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The Washington times., 1906-03-19
SYSONBY At TOP
IN METROPOLITAN
Will Garry I3I Pounds-Ecrmis Next
With I26-Guiding St2I in
With go.

NEW YORK. March D---W eighJs Tor
the Metropolitan Handicap. At one IliIe.
10 be run the opening dav or the first
spring meeting OF the WestchesJer
Racing Association. at Belmont Park.
May ~. have been announced by w :.
NosbUrgh. hsndicapper Of the Jockey
Club The entries number sixty-nine.
and include practically al 9f The horses
entered for the other biz spring hands
caps. although they greatly outnumber
those named Cor either the Br0kiyll
Suuur ban. or Brighton
James r. Keene's famous Melton four
%car old, Sysonby. Is ton weigh. with
l3 pounds. and r. r Th.imass AGED
campaigner. Hermis. ;.ss thea -cond place.
with 1e6 pounds OFT Wells rates next
with i25 pounds. Then follow Delhi. l34.
Stalwsrt and Artful. 123 each. Hamburg
Belle. I22. and Roseben. I2I. Harry Payne
Whitueys Hamburg Colt. BUrEomaster.
heads the tE-ee-year-olds with I0S
pounds. The Crescent City Derby win
ner OF Saturday. Guiding star. Is thrown
into the Metropolitan with 90 pounds.
10 Ag,rODolItar las year reSLi:c5 ~
" dad heat between SysoGby and o. L
Richards Race King. Rae King y
named 10 start this year. and viii carry
only GO pounds as against Sysonby's Ia
Following a. the fun list Of weights
assigned.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
CHEERS THE YANKS
WITH FLAG TALES.
Sam Crane Say They're PEN
nant Winners.
Says McGraw's Outfit of Two Year.
Ago Had FaJhing on Grif-
fth's 1906 Squad.
By SAM CRANE.

BIRMINGHAM. March Is.-when pick
ing The winner OF the American League
pennant for the coming season tbs
Yankees want 70 be taken into consider
alton
According 70 the present condition %
the players. would not hesitate 10
pick them ~ the coming champions.
This looks. perhaps. ike a long-drawN
conclusion, but [ am willing 10 stand BY
Il. / have been South with different NsD
York teams for the past ten years. and
before that were the spangles down hers
myself. and I can say that I never 50 ~
a lot Of players who promised better.
not even excepting ths Giants two
years ago in this same hos2itabIe South
ern citv-
The Yankees have been Handicapped
oy bad weather but not . any dam
aging extent They have been able n,
To get ont on the ban park every dsv.
either IN the morning or afternoon. an7
when the Crourcs were unsllftshFe th.
splendicly equipped gym 81 the Birminz-
nam Athletic Ciub was always avaiIa be
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
MONSTER COFFIN REQUIRED
FOR FOUR IEAR-OLD TWIN

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. March l9-
Minnie Eggert only four years old, and
yet weighing Dc pounds. died here of
diphtheria. She was the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Eggert Of Newark
n J.. and was one OF the mammoth
Eggert twins brought here and exhibited
at the military carnival. The other child
boy. weighs 1SS pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eggert were unable 10
return home after the carnival. as Min
ME was stricken with diphtheria John
"a. Clune. undertaken, underst andin..
THAI a four-year-old girl had died. sent
a small coffin TO the house This haN
10 be. returned, and coffin designed
for woman six feet in height was
substituted.
The body could not be crowded into
this. and one of the largest coffins in
the establishment was used Mr. Eggert
weighs about l69 pounds and his wife
135 pounds.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
BIT OFF FINGERS OF
sun CURSED" INDIAN

PENDER. Neb-. March I9.-Becsuss
William Elk. a fElI-blOOded Santee In
dian. was believed by his fellow tribes
men 10 be afflicted with the sun curse
and smiled upon by the evil one Black
Ghost another prominent Santes Indian.
IS said 10 have bitten OF two OF Elk's
fingers and a warrant has been issued
Tor the arrest of Black Ghost on a.
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DIT on from the hand Of William Elk
touched MS dog. and the dog went blind
that they touched some horses which he
blind
After his experience with his favorits
ooG ana with the suspicion that his "a
Norlte horses were going blind. one
night Black Ghost had difficulty fn
returning from Pender- TO the home of q
friend and barely esca ped being run
over by train He fancied ne vas
gong bind he tested his eyesiEhr
many times and convinced himself that
hs was losing IL
In desperation he sought the -'meSicine
man Tor relief and then went 70 an
oCuiist in Sioux CITY still his eyes
continued 70 bother him. and he thought
10 was only the beginning OF his trou-
bles-- At this ,unCtUre he determined TO
take matters IN his own hands
Going 10 El6S home. ne asked TO ses
the hand Of the man supposed 10 have
he o1
with the request. when Black Ghost :
said 20 nave taken the first two fingers
Of the right hand between ms teeth and
torn them of a. the first joint.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
RAIN EVERYWHERE
FOR BALL TEAMS
Weather Bureau Holds Out Small Hopes
of Bright Skies in Train
ing States.

Little comfort Is 10 bs derived by
managers Of baseball teams training In
the South Nothing in the way OF clear
ing skies il held out by the Weather
Bureau until tomorrow. and as the bu-
rsdu has badly fallen down IN several
of its recent predictions. along the same
lines. II Is good bet that there'H be
no real opportunity for diamond stunts
until toward the end OF the week
Fer Virginia. where the Washington
team Is located. the forecast calls for
rain tOnigh: same for North Carolina.
Georgia is 10 be In better shape tonight
with clear weather and cold winds to-
morrow: same for North Carolina same
for Mississippi where the New York
Americans are. same for Ala bama,
where several Northern squads OF ball
tossers are More rF n is expected in
eastern Florida. but cetter luck IS ex-
pected in the western part Of the State.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
BELMONT MAY GET
OFF COMMISSION
Agreement With Minister
Violates Constitution.

NEW YORK. March I9-August Bel
mont ssto be removed as president Of
the State racing commission. IL was
stated on good authority today. because
he has made the State a party to the
recognition Of gambling at the tracks.
which is forbidden by the constitution,
by his agreement with the Rev. Thomas
r. Siicer. which resulted in the clergy
man and his associates Withdraw wing all
opposition 10 the Cassidy-LAnsing bill
making betting AT the race courses a
felony,
: The alleged purpose OF this agreement
is to permit betting at the race tracks
10 continue and 10 stop gambling in
the pQolroonls, which the Slicer party
view as more Illegal than the track
gambling
This is practically an agreement on
Jhe part OF the State with the racetrack
gamblers and has aroused Indignation
In executive circles in Albany.
All Hands May Go.
II Is said today that John Sanford
and z. d. Morgan. associate members
Of the racing commission. will be re-
moved along with MIR. Belmont and
that a special message will be sent TO
the Legislature demanding the passage
of the bill.
Mr.. Belmont and his associates hold
their Office by reason Of the governor :
indulgence. Their terms expired last
Nav.
: The Rev A s. Gregg. of the Interna-
tional Reform Bureau. is greatly in
ecensed. both at Bishop Doane and the
Rev. DR. Thomas r. Slicer for the stand
they have taken in opposition 10 the
Cassidy lansing aHti-race gambling bill.
and threatens 10 sue DIR. Slicer for dam
ages. The charge of DR. Slicer that the
advocates Of the bill were in league with
the poolroom interests Dr. Gregg con-
elders 7s sufficient basis for a suit
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
BUFFALO MAN SHOOTS
HIMSELF AFTER REPRlMAND

BUFFALO n. Y. Marc1 Charles
Lytle. aged 65, clerk in the office OF the
city comptroller. committed suicide this
morning az his home. S25 West avenue.
by shooting himself in the head No
direct cause is known for the act
Mr. Lytle misplaced a package con-
tanning go. in the comptrOller's safe a
few days ago and was reprimanded by
Mayor Adam for alleged carelessness- .
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
TWENTY-THREE FOR
GEORGETOWN SQUAD
Coach 0'Hara Trims Off the
Unlikely Ones.
TRACK CAN DIDATES OUT
Seventy Spiked Shoe Artists Reported
Sunday-Crew Work Handicapped
by Indictment Weather

The Georgetown baseball management
made the second cut in the squad yes
terdsy. bringing the number of candi-
dates down TO twenty-three men
i. Those who still remain are, catchers,
sNudd, Gignon, BOcOck; pitchers, Todo,
Wilson, Cantwell, Corco-sn. Ferguson.
Mayock. Drennen: inh-iders. Simons.
: sMahoney. scheller Devlin, Pallen.
Dznura, Smitn: outhelders, J. Duggan,
E. DugEan, Mccarthy. Donehy. Mona
han. and Cannon.
Strong Pitching staff.
The sts6 OF pitchers VIII probably re-
main as It now is. All those left have
shown up exceptionally well for this
early in the season. and barring acct-
tents. the Blue and Gray should be
stronger in the box than for a number
OF years past Yesterday the men took
advantage Of the weather and again
got in some good practice both at the
bat and outfeld and jnfeid work.
+ DzmIra, the find of last week. was
given short tEy-out at IitclinE yester-
day. and Coach OIIara thinks he has
unearthed a man who will equal the
work OF Cromley. who did such good
for the university last year. st
The infield and outfield candidates will
probably ne trimmed down considerably
within the next few days II is doubt
f1l If another cut, will be made after
this.
Yesterday saw the first group OF track
candidates out. over seventy men re-
ported. among the number being most
all those who have been entering in the
recent indoor meets. except Of cohrse.
hose who went to Norfolk, besides a
large number who represented George
town last year on the outdoor track
Most of the time was devoted TO start
.ng and short sprinrs-
The crew has been Handicapped dur
inE the past week by tae uncertain
weather. Despite this fact, however
several spins were taken on the water
nd the men are all IN Fne tsttie Dur
Ing the had spells Coach Dempsey had
his proteEes hack at thei- old work at
the machines in the basement.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
AMERICANS WILL START
CHINESE COTTON INDUSTRY

LONDON. March ls.-Japan has un-
dertaken 10 assist China in developing
cotton growing industry. according TO
dispatches printed in the Manchester
Dispatch today Experts from the
United States are TO be imported to
start the Industry
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
Ground of Appeal.

1t was asserted yesterday that Null
ca hy's LAWYERS would dispute the right
OF the National Association 10 suspend
the men even for faIsehocd. on the
ground that the rules and regulations
set forth nv the ruling body contain no
caluse authorizing such suspension. In
other words. II Will be The basis Of con-
tention that the National Association
has the right 10 probe into the personal
affairs =: Carsmen only so far as tn-se
affairs apply to their status as ANA
teurS.
Next 20 the suspension OF Aulcahy and
Narley. the chief discussion along the
river yesterday was the charge ~ pro-
fessioualism against W. r. Cody. OF the
Harley Rowing Club made by James
Pilkington. a ciubmaJe and president Of
the National Association The question
OF COdys guilt was of second ImpOr-
tance. seemingly TO the statement that
the charge was made in spite. not by
PHkington. but bv another member %
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
ATHLETICS: !: BOWLING S: BASKETBALL j: RAGING BOXING
RoWing Circles Stirred
By Decisions of 4. A. O.
VeSper Grew Preparing
Strong Defense Against
Henley Charges.

NEW YORK, March I9-The report Of
the committee OF the National Associa-
tion Of Amateur Oarsmen, who investi-
gated the status Of the members Of the
Nesper Boat Clubs Henley crew. an
nounced at the meeting on Saturday y
night was the main. topic Of eonversa-
ton along boathouse row yesterday.
The action of the committee in prefer
Ing charges against the members Of the
crew and Messrs. Hoffman, Thorn, and
Ragatz. who handled the finances for
the trip, did not come as an entire sur
prise.
Former President Thorne admitted
that he had expected some such move
OD IN part Of the committee. but that
he still maintains that he and the
oarsmea and oR-eommitteemen will
be able 10 prove their innocence.
Il am ready AT all times 10 prove that
the members OF the committee, of which
/ am a mem6er. and the oarsmen are
gIiltless OF an wrong I was not AZ the
meeting on Saturday night, not having
been summoned
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Mulcahy and Varley to
Appeal to Civil Court
Against Suspension.
Friction in N. A. A. O.

the executive committee OF t,.e National
Association, VII whom Piik nsstOl y
said tc be no' on the best terms.
Friction in N. A. A. O.
The filing OF the charges has brought
out the lOng-smO Oldering rumor of fric,-
ton among members Of the National As
sociatiOn. and il is asserted that pix
ingtOn decided 10 place his own cIubmaIe
and friend. Cody. on the altar of sacri-
fee sooner than permit any blame 10
attach TO the Harlem Rowing Club. as
a body
IL has developed as result OF the Ill
ing Of The charge that the onense aIleg-
ed against Cody was committed three
years ago. and. without taking sides
oarsmen along the river gave IL as their
opinion yesterday that il WAS rather late
In the day 70 start an investigation II
was predicted that Cody would not pit
in defense but that the friction among
the members Of the executive committee
Of the ruling body was BY no means
ended
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
ALMOST ONE HUNDRED
LOST IN THE FLOODS

RIO DE JANEIRO. March 1e.-Addi-
-tional reports from the foods and land
rlides in this section Of Brazil place the
number If dead at almost a hundred.
The heaviest loss so far reported oc-
CURED at Petropolis in the state OF Rio
de Janeiro.r
More than fifty were killed there
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
OUTLAWS OFFER
BIG INDUCEMENTS
Willing to Give DOnlin $500
Per Month.
SHOWS LEAGUES STRENGTH
Williamsport's Financial Backing Opens
Eyes of Scofers-Gilbert
Could Draw $500.

WILL >MSPORT, Pa. March l9-
Manager James Sebring last night re-
ceived the signed contract Of Tom Del
ahanty, with the accompanying state
ment that ne would report az the be-
ginning of the practice season with his
brother Joe Last year Tom played
with Pueblo. of the Western League.
and batted above the SOC mark
Manager Sebring today gave out the
facts of the Donlin-C Gilbert negotia-
tons, which We're opened when Donlin
telesra phed from the Giants training
camp in Memphis, saying tfrat he had
had trouble with McGraw ana had con-
cluded 10 leave the New York team.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19

Ihe American athletes entered for
the Olympic games will be sailing for
athens two weeks from today.
Freak football is springlng up every
where IN place OF the good old game
The latest variety introduced at Iowa
OnlEersity is 10 have eighty men on
a side The scoring system is oaite
unique. as from one 10 tweutv-fo,ir
points may be scored at a time
Athletics competing In .the Pastime
= aathlebc tlub games at Madison Square
'1aFden saturday night were permitted
70 wear spikes in their running SHOES
rms was made possible by the substf-
tutlOn or A dirt track for boards MANY
mem oers OF the American Olympic
team took part in the events. among
mem being Archie Hahn. W y. Eaton
u / Hillman- 1T-. Myer Prinestefn I
= SuIliEani Harvey Cohn G J Bacon
GeOFee y Bonhag. Martin J. Sheridan
James = Mitchell and Richard Sheldon
Mike Murphy. professor OF arb,etica
Al the University OF Pennsylvania. hits
PACK al the other professors in the col
Iege by saying: The trouble with these
pioIesSorS is they are Jealous. They
oon Ike the nOtOrietv handed ont 70
athletes and they passed BY. II hurts
thelr Ieehngs that the papers don't hap
pen 10 mention that this fellow nasssd
s"-anu- 20 IN Latin or that this one has
oeen advanced q grade Somehow or
otner they never get mentioned. and the
otiiy way most OF them ever could get
into the papers IS 10 Criticise footba "A
and athletics So they deal out a lot OF
haSh-Saying that all athletes are dr,bs
ana lndulging in lot of such hysterfa p"
Billy Lander. coach OF the Columbia
baSeoal team is giving a series OF lee
lures on the theoretical side OF baseball
IN ADDITION TO the daily practice Al
least once a week he calls the candidates
ABOUT him and talks 10 them about syS-
temauc training. team work and every
thing that pertains 70 baseball He is
deToting particular attention 10 the
freshman candidates. some OF whom as
yet have rather undeVeloped ideas as 10
the art of baseball After he is through
lecturing be questions the csSidates
much as is done IN a regular college
recitation. One question and answer the
other day caused some amusement
What would you do If you were on
first base and the man al the bat hit
out "A hN2' questioned the coach.
Slide. promptly responded a nervous
freshman.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
BASEBALL.

nGe franchise OF the New Haven nine In
the Connecticut State Baseball League
has been bought BY a syndicate headed
BY Frederick II. Brethaner, OF New
Haven. from {. J. Danaher OF Meriden.
The price is understood 20 have been
s. 500. The players will report April 10
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
Legitimate Expenses.

Every oars man was open and above
board in his testimony. and all admitted
having received money We still main
tain now as we did then that this money
was spent for legitimate expenses and
not as some would like to believe-for
personal matters.
When we are called 10 meet the in
vestigating committee again. on SatUr-
day, April :. At the Athletic Club Of
Philadelphia. in This city, we can do
nothing more than we have already
done | think IL is Gear the money
raised for the expenses OF the Henley
trip was used in a perfectly legitimate
manner.
The bin OF charges presented 20 the
rational association by its Investigating
committee. composed Of Henry Garfield
OF Albany; Judge Tighe. OF Brooklyn,
and Robert Mllligan. OF Philadelphia
enters deeply into the details OF the trip.
The exact amount OF money which each
osrsman acknowledged having received
is listed
The Washington times., 1906-03-19

u Is thought that II Yison viii only
reform and tear uD as he did III Cleve-
land the Chicago White SOX viii have
one Of the star outfelders OF the coun-
try. II would be lust Cleveland's luck
to have such thing happen.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
TROTTING.

iTotinE at the Terre Haute track.
Formerly one Of the harness racing cen
'ers OF the West is 10 be revived. There
VIII be a meeting July 10 6. with purses
OF 800 and 5000 and in September an
other meeting with larger purses. viii
be held.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19

Racers owned by G. II. Durnell in Calf
fornia, have been shipped East. and are
now at Belmont Park. whore half
dozen juveniles in the same ownership
wintered.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19

Brooklyn would like 10 secure wild
Bill Donovan. OF the Detroit team 10
pitch It le. st a dozen other clubs
would ike a crack at DonOcan's
ser-,-icaz
The Washington times., 1906-03-19

Now for some interesting speculation
as 10 the new men Of the Nationals
In a few days we can hear how the new
men show np.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19

II looks though DOughetry and
Hahn woul nave 10 hght II out for an
outfeld iCy. az Keeier and Conroy are
fixtures. according 10 Griffith for this
year
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
RACING.

At FIemington. Australia. on March s.
tne Australian Cup. Two and quarter
miles. was won by Tartan. 1872 pounds. in
3:5s1s Fe was favorite al 5 20 on. The
record IN this country is Ethe,bert's
3.49 Is. carrying l24 pounds
The Washington times., 1906-03-19

Jack sheridan will leave san Jose.
Cal. this week to take UP his duties as
umpire in the American League.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19

Stakes aggregating ss1.oco have beea
opened Tor the Grand CUrcuit trotting
meeting az Columbus Ohio. in Septenl-
Der. tor 2:lS trotters the stake is SO. oO9
ana Tor 2;i5 PAGERS a stake OF $5.O00 Is
onered. Other stakes. for 2.09 trotters
and Z;oI PAGERS. are worth s.. COO each
The Washington times., 1906-03-19

NJ NJ Allen said Yesterday that he
intended giving some mounts 10 his
empIoye a lad named Curd who for
merlv exercised horses for If. P
Whitney
The Washington times., 1906-03-19

Mr.. Millers bill 10 forbid the estab-
lishment of any more race tracks in
Nassau county wss advanced 20 third
reading in the assembly Saturday with
out opposition
The Washington times., 1906-03-19

Matthew Allen. jr.. owns two two
yeaT-Oids. which have been entered in
stakes Of the value OF $4,000 His ar
gument IS that IL he wins only one of
these stakes the forfeits IN all the others
will be repaid
The Washington times., 1906-03-19

William X. Nanderbnts Lumineuse
won the PriN Chemive de Fer. at the
Msisons Latte tFrance) races yesterday.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
BOXING.

The Lincoln Athletic Club. Of Chelsea.
Mass, is trying 10 match Billy Honey
Melody and Charley McKeever. OF Phil
adelphia. for fifteen rounds on March e6
Joe Jeanette, the colored light hea-
Vyweight. who boxed Jack johnson.
the colored heavyweight champion. re-
Gently at Baltimore. is not satisfied with
the result and wants another chance
Jeanette thinks ne should have re-
Ceived a draw decision.
Paddy Nee. the Pittsburg feather
weight. ia wanted by the Davenport
Athletic Club OF Iowa to meet Kid
TAYLOR of Chicago. for ten rounds
Johnny Alien. the Butcher Boy" OF
Philadelphia nd Kid Beebe. OF South
wark Pa have been matched for six
rounds ar Germantown. Pa. on March
y. Kid Singer and Young Fitzpatrick
will clash for the same route.
Abe AttelI and Phil Logan. OF Phila-
delphia will clash for six rounds to-
night az the Washington Sporting Club
Of Philadelphia. Logan has been facing
all OF the top notchers at his weight
recently
like Schreck, who is matched to meet
D,aNe Barry for fifteen rounds next
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
Three Distinct Charges.

over the telephone, from his home ii
Atlantic City, last night, President
Shern. OF the Vespers. discussed the
matter as follows
Three distinct charges were preferred
BY the investigating committee. The
first was against MessTs- Hoffman.
Thorn. and Ragatz. who had charge OF
the money for the trip. for improper
handling OF the funds The second was
gainst these same men and the mem
b. rs OF the regular committee for cert-
fying 20 the eligibility OF certain oars
men under the Henley rules. when these
men were. in truth. ineligible. The last
charge - directed against the oars
men and bears on their acceptance OF
more money than necessary for their
expenses
1T will now be necessary for the men
under suspicion To go before the entire
national committee on Saturday. April
= and answer these charges
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
Donlin Offered 5000.

lie requested Sebring 10 make him an
oder and to Include Gilbert also. Nat
uraIiN. THIS was too good = chance to
mss. and " was not long ere an offer
OF 5000 a month was teiegraphed 10
Donlin. along with an offer of $500 a
mon'h 20 Gilbert
Donlin at once wired hack that the
terms were satisfactory and asked FOR
Information as 10 when and where he
ant Gilbert were TO report Last night
Sepriug received third telegram from
DonliD saving that matters had been
liked up with MCGraw and that he
would stay with TAG Giants
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
Personal Comment On Men and
Things in The Field of Sports

Friday night at Terre Haiife. Ind has
started 10 get right for the mill
Edole Hanlon and Dick Iyland are
lAeiS 20 De matched within a few days
al I'D pounds before one OF the tsrIsSo
CLUBS the last OF this month