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RACING, BA
AND OTH
Little Dick Rose Won Baby Race
at New Orleans.
TWO-YEAR-OLD A COMER
Missouri Lad Handily Beaten by
Orbicular.
ONLY THREE FAVORITES WON
Soston Americans' Record Training
Squad?Doherty Brothers Out of
Tennis?Bowling Battles.
N K W ORLEANS, January 5.?Dick Rose,
srmill but quick two-year-oia by Sorcerer,
came to the . front yesterday at the Fair
Orounds trai'k as a claimant for championship
honors umonK the youngsters. Well
rldd'ii by Jack Martin, he won the race for
tin* "babies" by a neck In a driving finish.
The winner aJtlioueh he showed a ereat
deal ?.r speed, was lucky to finish in front
of Blue I,ee. The latter was slow to catch
liis stride at the ssart. but closed with a
great rush In the last quarter of a inlle and
was r ipidly overhauling Dick Rose at the
finish In another stride he would have
caught and passed the winner.
Blue l.ee made his lirst appearance of the
eason in this race, and with Sabado representing
Burlew &. O'Xeil s entry. nils
pair closed a slight favorite In the betting
at i:t lii r>. but many or the eastern plungers
bet on I>i<k Rose, believing that Ills previous
experience gained in a race would
enable him to beat out the "green" colt
when il came to a finish.
Orbicular Beats Missouri Lad.
Orliii ular. the colt that beat Alinnie
Adams last week, checked the winning
career of Missouri I.ad yesterday by ..eating
the latter in the fourth race. Before
they met opinion as to which was the better
colt was about evenly divided. But
among the professional bettors Orbicular
was the choice, and he went to the post an
odds-on favorite at !i to 10. He easily
proved his superiority by waiting on his
Iivai Mill lllg uir cai i,? OiabVJl ut ?1IV v vuiwt
and then beating him out in the spurt to
the finish.
Missouri I .ad was Interfered with at the
tart, hut lie more than made up for this
l>y gaining the inside position after the first
turn. Thereafter he had clear sailing. Orbicular
was at all points his master and
printed away from him at the end.
t'ollonuy was the second favorite of the
afternoon to land her hackers' money. She
had a fair lot of sprinters to meet in the
third rare, a handicap, and was made the
choice in the betting in spite of the fact
that she was asked to give away a big
lump of weight. Her 11") pounds did not
aeera to trouble her in the least, and she
printed away from her opponents at the
tart, opened up a. gap of three lengths and
maintained it to the end.
The Summaries.
Firs- rn.-e. maiden four-year-olds ami upward.
U furlongs -Wool Tessa, lul (Van l>use.n). 7 to
1, won; Ihiessa, 100 (A. William*), 15 to 1, second;
Knighton. 119 tJ. Hennessey). 2 to 1, third. Time,
1.15 Madenla, The Glad Corsair. Brlls of Owensboro,
Krta M , Fast Mate. Miss Willie, Country
Lad, Wild ludlan and Finest one also ran.
Se?>>nd race, maiden two-year-olds, colts and
geldings three furlongs- IMck Hose, 108 (J. Martin),
II t" 1. won; Klue l^ee, 115 (Nicol). 13 to 5,
e>x>n<i: Toro, 111 (Mountain), 7 to 1, third. Time,
4>.3*J :i f?. Antonle, Flyon. No Kugine, Southern
Knight. Sat?do, Jennie S.. Baue, liberty, I Ho,
Count Kalnford and Water Cooler also ran.
Thirl race, three-year-olds, six furlongs?Colloquy.
115 (Nleol), 8 to 5. won; Judge I>avey, 100
(J. Martin*. 2 to 1. second; T>e Oro, 105 Mountain1.
0 to 1, third. Time, 1.13 1-5. Voting, Sweet
IClffv ?n/l Ijh?v Mario hImo rail.
Fourth race. four-yrar-olds and upward, one
mil'- orbicular, 101 ^Mountain*. 0 to 10. won;
Missouri I^d. 1??3 (Lloydi. 7 to 2, second: tSt.
Valentine. 113 (J. Martin?. t? to 2. third. Time.
1.40. 'IVrnii Rod. Lady E ii.sou. Besterllng. Drouiio
and Merces also ran.
Kifth rac*\ three-yea! -< Ids. one mile?Impertinence.
H7 (.Y^n Lniseii'. i to 1. won; Fire Alarm.
99 iLl-yd). 10 to 1. st- nd; Lady Vlmont. 93 (A.
ai??rgati?. l.r> to 1. third. Time. 1.411-5. Western,
tk*hn?- Wa Midway. Kaiserhof. Associate, L. S.
B , (iiad Pirate. Henry Boswortti, (largantua,
Ptancy Hart. Broken Melody. Drulen, Royal Bond
and if ldoilne King also rnn.
Sixth race, three-year-olds and upward, one and
?r*'-six'?-<nth miles Adlwll. Ill (J. Martin), 8 to
1, won. Lemon Girl, 103 tNoone), 6 to 1, second;
fVvtlpl k. 110 (A. Martin). 12 to 1. third. Time,
1 47 3 Omar Khayyam. Delphle, Langford
Jainea Aggie Lewis. Merrick. I>elestrome. Happy
Ja k. tireeu Crest. Tied Light. Mazie O'Neli aud
fiafety Light also rnn.
Ut I KUI I IU Bt
IN GRAND CIRCUIT
DETROIT, January Announcement
w.it* mud.' last evening of the practical certainty
of a grand circuit meeting for Detroit
In July, l'.x>7. Tiie meet will be conducted
is In past years by Daniel J. Carman
and the details will be managed by
Alfred II. Moone of Providence, who arrived
In Detroit yesterday.
"The ijrosse Point track has been leased
I or a ?'i i- riuiJon 111? "ung in open uic sranu
circuit/' said Mr. Moone. "In a!l probability
I10.CNK) will bp s? t aside for an M. and
M.. with $.">.<>00 for a C. of C. These stakes
probably will be open to 11:24 trotters and
pacers respectively, and will be raced on
the three heat plan, although this has not
yet been derided From the Interest which
seems to be general all over the United
States, Detroit's return will be we'comed
by all the horsemen, and the large list of
promising green material makes it appear
certain that the big stakes will be well
filled '
Mr. Moone will be In charge of Providence
and Detroit this summer and probably will
sign a contract shortly with Johnson and
Wcli li to act as secretary at Cincinnati and
Hartford.
"\\V have assurances," added Mr. Moone
In conclusion, "that the blue ribbon meeting
will also be the riopening of the Oroase
Point track," by which one Infers that,
whatever may be the Intention of Louis
Cella regarding a running meeting in Detroit
this M'ason, the trotters will open tho
ball
SUBURBAN RACE
A BIG ATTRACTION
NEW YORK. January 5.?Seventy-four
entries for the Suburban handicap! That
la the number of nominations which Secr-e
tary Cornelius Feltowea of the Coney
Island Jockey Club had received up to 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
This number of horses eclipses last year's
full list of nominations by fourteen, and
there are many entries on the way from
the southern arid Pacific coast hors?men.
The big entry list Is a mute token of supreme
confidence of turfmen throughout
the country that racing will not be disturbed
In the Umpire state this year, in spite
of all the threats made against the sport
by the pool room keepers to wlj>e it out
It is surprising what a grea* drawing
rwTtw^r i ml :iftr:wtion this Su-hilrhan hand!
?? " - ? *
cap is to horsemen of all classes. It la
worth $*J** to - tho same sum offered by the
Brooklyn Jockey flub for Its main feature
But the Brighton Beach handicap
excels it by As the latter event Is
worth so much more. It might naturally
t>e expected that it would attract a greater
nunW?T of nomination#. But this Is not
o in effect. Each year more entries are
received for the Surburban than for the
Bro,?kl\n or Brighton handicaps.
In the Coney Island "classic" all the
greait horses are entered. Artful. Burgobihiut
Salvlde-re. Accountant. Running
Water, VV. 11. Daniel, Dr. Gaidner, Court
SE BALL
ER SPORTS
I Dross, J. C. Core, Philander, Ballot, De
| Mund, Horace E. and Montgomery.
It will be seen by this list that Salvldere,
the champion two-year-old of last
season. Is entered for the first time against
the old horses. I.Ike Artful and Burgomaster,
who are not entered in the Brooklyn,
ttils colt makes his appearance In the
stake because he has a month's more time
In which to be trained before he is called
upon to race.
The horses that are eligible to race In
the Surturban handicap ar?
Hots# Ag*.t Hor?e. Age.
Co llrtwetn 0 Whimsical 4
FIU 6 l)r. Genlner 4
.Ontrloh 6 I'rlnce of Colas 4
Marl In Doyle 6 Cottootonn 4
Olfteaii 5 Don Diego 4
Agile 0 Tiptoe 4
isanaenon ? Araunteer 4
.Cederstrome ft Comedienne 4
Artful 5 Faust 3
Inferno 5 Salvldere 8
Oalrt?if?rm 6 Arcite 3
Werford 5 W. H. Daniel 3
Oxford 6 (flovercrest 8
Far West 6 Ballot 3
Blandy 5 Gretna Green 3
Bedouin 5 Grlinaldl 3
Dishabille 5 Philander 8
I>reHUier 5 Superman 3
Imp. Blakestowu 5 Veil 3
The Quiill 4! Court Dress 3
Sir IIuon 4 Electioneer 3
Hot TNxldy 4 J. C. Core 3
ftearon Light 4 Sewell 3
<Jood I.uok 4 They're Off 3
Hyperion II 4 Malacca 3
Kurokl 4 Berkeley 8
Burgomaster 4 Fountalnblue 3
Ironsides 4 Holdfast 3
Running Water 4,1)e Mund 3
Inquisitor 4 Horace E 3
Bull's Kye 4 Frank Gill 8
dark Griffith 4 Penarrls 3
GalLavaut 4 Bat Masterson 3
Oceon Spray 4 Kentucky Beau 3
Accountant 4 Okenite 3
Eutrre 4 .Montgomery 8
israiei * uiu nonepuy o
BOWLING BATTLES.
Seven Leagues Haa Out Teams Last
Night.
DISTRICT LEAGUE.
SAKXOERBUND. First. Second. Third.
Allison 188 177 194
Biinllue 182 181 193
KraiiM 232 23? 194
tVkateln 148 193 1S6
Miller 191 192 249
Totals 941 979 983
ACMH. First. S<kh>o<L Third.
Gorman 169 1S6 200
Wm iron 140 2l)l
<V>l>y 175 2'tt 174
<\>i 18,1 177 184
Hurdle 197 1S>4 182
Total* 891 902 941
RHAL ESTATE I.KACt:K.
POTOMAC. First. Second. Third.
Robliifttf 191 21!) 217
I. Hill 130 1(XI 190
Smart 2i>7 176 1115
Williams 170 159 138
Bontz 170 174 223
Totals 868 918 932
OITY HAM,. First. Swond. Third.
Schmidt 180 131 100
Packard 132 166 127
R..th 156 134 102
VI t'Htn <~hp n 102 192 167
Srhultcifl 104 108 160
Tola Is 793 701 716
DEP.USTM K NT A L LEAGL'E.
NAVY. First. Second. Third.
Bowahpr 159 ISO 225
Frill! 179 182 187
Miller 186 226 ICS
O'Donnell 174 177 191
Grist 181 188 178
Totals 879 948 949
COMMISSIONERS. First. Second. Third.
Mrcrs 18.1 163 124
A kern 160 170 225
Hunt 177 145 168
KrosiiHii 2<t7 176 178
Meyers 174 150 169
cum hi vi M?n
WASHINGTON RAILWAY LEAGUE.
MECHANICAL. First. Seonnd. Third.
Mavers 183 177 183
Wilson " 181 15ft 199
Sis 132 123 92
Horning 1<W 12<1 133
Wtliner 135 145 144
Totals 799 725 7G1
F. AND K. First. Second. Third.
Mislfelt 127 148 153
Rivers 158 116 133
W. I)'(Vinm-ll 145 124 l(Wl
Staiit) 179 172 178
Herbert 155 161 153
Totals 764 721 783
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE LEAGUE.
INDEX. First. Second. Third.
MoAIloon 174 156 199
Sturm 143 177 163
Nachman 140 110 163
MeFadyo 157 181 138
Williams 151 188 151
Totals 705 812 812
ACTIVES. First. Second. Third.
n.ili 162 162 154
Mohlor 132 149 154
HeisK-r 1*3 1(M) 155
Clark 163 156 173
lti<-hard? 154 213 174
Total" 784 781) 809
NATIONAL Gt'AItD LEAGUE.
CO. E. 1ST ItEGT. Fir?t. Second. Third.
Atklll*mi 11M) 16l? 148
Kliriolds 127 132 113
Tucker 153 127 147
Pair 127 145 112
Lnusler 121 10?
Totals 718 682 641
CO M 2D UBGT. First. Second. Third.
187 163 145
Samiloo 176 143 1(19
DiiKuull 118 107 121
Javno 123 los 69
M-'ItUyrp 168 156 128
'iotais tin o<i ?n*
NAVY YARD LKAGCE.
W. C. SHOP. First. Second. Third.
Winkftcman 129 126 220
O'l'ouneil 147 1H2 126
Herfert 134 136 151
Nuffear 139 188 169
Barr?U 134 142 141
Totals 683 774 807
F. H. C. SHOP. First. Second. Third.
Windsor 154 1.1ft 105
Sutton 121 103 95
Melschlor 154 1<Y7 lo9
Adams 122 93 148
M<-0>rinick 136 163 142
Totals 687 581 679
MIDDIES TO PLAY BASKET
BALL WITH CARROLLS
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md.. January 5.?The basket
ball squad at the Naval Academy has
now been reduced to about eighteen members
and a tentative first team has been
selected. This consists of Greene, center;
Abbett and McKittrick, forwards; Capt.
Norton and Stephenson, defense. This
team will change, of course, if any other
players show superior ability. It is very
likely that W. A. Richardson, the member
of the fourth class who made the foot ball
team during his first year at the Academy,
is likely to make a place before the season
closes. He shows great brilliancy of play,
but has not yet had sufficient practice to
make his shooting for goal accurate. He
was captain of the basket ball team of the
University of Tennessee and was selected
as a member of the All-Southern basket
ball team.
The first match game of the season and
the first ever to take place at the Naval
Academy will be played on the evening of
January 12, the midshipmen's opponents being
the five of Carroll Institute, from Washington.
l>. C.
Basket Ball Tonight.
Basket ball will be played at Young Men's
Christian Association tonight at 8:30. The
game will be between the association team
and the Shamrocks. The association boys
have now struck their stride and the many
friends of this team can expect a good exhibition
of the game on their part In this
contest. Between halves there will be a
wrestling bout between lightweights W.
Work and J. Holman, and after the game
another bout between middle weights John
Conrade and Peter Schaub.
Line-up of teams:
T. M. C. A. SHAMROCKS.
Liniurick, McClaioe. forward Roby, Foose
Haitfhi center Repettl
Jone*. Fowler.
1 Capi. Williams !>a?*ks Sullivan, Carroll
LIGHT INFANTRY WON
AT BASKET BALL
After a Ion* adjournment, basket ball
was resumed at the Washington I.ight In
fantry Armory last night with the Eastern
Athletic Club and the Washington Light
Infantry aulnts as the contestants, the latter
winning by the score of 30H to 28HIt
was a very close and exciting game,
first one and then the other taking the
lead throughout the contest. The result
was In doubt until the last second "of play.
Things looked bad for the winners In the
last nve minutes or paay, wnen me ??ierns
were a few polrvts to the good, but by
fast team work and accurate goal throwing
the Infantry boys managed to forge ahead
by two points. James of the Easterns came
away with the goal-throfing honors, having
made five. The line-up and summary:
Easterns. Positions. W. L. I.
Motfitt right forword............Cramer
I Minn left forword Barker
Rlchenba'-her center Taylor
James right guard Loftus
De Mar, Hurllngame.left guard Woodhead
Ooaia? Cramer (4), Lortua (4), Barker <2), Tajrlor
(3>. Woodhead, Dunn (4). James (5), Moflltt (41.
Points off fouls? W. L. I.. 2H; Easterns. 2V4- Referee?Mr.
II. Colllflower. Timers?Messrs. dSmre
and Thompson Scorer?Mr. Boyd.
GREAT BATTERS BORN;
CANT BE TAUGHT
"One does not need to (jo very deep Into
base ball history for verification of the diamond
axiom?sill disputed by many fans?
that while great batters are born that way,
great fielders can be fashioned from the
veriest tyros In that department of the national
game," writes Elmer Bates In th#
Cleveland Press.
"Jesse Burkett was signed by th? old
Cleveland club because It was known that
the 'crab' could bat and with the full understanding
of the fact that he could not
field. Jesse at once became Jim McAleer's
protege. McAleer wasn't much of a hitter,
goodness knows, but he was the most marvelous
outfielder the grame has ever known.
" 'Now,- said MeAleer, 'Jesse can't teach
me to bat. That's an art -that cannot be
learned. Hut I can teach him to field, and
I will.' And MeAleer did. Jim's association
with Jesse, the slugger, uid not help McAleer's
hitting, but Jesse's proximity to
Jim. the dexterous, in Cleveland's outfield,
converted him into one of the really highclass
fielders of the oid days.
"Who does not recall Burkett's first season
in Cleveland?in left field?when MeAleer
played center field all of the time and
left field most of the time? The spectacle
day after day of MeAleer darting far Into
Burkett's territory and rescuing a liner or
a towering fly i.iat Jesse had 'lost' furnished
the most thrilling chapter in the
u. i _ ? * Uoll Plavolanri
IllSLUry Ul u<tac uau iik
"And then there were McAleer's old
pries: 'Hack, back. Jess; all the way to the
fence." 'Go In fast for that out'.' 'Look out
for the wind!' and so on as his good eyes
and quick ears anticipated Burkett's judgment
of the balls batted into left Held.
Jesse was an apt pupil and In a few monina
he could take care of his garden all alone.
"Yes, the great batters of the game were
born great batters. The mighty Del was always
a mighty batter. So were Brouthers
and Browning and Anson and all the other
old-time sluggers. Larry could always hit
the ball. So. too, could Keeler and Flick.
"The mediocre battens?the .225 and .275
' "~1- ?v?o"?r QitmutimcQ qlumn
111 '* 11 UlLllUUgll 111' J 111 dj ,
in their hitting, will never hit up with the
leaders, however long they linger in the
game.
"But the fielding school Is one any ambitious
ball player with nimble legs and
good vision may attend with every hype of
success."
CLEVELAND TEAM
A DENSE MYSTERY
From the Chicago Journal.
Will the mystery of the American League
be solved next season? Will a satisfac
! tory explanation be finally furnished as to
why the Cleveland club doesn't win the
flag, or will I.ajoie's men furnish a new
solution by winning that flag, as they
have so long been picked to do? "I can't
see," says Jake Stahl, "why the Cleveland
team doesn't win that flag by as big
a margin a3 Chicago took the National
league pennant. That team has everything.
and none of the other clubs can
compare with It when you look them over,
and yet Cleveland cannot win. I've seen
and played some base ball, and I've tried
to learn the secrets of the game, but the
failure of the Clevelands is too much for
me." When the composition of the Cleve
land club is studied and the greatness ot
the men who make up that team is fully
understood, the mystery becomes still
more bewildering. Study that team, man
for man, compare It with any other club,
and then try to figure out why it doesn't
distance the others?as Stahl said. Just in
the way the Chicago Cubs distanced the
other performers of the National League.
That team looms up like an Invincible
Colossus, fortified in every section, overwhelmingly
superior, and yet it cannot
win. The pitching stall would not need to
be the best on earth with such a team of
fielders and hitters behind It. Yet it is
good?so good, in fact, that It would win
most of its games If transferred to any
other city. Joss 19 a terror to batsmen;
Rhoades is a winner right along; Bernhard
is a long ways from being a dead one;
* ? ~ /1'infTarrtllo QAllthnitW 'Fllf*
riess is tt muai u.mh. ,?...
whole staff is one of actual class and
merit, and the failure of the team cannot
be laid to the pitchers. The catching department
is strong. Clarke and liemis
are not only good catchers, but murderous
batsmen, and no team in the land lias a
pair of catchers who can do the ail-season
I hitting of the Cleveland backstops. No
fault, therefore, with the catchers. Stovall,
who did some of the flrst-base playing last
summer, is a rough-and-ready fellow, useful
at anv point, a serviceable utility man
and husky latter. Rossman. wlio lias been
given to Detroit, fielded well enough and
iHitted over The balance of the infield
is a literal dream of perfection. On second
perches the incomparable Lajole, not only
a king of batters, but u grand fielder.
Shortstop is covered by a little fiend of
fielders and a ringing swatter, Terry Turner.
On third base is the wonderful Bradley,
a monarch at the bag and a noble
batsman. Such an Infield, coupled with
such batting power, would be enough to
win Hags for the average manager. In the
outfield are three giddy wallopers who are
also amply able to attend to the flies. Congalton
hit for keeps last season. Harry
Bay is as fast as ever and a simply splendid
fielder. Elmer Flick Is a crackerjack
fielder and a rattling hitter. Where can
you beat that outfield on all points of
The men are all Intelligent, and
the team, when complete for action, presents
such a front of hitters and fast fielders
such as no other outfit can offer. And
yet they cannot win the flag. The plea
of accidents and injuries helps some, but
other teams, not half so powerful, fill the
ranks when men are hurt and go right on
winning games. Then, what on earth is
the matter with the Cleveland club? What
real excuse does It have for being a yearly
loser? The answer: The teamwork is inferior
and I^ajole Is not cut out for a manager?in
other words, no head work, no inside
ball and too many individual stars.
BOSTON AMERICANS
KtUUKU I KAINIIMU SUUAU
BOSTON. January 5.?If the Boston
Americans don't do better next season
than they did the past year it will uot be
for lack of players. Secretary Hugh McBreen
yesterday announced that the entire
thirty-six men now under reservation
would be taken south on the training
trip, and Manager Stahl will have his
full Ifppnini? tabs on his men.
St&hl will have more men to pick from
than any other manager. At present several
clubs have as many men under reservation
as Boston, but before the training
periods begin they will unload several
candidates, and as a rule the clubs will
take from twenty to twenty-ftve players
south.
Boston, however, intends to take the en
tire lIliri>-aiA, aiLUIUnig w UII uI rvn, anu
hotel accommodations have been secured
for thirty -eight men, as Mr. Taylor and
Trainer Green will also accompany the
team.
In taking so many men south the Boston
club is in earnest In Its effort to strengthen
the team. The trip will cost around
$?*> a man, so that it can be seen that
the club owners are not trying to save
money.
WILL GO INTO
CLASS B NEXT WEEK
Tri-State League Will Be Admitted
by the National
Commission.
The meeting of the National Base Ball
Commission In Cincinnati next week will
be the most Important gathering In connection
with the national sport that has
been or will be held this winter. Outside
of settling the notorious Sebrlng case and
making several other reinstatements, the
representatives of the Trl-8tate, or "Outlaw,"
League will go before the commission
for an adjustment of its Btatus. For
the past three years the Trl-state organization
has certainly been a thorn In the side
of the American and National leagues, and
with it working under the national agreement
sighs of relief will come from scores
of magnates and managers all over the
country.
Reports from the Trl-State officials indicate
that they are willing to Join organized
ball under the class B arrangement, and
that only the details remained to be worked
out.
When th? "inside" workings of the two
leagu?s toward capturing the "Outlaws"
! Q po madA tmiKHa It mill K/? #/vnn/l V?n Pwjo.
tdent Ban Johnson has once more been responsible
for this Important move, and
demonstrates his fitness to be called "king
of them all."
Mr. Johnson for the past two years has
been giving the Tri-8tate people a great
deal of study and Investigation, and while
he cared very little for the few players the
organization had enticed away from the
American League, he wanted to get rid of
the continued anxiety entailed. George
Heckert, the manager last year of the York
base ball club, demonstrated very clearly
mat ne was rne rial leader ana Drains or
the "Outlaws," and President Johnson early
last fall set his hooks and lines for that
young man. At iirst Mr. Heckert refused
to see anything: but a continuation of outlaw
base ball, but he was finally won over
and proved a splendid missionary among
his brother magnates of the Trl-State.
But the shrewd Mr. Heckert was not to
be captured without remuneration in some
way, and he carried back a promise from
the American League president that all
the "Jumping players" could be retained, if
desired. Later on the National League
was won over to the same promise, and Mr.
Heckert had little trouble convincing the
Wllliamsport officials that they had no
ground to stand on In objecting to going
into the National' camp.
Wllliamsport, l^ancaster and possibly
Johnstown could have continued the fight
against organized base ball Indefinitely,
but York, Harrlsburg and Altoona were
growing very weary of digging d-own into
theJr trouserspockets every fall fortlie wherewitlial
to pay oft the salaries of the players.
Another point that the three losing
cities were quick to see was that Williamsport's
team far outclassed the others, and
that the drastic measures of the National
Commission in dealing with contract Jumpers
had made it almost impossible for
York, Altoona or Harrisburg to secure
first-class players from either of the big
leagues.
Those players who have signed contracts
for the coming season with TrI-State clubs
may be able to hold the Pennsylvania magnates
to the strict reading of the same, but
this is doubtful, and they may be mada to
play for class B salaries or not at all.
The Tri-State magnates will simply have
to drop back to where they were several
years ago and build up. The class of ball
playing put on exhibition may not be of
as high quality as last season, but It undoubtedly
won't cost as much money.
Rumors of Trades.
Wild rumors of trades and transfers concerning
the Washington club have been
floating around during the past week, and
with Manager Cantillon In Chicago the
local papers are under a handicap as they
must wait to get denials or verifications
from him. The latest report bobbed up
from Willlamsport, and was to the effect
that Bob Unglaub had been traded to the
local club for ex-Manager Stahl.
The facts in the case, when sifted down,
are that the Boston management probably
ttaniru Liigiauu 11 uc wuuiu cum** iu ims city
if some sort of a trade could be framed up.
Manager Cantillon would not think of
trading Stahl for I'nglaub even up, but the
Boston club Is anxious to have our ex-manager.
and the Wllllamsport player may be
put forward with several other men under
contract to the bean-eating outfit. While
Unglaub was a star in the Tri-State, he did
nothing extraordinary when under contract
to the Koston club In utility roles. The Boston
club was offered In Chicago, at the annual
meeting of the American League,
Stahl and Schlafley for Grimshaw and Ferris.
This trade was turned down, but per
iiaiJM ritraiuriu i iui is nuw gening reauy
to offer Grimshaw, Unglaub and Hayden
for Stahl, which would bo something like
an even thing.
Th<?re !s one point that makes it look as
though Unglaub might wear a Washington
uniform next season. Sir Robert played
with Manager Cantillon in Milwaukee several
years back, and from present appearances
the new local leader has been trying
to gather in all the players possible with
whom he is thoroughly acquainted.
Jack Hayden is undoubtedly a first-clasa
ball player, but the old-timers on the Boston
team simply harried him to a point
where his efforts to play ball were fruitless.
He is fast on his feet, and his old
fault of being weak on fly balls has been
overcome. His hitting ability has never
been questioned, and he would prove a
great player if coupled up right. Manager
Punt i 11,,r, Ko a fplanrlo in PimriLM-l ir<. nin n n>4
v aitiiiiuii nun i i i^uuo <11 J. i miojnaiua, anu
they may have tipped him off to Jack's real
worth.
Myron Grimshaw is another player who
broke into the Boston team at the wrong
time. i-aChance, the idol of Ferris and
Parent, had just Leen let out, and they
lost no opportunity to make It uncomfortable
for the new man. But Grimshaw was
raised in the New York mountains, was
hardy, and chock full oi sand, and he Anally
convinced the old-timers that he was all
right. As a hitter he classes up high, is
fast on his feet, and Is only a few degrees
below Stahl when it comes to fielding.
Unglaub can play any infield position,
and play it well, and the transfer of these
three men to Washington In exchange for
Stahl would make the Nationals look very
{jUUU iir a i araauu.
Ganley All Sight.
The signing of "Bob" Ganley by Manager
Cantillon was done with so much neatness
and dispatch that many of the local "fans"
have become dubious as to the new man's
worth. A reporter of The Star caught one
of the officials of the National league at a
Baltimore hotel during the past week and
he said:
"Don't think that the Washington club
got 'Bob' Ganley very cheaply. He cost a
big sum of money, and President Pulllam
had a hard time getting three of his clubs
to waive claim. Dreyfus and Cantlllon are
close friends, and there may be other conditions
Involved of which I am not acquainted.
but don't lose sight of the fact
that Ganley Is a first-class ball player from
whatever angle you may want to survey
him. To my way of thinking, a player who
Is fast enough to lead off for that Pittsburg
bunch is certainly good enough to play
with the Washington club."
"It was another case of a youngster getting
into a group of old players and doing
so well as to arouse jealous pangs. When
he first went to Pittsburg In 1905 Ganley
made Fred Clark look like a minor leaguer,
caught all the applause at home and
abroad, and was a marked man last season.
It will be recalled that Mr. Dreyfus said
that Ganley was let out by Manager Clark,
and the whole affair in a nutshell was that
the Pirate leader did not know how to
appreciate the youngster. Cantlllon knows
Ganley. and his offer to trade pitcher Hllle
brand for him shows what value was placed
upon him by the foxy Joe."
Don't Believe in Luck.
If you want to arouse Manager Cantlllon's
Ire. lust mention the word "luck" In
connection with winning or losing base ball
games. Players who have served with
him know this and simply keep quiet when
things are breaking bad for a Cantlllon
team. For a player to approach Cantlllon
after a game has been lost through errors
and sas-, "Hard luck. Cap. we should have
had that one," it is simply taking his life
In his hands.
Mr. Cantillon was asked in Chicago last
wee* If there was any truth In the rtorles
about hi# going Into the club'e drewMng
room at Milwaukee one day and smashing
all the furnKure in sight because h.ls club
got licked. Joe replied:
"Well, there a little truth In It, just a
little. We'd been losing a lot of games by
poor playing, and the feHows were talking
about hard luck and all that sort uf
miKklak
" "Say," X says, 'thore ain't nothing worse
than breakln' a mirror to there?"
" 'No!' they all yelled together.
" 'Watch me, then,' I says, and I upa
with a bat and breaks the cmly looking
glass In the room all to splinters."
"Did it do any harm?"
"Any harm? Why, we won the next
seven games right oft the reel."
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SEBRING'S HEARING
TO BE PUBLIC
CINCINNATI, January 5.?For the first
time In the history of base bat! the general
public will be asked to be present at the
hearing1 of a plea of a ball player for judgment
in a caae that Involves his future as a
professional.
When the national commission meets at
the Hotel Haylin In this city next Monday
Jimmy Sebrlng, who waa reported to have
left his home In WUUamsport, Pa., Thursday,
and was expected to arrive here this
morning1, will endeavor to have his name
removed from the national commission
blacklist, where it was placed primarily
because he signed a contract with the Chicago
National League clui> and then failed
to live up to his agreement, preferring to
play with the Tri-State League team of his
native town. Incidentally, the fact that he
owed Cincinnati $600, and was suspected of
working on national agreement players with
the view of getting them to jump their contracts,
was not overlooked by the commission
In reaching a decision in his cuse.
Sebring's answer to all charges was that
his wife was so 111 that he feared to leave
her for any great length of time, and so remained
with the "outlaws." who operated
in his home town, Williamsport. Naturally,
this stand of Sebring's gave him the sympathy
of the public, and there have been
quite a number of protests against his being
punished for standing up for lov? rather
than duty, as the old song has it.
In order that the general public may
know to what extent it has been justified in
giving Sebring sympathy, and in order tliat
ther<- may be no secrets or insinuations
about the evidence and verdict that will be
reached in probing the case, Chairman
Herrmann of the national commission has
declared In favor of an open hearing of the
case, so that the public may know the
facts and govern its sympathies accordingly.
Sebring will have several talks with Chairman
Herrmann before his case is heard,
and no doubt will be ready to make a
strong defense.
BASE BALL NOTES.
i
Kid Elberfleld. who is raising chickens In
a small town 1n New York, has written to
Frank Farrell that he has taken on a lot
of wpiff-ht and that ills "dinkv" lee is on
the mend.
Harry Eels, whose work with Cleveland
In the early part of last eeason led Manager
Lajole to believe that he had picked up a
star, has been sold to Toledo of the American
Association at a private price. Eels Is
a youngster with a world of speed and
good curves, but he failed to show strength
enough to keep his place in the big leagues.
Bill Armour says that all talk of Huggins
or Evers beJn* as good as Lajole is
rot. The former Cleveland manager says:
"Larry can get the ball easier and touch
out more runners at second base with one
hand that either Hugging or Evera with
two. No other second baseman Is in
I.?ajole's class for a minute. I thought I
knew all about ball players, but day after
day at Cleveland I sat on the bench and
otoiwl nrion.m/viithaH at I 1nip "
President Herrmann has received a letter
from one of his soouts on the Pacific coast
pleading that no deals be made that would
include Kruger, the Pacific Coast I>eague
recruit. "When Connie Mack was out here
lie made an elegant offer for Kruger, and
I believe that he will turn out to be the
greatest find of the year. If Manager
Hanlon is arranging the trades please intercede
for Kruger, for I believe the Cincinnati
club will regret letting this youngster
go." the letter reads--.
In 1S82 George Gore, one of the best outfielders
of that day, had thirty-three errors
in eighty-four games. In 1!MX> Cannell, by
no means a crack outfielder, had only
twenty-three errors In l.>4 gam<>s. The explanation
of the difference made by an oldtimer
ia that in the old days the outfielders
threw more balls to the plate and thus ran
the eliance of making more errors. The
number of outfield assists twenty-five years
ago was much greater proportionately than
now.
It cost New York J2.000 to secure Tom
Corcoran of the Cincinnati. That player
Insists that he was in the best of shape
last season and he is sure he will be able
to do a gond stunt for McGraw In 1W>7.
The New York Globe says of young Moriarty,
who made a very good impression
last season: "Moriarty is a good player In
nlnwisl nnv rwvsitlon but he should he tie
ve loped into a third bast-man. He is of the
right build? along the lines of Bradley and
Devlin?and possesses a good throwing arm.
Moriarty is a graceful and sure tielder, and
has an excellent base ball head. He always
knows what to do with the ball. This
young man is a lighter?Tk>t the rowdy kind,
however?and developed last season into a
fair batter. He made many long and timely
hits."
Charley Ebbets is setting a dangerous
precedent by making winter vis-its to his
ball players to induce them to sign contracts.
The other magnates fear that tha
ball players will demand this courtesy each
winter from each club owner. "Recently
Ebbets made a flying trip through New
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the signatures of Bell, Bergen and Maloney.
In a few days he will depart on a
more extended trip. He will attend the
national commission meeting at Cincinnati
next week, when several Brooklyn players,
Including Doescher, Wiegajid, Broderick
and Pattee wall ask for reinstatement. They
are under reserve to the Brooklyn club;
After that EJbbets will go to Chicago to
sign Jack McCarthy. On his way home
he will visit Pittsburg and call upon Pastorius.
Then he will come back to Brooklyn
and head south.?Brooklyn Eagle.
"We were playing Detroit one day and
Killian was pitching," says Ad Joss. "The
big left-hander had us all on the run. and
everybody was poking the ball right at
some one. It was a cinoh we could not
win, because things were breaking so good
for Killian.
' 'Gee, tout he's getting away lucky!" one
of the players said, as Flick smashed out
a long hit that Mclntyre nailed after a
short run.
" 'Lucky! Lucky!' said Donahue, 'why
wouldn't he be lucky? He's got a horseshoe
in his hip pocket, a rabbit's foot in
bis shirt, a lucky stone hung around hia
neck and two big coons up In the stand
are pulling for him to beat the band. Of
course he's lucky."?Cleveland Press.
"Olve m? vourasr nlavers from the farms
and oouiytry towns," says Billy Earle, who
has the Scottdale franchise In the new
Western Pennsylvania League. "My experience
hag been that the boys from the
rural districts who have natural base ball
talent are to be preferred to those from
the large cities. Take a young player
from a National Leogrre olty and he will
refuse point blank to be guided by advice
handed ~ut by his manager. He will tell
you he has seen the big clubs play and
knows all about M. You can't beat anything
Into his head, and the result Is that
at the end of the season he Is no further
advanced In Ms profession than he was In
the eprlnig. With the player from the country
It Is quite different. He Is willing to
learn; doesn't think he knows It all. and it
he has any natural talent he will soon
develop the same and rise in his profession.
I do not mean to say that good ball players
are not tricked up on the lota in the big
cities, but tor my part, as manager of a
minor league team, I prefer the lads from
the little towns and the cornfields."
DOHEHTY BROTHERS
RETIRE FROM TENNIS
LONDON, January 5.?The New York
Herald correspondent Is informed that the
famous Doherty -brothers have practically
decided not to participate in the lawn
tennis international matches for the Davis
cup next summer, and It is very possible
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ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News of Mont- j
gomery County, Md.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md.. January 5. 1907.
The Halpine Hunt Club held its second
fox chase of the winter Thursday. The
participants met at a point on Watt's
Branch, near Rockville, with twenty or
more of the very best hounds of this section.
After a two-hour chase "Reynard"
was run in. He was dug out and liberated
and another exciting chase, lasting; several
hours, followed. The fox was run in
a second time, but because of the lateness
of the hour no effort was made to get him
out. *
Those who participated were Messrs.
Waddy and Chambers of Waslngton. and
Harry Beard. Vincent Magrude-r. John C.
Bentley, Charles A. Clagett. John Magruder,
Edward Dove, John O' Neale and Clay
B. BAwards of this county.
A license to marry has been issued by
the clerk of the circuit court here to William
Walling Shipley and Miss Theo Elton
Taylor, both of Washington.
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tho Evening Card (Hut). Their guests included
Mr. and Mrs Charles Beard. Mr.
and Mrs. George Henderson, Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Dorsey, Mr. and Mrs. J. Arthur Kemp,
Misses Virgie and Mary Brewer. Rose Armstrong,
Margaret and Prtscllla Dawson,
Eliza Choate, Daisy Hege. Messrs. Darby,
Bowman, Eddie Dawson, Lloyd and George
Brewer, Charles Jones. Stephen Qultfley,
J. H. Starkey, Somerviile Dawson, Roland
Wootton. Walter Williams and Prof.
Campbell. The prizes were won by Mrs.
Henderson and Mrs. Beard and Messrs.
Campbell and Wootton.
The funeral of Miss Lucy MulUcan, who
was killed In the Terra Cotta wreck, was
held yesterday from the Baptist chapel at
Derwood. Rev. Thomas H. Camt>bell, pasAf
tho nhnrmh ^rwlucted the service?
and the remains wore taken to Galtheraburg
for Interment.
The funeral of Thos. A. Kelly of Kensington.
who also lost his life In the wreck, was
held Wednesday from 9t. John's Catholic
Church. Forest Glen. Bev. Charles O.
Roaenateel, the pastor, officiated.
The farm of the late Edward Rabbitt,
near Wheaton, has been sold to Charles,
John and Clayton Rabbttt, sons of the deceased,
for 116,080. It contain* 201 acres.
Another farm of the deceased, located
nearby and containing 132 acres, has been
sold to Mr. Alexander Rabbltt, the consideration
being $6,625.
A marriage license was issued here yesterday
to Mortimer Frank Mantlply of
Vca' rcioccrrhw V? and Mbia T.nl? FitM of
Clifton Station, Va.
The governors and visitors of 8t. John's
College at Annapolis, Md., have appointed
a committee to consider the legal question
Involved in the proposed alliance of that institution
with the University of Maryland.
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NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT
Tlie Georgetown tug Bdward Oummell.
whii'h was i>wn<'d by the Columbia Towing
Company of this city. has. it Is stated,
been turned over to her new owners, the
Southern Transportation Company <>f Philadelphia,
and has begun service towing < oalcarrying
barges on the Potoojac rivrr in
connection with the tugs Dixie and Bohemia.
The last-named tugs brins tows of
eoul-luden barges from Baltimore 01 I'hila
delphla to Point lookout, where the Ournmell
takes them in charge and brings them
10 mis city. Aiiter unloading me narp.M
are taken back to the mouth of the Potomac
by the Gummell. where they will be
taken In charge by tlie Dixie or Bohemia
and towed back to their loading point Thi.s
arrangement leaves the two bay tugs free
for service on Chesapeake bay to Norfolk.
Arrived: Schooners Silver Spray. J. T.
Kirby, and E. R. S. Dougherty, oysters,
from Potomac beds; tug Camilla with a tow
of oyster-Laden vessels from the lower
river; steam lighter Daniel K. Jackson,
cordwood from a river point for dealer?
here; schooner John Cunningham, lumber
from a river point; schooner William II
McGulre with a cargo from a river point;
tug Uummell, towing three barges lad* n
with hard coal from Philadelphia foi
riptirpptiia-n
Sailed: Schooner William H. French
light, for a Potomac point to load <-or<i
wood: schooner Fannie Smepherd. light, for
the Potomac oyster beds to load back to
this city; tug Peerless, towing schoonei
Cohasset, light, for Baltimore to load h
cargo of soft coal; schooner Winnie Windsor.
fo-r a. river point to load a cargo fo!
this city.
Memoranda: Steam barge E. J Tull is
at a river point loading cordwood for th .clty;
power barge Louisa Is in Nomlnl creek
loading for this port; schooner Annie Comber
is reported loading cordwood at a
river point for this city; the schooner Cohaaset
has completed unloading a cargo of
asphalt here, and has been chartered to
load coal at Baltimore for a south Atlantic
port.
The coal bargep 8. M. Prevost and John
J. Brady have completed loading cargoes
of railroad ties at Aqula creek and are
awaiting the arrival or the tug that will
tow them to Chesapeake City, en route to
Philadelphia. The barge Lueretla has completed
unloading a cargo of coal at Indian
Head, and haa sailed in tow of the tug
William H. Yerkes, Jr., light, for Baltimore,
to load soft coal for this port.
The Philadelphia barges Mary 9. Brady.
Katherine S. Brady and Edward Fay arrived
?t Georgetown yesterday loaded with
cargoes of hard coal for local consumption.
The barges each have aboard about 6iK> tons
of the fuel. As soon as light they will go
back to Baltimore or Philadelphia to load
again for this port.
The steamer RtverQueen, which for several
years pant has been running excursions on
the Potomac, was yesterday hauled out on
a marine railway at Baltimore for Inspection
of her hull to determine what repairs
are necessary to put the steamer in order
for service as an excursion boat.