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TFTK WASHINGTON SIMIAY, MARCH 30, 1910. 3 FANS ARE ADVANCING! Crowds at Ball Game Fairer Than Those Years Ago. SNAPSHOTS EROM NATIONALS' CAMP TEAM HTFLUEKCES THEM Gpod Work of the Visiting Players Isj Now Appreciated by All of the Big League Circuits-- Players in Early I Days Hampered When on Foreign Grounds Spectators Are Wiser Now.j He a a was discussing baseball the pu.st and present day the other I day In New and he remarked that eiowds U.I-P a i nowadays than they i years ago. "In these days! I he people a CO see their home w. .11 Just as much as they used i.

1 said the old-timer, "but to see a good contest Is much more of a reason for gcrng than it used to be. crowds are two to one bigger 1 dan ihf-y they Know more baseball, or ought to. and they are more senenvis In I apjilau.ie and appre- a of work of. visitors as well home team. "In the sreat growth and spread of In recent 'years this attitude of hi sportsmanship on the part i pa Tons i.s one of the attendant i i There Isn't the desire to i ami abuse the i that there was.

and I.s more sympathy i nn the- whole and regard for his Boston Touted Fair City. I I on you a a i i nf r'KiR-st i on the big league j.sitiriK teams, and iJmt they i i rlne i of the game better then- say they have the i i In New York the i Is indilr- 1 1 Lett Ue home crowds i i 1st in teams bettor and applaud a hy thtirn rni'ro heartily. The rnv. (I-, In '-very i havo their peuu- i characteristics, and the put 4 In iht-m ure swayed in a measure tht! i learn I.s going In the 1 T-ikf. fr.

instance. city In which it-urn IjeyinniiiK to back per i mint map a seasons of i and lh- partisanship Is Jike- i i Th.it feeling isn't one I by a i a hounds. It I vi a a 'he conditions li i on the A a i coast tts f-t- I a i i extends. 'i Hit- turn-ever, fairness Is I i i i i i i i (1 i fmotion.ilUsm and i i i gu i the jjam'e a ami In betv. eon.

May Have Been True Once. n- i i os ton crowds -'i sit re--: at i that they .1 i game a i i the prize the i general. That any more bast-ball there" lhan du may be disputed. no hy they should. There nast-baM i i to be i ,111 1 a in St.

Ixuls. 1 N. i KIU-. be.eri a i an-t I baseball piitrons a i in the a of baseball i.owN-f!^.-. The rank and file of runters i as base! jail as do win-fa, not as much in propor- am a a as should b'j the i The crowd, -i hero sire more cosmo- a i i else, and naturally i a U- rj don't know the game a where there Is' a 11 port Ion of day-ln-and-day-out a New York Regulars Wise.

i i the transients anrt occn- I share of New York resil- --trrt af b.i^ehaJl wise as L-i'- ml a a i have hud In -vent arit-ft advent of McUraw, i a of the higher grade. It stands i a base-ball well played will than briwebjn.il poorly played. li tr i a remarks often can be heard i ulErhn; a Ignorance of the a i a scoring points, but they i-i i i over. i Uu) i i of interest In New personal intimacy i- i and players that there Is a i I i nor as much as (hero nM to he i i i New York a spread i Yet i ery genuine New i i i i Mathewson i I i I i i are looked upon as local i i i i he prmnl o'. The I i i i New York a i 1.

t-t if 1 1 1- i were taken to heart i ronters as much as i ha-1 a I i i pcrKunttlly. Ni'w York Appreciates Game. i i l.y a i a iit i- i i i i un i a and i a a i i yet that t-n, a L-, a i gribc-s i a i i i ns; playeis is as i h'-rc- as clscwlu-re. This nf is to be i i i i a holi.layH a a A i i 4 In i i i Is laying on Stit and a rooter hi.s i a i he-art and soul, but he enough to become as nlnilc.1 a-i the day regular. i i he come to bei i i as in the fine points rfrtrne.

an'l everybody Judg-lns led go of a city by Its i a a a crowds will form I MiTPi-t Impression. -it i i the week-end attendants demonstrative and assertive. i i i i less fre- i i i i a orderliness. i i i hlg league i of i West a well i of mirl ANOTHER RIPLE SHOOT. INVENTS A NEW CURVE Russell Ford, Highlander Recruit, Discovers Bender.

HE CALLS IT THE SLIDE BALL SPJRTSMAN OF NOTE Watson' Golfer Who Heeds CtfTof Hie Moose; FORD OF OUTDOOR PASTIMES Youngest Mfe to Be Secretary of the United States Association Has Big Game Preserve in Canada--An Aagler, loo, for Seafish and Trout--Sails Yachts and Motors. HAS A UNIQUE RECORD Jim McGuire on Receiving End of Many Batteries. STARS INCLUDED IS THE LIST Former Eastern League Star Expects to Make Use of Latest Additioin When He Faces the American League Batsmen--Teammates Pass Favorable Verdict After Watching Curve, i Week of April 11, Open to Members of League Now Contesting. I a to the High School shoot is to be held during Easier week, i rlfla contest, open only to the of the Kifle League that is i i i on range at 424 Ninth street i be held during the week A i 11. 1'rlzes will bo awarded to the, So far about 30 entries have been re- relv'l f' i-onte-st, announcement of svn 1 i3 rnmU- ofiU-lally yesterday aft- I also stated at the time a the of the sportsman's n.

hp 1 it-Id In this city (luring that Kivt: additional prizes to the hlijh riit-n. anil it la understood that some i i at this show tropbli-s tr. i men iislnp certain guns si nut: spfcitled aminunition. I at first planned to make the siring a i an team affair, but as man 1 of the prospective contestants ex- nr-'sst-d a desire to have tho same man for a teammate, this was found not to feasible. 3.

H. CROCXER WINS TROPHY, Takes Pinehurst Championship Golf Tournament From C. L'. Becker. i N.

Mar. H. Crocker, of the A i Golf Club. Fltchburg, Muss won today's SS-nole final round Tn the annual club championship golf a f'harlton L. Becker, of Wo'Kiirtivn Golf Club, AuburndaJe, M.ISS., four up and thrpe to play.

Special Interest centers In the annual I North and South championship Bi-herhilwl for March 28, through the en- of National A a Champion Robert A Gardner, of Chicago, who Is to come i hie friend. Robert Hunter, an- Western crack and a clubmate of Mr. Gardner In the Midlothian Golf Club twenty other experts thus far are entered, i every indication that the Important entries have just begun to tome In. Special to The Washington Post. Athena, Mar.

Ford, of Minneapolis, who will be a regular member of the Yankee pitching force next season, has a new kind of bender which he -R-Jll iotroduce on the big league boys next season, and this la not one of those joke new curves we hear so much about In tUp spring, only to be put on the shelf the big league season rolls along. Ford worked it In the Eastern League last season, and Earl Gardner says it went along ftne. A group of Yankee players was watching Ford sla-himlng this new ooe into the big. mitt of Fred Mitchell, and -were kicking each other in the legs to watch the Tvay that ball broke In and out. Ford has a sore finger now and can't get it just right, but it's there just the same.

The players have named It the "slide ball." Ford -wets his third ringer near the knuckle, winds up, and lets the ball It lloats up and breaks and every time It did Mitchell would say, "Why, that's a peach, Russell; let's have it again." Ford would then shift and wet the and the ball would break the other way. He delivers this ball with the same motion as he does other-throws, ami all of the Yankee players have 'brought in a verdict that this new one is a pretty fine thing for the big league. Is ia Excellent Trim. Ford is in grand condition right now, nnd Is Just nursing his arm along for the big league work. Ho is one of those cool fellows we see in the box, and can move around and his position with the best of them.

Ho has a nice motion, and there is no going up with him when things are not breaking right. Ford generally has a great deal of trouble In getting the soup bone In shape in the spring, but he is just delighted "to think that his arm is coming around better this season than has since he was infant in baseball. He is a clean-cut fellow, and is paying strict attention to business all the time. Mastery of Spitball. (Xote--The "slide ball" which is bothering the New York scribes ig nothing new to Ford's intimate friends In this part of the.

country. It Is simply the mastery of the "spitball," Ford having worked at it until he has perfect control of "the direction of the curve. In addition to the a sharp break of spitball Ford gives it an "out" or twist at will. It is impossible for the batter to guess which way It will curve, in addition to the sharp downward break. Ford, so far as known, Ig the only pitcher who has gained control of the "spltter." It is usually a chance effort by the pitcher so far as the "out" or "in" deflection goes.) CATHOLIC NINE IS STRONG.

University Team Shows Up Well in Practice Game With Gonzaga. The first touch of real spring weather has brought the knights of the leather at the Catholic University out for real practice, and Coach Noonan yesterday lined his charges up against Gonzaga College. It was the first real try-out that the team has had this season, and they acquitted themselves In fine fashion. It was thought that the team lacked batting ability, and great was the surprise of every one when the Brookland boya let out and knocked the ball to all corners of the lot. Tobin walked into one of Kummer's benders and planted it on the grassy knoll just back of left field.

It was one of the longest drives ever made on University Held. McDonald and Johnnie Widmayer each did good work i the stick, and Dutch Hessler, the veteran slugger of the team, poled out three scratch hits. A better congregation of fielders could hardly be expected, and with the batting eyes blinking at the the way they were yesterday there Is very reason to believe that the team will be strong in every department of the game. Green and Greer, who did tha twirling for the showed up well, although the chief did not let himself out to any extent. Greer fanned ten batters in the flve sessions that he officiated, and had plenty of smoke behind his curves.

In the outfield Cantwell, Clancy, and Dougherty started off. but thereafter three new men bobbed up in nearly every inning. Thursday the team goes to Front Royal, and on Saturday tbey cross bats with the strong Eastern College team at Manassas. BASEBALL SCHEDULE OTJT. Rock Hill College Ball Tossers Face Hard Campaign.

Special to The "Washington Post. Elllcott City, Mar. schedule for the Rock Hill College basketball team for 1910 is as follows; March--19. University of Maryland, at Ellicott City. April--2.

Mt. St. Joseph'H. at Irvlngton; 6. rattmllc University, at Washington; 11 Ml St Mary's, at Elllcott City; 13, Washington at Chestertown; 16, Franklin and cott City; 20, Mt.

St. Mary's, at Baltimore City College, at Elllcott City- 27, Western Maryland College, ar Westminster' 30 Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, at Elljcutt City May--1. Georgetown University, at 5, Loyola College, at Elllcutt City 7 Frederick Y. M. C.

at Frederick. Maryland Agricultural College, at Ellicott City; 14, Episcopal High School, at Alexandria, 18 Mt St at EllJcot City; ID. St. John's at Annapolis; 21, Eastern College, at Ellicott City K. Catholic University-(pending); 28.

Pennsylvania College, at Gottyatmrg; United Stales Revenue Cuttera, at Amnflel Cove. Hd. Unglaub at first. Obeilin wanning up. MORE THAN 500 PLAYERS ARE TRAINING IN THE SOUTH Cubs Have Secured New Talent at an Outlay of Nearly $400,000.

What Managers Have in Hand--Rosters of the Big League Teams. Yale Defeats Penn at Soccer. New Haven, -Mar. defeated the University 'of Pennsylvania at Soccer football In tire -first game-of the season at Yale fleld this afternoon- by a score of 6 to 0. More than 500 players, controlled by six-, teen major league clubs, are now training In the South for the coming- championship pennant races.

More than a hundred of these men will be turned back, to the minor circuits by the middle of May, the remainder drawing at least $1,000,000 In salaries for six months' work on the diamond. The training trips will coat $200,000 or more, which the magnates consider a necessary item of expense. Every club as new players with whom to experiment, and for their releases nearly was paid to the minor leagues last year. The New York Highlanders, managed by George Stalllngs, have been at Athens, since March 7, and the Big Chief is still undecided as to how to use the pruning knife. Twenty-nine men are in Stallings' care, as follows: Pitch ore--Doyle.

Fisher, Cpham, Hughes, Warhop, Manning, Vaughn. Clunn, Quinn, Carroll. Frill, and Wolter. Catchers--Crieer. Sweeney, Mitchell, and Infi elders--Chaae.

Gnrdner, Austin, Knight, Johnaoa. Roacli. Foster, and Laporte. Outfielders--Englc, Hcmphlll. Madden, and Crce.

Outfielder' and Catcher "Walsh will report In June to the Highlanders, who also have Pitchers Glade and Ches- tro on the reserve The New York Giants have 39 men at Marlln, advance guard reported on February 16. McGraw's cohorts consist of these ball tossers: Pitchers--MathewBon, Marqu Scott, Torrey. Wlltse. Ray me son, Kelber. Ames, Craadull, and Buck.

Catchers--Scblel, Myers. Snor Curtis. ird. Bell. Dnickc.

id. Parson. Dlch- Dallcy, KUwlttcr. Wllsc 'Miner, Merkle, Doyle. Devlin, Bridwell, Herzoe.

Schacfer, Fletcher, and Spencer. Outfielders--Seymour. Murray. Dovore. Shaw Zacher, Williams.

Lush. Qolllns. and Kommera. James McAleer, manager of the Wash- ingtons, is preparing these men at Norfolk, Pitchers--Walker. Ohl, Gray.

Wltherup, RetallnE. tlendrlcks. Groom, uberlln, and Hovlick. Catchers--Street, Rapp, and Hardy. Infielders--Ungraub, McBrlde, Yohe, Sehaefor, Conroy, and Crooks.

Outfielders--Q easier, LeIIvolt. Milan. KiltUer, Browne, and Miller. The Chicago Cubs are training at New Orleans, and Manager Chance thinks this material will help to win another pennant: Pitchers--Brown, Heulbach, Overall, Hagerman, Schwenk, Willis. Pfclstw.

Cole, Carson, Gcist. Kroh. Prerter. and SUck. Catchers--Archer, Moran, Needham, Weaver, and Orenclor-rr.

Inflelders--Chance. 'Evers. Steinfeldt, Tinker, T. Smith, Davidson. Zimmerman, and Luderus.

Outfielders--Schulte. Shecfcard, Beaumont, Muller. Hofman, Kane, Knapp, and J. Smith. The world's champion Pittsburgs.

who are at Hot Springs, have 28 men, including Manager Fred Clarke, as follows: PltchOTs--Harry Camnitz, Howard Comnltz, Adams. Phllilppe. Moore. Frock, Madilox, Brandon. Lelfleld.

Leover. and Powell. Catchers--Gibson, O'Connor, Simon, and Bridges. Inficl dem--Fly nn. Sharpe, Miller, Wagner.

Byrne. Dobson, McKachnte, and Abbatlochlo. Outfielders--Clarke, Leach, Wilson. Hyatt, and Campbell. Clarke Griffith's Cincinnati Reds have thirty men at Hot Springs, Including: Pitchers--Fromme, Spado, Rowan, Suggs, Ander- Bon.

Cheney, Beabe. Furcnner. Hosp. Lynch, Cantwell. and Coveleekie.

Catchers--McLean, Clark, Roth, and Konnlck. Inflelders--HoblttzeH, Charles, Lobert, Egan, and Downey. OutflBldors--Mllcholl. Beecner, Paskert, Doyle. McCabe.

and Miller. The Philadelphia Nationals, managed by Charles are getting- into shape at Southern Pines, and answer to this roll call: Pitchers--Moren, EwlnR, McQuillan, Moore, Each Iln, Humphreys. on, Uaroriuy, Troy, and Van Dyke. Catchers--Dooin, JaqkJitsch. McDonough, Chech, and Poulke.

Infleltierc--Branafletd, Doolan, Ward, Meehley, Knaba, Grant, Hoover, and Walah. OutneRers--Magee, Titus, Bates. Castle, Deln- Ingor, and Hoger Bresnahan believes he will make the St. Louis Cardinals show up better than last year with these men, who are doing stunts at Little ROCK. Pitchers--Willis.

Backman. Biggins, Marlon, Raleigh, Corrlclon. Cowell, Loudarmtlk, Mclter, Sallae. -Lush. Geyor.

Harmon, Pickett, and gers. Catchers--Bresnahan, Phelps. and Bliss. Inflelders--Konrtchy. Hugglns, Hulswltt.

Mow- rcy, Barbeau, Smith, Magee, Bell, Houser, and Whaling. Outfielders--E! Us, Evans, O'Hara, Oakes, Murphy, and Courtney. Fred Lake will have to do a' lot of experimenting with these men who are training- at Augusta, for the Boston Nationals: Pitchers--White, Brown, Richie, Mattem, Curties, Ferguson, Wolfgang, Evans, Burke, and Mone. Catchers--Smith, Grab: Inflelders--Oetz, Sheai Suler. Becher.

and JJcac. The Brooklyns, under the management of BUI Dahlen. are- represented by 21 men at Hot Springs, as follows: PUcfiers--Scanlon, Mclntire, Hunter. Wilhelm. Dent, Barger, Knetzer, Dessau, Rucker, and Schnieberg.

ETwIn. Ulrica, and Miller, inSeldera--Jordan, Lennox, Semelle, Hvmmdll, McMillan, and McElveen. Outfielders--Wheat, Downey, Blakely, Burcb, ScbJrm. Hugh Jennings has 34 men training at San Antonio, for the Detroit team, champldns of the American League. He has all of last year's players, but believes in further experiments, so that the club's roster Includes: Pitchers--Muil In, Donovan 'Summers Works KillJan.

Willett, Stroud. Hardln, Browning. Smith, Lellvelt, Vance, and Puernell. Catchers--Schmidt. Stanage, Bcckendorf, and Cobb, Mclntyre of the Chicago Outfielders--Craw Jones.

Ball, and 1 President Comlskey, White Sox, has taken 37 men to California, where Manager Hugh Duffy is sizing them up. The outfit consists of these experts: 1th. White, Burns, Stott, Young, Rohn, Lange, Sch Pltchi OlmBtead. and Rlchli Catchers--Sullivan, Owens, Block Rjan, Paym and MnMurray. IiiBelders--Oandlll, hill.

Slmw, Gill. 2 C(il I Ins. OulBclders--Dougherty. Beall, Cole, Dtlton. Walte.

Messenger. Hahn, Parent, and Barrows. The Philadelphia Athletics, pUoted by Connie Mack, are training at Atlanta, with this array of talent: Pitchers--Dendcr. Coombs, Morgan. Hanke, Plank, Dy ert.

Krause, Fiene. Forman, Kellogg, Hummer, and Attl: I-ajip. aton. Egan, Mclnness, llou: Inn elders--Davis. Ba Collins.

Baker, and Ri Outfielders--Dldrlng, Murphy, Goodc, Strunk, Walsh. JIarihol, HeUrmiller. Butcher, and Jack- The Boston Red Sox. under the guidance of Pat Donovan, are lining up 'at Hot Springs in this manner: Pitchers--Wood, Donovan, Collins, Barberlcti Cii-otte. Kar or.

Lerny, Papo, Hall. ArCIIanes, Steele, and Thompson. Catchers--Carrlgan. Donohue, and Maclden. Wngner.

McConncll, L6rd, Bradley, and Meyers, alter, Nlles, Hooper, Lewie, Uardner Outlielders--Sp ind Thooey. Deacon Jim McGuire, manager Clevelands, lias these players a Alexandria, of the work Patrick. Boyce-, Mitchell and Do K-- Clarke, Easterly, Lajole, Go'ugii. Falkenberg. Nlcholls.

Perrlng, Ball, and Bitting. Flick, Lord, Carney, Turner, Bradley. Outfielders--BLrmli Spencer, Krucger. and Hir Jack O'Connor, of the St. Louis Browns, at Houston, tfcinka he can turn out a winner from this bunch: Pitchers--Waddcll, Ollllgan.

Love Preugh Pelty, Graham, Crlsa. KliiEella, Stemmel, Bailey, Howell, Lake, and Kusel. Catchers--Bern IB. Allen. Smith.

Kllllfer, and Stephens, Inflelders-- Abatein, Wallace. Gri BE Olson. Tniesdale, Hnrtzell, Hoi I Ing, Newman, and Cor- rldon. Outflel flora--Hoffman, DeramtU. Stone, Devoy, Fisher, Schweitzer, and Scliotlen.

Veteran Backstop, Now Manager of Cleveland American League Team, Has Worked With Such Good Ones as Jouett Meekin, Tony Mullane, Hank O'Day, Baldwin, and a Host of Others. Alexandria, Mar. Jim McGuire, of the Naps, has probably more different pitchers than' any other man now Identified with the national game, for there Is no other backstop that was so actively engaged ag a player as the veteran from Albion, Mich. Jim cannot recall the names of scores of the fingers whose careers upon the diamond were rather brief whom he caught, but he remembers well the more famous pitchers he "worked (with. He thinks Jouett Meekin, whom he caught In Washington many years ago, was -the speediest Meekin afterward went to New Yorfc, and with Amos Rusie helped win two pennants for the Giants.

Works With Tony Mullane. McGuire also caught Tony Mullane and Hank O'Day during the same time at Washington. He praises O'Day as being one of the cleverest pitchers he ever handed signals Then there was the famous Charley ITerguson, of the Phillies, one greatest all-around players that ever lived, one who was noted as a batter and inflelder In addition to being a star twlrler. Poor Win Mercer, who committed suicide at San Francisco, was another whom Jim helped to develop. Buftlnton, who was a.

teammate of "Old Hoss" Radbourne at one time, also pitched to McGuire, but that was when Buflinton was on the way to Haabeen- vllle. He also received Laddy Baldwin, the famous southpaw, and Getzsein, of Detroit. When Larry Twitchell was a pitcher he threw many a curve to McGuire. Played With the Champions. Later on Jim was a member of the championship Brooklyn team, and then caught "Doc" McJames.

Jim Hughes, and "Roaring Bill" Kennedy. From Brooklyn he went to Detroit, and there received the deliveries of "Wild Bill" Donovan, George Mullin, and the numerous other pitchers who worked under Ed Barrows. On going- to New York he caught Jack Chesbro. Jesse Tannehill, Tom Hughes, Jack Powell, and Clarke Griffith, as well as a host of others. His career as a catcher really came to an end but since he has warmed up such well-known pitchers as Cy Young, George Winters, Cy Morgan, Bill Dineen, and Addle Joss.

Is it any wonder that the "Deacon" has a pair of hands that are twisted all out of shape? MARQ.TTETTE LEAGUE MEETING Many Important Questions Decided by the Directors. The Marquette League held a meeting in the rooms of Capt. Edwards, in the National Guard Armory.rfCapt. Edwards was appointed a committee of one to confer with the amateur baseball commission, therefore Sergt. Robbin presided.

The grounds committee, composed of Sergt. Robbln and R. C. Mohler, of the pumping station team, reported that there were no suitable grounds available. It was then decided to expend between 5100 and 5150 In improving last year's grounds at First and streets northwest.

There were BO many applications for umpire that It was decided to look more i i qualifications and to decide the question at the meeting to be held next Friday night. A schedule committee will also be appointed at the next meeting. The interstate commerce commission has decided to withdraw Its team from the league. G. U.

ASSISTANT BASEBALL MANAGER. JOHN will succeed Henry Brown as hea Special 16 The Washington post New a masier- ful secretary, far the second year of the United States' Golf Association and the crucible irifb which the Ja.CCO'members of ome 350 golf-clubs In all parts of the land fling- their red-hot Questions and "sizzling comments, Robert Campbell Watson does not a fetich of the game, nor is he a monomaniac, on any particular recreation. His forebears were Scots before they became merchants in the old New York; hence his middle name and the canniness perhaps that makes him accept all that is good io sport without riding any hobby to the death. Incidentally, Jie ia the youngest man to be secretary of" the national, golf union. To note the versatility of this amateur sportsman there must be mention made of big game, bird and trap shooting, of sea fishing- and angling for trout, of yachting, motoring, billiards, lawn tennis, football, and baseball.

Here are titles enough for a catalogue of sporting goods. The call of the wild appeals to Mr. Watson and. perhaps the happiest days are passed each fall on his game preserve in Hlmonski province of Quebec. Here there are moose, caribou, deer, bear, wolves, foxes, partridges, and other sorts of game and vermin.

He gets each season the single moose the Canada law allows to a hunter, and, which is almost as much fun, he stalks the American elk for unlimited from a camera. Later the fall Mr. Watson goes South for some quail shooting and in midwinter to keep his hand in with the gun he smashes clay targets at the traps of the Country Club of Westchester and at Travers Island. "It is the spirit of competition, the race to win that appeals most in trap shoot- Ing," remarks the golf secretary. "It may be only a knack to hit the saucers as they go sailing and dipping against the wind, but It is fine practice for pigeon shooting.

If there were but one form of outdoor recreation left for business men to enjoy on their hurried vacations and all the other forma of sport banished, Mr. Watson declares lie would vote for the retention of shooting. If this be treason to the United States Golf Association the players need not for their affairs have never been, handled more briskly and with less friction. The Rlmonskl preserve has been a slow growth to its present perfection under the fostering care of a small group of American 'sportsmen. They have toow a single tract of 394 square miles, all good moose ground abounding In their food plants, which Is formed of five plots.

There are six owners of plots. A. P. Gardner, of Boston, and the New Yorkers, August Belmont, W. K.

Vanderbllt, Paul T. Rainey, and Ih partnership R. C. Watson and Roy T. Rainey.

It has been closely preserved since 1895 and will remain as unbroken sanctuary for game these many years, for Rimonski county Is guarded naturally from the invasion of settlers by vast swamps and impenetrable morasses on the north, the Restigouche and Patamajaw rivers and a heavy forest bound It on the west, the preserves of William Price, a Canadian, of 450 square miles form the western boundary and to the south Is the Golf of St. Lawrence and the province of New Brunswick. Although' maintained In the first place for sport, the territory owned by the Americans Is a zoological garden stocked by nature and of great benefit to the Dominion of Canada as' a nursery of game, and fur-bearing animals. Browsing there now alone are 1,000 bull and 2,000 cow moose, and the annual produce -will average 1,000 head, which when weaned follow their instinct and wander to seek fresh stamping grounds in other parts of the land. All toW the Americans and their guests may bag ten or twelve moose each season.

The major portion of the young moose and the increase in smaller game and fur breeds is a free gift to the Dominion. The pioneer in the Hlmonski was John Caswell. master of the Round Plain beagles in Massachusetts, a sportsman of the old school, and a cousin of R. C. Watson, He had a tract Of S4 square mlies, in which.later Mr.

Watson had an interest. This now is the focus of four other hub of. a wheel in which the spokes are tracts of 69 miles, owned by A. P. Gardner, of Boston; 80, owned by Paul T.

Rainey, and known as Caribou garden; 74 miles, owned by August Belmont, and 69 miles, in which title Is held by Roy T. Rainey and Mr. Watson. Col. Archibald Rogers, an outdoor enthusiast, who delights in sailing ice yachts on the Hudson, was the first owner of the latter tract; then H.

B. Hollins, and W. K. VanderbiH, held the title btfore the present proprietors. Mr.

"Vanderbllt now owns the former Caswell tract. There have been few other changes of ownership except that W. Seward Webb was the first owner of Caribou garden. The gaps between the tracts, the open spaces between the spokes, have sines been purchased by the Americans, so that their property is now a perfect wheel. As an indication of the quick return to follow the guardlng'of game there were but two moose seen in four weeKs of the season in 1895 on the Watson and tract, fall 108 were counted in three weeks.

But one caribou has been seen there, but they are plentiful at the right time in Caribou garden, -where the fodder suits them. There Is good trout fishing In the Metlsko lakes on the' preserve, and the Patamajaw River, a tributary of the Restigoucfie, has Its source there. There Is one Excellent salmon pool on the Watson and Rainey strip, but they are never in the Rim'onski country In the spring, only going for the shooting. "Too many black flies In the spring," said Mr. Watson In dismissing the fal- mon.

"We find the black files guard the land three months in the year, and our keepers do it the remainder of the year." There are four watchers on each tract, who are licensed game wardens, and their wages in al! runs to about S8.000 a year. A license to shoot Is $25, and, as has been stated, but one mooge a season is allowed to each The permit gives the right to ship dead game for private use Into the United States; -usually the heads are mounted in Canada before shipment. The tract is Intersected with paths for the beaters, guards, and sportsmen, while notices forbidding trespaasing are posted throughout the united preserve. Poachers are Infrequent and severely punished on detection; but for the wardens they would no overrun the miles of good shooting. There is a reward of J100 to a warden for each conviction he secures, which Is an incentive to vigilance.

Once, about twelve years ago, on the day Messrs. Watson and Caswell arrived on their plot the guards told them there had been two poachers on the preserve. The sportsmen on reaching their looting box found It had been broken and occupied, Also there was the of a cow moose stretched out to dry. moose are never killed by the the offense was adding' insult to y. All woodsmen know that the fur cow moose is gray, of a bulj moose and that a young bull sports a coat.

The poachers, who -turned to be two doctors from Philadelphia, arrested at the nearest railroad sta-. Amqal, 60 miles away, on their way of the -woods, and after a trial were fined $300. When at St. aouthboro, which was also Holcomb Ward's 14th and Street. Easter Clothes for the Easter Parade We are specialists in smart clothes for men.

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A story of the latter game is that once when home on vacation the manager asked Watson to join a Long Island semlprofesaional nine In a match against the Cuban Giants. The "Long Islanders won, and while he was dressing the manager handed to him an envelope containing $20, his share of the "gate." Watson in returning the money had some difficulty in making the manager believe he in the game for fun alone. Thereafter he cut out aemlprofes- slonal baseball. Swimming and sailing small boats Is as natural as breathing to boya who pass their summers on the shores of Great South Bay on Long Island. Yet Wateon is also a deep water yachtsman and he has been on some long cruises- He has tried for tarpon In the Key West passes and off Miami, but the biggest sea fish" he ever landed was a 611-2-pound amberjack brought to the gaff on a light basa rod.

He is a motorist, too. as every one Is nowadays, and an excellent billiard Prom the Great South Bay boats Mr. Watson developed into a reliable man at the wheel In Corinthian races with 30- footers on the Sound and at Newport. He often sailed the jib and mainsail boat Duggan, named after the Canadian who designed it, and built by the Fifes on tlie Clyde for William K. Vandorbilt, jr.

This I was in the 21-foot class, and the craft. was a winner until barred out at New- port because under the measurements the Duggan had the best of the class. Mr. Vanderbllt then gave the Duggan to Mr. 'Watson, who brought the boat to his best waters, the Great South Bay.

This was five years ago. and Mr. won many races, one notable regatta being off Bellport. Now Watson owns and sails the Pappoose in the Islip one-design class. This Is a new -class and the yachts are very handsome and fast.

They are designed by Gardner, 36 feet over all and i 25 feet on the water line, with jib and mainsail; also summer cabins to fit them I for cruising- as well as racing. There were twenty lauched at the one time last spring, of which the fleetest turned out to be H. B. Hollins' Nyssa and Horace Havemeyer's Electra, the Pappoose ranking next. There are some new bqats In the fleet for this season, and many more battles for supremacy are expected.

While not such a long swiper as his brother George, Robert C. Watson gets a fine tee shot and he is a i i a exponent of the short game. His first golf was at Richfield Springs, In 1897,1 while he was still at St. Mark's, i James B. Taller, of the Rockaway I Hunting Club, as his instructor, counselor, and friend.

The Westbrook Club, near head of Great River and midway between and Oakdale, went Into commission with its good and i 9-hoIe course about i tHat time. It is near his summer home, and Mr. "Watson has been a jnember ever since, although now also a Gar- den City Golf Club member and a Na- 1 tional Golf Course subscriber. From the first he was a leader In the band I of young golfers -who soon attained to prominence and were known on links about New York as the Westbrook juniors, and who included Louis Livingston, Harry B. Rollins, W.

Bayard Cutting, W. L. Guniher, I Llndsley and Harold Tappln, and Ed- 1 ward S. Knapp. They had always to be reckoned with at the tournaments and were held In wholesome respect i by the older hands from the Meadow Brook Hunt Club fixture In i young Hollins, then only 15 years old, won from the best amateurs of the day.

Preferring a desk in a banking house to one at college, Robert C. Watson has been only an infrequent entrant at golf tournaments. He made his mark in the Florida Bast Coast tourneys of 1900, however, for while C. B. Cory put him out on the nineteenth hole at Palm Beach and A.

Sydney Carpenter in the midwinter championship at St. Augustine, Mr. "Watson won 32 cups OP- medals before coming North. His next golfing: was in the spring tournament at Lakewood, which IIP won by beating in turn W. J.

Travis, W. Davis, and M. Hamilton, put out i i lay Douglas. Later Mr. Travis put out fife.

Watson at the Shlnnecock Hills, and Lakewood fall tournaments, while W. M. McCawley won from him in the Philadelphia Metropolitan sewl- Annual team match. "While It was not all plain sailing. 1900 was a memorable season for the national golf secretary.

A. Lock wood, then Just out from England and trouncing ttie best amateurs about Boston as fast as they could tee up, came over with C. B. Cory to the Baltusrol tournament. 'He met Mr.

Watson In the second round and in a fine match met defeat by 2 and 1. the victor making the new competitive record of 77. of course, with the hard ball. In the semifinal Mr. Walson beat Archibald Graham, who won the New Jersey State championship that fall on the nineteenth hole, and in the final he -put out James A.

Tyng. The next year Mr. Watson won the tournaments at Knollwood and Shlnnecock Hills, but in his home tourney at Westbrook Louis Livingston beat aim on the nineteenth hole, and in the final did the same by 2 and to Charles Hitchcock, then the foremost Yale golfer. This is not 8 chronicle of Mr. Watson's golfing caretr, but merely a or two to show that one may enjoy many sports and still be a good golfer Mention, however, be made of the four ball matches that In themselves form a separate chapter in American golf history.

In i H. B. Hollins. Mr. Watson won out at 1 Ardstey Club the only match play open tournament eyer hereabout for four-ball pairs.

That summer won. the Tuckahoe cups at the Shinnc- cock Hills tournament with S7, and two open competitions at West brook. After going to Harvard Mr Hollins gave up golfing for some yearn and Mr. Watson formed an alliance for four-ball matches with Walter J. Travis.

Their first victory -was by a close shave at Westbrook in 1901, score being 75 to the 76 of Edward 1 and Louis L1 vi ngstqn. Wi other successes the pair have tlif Marathon of three wins in 1hf annual Interclub fourball match of the Metropolitan Golf Association, to i many silk banners suitably i scribed in gold and hung In the Garden City Golf Club bear witness. A record that had stood as firm ao Gibraltar for the Westbrook round Mr. Watson cut by a stroke last season, for he scored 4, 4 4, 3, 4. 4, 3, 4--34.

AS in 1901 he won the Shlunecock Hills tournament. To close these incidents of activities in sports at Aiken last spring In the Palmetto Golf tournament, Mr. Watson won the time- honored Southern iJross cup and a pionship, thus breaking the monopoly held for five years by Harold Sands. He will defend the trophy and i In Easter from strongest field to gather at Alken for golf. MORE KEELERS AND DAVISES.

Baseball Needs Worthy Successors to the Veterans. Two players have been reieased by two American League clubs this spring, who are of the type that professional baseball can ill afford to lose. They are William and George S. Davis. Keeler lias been offered $5.000 to play with the New York Giants.

Keeler and Davis are two men In the history of the national game -whose careers, as exemplars of a paid sport have been straightforward, manly, and honest with the public. From the'outset in their earliest days they have given the best of their efforts to the clubs with which they have been engaged. Both are better versed than the average player in the strategy and technical knowledge of the game, and though they are temporarily out of the field of professional activity, there is little doubt a their services will be solicited by owners In a managerial capacity, even though they do not resume playing with the activity which has characterized their work In the past. Baseball can ill afford to lose men of the Davis and Keeler type, and-it Is the credit of the player body Tn genera! that their number Is increasing in the ranks of the major leagues rather than showing a tendency to diminish. HAS BRIGHT PROSPECTS.

Friends School Baseball Team Is Fast Rounding Into Form. The Friends School ball team made a splendid showing in their first week's practice under their efficient coach, Jack Brookes, of George Washington, and from present indications the Quakers -will have a successful diamond campaign. The boys, -while not as large as those of last season, are much faster, and with another week, of hard work should certainly develop into a representative nine. Among the pitchers Rogers and Roberta look "to be the best. Low, who made a good name in the Indoor meets this season, will undoubtedly catch, as his showing- behind the bat Is much better than that of last year.

Mac Baker, one of the veterans of last year, will at the first sack, while Dean "Paul will cover the second bag. Waters and Swartaell are running for the third corner, while MJnshall and Gates are out for shortstop. The most likely ones for the outfield are Hartig, Koss, Miller, and Dervell, A number of practice games will be played this week with the Washington School for Boy e. Harlem A. C.

Takes Up Baseball. The Harlem A. C. has put two teams on the field for the coming- season, consisting of the following members: W. Frizzeil.

J. Hayes, J. Elliott, E. Shoemaker. R.

Harrington. G. Harrington. A. Shoemaker.

W. Offutt, E. liayes, G. Johnson. J.

Dunnlngton, Campfield. B. McCoy, G. Dinnis, C'. Hayes and DuPre (manager.

All teams averaging" 15 years and 18 years wishing games, address DuPre, manager, Conduit road, D. C. rSPAPERf VSPAPERt.