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The Washington times., 1905-12-18
FOOTBALL AS BOXERS SEE 1T.

Here are some remarks on Rugby by
the sons OF slugby:
J. J. Jeffries; Players should weigh
in at noon; one. point should be scored
for the opposition for each pound OF
surplus beef"
J. ]. COrbett: Hitting in clinches
should be barred"
Oscar Mathew Battling Nelson: 1T
believe In the winner taking all"
James Edward Britt. 'The losing
team should be allowed a return game
within thirty days on a 60-40 basis"
Thomas Sharkey: Whats the mat
ter with packinghouse rllles?"
Robert FttZsimmOns. Its a mistake
to put an age limit on players: a man
Is never old as long as he's got the
punch"
Terry- s4iSffssSyern: "Bec3GSSe q team IS
beaten Is 40 sign IL can't come back"
Young Corbett: Il think the college
yell should be sandpapered."
Joseph Cans: No time TO discuss II;
am wondering what LII do when the
rent comes around" d"
The Washington times., 1905-12-18
FITz AND JACK
ARE ABOUT DONE
Only Light Exercise Until
Wednesday.
CORNISHMAN WAKES WROTH
Resents imputation That Fight Might
Be Faxed and Says He'll
Win.
C0RNISHMAN WAKES WROTH

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. IS.-Bob Fitz
simmons and philadelphia" Jack
. Brien are ready for their 20-round
bout at WOodwards Pavilion at Aiame-
da on Wednesday night.
The heavy training is over and the
pugilists are doing only the nghtest ex-
ercises 10 keep their muscles pIiable
and Timber. Their gymnasiums were
the gathering places OF large admiring
crowds today TO ascertain the condition
or the men. and OBrien and Fitz were
continually replying to eager inquiries
with such expressions as Never felt
oette'. IN my life" and Am in grand
shape. F1sz cannot understand why
they have made O'Brien a 10 to Z ia
Vorlte over him
Fltz Fumes FretfuIly.
Il 'ad i'm licked at Philadelphia, and
Oily me III do it again." said ruddy
Robert, who was then asked II O'Brien's :
statement that the Philadelphia fight
had been fixed and that he had given
O'Brien the double cross was true. Old
Fitz fiared up and. waving mis- arm at
some imaginary being. whereat the re-
porters got out of range. said that
o Brien lied. Fitz said that the police
stopped the bout because O'Brien was
getting the worst of It. and that O'Brien
evidently would rather admit to having
faxed. than to being licked
F1tz said he had fought 366 battles in
tWenty-nine years and had only faxed
one tight, and that with Jim Hall in
Australia, when he was a young man
and unschooled in the unprincipleo ways
OF betting men.
The old Gentleman of the Ring" said
there appeared to be lot of talk about
his feet and hands and that no end of
doctors were continually appearing at
MS training quarters asking TO examine
i.ls hands and feet. There is nothing the
matter with them, said Fitz.
The seconds for titz viii be Harry
Chester, Billy Bates and Young Cron,
with Billy Delaney holding the watch.
What's in a Name?
The fight on Wednesday night will be
for the light heavyweight championship
OF the world. but should Fitz win "A de-
cisive and clean-cut victory, showing his
old-time form, sports would herald him
as the real champion of the world Mar
vim Hart now holds the title on his own
claim, but Fitz says the title properly
belongs to him as he has defeated every
puSilst who met him but Jeffries.
@ Hrien is made the faVorite in the bet
ting because of his youth and Fitz age
MaEy sportsmen contend that unless
E1tZ does the trick with a heavy blow
early in the fight his strength will desert
MN and the younger man will wear him
down and finish strong. This is only a
theory, for F1tZ has ever been an
anomaly among pugilists.
The Washington times., 1905-12-18
NEVER IN THIS WORLD.

This is my idea OF a fisherman: One
who is not afraid Of cold water One
who Is not afraid Of wet weather. one
who does not kick when his line is
tangled. one who VIII lend a helping
hand to any fisherman IN need, such as
giving a hook or a sinker- one who does
not blame IL on the captain because he
gets no fish One who is not afraid Of
having a lot of tackle and does not pur-
chase three cents worth" One who
Press
The Washington times., 1905-12-18
CORNELIUS CHANGES
FROM BLACK TO WHITE

DURANT. Miss. Dec. 1s.-Cornelius
Vanderbilt Washington. negro farm
hand, forty-slx years old. was afflicted
with a strange illness and twelve years
ago he began to turn white. With the
exception Of small spots on his body his
skin has become entirely white His
kinky hair ana other characteristics of
the negro race stil proclaim his Ethi-
cpian blood. Other negroes near Du~
rant are also becoming spotted, and
hope TO turn white
The Washington times., 1905-12-18
DE YO LEADS BOWLERs.

A great deal of interest is being
shown in the bowling tournament which
is being held at the Palace alleys. on 10
street De Yo, Of the Market House
quint. In the District League. still holds
the seasons record of having enuajed
the alley high mark Of go. with Col
Inns, Business High School boy, under
eighteen. second, with 2S9
The Washington times., 1905-12-18
HIGH SCORES MADE
IN THE TOURNAMENT

The bowling tournament which is
being held at the Palace Alleys has
brought out a number Of high scores
among the first twenty men who have
the best look-in for the prizes which
are offered.
The first five and their scores are
Rodrlck, low score, 221: high. 275;
Brown. low. DID; high. 2J6; Eiker low,
222: high, 240; Baum. low. 2l6; high, PAS;
Durand. low, pa; high 241.
The lowest man of the twenty has a
high score Of 227
The Washington times., 1905-12-18
COLLEGES STRANGE
BASKETBALL RULES
Play Men Disqualified in
Other Sports.
FOUR YEARS ARE NO BAR
Yale, Harvard, and Columbia Have
Flagrant Examples-Penn
on the Level.
FOUR YEARS ARE NO BAR

| There is trouble brewing in college
] circles over the eligibility of certain
basketball PLAYERS.
The college men this year are playing
under their own rules. having broken
away from the A. 4. L, and rules reg
| ulating the eligibility of athletes in
other branches of college sport are SUM-
posed 10 govern the basketball players.
Each university vouches for the eligibil-
lty of its players. but Yale, Harvard
and Columbia are playing men on their
basketball teams who are ineligible un-
der the four-ySar and other rules.
Hale's captain is Foster Rockwell the
star quarterback of the Blue team In
1904, who was debarred from PLAYING
football this year because Of the four.
year rule, but Who'll now on a trip with
the Yale five.
Alas, Harvard, Too.
Ex-Csptain Randall. of Harvard's 1905
baseball team and for four years a
crack baseball. football an,I basketball
player at Harvard. is now n member of
the Crimson basketball squad. making
his fifth year in intercollegiate athletics.
Tom Reilly, who has been playing
guard on Columbia's basketball team
this season, played basketball and foot
ball on the New York University teams
for four years past.
These three cases will be brought be-
fore the intercollegiate League. and It is
likely that Princeton, PENNSYLVANIA and
Cornell viii insist that these rHen be de-
barred. Pennsylvania will not protest
any or these men now. and Reilly of
Columbia, viii play against Penn in
Wednesday nights game at the Uni
Nersity gymnasium unchallenged ac-
cording 10 Manager Ewing of Penn
sylvania. who says:
Penn All Right
Yes. we know that these men arc
not eligible TO play under the Pennsyl-
vania eligibility code, but we will not
protest any one, as we think that Yale
Harvard and Columbia can take care of
their own athletes. Pennsylvania will
play only men eligible for this years
team, although there are three stars of
other colleges now matricuiated in the
professional schools here. They are
Spring. of Holy Cross, one of the best
centerS In the country: Sensenderfer the
star forward OF last years Swarthmore
team. and Schaefer. OF Franklin and
Marshall, a good forward"
The record OF the Columbia team Is
most remarkable. as the five has been
gndefeated in the intercollegiate series
for two years.
The question of officials has been set
tied by the appointment of five referees.
The Washington times., 1905-12-18
ITALY AND DENMARK AGREE.

ROME. Dec. iS.-Foreign Minister
-TittonI and Count Moltke. the Danish
minister, today signed a treaty under
the terms of which Italy and Denmark
pledge themselves to submit 70 The
Hague tribunal all controversies arising
between them.
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

Partisans of the country club. which
annually holds a cross-cOuntry meet
ing at Brookiine. Mass, depending upon
Bunker Hin Day. June II, as tie great
day OF the meeting, are beginning TO
worry over the announcement that the
new race course at Salem N H
which Will draw its attendance from
Boston chiefly. may begin its meeting
on Bunker Hill Day.
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

It IS announced that the new race
track of the Montreal Jockey Club Will
be the finest In America, barring Bel
mont Park. New York. Work is being
pushed very rapidly.
The Washington times., 1905-12-18
CAP PRECIOUS TWINS
WORRIED SWANS
niX-up at Altar Was NaI-
rowly Averted.
CAN'T TELL BRIDES APART
Bondurant, Idaho, Sisters So Much
Alike That Parents Are Unable
to Distinguish Them.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa. Dec 1S.-BorT
the same day, married the same day
and SO much alike that their own hus-
bands are only able to tell them apar;
by means of their wedding rings, Mrs
Thomas Evenden and Mrs. Charles AL
len, OF Bondurant. find themselves for
, the first time in their lives sleeping in
separate rooms and under different
roofs
The startling similarity OF the Hall
twins" as they have been widely known.
has long been an object of much cur
iOsity in central Iowa. Not only did they
come into the world on tie same day,
and in the same hour. but they were
baptized the same day started 10 school
the same day, donncd new dresses and
new hats on the same day. and were
always Sclupulousiy careful TO have
their wearing apparel exactly alike to
the verIeSt detail
Mamie and Minnie.
Their parents. Mr.. and Mrs a. E.
Hall. christened them Mamie and
Minnie, but were always at the mercy
of the girls when ii came to identifying
them.
If one was TO be favored, the other
invariably secured "a compromise by
stoutly maintaining that it was she
whom they really intended to favor.
and that her sister was temporarily an
imposter. SO. too, when ii came to ad
ministering reprimands and punish
ments. The offender had but to say it
was her sister who was the culprit, ana
start an argument between them as 10
who had given offense, to cause a per-
n.aneut suspension OF nOstilities.
When they wanted 20 be good, they
wore different styles of ties and differ
ent rings. so as 20 enable their parents
10 distinguish them.
When they became old enough TO have
suitors, the aspirant for the favor OF
either Of the twins found himself at the
mercy of the ether. If the latter in
sisted that she was the one he was WOO
Ing. he was unable TO successfully argue
the point Consequently they forced their
both were thoroughly satisfied. they
ner as TO enable the young men to tell
which was Mamie and which Minnie
Almost a Mix-Up.
An unfortunate miX-up was narrowly
averted at the altar when the double
marriage took place that separated them
for the first time in their lives Their
trousseaus were exactly alike, and the
minister and respective bridegrooms had
TO take their words for II as 10 which
they were marrying. Knowing they were
capricious. the grooms feared 4 practi-
cal joke.
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

The two-year-old hlly Lithsome. by
Constantine, has been sold by ]. L
Dodge. of Lexington, Ky to Ed Ben
yon, who. was purchasing for Eastern
parties The price was $500. Benyon
viii race LithsOme next year.
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

The managers OF the ice race meeting
at Ottawa. Canada. are constructing a
srandstand to accommodate from 10000
TO LOCO people
The Washington times., 1905-12-18
RACING.

Burgomaster. declared BIZ experts to
be the best twO-year-old of 1905. is en-
tered in the EPSON Derby of 1895. but It
Is not likely that Harry Payne Whitney
VIII send him over to r4n. in view of
the many great stake engagements he
now has and viii have in this country
when the season shall have begun
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

It is rumored that f. E. McCargo will
locate at Dover. y. H, next spring,
with Wentworth. 2:O41s; Czarina Dawson
and two-year-old recently purchased
by Thomas DEMON, jr.
The Washington times., 1905-12-18
ALLIED FLEET RECALLED.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 1S.-The in
tcrnational feet, which has been making
a demonstration in Turkish waters, has
been recalled
The Washington times., 1905-12-18
FOOTBALL :: BOWLING : TROTTINC1 :: SHOOTING,
Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

quarters at Guttelburg. n J., has bad
q very successtui season He contested
in nineteen races, won five ,;,,,os
second three times, third once and o,,d,s
once behind the money His winnin.-Ss
totaled s., 435. innings
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

Manager Jack Dunn, of Providence,
who is a keen judge of DaIl players.
thinks that Pittsburg got much the bet
ter of the deal by which the Pirates Sc
cured Vic Wills for Howard, Brain and
Iindaman
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

J. c. Adams, Phoenix. Ariz.. has full
brother 10 Sweet Marie. and he will be
campaigned by Ed Hall. the welI-known
Illinois trainer
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

Nank Jackson has the trotter Aylwin
2:1514 Della Mack. Gambrel, trial 2:lS14
Baron Alfred. 2:13A. and several two
year-olds al Belmont track
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

Billy Hallman and broadway AIeek
Smith showed up in good form at the
league meeting. Both looked well and
prosperous and furnished the comedy
element for the lobby contingent
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

Edward SIM, New Castle. Ind, has
sold the well-known Western stallion
Anderson Wilkes, 2.22K. to L. d. Com
mons. OF CenterYille. Ind.
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

The hOrsemen OF Tennessee are making
an effort 20 have the States anti-bettine
laws declared unconstitutional
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

Rube Waddell is on the road with a
vaudeville show. getting his arm in con
dition to write to Connie Mack for ad-
vance money.-New York World
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

]. Burns, OF Toronto, Canada, is gath
ering together n strong stable of har-
ness horses. He now has Josie 2:OsJ.
The Elks. 2:151s; Florence. 2:20, and sew
eral others
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

There Is some talk of building mile
track for the runners at Ottawa. Can
ada. but so far there has been nothing
bat talk
The Washington times., 1905-12-18
HARNESS HORSES.

Robert Grady, who is wintering Star
light. 2.l0A, that he campaigned for a
Pittsburg horseman during the past sea
son. will have the great grand circuit
trotter John Taylor in charge in few
days at Belmont.
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

Mary Lou. 2:l7, dam OF Kinney Lou.
2:Ol%. will be bred to Chimes
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

The fast mare May Earl. with tria;
in 2:10. VIII be campaigned next season
ana IL she does not go wrong is expecteo
10 De the sensational performer OF the
year. ~
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

Ed Barrow is working hard to get a
winner for Toronto next season He
made good offer last week to Fred
Mitchell. who pitched for Brooklyn last
season.
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

Twenty-one horses, the get of Gam
betta Wilkes, entered the 2:30 list in 1905
and seven in the list reduced their roc.
ords. the President being the fastest per
TO 2:09Ik - =
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

Hal Chase and Husk Chance played
first base on rival teams on the Pacific
coast There was something doing
around the initial bags when these teams
met
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

Phil Lewis. of Brooklyn. has entered
the Cornell Law School. following in the
footsteps of Hughey Jennings. who
brought Lewis out
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

Worcester. Mass, horsemen are organ
izing speedway association
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

The horses Bulger. Lady Carroll. and
Manfred have been fired and turned out
of training until next spring Benvolio,
belonging to Franz Bruins stable.
which Is at Nashville. will probably
undergo the same operation in few
days.
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

The racing stables OF John Rodegap
and Oots Brothers have been shipped
from Lexington TO New Orleans, where
they Will be raced during the winter
meetings. The shipment contained a
number of high-tried yearlings. which
viii begin their two-year-Old careers
after the first of the year
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

II IS now reported that J. K Newman
was the real purchaser of The Director
General
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

The. PAGER Allerson. 2:051z. viii prob-
ably be out as a trotter next wear
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

Sufreet, 2:0554. is being driven on tho
road at Buffalo by Oliver Cabana. ir.
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

Hook Keys. the featherweight cham
pion of Australia. after his contest with
Cooney before a Sydney club. intends
leaving for England and America
The Washington times., 1905-12-18
AUSTRALIAN BOXING NOTES

Tim Murphy. who recently acquired
the middleweight championship of AUS
tralia. and Billy Squires have been
matched to box twenty rounds at Kali
gcorlie, w A Bert Murphy. another
of the same boxing family, is also at
kalgoorlie. and VIII meet Cocker
Tweedie there in a limited go at a near
date
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

Cy Young breads spring training so
much that once more he threatens to re-
tire from baseball. 1t means months of
denial and suffering for Young TO get
into condition
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

Jockey Shaw does not expect to do
any riding this winter, but will spend
the intermission between now and the
time to report next spring at his home
in Indian Territory
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

IrottlnS IS very popular throughout
Austria Vienna had four meetings dur
ing the past season, including 2O5 races :
Baden gave three meetings. with III
Races on the cards; Budapest and Pres
burg each gave two meetings
The Washington times., 1905-12-18
BASEBALL.

Every ball player who attended the
National League meeting last week fig
ured the Philadelphia team as i factor
in next seasons race.
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

Bert Dorman, the American boxing
promoter, who for some time past sue
cessfully conducted the London Cosmo-
polttan ciug, hS arrived in New York
Nth Jack Foy. the clever English unde-
feated featherweight boxer Prof ]
Kelly, now in San Francisco. has beer
authorized by Dorman to issue a der
on behGi{ Of Roy 10 meet any OF the top
notchers in his division
Billy Smith. the New Zealand light
weight boxer, has arrived in San Fran
cisco from Auckland and is anxious to
enter the lists against any man In his
division.
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

Manager Frank, OF the New Orleans
team, has made the announcement that
only American League teams will play
on the Crescent City grounds next
SprinZ
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

Ginger Beaumont, of the Pirates
who was out of the game most of the
time last season on account OF a bad
leg, Is being treated by Mike Murphy
trainer Of the University of Pennsylva>
MIA athletes. Murphy located the trouble
in Beaumont's ankles and prescribed a
course of work for him instead Of rest
The Washington times., 1905-12-18

Henry c Jewett. owner of the famous
Buffalo covered track. will spend the
winter in California.
captain Sampson, PIN. campaigned
oy Billy Rhodes. and now in winter
The Washington times., 1905-12-18


Rube Waddell is on the road with
vaudeville show. getting his arm in con
dition to write to Connie Mack for ad
vance money.-New York World
Ed Barrow is working hard to get g
winner FOR Toronto next season He
made a good offer last week to Fret
Mitchell. who pitched for Brooklyn last
season.
Hal Chase and Husk Chance played
first base on rival teams on the Pacific
! coast There was something doing
around the initial bags when these teams
met
! Manager Jack Dunn. of Providence,
who is keen judge of Dall players.
| thinks that Pittsburg got much the bet
/ ter of the deal by which the Pirates Sc
cured Vic Wills for Howard, Brain and
| Lindaman.
Phil Lewis. of Brooklyn, has entered
the Cornell Law School. following in the
| footsteps of Hughey Jennings. who
| brought Lewis out
Cy Young breads spring training so
much that once more he threatens to re-
tire from baseball 1t means months of
denial and suffering for Young to get
into condition
Manager Frank, CT the New Orleans
team, has made the announcement that
only American League teams will play
on the Crescent City grounds next
spring
"Ginger'' Beaumont, of the Pirates.
who was out of the game most of the
time last season on account OF a bad
leg, is being treated by Mike Murphy.
% mi Of
MIA athletes. Murphy located the trouble
in Beaumont's ankles and prescribed a
course of work for him instead of rest.
HARNESS HORSES.
Robert Grady, who is wintering Star
light. 2.l0A, that he campaigned for a
Pittsburg horseman during the past sea-
son. viii have the great grand circuit
trotter John Taylor in charge in a few
days at Belmont.
It is rumored that f. E. McCargo will
locate at Dover N H. next spring,
with Wentworth 2:O41s; Czarina Dawson
and a two-year-old recently purchased
by Thomas Denion, jr.
Nank Jackson has the trotter Aylwin.
2:1514; Della Mack. Gambrel, trial 2:1Sl4
Baron Alfred. 2:13A. and several two
year-olds at Belmont track
]. Burns, of Toronto, Canada, is gath
ering together n strong stable of har-
ness horses. He now has Josie 2.OSI |
The Elks. 2:151s: Florence. 2:20, and sew
eral others.
Twenty-one horses, the get of Gam |
betta Wilkes. entered the 2:2O list in 1907
ana seven In the list reduced their rec
orus. the President being the fastest per |
TO 2:09lz -74
IrottlnS IS very popular throughout !
Austria Vienna had four meetings dur
ing the past season, including 2O5 races:
Baoen gave three meetings. with III !
races on the cards; Budapest and Pres
burg each gave two meetings
Henry C. Jewett. owner of the famous
Bunalo covered track, will spend tba
winter in California
Captain Sampson. Pin. campaie-ned
by Billy Rhodes. and now in winter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-10

cratic life of this one man in Russia to whom the
people looked for their deverance, and the lives OF
the Emperor and the Grand Dukes of the imperial
court not one of whom with the exception of the
Grand Duke Constantine dared show himself in St.
Petersburg, for fear of assassination.
Coming so Unexpectedly before Witte and his
family | was embarrassed and hastily crossed
the garden to the opposite side of the house. where
there is plain New-England doorway, frequented
by formal callers. Pressure electric button
brought servant in evening dress Gt was eight
O'Clock in the evening" but this his only livery
And this was the home of Witte!
In the hall stood plain wooden hat-rack- hung
my hat and coat it and followed the servant up
stairs He opened door at the top of the stairway
on the left and ushered me in. Witte stood wait
ing and greeted me simply and cordially, shaking
hands. He signed me to chair, and taking out
a plain, worn Cigarette-case offered cigarette.
He lighted one himself and smoked it in a short
brier-wood holder. He smoked slowly but con-
stantly
The room, well lighted by two windows was
perhaps twelve feet square. Its only furniture
of note was long table-desll the side farthest
from the windows and next it a large wide dlvan
sofa This was his study; books covered the walls.
He wore loose, comfortable sack suit of thin
material and dark color He was, as always,
neatly dressed and, as always, he gave one the I'M
preston of man who never thought of his clothes.
| wish | could adequately describe the person
alitv of this man as he sat before me- we talked
together for an hour. 1t is extraordinary, as
unique, as his position, his career. Big, stern,
gentle slow his dominant note is concentration.
He seems to be always thinking. One could not
properly call him bashfu1, yet socially he acts as
bashful man acts. He will shake hands with you
without word and look at you steadily IN way