Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-12-21

teI, II the RECOMMENDATION OF Preot
dent johnson Is favorably passed on
at the next annual meeting. johnson
is in favor Of taking a most drastic
actioln against anyone responsible fol
betting at baseball games, and he
thinks both leagues should pass meas
ures which will absolutely stamp Out
the nuisance.
A starting machine, which will prac.
tically revolutionize racing, especially
from starting standpoint, has been
invented by A. J. Escude. who IS con.
nected with the local police departmen;
of New Orleans as an operator.
The machine is known as the au.
tomato race starter and a lad in his
teens could, after a short while, oper.
ate 1t perfectly. 1t Is by far the most
modern starting gate that has ever
been invented.
The machine Is not cumbersome, and
two assistants are needed along with
pony to cart it around. Such a
shrewd thurman as c. j. Fitzgerald,
the former starter Of the Crescent City
Jockey club, has unhesitatingly stat
ed that it will fill long.felt want on
the turf.
The machine consists of stalls OF
leather. On each side of the course
is raised platform from which the
starter can operate and also secur
full view of the entire field in front
OF him. Each stall Is provided with
webbing and automatic arms. The
webbing extending across the chests
Of the horses while the field is at the
post When the break is released and
the word to 90 is given. the webbing
and stalls Immediately disappear from
the course, giving the entire field an
even break and causing none to be left
at thep ost.
Quite a number of turfman have wit
messed the operation of the machine
and all claim that tt is by far the quick
est and most accurate machine that
they have ever seen.
The annual report of Henry S.
Thompson, graduate treasurer of ath-
letics at Harvard. just given out,
shows that Harvard athletics in the
year covered by the report made S27,-
S16.12. The total receipts were $121,-
559.40, and the total expenses, $685..
1929. The report is for the yea
from September 1, 1905, to September
l, 1906, and so does not include the
finances of the football season just
closed. AS compared with the year
1904 to 1905 the athletic association
made $3.50 less.
AS usual the football team was the
greatest source of revenue and 1t also
had the greatest expense. The 1905
football team took in SS5.33566, and
spent $29,62779. leaving credit bal.
ance of $55,7O7.79 the largest amount
ever made by Harvard athletic as
ISOLATION. AS compared with the pre-
ceding year the football receipts were
$16,67S.56 greater and the expense
ST., 203.O9 greater. This was the larg-
est amount ever expended on a foot
ball team, and during the season just
closed this amount was cut down very
materially.
AS usual, too, the baseball team was
the second largest gamer. With re-
ceipts at $15,893.2S, and expense at
$1O,356.19, the 1906 nine made $5,537;
which Is $276.72 more than the 1905
team. The receipts in baseball wer
not so big as the preceding year. but
with a drop of $1,136 in expenses the
nine was able to make more money
than its predecessor. The cut in ex
pense was iue mostly to the fact tina.
no professional pitching or batting
coach was used last winter during the
work in the cage.