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The Washington times., 1905-01-29
Playing Negro Causes
Trouble for Harvard
GEORGETOWN and Virginia Off the Baseball
Schedule, and Middies Will Object If
Matthews Is Played.
Middies Will Protest.

summarily rejected by the Iecal man
agement
Middies Will Protest.
ANNAPOLIS Md, Jan. .-kpropos
Of the playing of Matthews, the negro
athlete, against Georgetown University
on the coming Southern trip of the
Harvard baseball nine, it is interesting
to note the fact that this aggregation
will spend several days at the Naval
Academy and will play at least two
games with the Midshipmen, who num-
Der several Southerners on their nine
n fact, the Annapolis boys VIII be
brought into much closer relations with
their visitors than would the George
town players, as the members of the
Harvard squad viii have early practice
at Annapolis, and all the courtesies of
Lighthouses and athletic field will be
extended them
This will be the third year that the
Harvard baseball squad has engaged in
spring practice at Annapolis, and al
| though each year Matthews started
South with the party. he has never yet
] played against the Midshipmen. IN 190S
/ he was not a regular member or the
| team and this furnished the excuse for
| keeping him in the background Last
4
Ill. and as the stop at Annapolis was the
| last one before returning to the North,
was allowed to go back ahead Of the
team. The truth of it is, the other Har-
ward men have been glad to yield to the
| feelings of their opponents in this mat
| ter when they could do so gracefully
| and not put themselves in the position
| Of using Matthews through the season
and then allowing him to be sighted
| when an objection was raised The
fact that Matthews really was III
last wear Strengthened that out, but
there may be more difficulty mis- time
There is no question that there would
be a strong sentiment against Matthews
appearing here. and several of the
/ Southern boys would probably refuse al
together TO go on the field with him.
Virginia Reticent.
Considerable interest was aroused
the University of Virginia this mornln;
by the statement that Harvard ha'
dropped the varsity baseball team iron
her schedule because of the negro. Mat
, tbews. playing on the Crimson team
Your correspondent saw DR.. William
A. Lambeth. the physical director
the university, who said that the state
rnent was entirely erroneous. The an
nual game with Harvard has been play
! cd early in May, and the University c
: Virginia having games arranged wit
other teams, could not give her North
ern competitors Il Date at that time.
Harvard, of course, could not com
South later. The Massachusetts me
have never used Matthews against tn
:. Southerners. because the Vieginiar
I have positively refused TO play with
negro There has never been Pre-
u test from the Harvard management b'
cause Of objection to the negro. Maj
: ager Hugh y. Page, of the universit,
q declined today to state what game
n had arranged in place Of that with Ha
ward Evidently. however. Virginia hs
| no kindly feeling toward any team tn;
will play Il black man, and this has III
u doubtedly had something to do with II
change of dates
The Washington times., 1905-01-29

At his home in California Bill Reid,
the former Harvard gridiron star, pur-
sues the humble occupation OF school
teacher, and still he has refused aoso-
lutely the 5000 offer from. his alma
mater to coach next spring, and says III
he accepts the position at Cambridge
it will be gratis. Evidently believer
in amateurisrn That's what Harvard
has been harping on for years. but she
will have to go a long way before md
ing mere coaches ike Reid.
In Won Schrader, the Georgetown
prep school has one of the most Promis-
ing scholastic pole-vaulters in TIN coun-
try. and it would be a good move fe-
the university athletic authorities to
keep an eye on the young athlete It
has been years since the Blue and Gray
mad a good performer in the pole vault,
but by the time Won Schrader is eligi-
bic to compete he should be able 10 COM
pare favorably with the men he viii be
called upon to meet
The San Francisco Club has made a
] sensible rule. in requiring all boxers
who are to go on in preliminaries 10
train at least six consecutive days be-
fore their fights IN the past there
| have been many boys going on when
! they were in rank condition. with the
result that they were very often severe
| ~ injured, and the reformers got a
chance TO veil
The rowing season at Annapolis next
spring promises to be far more inter
esting than for several years. The sue
cess which attended Dick Glendou in
his first season on the Severn revived
interest in rowing among the MiddIes,
| and when the candidates report on Feb
ruary 1 for the initial indoor practice
1t is expected that there will be a sur
felt of material TO choose from.
The first race of the season will be
on April 10, with Georgetown This is
one month earlier than the annual race
between these two institutions. There
will probably be one race with all three
crep-s entered Last May Navy fin
| ished first and third. while the Blue anC
Gray got second and fourth places Five
days after the Georgetown race VII
come a race with the first and SECOND
varsity crews of Columbia Yale IS alSf
dickering for date some time IN May
and the Pennsyyania race VIII o.
rowed about three weeks later than INT
one with Georgetown.
Fred Clarke, the Pittsburg's manager
has decided not TO try experiments OF
the coming Southern trip. so he vii
take along only twenty-one players
Pat Powers has been reelected presi
dent, treasurer. and secretary of tn
Eastern League at the meeting in New
York
Several University Of Chicago ath
: letes are in danger of receiving tn
; same treatment that Michigan hande
out to Rose for competing at NEE
; under club coIors. The Chicago Athleti
5 Association has five university sprinter
| entered in its meet as members OF III
club, but the university has warne
the athletes that they must either bac
| out or give up hope participating
= | the intercollegiate field and track NEE
! in the spring. A stubborn track athlet
| is pretty hard to handle, but few &C
3 tions like Michigan handed Rose wi
soon get the stubborn stars IN line
$ Frank Gotch and Tom Jenkins ar
l. both working hard for their wrestlin
: bout, to be held at Cleveland on mex
The Washington times., 1905-01-29

the different events In the 1s5-pound
class Frank Lockhead VIII be the en-
trant from Washington, but as yet II
has not been decided who will go in the
lighter classes There are large num-
Der of strfPlings training in the Armory
gymnasium. and as soon as possible the
best of these will be chosen and put
through course of sprouts, SO that they
may reflect credit upon the National
Guard in its first appearance in an af-
fair of this sort
The Washington times., 1905-01-29

There IS more interest being taken in
the big basketball games of the National
Guard this season than ever before AT
the Company * game the other evening
the armory was jammed. and at each Of
the lesser contests there has been
large attendance. Tomorrow evening
the Morton Cadets will play the Ord
ways, and ON Monday evening Hearst
will meet the Urells-
The standing OF the clubs ar present
follows
The Washington times., 1905-01-29
seaboard Florida Limited.

Finest train in the South-Seaboard
Shortest Linc-Quickest time TO all
Florida Points Limited leaves daily
at Go D. m, arrives Jacksonville / p
M, ST. Augustine 20 p. M, next DAY.
Office 1921 Pennsylvania Avenue.
The Washington times., 1905-01-29
BRILLIANT TOURNEY
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP

CHICAGO. Jan. 2S.-There will be ten
starters in the diamond billiard tourna-
ment for the amateur championship OF
America. which begins Monday at the
Chicago Athletic Club
The ten men entered are Byron F.
Stark, J. Ferdinand Poggenburg. E. W.
Gardner, and Charles s. Norris, OF New
York; w. P Threshie, of Boston
Charles C. Schmidt, of Racine, Wis.
Wilson F. Sigourney and II A Wright,
of San Francisco, and c. f. Conkiin and
Edward Rein, of Chicago.
The Washington times., 1905-01-29

That 81, 900 offer as a purse for Jack
O'Brien and Bob Fitzsimmons TO fight
IN Panama, looks like con- 1t
is believed that Clarke Ball. the
erstwhile manager of Miner Jack
Monroe is the man who is backing
the alleged offer. but as neither O'Brien
nor Fitz likes the idea of going to the
torrid zone to fight the proposition viii
fall through, and q twenty-round bout
will be arranged for some more acces-
sible place.
The Washington times., 1905-01-29

Swarthmore, heretofore q clean col
Iege, has been dropped by her natural
rival of long standing, Haverford, be-
cause of ineligibiIity- Last fan SWARM
more got several former university
stars from the Middle West, including
Maxwell. the University OF ezicago
giant, with the result that she scored
a rather easy victory over Hayerford-
Haverford said that unless Swarthnore
were willing TO live up 10 higher Ideals
OF craftsmanship and do away with the
objectionable players there would be q
rupture After q short wait both teams
have begun arranging for next fal,
but are making no provision for their
annual game. Swarthmore has been
coming up nicely for the past few
years, and II is q shame that she should
stoop to. getting men Of questionable
status. and thereby detracting from
her enviable record Until the old
rivalry with HaVerford Is restored, II
is safe 70 assume that there Will be
very little spirit in Swarthmoress ath-
letics. TOM ROLAND.
The Washington times., 1905-01-29

The Henley Business College of SYRIA
cuse has decided to enter its crew in
the corning American Henley on the
SchuylkiiI in May 10 race for the Frank
lin Cup, offered for scholastic Fights.
The Washington times., 1905-01-29
s1.zs Baltimore and Return, B. &o.R-R.

Saturday and Sunday. All trains. both
ways. beth dayS, except Royal Limited.
Hourly Service Saturday.
The Washington times., 1905-01-29

Young Corbett and Battling Nelson
have given up hope of getting on an
other light with Jimmy Britt, and have
prs cticaily completed arrangements 10
fight Il out themselves
The Washington times., 1905-01-29

]. E. GriIlo. the Cincinnati sporting
editor. has been dethroned as president
of the American Baseball Association
after an acrimonious fight, and Joseph
O'Brien, of Milwaukee, has been elected
The Washington times., 1905-01-29
Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

Thursday. The match means a good
deal 10 both men. and it is hoped that
it VIII oe strictly On the level
The Washington times., 1905-01-29

summarily rejected by the local man
agement.
The Washington times., 1905-01-29

Prof. H White, the well known fac
ulty member of the Harvard athletic
committee, has resigned and Prof A
c. Coolidge has been elected 10 hi the
vacancy.
The Washington times., 1905-01-29

Pat Powers has been reelected presi-
dent. treasurer, and secretary of the
Eastern League at the meeting in New
The Washington times., 1905-01-29

Fred Clarke. the Pittsburg's manager.
has decided not to try experiments on
the coming Southern trip. so he Will
take along only twenty-one players
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-29
BODY OF NAVAL HERO AT HOME
Remains Of John Paul Jones Arrive in
Chesapeake Bay.

Norfolk. ya-The body Of Admiral
John Paul Jones. recently found In
Paris as the result OF a search In.
sDlred and conducted under the direc-
ton OF General Horace Porter. for
mer United States ambassador 70
France. has passed Ia the Virginia
eapes on the cruiser Brooklyn. under
Rear Admiral sigsbee. the Brooklyn
having as consort across the Atlantic
from France the cruisers Galveston.
Tacoma and Chattanooga.
OF this coast the feet was met by
the battisship squadron Of the North
Atlantic feet in two divisions. tho
irst under the command OF Rear Ad-
miral Evans and the second command
ed by Rear Admiral Davis. The three
squadrous approached the cApea to-
gether. the vessels under command
Of Admiral Evans leading and tho
other squadroha closely following.
Upon the vessels reaching Cape
Henry. Admiral Evans squadron pass
ed into lower Chesapeake bay at 10
O'Clock. Then came the sigsbee squad.
ron Following these were the vessels
OF Rear Admilar Davis squadron.
The Sigsbee and Davis squadrous
proceeded Immediately up Chesapeake
bay. bringing the body Of Admiral
Jones toward Annapolis. It's last rest.
ing place. while the vessels Of Ad.
mlraI Evans squadron said farewell
to the other fleets and proceeded 10
Old Point Comfort, en- route TO Lam
bert's point.
II Is understood here that In Chesa
peake bay the body of Admiral Jones
will be transferred from the Brooklyn
and placed aboard one OF the uppeE
bay light house tenders. which will
bear it to Annapolis for fnal inter
ment on the naval reservation at that
place. Vessels OF the Sigsbee and Da
Wis squadrons will go to Annapolis tc
take part In the ceremonies incident
10 the reception Of the body. The
ceremonies also will be participated
in by the French cruiser Jurlen de Ia
Grayiere. which was detached from
the French North Atlantic squadron
and sent TO Chesapeake bay to repre-
sent France at the ceremonies.
The French cruiser. which has beer
at Baltimore since her arrival in these
waters. will leave that city today Il
join the American vessels bound to
ward Annapolis.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-29

Thr all Russian armtsvu congress
has adopted the fDitnataE resolution;
In ytew q tho constant violation
IT legal nrdera the congress resolves
hat Il mist uphold he patIunal rights
II man by paarn means. noe excluding
nnnaubmiEstuu 20 the authorities. tho
breaking of sacred rights. not wtth.
standing the authorities may Iucitc 81.
lsfing laws
Tho congress has also approved the
traft ~ radical address describing
the prrludieEal results % the bureau
cratic organization.
Tn" year old daughter 81 Juiiua Ia
Duke foll into a hot spring at sho La
Dukn rwauFt near Lowissawu and was
80 burned that sho died spon after be-
ing taken from tho spring.
Forest ares have started again IN
the vicinity Of Evaro and ara gaining
Considerable Roadway All efforts OF
ranchors to aurnch the flames on To
the present time have been futile and.
aa there Ia valuable timber belt IN
that section. people are beginning To
be alarmed
Tho Anaconda company has aled
notoie At Butte 10 the effect that 10 had
lowered ita capital stock from Oil 900, :
600 IN eiOo. 900. The move T. made
preparatory TO the closing up Of the
affairs Of the company. Tho Anaconda
company is one Of che caTly corpora
tions organized by che late Marcus
DAILY. and out Of which the present.
Anaconda company Of the AmalRa.
mated Copper company was formed.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-29
PREPARATIONS MADE.
PEACE CONFERENCE ARRANGE.
MENTS COMPLETED.
The Washington Government and the
state Of New Hampshire Are Work
Ing Together to Make Meeting as
Hospltahle as Posslhls-stats TO
Bear the Expense Of Entertaining.

Preparations for the peace confer
Chee are progressing rapidly and salts
taclcrtly. and by August 5, the day on
which the plenipotentiaFies are ex.
pected TO reach Portsmouth. n. H..
from Oyster Bay on board the May
flower and the Dolphin, all will be In
readiness for their reception. The
Washington government and the state
.Us New Hampshire are cooperating 10
the effort TO make the Surroundings Of
the conference as hospigable al posi-
bic, and are receiving generous assist
ance from the people OF Portsmouth
and the adjacent villages OF kirrery.
Maine. where, the navy yard il located.
and New Castle. ~ H.. near which
the plenipOtentiaries viii have guar
tiers Ia the Hotel Wentworth.
Mr. Pierce. the third assistant seere-
tary OF state. who Is acting for the
president In directing arrangements.
Is In Washington. where he will pro
vide for the shipment ot the necessary
material for this equipment Of the
navy general store. which Is 10 be
used for the sessions OF the confer
enee As this equipment will be Of
no use 10 the government after the
conference Is over. Il will DO rented
The tentative program provides that
the plenipotentiaries shall arrive Al
the navy yard and 10 at once to the
lcommandant to pay their eapscts. The
arrival OF the two missions will be
heralded BY the nrius Of an ambasaa.
dortal salute for each mission.
The marine guard. which has 70
Gently been Increased. will render the
prescribed salutea and may escort the
party from the navy yagd through the
town 81 Portsmouth % their quarters.
distance % about Ayc miles As the
navy yard Is on the Maine side of tho
| PisCataqua river. the governor VI SrN
Hampshire will probably receive this
I pisulp0tsntlarica la Portsmouth and
/ formally welcome them TO the state.
/ He will a. the same time extend %
| them an invitation % be the guests -
the state on a tour Of tbs New tamp.
shire mountains upon the conclusion
OF the negotiations The state Of New
Hampshire has already requested pgr
mission 10 bear tbs expense % eater.
tanning the pleaipOtrntiarioa through
out the conference. which Will prob
ably be- granted. tho Washington gov
eminent undertaking the entire c1
pense %, the equipment Of the guar
ters for the conference.
The ENJOYS will b0 taken 20 the
navy yard. when the weather IA fair
In launches To be supplied by this
navy Automobiles and carriages ali
take them around through Ports
mouth. distance Of about Ave miles
when the weather Is not prupitioua OF
when they prefer this trip to the ride
BY water.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-29

Oyatsr Bay. July ga c0asi dsFn-
tion % HAwaiiA Affairs oceu plsd PFvsi-
drnt ROOSEVELT agtnuti1u fuF several
hoaru today. Hu had as q gueat for
lunchoun and during b greater part
Of tho AftsFpoon George u, Carter.
govrrpuF of Hawaii 6uvuFbos Carter
came 60 Oyster bay dst1Fninnd 10 Fp-
sign bis ostctal po.itinn 10 escape the
annoy Ance to which he has besn sab
Joe ted since b. succeeded sAnafogd u.
uoia a. governor. The pFratduut nos
only declined a. aecept his. FusiEnatinn
bat told him to 80 back 20 Hawaii. and
he shoald havs thS fall ssppays aRd
sympathy % the natioaAl Adm4natFa.
ton.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-29
roNs OF DYNAMITE USED.
Huge Ledge Of Rock Blown Up Near
Portsmouth AarboF.

Portsmouth. N. 1.-THE big blast Of
dynamite removing HendeFson'a point
from the Piseataqua river has been
discharged. The explosion was = com,
plete success. There was no dam
age.
Hundreds Of visitors came here
to witness with the people Of this
city aud vicinity the elimination OF an
engineering project which has been
under way for the last three years and
which has attracted the attention OF
experts In this country and abroad, Il
was the removal from the Ptseataqua
river led Of HendsFsOn's point. ledge
some three acres In extent. by expiOd-
ing simultaneously about 400 charges
OF dynamite. aggregattng al least 70
tons. ia the rock beneath the water.
The hour scheduled for the dis
charge OF the dynamite was 4 p, IN. Il
was arranged that by the removing
OF a switch al a safe distance from
the ledge sparks should be sent into
contact with the dynamite.
The explosion resulting Was expect
ed TO shAtteF the mass Of rock and
thereby widen and deepen the water
way leading to the big drydOek re-
Gently completed BY the government
At the navy yard on seayeya' island
The contract price OF the undertaking
was s74s go, The expense was COW
erred by an appropriation with the bin
authorizing the construction 81 tho
big drydoek at the navy yard Il h
understood that the explosion Of the
dynamite Is the largest exploded az
one time tn tails country.
Henders0ns ledge Il a mass % rock
Ia a horsrshOe shape. Around u
Hhirl innumerable currents and = tide
which has bseR the dread ~ all mari
nerA The swift waters have woFn =
channel IS feet deep ia the channel
around the end Of The poinJ. but tho
force sf the cross currsnE has beea 80
great that for years Il has buen men.
ace. especially 20 the development -
the navy yard. wiGh the establish
m-nI % the great drydock lts Femovai
vas imperative. tI4 destruction will
give an approach 1000 feet wtds and
u a depth - walrg ample for tho
greatest ships IN the world
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-29
rwo SMALL skIRMIsAEs MADE
Russians Attack the Japs, but Are
RepuIsed in Disorder.

Fusan, July SRA fight reported on
Friday was the first worthy Of mention
which has occurred east OF the railway.
Two Russian accommodating forces APP
preached the Japanese line, one about
30 miles. the other 20 miles east Of the
railway. The first contingent consisted
Of two sQusdrOns of cavalry, the second
of two battahons Of infantry. Both
retired after brief encounters. The
Japanese sustained no losses, but those
Of the Russians are supposed to have
been nearly 100.
In the first encOnteE the Russian cav
airy, with its front sides thousand
meters long. advanced upon the jap
anese Iine until it came under IRE,
when it retired in confusion and the
infantry advanced. The Japanese fres
~ rounds with a captured Russian
battery, when the Russians retired, the
Japanese infantry following them for
10 miles.
The Russians and the japanese lines
are seven miles apart. Ihe Russians
maintain a screen Of cavalry outposts
some miles in front of their trenches
to guard against attacks. Reconnoit-
ering forces from both &des traverse
the neutral zone frequently feeling the
strength Of the other at the front and
making q small weekly list Of the kill
ed, wounded and captured.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-29
NAY RENEW CHICAGO STRIKE
Business Houses Take Stringent Ae-
ton Toward Strikers.

Chicago, July 2l.-At a mass meet
ing Of employers held this afternoon.
at which representatives Of over 400
business houses were present. il was
decided that no more Of the taamstsru
who have been on strike wuold b. re-
instated until ell the unions have call.
cd of the strike.
The action taken By tho employer
association may result in giving = nav
lease Of life 70 the tsamatsrS' strike.
As soon a. the stand taken by tho
employers had been made known 10 tho
unions . nesting Of the tsamstsr' Joint
council was called for Tuesday night
10 consider ways and means Of renew
ing the fight should such n course be-
decided upon.
The tsamstsrs are In . beliigsrant
mood, and threats ara freely made that
unless the employers Feoede from their
position there will be 3 general strike
Of ell the union tsAmstars in Chicago.
This would mean ths calling ont Of
50 900 men. whereas but 5000 were in.
volved In the strike which was recent.
ly declared at an end by the teamsters'
joint council.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-29
o. 8. LAMONT is DEAD.
Former Secretary Of War Expires A..
ter q Brief Illness.

Poughkeepsle. ". T., July "a
Daniel Scott Lamont. secretary Of war
during the second administration Of
President Cleveland. died suddenly at
his home at Mlllbrook. Duchess coun.
ty. Sunday. Heart failure was the
cause of death. Mr. and Mrs Lamont
were out driving during the afternoon
and Mr. Lamont appeared to be enjoy.
ing the best Of health. After dinner
he complained Of feeling ~. and Dr.
Stewart Of New York. who IL guest
at the house. was Immediately sent TO
his aid. The physician diagnosed the
case as an attack OF heart failure. and
in spite of heroic treatment Mr.. La.
mont passed away within half an
hour. At his death bed we're Mrs. La
mont and two daughters. Frances and
Bessie.