Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-09
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Probably the best three quarter
backs Of the year are Eckersall of
Chicago. Mount Pleasant of Carlisle,
and Tad" Jones of Yale.
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Fitgsimmons is having his feet
picked for his meeting with O'Brien
at Colma. A facetious New York
writer says the only thing now that
can save O'Brien is for him to have
his solar plexus picked.
Dial Hawkins made a stubborn three
round attempt to come back, but old
Father Time had sounded "23" for
him before he entered the ring. Hawk
ms and the prize ring have parted
company for all time.
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"Rube" Wadden, the eccentric
pitcher of Philadelphia, will leave for
Hot Springs. Ark, with his special
trainer. in an effort to get the rheu-
matism out of his arm. Waddell is
at his home in St. Marys, Pa.
Another severe blow has been dealt
the gridiron game. T%aylorville, which
is in Illinois, has prohibited foot ball
vi INT BlOuuu ludl IL was utlllOI dilL-
ing the township high school. Pc
waukee, Wis. is yet to be heard
from.
1t turns out that the Kenny ar
rested in New York for street fight
ing was not "Yank" Kenney, Jim Cor.
belts former sparring partner, but
another fighter of lesser caliber. who
claimed, when arrested, to be the or
iginal "Yank."
Prince Louis of Battenburg says
foot ball makes good warriors. II
does, Looey, it does. But the trouble
is that most of their fighting is in the
mass plays and scrimmages. During
the war with Spain no tousled heroes
We're missed from the Thanksgiving
lineups.
4 One Chicago newspaper Is still ex-
planning. The sporting editor wrote
the heading stiff at Notre Dame
but the printer man made it read
'Stiffs at Notre Dame,' and then the
trouble began. AS a matter of fact,
Notre Dame has a pretty fair foot
ball eleven.
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Gus Ruhlin's claim to the heavy.
weight title has been examined by
Marvin Hart, Fitz, O'Brien,. and half
a score others, and unanimously dis
allowed. Gus must do something
more than claim it before he will be
admitted to the inner circle.
3
Those unaint nhnp1a Of tha anti
podes have an old fashioned way of
defining an amateur. According to
their foolish notion, an amateur is
one who at no time has earned any
part Of his living by playing or scor-
ing games" In Australia an amateur
is not allowed to play where an adj
mission fee is charged.
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Hi Henry La Belle. a spectacular
pitcher of the New England League,
keeps public attention riveted in his
direction during the fall months by
clipping with a fair admirer who ap.
preciated his antics in the box during
the base ball season at Lynn. Mass
The couple have yet to return from
their honeymoon 10 ask the parental
blessing.
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French motorists are up in arms
because the minister of the interior
has submitted a bill to regulate auto
mobile traffic in France. The meas.
ure provides that the number shall
be painted on the car and that the
chauffeur shall carry a special appar
atus on the machines registering the
speed at which it Travelled, so there
can be no mistake when the question
is raised.
John Farson. the newly elected
president of the Chicago Automobile
Club. is likely to be the next presi
dent of the American Automobile As
soclation. He is an automobilist o.
long experience, with pronounced ex
ecutive ability, and the feeling is gen
Graz that the president of the Ameri
can Automobile Association next yea
should come from the west, although
the Headquarters of the association
should remain in New Yerk.
Don't drug the stomach to cure {
cough. One Minute Cough Cure cuts
the mucus. draws the Inflammation
out of the throat, lungs and bronchia
tubes, heals, soothes and cures. A
quick cure for CrouD and WhoODinl