SMITH, IN GF
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Pitcher Charley Smith ^iad everything
yesterday, as the players remark fchen a
twiiler goes good, and as a result the
"Washington* shut out the Athletics, ;t ton.
There wasn't anything that looked like a
hit until the sixth inning, when old Socks
Seybold slammed a speedy one to left
that was too Vast for I'nglaub. Jn the
eighth Seybold again hit a hot one at
Smith, which was partially blocked, and
the batter beat the throw to first. In tlie
ninth Davis singled to right, and these
were the only bingles registered off the
Cleveland lad.
Opposed to Snilth on t>lie rubber was
Mr. Coombs, who has been a thorn In
the side of the Nationals all season, and
he bade fair to repeat again yesterday in
the first four innings. In the fifth his
error and a hit tallier the loeals' first run.
and in the eighth he was hammered for
keeps, a double, a triple and another double
being pulled off before Coombs realized
wlnre lie was at." This onslaught
plared the Nationals on Kasy street, as
the Athletics could do nothing with Mr.
Smith.
Hack of the twirlers the fielding was
for iihe most part clean-cut and swift.
< leorge McBride once more breaking into
the limelight as the feature lad of the
afternoon. Mac had seven chances, and
three of them wore "ringers" that brought
forth unstinted praise from the crowd.
After going runless for four innings the
Nationals finally got a run over the rubber
in ihe fifth after two were out. Clymer
had died on a fast roller to Davis
and Freeman 'had given Seybold a line
fly. MeBride then hit a slow roller to.j
Coombs and reached first in safety when
the pitcher threw wild to Davis. MeBride
quickly stole second, and then eame
home on "Prof." Street's timely single
into right.
In the seventh Pickering worked a base
on halls and stole second, but he stayed
there while Clymer. Freeman and MeBride
went out on flies.
Then came the fun in the eighth inning.
" Prof." Street led off with a long fly into]
right that was good for two bases, and j
Charley Smith sent him to third through !
the medium of a neat sacrifice. Clyde j
Milan then bounced into the limelight with
a beautiful trijile almost to the clubhouse. ;
and. ot course. Street walked home. Bob i
flar.ley then snaked a tremendous fly into j
right that Seyhold just managed to touch j
with one hand, and it was good for two
Itates. Milan rolling home in an easy j
chair. I'nglauh and Pickering tlien
wound tip the fireworks with rollers to!
Barry at short and perished at first.
Following is the otiicial score:
WASHINGTON. Alt. It. II. PO. A. F.. j
Milan, if 4 1 1 0 0 ft
iani'.v. if 4 o 1 :: o o!
I it lant>. 2b........ 4 li 1 0 I (I j
Pickering, rf ? 0 2 O it |
fltmcr. 2b 3 O 0 o ?, i j
Sliipke. ::i? o it o o 1 ft
Freeman, lb........... 1! n o it 1 1
Mi IJri?le. s* :t 1 n 7 2 0
Street, r :i 1 2 M O n
Smith. p 2 II O 0 2 II .
Totals 2.1 3 5 27 10 2
rHIh.UtEI.rHIA. AB. It. H. ro. A. ?. i
Niehoils. ::i> 2 O 0 2 2 0 j
Strunk. cf 4 0 O o 0 0 ;
Sey liolil. rf 4 II 2 2 It O i
Mnrpliy. 2l? 4 0 n 4 2 >
1 >avis. Hi 4 O 1 9 3 1 [
Oidring. If 4 u It :t n 0 '
Furry, ss 3 it n n 4 <1
Lapp. C 2 < O .'{ 0 0 {
f'ooiutis, p 3 0 0 1 2 1 j
Tot" Is 30 0 3 24 13 2 )
Washington O O ft O I O 0 2 x?3
* Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 ft it O o 0- 0
Earned runs?Washington, 2. First base by er- i
rors?Washington. 2: Philadelphia. 2. I.eft on 1
baa-s?Washington. 2: Phtladelili a, 8. Thr.e-ba?e j
nn -Milan. iwo-eaae nits?Uaniey and Street,
lilt l>y pitcher By Smith, 1. Umpire?Mr.
^Craus. Time of game?' hour and .TO minutes.
WHITE SOX TRIM
CHAMPIONS 6 TO 1
CHICAGO, October 6.?By a ferocious j
assault upon the Detroit Tigers yesterday I
the Sox^tanned the Champs. 6 to 1. and '
pulled themselves to within half a game |
of Detroit. The season ends in the west ;
today, and if the Sox can make it three
straight?which their followers think is a
pushover?they will be the possessors of
a brand, spanking new flag.
Cleveland was eliminated from the ;
reckoning at St. Louis in much the satne I
manner as the Pittsburg Pirates were put
out of the National League race here by
the Cubs Sunday. The whole question of
who wins is to be decided in the final j
game of the race, to be played" on the
South Side grounds this afternoon. By
wihning the Sox will take the title with a
margin of four points. If they lose?oh.
well, nobody cares where they finish if
they don't land on top.
"Big Ed" Walsh paralyzed the Tigers'
yesterday. He never gave them a look- j
in. He struck out the first two men that :
faced him with just six pitched balls, and
k?pt them on his hip all the afternoon,
finishing with a strike-out record of nine
victims, including Tyrus Cobb, whose
wriflings caused general delight to the
l.T.tOO persons assembled.
Walsh may figure In today's game.
Pitching a hard game yesterday doesn't :
necessarily incapacitate him for another
bruising contest this afternoon. But in
all probability "Doc" White, who trimmed
the Champs so neatly in the opening
game of the series Sunday, will go
hack for the deciding game. If White
doesn't# look to he at his best Manager
Jon^s intends to make a swift switch to
Walsh.
"Wild Bill" Donovan has been selected
by Manager Jennings to toe the scratch
in the supreme crisis. The star of the
Detroit string hasn't twirled since he
shut out the Browns last Saturday, and
is. of course, the base of all Detroit's
copes. Kut It doesn't matter to the Sox j
who pitches for Detroit If they can go at j
the Tigers with the same spirit they ;
showed yesterday, hitting hard and often.
The Sox centered an attack on Summers
and Mullin which was irresistible. The
pale shins were on the job with fire in |
their nostril* and they had the Tigers j
completely on the defensive throughout j
the entire fracas. .
The Sox raked Summers over the coals )
In brutal style, and after nine solid j
smashes had been made off liirn in five!
rounds Jennings sent Mullin to the: slab
to finish np the pitching job.
Although the White Sox have been
making a phenomenally plucky fight
against staggering odds for months, not
once have they shown as much grit in
their attack as they did yesterday.
Manager Jennings tried most desperately
to meet the ginger of the White
Sox with s?>me of the same stuff. He
pulled up all the grass on the coaxing
lines, beat the air with hands and feet
and begged and exhorted his champions
to rally, but his oratoricals were wasted,
for the Tigers couldn't even get started
on Walsh. The big fellow was pitching
Ms sixty-fifth game of the season, and
he didn't give the Tigers one ray of
hope.
Four singles were made off "Big Ed."
two of them being hunched in the sixth
Tound and saving the Tigers from a shutout.
It is interesting to note that Downs
and M< Intyre. the men who contributed
the singles in the sixth, had struck out
c-very time up before that. The score:
Chicago. R.II.O.A.K.| Detroit. R.II.O.A.E. I
Flahn.rf... 1 II 0 O O M'lnt're.lf o 2 2 t o
Jones.ef... 11 1 ? ? Buah.ss... O O 1 4 <>
IsN'll |h . o fl to o n Cmwf'tl.cf o it 2 O 1
noilgta'.<r.if 0 13 0 0 t 'ohb.rf. . . O 1 O 1 O
11hv s 2 2 I > " ?? O 12 t? a
Parentis*.. 1 2 2 3 1 S<-hae r.:tl. O O 1 2 ?
Stillivan c "I 2 1<? > l?; SehniMt.c. O O 5 X O
Tan hill.at. ?' 1 ?? - ? Down*. 2b. Ill ; >
W*Uh i. 0 U O 1 Oi SnminrrH.p O O O* 1 O
' | Mullin.p.. O 0 0 O O
Totals.. ? 11 27 12 1 ! Totals. . 1 4 24 17 1
rblrtipt 0 1 O 3 1 ft 1 0 1-8
I ? -1 r??l t ?? 0 O 0 O 1 O U O?1
Two-base hit?Parent. lifts ftfT Summers. ft
In five Inninrs; Mnllln. 2 In throe innings. Sse
rifice hlta-.Iones. Walsh. Isbell. Stolen base-llahii.
Lrft on bases-Chicago. J): Detroit, 3.
B.nscs on balls-t>ff Summers. 1; off Mullin. 1;
off Walsh. 1. lilt by pitcher-By Summers. 1
iPhvIsi; by Walsh. 1 IS'ebiuldtl. Struck out?
Be Walsh, ft: by MuIIId. 2. I miffre* Messrs.
Sheridan and Connolly. Time of game?1 hour
aidI No minutes.
NOW CLEVELAND'S OUT OF IT.
0 _______________
Loses One Game of Double-Header
to St. Louis and Chance Flits.
ST. LOUIS. October 8.?Cleveland was
eliminated front the American League
0
tEAT FORM, 5
JUAKERS MAI
Nationals Bunch Two I
4
Catches the Fielding
Deciding Gan
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i ennis
OFFICIAL STANDING.
AMERICAN XEAGUE.
STANDING OK THE CLIBS.
W. L. P?-l. VV. J.. IVt.
rHrnit. SO In! .."iSti Boston. 7:5 7'? .400
riiicaiim. s,m or; i'hila.... *?7 s'? .41*
rioTpfd s;? m .5*2 Waali'on >:! s."? .42'S
SI. Louis SI! its ,|vh) Now Y'k .">1 O'J -t!K> #|
GAMES TODAY.
I'hilndrliibia at Washington.
Detroit at Chicago.
New York at Boston.
t'leveliinil at St. Louis.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
STANDING OP THE CUBS.
W. L, IVt. r \V. L. IVt.
Chicago. OS .Vi .It41 i Cinoin.. 7." SI .174
rittsl.'K IIS rat .tKtll | Boston. do VI .414
New 1 *k !?* -V. .ttttit | Brook'ii oil 1in> ..*142
t'hila... si Tt 1st. l... to tor. .;:ts
games today.
Boston at New York.
1triaikt.ru at Philadelphia.
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SCOKES* OK YESTERDAY'S GAMES.
New York. S; Boston. 1.
Brooklyn. r.; Philadelphia. t.
Philadelphia. 4; Brooklyn. 2.
_ .
pennant race yesterday ?hy losing' the
ilrst game of a double-header with St.
Louis. The score was .'{ to 1. An error
by Lajoie. followed by an error hy Bradley
in the sixth inning, paved the way
for the two runs that eventually won
the first game. Before these errors Wore
made the score was tied at 1 to 1.
In the sixth inning Hoffman, the first :
nun iji . iiaiit'u 10 i..ajnip anil tne second
baseman threw to the grandstand. Hoffman
going to second. Criss doubled to
left, but Hlnrhman was slow in fielding.
A perfect relay. Hinehman to Perring to
Bradley, caught Criss at third, but Bradlev
failed lo put the ball on the runnpr.
Williams followed with a single to left,
which scored Criss.
In the first inning St. Iuiuis scored once
on Hartzell's single, a stolen base and a
single by Hoffman. Cleveland tied in the
fifth inning on Stovall's double, Criss' error.
which let hint go to third, and Liebhardt
s single over second. Dinn en. tnei
St. Louis pitcher, was in excellent form '
and allowed hut four hits. With Foster
pitching. Cleveland took the scrotal game
by 3 to 3. Cleveland bunched hits off 1
Howell at will. The score:
FIRST GAME.
St. I.. R.H.O.A.E.! t'leve. R.II.O.A.E.
Stone.If... 0 0 3 0 0! Ji'lnrke.rf 0 o 1 0 0
T.Jones.lb o 2 12 0 1 Bradlev.Sb 0 113 1
Ilartz' 1.3b 12 12 0 Il'h'b.lf. . 0 1 O 1 0
H fman.of 1 1 2 0 0; Lajoie.2b.. 0 0 12 1
t'riss.rf... 1 2 2 0 1 I Stevall.lb. 1 1 11 O I)
Wnis.2b.. 0 112 1 ! KciuIh.c.. o o 3 0 0!
Wlaee.ss. 0 0 1 Go It'buni.cf. 0 0 2 0 0:
St'pheua.e 0 1 5 2 o! Perring.aa o 0 4 3 0 1
Piuuccu,i?. 0 O O 3 0 L'hanlt.p. 0 1 1 4 o
tloode 0 0 0 0 Ol
Chech.p.. 0 0 0 0 Oj
Totals. . 3 #27 15 3 Totals... 1 4 24 13 2
Iiuttcd for Llebbardt dn seventh.
St. I .on is 1 O O O 0 2 0 0 x?3
Cleveland 0 0 0 O 1 0 O 0 0?1
Two-ha hits?Bradley. Hartzell. Stovall,
Criss. flits made??MT Liebhardt. 0 In seveh Innings.
Stolen bate* llartzoll. Iyft on base*?St.
Louis, S; Cleveland. 5. Buses on balls?Off Pinno
en "1\ off I.tehhartlr 1 Struck nor ? In- Iiln.
neon. .*!: by Liebhardt. 3. 1'mpires? Messrs. Kgen
and O'lAiughlin. Time of game?1 hour aud 50 !
minutes.
SECOND GAME.
St. L. R.H.O.A.E. neve. R.H.O.A.E. I
Stone. If.. 0 0 2 0 o Joiarke.rf 23200*
T-JoueH.il> <t 1 13 1 O Iira)Iler,3b 1 1 2 3 0
Ilartz'].3b O 'l 12 2 H h n.if.. 0 1.2 1 O
Hfman.ef O 1 1 O 0| I.uJoie,2b. 1 1 6 0 0
S'w'zer.rf. 3 2 0 0 Oi Stv*all,lb. 1 2 4 0 O
W?ms.2b.. 0 1 5 5 0 IJiTiil.r 0 0 11 1 o
W'laee.ss. it 1 0 5 0 B'ham.ss.. O O 0 3 o
Speacer.e. O 1 4 1 0 Gonle.cf.. 0 1 10 0
Howell.p.. 0 O 1 3 1 Foster.p.. 0 0 0 0 o
ll'drhk.lf. O O O 1 O
Smith O O 0 0 o
Totals.. 3 8 27 18 3 Totals.. 5 1127 8 0
Hatted for Howell in the ninth.
St. Louis 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0--3
Cleveland 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0?5
Two-hase hits?St or all i2>. Home run? Sebwitzer.
Sacrifice hits?Bradley. IliiK-hman ?2i.
Stolen l>asen- Hurtzell, Sehwitzer. Stovnll, 4.
Oarkc t2?. Hoffman. Left <>n bases - St. I?uis,
7: Cleveland. 4. Bases on hails-Off Howell, "2;
off Foster. 3. Hit l?y pitehet?Hy Foster. I.
Struck out?By Howell. 2; by Foster, 7. I'assed
halls?Speueer. 2. L'faplres?Messrs. O'Loughlin
and Egan. Time of game - 1 hour aud 40 minutes.
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Highlanders Shut Out.
BOSTON, October (5.?The local team
easily shut out the New York Americans
here yesterday. The score:
Boston. R. 11.0. A.K.I X. York. R.H.O.A.E.
MoC"nT.2b 2 O 2 1 O Cree.rf. ... it 1 10 0
Lord.3b... 1 1 1 1 O G"dner,2h. 0 O 2 4 0
Sjteaker.ef 12 4 10, I-aporte.lf o O 2 0 0
Hwr.rf.. 0 1 O 0 O M arity.lb 0 1 11 0 1
Cravath.lf 0 1 6 2 O OTCke.ss. 0 3 2 6 0
Wagner.ss O 0 1 4 o Itlnir.rf. .01000
Stahl.lb.. o O 0 0 O D'van.3b.. O 0 2 o o
Donahue.c 0 0 3 1 O Sw'hey.r.. It 2 4 O O
Brady,p.. 0 o o 1 O M'niug.p.. o 1 o 1 0
lotais.. ? o--o 11 "i mtais... w s?_4ii 1
Sweeney hit by batted ball.
Hortton 20000002 x -4
New fork OOOOOOOO ??o
I/'ft on bases Boston. 4: Now York. 0. first
base nn balls Off Manning. 1. Two-base hitsMoriarity.
t'ravath, I.?ird, Speak<-r. Donhle plays i
-O'Kourke to Gardner to Moriarity: Gardner to I
Morlarity. Hit by pitcher?By Brady, 2. Cmpire ;
?Mr. thirst. Time of gauie?1 hour and 48minutes.
CHEERED GIANTS ALL THE WAY
An Immense Crowd Sees New York
Down Boston, 8 to 1.
NEW YORK, October >.?The local fans
crowded every inch of space inside of
the Polo Grounds yesterday and cheered
the New York team all the way to a very
decisive victory over Boston by 8 to 1.
Ames pitched the game of his base hall
career, holding the visitors to one hit in
seven innings. McGinnity pitched the
other two innings, and Hannifan, hatting
for Tuckey in the eighth, sent a smashing
hit to deep left center for a home
run. the single tally for Boston. Score:
X. Y'k. K.H.O.A.E. Boston. R.H.O.A.E.
Tenn?\vjb. 1 t 11 ' 1 Be?-kcr,rf.. ft 1 1 o 0
llt'r/og.2b. 110 2 1 Bat cs.lf. . . O O 0 ft II
M'G'rm'k.lfl t 0 o O Brown.cf... o o 1 On
l?onlln,rf.. o o 0 0 0: Stem.lb... 0 ft 13 o n
Drtorr.rf.. 1 0 ft ft McGann,2b ft ft 2 2 0
Srvni'r.i f. ft ft ? 1 Swwii'-y.Hh 0 ft ft ft ft
Ilcvltn.rib.. ft ft 1 4 n Oalilen.HM. ft 0 ft 1 1
Bres'li'n.c. 2 2 0 2ft B'w'rm'n.c ft ft 7 ft ft i
ni'.miiihum- ? 1 " " " TlWkov.p.. 0 o <> :i ?
Bridwell.ttt) 113 3 1 M'C'thy.p. It 0 O 2 I)
Ainfs p.... i o n i It Hunnifaii. J l y o ?
Mi-Gin'ty.p O 0 o 1 ??;
Total* R 7 27 13 3 1 Totals... 1 2 24 11 1
Baited for Turkey In eighth.
X>w York rt 0 2 O rt I) n O s?S
Boston u O O 0 O 0 0 1 0-1
I Two-base lil) BrPMmhan. Home run Tlannlfan.
1 Hit* Off Amos, 1 (In 7 innings); off MHSInnlty,
1 (In 2 inning*): off Turkey. 7 llu 7 innlnpo.
Sacrlflri' lilt - Ames. Stolon hasp*?Brow no t2l.
Sweeney. Tonnoy. llorzog. l.eft on bnso* ?Boston.
3: Now York. 11. First hasp on bulls- Off
Aino*. 1; off Turkey. 2. First lmso on error* Boston.
2: Now York. 1. Hit by pltrlior?By 111'Ginnity,
1: by Tuokoy. 1. Struck out By Ames.
!?; by Turkrv. ?. Wild pitches Ainos, Tuoko.v.
Umpire* Kloin and Johnson. Tlino of 2utne?1
hour and fit mluuto*.
Pittsburg Disbands.
PITTSBURG. Pa. October 6?The
Pittsburg base ball team disbanded yesterday.
the players for the most part going
to their several homes. Some of them,
however, remained over In Pittsburg, and
it is possible they may go on a barnstorming
tour. Capt. Fred Clarke had no
complaint to make about losing the pennant.
He said the game Sunday at Chicago
was a hard one to lose, but he was
satisfied with the showing his men made
and would take the defeat gracefully.
Perhaps the most worried man on the
team is biff, good-natured Honus Wagner.
Said he:
I made 'Mi hits during the season.
5HUTS OUT 1
KE BUT THR1
)oubles and a Triple Off
I Features?Cleveland Ot
le in Chicago ioday?
rourney?Races at Belmo
but 1 would have Riven every one of them
for Sunday's srame."
Local fans as well as the Pittsburg
players are pulling for Chicago to nose
out New York In the race.
? _. i
FODDER FOR THE FANS.
Athletics for the last time?this afternoon.
New Yorks conie tomorrow for a doubleheader.
the-first game starting at 1 :JM>.
That hoy MeBride is the best shortstop
in the business and lie will be recognized
as such next year. His catches of short
flies yesterday werf of the sensational
order. #
There is no pitcher any better than
Charley Smith when he is right, and it is
to ber egretted that the boy isn't stronger.
so that he can work oftener. Charley
has picked up easy money this year.
Manager Cantlllon wanted to play Delehanty
yesterday, but Jim felt so bad that
he had to go to the clubhouse and Clynier
covered second. "Del" weighs only
HP pounds, his regular weight being 170.
V.fl rl M nnr?> mprlo Trtnd In tViA ttnonnH
same with Brooklyn yesterday, winning
by 4 to 1. The big fellow will do a lot
to help Murray's hand win the pennant
next year.
The American League ends its season
in the west today. The National quits in
the east Wednesday. the American
Thursday. Then for the world's series or
the series to decide the National League
pennant.
As much as $5.<)0O already has been
offered to the New York Americans for
their new pitcher, Wilson, who cost the
club considerably less than that when
landed by Arthur Irwin.
Now the New York players and sporting
writers are claiming that Merkle dfd
touch second base in that New YorkChicago
tie game. And this despite the
published criticisms hurled at the "Giant"
and stories of what McGraw said to him
in the clubhouse afterward
A brother of Christy Mathewson is
pitching fort he freshman team at Lafayette
College. "He showed that he has
considerable ability," says the college
paper, "although erratic support, coupled
with some timely hits by the sophomores,
resulted in eight runs being made off his
delivery."
"Covaleskl is the most hated man in
New York, because he put the "Giants' in
their present position." says a New York
sporting writer. And yet he has the
nerve to say that the "southpaw" has
nothing which other pitchers do not have.
He must have had something to fool
such sluggers as Donlin and Tenney.
Pitchers, some folks declare, have an
easy time, so many of them being carried
by each club, but the Mathewsons.
Johnsons. Walshes and Covaleskies are
earning their money.
First-class catchers are considered essential
to a team being in a pennant race,
vet Detroit isn't fixed as well in that re
gard as Cleveland or the White Sox. or
Pittsburg as well as New "Vork or the
Cubs.
Wilson, the new pitcher of the NewYork
Americans, has trimmed Detroit,
Boston. St. Louis and Washington ni the
brief time he has been with the Highlanders.
Those fellows who declare that base ball
races are fixed for some reason never produce
any exhibit A's or B's.
Hans Wagner?Why didn't you quit
base ball and go to chicken farming at
Carnegie. Pa., last spring??Query of
thousands of anxious New York fans.
It has been announced that Jim Swift,
who has pitched for two seasons on the
Wiikesbarre New York State League
team, has been signed by the St. Louis
Browns for next year.
Manager Clymer of the (Jplumbus club
returned to Philadelphia yesterday anu
saw the Phillies-New York game. "Billy"
cannot understand how New York with
its sloppy outfield managed to keep up in
I he race all season. True, McGraw's outfielders
are not very showy in the fielding
line, but they can hit the bail ail.right.?
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Billy Gilbert has received a hurry-up
call to rejoin the Cardinals in St. Louis.
Qilbert thought he was through for the
season, but now that the Browns are out
of the American League race a series
between them and the Cardinals for the
championship of St. Louis has been arranged.
It will be started immediately
after the close of the regular season. McCloskey
needs Gilbert to direct the play
of the infield. If he would let Gil manage
the team in this jieries the National
League tailenders might make a brave
showing.
Col. Barksdale of the Pennsylvania Railroad
passenger department gave me a
new idea of the great interest there is
being taken in base ball all over the country.
but especially at the present time,
with the races in both major leagues so
close and exciting, when he told rne yesterday
that hi? company was telegraphing
the scores inning by inning to its limited
trains running east and west. There is an
operator on each of the company's limited
trains who receives these bulletins, which
are then passed along to the passengers
from car to carr. "This has never been
done before," said Col. Barksdale. "but
the demand for base ball bulletins from
our passengers was so great that to
accommodate them we had to arrange for
the service, and which 1 am assured by
our train hands is very much appreciated.
Prom this you can infer that never before
has the entire country been, so interested
s__ * i n J? ? uf? r?n ? r?i.n_
in Liast? u??i us it 10 i?i? mil. ?i~iiiiadelphia
Telegraph.
HELMET TAKES BICH STAKE.
With Notter Up the Matron Evei^t
of $11,690 Is Easily Won.
BELMONT PARK.-N. Y.. October
James R. Keene's Helmet, with 124 pounds
up and ridden by Xotter, easily won the
$11.tax* matron stakes for colts and geldings
over the six furlongs straight course
at Belmont Park yesterday. S. C. Hildreth's
Joe Madden, purchased from J. E.
Maddeh recently for $10,000. was second,
with A. Belmont's Practical third. Helmet
proved himself to be much the best
horse. He swerved badly all during the
running. He took^ the lead at the start
and soon had an advantage of a couple of
lengths, which he maintained to the finish.
This was the first day of the fall meeting
of the ^Westchester Racing Association.
There was a fairly good attendance.
The Westchester Racing Association has
derided to rare but four days a week during
the present meeting at Belmont ParkMondays.
Wednesdays. Thursdays and
Saturdays. Summary:
First rare. three-year-olds and upward: selling;
one mile-Queen of Ililla. 105 (I'ptoni, won;
Lord Stanhope. 108 ((Iroa^en, second; Golconda,
105 (McCarthy). tlilrd. Time. 1.40. Fountain
Blue. Dolly Spanker, Corncob, Torenia and
Glorlons lletsy also ran.
Second race, the tenth Matron; colts and geldings:
two-year-olds: si* furlongs?Helmet, 134
(Notter), won: Joe Madden, 133 (J. I.ee), second;
Practical. 113 Itillhert). third. Time, 1.13 2-5.
Witching Hour also ran.
Third race, the Hurrlcana: two-year-olds;
maidens at time of entry: selling; Ave furlongsStrike
Out. OH (McCarthy", won: Otogo, 102
(Shrove), second: Wlntencrecn. 102 (E. Martini,
third. Time, 0.59 2-5. Tattling. Michael Keck,
Mr. Jornx ks. \pbee, Gremlawn, Xod. Spanish
Prince. May Itlver and Soil also ran.
Fourth race, steeplechase; four-year-olds and
upward; about two and s half miles? Ironsides,
1?0 (Lynchi, won: Ktelialand, 142 (Henderson),
second: Grandpa, 103 (Hayes), third. Time. 6.8J.
Perseverance and Meddlesome Boy also ran. Hufu.v
fell.
Fifth race, two-year-olds: si* and a half furlongs
- Selectman, 132 (Notter). won; The Gardener,
122 (Sweetl. second: Amri. Ill (I/pe),
third. Time. 1.10 2-5. I .a Belle Agues also ran.
Ktsth race, three-year-olds and upward; one
mile and an eighth?Brnokdale Nymph. 108 (Gllberti,
won; Gowan. 100 (l'pton>. second; Beaucoup.
103 (McCarthy), third. Time. 1.52. Tony
Bonero, Lane Allen and Mark Antony 11 also
ran.
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Chevy Chase
int Park.
Decides Championship Today.
CHICAGO, October 0.?Frenzied
fans, keyed to the wildest enthusiasm
by the critical stage of tlie
American I.eague scries, in which
today's game between the Chicago
club and tlie Detroit team will decide
tj?e championship, discounted
the weather bureau prediction of
rain, and long before the hour
when the game was called hurried
In the South Side ball park. For
the second time in three days Chicago
faced a championship game,
and American League enthusiasts
predicted that the wild scenes of
Sunday's battle between the National
I/eague team of Chicago and
Pittsburg would be repeated in the
combat between the Chlcagos and
the Detroits. In the event of a victnrv
for the Chicago team Its ner
rentage would hp while defeat
for Chicago would mean that Detroit
captures the pennant, with a
percentage of ..">SS.
The percentage possibilities of today's
games for the three leaders
follow:
Win. Cose.
Petroii ."iKX . 5S'i
Chicago .V?i .,">70
Cleveland .*>S4 ..">78
PIGEONS RACE FOR
VALUABLE PRIZES
The third young bird race of the Washington
district took place yesterday from
Cameron, W. Va? about .'WO birds from
twenty-odd lofts competing. A headwind
again prevailed, making the birds tight
every inch of the way. For some unknown
reason birds were not delivered to
the liberator until a^er thirty hours' delay,
which prevented a flight on the best
day of the season.
Liberation was effected by Mr. W. C.
Xesbit, who wired: "Birds liberated 8
o'clock; clear; 110 wind." The first arrival
was at the loft of Mr. Phil. Krous at U:08,
winning for him the first diploma, :tuo
pounds of feed, donated by Dr. Ashworth,
and first futurity prize for birds nominated
prior to March 0, value $'J?">; second
diploma was won by Riley A. lluntt:
third diploma by Dr. R. R. Ashworth;
fourth diploma and second futurity prize,
valu?; J15, by Bernard Jewett, and third
futurity prize, value $">, by Mr. A. G.
Thomas.
The average speed diploma, the most
sought-for in the series, for the best average
speed for the three races was won by
Dr. K. R. Ashworth, wiA an average of
1)40 yards, with Mr. Riley A. Huntt a
close second with IMP yards.
The following is the report of those who
had returns, about ">U per cent having had
no arrivals: Phtl. Krous, 951 yarils; itliey
A. Huntt, 945 yards; Dr. K. H. Ashworth,
942 yards? Bernard Jewett, 939 yards; W.
H. Sarton, 938 yards; A. F. Higdon, 937
yards; Harry Fairbanks, 915 yards; F. P.
Leach, 914 yards; Arthur C. Noble, 812
yards; Walter Hixon, 802 yards; A. G.
Thomas, 801 yards; F. E. Dismer, day
record.
TENNIS AT CHEVY CHASE.
Large Gallery Witnesseg Opening.
Day Matches.
A large gallery attended the opening
matches of the tennis tourney at the
Chevy Chase Club yesterday afternoon.
The play was under Ideal conditions and
the visiting players were much pleased
with the courts.
There were no surprises in the matches
played, the ranking players coming
through their matches with comparatively
little difflouilty. Wylie Grant of NewYork,
who has been playing a great deal
in England during the past summer, was
up on his game. Conrad Doyle, the local
champion, and Wallace Johnson of Philadelphia,
also played good tennis.
One match was played by the ladles,
Miss Wlmer winning from Miss Scwall.
The results were as follows:
MEN'S SINGLES.
First round -Wylie Grant heat Lincoln, G ?4,
6?2: IVmlergast beat L. Grant. 6 2, 6?3; H.
C. Itoylc heat Heald, 6-1, 6?0; It. J. James
hr.ot if l? < I'oL.. tt 9 l^aelUlo kn?? I
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Flournoy. 6-1. 4-6. G-3; Sheridan beat Brtdgers
by default; Palmer beat Ilackett, 6-1, 6?0;
B. It. Johnson heat U I. Doyle, 6?2, 6 4; Wbltloek
heat Ponnell by default.
Second round Johnson l?eat Donn, 6?1, 6?1;
Hills beat Harris. 6 4, 6?3; Brown ibeat Grns?en?ir
by default; Grant beat Stryker by default;
H. C. Uoyle Is-at Pcndei'gaat, 6?1, 6?O; Jours
lieat t'arllale. 6?3. 6?1; Palmer l?cat Sheridan,
6?<i. 6?1; Johnson beat Whit lock by default;
Gore beat Bates. 6?2. 3-6, 6-4; Glazehrook
beat Lereh. 6?0. 6 0; Fisher tieat Buckingham,
1?6, 6?1. 8-6; Henry beat Wood, 2?6, 6 2.
8?6; 0. R. Uoyle beat l-'lournoy by default;
Wilson beat Hosklns by default.
Third round?Grant beat Brown, 6?1, 6?2; C.
B. Uoyle beat Wilson. 6?<>, 6-0.
LADIES' SINGLES.
First round-Miss Wiuier beat Miss Sewall,
6-3. 6-2.
The play this afternoon began at 2:;<0
o'clock. The drawing'were as follows;
MEN'S DOUBLES.
First round?C. A. Slater and II. F. Lereh vs.
C. It. and II. E. Uoyle; 1.. I. atid W. F. Doyle
vs. Pcndergast and Wood; It. W. Hills and W.
Johnson vs. Flournoy and Plournoy; Ilackett and
Ilyovvu vs. Grosvenor and Grosvenor vs. W.
Grant and E. W. Down: James and Parker * vs.
B. It. Johnson and Henry.
Second round?Glazehrook and Dies vs. Carlisle
and Lincoln.
CONSOLATION SINGLES.
First round?Buckingham vs. Cake; Sheridan
vs. Wllsou.
Second round Ilackett vs. It. C. Klournoy;
Bates vs. L. I. Doyle; Harris vs. Hcald; Brown
vs. E. W. Down, Jr.; Lincoln vs. Wood; I>ereh
vs. ; Grant vs. .
MIXED DOUBLES.
First" round?Miss Doyle and C. R. D'jle vs.
Mr. and Sirs. Carlisle; Miss Turl and Palmer vs.
Miss Sewall and Joints; Miss Evans and Johnson
vs. Miss Doollttle and \V. B. Wood; Mr. and
Mrs. Peters vs. Miss Wyraer and Glaze brook;
Miss Shepherd and Lincoln vs. Miss and
Hill.
Second round Miss Sewall and P"ndergast vs.
Miss Meredith and C. Ilackett; Mr. and Mrs.
Cassels vs. (byei.
INTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS ON.
Harvard, Penn. Tale and Princeton
in After Seventeen Matches.
PHILADELPHIA, October 0.?Harvard,
Pennsylvania, Yale and Princeton were
the survivors on the twenty-eighth annual
intercollegiate championship lawn tennis
tournament, which began on the Merlon
Cricket Club grounds yesterday. Seventeen
matches were played in the singles.
aqd the competition was brought to the
third round. Of the eight survivors Harvard
lias three, Pennsylvania and Yale
two each, and Princeton one. . Last year
Harvard won the singles championship
with G. P. Gardner, who is again a contestant.
The summary:
SINGLES?FIRST ROUND.
Tbaypr. Pennsylvania, beat Bray, Haverford,
6- 1. 6-0.
Kuh, Williams, beat Eiebman. Hobart, 6?1,
6-0.
Ktindy. Yale, beat Wilhelm. Cornell^ 6?3. 6?4.
Schmidt. Pennsylvania. t>eat Dana, Harvard,
6?O, 6-2.
Thomas. ITIncet?i6 beat Furness, Haverford,
6-2. H- 6.
Stevens. Yale, beat Kawasaki. Pennsylvania,
6?2. 6?1.
Nile*. Harvard, beat Dixon, Princeton, 6?1,
6-4.
Oakley. Williams, beat Palmer, Haverford.
6-2. 6 4.
Gardner. Harvard, beat Donnell. Hobart. 6?4,
6?3
SKOOVD ROUND.
(iordon. Princeton, heat Watrnus. Yale, 3?6,
6?2, 6 1.
Dabney. Harvard, beat Thayer, Pennsylvania,
*-4. 4-6, 8-6.
cs.
FF CHARLES.
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| Bur.d.v. Yale. brat Kuh. William*, ft-3. 6?3.
S<-hmi(lt. Pennsylvania. beat Thomas. Princei
ton. ? 1. :t-ft. ft-S.
Nile*. Hnrrard. heat StPTpns. \alf. 6 n. (v -1.
liiirdncr, Harvard, boat Oakley. Williams. ?-2,
6 -2.
Ilolib-ti. Yale. beat Raleigh. Princeton. 6 -3.
6 3.
Tltden. Pennsylvania, beat Allison. HaverfonJ.
6 1. 6-2.
COULDN'T GAIN ON
KERMIT ROOSEVELT
CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. October Harvard
varsity came out of the Maine game
without injury, and with the exception of
Crowley, who was given a rest, all of the
first string players went into the scrimmage
yesterday. The Crimson line was
greatly sirengthened yesterday aftepnoon
by tlie addition of Fish, the old Andover
end. He played at left end and showed
up well. The varsity scored a touchdown
on the second team after five
minutes of play, and the remainder of
practice was in defensive work for the
varsity.
Th" subs, with Minot at full, plugged
the varsity line repeatedly, but could not
gain consistently and were forced to
punt. For more defensive play the seconds
were given the ball and told to
keep it when held for downs. CoaCh
Haughton changed his line, putting a
number of the big linesmen in place of
Burr. Hoar and McKay. The scrimmage
during the first five minutes was featured
by the end running of Corbett. right
halfback. Smith plugged the line hard,
but Kennard was not effective. The
backs gave good interference, and Smith
went over for a touchdown. Capt. Burr
kicked goal. Cutler tried a side kick and
forward pass often, but lost the ball to
the seconds V>n every attempt.
Kfmilt Roosovplt rtrqt rhnipo
at tackle in the first scrimmage of Harv*;inl
freshmen. - The freshmVn seconds
tried to gain through young Roosevelt, but
he spoiled each play.
CHEVY CHASE CLUB'S
FALL GOLF TOURNEY
The annual fall golf tournament of the
Chevy Chase Club, open to members of
rlubs in the U.S.G.A. and such other players
as may be specially invited, will be
held October 29. 30 and 31. The program
is as follows:
October 29.?All day. Qualification round.
Stroke competition, thirty-six holes. Players
to qualify in sixteens for different
cups and prize for lowest qualifying score.
-October .'10.?10 a.m., first round, match
play for all sixteens; 2 p.m.. second round,
match play for all sixteens.
October 31.?10:30 a.m., 3emi-flnals for
all sixteens; 2 p.m., finals for all sixteens;
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.. handicap competition
which must give way to all matches.
Entries close October 27 at 0 o'cfock
p.m.. for regular events, and October 30, ?l
p.m.. for handicap events. First and second
prizes for all sixteens. but no defeated
eights, fours, etc.
Bouts for Sullivan.
Through the activity of his new manager,
fSammy Harris, Kid Sullivan. t the
Washington boxer, will be a busy lad
during {he next month or so. Two
matches have already been arranged for
Sullivan for this week, while two others
liaVP nrartlcallv hoon arrantrn/l f r\r- tot or
- _ M _ _ ? --J vw>? ?? ?"'OVU ? VI |i?bvs
dates. Tonight Sullivan is to meet Fred
Corhert in a six-round battle before the
Douglas Athletle Club, In Philadelphia.
The match was made yesterday. At first
it did not look as though Sullivan would
meet Corbert. as Manager Harris demanded
more money than Fred Douglas.
the Quaker city club manager, was
willing to give, but Dougias had advertised
Sullivan as Corhert's next opponent
Harris yielded, after realizing
that Sullivan is a popular favorite in
Philadelphia and would disappoint the
sports If lie did not appear. After the
mill with Corbert Harris will take Sullivan
to New York to meet Battling Hurley
Thursday night. Sullivan may meet
Kid Seager during the latter part of this
month before the Eureka Athletic Club,
while Manager Harris is considering an
attractive offer for Sullivan to face Bert
Keyes of New York in a battle in Savannah,
Ga., next rilonth.
Departmental Chess League.
The annual meeting of the members
of the Departmental Chess League has
been called for tomorrow evening at. the
rooms of the Washington Chess Club,
Ol.'l 12th street northwest. All chess play,
ers In the government departments or bureaus
are cordially Invited to be on band
to discuss plans for the forthcoming
season. Last winter a good race for the j
team championship of the league was won i
by Interior, which is now twice champion.
The other teams contesting were
Treasury, Agriculture, Government Printing
Office. Navy and Commerce and Labor.
Several of the above are numerically
strong In players, and It Is anticipated
that some will enter two teams this year.
Three-Cushion Billiards.
ST. LOl*IS. O^ober The opening
block of the 1.10-point match for the
three-cushion billiard championship of the
world was played here last night. Thomas
A. Hueston. the challenger, won the
block from John Daly, the title holder.
50 to 2*J. The second block will be played
tonight.
BOBBED DEPUTY SHEBIFF.
Richard Harding Davis Has to Stand
for Joking by His Friends.
NORTH CASTLE, N. Y., October 6.?
The discovery was made yesterday that
during Monday night the stables on the
country place of Richard Hardin;. Davis,
the author-playwright, had been broken
Into and three valuable horses stolen.
The occurrence is aggravating to Mr.
Davis because .of the fact that only a
few weeks ago he was appointed deputy
sheriff of Westchester county, the news
being spread far and wide and giving
rise to considerable comment of a good
naturely, humorous character.
DnrniJ Wh(l? W..
WILLIAMSPORT. Md., October 6 ?
Miss Annie Kelser. daughter of Constable
Kelser of this place, narrowly escaped being
fatally burned by using coal oil to
star, a fire in the cook stove at her home
to prepare the evening meal. After placing
a quantity of fuel In the stove Miss
Kelser saturated it with the oil and then
applied a piece of lighted paper to the
fuel below. The oil ignited with a report,
forcing a sheet of flame from the front of
the stove into the young lady's face. She
was terribly burned about the face, head,
shoulder and arm. The hair was partly
burned from the front and side of her
head. Miss Kelser's little sister went to
her aid and helped to extinguish the
tiames.
Maryland Man Chloroformed Self.
CUMBERLAND, Md.. October 0.?Al
fred Guirand, a native of Germany, aged
fifty-five years, for the past nine years
employed by Dr. J. G. Hanks at Breeaewood,
near Everett, Pa., committed suicide
In an unusual manner. After shaving
himself he dressed In his best clothes and,
tightly closing the windows In his room,
he then laid down on the bed, put a folded
cloth across his face, over which he
placed his hat. He had fastened a bottle
of chloroform In the top of his hat in
such manner as to allow the mouth of
the bottle to come close to his nose and
also to allow the chloroform to drop out
on the cloth.
Fire destroyed the commissary store and
other buildings of the Colonial Coal and
Coke Company, at Dorchester. Wise county,
Va., entailing a loss of $301000, wlpi
only partial insurance.
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HAMILTON FISH'S RESIGNATION
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Complimented on His Efficient Work
by the President?Correspondence
Hade Public.
NEW YORK. October C.?Hamilton
Fish has made public the correspondence
In connection with his resignation from
the office of assistant treasurer of the
United States. 'Ihe letter follows:
"New York. N. Y.. October 2. 11)08.
"The President. Washington. D. C.
"Dear Mr. President: Having accepted
the republican nomination for Congress in
the twenty-first congressional district. I
have the honor to tender my resignation
of the office of assistant treasurer of the
United States in this city, to take eflTect
at the close of business on October .'<1.
"Allow me to express my sincere appreciation
of the confidence which you
have shown in me in the five and a. half
years I have held the office, and at the
same time to say how great an honor I
consider it to have been connected with
your administration.
"I have the honor to be.
"Very respectfully yours.
(Signed) "HAMILTON FISH/*
The President replied as follows:
"The White House.
"Washington. October ft. 100S.
"My Dear Mr. Fish: I am in receipt of
your letter of the 2d instant tendering
[ your resignation as assistant treasurer of
the United States at New York city, and
accept it as of October 31. Under any
ordinary circumstances I would feel the
keenest regret at your severing your connection
with the government service, for
you have done exceptionally effirient
work. As it is, try personal regret at
your being no longer connected with the
administration is tempered by my belief
that you can do even more useful work
in Congress. .
"With all good wishes, believe me.
"Sincerely yours.
(Signed) "THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
The five-masted schooner Alvira V. Ball.
laden with about 2.000 tons of stone from ,
a Maine port for a local paving firm, i
arrived Ih port yesterday and was taken
to Georgetown to discharge her cargo.
This is the first time, it is stated, that a
vessel as large as the Ball has been in
port at Georgetown in many years, anfl
the recent dredging of the channel made
It possible for her to go to the Georgetown
wharves to unload. The schooner
was brought up the Potomac in tow of
the tqg William H. Terkes, jr.. and
though she dhaws. it is said, over twenty
feet of water, tne tugboat men had no
trouble in taking her through the draw
of the railroad bridge, and also through
the Highway bridge and on up to her unloading
berth. There is now twenty-one
feet of water in the Georgetown channel
at ordinary low tides, and tugboat men
will now attempt to take any vessel that j
comes to this city up to Georgetown. I
The Ball is the first large vessel to use
the channel since the dredging work was
completed, about three weeks ago. Prior
to the dredging of the channel vessels
drawing seventeen feet went aground in
it.
Heavy Oyster Arrivals.
The receipts of oysters in the shell at
the local oyster wharf at the foot of 11th
street southwest have been quite heavy
in the past twenty-four hours, seven or
eight vessels with the bivalves aboard
from the beds in the lower Potomac having
arrived. They brought in all about
3.000 bushels of the shell fish, which are
being sold at prices ranging from 30c to
70c per bdshel. From this time until the
oyster season ends next spring oysterladen
vessels will be arriving at the
wharf market almost daily, unless stopped
by heavy, ice. and the wharf will be
a busy place for practically the entire
twenty-four hours.
The demand for the bivalves is said to
be fair and will Increase as the weather
grows colder, but there is said to be an
ample supply on the Potomac beds to
meet the demand no matter how large it
becomes. In addition to the supply of
oysters aboard the vessels lying at the
wharf the shucking houses at the foot
of 11th street also have good supplies of
them on hand, received from the oyster
beds in all sections of the country.
The two-masted bay schooner Samuel
Wood, one of the fleet owned by Harry
Carter of this city, has loaded a cargo of
a hundred or more tons of oyster shells,
which she will take to one of the counties
on the eastern shore of Maryland, where
the shells will be used in road improvement
work. The Wood will take several 1
cargoes of shells from this city to the
eastern shore and will bring wood or
lumber back to this city on return cargoes.
The big pile of oyster shells in
the rear of the fish houses on. 11th street I
wharf is being drawn upon to supply the j
cargoes for the Wood, and when she com-1
pletes her contract she will have made a j
big hole in the shell supply here.
In Port and Sailed.
Arrived: Schooner Mary Ann Shea,
lumber from a down river point for the
dealers: schooners Seablrd. Fair American.
Ethel Vail, Avalon. Raymond Oliver,
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Aiiuic auu oiuuy i/i rauimugu, u) sirrs 1x1
the shell from the Potomac beds; schooner
Mary Francis, cord wood from a river
point to the dealers; schooner Florence,
canned goods from Kinsale for this market;
tug James O. Carter, with a tow of
oyster-laden vessels, from down river
points; tug Eugenia, with a tow of sand
and gravel carrying lighters from a river
point.
Sailed: Schooner Martin Wagner, light,
for the Potomac oyster beds to load back
to this city; schooner Samuel Dutton.
light, for Solomon's Island to prepare for
the oyster dredging season; sloop Essex,
light, for Colonial Beach to load for this
port; schooner Hallle K.. light, for the
Potomac oystor beds to load back to this
kctty; tug William H. Yerkes. jr., light, for
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Where to Dine.
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the capes of the Chesapeake. seeking;
tug Capt. Toby, with a tow for a flown
river point.
Menoranda?Schooner Xeitie will saw
today from Alexandrit for Smith's wharf
to load cord wood: schooner Oyster Bay
is at a Potomac point loading oyster*
in the shell for this market; schooner
Mabel and Ruth, lumber laden from New.
bern. X. is due to arrive at this port
today: irioop Knola it at a Potomac point
loading oysters for this market; schooner
A. H. Quinby is at a Virginia point loading
lumber for toe dealer.-* here; tug
Dixie with a tow of coal laden barges Is
on her way to this city from Chesapeake
City.
Sand Machine at Work.
One of the large sand ami gravel digging
machines ltelonging to the John Millar
company of this dtp was last week taken
into the gravel beds near Goose Kgg Island,
opposite Alexandria, and is digging
gravel there to fill a special contract. To
get the loaded barges :eross the flats a
channel through this shoal water was dug
about a year ago.
The schooner Jennie Thomas has been
chartered to load coal at Philadelphia for
Savannah. Ga.. at SI p? r ton, and lumber
at Savannah for this city at S4.7X per
thousand fc-et. The Thomas is not expected
to arrive here until the latter part
of next month.
SAVED BY THE LIFE LINE.
Nine Men Rescued by Hopes Shot
to Sinking Schooner.
ST. JOHNS. N. F.. October 6.-The
three-masted schooner George Sturgess
has been lost in the Gulf of St. Lawrence,
off the Magdalen Islands. The nine m?n
of her crew were rescued by the Danish
steamer General Consul Pallisen, which
responded to signals for assistance. It
was impossible to launch a boat, but
lines were shot from the steamer to the
schooner and the nine men were hauled
altoard the Danish craft. The schooner
was sinking when abandoned. Her men
were landed at Cape Ray.
The Sturgess hailed from Chicago and
was bound from Cainpbellton. N. H.. for
New York with laths. She registered 417
tons net and was built at Sheboygan,
Wis., In 1872. The General Consul Palllsen
is bound from Chatham, N. B., for
Europe.
St. Petersburg University Closed.
ST. PETERSBURG. October 6,-ThO
closing of the I'niversity of St. Petersburg
yesterday was effected without disorder.
According to Rector Shiokevlch,
the majority of the students were opposed
to the strike, but were dominated by the
political committee. He believes that the
strike will continue until the duma acts
upon the new university bill,"
Virginian Indicted for Murder.
WINCHESTER. Va.. October
drew J. Cloud, the Frederick county merchant
who shot and killed his brotherin-law.
North Shirley, at White Ha'l, this
county, has been indicted for murder by
the grand jury. Cloud was admitted to
bail in $5,000. His trial was put over to
the December term of court. He will rely
on the plea of self-defense and the case
promises to be one of the most sensational
heard here for years. ,
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fashionable fabrics we're show- *.*
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every garment (coat, vest and A
? trousers) here on the premises A
appeals to men who are extra < ?
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T time. Come in '.lie next time ?
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? ? "Omn" Black Thibet and an ?J?
<? unusually attractive line of 4?
* * fancy mixtures, to *f
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: : TAILORS, 818 F ST. J [
< * Around the Corner front Ninth St. * i