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The Washington times., 1904-09-25
Old Men Back.

Captain Farley, who last year played
right tackle until he was laid up with
typhoid, returned Wednesday. other old
men who are practically sure Of a place
and who are here. are Goss, center;
Chambers, left guard; Whiting and
Howard. ends; Wilcox, quarter: and
Root half In addition to the old men
who have returned there are two men
in the fourth class who viii undoubtedly
make the first team. These ale Pearsol
and Douglass. PearsOl played the DO
sition Of left tackle last season but was
unable to come up to the mark in his
studies and was dropped. This year.
having gained consider bic weight dur
ing his lay-On. AS he is a stocky man
and played well last season, he I'M
doubtedly will be more valuable this
year.
The showing Of Douglass, the new
back, during the preliminary practice
has been most satisfactory. He is from
the University Of Tennessee and has
had large football experience. He IS a
back OF the hne-brealdng type. weighs
$50 pounds. and is very strong Not
withstanding his size. he Is one OF the
quickest men on the field and the coach
to receive instruction. He is regarded
as the find OF the year.
A notable incident Of the week has
been the fact that the navy has decided
that IL cannot rely entirely on amateur
coaching. as is the rule at West Point.
and which was desired here. DR.. Paul
J. Dashiell will act as head coach. but
il has been found impossible TO have a
sufficient number Of young naval Off
The Washington times., 1904-09-25
LONGsHoT 20 GRAvFsFND.

There was temptation Of "a rather Unu-
sual character for the long chance
takers at the Gravcsend race track
Tuesday, when from an opening price Of
100 10 the FLY Favermeer. owned by 4.
w. Boles and trained by William Brown
went back In the betting TO the remark
able figure Of 1000 Go ,. with 900 20 on
offer for second place and 200 10 ! on
third. Just how many Of the spectators
designated ''pikers' thought 1t over and
tried 10 decide 10 risk one OF two dollars
at the singular odds cannot be deter
mined, but close inquiry among them in
the betting ring failed TO disclose a sin
gle bet written against the FLY to win.
The Washington times., 1904-09-25
ANECDOTES AND COMMENT ABOUT DIVERS SPORTING TOPICS
AN ODD Background AT GOLD CANYON
Home Run Haggey Tells Of Up Hill All the Way Around the
Diamond and Many Pitfalls and PrecPces-NauraI Ad
vantages and Disadvantages Negotiated
by the AlfaIaS.

short. Then We went on for six weary,
hard-fouEht innings
'TIennessy made a homer I'm the thir-
tenth Off a lost ball. an they tied il
on a series O. wild throws. in our half
O. the fourteenth / set my teeth I re
membered what Sam had said about the
hole back o. third. an wuen a low out
came sailin' an / screwed around on II
and drew it i'm for all was worth.
LAS / dug for first ] seen the Gold
Canyon third baseman diving into the
hole. an then there came the most ter
rble roar you ever heard and he came
tumblin out again. As / sailed past
third. only touchin' the high places. ]
seen the biggest grizzly you ever seen
a lookin' out o that hole, with that poor
innocent baseball in his mouth
&" one o. the natural advantages saws
Josh as 1 scored
reg struck EN- out in their half
an we won. An then Josh says e
the Gold Canyon manager:
d" This here business o. havin' uatur-
al obstacles on a ball ground is al
when they break against the home
team says he. Now a natural OBJ
stacle like that bear had ought to be
taught to field back the balls the home
team wants, an hang on to what the
other side wants Then you'd stand a
show O. winnin
That's all. That's one time that
Pinch didn't call the turn with his
guesses. He never heard the last o
that gingerbread story"
The Washington times., 1904-09-25
PITCHERS BRIDE
FLED TO FATHER
Mrs. Weimer Learned Hus-
band Was Divorced.
Unfortunate Marriage While a Mere
Boy Breaks Up Home in a
Few Hours.

CHICAGO. Sept. 2l-At her fathers
home, where she fled for refuge a rev
hours after her marriage 10 JACOB
Weimer. the noted pitcher Of the Chi
cago National League baseball team.
Mrs. Laura Trumbun Weimer said to-
day that. though her distress OF mind
has been terrible for week. she has
been unable % conceive of any v-av
to effect etniOn with her husband
The young woman's father. George T.
Trumbull. Is president Of the TrumbuI
Safe and Vault Company.
She learned that Weimer had been d.
vOrced. condition not recognized by the
Roman Catholic Church. Of which she
is a devOut member.
May Appeal to Pope.
Weimer Is in Brooklyn, With his club.
Friends and relatives are trying 20
untangle the complications. Appeal to
the Pope for a special dispensation is
one OF the suggestions advanced.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Weimer have suf-
fered the greatest mental distress since
the separation.
Weimer abandoned Lutheranism in or
der that the wedding might conform
with the wishes Of his brides family.
Ten years ago. when mere boy the
noted left-hand pitcher was married a
Des MOines, Iowa. The union was un-
happy and Of brief duration Divorce
followed.
Never giving thought to the possibility
Of such an incident en- his life, none 0f
the Trumbull family asked Neimer il he
had been married before, and not an
Catholic family, be made no reference
The Washington times., 1904-09-25

CHICAGO. Sept 2I-Ted Murphy,
manager Of Battling Nelson. who de
feated Eddie HanlOn and AUreliO Her
rera' the Mexican. believes his man, who
returned to Chicago Saturday night, has
solved the San Francisco crouch.
Ihat he beat Hanlon. master Of the
coast style, is considered by most fight
followers as proof of this. Murphy was
asked this morning how it was done.
Used the Wrist.
With the wrist" said he. Nelson
and / figured out that, Notwithstanding
the stories that Hanlou would fight up
straight to show how he had improved
he would drop back into his crouch II
at all worried The crouch is a bad
thing to go up against for the hands.
II you swing wildly at II the hands go
70 pieces early in the fight So Nelson
planned to bring Hanlon out Of that
crouch and straighten him up by bring
ing the wrist down hard on the back
Of his neck. For many days in the
training quarters Nelson worked on this
lie struck the wrist machine with the
glove on that way 10 see how much he
could stand without breaking his arm
Toward the end he could pretty near
land a knockout blow without hurting
himself. The wristlet part Of the glove
comes up on the wrist This gives the
protection necessary and makes a stuff
ed club out Of Il.
Sure enough Hanlon went into his
shell Nelson shifted a little and was
W over him, holding him away with his
left. Down came the right square on
HaulOn 3 neck at the base of the head
II was an awful blow and Hanlon had
TO come up, and when he did Nelson had
him fOr the straight work, and that S
the way he won
Il don't think there is a foul angle to
II. II the other fellow moves in toward
The Washington times., 1904-09-25
Battling Nelson First
To SOLve the Crouch
Plugged Eddie HanIOn on the Back of His
Neck, Strengthened Him Up and Then
Handed 1t to Him

you it looks as If your punch ove-slid
that.
Good Left Hand
Nelson has developed a fine left hand
since he went away. It's a hook and
starts high and he gets a stin punch be-
hind IT, He broke the second knuckle
Of his left hand using It on Herrera
head and after that had to be content
70 stand and jab with that hand. The
punch Herrera landed which put Nelson
down was a left. and struck Battling
high on the forehead. He kind of stepped
on his feet at the same time Nelson
was down and wanted 10 be M right
away, but we called him 20 take the
seven. Herrera had to go back 10 the
ropes by gre ement
"Out in San Francisco Nelson had
heard that Hanlon was called cute.
and ne figured out that he must be good
to look at. When he was introduced
Nelson saw HanlOn with his busted
nose and remarked. Say. you're home
Tier than 1 am. Where did you get the
cute sign2 Before that HanlOn was
getting his shoes snined when Nelson
went by with a glaring red sweater on.
HanlOn said TO his friends. Say. here 3
money that's a tighter
e he sure is. That's Nelson said his
friend If he's az fierce as his sweater
see my finish said HanlOn.
Right Name Is Battling.
Nelson's first name Is Battling all
right That's no nickname. It's an old
Danish name and given hin, by his folks.
That sounds on the queer, but it's so.
I'VE stOcQed at the same hotel Jeffries
did at one lime. He was around the no
tel all day the day he was married and
nobody knew about IL until they tele-
phoned over from Oakland. and then
they thought he was kidding. They tell
me Jcffries lands ali his hooks with the
thumb side Of his hands and never
brings the knuckles round That gives
him the big thumb on the left hand
The Washington times., 1904-09-25

just previous, for although different
persons have been named head coach
Dashieu has been generally regarded as
having the real control.
One former star player Of the navy
has been procured, however, in the per
son Of Lieutenant BOOkWalter. who was
quarterback on the champion teams of
1892 and 1893 and captain in the last
year. He was one OF the gamest and
headieSt players ever on navy team
and Is well calculated to PVT some life
IN the midshipmen who have met such
constant defeat Of late
The Washington times., 1904-09-25

GERS. former stars of navy teams. to be
detailed at Annapolis 10 assist him, and
outside helm had TO be procured in the
person OF Herman ClCutt. the former
Annapolis.
While the academy has undoubtedly
procured a good man in Olcutt, IL re-
mains 20 be seen just how 1t viii work
out to have such an experienced man
in a subordinate position, for Dashiell
will remain head coach. In fact. the
situation along the coaching line VIII
differ little from that in the sea sOns
The Washington times., 1904-09-25
TWO COLLISIONS MAR
MOTOR CYCLE RACING

LONDON, Sept 4-Two collisions
marred the motor cycle racing at Crys-
tai Palace today.
The first collision was between two
foreign riders. Luckily neither was bad
y hurt A local champion. Bent. a lit
tie later. collided with the railing and
was seriously injured
The Washington times., 1904-09-25
Couldn't Keep Away.

"WeIl after that wild horses wouldn't
s-kept us away I'm Gold Canyon You
got 10 show u.s. says Josh 10 the little
old man. and he had him lead the way
An we brought along Pinch. though
now he was shakin' his head an mel
ancholy instead o. laughin'.
"A wilder country you never saw than
that We Travelled through that day and
The Washington times., 1904-09-25
Case Of Hard Luck.


Hard luck hollered the Gold Can
yon rooters. an the rocky ravines and
avaIanches out I'm center an right and
left seemed 10 echo back, Hard luck
we weren't so lucky on the next. A
boundcr went TO Johnny Harrison at
second Just as he got set it bounced
wrong and went into the spring o.
water. an by the time he got Il out two
runs had gone in. A pop fly to Pete
Brown and liner TO Pinch ended the
| inning.
'Hag.' says Res. as he come run
min in. IL somethin amt done to stop
| them blamed ants I'm bitin' me III
never git another strikeout
THAT was what was the matter with
1 the great pitcher. and VINO could blame
him2 1 fixed him by painting a band
o. vaseline I'm the medicine chest
around his legs just over his shoe tops
/ to ketch 'em as they crawled up. Then
he did al right.
Yes says the Gold Canyon man
aver TO Josh as one OF his men chased
up on a cliff an pulled IN liner T m
Hennessy-s bat. We believe I'm havin'
natural obstacles in this here game o.
[ baseball. 1t makes it interestin'. \
/ iumpin' race. where they go over bushes
] II
| lump is a durn lot more eXciun' than
! a fat race. where just mere speed wins
/ NOW. our ball players is like steeple
/ chasers-no natural obstacles faxes EN-
/ for a minute.
! "'Wait till Hag gifts mad says Josh.
Hell give you somethin' thatH faze
you.
The Fateful Seventh.
well. things went along smooth till
the seventh an then. not wantin' us
to be behind all the time. I seized the
chance when Sam Merritt an Brownie
was on the bags 90 line one out TO the
hill in right The fielder couldn't reach
it, 1t described one o. them paregoric
curves like hammered into the bees
lnest. an bjff!
There was a loud report I'm out in
lcenter, an then a cloud o smoke riz
lup. an out o. the top o. the smoke we
made out the fielder goin' fip-hoppin'
lup an up. He came crashin' down into
a tree, an was made comfortable I'm a
nearby house.
Meantime Sam an Brownie an me
had scored. putin us one ahead. We
asked what the explosion was
"'Oh, some durn fool left stick o.
dynamite up there an your drive found
it, says the manager A durn good raj
Il was. but you can't do il again
They tied us in the next inuln',
Pinch went after a liner stumbled. an
when the ball hit him he went dowr
and out. When he come TO he says:
"'Oh. I'm three-quarters gone" an
tainted again.
That durn Gingerbread Boy again.
says Josh What II we do now2'
We iXed things by putin Iamr
Hymes at third. and Jim Harrison al
The Washington times., 1904-09-25

night. About II o'clock midnight we
struck Gold Canyon and went to bed,
and before we was IN the next morn
ing, long about o'clock. there was a
thump on cur door, an in prances Sam
Merritt. An he had GREATNESS story
TO tell.
Pass it up" says he Josh has jest
gone down to the tavern an he's bettin'
his head off to back us. an l just been
up to the ball grounds-an that's about
all. Them ball grounds"
What's the matter with EN-? says
/ Amt they fenced in?'
Nav! snarls Sam. No fences. no
nuthin At the home plate it's level
Then it's up hill gOin' 10 first. an more
up Hill goin' to second. an a steep up
grade goin to third. an you have to
climb on your hands an knees 10 Sit up
home. The outfield-'
An Impossible Problem.
Break away" says l. How I'm
jumpin bIazes can you have it uphill ali
the way round. Don't YOU know that $
! impossible
." 'Nuthin' impossible out here says
Sam It's the way the country's put
together. As / was sayln'. there Is two
large gulleys an a ravine in the left
field. a yawning chasm in center fer me
10 negotiate. an a high hill fer Billings
in right. A balloons about the thing fer
him. When Hennery gifts i'm deep left
he won't be able 10 see the s.ly-yOu
see, It is deep
Sc Good goshr says J. Amt YOU ex-
aggeratin', Sam?'
&c 'EXaggerate nuthiB'' says Sam.
The half amt never Net been told.
A thorn apple tree throws its inVitin'
shade over first base. an there is a
spring o. water. clear an undefiled.
near second. BaCkin' UP third base
is big hole in the rock that looks like
there was wild cats in il. II Jim Har-
rison goes i'm there on his hands and
knees after wild throw he'll find out.
Last but not least. the pitchers box
is all ant hills. an I'm second 10 third
base. the shortstop's position, there s
a fine expanse Of blackberry bushes an
Canada thistles.'
The Washington times., 1904-09-25

YOU IL looks as If your punch ove-slid
a little. and there is nothing against
The Washington times., 1904-09-25
NAVY ENCOURAGED
BY ITS MATERIAL
Candidates Cut Vacations
to Work for Team
Seven Old Men Seemingly Sure of Posi-
tiOns-Graduate Coaching Imprac-
ticable and Olcutt Engaged.

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 24-The feeling is
growing at the Naval Academy that
this season will mark the return of the
football team to the standing held in
former years.
Already the larger part OF last year,
team men have cut their vacations short
and are on the field every afternoon
with the members of the new fourth
class, who have been practicing for some
time under Head Coach DaShiel and
others. This break into the vacation
means something at the academy, for
the vacation only lasts a month and
the candidates for the team have shown
their interest by cutting-taking a
week or ten days even from that short
allnu-anen
The Washington times., 1904-09-25
Pinch Woke Up.

Jest then Pinch woke w, looked
wildly about, an says. We're quarter
gone. an sank back TO snooze agai1.
foIlered Sam downstairs. an we
found Josh He was cursin' the Gold
Canyon manager up hill an down
dale. an the other Teller was guyin'
hi7a back fer tryir' TO quit. You sec,
Josh had just had a glimpse O. the
grounds and wanted his money back
They wouldn't do that. and kept
jcshin' an shamin' as an laushin', til
finally Josh went TO Reggie an says:
Reg, dye. think it'd be possible
to fan twenty-seven o. these guys2'
" You mean says Reg. 10 put the
l5ibosh on EN- so nobody hits it out
into that utterly wretcheds feld2'
80 Exactly says Josh. It's our only
chance. Any hit out there would be a
home run. in among them hills and
valleys You've got to hand EN- the
strike-out box
so the game started. Reg was good,
and his wide curves KEEP EN- guessing.
till the third inning. Then he passed
Gold Canyonite to first, an hit
another A drive into the blackberry
bushes IN front o. Pinch put three on
bases. The next batter drove out a
liner that hit rock - front o second
bounced back into Regis hands. and we
got the guy rUnnin' home.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-11
Leading Him On.

Helm going to kiss you.
Shelf you do I'll scream.
r. N~,,',,a Gold
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-11

Kruger the central
remarkable
family
British
founded The pilgrims forced to
handle with the While still
Moselko
Dutch
delight aeites
believed
cardinal distinguished himself
a
president the republic
which
with the battle Mauba Hill ended the practical independence
dent and dictator Of the Transvaa republic.
has Joubert
Chamberlain British
which
The Beers had
verified
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-11

NIT of its escape. At the doorway she
was met by william.
IL thought smelled smoke" he be-
it a ire?"
NO. it is from the stove. It's the
first fire I've had since last spring,
and | guess the chimney Is damp"
There may be something wrong
with the stove. Shall | come in and
look at it? Perhaps | can fix it,"
She looked at him in surprise. He
had never been inside the shop In his
life to her knowledge.
ITS most gone, now" she replied,
doubtfully
Perhaps | had better come in and
look at it, anyway. If the fault is in
the chimney. | will have 1t attended
to before cold weather sets in"
She stepped aside and allowed him
to enter. He first tried the damper in
the pipe. then knet before the stove
and critically examined the CRATE.
1T seems all right be said at
length. looking up to her as she stood
beside him.
At that moment the grOcer's wag-
on, driven by Joe Haskins, came by
the old block. Joe was exceedingly
popular with the village. youth and
his wagon usually contained a mum
bcr OF choice specimens. This morn
ing was no exception. and as the
wagon passed. sharp eyes peeped
through the open door and spied Will
lam kneeling before Marcia.
HIN. looks like he was proposin
to her." was .JOe's comment when his
attention was called to It,
In the discharge of his duties Joe
visited nearly every house in the vii
lage. and he made the most OF his Op-
portunity. BY nightfall every one
knew that young Billy Underwood had
proposed to Marcia Goodwin.
At about noon there began at the
old block Il most remarkable revival
of business. which continued to in
crease until the close OF the day.
1t seemed as If every man in the
village aud few women. found Il
call at Williams shop necessary, and
while many forgot the pretext on
which they came, each one did not
fail to tender their congrat ulations.
With Marcia it was the same. ex-
cept that her visitors were of femin-
inc persuasion. and therefore more
persistent with inquiries into detail.
All of which was met with denials
by both of them. first with SURPRISE
then Indignation. and finally down
right anger. This last finally gave
way to sublime resignation. and both
We're heartily glad when the hour Of
closing came
| AS he sat in school that afternoon.
| to young Thomas Martin came "A bril-
| liant idea. When school was over he
| lost no time In communicating 1t to a
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-11
SWIMMING SCHOOL FOR HORSES

Horses are enlisted" in British
cavalry regiments on reaching their
third year, but it is generally two
years more before they are taken for
their first swimming lesson. This
branch of their education receives
good deal of attention at the Alder
shot training camp. writes W. q. Fitz-
gerald in the Royal Magazine. The
veterinary officer and riding master
of the regiment supervise the work.
and only experienced men are allowed
to assist.
The great thing is not to force or
a larm the horse during his training.
but ia ther to lead him by easy stages
to enter the water quickly, fearlessly
and as nOiSeleSsy as possible. If ter
rified at the start the horse would
be likely to fight shy of deep water
ever after So on the first day the
man who has charge of the horse
walks his pupil about on the edge of
the water. just permitting him to wet
I his hoofs and fetlocks The next day
the horse is introduced a little farther
into the water, perhaps up to his
body. and allowed to splash round as
he pleases In this way the horse is
gradually taken farther and farther
in. until at length he loses his foot
ing and starts swimming quite natur-
ally. the man in charge swimming by
his side to give him greater conf
dence.
Then the horse is taught to swim in
company with others, beside boat,
by way Of training him to cross rivers
with his regiment en- masse. The
horses are Invested Of all saddlery
but head collars and head ropes The
men of each troop get into boat. and
nv means of the head ropes bring
their horses into the water alongside.
Then the boat is hauled across the
river by a rope manned from the OPP
posite side, and the horses necessarily
follow.
At times the horses are exercised in
bearing their riders across on their
backs. The horse wears only the head
collar and bridoOn. and the rider strips
himself. and throws his legs up along
the horses TANKS so as not to impede
the animals movements AS the horse
naturally swlms very low in the wa
ter. the riders weight pushes him
down until only his head Is above the
surface. But the animal soon gets
over the uneasiness this causes him
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-11

shop In the village then. and there
was plenty Of work for two pairs OF
hands. When her mother was seized
with shock. they moved into the
rooms upstairs. that Marcia might
care for her and attend the wants Of
the customers as well.
Ten years ago she died and Marcia
was left alone. For time she had
more than enough work to keep her
busy. and did not feel her loss so
kcenly. But with the years had come
changes. With the removal Of the
postOifice. the crowd which formerly
lOunged in front ceased to cOngregate
there. and she missed their noisy
presence When the public hitching
rail beneath the tree outlived its use
fulness and new one became neces-
sary. the town fathers decided upon
what they considered a more cOnven-
lent location for it. and the old one
was allowed to remain standing as il
to serve as reminder OF days passed
and gone.
Then came the milliner from the
city. At first Marcia had treated her
advent with lofty disdaIn. which
changed to resentment as she saw
those for whom she had made bonnets
since they were babies wearing the
creations OF the rival esta bishment
and saw her trade falling Off in conse-
quence. True. many still came to her
but they were the older ones. and at
times she suspected that even their
patronage was due to friendship--or
charity.
Her thoughts reverted to her neigh
Dor. Long ago when they swept the
walk together and fingered for mo-
ment's conversation afterward. she
had sometimes thought and some
times dreamed. for William was hand
some when he was young. Then gos-
sip linked their names together.
She sighed again. Together they
still swept the walk each morning,
and since her mothers death she had
gotten into the habit of preparing to
close at night when she heard him
making similar preparations.
The appearance of smoke in the
room brought her reverie to an abrupt
conclusion, and sent her Fastening to
the stove. AS she opened the door
the smoke burst forth in cloud, and
quickly closing 1t she retreated to the
front and opened the shop door to per-