReE “aC will find at our iblisbment the largest and most complete erbibit of choice articles in Porcelain and Crystal to be found anys where. Lovers of Fine China and Glass Fifth Avenue and 30th St., Wew Vork. al Offer. Serd $60 und we will de 6& A liv carriage paid.» WELLINGTON TYPUWRITER No. If it t prove si refund WEL teed bigh-p: r defects. all about ‘t. Send for tt. NGTe } Sore Pimples, Copper. LY Colored Spots, Aches, Old Sores Hair Paling: Write Coun REM EDY CO. 1648 MASONIC LEMELE, CHICAGO ILL.. for procfs of <ures CAPLEAL $509,000, ed in 15 to 2 DAYS. tov-PAG Worst cu ariguine ed te $1.50. $5.00 Switches reduced to $2.50 $5.00 Switches reduced to $5.00. Gray and White air reduced ‘5 same proportion Mme. Siccardi, TU Lith st, pert tw Patan Koyal Private rooms for balrdressin, , shampoul éyeing. og, anc A FACT. Burchell’s Spring Leaf Tea sold at 50c. and a war tax of Ioc. a pound gives more satisfaction to the lovers of good tea than many kinds sold for one dollar. 3228 F. ington Base Ball Club. CYCLE TRACK AT NATIONAL PARK Proposed Combination of Bike Rac- ing and the National Game. Is SAID ABOUT IT WHAT There was a well-defined rumor in base ball circles that a local syndicate, headed by Manager Lasley of the Park Cycle Club track, holds a thirty days’ option on the Washington Base Ball Club, and that negotiations are in operation that will prob- end by taking the club out of the hands of the Messrs. Wagner. The story is to the effect that after acquiring con- trol of the Washington club and grounds a fine board track will be put around the edge of the playing field, and bicycle races at night will be an attractive feature of next season's sport. It is a well-known fact that the Messr: Wagner are willing to dispose of their stock in the Washington club at any time a price for the same is offered that corre- sponds with what they think their fran- hise in the National League, players and of the park are worth. Previous to last season the Messrs. Wagner held the holdings to be worth $100,000, but the di: astrous experience of the season just closed has perhaps lopped off several thousand, So that $75,000 or $85,000, it is thought, would just about make them dispose of their holdings. Seventy-five thousand the sum said to be offered by the local syn- dicate and eighty-five thuusand is asked by the club owners, the difference being under negotiation. Mr. Wagner's Recent Visit. To give color to the rumor, it is stated that Mr. J. Earl Wagner paid a flying visit to Washington last week, and that the base ball magnate gave it out that he was in the city on a little pleasure trip. The idea that Mr. Wagner should run over from Phi yon after the sea- son e so.e purpose of pleas| ridiculous. It i city last the offer »; his figures d that Mr. n answer to gner came a telegram reques meeting of the ing admitted t > was willing to sell; gave out many det. to prorits and Io to get out of to the fact t he is unable to place a winning team in Washington. and eon- cluded by giving It as his opinion that it of the his reasons f¢ ball being bu: would be better fe the national game in this city, from a playing, as well as a finan- ial point of view. that persons from this ty should handle the club representing Washington. But Mr. Wagner is said to nave out for $85.0. and the extra ten a is reported to be the sum that A Star reno. the two er called unon Mr. eon Lith stre about the reported v said that he yon the ma could ¢ nesotiations that the local renr convey that Impression. What tx Said About Town. lent Young of the National Leaene next visited, but as usual “Uncle Nick” was as close ay z Mr secretary rt Youn morance of n nitted t the terests apart I red negotiations. ad nothing what- but ter. be from _ his ised that pendine, or ve was willing to Pre: nothi Rot Young’ also expressed ns but ad Waen duct a busine xn without h 119 come to his en comp! sired. ball men tn were subject of but ienorance of Is, alt they would not_be if such a report proved true. Mr. | given it out time after time shington club was for s: . but ures were too high for the followers of the game in this city, who desired to in- vest In base hall b. The old own of the clut resented by Mr. Michael Scan- John Miller, Hewitt, Stone, have had a standing offer of $65,000 for the club for the past three or four years, but the M e offer. rs. Wagner only smiled Money in Base Ball. There is no gainsaying the fact that there 5 %e sum of money to be made out e ball ami repres are shrewd in Washington if a winning 4 this city, and that there business men’ wiiling to take is so long that it has deterred many from go- ing there who would be sure to be in at- tendance at such races should they take place at a park easily and quickly reached by the local car lines. With a successful club in Washington fully $35,000 could be cleared in a season, and with night racing at the park, conduct- ed in a first-class manner, a sum nearly equal to that named would fall to the share of the stockholders. A bicycle track could be built around the base ball field without interfering in the least with the game. it is said that considerable money has been sunk by the local race track people, but their confidence in the financial suc- cess of bicycle racing has not been shaken, and, altogether, the reported purchase looks like a good one for all parties con- cerned. The Messrs. Wagner would be enabled to quit the city with about the same amount of money they brought with them and expended here, while the local people would give a great impetus to two favorite lines of sport and as a result be rewarded with good financial returns. The idea of having bicycle racing at base ball parks is not a new one. Brooklyn and St. Louis have tried it with good results, al- though the location of the Brooklyn park was too big a handicap to be successfully overcome. In St. Louis bicycle races have been a feature of Sportsman Park for several seasons past and are said to have added greatly to the revenue of the club, and were one of the sports that were real- ly successful in that otherwise disastrous investment. FIELDING PERCENTAGES, Official Figures Compiled by Presi- dent Young. Following are the fielding percentages of the players in the National Base Ball League as compiled by President N. E. Young: First Basemen. La Chance, Brooklyn, .989; Clark, Pitts- burg, .987; O'Connor, Cleveland, .987; Beck- ley, Cincinnati, .985: McGann, Tebeau, Cleveland, Baltimore, .084; Decker, sville and St. Louis, .983; Tenny, Bos- ton, .982; Tucker, Brooklyn and St. Louis, Everitt, Chicago, 9; Vaughn, Cin- cinnati, : Wagner, Louisville, Doyle, New York and Washingt Davis, Louisville and Pittsburg, las, Philadelphia, Farrell, Washington, McGuire, hington, O'Brien, ltimere and Pittsburg, York, | Carr, Washingto: son, Washington and Brooklyn, :! Second Baxemen. yee, New Ander- Daly, Brooklyn, .985; Crooks, St. Louis, 52; Reitz, Washington, « McPhee, Cin- 955; Quinn, Baltimore and St. Lowe, Boston, .952; DeMontre- ille, Baltimore, Ritchey, adelphia, .047 Cross, St. Louis, Hallman 949; Tebeau, Cleveland Louisville, .948; Lajoie, Phil- Padden, Pittsburg, .9- ; Steintelat, Cin Louisville and soston, Cleveland, ; Eagan, Pittsburg. Stafford, Childs, O14. Third Basemen, Nash, Philadeiphi: Wagner, Louis- Wallace, Cleveland, .943; Col- 3; Irwin, Cincinnati, . ile, .920; Shindle, Brook- ; Smith, Washington, .%02; McCor- mick, Chicago, .900; Hartman, New York, Pittsburg, .882; McGraw, Balti- Lander, Philadelphia, shington, Meyers, W rgton, .850; Wagrer, Washington and Brooklyn, .838; Abbaticchio, Philadelphia, S14. 2 Shortstops. Jennings, Baltimore, .944; Ely, Pittsbu: 942; Quinn, Baltimore and St. Louis, .953, Davis, New York, .951; Corcoran, Cincin- nati, .931; Clingman, Louisville, .$ n, Cleveland, 8; Long, Boston, + LeMontreville, Baltir-cre, .924; Mag Brooklyn, .919; Cr Philadelph Ritchey, Louisville, .911; Smith, St. Louis, 1908 Chicago, 10; Sullivan, St. Lou F Wrigley, Washington, Mercer, Washington, .860; Hall, St. La Chan hington, Brooklyn, .S: Fielders. Washington, 86; Griffin, Brooklyn, 5 ore, Green, Chicago, Cincinnati, .969; Burkett, Foster, New York, .064; McFarland, 964; Delehanty, Philadelphia, .64; Clarke, Louisville, .063; McAleer, Cleveland, .402; Brodie, Pittsburg, 51; Stahl, Boston, .959; McBride, Cincin- Freeman, York, 1,000; Tier Hollie nd, 966 Cincinnatl, Blake, Cleveland, .959;' Dext 959; Flick, Philadelphia, .954; 958; Keeler, Baltimore. shington and Brooklyn, : adelphia, ; Brown, Washington, .949; Duffy, Boston, /949; Tur- St. Donovan,’ Pittsburg, oh, Wash- Stenzel,’ Baltimore and St Stafford, Louisville and Boston, Cincinnati, .938; Jones, Brook- dt, Cincinnati, Har- Holmes, St. Louls and otochontenfontontontontostontont [OUD Colambla and 4 : Prices on and after November 1, 1898. ¢ : z z 5 $ : Columbia Bevel-gear Chainless, $75 ¢ £ Models 50 and 51. $ Columbia Chain Wheels, $50. 3 Models 57 and 58. : : Columbia Chain Wheels, $40. : : Medel 49, 1899 Improvements. : : Columbia Tandems, $75. 53 -Models 47 and 48, Combination and Diamond Frame. $ Hartford Bicycles, $35. Patterns 1 Vedette Pattern quality for the same money. DHE rEE DEE rErrEorrey Bicycle, Pattern 22, for Women, $26, No other bicycles to compare in quality with Columbias, Hart- fords and Vedettes have ever before been offered at such low prices, and we challenge the world to produce bicycles equal in Pope M’f’¢ Co., 817 & 819 14th Street N.W. 9 and 20. 21, for Men, $25, Sredeadoatoetradortentontontorterbonpsaregreseadretetsoaseaioateesoeseoteaseasreseeseseaceaseasresee pasees York, .909; Wilmot, Bews¥ork, .905; Hart- zell, Louisville, .003$ Mercer, Washington, .902; Hamilton, Bostdh, .8#68; Thornton, Chi- cago, .897; McCreery§New York and Pitt burg, .893; Doyle, Nay age and Washing- ton, .892; Nance, Louisville, .881; Heidrick, Cleveland, .842; Chance, Chicago, .833; Get! tig, New York, 824.) > ; Catchers. Zimmer, Cleveland, -97lg Murphy, Phila- delphia and Pittsburg, .O4: Powers, Louis- ville, .¥59; McGuire, Washington, .95 Warner, New York, .948; Clements, St. Louis, .047; Donohue,-Chicago, .946; O'Con- nor, Cleveland, .946; Robinson, Baltimore, 940; Kittridge, Louisville, .939; ¢ Cleveland, .039; Chance, Chicago, Bergen, Boston, .934; Peitz, Cincinnati, Ryan, Brooklyn, .982; MeFariand, Philade phia, .931; Bowerman, Pittsburg, .02: Schriver, Pittsburg, .926; Wood, Cincinna’ -925; Sugden, St. Louis, -.923; Glark, more, .916; Grim, Brooklyn,’ .915; ¥. Boston, .011; Farrell, Washington, Vaughn, Cincinnati, .907 -881; Grady, New York, .87: ville, N08: Smith, Brooklyn, Wilson, Louis- ; Snyder, Louisville, .871. WHIST NOTES. The Outlook in Local Circles During the Coming Winter. Indications point to the fact that whist circles will be more animated the coming winter than for many seasons past. Teach- ers of the complex game report enlarged classes for the comfng' winter, and at the different social clubs the usual whist nights will be continued, and in some cases ad- ditional special nights added to the pro- gram. As in sea sons past the Capital Bicycle Club or the “C. Bi. G.,” as the organiza- tion is known throughout the country, leads the local clubs in the promotion of whist, and the coming winter promises many surprises in this line. Little is heard of the celebrated “big four” of this club of late, but it may be stated that there is stl a stalwart group of brainy players who are classed as heads and shoulders above any other four in the city. Bing- ham, who was a member of the “hig four” some years back, has. dropped out of the contests at the club house, but it is under- stood he has a large class of students to whom he is teaching the perplexities of the long and short suit game. Wooten will be missed this year, as he is located at Porto Rica with the army, but Borden, who was out of the city last season, has re- turned and is a regular player at the club. With three such “‘top-liners” as Lowe, Barrick and Borden hard to round out the fine: is quite a member, it should not be another big four with se of the original quartet. ‘There strong competition for the fourth but as yet he has not been se- utside of the celebrated four the s ful Cc. Bi. y 2 dozen members who being in the front ranks. The club's * rday nights,” which are open to all the in the city, emphatically demonstrate the laudable ef- forts of the organ‘zation toward the pro- motion of the silent game. These nignts will be continued throughout the season, Wt exclusively and it is believed that otper nights \ set rt to bo adeoufi es with the otMer;focal clubs, Tonight will be a ggalgne at th .," as it is expected that the larges ering for seasons past will assemble to par- ticipate in the compass match. It has bee suggested that weekly prizes be given to the pairs making tope-sqpres, smal) _surns heing contributed as # fines fees, Should this suggestion be acte: yn, it will no doubt prove beneficial, veterans of the club can hard at pleas ure an outsider umes and carries off at th y reglize with es Into these yph Although the Chess, Checkers and Whist Club is taken up minis, in the .advan' ment ef the first mentioned game, the lov ers of the game mentioned at the tall end of the club's rame are numerous, not to say persistent 4d efthusiastic. Although club's following js.net-quite as large the older orgunizatians up town. It is Jom indeed that one: can drop into the th street rooms without, finding seve bles surrounded with whist pl fle the “C. C. W."" has not as yet rt a special night for whist, St is nected that such a move will be ina surated In the near fatare. At the Columbia Athletic Club's room whist is the chief game, although the inter- est has fallen off somewhat from the great mpetus given the game Jast fall when such a numerous following joined the organi tion under the leadership of Dr. Walls. There is no gainsaving the fact that in the ranks of the “Winged Arrow” there is whist talent in abundance, but it will re- quire tremendous exertion to solidi 0 as to make a respectable showing against the 15th street club, Of the outside clubs little has been done yet in the way of match playing. The nt Pleasant four is still the same old compact organization under the able lead- ership of Mr. N. B. Young, and it is ex- pected that they will be in the thickest of the fray during the coming winter months. Over on Capitol Fill the whist fever is ampant. While cluh, fours have not yet been formed, it can be stated that within the next month at least several clubs will be organized, and many matches wi!l un- doubtedly be the result, Such players a Borcheas, Harvey, Hay, Miller, Prescott and several others of equal talent -an be easily formed into strong playing fours and be depended upon to give an ac- count of themselves that will reflects credit on that part of Washington. A new a pirant for whist honors on the hill ts the “Kenmore” four, the best selection of ‘the fourth man preventing a completion of the club. Three players are under considera- tion, and it is expected that the final mem- ber will be decided upon next week. Numerous fours are reported forming in the northwest s m of the city and a andicap tournament of unusual propor- tions is spoken of as among the possibili- ties the coming winte: McCAFFERTY HORSES HERE. Getting Ready for the Coming Meet- ing at Benning. The horses are already arriving for the coming fall meeting of the Washington Jockey Club at Benning, which will open Saturday, November 12, and close Saturday, November 26. J. J. McCafferty has arrived with a stable of twenty-seven horses, among them being the good two-year-old Himtine, Ben Ronald. Effle Ainsly, The Winner and Mt. Washington. W. P. Burch arrived with twenty-one, in- cluding Mr. W. C. Eustis’ Thomas Cat, who will be in the Washington cup; Decanter, Gen. Mart. Gary, Klepper and sixteen oth- er: William Jennings is expected in a day or two with fourteen horses, and che applica- Uons for stable room feedived by Supt. Lee indicate that every stable will be occupied before the opening day,,of the meeting, which will be one of thirteen days. v GORKM. » The intercollegiate golf tournament,which was begun Wednesday,onjthe links at Ards- ley-on-the-Hudson, willbe brought to a close today, when the individual champion- ship will be decided,,,Tis event will go to a Yale man his thmejsas the two sur- viving players of theitwéhty-four who be- gan the contest are from the New Haven University. These arg W. B. Smith, the runner-up in the recent,-amateur champion- ship, and John Reid, jr. _ In the golf tournarpgn; Club links yesterday? tne match of the day wii J. F. Wilkins of the Ghevy Chase Club and Mr. M. B. Huff of the Belmont Club, Phila- delphia, which was won by Mr. Wilkins, one up. The contest for the Elkridge cup is narrowed down to Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Jenkins of Baltimore. For the consolation cup, Mr. O. M. McCammon of Washington, D. C., defeated Mr. R.'G. Williams, two up and one to play. | ‘The tourney of the Hampton Roads Golf and Country Club began ‘yesterday. Five clubs had star golfers in the tournament, the Chevy Chase, the Lakeside, the West: brook, the Baltimore and the Hampton Roads. The players who qualifted for the match round were C. Moore, Washington, D. C.; A. Talbot, Richmond, Va.; George Lafferty, Washington, D. C.; Mr. Hayden, Washington, D. C.; F. L. Small, Hampton, on the Elkridge most exciting shat between Mr. ‘The most accessible and desirably located hotel in New York is the. New Hoffman House, on Broadway and Madison square. Conducted on European plan, Superior ‘eulsine, service and ap- polntments. The comfort of ladies and families specially provided for. New roof garden. Send for Booklet. 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Table 5. g < < < x : x : 3 : $ : $ 2 * : z * dies? : Improved Glove-fitting _ Jerse: sae Wiel ica le Vesta and a, nude to retail | child to xtra size (for, indies, | fleece. Also Bors’ Natural Xt tamous B. E. ed and at. SCE) pee ayes cae ts ar DSc. | ing generally at Coc aad 34 nd Keru tibed Tights, Aten Hotei, mat se Bc, | Sue, aks Me me ZS. | Joe eee gt Soe a Sc. fae iil nak gge. About Corsets. “American Lady.” + SS O you wear those best adapted ST $1 Corset produced—bias $ to your figure? Redfern says cut and gored like the expen- “not one woman in ten does.” sive French Corsets. Styles % The “Redfern” Corsetiere is here for slim, medium and full figures. % from New York. Advice gratis. In- Ladies who have not yet tried the = quire on third floor for Madame “American Lady” are invited to call 3 Steele and be fitted. > S s RS ean 3 s © = ; is Royal, <= Ss $ 9 —-—— ° Sores Seetetetetetetetetetetetentetntnterintrtnerrnnntotntntalnteteeietintete Be a ae ae eae Sa OLN ae te NO Nee LLAMA NNN NEP EOE A MANS Va; H Burnett, Richmond, D. C.; Mr. H. _E. Ellison, Wylie, Washington, Richmond, Va. CIRCLES. The ckcosing of the American cable match team by a competitive system is making progress. There are a number of difficulties in the way, the chief of which is the totally unorganized condition in which national chess is placed. The ques- tion is a sudden one, 2s previous to the cable matches the same necessity (except for its general desirability) did not exist as now. The situation now is that the British have twice in succession won the trophy dorated by Sir George Newnes for the expressed purpose of stimulating chess in and between the two countries. If they win ths time the battle comes to a calami- tous close, as the deed of gift provides its tnconditional ownership by the team win- ning three successive matches. The con- dition is a bad one. A provision for an an- nual contention for its ownership is prefer- able, as the team that should win it, with- out a doubt, would prefer the yearly fight. SUM, the activity now going on in American chess circles appears to be more directed toward future years than quick prepara- tion for this one. There may be no future years to provide for the Newnes trophy. We have an excellent start for our team in the first five men of this year’s team, who, against the best five of the Bri aggregation, won three and drew two ames, It is not these, but the men at the foot of the list, who are giving the troubie, and if a competiticn is not quickly ar- ranged to pick the remaining members the choosing will have to be done in the same manner as it was in the last contest. The challerge for the next match has been forwarded by the Brooklyn Club, acting for the Americans. The contest must take place by the terms of the donation before May 1 of each year. The scheduling of players entered in a tourney so that it dovetail to a nicety to the end may seem a very easy thing to make. As a matter of fact, to run the circle of players around each player, so arranged that each plays white and black alternately, is an almost impossible job to one not initiated into the system (the invention of a Brooklyn genius). It is impossible to do this where there is an even number of players entered, but even then it gan be arranged so that only one player Ses not change the color of his pieces from the previous round in each round. Any one wanting a 13, 14, 15 puzzle that has an attainable end can put in an al- most indefinite amount of time on the task. The scheduling with an even num- ber of players has been looked on as so @*fficult that at the Hastings tourney, three years since, these masters were forced to p'ay to a schedule that forced one man to play the same color in two and sometimes more succeeding rounds. In the second (round alone there were ten of these mis- placements, and there were twenty-one rounds, all’ told. It can now be managed far better by making the schedule for one number less than the even number entere and playing the extra contestant against the bye that results In each round. It was in this Hastings tourney that Pillsbury made his mark, beating out such players as Lasker, Tarrasch and Tschigorin, the pick of the world. The Westminster Gazette says: “It may not be generally known that the pope is an ardent lover of chess. He has been a constant player for over thirty years, and | his skill in the game is anything but me- diocre. His holiness’ favorite opponent was Father Guila, with whom he was in the habit of playing when he was Cardinal Peccl. On being raised to the pontifical throne he summoned Father Guila, then stationed at Florence, and gave him apart- ments in the Vatican. Father Guila was said to combine rare mastery of the game with an irascible temper. Sometimes in a game with his holiness he would burst out in a great fit of rage. On such occasions Leo XUIt immediately proceeded to de- liver a little homily on the virtues of Christian resignation and self-control.” A number of the divines of the Episcopal convention made regular visits to the club, giving and taking blows meekly, especially the giving. Some of them put’ up pretty sharp games, making the regulars wonder where they got it all. Dr. Tarrasch, who in the recent tourney at Vienna tied for first place with Pills- bury and then beat him out in the play off, announces his intention of challenging Lasker, the present holder of the title, for the championship of the world. Lasker at present is seriously sick. Last Saturday The Star published a game in which Mason was the victim of an ex- traordinary combination of Captain Mac- Kenzie. This week in the game appended he shows up, as he was, a dashing player It is a most unusual feat to throw down a great master of the game, like Tschigorin, in thirteen moves. White. Black. White. Mason. chigori Mason, Tech: 1. P-Qt P-Qt | & B-KtBch K— 2 RBs = P_OBE 9 Kt—B3 KtxP 3. BxKt xB Qe Ktxkt 4. PxP Q-Rich —Ktich PRS 5. Kt_QB3 P—K3 xBch K—B2 6. P—K4 BxP’ KSch lesigns. 7. PsP Kt-B3 The third annual local tourney got under way Saturday night. Up to close of report Harris had beaten 8. W. Tucker, Warren had won from Campbell, O'Farrell from Seaman, Hodges from Kaye, Harris from Mundell and Thomas from Prender. Close Game Between Juniors. An exciting game of foot ball was played yesterday between the Cocke Park Juniors and the Oak Hills on the grounds at the head of 29th street, the former winnicg by the close score of 10 to 9. ‘The sume was excellently contested, the superior team ‘work of the winners proviag too much for | ton, | their heavier antagonis: Were made by Doy'e, Mayfield, Dunlop ani Jackson nd Mille for the Ouk F play again Thursd as follows Cooke F Irs. Positions. Brewster Left «nt Kincaid... . Left tackle... Hontington.....-Left guard Dunlop.... “ M. Miller..... Grans (capt.). k Fasterday Right end Gordon --:Quarter back.. Do: ~Left nalf back Mayfield. Right half back Radford... Full back Referee. Mr. Blank: umy're ship: timers, Frey a Juniors Play Good Foot Ball. An interesting and exciting game of foot ball was played between the Little Rocks and a team from the M. A. C. Thursday. The Little Rocks won by 6 to 0. The feat- ures of the game were the running of F. Caulfield and the all-round work of W. Davidson and R. and the tackling of J. McMahon. Th ttle Rocks have a promising team. would like to r ceive challenges teams under 13 poun) Address son, No. 1708 13th street northw Foot Ball Matches 7 . Columbian of Washington University of Virginia, at Charlottesville, Va. Johns Hoy kins vs. Maryland Agricultural Ccllege, at Baltimore. University of Pennsylvania vs. University of Chicago, at Philadelphia. Brown vs Princeton, at Providence, Cornell vs. Oberlin, at Ithaca. Yale vs. West Point Cadets, at West Point. Harvard vs. Carlisle Indian School, at Cambridge. Naval Cadets vs. Lafayette, at Annapolis. Wesley in vs. Dartmouth, at Hanover. Bowdoin ve Bates, at Lewiston. Williams vs ‘Trinity, at Williamstown. Amherst Arricultural vs. Boston Univer- sity, at Amherst. American Athieties at Paris. CHICAGO. October 29.—The Times-Herald says: Dr. George K. Herman, secretary of the Central Association of the Amateur Athletic Union, and president of the Ath- letic Association of the First Regiment, will be appointec on the committee of ten to have charge of the interests of American athletes at the Paris exposition. He will represents the states of Ohio, Illinois, Mich- igan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup will posi- ti cure Many 2 bome been ma: SSS ee