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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

know you have the ability, so get busy
and sign up permanent winning
team" is the message received by the
genial little third baseman.
The belief is growing that the cir
cult win be enlarged the coming season.
President Lucas says the league viii
De stronger than ever next season.
Rumols have II that the northwest
towns viii again be In the Inc up. The
following interesting dope is from the
Portland Telegram
Strange rumors Of the organization Of
an outlaw league In the Pacific north
west are reaching the ears of Portland
fans these days. II De- o story that IN
wolves the names Of w, II. Lucas, presl-
don't of the Pacific National ieaBue, ID.
II. Dugdale, eX-mlnagcr of The Browns,
John McCloskey, the organizer Of many
q bail club, and last but not least Louis
Castro.
From an that can bo learned Louis
Castro has been expecting a visit from
President Lucas, and while he has not
said 80 10 the writer Castro has intl-
mated To acQuaintanCCs chat he expect
ed 10 be appointed manager Of the
Portland club should such a league be
formed so far as Is known, no one
has met MI Lucas or heard of him, all
though a thorough search of the city
hotels revealed the fact that wv, H.
tucas." who failed TO give bis residence
registered nj the Perkins hotel Satur-
las night, was assigned TO q room, ana
after remaining that night, left Port
land the next morning,
Castro. himself Is chary Of partlcu-
lars. He does not care TO taxi at the
prcsant time. ~ received a letter nom
John j. McClosley the Other day, said
the former Portland player. in which
he told me not to sign until ] saw some
one who would be In Portland this
week. He did not say who that per-
son would be, but inferred That II was
Lucas. and am looking Tor him at any
time McCloskey also told me thai
Dugdale would have the Management
of The Spokane club Then ! received
"A telephone message the other day ask
ing where Lucas could find me- N ne
desired TO. That is an ! know about
H. | have not seen Mr.. Lucas as yet.
yves suppose II a league were
formed here il would be an outlaw
league. IL could hardly be anything
else. don't know Of course, mat Is
what they are intending to do. but have
surmlsed It, from what has been going
on
In Justice TO Messrs, Lucas, Dugdale
and McCloskey. who are not In Port
land and therefore cannot affirm or
DENY such rumors, It should be stated
that they have always opposed outlaw
methods, and even should 1t seem a
good business proposition It Is doubt
ful If they would have anything to DO
with such am organization Aside from
that. II is dlmcut TO see how they
would make things stick In Seattle ana
Portland. The story sayors Of the I'M
probable. although such things have
been known TO occur.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
WHAT'S THE MATTER
IN 8ASKETBALLDOM
taciuating Indoor Sport Seems TO
Have Taken a Slump
Lately
WANT CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES.
suggestion Made that a League be Or
canized with l. D. S, U. Of D.,
A. C., v. S. A.and B. Y A.

What Is the result OF an the talk we
heard recently anent the popular indoor
game of basketball
This question is asked by many en-
thusihstIc supporters OF the game, and
only echo answers.
a few weeks ago rumors were flying
thick and fast OF the organization OF
several teams in various parts OF the
state. and IL the formation OF a league
ana contests for the state champions
hip But there seems TO have been a
slump In the sport not In the organ
izatlon OF teams but In getting t0geth-
er and starting something.
The l.. ID. S. U, has material for two
teams al least and Physical Director
Bean says that class games are to be
arranged for soon and that the big
team win be ready 10 defend the title
Of state champions
The Agricultural college at Logan
has team and 30 has the Weber
Stake academy Reports hive II that
the =. Y. u, Of Provo Is anxious TO en-
ter team In the championship race.
Students at the University are talking
basketball and could be depended upon
TO enter a team.
There was a great deal Of talk about
Eureka organizing a team 90 dispute
the l.. d. S. U, claim 10 the champion
ship but the scheme seems to have
been abandoned The suggestion has
been made and Il Is a good one, that
representatives Of the institutions nam
ed get together In the near future and
organize a league, adopt a schedule and
play for the championship There Is no
indoor sport more popular, and lovers
OF the game hope something viii be
done In this direction before long,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
SHOOTING IN THE NEW YEAR

n AGING, whlrllng, nerve wrecklng
II as has become the recognized
spirit Of our times, yet In the re-
mote districts fingers a serenity so un-
shaken we can but marvel over the
dual nature Of this thing we call Amer
lean. Customs Of the fatherland have
become so grated upon the newer land
one feels the richness OF the past ever
mellowng the crudeness Of the present.
one OF the most loveabe Of these old
customs redolent with the air Of feu-
dalism, is that OF shooting In the new
year. We first hear Of II among the
early German settlers of Pennsylvania,
where II has long since become 0bso-
lete, but about 1850 there was a gem
eral migration from Pennsylvania down
TO the hin country Of the Carollnas.
Ia rumbly old wagons these pioneers
journeyed, laden with feather beds and
delftware, sprigs OF fruit trees and
sturdy babies.
AS the life history is but a repetition
OF the race history, there came with
their first strange new year a burst Of
heimweh. Getting themselves togeth-
er, they celebrated as best they could
IN memory OF older days, and not once
through all the years that have fol-
lowed have these greetings been omit
ted.
Then tenantry and poorer people OF
the neighborhood gather at some APP
pointed place about o'clock In the
evening, and the march begins. From
one big house to another they tramp,
dolorously lntonlng their doggerel, fir
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
FANTASTIC CELEBRATIONS,
Mysteries and Moralties at Christmas
In Middle Ages.

During the middle ages Christmas
was celebrated by the gay fantastic
spectacle OF dramatic mysteries and
moralitles given by nersonages In gro
tesQue masks and singular costumes,
The scenery usually represented an in
FAINT In q cradle surrounded by the Nir-
gin Mary and ST. Joseph, bulls heads,
cherubs, eastern magi and many orna-
ments.
Then there were the Christmas car.
OILS or some which recalled the songs OF
the shepherds at the nativity. These
songs were attended by dances % thu
rhythm Of the various musical instru-
ments. Everybody Joined this merry
making. and the Wild music and sing
ing were kept up the livelong night. OF
these ancient Christmas carols but few
have been preserved to as. The fore
going seemed to be the custom OF all
Christian nations during the middle
ages
in Italy II was the custom OF the
Calabrlan Ministries to descend from
the mountains and discourse their Wild
music before the shrine Of the Virgin
Mary. In England and on the CONT
nent the bells are still rung at mid
night. Among other revels of he
Christmas season were the so-called
feasts OF fools and asses, In which
everything serious was burlesqued, In
feriors dressed up as their superlors,
and great men becoming playful, the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

oNEWS @M SPORTING World 4 HONE @5 ABROAD

chronoeraph The dial or clock face
ls o. separate cardboard disc, which
can be removed at will The spaces b.
tween The dial numerals, instead of bee
Ing divided into "nyes," as In ordinary
clock faces. are divided into four Sec
lions of 10 each. thus making sixty In
an TO denote the minutes In each hour
Attached to the tlmeDiece Is an or
binary speed register connected with
the hub Of the vehicle This speed reg
lister shows the usual rotary set Of lig
ures denotlng the number Of miles tr1y.
'lcl At the end Of every mile. how
ever marker which protrudes above
the rim OF the @ ock dial shoots for
ward and registers the fact That 10 has
been recorded This marker being sta-
tIonary and the dial chronograph re
voNinE u follows that as every mile
ls recorded ON the dial cardboard the
Hrsed time win also Boz shown.
similarly when the vehicle ~ stopped
the marker sim continues TO register
while the disc revo'vps There being
no miles 10 be recorded the register
viii show "a line parallel 10 the circum
ference Of the disc. donotinV That the
vehicle was motIonless during the hours
on the dlal corresponding with such
straight line,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
Great Dane" and Native Son
Will Then Battle for Twenty
Rounds,
WHO WILL BE- THE VICTOR?
yelsou Is Confident He VIII be Re-
turned the Winner Hard Fight
Is Looked For

Next Tuesday night at San Francis
TO- the sixth important hsuc engage
mont for Battling Nelson will take
Mace. II he wins the battle, almost UNI
limited possibilities in the way Of fame
and fortune will be opened to him, HIS
opponent is Jimmy Britt, the peer OF all
ughtwelghts, black or white, with the
possibe exception Of Nelson.
There is a great deal Of local inter-
est IN Tuesday nights struggle be-
cause Nelson is so we'll known here
BY his clean, gentlemanly conduct while
training for, and after the fight with,
"spider" welch, be endeared himself to
the loyal ringsters Of Salt Lake. Since
leaving this city he has wadcd through
AN the top notchers In the lightweight
class. and has only Britt left TO dis
pute his claim to the title Of light
weight champion of the world,
This pair of tough young knights OF
the padded mitts will fight at lS2
hounds. when they enter the ring both
VIII Nt AlhEt W AllN AHilNNNiehN A'AiA'N
1873 pounds--and possibly above IT, GER
tanly not less.
They will fight straight Marquis OF
Queensbury rules and divide the purse
60 per cent to the winner and 20 per
cent to the loser. Billy Roche, who
refereed the Nelson-Corbett mill, Will
again be boss Of the ring, and this gives
assurance that the public viii get
square deal.
Interest in the fight at San Fran
cisco is az fever heat. Britt will prob
ably rule the favorite IN betting, but
native son" money viii be quickly COB
bed up as Nelson has many friends
there.
Britt will likely depend on his clev-
erness TO keep away from Nelson and
yet win the decision Sut Il Is not un-
reasonable to predict that the fight will
be a hard one and exceedingly close.
Il Is doubtful II he is able " knock
Nelson out. The Dane has a lplendld
chance 10 win. but he win have much
harder fight than he did with Corbett
The way the dope" looks at this dis
lance, Nelson viii get nothing worse
than draw.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
COLTS FASCINATION.

George II. Brokaw, the noted golfer
was talking about the fascination that
golf puts forth
"The other day" he said II was
playing with a young minister and as
we approached the nfth hole the fas-
clnation OF he game was remarkably
demonstrated by the minister's cons
duct.
He buried his ball IN the bunker
and then went Wild with rage, ranting
at his poor play In very unmlnlsterial
language, When, finally, he cooled
down, he seemed repentant He seemed
10 regret his unmlnisterial conduct.
ayes he said, I shall have to give
Il up / must give It up. That's
plain
"Give up what? said ], golf?'
lie shook hls head.
"No. the ministry he answered"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

whole showing the proneness Of man
TO reverse the order Of society and TO
rldlcule It's decencies.
In England Christmas Is o term at
once for religious and merrymaklng
festival for every rank and age, the
festivities commencing on Christmas
eve and lasting til Candlemas, and
every day being a holiday TIL Twelfth
Night (Jan. @. In the houses Of no.
bes a lord Of mlsrule' formerly was
appJntde, whose duty Il was 20 pro-
vide the rares' amusement and whose
rule lasted from All HaIlow eve TN
Condemns They lived on the fat Of
the land, and all Of the tenants were IN
Vted In to share the general fun and
merrymaking Houston Post.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

say that tryout bouts are being held
for the purpose OF discovering n fu-
ture worlds champion These air cas-
tie builders are hot after the belt, and
after they win It back they propose to
win other honors In the field of athle-
tics.
They intend to build a yacht to lft
the cup to win the diamond SOULS; to
find a wrestler TO vanqulsh Catch and
develope Jockeys who will make OUT
American boys forget they ever saw
race horse. Then they are going to dig
up a golf player to beat Walter j,
Travis and. finally, make all other
American athletes take to the tall un-
cut
This Is all 10 hal hal
The Americans should be warned OF
the base designs upon titles they hold,
But while the Rrltons are doing all this
we may appropriate the cricket cham
plonship and also the international cro-
Quet title.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
p. n. LEAGUE AFFAIRS.
President Lucas Says the Organization
WIN be stronger Than Ever.

The Salt Lake Baseball club In the
Pacific National league proposes to go
after next years pennant tooth and toe
nail
II present plans are carried out, there
will be no tagging behind In prepare
lions for next seasons work. During
the week, the directors sent a gentle
hint to Manager Reilly, who Is now In
Los Angeles, indicating TO him that
he might get busy az once and cap-
ture a few first-class men for Salt
Lakes 1905 aggregation Of ball tossers,
1--WE have the necessary coin, and we
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
A SQUARE MEAL

A round-shouldered man with a round
face and a round head. wearing round
straw hat, entered a restaurant round
the corner He partook Of soup In
round dish, with a round roll, cut
from n round Of beef with round pOta-
toes round Il, and some round dump
lings, Flowed by round roly-poly and
some round Dutch cheese afterward.
lie finished up with some round ap.
pies, and then said he had a square"
meal. Philadelphia Bulletin,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
READY TO START

Motorist--Are all the tools in the tool
chest
Valet-Yes SIR
Motorist-Are all the cushions ara lap
robes IN the tonneau,
Valet--Yes sir
Motorists the tank full Of gasollne'
Valet-Yes, sir.
Motorlst Have you brought down all
our goggles2
Valet-Yes. sir
Motorist-Well, run up to my room
and bring the roll Of bills out OF the
top bureau drawer 30 that we viii hays
enough money TO pay our fines Then
we shall be ready to start.-Town Top.
les.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
BAD FOR CHAUFFEURs.
Smart German Inyents nevIee TO Keep
Tab on the Drivers.

An ingenious German instrument has
been imported, which will prove to the
owners Of automobiles just what their
cars have been doing In the hands Of
the hired operators, which may pre-
vent those worthy men from taking
theater parties out at night and riding
through the streets at railroad speed
It Is called a yelograph and besides
registering the speed OF the car IN mo-
ton. Il keeps a record OF the number OF
stops and varying speeds. In other
words the record viii show Just what
the car has been doing without word
from the man who drove &C. and should
prove an effectual check 10 the ind.s.
crIminate use Of the car by men hired
to drive them for their owners,
The device, though both speed reg
lister and chronograph. Is simple. An
ordinary tlmepeace with the dial re-
volving instead Of fingers, furnishes the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
HUNTING FOR STARS.
Boston Pans Are sim Picking Players
From niR Leagues

Boston fans have been picking an all
star team Of players drawn from the
two big leagues While Keller Napo-
Icon Laiol' ana Jimmy Collins are NE
most the unanimous choice for Their
respective positions Collins claim Is
being disputed by many who figure that
Bradley of ClevePNd is superior 10 Col.
Inns. No one disputes Keelors right
TO play rIght field, and at second base
Lojoie's Great hitting has caused the
fans 10 ullce him without hesitation.
Fred Parent and Hans Wagner are
the leading candidates for shortston.
For left Fred Clarke has the call ana
Jones NJ Chicago, Bay OF Cleveland,
and Stahl Of Boston run for center
field AZ first base. Chance Of Chicago
Is In the lead Crlger Of Boston and
King OF Chicago. lead for catcher.
Chosbro McGlnnity Mathewson Dl-
ne?n, Young, Waddell Plank and Tan
nehlll are the choice for pitchers.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

Ing fierce salutes and fcastlng at the
hands Of the gentry
Though North Carolina could never
boast as many stately mansions az
could some Of her sister states yet FOR
hOmely comfort and lavish old time
hospitality she has never been SUR
passed. Each OF the dear old places
has It's own name, still lingering there
Swan Ponds, Pleasant Gardens,
Mount Welcome lngleslde The sem
timent of an was voiced ON one stone
gatepost which proudly bore the In
sCrlptiOn,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

arranged for a big turkey shoot which
is scheduled for tomorrow at the range.
A number Of fat birds have been pur-
chased for the occasion, and every
body whether members Of the club or
not, are invited to compete In the con-
test. The range is still located nj
Eleventh South and Thirteenth East
streets.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

ates in the air has the effect Of dis
persing a gathering storm This clever
device has been much used in the wine
growing districts OF northern Italy.
where the damage done by hailstorms
Is apt to be enormous. The contrly-
ance was invented by a wine grower In
Switzerland, Albert Stlger.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
MAKING WEATHER TO ORDER.

The peculiar looking apparatus de-
picted in the cut Is designed to scatter
hailstorms II is IN the form OF a NOR
tar over the mouth Of which is fas-
tened a long tube, and when It is fired
on the Tremendous vibration Il cree
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
ENGLISH CHAMPION.
Britons Said be Developing a Fighter
To Beat Jeffries.

A few days ago the News" pub
lIshed story Of the development Of
another giant In Chicago to beat
Champion Jim Jeffries, II is to Taught
But now rumor hath II that the Eng
llsh are trying TO deveope a fighter
who will take the big boilermakers
measure. Reports from across the pond
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17

Tradition tells us that the owner Of
this estate Colonel Buncombe (of
course be was a colonel, lived IN
the low country and when he was
entertaining guests whom he partIcu-
larry enjoyed he had the bridge the
only means of escape, taken up and
hidden 40 the swamps Most Of these
iovIal hosts are sleeping now, each IN
his narrow bed forever laid, but the
new year has a way of returning, ana
the shooters return with H.
on the last night of the year, az you
III over the hickory FIRE, there comes a
tramping I'm the front yard, and a deep
voice outside begins the 800 called New
Years sermon with forcing Of the
rhyme worthy of Walt Whitman.
a loud report being the thing desired,
heavy wads are put ON the powder and
the gun muzzle held close to the
ground. After the shooting comes the
hint.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
II you are a man Of grace,
Come TO the door and show your

The door is then thrown wide. and
the company enter awkward, grinnlng
ana shlyerlng with cold. Some Of
them have come from a distance OF
eight or ten miles, as the country Is
sparsely settled, ana must necessarily
be tired, but they consider It more def
crenual TO stand or II one Is finally
persuaded to take a chair he sits on
the edge uneasily.
The ruddy, Santa Claus-like old men,
exchange laconic remarks ON the price
Of cotton, the youngsters refer TO the
possum hunt of the previous night
Some one goes to the piano and strums
away IN a frantic attempt to furnish
amusement They are stnlid untll shc
strikes up pixie" The effect is mag
lcal. The callers mark time with mud
dy boots and remark slyly;
That's the stunt
Apples and oranges cakes and coffee,
are now brought out AZ some places
the black bottle Is passed around, Then
the shooters with a relieved sigh Pile
out of the door The society manner Is
a fearful strain.-New York Post.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-28
ANNUAL MEETING
OF the Stockholders and Directors of
the Lockwood Co.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Lockwood co. was held
at their Offices in this city at ii o'clock
Wednesday morning. The. following Of
ticcrS were elected:
Treasurer. w. DaniclSon, Provi-
dcnce. II. l.
Assistant Trcasurer-J. ID. Daniclson,
Boston. Mass.
Clcrk-A. NJ. kcnnison, Watcrville,
Me.
Auditor-F. w. Barney, Providence,
r. /.
DirecforS-J. w. Daniclson, Provi-
drnce. Il. l.; :. NJ Milliken. New York
city. n. u; lanes II. Mcmillan, Port
land: Franklin 4. Wilson. Bangor.
Josiah +. Mayo, FoXcroft: J. ID. Dani l.
son. Iioston Mass; w. NJ. Dunn, Wa
tcrvillc
At Il meeting Of the directors. held
previous to the meeting of the stock
holders. n dividend of per cent. was
declared. payable August /.
Al tn" conclusion of the meeting Of
tho stockholders. the directors met and
elected J.tmes II. Mcmillan, president,
and j. u. Daniclson, clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-28
WANT CITY TREES PRESERVED.
view York Organizations Ask the
Aid Of the Mayor and Commits.
sioners.

New York, July PA number OF
civic organizations interested in the
preservation of the trees of this CITY
nave made an appeal TO the mayor.
the commissioner Of parks and the
commissioner of police. They request
that no cutting of a live limb be done,
unless in case of danger, between
March Is and November Is; that all
permits given to any company be re-
Foked, and all work be stopped pend
ing such revocation; that 10 permits be
granted hereafter to trim any trees i'm
the city for the clearance of wires, and
that no cutting be allowed, except on
the written consent and in the pres
en- 2e of the owner or owners adjacent.
and under an employe of the depart
ment, paid by the city. They ask
tina the cutting be clearly for the bene-
fit Of the tree, and that the owner be
willing.
The appeal asks the mayors CO.
operation in getting wires placed under
ground. Many of the trees Of Queens
Borough are dead or dying from the eff
tects of wires carrying high currents,
and the same is true throughout the
other boroughs permitting overhead
wires, they say.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-28
Fairfield. 4; Taconnet Club, 3.

The Taconnct Club baseball team
went up to Fairfield. Wednesday after
noon, and played the Fairfield team.
The game WAS one of the best seen in
this vicinity this season, resulting in
a score OF to 3 in favor of the Fair
field team. llurd was i'll the box for
TaConnet and Reed for Fairfield, and
both pitchers did good work and re-
Ccivcd fine support. The game WAS
watched by big crowd and ell
thusiasm ran high, a reminder of the
hot times between Watervillc and Fair
field last summer.