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12 THE MORNING ORE GONIAL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1903. TROUBLE IN TEAM Browns Are Hampered by Petty Jealousies. FANS LAUGH AT V1GNEUX Portland Players Are Away to the Front in Batting? Strength and Are Good Fielders, but They Lack Management. "What's the matter with the Browns? Are they true, after all, those stories that have been floating from the South, to the effect that one half of the team is ' not on spealclng terms with the other and that Vigneuz Is only a sort of manager? Some thing Is radically wrong -with the team Just as sure as the ralnclouds are hover ing over Portland. Something h&s been wrong with the Internal workings of the team ever since the season opened .and it's about time that the local manage ment sat up and took notice. The team as it stands today is the-best batting team in the Pacific Coast League. And In the fielding they are as good as the best, but when it comes to using the head work which produces runs, the whole team, from Vigneux down, is woefully lacking. From the beginning of the sea son until this date, the style of play ing of the team has not been changed. Every team captain In the league, and also every player, knows just what each Brown will do when he comes up to bat. Vigneux does not seem to use his head inventing new plays or studying the game of the opposing teams. If he does, the team behind him simply refuses to respond to his Instructions. Opposing teams know that when a Brown steps to the plate he is going to bunt and the whole infield plays In close. They also know that with one man out, the Brown batter is going to swipe the cover off the ball if he can, and In consequence the opposing players play deep. In nine cases out of ten, if the Browns were continually mixing up their style of playing the opposing team would be kept guessing and many of the swats which the Browns have made in the in field would have gone safe. Instead, they have been corraled and the runner has been killed going to first. Vigneux Is married to the bunt. He does not realize that he has several play ers on hls team who cannot bunt effectively, yet he sends them out to ac- compllsh things which they cannot de liver. How many times' have the Port land fans sat through games when a couple of men were on bases and no one out and yet the locals could not score? Time and time again they have seen men on third or second waiting to come home with either the tying run or the one that would have won the game. They never came home, and they could have done so ,-with almost any sort of a dinky hit if Just ordinary headwork had been used. A Seattle critic has the team sized up about right -when he says: "The Browns stay up all night In order to go to sleep on the bases." They certainly go to sleep on the bases, but it is hardly fair to the team as a whole to say that they stay up all night, although the decidedly rotten exhibition they gave In Oakland Sunday morning -would lead the fans to believe they had been up all night drinking steam beer. To be shut out is no disgrace to any ball team, but to get a double Hose on the same day Is asking us to stand for more than is really coming. There Is something decidely Denmarklan about that Sunday game, and if the Browns are treated to a similar white washing this coming week there is sure to be a run on the clothes-pin market In Portland, for every time the name of the Browns is mentioned every fan will drag lorth a clothespin and pinch It over his proboscis. Portland fans have been more than loyal to the team, but, like the "worm, they will turn, and when they do the empty benches at Twenty-fourth and Vaughn streets will be a squeamish sight to behold. Early in the season there were some extenuating reasons for the slump and the rush for the bottom of the ladder that the Browns made. Vigneux claimed that he was not manager during those losing days that he had the name, but not the authority. This talk grew loud in Portland, and it may and may not have been so. The fact remains, however, that since the change in the officials of the club, Vigneux has1 had full and absolute control and there seems to be very little Improvement in the work of the team. Several times he has broken Into print In the Southern papers, seem ingly proud of the fact that his team had broken even on their trip away from home. This would be a great record, but for the fact that the Browns In almost every game they have played have out hit the opposing teams. A glance at the way the iam hit during the Sacramento series shows plainly what the team can and did so at the bat. Nadeau batted a .500 streak and on his heels came Van Buren, Holllngsworth, Hess and Blake, and, in fact, the whole team. But they only got half the games Vigneux was satisfied so, on this supposition, the local fans ought to be, also. The old story about the fox and the Ice is applicable to the stories that come from the South concerning Vigneux as a manager. While the most of them should be taken with a grain of salt, there is reason to believe some of them true. Ac cording to a critic whose home is In San Francisco, Vigneux, as a baseball man ager. Is looked upon as a huge joke. He even doubts whether Sammy could make good In the Pacific Coast League on any other team but the Browns as a catcher. It is common gossip, he says, that the team is made up of cliques and factions and that half the time the 'members are not on speaking terms with their manager as well as other players on the team. Vigneux is even credited with leading in this "We never -speak as we pass by." He Is accused of favoritism, which. If true, should be a reason for his release at once. His open hostility to Hess is so patent, they say, that it Is noticeable to the patrons. Admitting that Hess is something or a crao, ne is a good player, and if Vigneux, for personal reasons, places him under a handicap. It's about time the officials of the club were taking a hand. Before the team went South, Hess and Vignuex were at loggerheads, and Vigneux would have been without a back stop when he and Shea were injured, had not the directors taken a hand in tlje matter and sent Hess to Sacramento. Butler has been "getting his" since he pitched that 15-lnning game against San Francisco. Several times he has at tempted to pitch and each time he has been driven to cover. A couple of Innings iach time was enough for the big fellow. UcFarlan, too, seems to have been solved fry the Southerners, and Jake Thlelman leems to be traveling the ln-and-out route. If Luckes hadn't been on deck tvhen called on. Sacramento would have taken the Browns down the line. Shields has been a very sick lad. but he got back Into the game Sunday morning and pitched a good game of ball. Eight errors Behind a man who has just risen from a ilck bed Is enough to give him a relapse. flsey, the new first-baseman, has not been playing up to the standard of good base fralL He has not been, hitting the "ball ts he should, and he Is usually guilty of i couple of errors. Anderson's Injury 5 keeping him out of the game, and his lbsence handicaps the work of Holllngs irorth. Runlin Ontpotnts Kid nCrter. PHILADELPHIA, Sept 7. Gur Ruh In, the Akron giant, fought .six rounds to tight with Kid Carter, of Brooklyn, at the BTasMngton Sporting Club. The former had much, the better of the bout, the Brooklyn man receiving much punishment. NATIOJrAIi LEAGUE. Standing: of the Clubs. Won. Lost. P.C. .681 .598 .585 .525 .50S .424 .339 .330 Pittsburg .. New York .. Chicago .... Cincinnati . Brooklyn ... Boston St. Louis Philadelphia ..81 33 49 49 55 5S 67 SO 73 a 69 A 62 60 50 41 37 Chicago 13, 0 Pittsburg 8, 7. PITTSBURG, Sept. 7. The morning game today was one of the poorest played here. Chicago won because Doheny was wild. Attendance 2870. Score: R H El R H E Chicago ;....13 17 2Pittsburg 8 10 4 Batteries Dohney, Thompson and Smith; Menefee and Currle and Kllng. Umpire Johnstone. Afternoon game: Pittsburg won the second game in the ninth Inning, on Beaumont's double, followed by Clarke's single. The game looked safe for Pitts burg until the eighth Inning, when Jones' single and Tinker's two-bagger and Kllng's safe hit, tied the score. Attendance 14, 545. Score: R HE R H E Pittsburg; .... 7 12 lj Chicago 6 10 4 Batteries Leever and Smith; Menefee, Wicker and Kllng. Umpire Johnstone. Xew York: O, O; Brooklyn -4, 3. NEW YORK, Sept. 7. Errors were plentiful on both sides, but very stupid work by Doyle, Garvin and Dahlen gave the visitors the winning tallies in the eighth Inning. Sheckard's home-run hit over the right-field fence was the batting feature. Attendance 9300. Score: R H E R H E New. York ..6 11 3jBrooklyn 4 7 2 Batteries Cronln, Bowerman and Bres nahan; Jones, Garvin and Jacklitsch. Umpire Hurst. Afternoon game: After losing the first game on their own grounds to the New York team, the Brooklyn players went over to the polo grounds and shut " out McGraw's men. Attendance 23,623. Score: R H EJ R H E New York .. 0 4 2J Brooklyn 3 4 1 Batteries McGlnnity and Bresnahan; Schmidt and Rltter. Umpire Hurst. Philadelphia 8, 3; Boston 4, 5. BOSTON. Sept. 7. Philadelphia batted Williams at -will this morning and won the game easily. Attendance 1943. Score: RHE RHE Philadelphia . 8 12 4Bos?ton 4 5 2 Batteries Williams and Moran; Sparks and Roth. Afternoon game Boston won the af ternoon game by hard hitting in the lelghth. Each pitcher had one bad Inning, but otherwise was effective. Attendance 4122. Scorp: . R H E R H E Boston 5 12 OjPhiladelphla .391 Batteries PIttlnger and Moran; Dug gleby and Dooln. Umpires O'Day and Moran. St. Louis 2, 3; Cincinnati 1, 7. CINCINNATI. Sept. 7. Cincinnati broke even with St. Louis today In the double-header. Poole was very effective In the first game, but errors gave St. Louis the game. Dunleavy was hit hard in the second game, and Cincinnati won easily. Scores: First game R H E R H E Cincinnati ... 1 8 2St. Louis .... 2 5 1 Batteries Poole t and Peltz; Brown and O'Neill. Second game , R HJE! R H E Cincinnati ... 7 12 0j3t. Louis 310 3 Batteries Ewlng and Peltz; -Dunleavy and O'Neill. Umpire Emslle. AMERIQVA' LEAGUE. Standing; of the Clubs. Won. Lost P.C. Boston 76 41 .650 Cleveland - 67 54 .554 Philadelphia 62 54 .534 w. Louis 59 54 .522 Detroit 59 5S .501 New York 55 63 .466 Chicago 54 04 .45S Washington 37 SI .314 Boston 4, Oj Xew Yorlc O, 5. NEW YORK, Sept 7. The local team was shut out In the morning game here by the Bostons. Hughes, who was in the box for the visitors, held Griffith's men down to four hits.. Attendance, 6033. Score: Morning game R H E R H E New York.... 0 4 2Boston 4 7 2 Batteries Brookvllle and Chesbro; Hughes and Criger. Afternoon game The New York team reversed the re sult of the earlier game by shutting out Boston. Attendance. 7400. Score: RHE RHE New York.... 5 10 2j Boston 0-7 2 Batteries Tannehlll and Beville; Young arid J. Stahl. St. Louis 2. 0 Detroit 1, 1. ST. LOUIS, Sept 7. St Louis split even with Detroit In a double-hea'der this afternoon, the home team taking the first and losing the second. St Louis placed Its hits to better effect in the opening game and made two runs while Detroit got but a single tally. The sec ond was a pitchers battle between Kis singer and - Sudhoff , the Detrolter hav ing a shade the better of It Attendance, 14,100. Score: First game R H E RHE St Louis 2 8 IJDetroIt 1 8" 0; Batteries Sclevers and Su'gden; Kltson and Buelow Second game RHE RHE St Louis 0 4 lDetro!t 16 1 Batteries Sudhoff and Shannon; Kis singer and McGuire. Philadelphia C, 3 "Washington O, 2. PHILADELPHIA, Sept 7. The home team shut out Washington because of the visitors' Inability to hit. Attendance, 2077. Score: RHE RHE Washington.. 0 4 1J Philadelphia.. 6 11 0 Batteries Orth and KIttredge; Drill, Plank and Powers. Afternoon game The locals won the afternoon game ,by long hits. Ryan injured" himself while running after a ball. Attendance, 6266. Score: R H E R H E Washington.. 2 7 2JPhIladelphIa.. 3 4 1 Batteries Wilson and KIttredge; Hen ley and Schreck. Cleveland 4, 7j Chicago 1, O. CLEVELAND, O., Sept 7. Jones' triple saved Chicago from a shut-out In the morning game. Both Donahue and Owen pitched good ball. Attendance, 3500. Score: B H EJ RHE Cleveland.... 4 7 2ChIcago 16 1 Batteries Donahue and Bemls; Owen and Slattery Afternoon game Chicago could not hit Kllllan this af ternoon, and was shut out Attendance, 14.400. Score: RHE RHE Cleveland 7 11 2ChIcago 0 5 "1 Batteries Killlan and Bemls; Flaherty and Sullivan. Tic xt Yorlc and Chicago Races. Direct wires. Commissions accepted. Portland Club. 130 Fifth street Tracey's boxing school. 105 Fourth st DEMONSTRATION OVER ' 1 Ill I f I I II M'CHESXEY, "PRIDE OF LOSE SIXTH GAME Browns Make Lamentable Record at San Francisco. INDIAN WAS POUNDED HARD Chcmnwa Yontn Plays Good Ball and Proved Stronpr Draivlns Card, but Oakland Team 'Find Him for Twelve Safe Hits. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Yesterday' Scores. Oakland, 0; Portland. 1. San Francisco. 9; Sacrhmento, C. Seattle, 11; Los Angeles, 2. Standing: o the Clubs. Won. IK) ....81 Lost. Pr.ct. Los Angeles .. San Francisco Sacramento ... Portland Seattle Oakland 51 CO CO 74 7S so .638 .551 .514 52 .120 .413 .01 .53 .04 SAX FRANCISCO, Sept. 7. (Special.) By actual count 9S30 people attended the special Labor day matinee ball game at Recreation Park this afternoon. It was strictly a holiday crowd and fans saw Oakland Cripples beat Portland for the sixth time within as many days. As In all previous games won during the series Lohman's men netted the most tallies by heavy stick work. Every pitcher, but two, Introduced here by the Webfooters in the series of eight games which closed with yesterday's performance, has been pounded to all sections of the outfield by the Oaklanders. Sam Morris, the Nez Perces Indian, was no exception and In the Labor day game he was hit for a total of 12 safe Hits which brought six Oakland players around the circuit But for all the slugging he got, the Chemawa Institute youth played a splendid game as a glance at the tabu lated score below, will show. Morris was a great drawing card, and he fields his position well, but It will take a world of improvement to make him a great pro fessional pitcher. O'Hara was given a free pass by the Indian in the opening round, and Francks thought Morris was easy and bunted. The Chemawa youth knew something about gelding the mid-diamond section, how ever, and O'Hara was forced out by the Indian's quick whip across the second corner. Murdock drove one through Raidy, advancing Francks to third. Schwartz tried to stretch a single into a double-header and was tagged out at sec ond, Francks coming home In the mean time. That was a starter. Portland tied the score in the fourth. Nadeau beat out a hit to Buck Francks, Francis ad vanced him by a sacrifice; Holllngsworth flew out to Murdock, but O'Hara dropped Elsey's towering fly and Nadeau scam pered home. That was the Webfooter's only run during the game. Late In the day Morris laid up for re pairs. Francks sent him a bounder that nearly tore his hand off. Morris knocked it down but his hand attracted so much of his attention that he did not know what to do with the ball and Buck landed safe on the first corner. "When Indian Sam was patched up the game went on. Score: OAKLAND. AB. R. IB. PO. A. E O'Hara, c f 2 2 1 5 0 1 Francks. s s 4 1113 1 Mosklmkn, 3b 4 0 34 0 2 0 Schwartz, 2b 5 0 3 2 4 -1 Murdock, r. f 4 1 0 1 0 0 Messcrly, lb 4.1 2 13 - 0 0 Lohman, c 4 0 1 2 2 0 Kruger, L f 4 0 0 3 0 0 Devereaux, p 4 110 2 0 Totals ;...S5 6 12 27 13 3 PORTLAND. Blake, r. f 4 0 0 1 0 0 "Van Buren, c f 4 0 0 1 0 0 Nadeau, 1. f 4 1 1 2 -1 0 Francis, 3b 3 0 0 1 V 4 0 Hoiimgsworth, s. s.. 4 0 1 3 6 0 Elsey, lb 4 0 1 13 1 0 Raidy, 2b 4 0 1 4 3 1 Hess, c 4 0 0 1 0 0 Morris, p 3 0 117 0 Totals 34 1 6 27 22 1 RUNS AND HITS '3Y .'NNINGS. 123 456789 Oakland 1 0 0 0 1, 1 .1 1 16 Hits 2 0 112 12 1 212 Portland 0 001000001 Hits 0 1110100 15 SUMMARY. Home run Messerly. HIS VICTORY HEARTIEST EVER THE WEST," AND WINNER. OF THE TWIN CITY HANDICAP AT SHEEPSIIBAD BAY. Two-base hits Elsey, Francks, Raidy. Sacrifice hits Francis, O'Hara. Francks. First base on errors Oakland, 1; Port land, 3. First base-'on called balls Off Morris. 3. Left on bases Oakland. 7; Portland, 7. Stoien bases-O'Hara, 3; Kruger, 1. Struck out By Devereaux, 1; by Mor ris. 1. Hit by pitcher Mosklman. Time of game Two hours. Umpire Levy. Seattle Badly Defeats Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Sept. 7. Drink water looked easy to Seattle today and they went for his delivery for a total of 17 hits and 11 runs. From star.t to finish they batted his delivery to all corners of the lot. St. "Vraln was by no means a puzzle for the locals, but some poor fielding nnd inability to hit the ball when men were on bases accounts for their small total of runs. Corbett hit for a home run In the fourth Inning, while Dillon, who has recovered his batting eye, got three hits in four times at bat. At tendance, 5000. Score: rf- R.H.E. i Los Angeles 000100010 2 10 5 Seattle 0 2 0 3 10 2 3 0-11 17 2 Batteries Drlnkwater and Hurlburt; St. Vraln and.Byers. t 'Frisco Agrnin Defeats Sacramento. SACRAMENTO, Sept. 7. The San Fran cisco team batted out another victory to day by landing on Keefe's offerings in the third Inning for seven safe hits, which, combined with a battery error, allowed six runs to score. This wicked reception had no apparent effect upon the youngsters, however, who twirled the game out and did excellent work until the finish. His disastrous .third inning, however, gave the visitors a lead that the Senators could not overcome. Score:- R.H.E. Sacramento 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 6 12 1 San Francisco 0 0601020 9 15 1 Batteries Keefe and Graham; Herr and Zearfoss. Umpire O'Connell. PACIFIC NATIONAL LEAGUE. Yesterday's Scores. -Spokane, 5; Seattle. 3. Butte, 13; Salt Lake. 1. Standing; of the Clubs. "Won. Lost. Pr. ct. Bute .... Spokane . Seattle .. Salt Lake 75 48 .010 G7 57 .540 CO 58 .532 23 30 .300 SPOKANE WINS FROM SEATTLE. Agrnln in Second Place in the Race for Pacific National Pennant. SEATTLE, Sept 7. Spokane won today and climbed back into second place be cause of the only two errors made by Seattle. The game was full of sensa tional fielding features and fast work on the bases. Stanley was hurt in the sixth and had to retire. Score: R H E Seattle ". 1 0. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-3 9 3 Spokane 0 012 2 0 0 0 05 8 1 Batteries HIckey, Stanley and Spencer; Dammann and Hansen. Umpire Caru th ere. Butte Easily Defcnts Salt Lake. BUTTE Mont.,- Sept. 7. Butte today fell upon Kostal hard, finding him for 13 hits that counted, a bunch in the seventh sending eight locals around the diamond. Bandelln proved puzzling to the Elders, allowing them but seven hits. Attendance, 12C0. Score: Butte 10 0 10 0 8 0 10 13 2 Salt Lake 00000 0010 1 7 1 Batteries Bandelln ana Swindells; Kos tal and Shea. Umpire Colgan. MULVEY IS CAUTIOUS. Had Experience With One Fake Fight Wary of Biddy Bishop. SALT. LAKE, Utah, Sept. 7. It is be lieved here 1 that M. E. .Mulvey's action in stopping the Herrera-McCleland contest In Portland Is because Mulvey claims to have undisputable evidence that Biddy Bishop- was a party to a fake that was pulled off here In July between a man traveling' under the record of Jack Down ey, and Herrera. This alleged Jack Down ey was a faker pure and simple, and com ing to Salt Lake ahead of Herrera, suc ceeded in working up a local following, who desired to see him go up against Herrera. After the Broad-Herrera fight in Butte, Bishop and Herrera came to Salt Lake, where both were exceedingly popular, and in two days a match was made with the alleged Downey. Although several fight promoters were hard, after the contest, Mulvey was induced to handle It against his will, because he had a good Btandlng In the city, and his name would go a long way toward drawing a crowd. "When the contest came off, Downey proved to be the rawest -kind of a dub, in fact, posi tively the worst ever seen anvwhere. and Pwent down and out in the first round, MADE ON EASTERN TURF. from a terrific punch in the jaw from Herrera. The fight-promoters and their friends who tried to get the match jumped on Mulvey and claimed he was a party to the deal, and succeeded in getting some hard knocks onv him printed. Mulvey gave Downey's share of the purse to charity, and paid Bishop. Downey left town and wrote back that Bishop was in on the deal. Mulvey said nothing, but went quietly to work to gather evidence of Bishop s duplicity in the matter, and before leaving here, claimed to have ab solute proof that Bishop knew who Downey was. Before leaving Salt Lake, Bishop swore positively to his most In timate friends and Mulvey that he was aupeil by Downey, but Mulvey said he would do nothing until he had thoroughly investigated the matter. He left here with letters which he alleges will con vict Bishop of being a party to the fake. Bishop. Herrera and Mulvey stood high with the sports, until the affair came off, the latter being considered one of the squarest men in sporting circles in the city. The affair lost him many friends who cannot understand how a person so well posted could be fooled by a man like Downey. Political enemies went a long way toward working up the feeling against Mulvey. -CRACK OARS.MEX COMPETE. Middle States Regatta at Washing ton Brings Out a Large Crowd. WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. The Middle States regatta, under the auspices of the Potomac River Regatta Association, was held here today and was witnessed by a large crowd. Favorable weather, a legal holiday and the presence of some of the notable oarsmen of the country combined to arouse Interest in the event. In all there were 16 races, beginning at 10 o'clock and continuing until late in the afternoon. The prizes were 58 gold medals and silken banners. The course was patrolled by a Govern ment vessel to prevent the crowding or In terference with the oarsmen. Each race was rowed over a straightaway course, the decision .of the committee in this re spect meeting universal approval. The torpedo-boat Cushing was placed at the disposal of the committee and was used as a referee and press boat. All races were one mile, except the senior eight-oared race, which was 1 miles. Results: Junior singles Won by Fred Sheppard, Ravenswood Boat Club, New York, by a length and a half. Time, 6:46. Junior four gig Won by Arundel Boat Club, Baltimore, by two lengths. Time, 6:01. Senior four-oared barges won by Dauntless Rowing Club, Harlem, by two lengths. Time, 6:20. Intermediate singles Won by D. Halsey Jackson, Palisades Boat Club, New York, by two lengths. Time, 6:41. Senior double sculls Atlanta Boat Club, New York, won. Time, 5:281-5. Junior four-oared shell Arundal Boat Club, Baltimore, won. Time, 5:41. Intermediate elght-oared shell Fair mount Rowing Association of Philadel phia came in first, but the Potomacs claimed a foul and the race was awarded to them. No time. Senior single Frank Vesley. Bohemian Boat Club, New York. won. No time. Intermediate double sculls Won by Seawanhaka Boat Club, Brooklyn. Time, 6:01. Intermediate four shells Won by Metro politan Boat Club; Aerial Rowing Club disqualified. Race was fouled once and had to be rowed over again from where it was fouled, therefore no time was given. Senior Shells Aerial Rowing Club, of Baltimore, won; Harlem Rowing Club, of New York, second. Time. 5:41. Single elght-oared shell Vesper Boat Club, Philadelphia, won; Malta Club, Philadelphia, second. Time, 8:03. BELL DEFEATS MURDOCK. Their Match the Best of Several In Pacific Cpast Tennis Tournament. SAN RAFAEL. Cal., Sept 7. The sev enth day of the Paclflc Coast champion ship tennis tournament opened this morn ing under the best auspices. Play com menced at 10 o'clock with a match in which Ratcliff and Miss Ethel Cliff were defeated In the first round of theseml finals mixed doubles by Mr. Drummond MacGavln and Miss Florence Sutton by the score of 6-2, 1-6, 2-6. At 11:30 o'clock Mr. Way and Miss May Sutton defeated Mr. Drummond MacGavln and Miss Florence Sutton In a hotly con tested match, the score being 6-3, 11-9. The best game of the day was played at 2:30 this afternoon, when the final, men's singles was won by Alfonso Bell, of Southern California, over Percy Mur dock, of San Francisco, by the score of 8-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2. Bell won out more by endurance than by superiority In strokes. The final of the mixed doubles was won by Mr. Way and Miss May Sutton over Mr. Freeman and Mrs. Seymour by the score of 6-0, 6-2. New Mile Motor Cycle Record. BOSTON, Sept. 7. Albert Champion es tablished a new mile motor-cycle record at Charles River Park tonight Ho rode the mile In 55 2-5 seconds. PROUD DAY FOR WEST McChesney Wins Twin City .Handicap of $3500. SHEEPSHEAD WILD WITH JOY Demonstration Probably the Heart iest Ever Accorded a Victor on the Eastern Turf Track Rec ord Was Equaled. NEW YORK, Sept. 7. R E. Smathers McChesney, the pride of the West, won the 5350) Twin City handicap at Sheeps head Bay today. McChesney was always a warm favorite, closing at 2 to 1. He equalled the track record for 1 miles made by Water Boy, July 2, this year, by covering the distance in 2:04 3-5. E R. Thomas' Hermis, paying 8 to 5 for the place, was second, with the outsider, His Eminence, third. The demonstration accorded McChesney as he flashed under the wire was probably the heartiest that has ever greeted a winner on the Eastern turf. The cheer ing began before McChesney had finished, and continued until Fuller eased up his mount on the paddock turn. Upon his return to the scales it was renewed, several thousand persons joining in the cheering, while hats, canes, hand kerchiefs and umbrellas were thrown in the air. As the horses were at the post, Smath ers money began to show itself. Smath ers' commissioners were busy, and it is estimated that he cleaned up something more than ?50,000. There was only a few moments delay at the post, and they were off to a good start McChesney was first to show, but Odom, on Hermis, immediately sent his mount to the front, and making the pad dock turn, opened a gap of two lengths, with Injunction second, one length in front of McChesney. At the half-mile pole, Hermis had In creased the lead to four lengths and was going very easily. Injunction- was sec ond, a head In front of "Big Mac." Com ing to the three-quarters pole, Hermis was still leading, but here Fuller, on Mc Chesney, -began to make his run fand quickly disposing of Injunction, set sail for Hermis. Rounding the far turn, Mc Chesney slowly closed the gap between him and the leader and three furlongs from the -finish he was right behind Hermis and gaining at every stride. As the pair swung Into the stretch, Fuller drew his whip and shook it at Mc Chesney. The Smathers horse drew away and won easily by one and a half lengths. Hermis had to be ridden out to secure the place from His Eminence. Summary: Steeplechase, short course Fulminate won, Fox Hunter second, Wood Pigeon third; time, 4:12. Six furlongs Leonora Lorlng won, Mamie Worth second, Olympian third; time, 1:12 4-5. The Sapphire stakes, five and a half furlongs Luxembourg won, Hazelwood second. Dimple third; time, 1:07. The Twin City handicap, 1 miles Mc Chesney won, Hermis second. His Emi nence third; time, 2:04 3-5. Selling, five and a half furlongs Ishlana won, Sunny Side second, Tol San third; time, 1:06 3-5. Mile and three-quarters Moon Daisy won, Circus second, Lord Radge third; time, 3:071-5. SIX SHOOTER WINS HANDICAP. Harlem Event Worth $7310 Taken In Gallop Over Well-Known Horses. 'CHICAGO, Sept. 7. J. B. Respess' Six Shooter won the Twentieth Century Han dicap at Harlem in a gallop. Fred Cook's added starter, Linguist, was second, and Ed Corrigan's Hargis third. Claude and Judge Hlmes, the much-talked-of three-year-old, were never prominent. Claude finished eighth after a rough journey. Judge Hlmes was sixth. The handicap was worth 57310 to the winner, and the mile and three-sixteenths was run In l:5S3-5, as against the world's record of 1:57 2-5, made by Sclntllant in this same stake last year. Six Shooter was a heavily played fa vorite, being backed from 2 to 1 and 3 to 2 at post time, and he was pounds to the best. He broke last in a field of 11 starters, but Jockey Knight gradually worked his way up until he reached the stretch, where he raced Into second posi tion. From there to the wire he made a show of his field, winning, by two and a half lengths. Linguist Jva.3 second, a length and a half In front of Hargis. Claude was second choice in the betting at 4 to 1, with Judge Hlmes, Hargis, and Linguist each 8 to 1. Summary: Six furlongs Hindus won, L'Etrenne second, Walnamolnen third; time, 1:13 3-5. Steeplechase, short course Mr. Rose won, Duke of York second, Eva Moe third; time, 3:32 2-5. Twentieth Century Handicap, 13-16 miles Six Shooter won, Linguist second, Hargis third; time, l:5S3-5. Four and a half furlongs Patsy Brown won, Casclne second, William Wright third; time, :53 2-5. Mile and 70 yards Brushby won, Carat second. Lady Matchless third; time, 1:44 2-5. Mile McGee won, Talpa second,. Warte nicht third; time, 1:39 2-5." BUD DOBLE IN AN ACCIDENT. , Throws Himself From Sulky, When Roman Stumbled, In Hartford Race HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 7. The throwing of Bud Doble In the 2:10 trot, which resulted In the distancing of The Roman, who had won two heats, pre vented the completing of the programme at the opening of today's races In the Fall meet of the Grand Circuit at Char ter Oak track today. It was during the last event on the programme that the accident occurred, and it was too late to finish the long-drawn-out 2:10 trot, the judges postponing the final heat until to morrow, when the heat winners will de cide the contest. At the three-quarters mark in the fifth heat Doble, behind The Roman, was forging to the front when a knee boot became loose and dropped, so as to trip The Roman, who staggered. Doble, real izing that an accident was unavoidable, threw himself from the sulky, landing hard on the track. The horse became frightened and started to run, but was tripped again and turned completely over. Thousands of persons swarmed across the track to the scene of the accident, believing that both horse and driver were seriously Injured, but both escaped with a few superficial scratches. Doble went before the judges and said he had been interfered with, but as he made no specific charges the judges, after a long consultation, decided that The Roman was distanced. Summary: 2:30" pace, purse $3000 King Direct won three straight heats in 2:09. 2:09. 2:09. Dr. Madara and Elastic Pointer also started. 2:14 pace, three In five, purse $1500 Sagwa won three straight heats in 2:U, 2:137$. 2:15. Kiowa and Alvln R. also started. Hartford Futurity, foals of 1900, two In three, purse $7500 Sadie Mc won the sec ond and third heats In 2:12, 2:11. Ethel's Pride won the first heat In 2:14. Lord Roberts, Delight, Llzza and Miss Anna also started. 2:10 trot, three In five, purse $1500 (un finished) Dr. Strong won the third and fourth heats In 2:11. 2:12. McKlnley won the fifth heat in 2:15. Tho Roman, who won the first and second heats in A GREAT COMMOTIO THE SONG OF THE HAMMER TO THE MUSIC OF THE PIANOS The Wprk of Alteration and Piano Selling Go Merrily On at Eilers Piano House Pi anos Were Sold Even Yester dayToday Promises to Be Another Big Day. To say things are humming at this store Is .E"1""5 u mildly. Yesterday being a Holiday, we did not expect to do business. But as the workmen had consented, in order to hurry the work of alteration through to go on with it, our doors were left open for their accommodation, and tne crowds of purchasers came also. Sales men who had come to the store to look after the welfare of the pianos were kept busy selling them, and the music of the Jiammer and the saw, pianos and organs kept things more than lively all day long. THE PIANOS We are showing very little discrimina tion during this sale, amall regard is paid to the name or even the retail value of the pianos. Instruments that occupy very exalted positions in pianodom are Involved In this sacrifice sale. All of our own regular lines, excepting a few very choice grands, the Aeolian Orchestrello and the Pianola, are included, and the saving to purchasers is from $112 to $150 on each instrument AND ALL THESE IN ADDITION In this stock are numerous good used pianos, also a number of new makes not regularly sold by us. All must go. Here are a few of the many that are slaugh tered: Plevcl upright piano, fair tone $ 43.00 Rudolph upright piano, good order.. S2.03 Matthushek. very fine tone 157.00 Newby & Evans upright, rosewood.. 160.90 Sherwood & Co., walnut 172.00 Haines Bros., fancy walnut 178.00 Haines Bros., largest size ilS.OO Fischer, ebonized case 1-55.00 Jacob Doll, elegant oak 21S.0 Fischer, new, very largest, mahog any 230.00 Estey, new, fancy mahogany 247.00 Stelnway, largest size, ebonized, up right 15S.00 Packard, new, fine mahogany 250.00 Schaeffer, fancy rosewood 1S2.00 Stelnway. fancy rosewood 275.00 Kingsbury, new, walnut 147 00 Gramer, new, walnut 1SS.C0 Sherwood, large, mahogany 145.00 Ludwig, fancy oak, new i 165.00 Singer, new, mahogany 15S.0O Singer, oak, like new 135.00 A. B. Chase, rosewood.... 135.00 Knabe, upright, rosewood 235.00 Bailey, fancy walnut, used 16S.03 Lelcht. very fine order...- 14S.C0 Milton, nearly new 21S.0iJ All are for sale on payments, one-tenth of the amount in cash, and the balance In monthly payments. SQUARE PIANOS For practice work and for people who own their homes, and do not have to move, these pianos are very desirable. They are very substantially made, are in perfect condition and will stand a great deal of usage. Very fine $&50 Weber, now $135.00 Chlckerlng fine, but case worn 95.00 Elegant $S0O Stelnway 95.00 Other makes, such as Stcck, Newton. Ivers & Pond. Hardman. etc. (24 different ones) for $1S, $27, $36. $52 and $6S. Pay $3 or $4 each month till paid for. PARLOR ORGANS Estey. walnut $ 44.00 Kimball, walnut 46.00 Estey, oak 42.00 Estey. very fancy 54.00 Estey, fancy walnut 16.00 Kimball, oak 56.00 Schultz. oak t 35.00 Parkard, walnut 44.00 Packard, walnut.. 36.00 Mason & Hamlin 28.00 Mason &. Hamlin, fine 54.00 And dozens of others. AS TO PAYMENTS Cash is preferred, of course, but no reasonable offer as to payments will be refused during this sale. Remember, we guarantee the price as well as the quality. Money back If not satisfactory or as represented applies to every transaction great or small, at Ellers Piano House. Our unconditional guarantee goes with every piano we sell. We are sure to please you In your pur chase. Over seven thousand people who have purchased their pianos of us will tell you so. 2:12 and 2:10, was distanced in the fifth. George Muscovite, Capsian, Nell Gwyne and Edgewood started. At Delninr. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 7. The track was fast at Delmar today. Results: One and sixteenth miles Einstein won, King's Court second. El Caney third; time, 1:50. Six furlongs, selling Dottle Shutte won, Irene Matches second, Detz third; time, 1:16. Five and a half furlongs Lord Herma no won, Ingold Thrift second, St. Noel third; time. 1:09. Mile and 70 yards Eva G. won, Jordan second, Helen Print third; time, 1:45. Seven furlongs Revenge Dare won, Montana Peeress second, Una Price third; time, 1:29. One and three-sixteenths miles Brown Vail won, Charles Ramsey second, The Bobby third; time. 2:04. One and a sixteenth miles Morris won, Eugenia S. second, Maple third; time, 1:49'. At Sacramento. SACRAMENTO, Sept. 7. The races at the State Fair today were largely at tended. Summary: Trotting, Occident stake Luna won, Swift B. second; best time, 2:16. Seven furlongs, selling Tamm won, Dark Secret second, Wandering Boy third; time, 1:28. Governor Pardee handicap, one mile Dlvina won, Hagcrdon second, Horatius third; time, 1:38. Six furlongs Maresa won, Gold Scratch second. Limber Jim third; time, 1:14. One mile, selling Heather Honey won, Dolly Welthoff second, Kitty Kelly third; time, 1:41. Five furlongs, selling Dusty Rhodes won; Pat Bulger second, Dorris third; time 1:02. Six furlongs, selling Jack Richelieu, Jr., won, Iras second, Madame Bishop third; time 1:15. AliL-AMERICAX TEAM WIXS. Oxford-Cnnibridge Golfers Lose In a Very Spirited Contest. GLENCOVE, N. Y., Sept. 7. The Ail American golf team, picked from the lead ing competitors in the late amateur cham pionship, defeated the Oxford-Cambridge golfers today In a- spirited team match on the links of the Nassau Country Club. The Americans won by the narrow margin of one point, scoring five points to four. Each game won counted one point and nine men played one game each. The defeat Is the first that the Englishmen have en countered in their string of matches against American teams. The contest was 36 holes, match play. The American team was composed of Walter J. Travis, F., S. Douglas, E M. Byers, F. O. Reinhart,' George T. Brokaw, H. Egan. B. D. Smith, G. A. Ormiston and L. H. Conklln. MEN NO CURE NO PAY THE MODERN APPLIANCE A positive way to perfect manhood. The VACUUit TREATMENT cures you without medicine ot all nervous or diseases of the ceneratlve or gans, such as lost manhood, exhaustive drains, varicocele, lmpotency, etc Men are quickly restored, to perfect health and strength. 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