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Show AMERICAN SPORTS UP TO DATE I the present hors racing will establish new for activity, popularity n prosperity la certain If of a generally trustworthy on. Conclusive ture see to ba relied owners were never widenre that stable furious in their support of the fact nual campaign Is shown by the 10.000 thoroughbreds than m0t In the United lrt n0a- in training This unprecedented number "and the estimate la conaervatlve) Oxford. I Iaiuk THAT lion, Belt Vote. 4 Merry Lark. 4 Tokulon. 6 &mta Catalina. 1nlsi.s,, 5 ln-o- Kianu-rha- 4 Hub-If- -. I Auiaesln, 4 l Ki ' su Ths Suspension Tilt frequent sur. of players by Pruau 4 Buiguinasier, 2 I !,. :'n. . . J ; Players. I : Mason of the -a I . Kill ello .!.l I "t- .1 '. : hut liiiqoi'is HtmiM ' r i o. IcnTi.il mti i f. it i, iv 111 !' i'lnIt-SlU pl'"p. r . K.K till1 lh.ll lie Ull.- i ..I ore not suptrviM-i- l g! They have tm mu. h 'i.l Inn an umpire Is a man . .. l I i..iisiiliii It. i ili. liil.l ii American importance lill'l.-ullI ilon't umpire !... us UtU.'li 111!., aitTi!e ; 1.1 but probably the largeet that now operated by Harney turfman, the Mlaeourl gchreiber, e atesda schrleber Itaa about aeventy-flvfor starting. shape k Ths Purchase of Da Mund. latest sensation of the running turf has been the purchase of the great l)e Mund for M 5.000 by Paul Balmy, ths Cincinnati millionaire manufacturer. Thla waa a record tliat price for a tod started but ones. The highest 1 -rtf, on record for a sum was paid This Immense l&aOOO. sir Nasturtium by ths late William ms ld ld ld a 1 ld ld M that of De Mund. De Mund waa formerly the property of Newton Bennington, and when the public heard of hla covering a half mile in forty --six seconds a doaen milSeveral lionaires tried to buy him. pgert, varying from $20,000 to 115,000, . ; wen received by Bennington, but he -- successfully too, for a canny folks were of opinion never went a half In GB0TTF OF AMERICAN WINNERS IB OLYMPIC GAMES FROM PHOTOS TAKEN AT ATHENS. forty-sibelieving that the announcePrinstein won the running broad jump; Ewry standing, high and broad jumps, lion hag 1,500 meter walk, Light- to n mads been had ment big bring body the 1,500 meter run. price for the youngster. But several well known turfmen vouched for the 115 Jnrquln, I laird of the Vale, 6 in American league and President Pulliam performance, and when De Mund won Pile, 115 Goldsmith, a loo of the Naihuwla 'has caused n uny of hie first start under Rainey's colors the First 114 f Mason, pm King Henry, I the baseball cranks to open their eye a. doubters were convinced of their mist113 Jocund, 5 Colonial Ctrl, a pm wliler Ihun usual. Evidently the ball 112 Kurokl, I ake. loo Blandy, 4 so dictator Bum's Horn, 4 Ill Boeiirily. I have ni.qde up Ihelr iiihuls to 4 110 SR 4 Oliver Cromwell, Bedouin, The Suburban Handicap. keep the gome as peaceful ns iH.ssIlile. 1 110 Ormond's Bohemian, I no limiter what tho c.isl la to llie team With ths Brooklyn handicap at Graslallo. Right, 5 lu9 Krhatlan. 4 !7 affected. It snultwi'Di that lullluin Gravesend, N. Y, out of the way, the 5 S7 4 1(0 Muster of Errant, Craft, Knight baa picked out '.' one. National learn In American turfmen are now looking forST 1(0 Timber, I Ivan the Terrible, 4 ward to the Suburban, the leading Qlorlfler. 4 KO Astronomer, 3.. Sj particular as his 'Inerk," judging from 100 Cederstrome, 4 15 Ihi severity of Ms penalties, but perspring r lassie. The Suburban will be Go Between, 1 107 86 Albula, a run June :i at Sheepshead Bay, N. Y. Dolly Bpanker, haps the season Is too young as yet to Boms that De Mund x, GEORGE V. BONHAO: ! . Gossip Corrs-ponde- nt public Flake of hla plan for next year. Owing to the oalo of the Manhattan theater and Its future demolition, he had to look about fr a new dramatic home for Mrs. Flake, the Manhattan company and Bertha Kullch. He now has planned n new theater near Times square, which will be opened for use early In the aut- umn of 1807. Mr. Flske hae ths warm support of thousand of theater goers In hie new project, and there is no doubt that ho and Mr. Finks will enter on a new ca-r- er of prosperity in the venture. Fiskoo Plans In Detail. order to provide a suitable stage to Mr. Flake and his other attractions h the 'nterlm between the opening of the HiOT-neason and tha completion of hi the ter, Mr. Flaks In January last itm- -j contracts with ths Messrs. Bhu-b- rt f ir ihelr appearance in the Lyric hinder. The time secured by Mr. Flake nt the Lyric theater begins on F'l'i. B) and continues for twenty week., with conditional provision for uiiimentaiy term, Mrs. Flake and the tthoiisttan company the group of mm supporting her will continue to know n hy that name will begin its In the west in October and will at the Lyric In November In Uined-i:Mitchells comedy, "The New Mr. have tha talented actor and playwright play tag with hot fevers along one's remain In this country for several yean spine and cause the hair to dance guyly about the cranium. . to come. Mr. Gillette's failure to score In LonMrs. Campbell's unfortunate Injury don In "Clarice, written by hlmeelf, has In Philadelphia ended her American rather discouraged him, so far as the tour laat season very suddenly, but she English stage is concerned. Miss Dorn hopes for better luck next time. She was leading woman In "Clarice, and hae been appearing In London of late her work was of an unusually high and has met with fair success In a new class. drama. Mrs. Campbell Is about to take charge of the Criterion theater, LonMrs. "Pat Campbsirs Plana don, when Frank Curxon'a tenancy exShe has dropped Sardous Mrs. Patrick Campbell la coming to pires. America next season, so say tha Rialto works, for the. present at least, and will a translasoothsayers. Now let ua prepare fur produce "The Whirlwind, r Like tion by Harry Melville of Henry Bernreal ' th r--r Mrs. Lealls Carter, Sarah Bernhardt stein's successful play, "La Rafael. It and Margaret Anglin, "Mrs. Pat" loves Is expected that "Mrs. Pat will appear dearly to tear a person's emotional na- In this play on her next tour of this ture Into shreds, make tha cold shivers country. . ,v. r-- ... In l - uncni, F : r i!bie that the Manhattan will used for theatrical pur- -' short period, the McAdoo ' npany having decided not to building before January not untI MaJr next oarigg ' r' !;i t that It has been unable to r'mri'n parcels of adjoining n !'v :,t private sale at satisfactory "' the condemnation proceed-- '' "t be completed sooner. t.j n tl-.- e i'i-.,i,- :v r' rif Doro't Rapid Advance. - v I .ro, the rising 1" to William nxt season. lead-ai- n Mr. Gillette ;several productions In New it being his manager's plan to ' : s. 1 'n f t. , Bhakespcarean repertory, a brand of drama that few actors can stick to continuously and profiler. Mr. Sothern Is a son of "Dundreary Sothern, In his day one of the world's leading comedians. As a practical joker tho elder Sothern never had an equal, much less a superior, and the storiea he told would fill an encyclopedia. One of Mr. Sothern' most popular yarns had to do with an English farmhand pursuing a .rabbit: 'E unted the 'are In the edge. 'E Tt the are In the ead with a 'ammer an' the 'are It 'owled .orrible." New Melodrama In Preparation. An elaborately staged melodrama, new to this country, which has. won wide popularity In England Is now In course of preparation for an opening In Boston In August. From Boston It will come to the New York MRS. PATRICK CAMPBELL, WHO IS TO TOUR AMERICA AGAIN apartments with a theater equipped for Anglin wlM produce It next season. Mis according to report. It la to Macvane U the daughter of Professor of Harvard university and la be knosn as the Tinker Hell. fund to Macvane the II.CM sum of the added cry more Is once more In and IHtil Orleneff and hla excellent comof Kadcllffe college. v nd was seen at several of being raised for the window to be a graduate N. Y.) ReW. H. Crane la to appear In a dram- pany f Russian actors will return to u, tecn. She Bloomlngdals in left the hospital at placed St. Petersburg shortly. Mme. Nsshl-no- ff r. of which she wae a atic version of Letter of a Belt Mad vriently after an operation for formed . church, of the company will, however, renext season. The to Son His Merchant iiis. member. In America to learn English, with "Old Grogan Gramain called be to la the ha acquired play Anglin to the late Mr. O. H. Gtl- Margaret ' a view to artlng In that tongue.new a ham." Golden Butterfly." "The to at the Knickerbocker the- -' right Arnold Daly's roinpany non- playing Is a Maude Adams Is to have a private ear York, rrcently, brought out a rlav by Edith Macvane. The play j will New York seems admirably suited to In combine which season Mlsa next and York living We, New ,f admirers 0f the old actresa comedy of TRAMATI0 ' rs how-eve- young western Gillettes cr Avons hard, Robert Mantell I to continue his tour In classic revivals and now Louis James Is out with announcements of a production of what he terms Shakespeare's delightfully unique comedy. "The Merry Wives of The leading role In thin Windsor. play. Sir John Falstaff, la Mr. James' best piece of work. Norman Ilackett will be the leading male support of Mr. James. Mr. James also promises some novel end startlingly realistic electrical effects in the ''Fairies' Denre at Herne'r Mr. James will personally suOak. pervise the entire production. 1 D w Krlanger-Hayman-Llebl- Mors Shsksspsarsan Productions. As a matter of fact, next season will be marked by an abundance of Shakespearean production. Viola Allen Is .to slip back for awhile Into the works of o 11 ' m Kallch win open In her new play at the Lyric In September r"l "'ll occupy the stage until Mr. Jif! i c .mjng, when she will leave for fe- 'i,il American tour. Mr. K- Ke also expects during tha sea ! Make one or two special produc 'Ti'. .,f now plays In New York. In l' !;:. a brief tour of a few r.';i.i. ii i,(, Inalje by Mrs. Fisks snd Kallch jointly, as already anti fr te i Beri'.,i (. E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe will be the leading feature of the campaign next season. Their signing with the Khulieria was a derided blow to the Frohmun-KIaA combine. The drawing powers of these la tremendous, especially In A Comedian, Net Tragedian. The younger Sothern Inherits his father's comedy abilities to aonis extent. As a tragedian, and In any. sort of s deeply carious role, however, Mr. Hoth-idoes not shine particularly bright In addition to Shakespearean revivals next year Mr. Sothern and Ml Marlowe will produce a version of "Joan of Arc, new to America, and one or two other dramas ara on their list of probabilities. Mr. Sothern and MIm Marlows are now appearing In tha Academy of Music in a repertory of Shakespearean . plays. : fin - S" v y" f About Current Doings In,, the Dramatic World ; Odds and Ends of the Waning Theatrical Season by the CONSIDERABLE by Manager lurk Intelligence as the average bull filnyer. If hr hud, ho wouldn't he umpiring for a living, liul clearly an ipnplre should have a better mental bslnnee and makeup Hum the player. This eondi- - t' From Our New York Dramatic hi'e-'T- proaches the plate he will meet It with the same force with which It la approaching him, and tha result will ba a hit landing somewhere out In tha back field for two or three bases. "On tha other hand, tha snap hitters ars bo t hr red by speed, not so much because they rannot hit it. but because they find it much more difficult to place the ball whan It la coming up to tha plate full tilt A alow ball will ba easy for a man who does hla hatting by a short arm motion, 11a can deliberately awing it around to right field, if ha la ao Inclined, or push It slowly down toward third baas, where It will bo difficult for to either tha pitcher or tho handle It. "Young pitchers should bo vary careful about using speed to those batters who ara Inclined to walk in to tha ball aa It cornea up to them. They will bo apt to rap It squarely in tho center, before tha curve has a chance to break effectually, and will hit with such force that the lnfloldera will find It almost , out of tha question to hold tho ball ana ;. If It cornea to them. "On tho other hand, no hesitancy should bo had In using spaed against all batters who aro inclined to atop away from tho plats, la tho very abort I Interval of time la which they change their position they will have loot per-feet sight of the ball and anything with ' speed will whisk by them before they have tlma to pull themselves together, and even If they do hit tho ball tho pitcher of the Ihlladelphla American, chances are greater that It will bo a b (ienerally sjveaklng, batters ntsy weak effort than that It will do much divided Into two great classes, thoss damage. BEN TAV18. w ho are free hitters and tuse who are anup hilt era. GUDDEN AUTO TOUR ROUTE. ' "The free hitters use n long swing and usually n hurd swing when they The feeling Is growing that tho plan go after the ball, and If they bit It to have the Glldden tour this year exare likely lo drive It to the length fit tend over a period of two week lo the flrhl. As a rule, they can hit both wrong and that two weeks would be low and high 1st lie with equal effectivequite enough, while (he dlalanoa should ness if they- liappcn to meet the ball be not more than 1.200 miles, whereaa . tho. proposed route through Canada. squarely. Tho snap hitlers employ the fore Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont la arms fully as murh or more than they about ' 1,500 miles. ; He wanted Nasturtium as Whitney. The an entry In the English Derby. test Nasturtium could do waa to finish But when Mr. Whitney seventh. tCT.tM the horse he was at the end of season, had started In his was practically a siany races and In age and experience, go. comparatively, the Nasturtium sals ss sot anywhere near so sensational held out, and Urger sum. um- - le.-el-it. i training, Lrin is .hin R I i Iwffly indicates that American ownera, and trainers are extending the of Ihelr operation to meet new fad advanced conditions and to satls-- r as Inci eased demand, Keene, the New York Anan- -' hi more than fifty horses In S i't never e!-- t so bmg :. iai les are ub Kw us ut - nr i lie t i 5 . i. v lie's I - di the shoulder muscles. They are not so powerful In batting low halls as they ure th.ve which come between tbs waist and shoulder. They are experts Baiting' ths Umpire. In pushing the ball either to right of line liiiyefN art inxtrurle.l tu "bait left held, although almost all of than ut'i ire 1.) ilie captain and manor. Tills is a foolish pulley mi the hate a natural tendency to hit to on r: of ilie nrti. iuls. lnt.-ai- l of scaring field or the other. Tio free hitters, as ruts, ass fool0 J'nJve of I l.iy the pon'cd.trw only i him the noire determined to ed ui .iv by slow pitching than they ars They almost invariably start i i'ii n. If he (tit even In by - ii.ime nr l:i one fciisnn lie will do their swing before ths ball has coma up to them, and If ths pitcher atudles moilier g.miH or unnihpr them cHiefully ha an usually tlma tha i. iipiivs wi re null. closely waiehed lo a si rioter bull so that when the ba meats It i.MKiie nffii iuls ami l.t '.nil for their .ii'llmm liie players pop r.y will result nr a slow grounder i.M n( lane ts'ia-lu- ti to muku au to the Infield, tha baiter being unabla tu restrain himself ao that ha can strike !.y lolellt "kick" the bull with full force, "Against hitters of thla kind It Is sot Ete. About Batsman, Bender Talks No two men swing Kt the bull alike," only dtuigeroua to use speed, but a waste of effort on tha part of tha U)H Charley 1 lender, the great Indian pitcher. If speed la employed and tha batter swings full on the ball as it ap- t! m - i TOPIC? reputation with A pent They say I Charles Dickens was a good actor, but Is there among our literary Ilona of today a person who' has demonstrated any great ability as a tragedian, a comedian or even a matinee idol T Investigation will prove that two' arts seldom go together. It makes no difference how low or Mnr high you look on the dramatlo or literary ladder you will not find half a dosen persons with a foot on each. Taka vaudeville, for Instance. Every one of us has listened to a monologlst narrating strings of th most excruciatingly funny experiences and convulsing tho audience until. we simply couldn't laugh any more, and the little hoys, out of sheer pity, cam out and by changing the numbers on either aide of the stage drove tha fanny man out of our sight And ws have all wondered where on earth tho monologlst ever found tha material for such a funny act He didnt He bought It Borne other man who couldnt art if ha tried m ho couldnt even "monologue wrote the funny lines for him and the performer, having paid Cyrano, memorised the string of jokes and started out over the vaudeville circuit Of course there ere exception. Will M. Creasy snd George M. Cohan have written their own variety sketches for years. But nine out of ten so called monologlst make a living by reciting twice a day the fruit of soma other mans brain. ' AND JUDY ON STAGE. London Is about to have two new "Punch and Judy" shows. Two exPUNCH ceptionally Interesting "Punch J and' shows, It should be explained, however, one of which Is by no less a person than J. M. Barrie himself. Perhis llttla haps It was the success--o- Judy" E. H. SOTHERN, WHO IS APPEARING IN SHAKESPEAREAN REVIVALS. f Academy of Music for ten weeks or MacDonald Is managing more. the production. When Terries produced the play at the Adelpbl. In London, ten years sgo It was culled "One of the Best," but It has been renamed The Victoria Cross. It ran In London for 1.000 performance. The play requires twenty principal and 160 auxiliaries, a hundred of whom d ara In highland costume the Black Watch. The piece is by Seymour Hick and George Edwards, and the production will cost 120,000. F. J. Latham, who was stage manager In London, will act In the same capacity here. Tha play consists of four acts and seven scenes and has a setting quite out of the ordinary. The cast Is not completed as yet, but the names of the players so far Include E. J. Ratcllffe, W. L. Abingdon, Frank In very few instances do you find an actor or an actress who writes his or her own lines. Romchow the two gifts acting and writing do not go well together. True, there are many good actors who write badly, and there are many clever writers who ate mediocre players, but with the possible exception of Clara Morris, who of the players of the present day have inode any Pantaloon playlet about Harlequin, Columbine A Co., which made Mr. Barrie decide to make a play about still another "ancient family, anyhow It is now announced that one ef the two new pieces of his which aro to be given at the Comedy soon la concerned with Mr. Punch and hla companion, and that It will be quite as original In Its way as was Pantaloon," although perhaps not quite aa athetle and tear compelling. And. aa things of this kind seldom happen singly. It baa Just developed that more than a year ago Edward Morion, who wrote "Ban Toy," also conceived tho Idea of making the historic Mr. I "inch the hero of a stage was for play, only that Mortons a musical comedy. Full of tha Idea he communicated It to Genrgo Edwardee, who promptly told him to go ahead," with the result that now file "Punch and Judy show is also nearly ready to be staged. "Arms and the Mh." the Faw play he Is now present lr,g. In the east are Mr. Italy. Aubrey ituiK'Icault, John Findley, Dodson Mitchell. P. T. Moore, Chrystal Herne, Ilijou Fernandex and Isabelle Urquhart. Henry B, Htunford. lending actor with Mme. Bertha Kalh'h in Monna Vanns, la In a nimndfry. He had arranged to star in this roun'iy next season with Bliss Laura Hurt In his play. "John of Htrathbo,rne, but within a few days has rere'i-r-three offer to return to London and "create' the lending roles in ns mnny piny. recov -Robert Drouet, a ho ered from a severe titlark of pneumonia at Letkewood, N. J.. I now at Atlantic City and will spend the summer In the mountains, not undertaking any professional work u p t f.tll. Elsie Janli, who, Chicagoans might claim, made her flrst'Mg hit there In vaudeville, has scored so heavily In New York during the last year that she Is now planning a summer home on Tying Inland and has bought a tract of land at Massapequa. N. Y. fihe Is th youngest star on the American stage. Edward Abelea, ths chauffeur In Man and Superman. will star next season In a drnmatlsntlon of George Barr novel, "Brewsters Millions." H-l- wr Burbeck, Stanley Dark end others quite as well known. The leading woman is not yet decided on. Forty-secon- ACTORS VERSUS d ' AUTHORS. J |