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- V"-" vgf -" - tt; f'-jf -- ..-. v- .; -r - . - llt ' " ' "- ' T3B WASHINGTON TEOMONftAY- OCTOBER 9, 1911, . u Chicago Is Preparing for Civil War, Which Breaks Out Next Friday Afternoon pptwN- EXPECT BIG CROWD WHEN COHSKEYTES BATTLE WITH CUBS Friday Witnesses City Series Open at Southside Park. Ed Walsh in Box. TICKET SALE WILL OPEN ON WEDNESDAY "Silk" O'Laughlin and "Hank" Q'Day Chosen to Do Um piring. Their Schedule. October 13 Cuby at Comiskey park. October 14 White Sox at Cubs park. October 15 Cubs at Comiskey park. October 1&-White Sox at Cubs park. October 17 Cubs at Comiskey park. Qctober 18 Wblte Sox at Cubs park. CHICAGO, Oct. 9. Preparations arc under way to accommodate 40(ft0 Fpectators at the openine combat on the White Sox Iield next Friday and from the interest noted about the city as well as In surrounilng points Comls iy s lan palace -11I be taxed to the utmost. t least 30,000 rooters can be cartd for at the Wtst Side grounds. "Workmen will swarm oer the Sox 1 ark after the curtain falls tomorrow with orders to shape the field for the Inaugural clash. 1th the approach of the series ad-S -.nce dope from the Soutn blue has It that Comiskey purposes t- blast the lid oft the bis event by pitching Ed Walsh against the Cubs. In putt encounters v ith the West Si'e team the huge splt baller always proved a ' rllllant per 'oimtr, and at this time the Sox star 1 in the pink of condition. Senator f-cott will probably sh.ue the burden ff the slab with Walbh, this pair hav ing pitched miracles in the last six weeks The first announcement concerning tie sale of tlckts was made by tl.e "'Old Roman, who lias been besieged lor a week by fans eager to get ring side seats The coveted rnsteboards ara on the way, and the clu owners "w ill leceive them Tuesday The sale will open next WedneMlaj. Until that time representatives of the o'ubs will re ceive orders from all patrons. The selection of umpire disposed of another point in" the preparations. Pres ident Johnson, of the American League, named Frank ("Silk") O'Loughlln, of "strike tuh" fame, to represent the Jun ior circuit, while Hank VDay, a local bi, sometimes stvled the dean of thi Kationa1 staff, w'll o the honors for the parent organization. All-Stars to Meet Athletics at Ball Park This Afternoon By "SENATOR." The team considered by many the mot wonderful baseball machine in "he universe, will clash with a nine which is supposed o represent the best of the remaining talent of the American League, for the edillcation of Capital fanatics this afternoon at National Tuik. The All-Stars, under the handicap of never having plaved together before-, opened their post-season work at New aik yesteiday and wlthouf any particu lar trouble trimmed the Eastern League team of that cit. Today, however, they ure going against a much stlffer propu bltlon, us the Philadelphia Athletics are considered In their prime. The Athletics will go through the ex hibition series at top speed in order to keep themselves up to the very edge for the opening of the world's series on Saturday with the New York Giants. The decision of Charley Comiskey to allow none of his Chicago White Sox to plaj considerably weakened the picked team by depriving it of Ed alsh. Harry White, and Hurry Lord and then came the accident to Trls Speaker which detracted even more from the selected nine. However, Mc Aleer has succeeded in plugging up all the holes and has a mighty formidable looking band of tossers. Including Walter Johnson. Ty Cobb, Hal Chase, and other stars No previous woild's series ever at tracted as much attention in Washing ton, a great crowd of people, from till city having alieady completed arrange ments to take In the games in bol'i Philadelphia and Xew York. Ty Cobb's work was the feature ol that game at Newark yesterday. On one trip he stole second and immediate ly stole third, but was called out bv V"mp Schaefer when he attempted to steal home while the pitcher held thu ball. Milan, Gessler, and Elberfeld each got two hits, being the only members of the all-stars who could do that amount of damage to the blanis and shoots of Joe McGinnlty and Frill, wno were the box performers for the minor leaguers. Runs for the' Week Scores of clubs from Monday, October 2, to Sunday, October 8, inclusive. American League. CLUBS g" "g - i a 5 St Louis . . 8 ."11 0 22 41 Boston.. . 11 6 11 3 8 . 39 Chicago.. . .15 . . 7 10 32 Clevernd 7 . 8 . . 5 4 24 Detroit.. 4 . 8 . 5 1 2 20 Athletics. .6215. .14 W'shlng'n . 4 4 2 1 1 . 12 New York . 14 0-4.. 9 Totals.ll 22 55 1429 22 38 191 National League. New York 3 12 2 6 15 2 . 40 Chicago. . 14 9 8 . 0 3 34 Boston.. 3 . 14 . 4 5 . 26 Phil 6 3 4 . 9 . . 22 St Louis. .812. . 5 16 Brooklyn . . 0 3 13 . J 16 Pittsburg 0 .... 5 2 7 Cincin'nti 0 0 Totals.12 37 30 19 41 12 10 161 What They Say By CHARLES A. COMISKEY. (President or the White Sox.) Pitching will decide the Issue In the city champlpnshlp. Both the White Sox and the Cubs are well fortified In this particular depart ment, and with favorable weather I look for a renewal of the scenes that attended the games of 1906. I am confident the South Side will again boast the city title. By CHARLES W. MURPHY. (I'rwident of Chicago Cubs.) A hard fight fraught with ex citement is what I anticipate in the coming battles between the "White Sox and Cubs for the championship of Chicago. There should be little surprise if the ser ies goes the limit for I have studied the two teams closely and find that there is not much to -choose. AND LOCAL STABS ' PLAY TO A TIE 'Dutch" Sterzer and "Dick" Robertson Are Oppos ing Pitchers. The Local Stars, an aggregation of minor league playeis, ana the Cornell Tigers, winner of the Cap'tal City pen nant, played eleven Innings, the game resulting in a tie, Ave runs being scored bv each team. For the Local Stars, "Dutch" S,tcrzcr occupied the mound, and "Dick Robert son twirled for Cornell. The former la of the Evansvllle (Ind ) team, and Rob ertson comes from the Savannah (Ga.) team. Robertson was slightly wild until af ter the fourth inning, when he settle' down and pitched stellar hall. Sterzer was steady throughout the game, al lowing but four free transportations to first base. The Cornell team was about t3 have the sixth tun scored against It In the tenth Inning when Sterzer's fly to left was bare'y caught by "Billy" Marctron. The score: CORNELL. I STARS. ABHOAE AUIIOAE Brown. 3b.. 6 l'Hoanl.3b 6 13 0 Han'lxx-.of 6 2 1 Moran.2b. 3 0 2 Macdo'd.lb S 1 13 Marce'n.lf S 1 1 Hurley.ss. 4 0 2 Kelllher.rf 5 2 3 M'Don'Id.c 4 0 8 Robl'son.p & 2 1 0 IrlPt.s .402 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 Croota,lb S 0 Snder,rf, S OCantn'U.cr 5 1 Murpli.2b 4 lsteele.ir.. 5 0 Russrll.c S l'Sterzer.p. 4 1 12 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 9 2 1 i Total.. 10 33 23 4 I Tntal ('1I1I11I 2 Cornell Local Stan. 0003001100 01 40000000 0-5 0-5 Runs Priest. Crooks, Snyder. Cantwell (3). Handlboe, Marceron. Hurley, Kelliher (2(. Left on bases Cornell. 8; Local Stars. 11. First bae on errors Cornell 2; Local Stars. 3 First base on balls Oft Sterzer, 4. oil Rob ertson, 5. Struck out B Sterzer. 8. by Robertson, & Three-basp hit Kelliher Tw bas hits Kelliher. Cantwell. Crooks. Sac rifice hits Murphy, SleYzer. lloran Sacri fice fly Steele Stolen baJs Brown, Mur phy Steele (2) Double plays Moran to Hur le to Mardonald. Moran to McDonald to Brown to Robertson to Hurley. Murphy to Crooks Hit by pitcher By Sterzer (McDon ald). Wild pitch Robertson Pamed ball MrDonald t'mplre Mr lietts. -Time of same 2 hours and 2S minutes. Baseball Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE. Final Standing of Clubs. L. S0 65 73 74 75 76 M 107 w. Philadelphia ... Detroit Cleveland Chicago Boston New York WASHINGTON St, Louis 101 S9 SO 77 78 7C 64 43 41; 296 yesterday's. Results. Chicago. 10: Cleveland, 4, St. Louis, 17; Detroit, 2. Louis, 5; Detroit, St. NATIONAL LEAGUE. St&flSing of tb Clubs. r-Today-, w. L. New York.... 9S 51 Chicago 91 61 Pittsburg .... 85 68 Philadelphia... 70 71 St. Louis .... 74 73 Cincinnati ... 68 82 Erooklyn 61 S3 Boston 42 :07 Pet Win. Lose. .658 .660 .653 .599 .601 .595 .556 .538 .552 .527 .530 .524 .503 .507 .500 .453 .457 .450 .418 .422 .415 .275 .282 .280 Yesterday's Results. Chicago, '3; Pittsburg, 2. St Louis, 5; Cincinnati, 0. Games Today. Pittsburg at Chicago. New York at Brooklyn. Boston at Philadelphia. COB IS Qub vs. Club Standing AMERICA LEAGUE. a a to fi m .5 O 5 s O s a w.2 a o o a s o' m o o qz CLUBS. 3 - M 00 Athletics.. . 13 11 17 10 15 20 15 101 Boston... 9 .11111012 1213 78 Chicago... 911 . 6 813 1713 77 Cleveland. 51115 614 1514 80 Detroit ..12121416 . 7 1414 89 New York. 610 9 815 . 1612 76 St Louis.. 295785 .9 45 Washn.... 7 9 9 8 810 13 . 64 Games L..50 75 74 73 65 76 107 90 610 MID-SEASON CHANGES BIGS PENNANTTO NEW YORK GIANTS 'Muggsy" McGraw Takes Chances and Strengthens Team During Race. John McGraw is credited with making changes In the pcrscnnel of the Giants in mid-season that enabled tho team to beccme a factor In the fight for the pen nant. Without a wjrd of warning he Eft rid of Al Bridwell and Mike Dunlin, who were traded to Bdston, and put Arthur Devlin on the bench. Placing Heizog on third base and Fletcher In short field, he Increased the pr-ced in he Infield, and ateo strength ened the team at the bat and In base stealing. In making these changed MoGraw showed no sentiment. Brid well and Devlin, old friends and asso ciates of the Giants' manager, were shelved because they hod flowed up. Donlin, once a popular Idol, wao al lowed to go because there was no room tor him In the outfield. Other managers might have hesitated before dismissing old favorites with hcxdly a day's notice, but McGraw saw a chance to put Ihc Giants In the lace and he Jumped at It. Furthermore, tre leader of tno ftiw YorVs la receiving pral.e for his lovalty to Fred Merkle and Rubo Marquanl When these men were Incessantly ridi culed McGraw elld not turn them down. He told them to pay no attention to ad verse criticism, but to keep on trying to do their level best Eecausa he has possessed courage to carry out his own ideas McGraw has convinced th" baseball public that fear less Tnanaarement counts In the Ions run. Miss Campo to Defend Golf Honors BALTUSROL, N. J., Oct. 9. The eyes of all women who are Interested not merely in golf but In an yform of outdoor athletics for women, will be turned during the present week upon the links of the Baltusrol Golf Club. Here, beginning today and continuing throughout the week, will be held tho annual competitions for the women's championship of the United States uolf Association and It Is safe to say that never before, has such deep and widespread Interest been manifested In this great annual event, the crown ing contest of the seaRon In the field of feminine athletics. An Important factor in arousing in tne highest degree, popular interest in this year's golf classics Is tho partici pation of Miss Dorothy Campbell, of Hamilton. Ont., at present acknowl. edged to be the foremost woman golfer of the world. Miss Campbell, who al ready held the British championship, came to this country last fall and annexed the championship of the United States. Her decision to return this year and defend her title has added greatly to the Interest in the present tournament. Racing Begins at Virginia Slate Fair n&clnff at the Virclnla State Fair, nt Richmond, commenced today with six interesting events, and will continue every day throuchout the vvek. On Wednesday and Thursday seven events have been scheduled, and a steeplechase will be run each day. Attractive parses are offered in tverv it.ee. the entries including the btst trotters and runners In the South. The leftture event will probably be the Vir ginia State Fair Stepltchase, which is scheduled for tomorrow Hunters duly ((julllled under the rul-s of the Na tional Steeplechase and Hunt Associa tion or the Can.idltn Hunt Association will be eligible for this event The dis tance s?t for the steeplechase is about two miles and a quarter. Maurice E. O'Connor Honored by Athletes Maurice K. O'Connor, of the Aloysius Club, Is honored by appointment as a member of the registration committee of the Catholic Amateur Athletic ! League of the United States. He will have charge of the district ., comprising Washington and Baltimore. Si to register all amateur Catholic ath St I Mes. Mr. O'Connor was chosen by 'President William O'Sullivan, of the iri league, and Michael Roddy, of Baltl ftl more, chairman of the District registra- tion committee. i op Wood Worker! for Big Bonus This Year Joe Wood, the speediest pitcher of the Boston Red Sox, was considered down and out last season. He has been work ing on a bonus basis this season, and bus made gocd. The Red Sox owners have rffered this pitcher, a good salary proposition for next season. It Is said. Keep This in Mind. Rube Marquard says that he will easilv win from the Athletics Mth his "jump ball.' After some of the White Elephant sluggers "Jtrmp" a few of them against the outfield walls "Rube" won't think they're so easy. They'd Shine, Too.. Mathewson may bo rated the greatest of pitchers, but Mordecal Brown and F.d Walsh, with the name team of base stealers and hXters, would shlna .a brightly .t more ro. ' e as NATIONAL LEAGUE. 3 I ... . a 3 o - ff.2 tf 9 Sh a3 CLUBS. TT l Boston... . 12 5 4 7 4 3 ? Brooklyn. 10 .1311 2 8 8 9 Chicago.. 17 9 .141115 916 Cincinnati 17 11 7 . 81010 5 .New York. 15 15 II 14 . 12 16 15 pWla 1618 71210 .13 8 Pittsburgh. 19 14 12 12 6 9 . 13 St Louis.. 1311 615 ,713 9 42 61 91 68 98 79 85 74 Games L..107 85 61 82 51 71 68 73 598 All-Stars' Crack Coach Today ' j HERMAN LAUREL MEETING IN SECOND WEEK LAUREL, M.I.. Oct. 9. The Maryland State Fair Association today enters uren its second week of the annual rare, meeting with every' Indication of a repe tition of the success which crowned t affair during opening week. The entries have remained conslst en'ly large and the public has seen a lot of good sport for the J24.O0O In purser which have been hung up by the asso ciitlon. There have been three big stakes de deled so far. and two of tln-m have I pen won by Lawton Wiggins, frjin the Burttschtll stable. This stable now heads the list of win ning owners at the track, and it will be hard for any of the others to overhaul its lead. Lawton Wiggins' Winnings. Two s":th stakes as Lawton Wiggins has won will carry a string of horses a long way, as they amounted to over J6.CO0. J. W. Schorr is second on the list of winning owners, while, the others are well together. Three out of the six days saw a slow track, but the EOil Is of the kind that dries out quickly, and will be good for this afternoon. Many other stables which remained over at Louisville to Elart horses in the endurance stakes will now ship to Laurel, among them being that of H. G. Bedwell. which will Include buch horses aBcrkley. Prince Ahmed, Righteacy, and Madman. Thes alone are four well worth the sceln"" The Schrtlber horses will be at jaurei tomorrow from Toronto, which v.ill in cline the famous old horse. Jack Atkln. Stalls have been held over for this string, and the colors will soon be car ried at Laurel bv th rit- Tvnir, - Jack waa always called. W. W. Dard"n win come in tomorrow with his famous sprinter. Little Father. Ladies Day At Track. This will be ladles' day at Laurel, and a first-class card has been ar ranged for the fair sx. Manager Brown has arranged to give away handsome souvenir satin programs, the same as those that wero given away at Jacksopvllle last winter. Every lady who attends the races will be admit-1 ted free of change, which will Include a Beat in the grandstand. These ladles' days will become as popular in the State of Maryland as they have In the other cities In which they have been held. Mr. Brown be lieves In urnlshlng sport for all, and In this way attract many to his course who would not go for only the thor oughbred racing. During the week he will arrange for an exhibition of the flying machine men and will put on a couple of nov elty races'' There' have been fewer withdrawals at Laurel than are usu ally seen. This Is due to the scratch rule, which Is in force there. Man ager Brown will not allow horsemen to fill races and then withdraw. This, in his opinion, is not fair to the public, and It spoils many a field when the best of the horses are with drawn to one or two. Tbls assures a good card for ladles' day, which will see a well-filled handicap as the tea-, ture. Opening Day Crowd foreshadows Success For Pimlico Meeting BALTIMORE, Oct 9. Satisfied that the opening crowd on Saturday, which was one of the largest In the history of Baltimore & Ohio Laurel Races Week Days, October 2-31 50 Cents Round Trip Special Trains at , 1:05 and 1:30 P. M. 'Returning immediately , after close of races. SCHAEFER. the cour?e, can be taken as a criterion, the Maryland Jockey Club Is looking for the most successful meeting ol lis suc cessful career. Late arrivals at the different stables brought the total number of horses close to the record for the fall meeting, and. Judging by the optimistic views of owners and trainers, there will be some mighty Interesting racing before taps Is heard. This afternoon's card will be featured by the Junior Steeplechase, In which three-year-olds are to be given an op portunity to show their prowess In a tace Eight young fencers are entered. and as each has displayed a lot of class in their early education over timber. It will doubtless be a grand race, for there are lew cnases or any ?ort at Pimlico that do not furnish-excitement. Satur day's struggle was a criterion, for after getting over the final brush, Vllhalla and Thlstledale had a gallant battle for supremacy, in aauitlon to the event over ceuar, tne rest or the program Is first rajle The Oriole Handicap, at a mile and a quarter, it is true, has a small field, but the class is there, and that goes a long ways. Cliff Edge, 3o temia, and Owanux will meet in this event, and It will be far from a one horse argument Tomorrow's racing will be featured by the Patapsco Steeplechase for hunt ers, at two miles and a half, and the Arlington Purse of S600 added, at a mile and an eighth. On Wednesday the Washington Steeplechase, at two and a quarter miles and the Wicomico Purse of JG00 added, at a mile and three-sixteenths, will be the star events. On Thursday the Emerson Steeplechase and the Stafford Handi cap of 1700 added, for three-year-olds, at a mile and three-sixteenths, will be the stellar attractions. On Friday the Rennert Steeplechase Handicap of $700 added and the Severn Purse for two-year-olds and upward will be run. Saturday will be one of the biggest days of the meeting, and thousands will gather at tho course o see a program of seven races, the prin cipal event being the running of the Walden of $2,000 added, dt a mile.. In which the best two-year-olds In traln Ine will be seen in action. Besides the Walden there will be the Belvedere Cup. for gentlemen riders, at a mile: the Elkridge Steeplechase, for bona flde hunters, at three miles over a brush and timber course, and the EutaW Purse of $800 added, at a mile and five furlongs. Foxhound Men Are Gathered at Barre BARRE, Mass., Oct. 9. Foxhound men from all over the country gathered here today for the annual trials of the Brunuswick Foxhound Club, one of the foremost of he yearly levents of the kind to be held In the East. Follow ing the Derby Stakes to be run today and tomorrow will come the All-Age Stakes, which will be started Wednes day morning and continued until the judges arrive at their decisions. j(!ivjrlll!v If(uylMliiiilIi iillwir All-wool Coat Sweaters,- with the famous NOTAIR buttonholes. worth -$3.w. Special at... THE MODEL; 800 ' JULIUS A. .WEST. . i . . urn ' t BOB THAYER'S N Sporting Gossip "Every Knock Is a Boost" Welcome, Jimmy! Today the McAIeer All-Stars, tf little weaker than they were expected to be, battle against the Mackmen at Florida avenue, and most likely a goodly throng will be there to see. These games should be of great benefit to the Ameri can League champions, keeping their batting eyes In trim, their muscles sup ple, ami their minds off that greater series to open on the Polo Grounds next Saturday. Also, they should 'be good ball games, too. Yep, i'm going to bo there. ' Pennsy cama back. Now that adversity has struck him. Jack Johnson, heavy-weight champion of the world, is trying to welch on those sayings of his when he first landed In Old England. He then determined to remain or. the jother side, "where the people liked him and gave him a square deal, something Impossible of finding in the United States." Funny how quickly he changed his mind -as soon as his bout with Wells went by the board. Now he Is groaning out maledictions against those name English- and vowing he'll return to his native land and col lect some needed money. Jack, may dis cover that his remarks have traveled ahead of him, and that that needed coir. Is not forthcoming when he geta back to New York. Going to Laurel today? Tough luck for the Red -Sox to be nost-d out so closely and nlftlly by their brethren of the white hose. The Tay.or tribe Ibses a place In the first uivlsion through yesterday's victory of the White Sox over the Naplanders and many whole-hearted supporters of the team drop their wads on that very fraction of a point separating the two teams. Yea, baseball is an uncertain game. Giants remain favorites. Carlisle Indiana will romp over the gridiron at the Hilltop next Saturday and ".Dap" Dalley's companions will be pushed to their limit of endurance to withstand their rushes and their tricks." Though it is early In the season the aborigines should come to Georgetown lit for the fray. Coach Warner will have them equipped with amazing, subtle . trick plays which should keep the big crowd of specta tors on edge from beginning to end. New fcotball has been accepted by the Indians with great delight, ir puts a premium upon their great speed. Georgetown will have the heavier team, but this will mean slight advantage If the day Is fine and the field hard. Going out to see the struggle? It'll be wen worth your while. Seen Cy Cummlngs lately? Three hundred sport writers will watch the world's series games and millions of florid words, mellifluous syllables, and such, will trickle forth over thousands of miles of wires as a result of the meeting of Mackerels and Giants. For once the man inclined to read baseball and he Is legion will get his fill, and then some, of his greatly-loved sport We shall read of every movement on the diamond. caught from hundreds of different angles by men of different minds. But here's a secret most of this junk, signed by names great in baseball circles, will be written by those same old friends of yours who have been doing it all summer. Five more for Giants. "Germany" Schaefer was the official umpire of the game betf the Newark Indians and the McAIeer .All-Stars yes terday at Newark, and war the hit of the afternoon. As each batsman ap. proached the plate Schaefer Introduced him, using considerable flourish and lengthy words. Also he cut up plenty of his peculiar monkey shine's, too, throughout the game, and when the last n-an was out the fans, 5,000 or more of them, voted him worth the price of ad mission. He'll be on the coaching lines today at Florida avenue. Ncilsen is very busy. - For those of you who are Inclined to figures, here are a few: The team bat ting average of the Giants is .272, the Athletics .294. In fielding.- the Giants have figures of .961 and the Mackerels .902. The Giants have stolen 33S bases during the reason, against 22S for the Athfletics. The American League cham pions have scored S56 runs, while the Giants have tallied only 720 times. The Mackmen have made 1,308 safe hits. against L238 for the New Yorkers. From these figures you can argue any way you wish and make your point When the series is over and the winner de clared, Jt will probably be unnecessary (o remember these averages. The series will establish Its ojvn. " Minor League Results. Western League. First game Omaha, 11; Topeka, 8. Second game Topeka, 5; Omaha, o. Des Moines, 4; Lincoln,'! Denver. 11; St Joseph, 2. Sioux City, 8; Pueblo, 3. The Sweater Shop of Washington Formerly AUERBACH'S Sweater Store Noted for its superior line of Quality Sweaters and Saxony Wool Handknlt Cardigan Jackets. EXTRA SPECIAL SWEATERS All-wool Shaker-Knit Coat Sweaters, with NOTAIR buttonholes. AVorth $3.00. 0 7C Special at &0,tO $2.75 w "Sr !ine J" ;Sweators i the . most complete In Washington, jtrices ranging from 39c to J12.00 each. 7th St N. W., Cor. H MenVFarnisW and Hatter NEXT BI&EVENT IN SPEEO CONTESTS TO OCCUR AT SAVANNAH Fairmount Park Race Last Until Dashes in - November. Is By HARRY WARD. f With the running of the Fairmodnt Park, road race today, the next big radrtg event on tlje program is the speed, carnival at Savannah late In No vember. It 13 expected there will be 100 cars entered In the Grand Prize raci:. the Vanderbilt Cup race, Savannah Challenge race, and Tledeman Cup race. The Grand Prize event Is to be run .jn Thanksgiving Day, November 30, and the other races will be run together on Monday, November 27. With 109 ma chines competing In the two days' car nival, the greatest aggregation of racing machines ever gathered together on one course in America will thrill thj. thousands of spectators who will throng the Savannah course. The lneky drivers In the several races will carry off good sized nurses In addition to the glory incident to winning the greatest automobile road races in the world. The formal opening of the new Buick salesrooms on Connecticut avenue, takes place today, Manager T. , S. Johnstone and his chief assistants, .R. H. Martin, William Cronkhlte. and Stanley Horner are on hand to point out the many good features in the 1912 Bulcks, a full line of which are on display -in the new salesrooms, which are among the most pretentious In Washington. The work of remodel ing the Bulck branch has been under wav for several weeks and more than 5,000 has been expended in transform ing the former show rooms Into an automobile palace. The nsw quarters are seventy-five feet Jeep by sixtj-five feet wide, with offices In the rear. Business men of Washington have taken a lively Interest in the great en durance run of a three-ton Board tnfck, which made a trip from Washington to Boston, loaded with 6,000 pounds of freight and carrying three men. In five days. The truck left Washington last Monday aild arrived In Boston Fri day night Road conditions during the first two days' run from thl3 city, to Philadelphia were bad and the track was necessarily somewhat late In checking in. both at Baltimore and Philadelphia. However, during the (re mainder of the trip the truck made each night control considerably ahead of the schedule laid out for It During the entire trip not a single, replace ment was made, the extent oT the re pairs being limited to four minor ad justments. An official observer was with the truck throughout the 500-ralle trip. Considering the distance covered, the manv miles of bad roads, and the fact that the truck had not been suf ficiently tested before the start, its per formance was little short of wonderful. The fine performance of the machine, which Is built by the B. F. Board Motor Truck Company, of Alexandria. Va., has resulted in numerous inquiries for demonstrations from Washington busi ness houses. Pikers Walking Club rjolds First Trip The first walk of the season held un der the direction of the Pikers Walk ing Club was held last Saturday, be tween this city and Harpers Ferry. Messrs Niland, Devlin, and Magulre were the participants. 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