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went if o - PRICK ONE CENT, _ ~” PIMNTS' BATTING STREAK WING TH Score Seven Runs Against the Pir More Before the PRATHER. Claate trentant) Pritae tte BASEBALL | RACING gf SPORTS | TC | Clremtation Rooke Open to Atl’ | OM Pome E FIRST GIME in Opening Inning ates, and Add Six Game Comes to an End—‘“Matty” Taken Out. POLO GROUNTS, NEW YORK, Aus. D—New York won the first game in a Joudle header this @cenes of terrific ently body was keyed to th when Bresnahan opened with a hi left, Mcfann following h a douole and Mertes a single. After that there were no more hi el xcostly errors ly demoralized f piling up seven rnoon amidst sm, Every- highest the time, > From thence on te was a desperate uphill struggle on the Pirates’ part to catch up. But McGraw’s boys kept right fear eet- uns nearly every innin, Oieaey was decidedly bad, having a couple of wild pitches, though he made two of the “Pirates” fifteen hits. In the seventh inning Clarke took him out and put in Vall, while McGraw gave Roscoe Miller a chance. Both suosti- tutes pitches good ball. A wouderful one-hand stop of Phelps's scorcher by Lauder and @ one-handed catch from] Browne by Seoring two inches from the qtound were two of the most seasational plays witnessed this year. In the second game Taylor went in the box for..New York and Deacon Philippi for Pittsburg, Clarke belng determined to get.ang game. The um- pires changed about, Hurst at the plate and O'Day on bases. First Inning. (Beaumont died quickly Jn Dunn's hands and Fred Clarke struck out, | 2 whereupon he started to say things to Hurst, who promptly dexterity. No runs. (Continuation of Game in Columns 4 ¢nd 5.) shut him up. | § Leach was another victim of Dunn's] 3, BATTING ORDER. New York. Brown t NEW YORKS, 13; PITTSBURGS, 7. (Specia} to The Evening World.) POLO GROUNDS, NEW YORK, Aug. 2%.—The Giants beat the Pittsburgs to- day in the dirst game by the following | PITTSBURG. e ribpae 2\Deeumonct 222 0 0 Ololarkeit-.. 1 1 10 6 OjLeech,$>.°. 0 125 B O|Wagaeren. 0 1.15 0 1 Brea . 021013 | Ritohs 13444 | Sebri } 06 ‘ go 1|Doher ogi Fy O}vali,. oo000 “Ki 00 Total Batted Yor Vali in ninth inning. 1B BY INNINGS. 7003130 0032002 Mathewson, 9 in 6 tnnings: off Doheny. 12 in 6 Innings: off Aillier, 4 tn 8 innings. First Base on \Baile—-Of Mathewson, : om Billige. 1: o x18 0-7 First_ Ba 13. Struck Out—By Mat! 1. Hit by pires—O'Day and Huret. ENGLAND WINS TENNIS. MATCH, Yarry L. Doherty Takes the Singles Championship from Richard Stevens at the New- port Casino Courts. ———— octal to The Evening World.) NEWPORT R. 1, Aug. 2%.—Harry L. poherty. the Englizhman, won the ten- {iy championship singles on the Casino ourts this afternoon before another fashionable crowd, Richard Stevens, the American, made a game fight, but was beaten in straight heats. Despite the unfavorable conditions, the doughty little Briton and Stevens took the court. which was slippery and made Active footwork very difficult for both men. The American began the serv! and then followed long periods of driv Ing, Stevens proved himself masterful at this. and by placing the ball to Do- herty’s back hand he gained the lead. The Englishman was frequently passed) bv Stevens, but the Briton worked like @ Trojan in the last three games. He crossed the ball out of Stevens's reach] in the most brilliant manner yet seen in the toruament. and he won the set at 4, The Firat Set. FL. Doherty. decision The point w: a Mnesman's Btevens's ace in service, apparently good and as it was a critic point in the match it gave Doherty the lead and had much to do with the Briton taking the set by an The short lobbs played by lowed Dahert this the Briton ot nea ug _are the Americans, but hiss always true to the mark The Second Set, H.W, Doherty. Hilohara Stevens, In the thind weaken as times on_ bis the greatest to win the ne: p and vantage Mans ‘anded in the net, but his spirited Ing of the ball was more thie Stevens .| to Addicks 2,599,000 shares of stock of n| lewed fraudulent and unlawful issue of "€ | ferred on July jthat the British Embassy. Both men played up to the net in a dashing manner. ‘The First Set. H. G, Deering. WH. G. Dering... H. 8. Mahony... 45465465 5-26 HG. Deering. 327013 3-2 2 In the other matches Seaver defeated ‘Waidner by default. Leonard defeated Bull, 6-1, 64, 6-2, Allen defeated Ridge- way, 73, 64, 6-1. Ward defeated Wil- lis by default, ADDICKS ACCUSED IN $75,000,000 FRAUD SUIT Receiver for Bay State Gas Fiies Complaint Naming Magnate and United States Senator Aleo | PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20—A epectal to the Evening Telegraph from Wil- mington, Del, says: “In the United States Cireult Court to-day George W. Harton Pepper, of Philadelphia, receiver of the Bay State Gas Company of Delaware, filod a Dill of complaint against J. Edward Ad- dicks, United States Senator J. Frank \Aleo and others. He alleges fraud in | connection with a transaction involving the stock of the company, sald to be valued at 875,000,000. The bill charges the defendants as ¢i- rectors, except Addicks, with entering Into an unlawful combination to issue tha Bay State Gas Company without consideration, The bill further asks that ‘ne ordered to deliver to the receiver for cancellation certificates for the 1,500,000 shares of stock and that an accounting be made of the damages and loss sus- tained by the Bay State Gas Company, of Delaware, in consoquence of the al- Stock and that the defendants be or- dered to pay an amount equivalent to the alleged damage and loss. The de- fendants are required to app: and Q on the first Monday of alleged to have been trans ‘on the order of Addi allegetion is made to Edwin M. Post, a New who ts alleged ‘ty have B0Uld overcome and he lost the set and match, The Third set, . %, Doherty 2 Richard Stevens Two £ 25062-m 2 25062-%3 2 wh Meet. Harold 8. Mahoney, the third member re employ of Addicks to s: 1 |and owners used the blue pencil freely. Addicks AM= | orieft, |10) 7 ~ SA / ol r “ io EDYUTTOIN mi aan ‘ nf Di pht tad a) NEW YORK, THERSDAY, (Ober on, ion eee Ms Cirewtation Nookea Open to All” ] FUTURITA AT 30 10.1 WINS Claude, the Three-Time Derby Winner, Breaks His Streak of Bad Luck by Getting Home in Front in the Second Race, TRACK IN BAD SHAPE AND MANY HORSES SCRATCHED. The Albany Stake Goes to Gold Saint, Who Wins from Rob Roy, Second, with Moharib Third—Usual Good Crowd “THE WINNERS, *RI* FIRST RACE—Futurita (30 to 1) 1, Duke of Kendal (19 to 1) 2, Co burg °. SECOND RACE—Claude (even) 1, Fauyjconbridge (6 to 1) 2, Harding 3, THIRD RACE—Sweet Alice (5 to $) 1, Gloriosa (6 to 1) 2, Birch Broom 3. FOURTH RACE—Gold Saint (6 to 1) 1, Rob Roy (12 to 1) 2, Moharlb 3, FIFTH RACE—Past (16 to 5) 1, Caithness (10 to 1) 2, Water Tower 3,| SIXTH RACE—Anirad (12 to 1) 1, Exclamation (11 to 5) 2, Longspur 3 (Special to The Evening World.) SARATOGA, N. Y., Aug, %.—The track was a mud hole this afternoon | The large fields shrunk to skeleton-like proportions. Of eleven carded in tho opening dash only four faced the start- er, with Leonora Loring a top-heavy favorite. The other races suffered in proportion, The stake feature was the Albany, a handicap at six furlungs, which in its original shape had @ fine field carded. The attendance did not suffer much from the bad weather, for the skies cleared a bit when the time came to go to the course and the crowd deserted tho hotels. | ‘The rains have practically killed all) interest in the Saratoga Cup on Satur- day. Hermis will not go, Neither will Waterboy, who has peen receiving a special preparation for the event. There is no possibility of the track being fast! by that time, FIRST RACE. Six turlones, Betting, Starters, whts., Jocks, St HI Fin, Str PL Fut annon...... 2 3P41s Duke of Kendal. 110 Odom 4 4 2) 19 8-5 Coburg, 18, Builman.....3 1 38 2 305 Leonora Loring,112, Redfern 1 2? 4 18-20 1-5 Start good, Won ridden out. Time—116 Leonora Loring was a hot favorite, but she ran a very bad race and finished last. Coburg Showed the way to the stretch, where Futurita, a 30 to 1 chance, closed and won by three lengths from | Duke of Kendal, who got up In time to beat Coburg a head for the place, SECOND RACE. One mile and @ furlong | gle. —GIANTS LOSE AT POLO GROUNDS—SECOND GAM m PITTSBinc ...... ...-- 001030000-4° oo vaw dues 00100000 Hj | NEW YORK (Continued from Second Coiumn.) Browne bunted safely, but died at third on Bresnahatrs sin- Wagner then hurled McGann and Mertes out. No runs. Second Inning—Mertes made a great catch of Wagner's foy!. Branstield and Richey smashed hara in right. Bres caught both Sebring and Phelps. Nc runs. Babb flied high to Bransfield. Richey : , threw Laud: A Dunn singled, but died stealing. No runs. i vest ohe eee NO UUESS BROOKLYN WINS © CHICAGO ...... wee 00000100041. BROOKLYN ...... NIl10000010 — At Philadelpkia—End +o of eighth: St:-Louis, 7; Phila. 2. as INVADERS VS. -ST. LOUIS At Detroit—End. of-sixth: Philadelphia, 3;,Detroit, 2. At Chicago—End of fifth:s Bostan. 4;°Chicago,, 7. At Cleveland—End of, fifth: Washington, 0: Cleveland, 4., 1000 phe LATE RESULTS AT: ST. LOUIS. Fourth:Race=Little Scout 1, Taby Tosa 2, Orris 3. Fifth Race—Brancas .1, Hugh McGowan 2, Leech 3. phbaniuiitecon at Ale abhi ah AT HAWTHORNE. - Fourth Race—Dick Welles,1. Pastmaster 2, Flocarline 3. Fifth Race—Little Elkin+1, Curate 2, Compass 3. . ae i a SAM PARKS FINISHES: HIS TESTIMONY-AND-QUITS STAND, Walking Delegate Sam Parks: concluded +his.testimony at 4.55 o’clock this afternoon. He:denied to. the last having re- ceived money: from Contractor Plenty. Henry Farley testified that he had never seen Parks converse with the contractor at Lynch’s saloon. x Moherib, 116, Bullman... $ 9 3¢ 5 | The Buck, 409, Mieke 9 Bae FINISHES AT CHICAGO. For Luck, 100, H. Ci 76 OM Bebadil. 110, ‘Gannon 4B 6G ——- ¢ Yelicer Hammer, irae ONeill 2 bad (Special to The Evening Worlt.) 5 ato enters || HAWTHORNE, CHICAGO, Aug. 9—| 8 good Won Following @ results of the Gold. Saint rush start and made all easily by four jengt) N¢| scheduled to de run here this after- } noon: gd Roy who wan second all the way. He lasted| I'rst Race—Six furiongs.—tvon by mough to beat Mohatl> &/ Delagoa, 4 to 5 and 1 to 3. Automat 2 tol place, was second and Hind Time—1.18 355. eee wi ABS 4-5, Fauleonbridge went to the front and! get a mtift pace, foliowed by Claude and | Harling. They held this order to the stretch, where Claude began ci grourd: He came on gamely und whip, and getting to F the last sixteenth, won by a leng a half. Fanlcohtridge wae lengths in front of Harding. THIRD RACE. 6) 2 nbrid n and e One mite Jocks. St HLF: Hyland, 4 190. Time—1.44 1 went to the front « and, making all the ry 0 Caledonit Atart poo Sweet A after the # ning. we eanily stock, Tt is further set forth that of the $75,000,000 of stock Addicks Is be- Pp q,| Heved to still control a large portion. ; oe KAISER'S PEACE FLAG. BERLIN, Aug. 2.—Emperor William of the, English Internationa: team, then |{mtends to. suggest a dealgn for a flag Ogaings HG, Deering, an at the champlonshi, court} of to th 24 P of the festa at obs / Itoi Fhe dag ehiag / by a length and a hale | : 1 raom, who Was off y from Glorlos. way, Birch oad, made up a lot’ of ground and x only beaten half a length by Glorlos1 for the place. FOURTH RACE. Six furlongs. Jocks. St.Hit. Amat OY Martin... dé dosing | put was outrun by er the | Kane, who raced in turn again —Wo Eliza Puller, lewis. K a RACES OFF AT BRIGHTON. (Special to The Evening World.) BRIGHTON BBACH RACE we races carded here Hed off on bad condition Caithness was order to the and caithn: ere Water Towe tl wen ¢ the RESULTS AT ST. LOUIS. (Bpecial to The Evening Worl4.) KINLOCH PARK, 8ST. LOUIS, Aug ai] the events. 0.0K) stake moheduled for this arrow, M.—The races ache lited to be min hero! aig, S20" stake | ae nis afternoon reaulted as follows RUSE SALES ale First. Race-S8ix furlongs.—Won wl Prince Herman, 18 to 1 and & to 1 Bisuka, 2 to 1 place, was second and Howard P, third. Time—1.16" Second Race-—Seven-elahts of a mile on_by Charles C., 6 tod and 2 to 1; Cook. 6 to 1, for place, was second: Reformer was third. Time—1.29 1-2 Third Race—Six furlon, Moyle, 2 to 1 and even, Wil a apiece. was second and Rejoice third. ‘ime—L1b._ WEATHER FORECAST. Foree: the pours ending at 8 P. M. F: for New York City and vi Partly cloudy to-night; Friday airs fresh westerly winds, ie nl TRACK, | of the} sloppy | 3 ‘BRITISH KILL | TOO IN BATTLE | Sultan of Sokoto and a Majority of His Chiefs Fall in Hot Fight, During Which Town Is | Wiped Out. THE ENGLISH LOSS WAS ONLY ELEVEN MEN. One Officer Among the Dead and Sixty-two Men Wounded-- Natives Outnumbered Victor- ious Force, but were Routed. | LONDON, Aug. %.—Despatches re- ceived at the Colo; Office to-day from Zunguru, Northern Nigeria, dated Aug. 17, give detatis of the destruction of the town of Burm! by a British forae of thirty whites and 600 native rank and file, The enemy's toss was 700 killed, in- cluding the former Sultan of Sokoto and @ majority of the chiefs. 'The British ioas was eleven killed, in- cluding one officer and sixty-two men wounded. The enemy made @ desperate resist- ance. 7.0m PASSENGERS HURT IN TRAIN CRASH. Ralls Spread and Two Cars Rolled Down an Embankment—Aged Woman May Die. SOMERVILLE, N. J., Aug, %.—In the wreck of a combination passenger and freigat train on the Rockaway Vi: Railway, near Peapack, Harry Allegar, a trainman, had an arm broken; Veter Malloy, a track hand, was cut about the head and badly bruised, and a wo- man, eighty-two years old, whose name was not learned, but who is said to have deen en route from Menham to Washington, was struck on the side by a timber and injured internally, It is feared she cannot live. Several other pngsengers were cut and bruised. The crash was caused by the rails spreading, two cars rolling down an embankment. DEATH FOR ONE; FEW BRUISES FOR OTHER, Two Men Get Long Falls While at Work, but with Widely Dif- ferent Results, acl Ward, tw years old, of 1% Tench aven killed by failing five stories at No, 44 ‘est -day. He was put- pe and slipped. He Httle ohfidren who | ting up sa fell. among a. s, thirty-s!x years 91d, of street, fell four stories at ti avenue. but escaped with He was painting @ cor- scaffold rope broke —— PUZZLES THEM. 0, - suspecting © designs a —- SAVED FROM WRECK, CLEYV BL Y Aur. 20.—The steamer Q) | Cleveland to Erte, inp O., early. to at Wnech “tien aad ceo neers up the Inke | ——$——__ — | WOMAN FALLS FROM WINDOW. Mrs. years street Mamis old. of fell trv je to-day: first fl | tial broke her fall | Roosevelt Hospital \ ——————E FRENCH MINISTER WEDS, ‘!To the surprise of all Reliance practically sailed rings arot NIGHT EDITION PRICK ONE CK Sd —-— oH 0 RELIANCE OTART T 7% NIGH American Yacht Showed Supremacy in the Would Indicate that the Cup Is Safe. am bo] ‘ DEFENDER ONLY TURNED ‘a THE FIFTEEN-MILE MARK, Down the Bay to Witness What Proved te Be a Very Insignificant Drifting Match, ~ HOW THE YACHTS STARTED, | SHAMROCK CROSSED THE LINE AT...11.01.1@ \/ RELIANCE AfT.... SOCONNOGS tevececeee LLOLSE | RELIANCE TURNED MARK Af..,... 2003.36.15 | SHAMROCE.,...... -DID NOT TURN’ , oe n * The first race in the thirteenth series of contest for t America’s Cup was a fizzle. The yachts were una’ to finish within the time limit. Shamrock was about ey|twenty minutes behind the Yankee boat at 3.45 when the officials declared the contest off. The race will be sailed on Saturday under‘the samei conditions that governed to-day’s contest—fifteen miles to’ windward or leeward and return. : ty The race to-day showed the pronounced superiority of! Reliance in a light breeze, which was considered the best}/ Shamrock weather. . Unofficial time shows that Reliance was between 48+. and 20 minutes ahead of the challenger when the race was abandoned. NO CHANCE TO FINISH. y At 3 o'clock, four hours out and with only an hour and a half remaining of the time allowed for the race to be» sailed, it was plain that the yachts could not finish. oN The big excursion fleet broke up and scores of steam= | boats went scurrying up along the Jersey coast. of i When the wind died down the yachts were about five :{miles off Asbury Park. The turning mark was in sight and” {both captains skirmished around for a breeze, but withowt: avail, There was a good wind on shore, but it failed to reach the water off the beach for more than a mile or two, Although the yachts did not finish, the race resultéd satisfactorily to those who like the chances of Reliance, She outsailed Shamrock Ill. in the light breeze that prevailed from the start, picking up three lengths of disadvantage and forging ahead until there was a mile of water between her . stern and the bow of the challenger. Capt. Barr sailed his ship with consummate seaman ship, holding the weather position all the way. SIR THOMAS LIPTON DISAPPOINTED. By the time the yachts got back to the lightship the excursion fleet had’ departed for New York. : Sir Thomas Lipton was deeply disappointed. He fad’ set his heart on winning the first race, and it was gener. ia supposed that the light winds would be in favor of his y: Y the English boat, and when it became apparent that the could not be finished within the time limit she was alm Minister Pel- d this afternoon at the First Arrondissement to * tl recenuy a teacher in a pu ool here. Premier Combes waa best man, two miles to the good and moving while Shamrock wi but becalmed. sk eliance and Shamrock Ill. startel) at 11 o'clock FD SHAMROCK, 3 a Light Winds that Were Supposed to Be — Favorable to the Challenger, andthe Result © Tremendous Fleet of Excursion Boats Beara ing Many Thousands of Spectators Went % ¥ TA

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