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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-02
sHEEnY ON GAMBLING.
says FL Psso Did Good Thing in stopping
It-Homily Oh Knockers.

III PAso. Tex. Jan Pat Sheody, the
sporting man and gambler Of New York,
is spending few days in Fl Paso He IL
much interested to learn that FL Psso II no
longer wide open when it comes to gamb-
ling
SheedY says that the beef thing Fl Paso
ever did was 10 close mp gambling. No city
the size of II Psso, hs Gays could support
over two gambling houses without causing
widespread distress among the laboring and
salaried olaSses There ia not enough
money here o support gambling he declares.
and he says he would not take charge Of the
proposition II all gambling houses were
merged into one and It was offered to HIM
u am not a knocker, be said 7 have
no desire in that role ! am president Of
the New York Anti-Knockers' Associs
ton and our motto is Knock the lrnocker
and boost the booster
You won't see me gong around here
wifh 81 On on my coat tail reading Honest
Pat Sheedy haven't got much Use for
a man who SAYS he Is honest. Whenever
am talking 10 that sort If fellow ! slwavs
fool To 500 # nv watch ,s safe 7 am always
ready 10 20 fishing v the prospects are
FOR any fish With meat IN them | don't
care for the lean. hony fsh I only want
tho big ones
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-02
cRIpPLF cREEK,s OUTPUT.
Greater In Tons ana Nalue Than Ever
BEFORE. Despite the Strike,

COLORADO SPRINGS Jan The 1904
Cripple Creek gold production was 69t. $40
tons of ore of s22 $50 40 gross value The
increase in tonnage over 1908 was AS tBt
and IN gross value 50 oSe3ta Tho record
Of the greatest year Of Cripple Creeks pro
duction. 1907 wa- 8l5.3jo tons of $40 9l4esn
gross value The LAST wars record eclpses
that by 70. 100 tons and 81, 7644fo
Throughout 1909 and 1904 the evmps
thetic strike Of miners with mill employees
At the order Of he Western Federation of
Miners was felt The output was seriously
curtailed Enterprises that reached well
into the future were checked and capital
was alarmed The world's gold supply is
therefore $500 600 10 sloJOoo.Ooo less to-day
than il might have been otherwise.
The strike was broken in August The
dividend record for 1904 shows decrease,
due 10 a general uneasiness over the labor
situation
The profits Of leasing and nj close COR
porations II obtainahle would mn the
dividend total 10 100000 which would
then leave Sill 1892 es7 for improvement of
property expense If mining and cash
surplus
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-02
REID READY TO COACH HARVARD.
Noted Football Player Comes From Gait
fornia 10 Bost on 10 Arrange Matters.

BosroN. Jan i-Broug ht from California on
the fastest express train. william Reid. Jr
Harvard old football coach. arrived in
Boston late yesterday afternoon. He LEFT
san Francisco on Tuesday and made the
hurried trip East 10 confer with Capt. Hurley
of next fans football team In regard to again
being the head football coach at Cambridg &c.
Mr. Reds coming is the result OF vqADsll-
nous correspondence since the close ~ he
football season last fall. betwean ReifS I'd
Hurley. Reid has been asked 20 coach3 z
ley's team. and is willing 10 do 30. But before
definitely deciding TO accept the position.
he has come East 10 get thoroughly in touch
with football ~ airs at Cambridge and 10 make
known the conditions under which be will
assume charge Of the team. and the method
OF coaching II.
Mr. Reid met yesterday afternoon by
MIR Hurley. and after an exchange OF greet
ings he went Immediately 10 Brookline where
his father-in-law lives He dined with hia
wfe's relatives. hut early in the evening
came into town and was Joined by. Capt
Hurley ana long conference followed
I nero Is little doubt but what an understand
ine between them was reached. While IL ia
not known just what Reds stlpulations are.
il il known that last year he would have come
10 Cambridge had the football committee
found IL possible 20 accede 70 his wishes
regarding men "a assist him REID himself
was member Of the committee. but did NOT
zee his way clear 20 be head coach until he
received final authority
The matter NJ finances did not enter into
the question az that time. as Reid wss wllinS
to come under an arrangement similar 20
last Years crew at Harvard. was secured for
orDell
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-02
COURT TENNIS.
Punch Fairs Beats FORESTER I'm close Match
nj Tuxedo.

TuyfDo. Jan The return cour rerris
match between cecil Punch Fairs profes
sional. Of Princess Club. London. and Frank
FORESTER. professional. OF Georgian Court
lakewood. WIS PLAYED on the court a. Tuxedo
to-day The rallies throughout the entire
game were extremely brilliant Punch WITH
bis deadly force was q marvel of aoc'iracT
The game lasted ! hour and N minutes and
vas most evenly contested. Punch con
cedng the odds Of IL Ia the first set Punch
won. games 70 ?. This was probably OWNS
20 Punch knowing the courts 50 veil and the
bah. Lut Forester was working Ike beaver
mastering al the angles of the court and
bound nj the balls
When the second set was started. . vas
ready seen that Forester bad sized ZIP he
opponen, aud hls plav pretty veil. 'tnd ~
commenced 70 play aggresslvely and coz
iinued 10 do sn unUl the end Of The third SCI
winning me second and third SETS b. the soorH
of - 10 Nv this tine Forrester b.
gan 10 weaken on the attack This WIS
Punch opportunity. which he used 70 e-err
sdVants 70 and took tho fourth set. 50, thus
making two sots an The htth nd hnsl 49,
brought forth some Ions rallies. Thich kerr
the spectators m stare ot excitement rom
start ~ fnsh Punch proving the stronger
won nv score of 9 thus Winning q e I%stcn
smith The score a. b.. 81. a.. e.
Tho attendance was YER lar g. as tls ar
announcement ~ The shove match 7rolEh'
out an the oottagers nd guests rs y
Punch anal match here 4s be WI al i'
.0ndor m Eridar
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-02
scHurr RUNS WELL IN ENGLAND.
Rhodes scholar In Onord-Cambridge
Crosse ouptry Match

W e. Schutt. formerly OF Cornell Uni
versity. who captured one az the Rhodes
scholarships, and who lie now a. Braeenoee
College Oxford repree ented the Dark Blue In
the annual cross-oountry match against Cam
bridge recently. He finished 10 fifth place
and was the second man home for oxford
Cambridge Won the match by comfortable
margin Sohutt won the intercollegiate
cross-oountry event here last year and had
poor idea Of the inertia of the Eng
lish cross-countIy runners. especially in the
colleges. and he thought that the going was
Of the most childish nature. hardly stih
enough 10 turn the hair Of an American.
Since he took part IN the Oxford Cambridge
event he has evidently changed bis mind
Judging from letter IN Trainer Moskley NJ
Cornell In which be writes did as well az
expected or hit better 7 was second OK
ford man to Godhy. our best man Burt
our captain the next oxford man 70 me was
= minute behind was satisfied FOR I got
my half blue The race was awful We
don't know az home what cross country is
We started on 4 seven and half mile course
In a binding cold rain The frat mile was
IN a forest path and was done m AS
was not very far behind rho head man there
Then We struck one and hall miles Of stasp
uphill plouThe1 ground muddv md clRvey
] vent IN ~ ny knees almost at every step
and the stun stuck IN my shoe'
Y was dead to the world when GOT 10
the top A lot NJ men who we're better on
ploughed ground than ! passed ma here
At the top WIS two more miles NJ forest path
rough and ragged Then there was mia
OF very steep uphill all the wav. bur on
thu roads muddy 10 he sure hut not deep
like plough Then we had two miles on
grass. perfectly fat ! passed man after
man here and almost caught Godby, our
best runner. but could not aute do u I was
four seconds behind him
n was the hardest run ! ever saw Tho
fences we'took were ike 'his-a fence three
and 9 hall feet high with ditch three feet
from ground 10 tor 81 water and two feet
OF water az the bottom We jumped straight
down into The water To our waists aud then
clambcred on; al dripping. There wero
four ~ these and they we're had
There we're also harbed vire fences here
and there I was running along blinded
qute badlv IN three ps res on ~ Oh log
considered myself lucky to finish as I did
Nv time was l3'0S
After the raoa Va had 4 champa Rne dinner
given rs by the Thames Hsres and Hounds
They gave me great ovation. as being tho
only American there. and the trst Rhodes
man 10 get VARSITY athletic honors They
made nc make a speech which tried to do
Next term ] get 4 chance A. full blue MI
running Is done next term
This vacation ] am going 20 seaside
place on the Soutbdowns. I'm going to
keen in good shape nv walking a lot IN
after the mile record f1aa. ana r1ll ny
nv best
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-02
MpiAN crR>r oN 4 RnFR.
Three White lives Taken h, Drowning
t,rrN car In the Saco


BANGOR. Nc Jan Among the curl
ols superstitionz that still obtain in Maine
j. one held Uy some of the Older inhabitants
e York county that three persons will he
drowned IN the Saco River every year until
HoboWocko. the Indian Satan. il over
ONE 10y the good spirit Of the stream II
& pointed out IN support Of this belief
that in almost every year since any one ran
iemer1ber there have been three drowning,
. the Saco rather q large number. con
siderine the small population along the
rivers hanks,
Exact statistics would probably show a
''aryine number Of drownIngs on the Saco.
,u. the old timers say the fatal rule Of three
has always prevailed ha legend runs
ma ia the wear 1874 the river and al the
vhlte people were cursed by Sakoki> wife
- Squsndo. who was The sycamore of
The Sacos then the most powerful NJ Eastern
tribes except he Tarratines II was a
ooum IN belief A. that time that al indiana
we're born swimmers. and did not need 10
earn the srt To test the truth of This
-o.-e .ailors Of an English vessel 1T anchor
near the mouth OF the Saco upset the canoe
n which Sal okls and her papoose we're
-rossing The papoose would have drowned
hut for the prompt action Of lie mother, and
4t II Ras, suffered 40 much from shock
hat II died \ few DAYS aftervard
Frantic a. the death Of Ms child squando
-.ho pp 10 that time had been friendly 10
Aa v'hites sent word m King Philip of
'he Narragansetts that thereafter he Philip.
~. ght relv upon him for help in e1terninat-
= the English Sakokib. for her part
--t the medicine man II the S4cos 20 in
rose the curse Of Hobovocko. tho evil
ririt upon the river and al white people
'-s terms Of the curse calling for The death
hv drowning m the stream Of a. les-t three
r'hits persons every year
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-02
Regulars Win AT National Athletic Cuh
Election.

There we're hut few votes for the opposition
ticket Of the National Athletic club az thu
annual meeting NJ the organization m Sltut-
ia night hen he saw that his ticket
vas defeated Arthur n Iaggers. who eaded
tho opoostlon moved 10 make the election
uranimois The vote stood n ~ 81 for
NO REGULARS The following arc tho newly
rhosen ofNcors FOR the wear
Thomas T. Btophy. JI president Frederick J.
Grund, ic" president Frank l. hrSnusy. tttas
ursr aughAu MaElll. recording secrte'ar- charles
Weiterrr. nnaurial sectetar- Au'hour /
NcHes-rr- captain Joseph lon.rTan nrst licp'-
srsnt Louis o. Schroeder second Lieutenant
Member of ia0S Athletic Commi,tcc-Hsnrv
Herbs chairman HEM Mcklnle, ChsrleN Sihree.
Thomas cushing and Auglg Fuchs
Members Road ~ Governor. Class of ia0i-
Daniel Reuse. NcKrcfer Rutherford c wills
s nashwav
To IN un-1pir.1 tenn ~ governor resigned
FREDERICK Horn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-02
shrnhn or for >er z.al,nd

A. ,hr winter meeting ~ he A-ni's -
kthleuc Association ~ England n4.l ~
Birmingham recently, A Shruoo - no'e.
dis,snrs runner. aas granted liberty - v!s+
New Zealand az guest 81 the Nev Zsalan7
Amateur Athletic Association and ocor9
ing 20 tha arrangements left England on De
20 while m the sntlpodes ne VIII to-
Australia 4iso and viii reach there -ooL
the Same time 80 Arthur puffy o. geoT getoNt
4 ~ Norton ho defeated Dufy IL -
I'm wards in England last vear had y me-
tton huf declined on account m plsir'-
cnga Cemeufs A..A.
At the same meeting 10 vac decided thAt X
Enrlsh ohimpiourhtp NJ This year FoAq
Lold ar Linden From last wears rh4m1i'
ship there vas profit NJ Eii4
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-02

There are moro telephones m use IN
Manhattan and The BronI than there arc
in the whole az France and about half 90
many a. m all Of Great Britain and Ireland
Altogether there are now about iS3 on
telephones IN the city and their number Ia
constantly increasing Experts say that
New York's telephone service has reached
the highest degree Of development, but IN
spite Of thus testimony announcement was
made yesterday that large sums are 10 bo
expended this year in extensions and i'm.
pTOvcU1nutg.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-02
,FW rE4R TO THE yOrNG w4N.
The Rev. Mr. Grant say the CHS TcscheS
Hlm to Struggle nceaHnEly.

The Re- Percy sholney Grant spoke
a. ths T-enty-third stree, ! VI C. A.
r4sterday on tie Message Of tho New
ear tos Young man in a large city like
Few York
al think We learn here. he said -'he
power Of oblivion A man comes. Is greatly
n demani nd then fades away without
beng even missed. and We 20 on ~ before
his teaches Us humility and the strenRt h
horn cf humility II also teaches Ne pa
fence the power ~ growth and the gospel
~ renewal
But perhaps the greatest Of al tins ctys
Lessons is that Of struggle We realize
that 10 succeed We must struggle uncea=-
ingly. Each new year renevs Tho strength
With which ne arc to continue that struggle. =
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-02
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP.
ENTRIES FOR THE BIG HANDI-
CAPS CLOSE TOMORROW.
Brooklyn and Suburban 10 Attract Amer
icA's Ber Horses-Hinners on the East
ern Turf-Clark Grimth Getting Ready
-AnExpert on Rose'sFi ghtiug Makeup

Entries for De three big Eastern handl'
csps--the Broolyn. Suburban and Brighton
will close ~ ~ o'clock tomorrow night.
aud from pretent indications these events
will attract All Of Americas greatest race
horses Although last years stars, Bermis.
lrish Lad and The Picket. we're virtually
compelled 10 withdraw from active racing
before the end Of the campaign IL 10 possible
that they Will all ha named 70 20 in these rich
stakes together With the old favorites. Nc
Chesnev aud Afriosnder. who may be sue
cessfuily patched up ones more But even
should any ~ those horses como IN hand
again With the old proves. the four year
old division will present some formidable
champions Who will be hard 70 beat Stall
nart. Beldare. Delhi orr Wells Broom
stick and Dolly Spsnker. all great three
wear -olds last season. should come right
back this wear All will be entered in tho
hig handicaps and viii racelve much atten
ton from "a 5 Voshutgh 10 his weight
4llo,ments itslwsrt was the best long
dist4nce performer IN training in 1904. and
I Il Thomss his owner. believes that the
Nedder colt Will he nvinoihla during the
coming season
Yet there are many turfmen who insist
that Bsldam4 was not only the champion or
all the threeyear olds. but will also be the
greatest horse in training this year. Delhi
ths price oI 'nH hHenH staple, VIII DC IehnF
for the raoes early Trainer Rowe did not
ask roo much NJ This famous son NJ Ben Brush.
vho is 7iniering finely and viii prove bigger.
stronger and faster than ever in the spring
orr Wells tho star NJ John A brakes stHhl~.
vas raced 10 his feet last summer. hut lie
has been rosting over since and Trainer
W'shard ssNs that tho colt will he ready for
another hard campaign soon az tho frost
leaves the ground. Rroomstick 5 s. Brown :
Rri yhton Handicap winner who also holds
Tho world record for mile and 2 quarter
VIII be another factor. though he will never
he weight carrier. II i feared unless be
grows considerably before the training season
strives IN addition 70 these cracks the best
NJ the two wear old division, Oiseau. SysouhY.
Tradition. irtful Tanya Naodsaw and
others will he named for the handcaps. It.
viii be about week before all Of the entries
have been received. but their announcement
viii aro1Ise widespread interest among turf
men, for TINS inciden, really marks the begin
ming Of the turf campaign Of 1908 In ad-
ditiou IN the three handicaps. all of the stakes
70 he rim AZ the spring meetings At Grsveseud
Sheepshead Raw and Brighton will also be
closed AZ the same time. together NTH num-
Der OF stakes that viii not he ruin until 1907
In all the gross value OF these stakes is about
$4,000. Of which 500 .ooo viii be distributed
among hor semen who may own the winners
OF The three handicaps and the $50 no Produce
Stakes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-02

CLARK Griflth. manager OF the New York
Americans. has come Fast from bis Montana
ranch and viii make gradual preparation
for ihe coming season on the diamond So
lar Willie keeler is the only member of Grif-
nth team who has signed contract for next
year but the manager has not beeu IN any
hurry 70 secure signatures because Of his
vacation in the West All of the men were
royal, treated last year. They got high
salaries total Of $50 600 for their work
with tue bat aud bnll. and they rewarded
the club for its lberality bv playing msgnl-
fcen, bail. even though they lost the cham.
pionship by nose There will bo no change
u the policy OF the club therefore. ~ trrirfth
win receive fun power from Frank }. Farrell
~ secure the mems contracts whenever he
II ready IN 90 after Thorn hrIrith l. PLAYER
himself and he knows what high .4larios
moan. but he is epinentlv far both - his
employer and ms PLAYERS when il CONES 70
hIing the price Of ones services for tho onsu.
lng vssr n he thinks : man Re worth g. mn
for the season the man all get j, n IT is
3, mn. the man rill take il n hls release.
u, Grifith l. one ~ the most popular mann
gers among ball players who ever directed
matters from the bench And Furthermore.
he e one NJ the hardest losers in tho husness
50 much % that he i still talking soout ne
loss ~ tho championship 10 the Boston trneri-
cans 7hich was partly due N Wild pitch
We had Boston scared N death, ANYWAY.
even n We did not wiz the chamnlonsbip
IL the ray Griffith puts i when the Discus
tior grows warm. Why. the Beaneaters
ve,e shaking al over until Cheshro made
~, Wild pitch. But this wear W viii hA
stranger and there will be another storv 10
tsl then Ne nun up gainst the champs gain
GrF viii probably he al local American
Tcsn,te headquarters tomorrow 70 greet
ne srrihes and crsnks who gather there these
uin,-v afternoons.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-02

During The year lust closed the racing
associations operating under JOCKEY cub
rule distributed t2.23olii among tho horse.
men. II 4 Duryea. with the horses legscd
from the Whitney estate. won sip7. 2oi James
f. Keene. With tl5e.i6j. 0as second. while
f. r. Thomas stood third Nth st47.1So sgd
dey Page was fourth Nth siss 500 and New
ton Bennington vas FIFTH NTH $780,. $40, OF
the two yearolds, Aitful topped the list with
$50, $40. including tho Futurity. Tanya her
stable companion. vas next With tis 45s
Tradition. the crack Pseet FLY. won $4s 1855
with James r. Keene SyHonby fourth in the
list with s36tls Mr.. Heenes Delhi led the
three yearolds with ;'6.os2. followed by Ort
Wells with ses, ss5 Stalwart. with $50 100
and Beldame with s5s.>a or the older
horses Irish Lad won SIS. $50: Hermis captured
81. $50. and The Pcket's share was SCI, 800.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-02

The threatened turf war in the West will
either be declared or called OF as result
OF the meeting of the Western Jockey Club
stewards on Wednesday at Chicago The
situation has narrowed down TO just this
There will be no trouble If President c. ;.
Bush OF the Crescent City Jockey Club will
give his consent 10 an allotment OF dates for
the new track al New Orleans II is up 20
Bush to let the rival track in his city have
equal privileges. If he refuses. there will
be war all along the line. with Edward Corri-
gan al the head OF new circuit that will
lght the Western Jockey Club TO a finish.
Corrigan made a deal on Saturday by which
Ne bought his partners interests in the
Hawthorne track. Chicago. which places him
IN position TO swing that plant into line.
when tho time comes. without friction. Bush
has been advised. II is said. 10 mske conces-
sons. but he has turned a deaf ear 10 all en-
treaties 20 far. and says that he prefers war.
II war comes It will be a costly sisir all along
tho line.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-02

Tbose ,eho read some time 20 the scare
,ro9 -qrn that Ralph Rose. The perfect man, %
u6o . undoubtedly . phenomenon v ben "
,ot.as 10 handling weights. could kill Jerries
-tb single blow. we're rather disa rpoinfod
,,b., thcv looked him over m the Madison
-onsre Garden Saturdar niEh' While Pose
d. young giant and possesses remarks bic
-, ytb he is not built IN tine lighting
N-e. Neither does NJ show The general
t"sLa.up Of great puelist Ike lehries
n Tho contrary. he appears - he big. over
g,oar good natured hoy. no would be
i5edlT AZ sea n he should be compelled
70 f4cs hghtiug machine such - he cham.
- heavyweight always IL IN the Iina
~. 10 has mixed Nth hghtnc all his
I,fs sfter looking Rose over SAID He
t nd strong al right, but "a he game
lis. doesn look 20 me like man who would
w. much NJ 70 punching And these old
sG,,ng snsrrs generally can tell A. glance
- mans heart " made N
rha r.r, should nov ne lost sight OF hat IN
o. ING ont Rlly Snft The other night
'l",,sc,,-s tommy Rvsn simply toyed with
A. Ne esev mark. which enabled him 70
IN some more easy money What an
s,,, g5f,c. self-styled middleweiEht cham
por Ryan is. anyway
vr.itsr cams All-Amarican football team
bss me, With favorable commept both w
-, ~ Fsst and West Even Mr.. Hurry tn
ne he confident Michigan COACH says ~
tl,lss hin, down to the ground 2 declaration.
~ he va, that should end an lnrther dis
rhrsion
La Junta tribune., 1905-08-05
sssss ~ ssssss.s assss.

E. H. Smith was fined so last
Tuesday by Judge Clark for flood
ing the road near the Bee Hive
school house, contrary to the peace
and dignity Of the people of the
state Of Colorado. Smith is neigh
bOr of Road Overseer Gleasman. but
people who are guilty Of flooding
roads all look alike to the road over
seer. He is enforcing the order i'm
partially given out bv the county
commissioners regarding fioo'iiag
roads to let no guilty man escape.
La Junta tribune., 1905-08-05
I. j.... ...s e.~s..y s...ssr..

H. A. Mcintyre and Harry Ross
Lewyn. Of Denver. principal stock
holders in the La Junta Land Com
pany. owners Of q large tract of
land under the extension Of the
Otero ditch east Of town, have been
in La Junta for several days looking
after their interests hereabouts.
The company is At present putting
up fifteen miles Of barbed wire
fence on the land. dividing it into
twenty and forty acre tracts. Next
year it will be planted to alfalfa.
and later disposed Of to actual
settlers. You need not be at all
surprised to see sugar beet factory
erected on the outskirts Of La Junta
within the course Of the next two
years, and all the territory east of
US to the county line occupied by a
prosperous farming community.
La Junta tribune., 1905-08-05
loh1ssW.cs. esstss.

A quiet but neat wedding cere
mony took place at the Hotel La
Junta Thursday afternoon when
William c. johnson and Miss Ella F..
Carpenter were united in marriage,
Rev. Conrad Bluhm officiating. The
bridal pair were chaperoned by Mr..
and Mrs. c. J. Kenna, and after the
ceremony they were showered with
rich supplies Of rice by the many
young admirers who could not be
eluded. Bride and groom returned
to Ordway, where the latchstring
will be out to their friends.