Nationals Captured LastGame From New York.
PATTEN A PUZZLE
LOCALS START SERIES WITH
HIGHLANDERS TODAY.
Brighton Races.Frenchman Won Ben¬
nett Auto Cup.Base Ball
Notes.
American League Clubs' Standing.W. L. Pet.
ri'vplintl. 40 22 *»45( in i.. a* 2.1 ,«iurblliulrll.bl* :w 2."' «06Button 30 30 500
w. l. retDetroit 31 33 .4X4N«*w York 2ti 34 .433Wanhlnft'in. 23 40 ,3fi6St. I»uU. 23 41 .3Si>
National League Clubs' Standing.w i.. p<~t.
Srw York.. T»1 2rt .717Pittsburg... 44 27 «19Cbb-ago 42 2!) .092Philadelphia 40 2S 5JsH
W. L. Pet.Clnrlnnatl.. 33 JW .51SSt. Louis. .25 44 .3«2IloHfuo 21 4H .304Brooklyn.. 21 50 .296
American League Games Today.Nfw York nt Washington
Boston at Philadelphia.('uica|o at Cleveland.
St. I>ouia at Detroit.
National League Games Today.Philadelphia at Boaton
Brooklyn At N**w York.St. lAtuls at Cincinnati.
llttsburg at Chicago.
Yesterday's National League Games.Boston, 7. Brooklyn, 0
New York. 9; Philadelphia, 7.PHtsburg. 8; Chicago. 3.
Cincinnati. 9. St. Louis, 5.
From the New York Herald.Griffith tried to stretch his Fourth of July
celebration to cover the fifth, and he failed,as any small boy could have told him had
lie chosen to ask. All the hilltop set pieceswere on view again yesterday, but powderand punk were scarce, and the pin wheels
refused to revolve with any great regulari¬ty. The "day after" exhibition was a la¬mentable failure. After they got throughthe 11ighlanders seemed to have their eye¬brows singed but that was about all theyhad to show for the day's performance.Worst of all was a set piece, the center of
which was young Mr. Hogg. The wheelsrevolved all right, but not even a dull glowsuffused the central figure, and, after theaffair had sputtered a little while, Griffithtook it down and carted It away, to the
huge delight of little "Jakey" Stahl and his
playmates, who had the hose turned on theGriffith fireworks all the afternoon.Rudely speaking in the vernacular, the
Washington* put the wood to Hogg anddrove him to the bench, and, although theyfailed to hit Puttman very hard they de¬feated the Highlanders by the score of 8 to1. the 1 representing an expiring effort toavoid the disgrace of a shutout.For all the poor showing before a typical
firth of July crowd the Highlanders now andthen showed ashes of their pristine glory,and to tell the plain, unvarnished truth, thehilitoppers could not bat for the simple andsufficient reason that young Mr. Fatten, a
ch ip with a snub nose and a "wicked left,"pitched a pretty smart game. As the gamewent on the young Washlngtonlan swunghis left harder and harder, and tilted hisnose higher and higher.
Patten Waxes Scornful.Scorn was enthroned upon his freckled
countenance, and toward the finish he gavethe local tribe a few samples of the babymare For a young man who had beenso humble Just a day ago the change was
rerr.arkabte. One would have thought heha 1 Just made a killing at bridge whist, so
lordly was he.Foor "Jimmy" Williams: A day ago
I.tuded like a Roman tribune for his con¬
sistently good work at second, he yester¬day fell down on a difficult. If Important,catch, and from that moment he wasanathema to the fickle populace. In then:a<n, though, the crowd was lenient withIts fallen Idols, and Hogg was the recipient<>: a friendly demonstration when he was
compelled to hobble reluctantly to thebcnch.The visitors began to take interest in
young Mr Hogg right at tlie start. In theopening Inning they took all the steam outof i.im, anil it was early apparent that hewould fizzle out before the game had gonefar Jon.-s began the trouble with a rat¬tling two-bagger to deep center field, andafter Hill had sacrificed Knoll brought hiinII,mo with a neat single right out past theMiddle euiMHk That waa all for the mo¬ment. hut In the second session the troublee< rraiied Into the grounds and unloaded.
Farewell to Mr. Hogg.Mullen sat down after a whirling fly to
Klb.rfeld and then Hogg gave Cassidy a
base on balls, which was the advance agentof adversity. Kittredge's scorching drivet ) center sent Cassidy around to third, andtl n Hogg hit Fatten under the left clav¬icle. where it Is said to hurt. Patten con¬torted In the approved style for the requir¬ed time and then roosted on first, where helooked too tall and healthy for comfort.
II"Kg promptly flung three balls at Jonesand then whirled a strike over the dish.The next was a foul and therefore also astrike. "Chuck straight." besought arooter, "and take a chance." Hut Hoggshot the ball In wide and forced a runacross the platter This was the beginningof the end. or thereabouts. I'p prouncedli : anil slapped a safe one to center.Kri :i followed with a fly to Keeler. andthen Anderson's safety helped clean up theII* I-1 lit ilt. five runs and the game, barr¬ing sunstroke of the entire Washingtont' im Hogg had been taken out and Putt-man had gone in in time Jo be hit for twosafet> s After that the left hander pitcheda comfortably good game but entirely toolate to help much. Clear hitting gave thevlsrors two more tallies In the eighth, andthese proved two more than enough.
Saved From Whitewash.The Highlanders threatened in the open¬
ing Inning, but the threat was about all.for ttempted double steal resulted In theretirement of the frizzle haired Doughertyat the plate After that the Highlandersnev.-r even so much as threatened untilthey struck the ninth Inning. Then, in an¬swer to the Imploring bleacherttes, theysaved themselves from a shut out."Jimmy" Williams punched a hard single
to rltfht. but Yeager fell a prey to theubiquitous Stahl Chase, however, contrib¬ute.) a pretty drive to tenter and Williamsscored the solitary run The Highlandersleft last night for Washington, where theywill try to get back a few games.The score:NEW YORK. R. H O. A K
o 0 1 O 0.>12000 0 4 3 0
I^ usrerty, IfKeeler. rfKlherfeM,W* I limn*. j£b i o f) j l
» ." 0 0 O 4 0'' lh o 1 15 0 0t*. rt o i o o o* r o 1 5 1 0" *.'*... 0 <> 0 1 0Putt man, i, 0 0 0 0 1
Totals. 6 27 16WAS1IIN4JTOM. K. II. O. A. F.,Jo: ,-t 2 I 2 O 0Hill. .1h 2 2 110
K " V If 1 2 4 0 1A mi >rson rf 0 t 1 0 0><r«! II. o 0 10 1 0Mulbri 7b rt 0 2 1 0C*m»Wy, s*» 1 0 2 5 0K t: re«lgi» c 1 1 3 1 0ratten p t 1 2 t 0
Totala g 8 27 10 1New York ...0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1Washington 1 50 0 0020 0.8Two-base hit*-Jones and Hill. Three-base hits.
Fnlta ami Knoll Sacritlce hits. Keeler and Hill.Stoieu base* KlherfeM and Anderson. Double
Mullen. Ca«Midy and Stahl. lilts.Off liogg.4 In one and a »alf Innings, off Puttman. 4 in.even and a half innings Left oa bases. NewYork 7. Washington. 6. First base on hall*.OffHogg. 2. off Pattman. 3; off Patten. 2. First baseon error* New York. I; Washington. 1. lilt by!>!!.¦ he.* halls--By Hogg. 1; by Patten. 1. Struckaut By PuttiMB, 4; by Patten. S. Cmplrea-
Messrs. Q'Looghlln and Connor. Time of fame.1hour sod 40 minntee.
AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES.
Cleveland, 6; Chicago, 1.Cleveland put Chicago Into second place
again yesterday at Cleveland, winning by 6to 1. Donahue pitched a steady game,while Owen was knocked out of the box Inthe fifth Inning. Cleveland's long hits were
timely. Score:CLEVELAND. R. H. O. A. E.
Jackson. If 1X000Hay. cf 2 2 3 0 0Flick, rf 0 1 2 0 0Kabl. 21. 0 0 2 4 1Bradley. 3b 1 1 2 2 0Turner, ss 0 0 0 5 0Storall. lt>. 1 2 15 0 1IScmls. c u 1 8 0 0Donahue, p 11110
Totals 8 # 27 12 2CHICAGO. R. n. O. A. E.
Jimes. cf 0 1 3 0 0Holmes. If 0 2 0 1 0Davln. m< 0 1 3 4 1IM'Mhu*, lb 0 0 10 0 0IsbeO. rf 0 1000Sullivan, e 0 0 520IXindon. 2b 0 0 140Tanneblll, 3b 1 2 230Owen, p 0 0 0 1 0Walsh, p 0 0 0 1 0.Green 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 1 7 24 16.Hatied for Walsh In ninth.
Cleveland 02102001 x.flChicago 00100000 0.1Hits.Off Owen, 7 In four nnd a third Innings; off
Walsh, 2 In three and two-thirds Innings. Earnedrtinw.Cleveland. 3. First base on errors.Clileago,2. Two base hits.Reinis. Rradley and Tannehlll.Three lose lilts. Flick, Ray (2) and IsbelL Sacri-ilre bits.Holmes und Owen. Stolen liases--Brad¬ley and IsbelL First base on balls.Off Dooahue,1: off Owen. I. Hit by pitched ball.Owen. Lefton b«i*e«. Cleveland, tj; Chicago. 9. Struck out.ByDonahue, 5; by Walsh. 4. t mplre.Mr. Connolly.Time »f gauie 1 hoar and 30 minutes.
Boston, 4; Philadelphia, 3.Boston defeated Philadelphia 4 to 3 yes¬
terday at Boston In ten sensationally playedInnings. Two singles and Seybold's homerun scored Philadelphia's runs, and longhits gave the Bostons three of theirs. Fer¬ris. M. and I... "Cross, Hartsel and Parentmade remarkable catches of fiercely batteddrives. Henley weakened toward the end,while Dineen's effectiveness increased. Thescore:
ROSTON. R. H. O. A. E.Selbach, rf 0 1 1 0 1Parent, as 1 2 2 3 0Burkett. If 11300Stahl, cf 0 1400Freeman, lb 11710Collins. 3b 0 0 2 1 1Ferris. 2b 11311Crtger. 0 0 8 0 0IMneeu. p 0 1 0 3 0
Totals 4 8 30 0 3PHILDELP1IIA. R. H. O. A. E.
Hartsel. If 0 1200Hoffman, cf 1 l l o 0Davis, lb 1 2 13 0 1L. Cross, 3b 0 0 120Seyhoid, rf 11200Murphy. 2b 0 0 2 7 1M. Cross, as. 0 0 4 4 0Schreck. c 0 1 310Henley, p 0 10 10
Totals 3 7 *28 15 2.One out when winning run made.
Boston 1 10100000 1.4Philadelphia 300000000 0.3Two-base hits.Schreck. Hsrtsel. Ferris and Par¬
ent t2». Home runs--Seyl>old ami liurkett. Sacrl-tlce hit.Dlneen. Double play.M. Cross and Davis.First base on balls.Off Henley. 2: off IMneen. 3.Struck out.By Henley, 1: by Dlneen. G. empires.McCarthy and Kelley. Time of game.1 hour and45 minutes.
Detroit, 2; St. Louis, 1.Detroit came out on top in a pitchers'
battle yesterday on their own grounds, inwhich the only runs scored were on a baseon balls and a wild throw. The fielding was
sharp. Lindsay, the new first baseman,played a fine game. Score:DETROIT. R. II. O. A. E.
Rarrett. cf 0 0 100Cooley, cf 0 0 3 0 0O'Leary, ss 0 0 3 30Mclntyre, If 0 2 300Crawford, rf 0 0 0 0 0Coughlin, 3b 0 0 2 2 0Schaefer, 2b 0 1200I.lnilsay, lb 10810Doran, c 1 0 4 0 0Mullln. p 0 1 1 2 0
Totals 2 4 27 8 0ST. LOPIS. R. H. O. A. E.
Roekentield, 2b 10110Stone. If 0 0 300Van Zant. cf 0 0 3 0 0Frisk, rf 0 2 0 0 0Wallace, ss 0 0 430Koehler, lb 0 0 10 0 0G lesson, 3b 0 1 03oRoth, c 0 13 2 0Glade, p 0 1041
Totals 1 5 24 13 1Detroit 00002000 x.2St. I»ni» 10000000 0.1Two-base hit.Mclntyre. Sacrifice hits.Doran
f2». Cooley. Stone and Wallace. Stolen bases.Frl*k (21, Glade, Rockenfleid and Coughliu. Firstbase on balls.Off Mullln. 2: off Glade. 5. Hit bypitched bail.By Glade. 1. Balk.Mullln. Struckout.By Mullln. 3; by Glade, 1. i'mplre.Mr.Sheridan. Time of game.1 hour and 40 minutes.
HICKMAN TO JOIN NATIONALS.
Local Club Paid Detroit Big Money forPlayer's Belease.
The local "fans'" were gratified over thefact that the Nationals had once more
jumped out of last place, and will be stillmore pleased when Informed that SecondBaseman Charley Hickman has been pur¬chased from the Detroit club, and will re¬
port to Manager Stahl at once.As soon as It became known that Hick¬
man had fallen out with the Detroit man¬
agement President Noyes started negotia¬tions for this sterling player, and has keptIt up ever since, the final terms beingagreed upon this morning. ManagerArmour at first insisted upon havingeither Hughes or Patten in exchangefor Hickman, but President Noyes couldnot see his way clear to part with eitherone of these twlrlers. The negotiationsthen turned to a cash basis, and the De¬troit demands were finally agreed to, astiff price being paid for Hickman's release.Charley Hickman Is undoubtedly one of
the most popular players in professionalbase ball and Is a credit to the game Hehas played the outfield, pitched In hisearliei days and filled all the Infield posi¬tions I,ast season he played forty-fivegames at second base for Detroit, had 88put outs and 145 assists, with only 13 er¬rors. His work was such that It was thegeneral opinion that he would be the regu¬lar man at second for the Tigers this sea¬son. bt t Manager Armour gave Schaeff'erthe preference, sending Hickman to theIn batting, Hickman stood sizteenth Inthe long list of American League playersparticipating in 12t! games, and had an aver¬
age of .282. heading many of the best hittersIn the business. He Is a personal friend ofManager Stahl and will doubtless welcomethe news that he Is coming to a teamthat will appreciate his services.The players of the local club were all
jubilant over the fact that "Hick" wascoming to Washington, and several of theNew York players were positive In their as¬sertions that he was Just the man the \'a-tlonais needed.The Nationals arrived home late last nightand all were quickly In their beds for a
fcood night's sleep. Outfielder Andersonwas seen this morning by a Star reporterand denied all the stories that he evercontemplated Jumping the team or that hewis dissatisfied with his present berthCharley Jones, who is very close to Ander¬son. said to the reporter that it was ashame the way the papers had gotten afterthe big fellow, as he was under great men¬ial distress on account of his wife's illnessand that there was no other cause for An¬derson's absence. Anderson is well fixedfinancially and when he received the tele¬gram announcing his wife's illness, hethrew base ball to the winds and hurriedhome. He has been at home every hourpossible the club could spare him. andwould not be playing now but for the factthat Manager Stahl has impressed on himthe fact that the team needs his servicesvery badly. Manager Stahl said this morn¬ing tha: Anderson has been pi,lying excel¬lent ball at Boston and New York and hasstrengthened the Nationals very noticeably.Pitcher Adams had not reported to Man¬
ager Stahl up to noon, but he is expectedin Washington this afternoon.The New York team reached the city
early this morning and is in fine shape forthe series with the Nationals that startsthis afternoon at American League Park.Orth Is slated to work for the Highlanders,while Jack Townsend will be oa the firingline for the locals.
VICT0BY FOB COMMISSIONERS.
Gunton Outbatted and OutSelded bythe District Boys.
1. e Uunton-Temple team of the SundaySchool league met defeat at the hands of
the Commissioner* at American LeaguePark yesterday afternoon by a score offl to 1. Many believed on account ofthe fact that Gunton-Temple defeated theCommissioners on the Fourth that theywould again administer a similar dose, butafter the fourth Inning the Commissionersleft little doubt In the minds of the spec¬tators as to which team would win out.Gunton was weak at the bat and onlymanaged to connect safely with the spherefour times, while the Commissioners hadeight blngles to their credit. Umpire Quillcauscd a storm of disapproval to comefrom the grand stand when he called As-qulth out at second In the middle of thegame, but barring this incident the contestpassed off quietly. Harding managed toget two of the four hits made by Gunton-Temple, and proved that he Is about thebest batter on the team. Langley made afine catch on Keane's foul fly back of firstbase, wlille Brown made a sensational catchIn right field. Gunton-Temple replacedDonaldson In the fll'th Inning with Ogle,when many hoped that Carr would be sub¬stituted, and It is more than probable thatif he had the score would have been muchsmaller than It was at the close of the con¬test. Both catchess. Gates and Woodward,did good work for their respective teams,each getting a hit. The score:COMMISSIONERS. R. H. O. A IE.
Vaughn. 2b a 1 2 1 0Fltzpatrick, 2b 11120Keane, If 0 2 8 0 0Hoffmann, cf 1 0 1 0 0Vena Me, as 1 1 3 01Bruwa, rf 12 10 0Clear, lb 0 0 10 0 0Gates, c 0 1680Edmonaton. p 0 0 0 1 0Cantwell, p 0 0 0 2 0
Totals fl 8 2T 1* 1
GUNTON. R. H. O. A. B.Aaqultb, 3b 0 0 2 2 0Price, cf 0 0 0 0 0Hlelaskl. ss 1 0 2 8 1Harding, rf 0 2 O 0 0Kinney, 2b #1200Shoemaker, If 0 0 30CWoodward, 0 1 5 9 CLangley, lb 0 0 10 0 0IboualdMon, p 0 0 0 1 0Ogle, p 0 0 0 1 1.Lay 0 0 0 O C
Totala 1 4 24 7 2.Batted for Shoemaker In ninth.
Commissioners 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 x.6Gunton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1Earned runs.Commissioner*. 2. First bsse by
errors -Commissioner*, 1; Gunton. 1. l^ft on base.Commissioners, 5; Gnnton, 6. First base on belle.Off Donaldson, 1; off Ogle, 2; off Edmonston, 2;off Cnntnell, 1. Inning* pitched.Edmonaton. 4;Cantwell, 5; Donaldson. 4; Ogle. 4. Hits.Off Ed¬monston, 4; off Donaldson, 5; off Ogle, 3. Struckout.Ily IVtneldnon. 1; by Ogle, 1: by Edmonaton,4; by Canttvell. 2. TTiree-baae hit.Brown. Two-base hits.Keane, Venable and Gates. Sacrificehits.Fltzpatrick and Hofinann. Stolen bases.Price, llofmann and Venable. Umpire Mr. Quill.Tluie of game.1 hour and 30 minutes.
THE MARQUETTE LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.w. L. Pet.
St Martin 12 B .708St. Paul 11 6 047St Vincent 8 8 .900St Patrick 7 10 .412Immaculate T 10 .412Trinity 6 12 .333
Today's game.St. Martin t». Immaculate.
St. Fanl Won Fast Game From Trinity.In a spicy six-Inning contest the St. Paul
team defeated the Trinity Club, score 6 to 5.A long hit to left for a home run bySteep, the fine fielding and throwing ofHowell and the playing of Collins at sec¬
ond were the features. Gross pitched a
good, steady game. Mclntyre was hit onthe head by one of Steep's Inshoots and re¬tired in favor of Collins in the third. Theofficial score:ST. PAUL. AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Batch, rf 4 1 1 2 0 0Malloy. ss 3 1 1 1 0 0Reynolds, 2b 4 0 0 1 0 1Derlln, 3b 3 1 1 1 0 1Cole, c 3 1 2 5 0 0Oarln. lb 3 0 1 7 0 0I»aly. cf 3 0 1 1 0 0iPayne. If 3 1 1 0 0 0Steep, p 2 1 2 0 S 1
Totals 28 0 10 18 5 3TRINITT AB R. It. O. A. K.
Mclntyre, 2b 2 1 0 0 0 0Collins. 2b 1 0 1 2 0 1J. O'Brian, lb 3 113 0 1Moreland. cf 2 1 0 2 0 0Howell, rf 2 0 0 0 2 0Sullivan, c 3 0 0 5 1 1Gross, p 2 0 0 1 3 0Mess. If 3 1 1 0 0 0M. O'Brian. 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0Ilea gun, ss 2 0 1 2 2 1
Totals 23 5 3 18 0 4St. Paul 2 0 1 2 0 l-«Trinity 0 0 5 0 0 0.8Earned runs.St. Paul, 3; Trinity. 3. Home run.
Steep. Stolen bases.Gavin. Steep. First base onballs-Off Steep. 3; off Gross, 1. Hit by pitchedbells.Steep. Mclntyre. Struck out.By Steep, 6;by Gross. 3. Left on bases.St. Paul. B; Trinity,3. Passed balls.Cole. 2. Attendance.2,500. Cm-plre.Mr. Newman.
CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.w. L. Pet.
St. Stephen's Institute 13 I 920Columbia Athletic Club 10 2 .833St. Patrick's Club 5 7 .**7Aloys Jus Club 4 8 333Carroll Institute 3 10 .231National Athletic Club 2 9 .182
Today's .At the Coliseum, 14th and Astreets northeast, St. Stephen's Institute vs. Co¬lumbia Athletic Club.
Columbia Won Battling Good GameFrom Aloysius.
Two games were scheduled in the Cap¬ital City I.eague yesterday, but JupiterPluvius broke up the one on the WhiteLot. while the Columbia Athletic Club andthe Aloysius Club had better luck at theColiseum. This game was a rattling goodcontest. The Athletic Club won. 9 to 8. Inseven innings, but they were driven out tothe last ounce to have a nose advantage atthe finish.Ricker and Curnane were about equally
effective, the latter's wlldness offsetting hisadvantage In keeping the hits down. Rick¬er was hit hard in the fifth inning, fivesafe ones successively executed driving threeruns over the plate. In this Inning twolanguished on the sacks because of a greatcatch of a fly ball by Salb, the ball beingcaught not over two inches from the ground.Columbia's other runs resulted from com¬binations of errors and bases on balls. Inthe last Inning Taylor walked, went tosecond on a wild pitch and scored on Hab-son's single.Four hits and two gifts pushed a quar¬
tet of Aloysius players over the rubber inthe second, and three more runs were add¬ed in the fourth on a base on balls, an er¬ror and two bingles. An error and twoouts scored the eighth run for the losers.Amey made a one-handed stop, touched
second and completed a double play on thethrow to first. Halloran ran back intoright field and pulled down two hard flies.Other features were Salb's good work inright and Stone's and Barthalow's batting.The score:COLUMBIA A. C. AB. R. H. O. A. K.
Taylur. cf 3 2 0 1 0 0Babaon, 3b 5 11120Wapie, rf 5 0 0 1 0 0Mullen, 2b 4 1 2 2 3 0Stone. If 4 1 2 2 0 oAn.ey. ss 3 2 2 1 3 1Smith, c 3 113 3 0Btrthalow. lb 4 1 3 8 1 1Curnane, p 3 0 1 0 2 1.Huyle 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 12 21 14 3
ALOYSIUS. AB. R. H. O. A. E.McCarthy. 3b 2 10 2 11Kelly, aa 4 12 2 10A. Handibue. cf 3 O 0 1 0 0Mattlngly. If 4 12 100Qulnn. lb 4 110 13Ilallorun. 2b 4 11210Hayden. c 1 1 0 3 0 0C. Salb. rf 4 0 1 4 0 0Ricker. p 2 2 1 0 2 O
Totals 28 8 8 21 6 4.Batted for Cnrnane In seventh Inning.
Columbia A. C 2 0 0 3 3 0 1.9Aloyalua 0 4 0 3 1 0 0.8Two-base hit-Mullen. Stolen bases.Handiboe.
Mattlngly. Hayden. Barthalow (2), Amey. Bahson.Taylor. Double play*.Amey to llartbalotv; Rickerto (Jtilnn to Kelly to Haydeu. First base on balls-Off Ricker. 4; off Curnane. 5. Hit by pitchedbulls By Curnane. 3. Struck out.By Cnrnane. 4;by Kicker. 2. Passed ball.Smith. Wild pitch.RU-ker. Time of game.1 hour and 40 miuutes.Umpire -Mr. Hardy.
INJUNCTION DENIED.
Court Refuses to Restrain Flayers FromJumping Contracts.
IIARRISBURG. Pa.. July 8..The Dau¬phin county court. In an opinion filed bypresiding Judge Weiss today, dissolvedthe preliminary injunction restrainingPitcher Wilts# and Outfielder Haydenfrom playing with the York Tri-gtatebase ball team.The temporary injunction was secured
n wMk ago by the Baltimore EasternLeague club, from which the two playersjumped on June 21. The case was heardlast Saturday and Monday.Judge Weiss, In his opinion, says that
"the termination of the relationship withthe defendants, unbecoming and unjusti¬fiable as It was, does not beget a situa¬tion which would warrant the continu¬ance of the Injunction. It would not com¬pel the defendants to return to the serv¬ice of the complainant. All It would ac¬complish is their restraint from playingwith the Tork Athletic Association."The purpose is by such restraint to
compel their return to the complainant,but this is not the province of a prelim¬inary Injunction obtained after the actdone. It may be done on final hearing."The court says that a preliminary In¬
junction may be made mandatory only Inexceptional cases, and adds that "whenthe Injunction was served the new rela¬tion was consummated and the case doesnot present features so exceptional as totake It out of the rule."The violation of the contract, whether
considered In respect of the breach of itsaffirmative or negative provisions, doesnot present a case which would Justify achancellor In making an order mandatoryin its nature."The preliminary injunction cannot re¬
store the defendants to the service of thecomplainant, nor compel them to cancelthe contract with the York Athletic As¬sociation."There is another view which inclines the
court to refuse the motion to continue theinjunction. The York Athletic Associa¬tion is a party to the contract with thedefendants, and whatever rights It mayhave, If any. cannot be passed upon Inthis proceeding."It has at least a right to be heard be¬
fore the contract may be declared Invalid."We are brought to the conclusion that
the continuance of the injunction wouldnot only not restore the defendant play¬ers to the Baltimore Base Ball Company,complainants, but that It could not nul¬lify the contracts entered Into with theYork Athletic Association, and that thereis no warrant under the facts disclosedto make the Injunction mandatory."The motions to continue the prelim¬
inary injunctions are overruled and theinjunctions dissolved."
Operation for Lajole.A special from Cleveland says that Man-
ager-Champion Lajole's foot is in such badcondition that his physician, Dr. M. H.Castle, announced last night that he wouldnot be able to play ball for three weeksat the earliest and would be confined tobed for a week. Lajoie's foot showed noimprovement this morning, and Dr. Castleput his patient under the Influence of chlor¬oform. and. with the assistance of PitchersDonahue and Rhoades, lanced the ankle.With Lajole out of the harness and Joss
and Rhoades on the invalid list, the Cleve- |land team will no doubt have rough sled¬ding for a few weeks.
Mrs. Delahanty Loses.According to authentic reports from To¬
ronto yesterday the Canadian court of ap¬peals has deprived the widow and daughterof Ed Delahanty. the late base ball player,of damages they recently won in the lowerCanadian court as a result of the deathof the famous outfielder.Delahanty bought a ticket from Detroit
to Buffalo Just two years ago, and boardeda Michigan Central train for Buffalo. Whilenear Bridgeburg, Canada, across the Niag¬ara river from Buffalo, he became disorderlywhile Intoxicated, it is alleged, and wasejected from the car. He got on the Inter¬national bridge and was drowned in theNiagara river.Mrs. Delahanty and her daughter brought
action against the Michigan Central, charg¬ing negligence, and the case was tried atWelland, Canada, some time ago. The jurybrought in a verdict of $3,000 for the widowand fi.OOO for the daughter. The Michi¬gan Central then took the case to a highercourt.
Base Ball Notes.Nationals and New Yorks start a series
of four games today."Ladies day" tomorrow.It will probably be Townsend against Al¬
bert Edward Orth.A double by Jones followed by a timely
single by Knoll has a good look.Hunter Hill has doubtless come around
all right, as he hammered out a double anda single yesterday.Talking of disappointments, how about
the New Yorks? The Nationals were duefor a slump, but the Highlander* have beengoing oft In sudh a way as to drive Griffithto the "bug" house.The Nationals and St. Louis are doing
the grasshopper act with the tail end posi¬tion. The Browns are there today whilewe were there yesterday.Nothing can be gained by mixing base ball
with the law. The Harrisburg court's deci¬sion was all right from a common sensopoint of view, as the Baltlmores have beengetting along very well since the desertionof Heydon and Wiitse.Lajoie, Flick. Parent and Slagle have
made five hits five times at bat.Bransfleld has stolen more bases than he
did all last season.If there is anybody who thinks that one
ball player cannot make a difference witha professional nine look at the work of theNew Yorks with Elberfeld on and Elberfeldoff.Willie Keeler has taken a slump Iji his
batting of late, but he still leads the High¬landers with an average of 303.The Sporting Life well observes that
"what is most needed in base ball is readyacquiesence to the decisions of the umpire,right or wrong."First Baseman Jordan of the Baltimore
Ciub -has been promised a bonus of $1,000and a salary of $500 per month to Jump tothe outlaw league.With two men playing as Cooley and
Geier are playing today, there is no rea¬son why the Boston Nationals would notbe In at least fifth place today..BostonHerald."Jake Weimer has :he hoodoo sign on
me," remarked Jimmy Sebring. "He knowsit, too. and is so sure that I can't hit himthat he tells me Just what kind of a ballhe is going to pitch every time, and stillI can't get them safe. If I had to batagainst him every day I wouldn't be in thebig league, for I'd have a batting averageof about .015.".Pittsburg Press.Jerry Donovan, catcher for the Williams-
port base ball team, early yesterday morn¬ing effected the rescue of two of his fellowplayers. McCarthy and Hlnchman, whowere sleeping in an upstairs room of theHotel Savoy, where they boarded, when thebuilding caught fire. Donovan made hisway up to their room through smoke sodense that he had to feel his way, awakenedand led them, scantily clad, to safety. Thehotel was partially destroyed. Severalguests and some of the helj» also had nar-row escapes.A special from Coatesville, Pa., says that
frlctioi' in the Coatesville Ilase Ball Clubhas caused the release of First BasemanMcDonald, who has been signed with Al-toona. and the suspension of Tlbblts. Mc-Crane and Ward, the former two beingfined $50 each, the latter |25. It was al¬leged that the western and eastern fac¬tions were at some difference, the lattergetting the worst of the deal. Grlffen, lateof Baltimore: Bayard Sharpe of the BostonNationals, and Miller, formerly with Johns¬town, have been signed. Other fast playerswill be signed, among thexn being HarryArndt of the St. Louis Nationals. McCrane,Ward and Tlbblts quit because McDonaldwas released.
RACES AT BRIGHTON.
Four Favorites in Front Rewarded theBetting Talent.
The annual summer meeting of theBrighton Beach Racing Association openedunder the most favorable conditions yester¬day. The weather was all that could bedesired, the card bristled with attractivefeatures and the crowd, which was close to20.000 persons, waxed enthusiastic all theafternoon. The Brighton Mile, weight-for¬age. was the star feature, which was pro¬ductive of a sensational race and a sterlingvictory by John A. Drake's Ort Wells over
August Belmont's Beldame and James R.Keene's Delhi. Ort Wells had taken partin only one race previous to yesterday'saffair, and In that event he was third toBroomstick and Proper In a fast mile. Hehas been late In coming to hand, but whenEnoch Wishard sent him to the post yester¬day the smart men. or rather some of them,knew enough to bet, with the result thatthe King Eric colt was backed down to 8to 1. Beldame, meanwhile, was always anodds-on favorite, while Delhi receded from0 to 5 to 3 to 2. with Oxford, the only other
| starter .at long odds.Startitr Cassidy caught' the small field at
i the post directly in front of the grandstand to a splendid send-off. although In
j the quick rush for an advantage, Delhi .-
pinch*! off and Ntcol compelled to go tothe outside with the Keen® colt, who curledup in the middle of the bactatretch. com¬pletely done to a turn by the fast pace.Beldame. In the meantime. w«l taken tothe front by O'Neill, but she never totaway from Ort Weiia, In aplte of the fastgait at which she traveled. It was on thefar turn that Sperling made his run withthe Drake coit and he collared the Belmontmare so quickly that the cro<wd cried outIn surprise. Aa taiey turned Into the BtrctchOrt Wells assumed command In a lordlyway and O'Neill put Beldame under thewhip, but the Drake colt pame on under ahard drive and won In royal style by alength In 1.381-5, one-ftfth of a secondslower than the best record for the track,hung up by Hermls last year, wtoen he de¬feated Beldame at the Beaoh In tlie Testhandicap. Delhi was six length® behindBeldame, struggling home a length beforeOxford. The fractional time for the racewas as follows: 0.13. 0.24 4-5, 0.38 3-5,0.43 8-5. 1.00 4-5. 1.13 3-5, 1.26 2-5, 1.38 1-6.Woodford Clay won two races during the
afternoon. In the Distaff stakes, for two-pear-old fillies, five furlongs, he ran firstand second, respectively, with RunningWater and Single Shot, both Lyne andO'Neill going to a heavy drive In the stretchand the former taking the race by half alength In 1.01. The entry was the hottestkind of a choice at even money. James R.Keen's Voter Ally B&llotta, 12 to 5, afterpoor handling by Nlcol, finished third, sixlengths away.Clay also scored with Angler, a 0 to 10
favorite, who graduated from the maidenclass In the last race, at a mile and a six¬teenth. Lyne waited with Angler for three-quarters of a mile and then ran over PeterWimmer's Chrysolite, 10 to 1, and beat himeasily by two lengths in 1.48. with Ismail-Ian. a good thing, a head out of the place.Dave Johnson's Roseben, a public idol
nowadays, and a better weight carrier thanReliable, won the first race, at six furlongs.In remarkable fashion. Picking up 135pounds and backed oft the boards, the bighorse trailed Lady Amelia. 3 to 1, the pace¬maker, to the head of the stretch, and then,passing her quickly, he won in a gallop In1.12 2-5, two-flfths of a second behind LuxCasta's track record. Lady Amelia lastedlong enough to beat Bad News a head forthe place. Roseben gave ten pounds toLady Amelia and twenty to Bad News.After a chapter of accidents in which five
horses fell. Mr. Cotton's Alamanzor, 4 to 1.won the steeplechase without trouble. Cal-lorahatchee. 15 to 1. finished second, thoughat one time his rider was unseated and onlyescaped a fall by hanging on to the horse'sneck. Bacchanal, 50 to 1. was third. JimNewman, Nitrate and Pagen Bey, all heav¬ily backed, sprawled over the obstacles andburned the money.Horay, 7 to 5 favorite, made all the pace
in the fifth race, for two-year-olds, six fur¬longs, and won In a drive by half a lengthIn 1.14. P. H. McCarren's St. Estephe. 10to 1, was second, with R. H. Wilson, Jr.'s |Lord of the Forrest, 10 to 1, third. Fourfavorites were victorious.
INTERNATIONAL AUTO RACE.
Thery of France Won James GordonBennett Cup.
France again established her supremacyIn an Internationa] automobile contest yes¬terday In the James Gordon Bennett cuprace over the Auvergne course. Thery, theFrench champion, winning after an excit¬ing contest with the Italian champion,Lancia. An enormous crowd witnessed therace and gave an enthusiastic greeting to
Thery as he crossed the line a winner.Soon after the start Lancia began to
draw up on Thery, finally passing and gain¬ing six minutes' lead when his machinebroke down. Thereafter Thery had therace hi3 own way. finishing In seven hoursand ten minutes with Cagno. another Ital¬ian. second; Nazzari third. Callois fourthand Earp fifth. Three Americans started,but they did not make a notable showing.There was considerable surprise among
the contestants at this. Lytle. who was
placed twelfth and who was the only Amer¬ican to finish, in reply to a question, said:"I had almost completed the first lap at
good speed when while crossing a rut theprincipal lubricating tube of my machineburst beyond all possibility of repair. Icontinued the race, however, my mechanic¬ian holding the tube together with hisfingers for a distance of 4C0 kilometers.We were both soaked and nearly blindedby the escaping oil and were compelled toreduce our speed. This accounts for ourbad position in the race. I do not knowwhat became of the other Americana. Ding-ley completed the first lap and Tracy threelaps, but neither has returned to Lans-champ. None of the American motor carsparticipating in the race was sufficientlyspeedy or appropriate for the course, andthere was also much trouble with the tires.Otherwise we would have been betterplaced."
LADIES' TENNIS TOURNEY.
PasRdena Woman Won a Final at Wim¬bledon Today.
LONDON. July 0 .Miss Mary Sutton ofPasadena, Cal., won the final in the all¬comers' ladies' tennis championship at Wim¬bledon today, defeating Miss Wilson, thechampion of Kent, 8-3, 8-5.Miss Sutton will now meet Miss Doug¬
lass for the championship.
Effort to Establish New Auto Record.NEW YORK, July 6..At 2 a.m. today C.
G. Wrldgway. formerly holder of the l.lfeo-mlle record, left here In his twenty-fourhorsepower automobile In an attempt to
make a new non-stop record between thiscity and Cleveland. Wrldgway In thissame car recently covered 1,000 miles atthe Brighton Beach track In twenty-fivehours fifty minutes, which stood as a rec¬ord until Guy Vaughan's record-breakingflight at the Empire City track ten daysago.
Burns and Kelly Signed.PORTLAND. Ore.. July G..Tommy Purns
and Hugo Kelly of Detroit have signedarticles to fight at Los Angeles on July 23.They will weigh In at 1.18 pounds at 3o'clock the day of the fight. Burns andKelly fought a draw at Detroit.
Chess Masters' Tourney.Two games adjourned from the fifteenth
round of the international chess masters'tournament were finished yesterday at Os-tend und resulted in a victory for Tarraschover Teichmann and a draw betweenBlackburne and Tschlgorin. Tarrasch tiedwith Maroczy for second place. Janowskiremaining in the lead by half a point. Thescore:
.Names. ^ J"Alayin I "Blackburne ... «HBurn .J'AJanowski 11 ®U'uuhardt .. . 8 »MarcoMarocxy MW4 1
Names. W. I*.Marshall .... 7%Schleebter ...10 6Tarrasch 10V4Taubeuhaus .3 13Teichmsnu 8 STschigorin ... 6 11Wolf 7 0
He is the Lajoie of Cricketers.In a cricket game with the Germantown
eleven. J. Barton King of the BelmontCricket Club yesterday broke the record forthe biggest American score In a cricketmatch. He was at bat from 11 o'clock Inthe morning to 5:30 o'clock In the after¬noon, and when he was caught out had 315runs to his credit. The former UnitedStates record was held by A. N. Wood andwas 275 runs.
Policeman Killed a Politician.Policeman Albert Landgren was committed
to prison at Philadelphia to await the actionof the cornor. charged with shooting and kill¬ing Michael Cleary, a minor degree politician.The shooting occurred last night. Land¬gren attempted to arrest Cleary and a gangof alleged thugs who were acting in a
disorderly manner. They attacked the po¬liceman and had pinioned his arms behindhis back, thrown a potato, basket over hishead, and had relieved him of his club andblackjack. Landgren was being kicked andbeaten unmercifully, when he drew his re¬volver and fired Into the crowd. Clearywas struck in the back and died while en¬tering the hospital.
Saved Thirty-Six From Death.Martin Green, keeper of the light house
off Beauvotr, near Pass Christian. Miss.,single handed. In a tiny catboat, rescuedthirty boys ten and fifteen years old. fourmen and two sailors from the c&psisedschooner oa which the party from the T. M.C. A. summer camp had embarked to at¬tend the Biloxl regatta Tuesday morning.
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LEANDER8 TAKE FINAL
BELGIANS BEATEN BY OVEB TWO
LENGTHS.
HENLEY, Eng.. July 6..The Leanders,who yesterday defeated the Vespers of
Philadelphia, Pa., by a length, today won
the final heat In the contest for the grandchallenge cup. defeating the Belgian crew
by two and one-half lengths In the splen¬did time of six minutes and 56 seconds.This Is five seconds better than yester¬day, and Is only five seconds outside therecord.
Comparison of Times.The following Is a comparison of the
time in which aspiring American crews
have been beaten at Henley:Year. Crew. Beaten by Time.1M?3.Cornell Trinity Hall 7.301N>«.Yale I.eander 7.4518P1).Argonauts Leitnder7.121901.Penn. T.enn<1er 7.051H05.Veajiers Leaniier7.01The University of Pennsylvania eight
defeated the I^ondon Rowing Club In a
qualifying round in 7.01 1-3.The record Is 6.51.It is Interesting to note that the Cornell
Junior crew that broke the record for theAmerican Henley course at Philadelphia.May 27, rowed the distance in 6.34. TheCornell Juniors were stroked by Chris.Cox of this city, a former Central HighSchool boy. The Vespers on the same dayrowed the distance in 6.4,1 2-5, defeatingthe University of Pennsylvania crew bya narrow margin and 3-5 seconds. Thedistance at Philadelphia Is the same as atHenley, Eng.. and the course Is of thesame character.a river. Why the Ves¬
pers. who covered the course In 6.43 4-5before they left America and were not at
their best, could not do as well as 7.01yesterday at Henley is a problem for
aquatic experts.
SWEPT BY A TORNADO.
Many Killed and Injured in TwoTexas Towns.
A dispatch from Nocona. Texas, last
night says: A tornado and thunderstormpassed a few miles west and south of here
this afternoon, killing fourteen persons and
Injuring many others and destroying a
number of houses. The latest reportsfrom the storm-swept district give the fol¬
lowing casualties:The dead are Mrs. C. C. Shackelford,
Llnnie Shackelford, daughter of R. G.Shackelford; Mrs. S. L. Tumbleson and
three children, Mrs. Mary Lester and four
children, Caleb White. Mrs. Irb Williams.Irb Williams. Frank, son of Sam Eakin,killed by lightning; James Simpson. Miss
Alice Simpson.' .--Moore, arm broken;Hobbs. fatally: C. R. Christian and fam¬
ily. J. M. Steward and family, C. H. Wil¬liams, leg broken; Miss Nannie Austin,seriously; J. J. Woodson. Frank Woodson,seriously; R. Q. Shackelford and wife, Z.W. Shackelford. Injured about the head.Four of Shackelford's children also re¬
ceived serious injuries. A child of Mrs.Mary Lester is believed to be fatally in¬jured.Many farm houses were swept entirely
away. The school house, three miles westof here, was damaged.Baptist and Methodist churches at Bel¬
cher were considerably damaged. TheMethodist Church at Montague is reportedwrecked, and the court house damaged; alsoother churches. The Dixie school house, sixmiles south of here, was entirely blownaway. Hailstones as large as hen eggs fellhere, breaking many window glasses.At Montague. Texas, ten people are dead
as a result of the tornado that passed over
that place. They are A. P. Earl, MissSadie Earl, daughter of A. P. Earl; BurkeEarl, his son; baby of Lawrence Pillow;Tomlinson family, consisting of husband,wife and four children.Fatally Injured: Claiborn White, forty-
five years old.Houses totally demolished: J. F. Clark's
drug store. D. Y. Lun's grocery store andoffices. Old Bank building ocupied by G.L. Alcorn, real estate agent: store ofRowe Hardware Company, fifteen dwell¬ings.The tornado lasted perhaps thirty min¬
utes. Hundreds of head of stock in thisvicinity were killed outright by the wind.The number of Injured is unknown.
Nocona Is In the northern part of Texason a spur line of the Missouri. Kansasand Texas railroad, forty-one miles fromGainesville.
Bad Food Seized in New York.Health Commissioner Darlington reported
In New York ypsterday that 1.091.291pounds of adulterated food were detectedand condemned by his Inspectors in NewYork city during the single week begin¬ning June 18. This amount, he said, equaledone-fifth of all the adulterated food dis¬covered in the year of 1904. CommissionerDarlington attributes this Increase mainlyto higher efficiency of the food inspectors.His statement was made In reply to chargespreferred by the National Anti-adulterationLeague, that New York's health departmentis not doing its duty In condemning unfitfoods.
Bpanisb Hob Tore Man to Pieces.One of the most horrible tragedies ever
enacted In a bull ring in Mexico is reportedfrom the City of Durango. An Intoxicated
spectator, who was responsible for the deathof Silverlo Chlco, a famous matador, was
literally torn to pieces by a mob.The sixth and last bull of the exhibition
proved to be particularly large and fierce,and the cleverness of Chlco In "playing"the animal gained him great applause.Just as he lunged forward, his sword
penetrating the heart of the animal, theIntoxicated spectator hurled a piece ofIron pipe. It struck the matador on the
head, and he fell Insensible in front of thebull. The enraged animal gored him sixtimes before he fell over dead.As soon as the people realised what had
happened there waa a rush for the offen¬der. He waa thrown into the ring, wherehla head and limbs ware severed from hisbody and then hacked and torn to bits.
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FOREIGN TRIBUTE TO HAY.
Memorial Services Held in St. Paul'sCathedral, London.
Yesterday England paid to the memoryof Secretary Hay a tribute seldom accord¬ed to a foreigner when solemn memorialservices were held In St. Paul's Cathedral.The Immense edifice was crowded, theseating capacity being taxed to the fullestextent. The service was fully choral, thehymns being rendered by a surpllced choirof 100 voices. The archbishop of Canter¬bury. Dr. Davidson, wore the blackgown and hood presented to him duringhis visit to America. Dean Gregory andArchdeacon Sinclair took part In the ser¬
vices. The bishop of Peterborough was
also present, as whs the bishop of Wash¬ington, Pa., who is visiting London.King Edward was represented by the
Earl of Denbigh, lord-ln-waltlng, and Pre¬mier Balfour, who was unable to attend,as the house of commons was In session,was represented by Malcolm O. Ramsey.The American colony was fully repre¬
sented. Including Ambassador and Mrs.Rcld and the staff of the embassy. ConsulGeneral Wynne and the staff of the con¬sulate. Among the visiting Americanspresent were J. Plerpont Morgan, RearAdmiral Watson and a hundred others.At Rome a memorial service was held In
St. Paul's (American) Church at the same
hour at which the actual funeral was tak¬ing place In the United Stntes. The offi¬cials of the American emt>assy, headed byAmbassador White, who was secretary ofthe American embassy In Ixindon whenMr Hay was ambassador to Great Britain,and Consul General de Castro. Major Ed¬wards, Judge Bachelor of the court of ap¬peals at Cairo; Representative John A.Moon of Tennessee; Mr. Oyhama. Japaneseminister to Italy, and other members ofthe diplomatic corps, besides many of theAmerican colony, were present.
Shot Wife Who Had Left Him.Joseph W. I.abell shot his wife at Rich¬
mond. Va., yesterday, tlve times, inflictingserious wounds, and then put a bullet into
his own body, which probably will provefatal. The man left letters suylng that he
was compelled to take the action he did
because his wife had left him.The shooting took place at the home of
Mary F. Gentry. Labell called on his wife,who was living there. After a short con¬
versation he emptied his revolver at her.She was shot In the forehead, neck andshoulder, while a bullet plowed throughher upper lip. knocked out several teeth.The man then rushed out Into the street,reloaded his pistol, and shot himself.
Fatal Explosion in Cool Mine.
By an explosion In the Tidewater coal
mine, at Vivian, twenty-two miles wmt of
Bluefield, W. Va., yesterday, nine miners,
all of whom were Italians, were Injured and
two of them died later In the hospital, while
three more are In a precarious condition,with slight chances of recovery. All of the
men were burned badly.The men had Just begun entering the
mine, and those Injured represent all thatwere in the mine at the time of the explo¬sion. They were rescued with but little dif¬ficulty, and sent to the miners' hospital atWelch, six miles distant, by special train.
Luck.From the Chleaifo News.
Ida."Weddings should always be on
clear days."May."Oh. I don't know. I hope there
will be showers on my wedding day."Ida."You do?"May."Yes; showers of rice."
Gen. Amasa Cobb, brigadier general ofvolunteers during the civil war, veteran ofthe Mexican war. formerly representativeand Justice of the supreme court of Nebras¬ka, died at Los Angeles, CaL, yesterday,aged seventy-two years.
