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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-29
H|LLSGROVE RACES
THE ATTRACTION

The horsemen were greatly disappoint-
ed last Thursday morning when the fast
falling rain made II certain that the races
scheduled for Hlllsgrove that afternoon
could not be pulled Off. All arrangements
had been completed for fine afternoons
sport, w T. Parker and Capt. Lew TIL
linghast having put In lot OF time and
hard work to make the matinee success.
one or two changes have been made in
the entry list In the free -for-all pace
seven horses have been named in place
OF the six originally entered. Fred A.
having been entered by William Bren-
nan. In the 2:35 class, trot. Lady Palmer
and Province have been drawn, and
Brownie and Black Gelding added.
The match race between four we'll
known local horses will have for an in 70
ceptive 25 bushels OF oats, with the en-
tries the same as for last Thursday. In
the free -for-all pace and the 2:35 trot the
purses will be 80 bushels Of oats in each
race.
The free-for-all pace promises some
rare sport. The addition OF KNAPP Forsh-
ners fast little brown mare Doncella will
force the others out. and Maj. Wilkes will
not find the going so easy as was the
case at the last meeting. In the 2:35 trot
also the racing will be interesting. All
the events are half mile heats best three
I'm five. The entries follow:
Pawtuxet oat race. % bushels oats
Daniel j., b. e., Daniel Wilbur; Enry,
b, e., Charles Steadman; Joe c., 70. e.,
+, Hawkins; Axey, Or q, Charles TIL
linghast
Free -for-all pace, purse 80 bushels oats
--Doncela, br. m, Knap Forshner; Major
Wilkes, b. x, G. II. Stilley: The Triher,
b. e., McKenna Bros. Pat L., b. e., Joseph
Murphy; Gray Jim. er e.. Fred B. ruell;
Brigadier. b. e., ID. f. Quimet; Fred A.,
b. e.. William Brennan.
2.35 class, trot, purse 80 bushels oats
Dick Wilkes, h. e., w. A. Clark; Black
Gelding. big. e., John III. Collingwood; /;
Julia d., blk. m, John IL. McGray;
Brownie. br. g., j. Hobson.
A special car for the horsemen Will
leave city hall at lis and will run direct
TO the track The regular cars will leave
at 1918, 12:4s and i.1S. The horses will
be called for the first race at o'clock
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-29
"GROUNO COAL"
A TOUCHDOWN

That curious ground goal by which
Princeton scored two points on Cornell
in the game at the Polo grounds on
Saturday was a subject OF more discus
sion yesterday, and frequently the ques-
ton, "why was IT not touchdown"
was asked and not answered.
The reason was that before the game
just such play came up for discussion
while the players were warming up
Referee Wrightlngton called the attention
OF Capt Dillon OF Princeton, and Capt
Cook, of Cornell, to the closeness OF the
goal posts 10 the stands and the danger
and unfairness of allowing any scramb-
ling for the ball behind the posts
1t was agreed that I'm case "a kicked
ball was touched by the defense and a
player of the kicking side fell on IL be-
hind the goal posts IL should count as
two points. the same as safety. That
was Just what happened.
Harlan tried a drop kick for goal In
the second half, and one Of the Cornell
players touched the ball with the tip OF
his fingers as IT began TO soar The ball
was DETECTED and went wide OF its mark
and fell behind the goal posts.
Had a Cornell player fallen on It he
would have made a touchdown, which
counts nothing, but Cooney of Princeton,
tore his way through the Cornell forwards
and pounced on the ball.
As the leather had touched a Cornell
player after II had been kicked. Cooney
made. an out and out touchdown under
the rules permitting try at goal TO make
six points.
Those who were positive that the play
was a touchdown asked what authority
Princeton and Cornell had To make a rule
of their own while playing a game under
regulations they had a hand in framing
through their representatives, j. B. Fine
and l.. NJ. Dennss.
Last night The World called up Walter
Camp on the telephone at his home IN
New Haven and asked him, as a member
OF the rules committee, whether the ques-
tion OF emergency ground rulings had
been taken up by the committee.
Mr.. Camp said Il had not He saw
Princeton and Cornell play and said
that Cooney had made a touchdown
under the official rules.
When the announcement was made
that tho play would count -Hs=two
points" added Mr. Camp, az at once
surmised that II was by a special agree
ment, as such have been customary in
the past at the Polo grounds"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-29

I been q good winner for Dick Lawrence
the latter port OF the season.
Pat Shank has entered the Adelina Patti
and Bob Fitzsimmons' class. AT Lima, o.,
he declared that he would retire from the
sull<y forever; but when he got TO Rock
port things looked brighter To him and
he said he hoped to have many more pros
porous seasons.
Charles Marvin denies the report that
he will not drive another race Its health
Is better than IL was. and ne will hondle
a few horses just as long as he is able to
do so. He realizes that he cannot COM
pletely abandon the occupation of life
time without inviting the feeling of unrest
which saps mental and bodily vigor. Mr..
Marvin has always been a very active
man and has a horror Of rusting out.
Martin McNulty, at one time the owner
OF the famous mare Ellen NJ, by Blue
Boy. the dam OF the crack PAGERS Fanny
Dillard (2:03E) and Hal b. 204ls), both
OF which he bred and gave their early
work. was killed at the recent Stoneboro,
Pa. fair. His mount stumbled and fell,
and McNulty was thrown heavily and his
neck broken.
After John III. Shuts sells Axworthy
(2.i5ik) at the New York sale he will place
that stations son. Guy Axworthy. (2:0ss),
at the head OF his stock farm. The latter
is a 4-yesr-old and Is out OF the once ia
nous trotting mare, Lillian Wilkes C2:17&D
by Guy Wilkes, second dam by Langford
son OF Belmont has been very prominent
In fastest California bred horses.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-29

Dartmouth Among Teams Not Scored On.
Vale Also Has Clean Slate. Brown
Gave No Indication of
Strength Saturday

would seize every opportunity 10 prac-
tiee drop kicks and goals from placement,
and considerable disappointment was
manifested when only two attempts at
scores through these methods were made.
Mcdonald booted the leather between
the uprights from the 25-yard line In one
attempt but his Second endeavor from
the S-yard mark was a failure, simply
because he did not get enough beef into
the hoist.
Yale and Dartmouth are the only big
elevens which have been lucky enough
10 keep clean states. IL has been partly
due 10 luck and partly to a strong de-
fense. Dartmouth played a TO game
against Williams and was saved from de-
feat only by a strong defense.
Yale defeated Amherst l2--O, and again,
as I'm the Penn State game a week ago.
showed the quality OF her rush line de-
Tense. Amherst secured the ball within
place kicking distance Of the Yale goal.
Yale backed the kick. saving the score.
but Amherst regained the ball on the two
yard line. Here the Yale forwards piled
up Amherst for two downs, and on the
third attempt-a field goal from inside the
i5-yard line-so nearly blocked the kick
that the kicker was deprived OF an oppor-
tunty of sending the Dall straight. al
though he managed 10 get II OF.
Harvard's game against West Point
5--0-is in many respects the most inn
portant of last Saturdays contests, In
that the Crimson. having run through six
games with constantly Increasing scores.
at last met really strong opponent, and
found that their supposedly fast and be-
wilderlng offense and their great variety
OF forward passes were not so much, after
all
West Point fairly outplayed Harvard in
Al r~I.
the Crimson players. and their defense at
times raised havoc with Harvards back
field. Harvard won out by a pretty exhi-
bition Of spirit after an afternoons poor
showing. Wendell tore through. blocked
a drop kick on the 3S-yard line and made
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-29

R0SEbEN May Be
PEERLESS JUMPER

Roseben, the greatest racehorse of the
season. Is destined TO become a cross
country champion. Next season will prob
ably be his last on the fat. After that
he will join the ranks of the chssers
between the flags.
A we'll known wealthy owner of steeple-
chase horses considers him the most ELI
gble horse now racing on the main tracks
for that particular branch OF the sport
RoSeben has all the necessary qualifica-
tions OF a great steeplechaser-speed and
ability 10 carry weight. Racing between
jumps merely consists OF a succession Of
short sprints, and any horse that can
carry weight and has speed can more than
earn his livlihood between the flags
OF course he must be able 10 Jump, but
as horses that are nimble OF their feet
usually jump well, Roseben should take
10 that part OF the game easily and be-
some an adept after little schooling
Ballarat the great steeplechaser, was
never the racehorse that Roseben is The
latter has earned the distinction OF being
the peerless sprnter Of America. ZIP TO
seven furlongs he Is unquestionably the
fastest horse I'm the country.
Seven furlongs is not the limit Of his
endurance, for he can race a mile and
a furlong easily and defeat many fast
horses With champions. however the
latter distance is too long for him.
Roseben is just the type 20 make
champion steeplechaser II he were i'm
England or France. turfmen who are
interested In this particular branch Of
the sport would pay $4,000 for him in
order to race him through the field.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-29
M'CARRY THINKS HE
HAS IT ON DESHLER

my Boudrot VS.. Kid Bsrish. Dover, N. IL
TUESDAY.
Abe Attell VS.. Harry Baker, los An
geleS
Amby McGarry VS.. Dave Deshler, Tom
my Rawson VS.. Freddie OBrien. and
three tryout bouts, Lincoln A. c. Chelsea
WEDNESDAY.
Sam Berger Us. Al Kaufman, San Fran
cisco.
THURSDAY.
Maurice Thompson VI, Kid Bennett, Grip
pie Creek
George Gunther VS.. Dave Holly, Phila-
delphia.
Joe Gregg VS.. Jack Blackburn, Phiia-
delphia.
Rudolf Unholtz VS.. Arthur Cote, Low
ell
FRIDAY
INK Russell VS.. Amby McGarry, Balti-
more.
Tony Moran va w. Parson. shelburn.
Ind.
Jimmy Briggs VS.. Steve Kinney, Mil
waukee.
SATURDAY.
Harry Lewis VS.. Willie Fitzgerald, Phil
adelphia.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-29

The football season is lengthening out.
Already the month OF big games is at
hand. And each succeeding aSturday's s
slate, full of results. brings us nearer to
an accurate measure OF the leaders. one
thing which local enthusiasts regret IL
that Brown has no big games at home
and but few away
Princeton. Yale and Harvard still lead.
The latest turn I'm the wheel alters the
relative position Of these three only 1T
tie but many others have gone under, in
cidentally. Pennsylvania, whose defeat at
the hands OF the Indians was the notable
disaster OF the day.
IL Is true that Penn has been defeated
also by Swarthmore. 80 But this game
represented little more than superb ex-
hibition OF individual play by OBrien.
The Indian score OF "a 10 s. on the other
hand places the PENNSYLVANIA eleven for
this season i'm the erratic class.
Penns team is far from weak, and yet
the explanation OF its showing is fairly
easy to conjecture. IL is simply this: The
Quakers have not thoroughly mastered
every department Of the game. They are
strong In places and weak I'm places. This
year, more than ever before. much de-
pends upon the back field handling Of
punts. Every one Of Carlisle's touchdowns
was due 10 Penn's weakness in this de-
partment. a weakness which showed 70
some extent in the Swarthmore game and
was entirely absent from the Brown
game.
Owing 10 the weakness OF the Norwich
eleven. II was impossible 10 size up any
Improvement I'm the Brown team since the
Penn game of a week ago. Norwich Of
fered practically no opposition to the at
tack OF the locals. The contest was held
merely I'm the light of a practice game,
and the opportunity afforded for trying
out the forward passes. on side kicks and
other trick plays was fully taken advan-
tage OF. The forward passes were work
ed with a skil that discounted all pre-
vious attempts in Andrews field.
1t was expected that the local eleven
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-29

Springfield. 2-cylinder Indian. Time
1:i5 2-5.
one-half mile motorcycle. single
cylinder, flying start FIRST heat :
Nisbet' T. Domino, Providence. 81
DONNA: r. A. Swenson, 3 Merkel: r.
Wilkinson. qualified Time 81 2-5
Final Heat--F. Hoyt. first prize. q.
j. tire and tube. j. De Roster. se2-
ond, Person motorcycle saddle; +.
DONNA. third. two Diamond motor
chains Time as 1-5
Ten-mile motorcycle handicap-R
A. Swenson. ga Indian (eIs minute
handicapl, first prize. merchandise.
s25; a. Heilborn. orient C3h min
ute handicap). second. Bailey q. e h
tire and tube; J. 5. Nisbet. pa Mer-
kel ti-minute handicap. third.
Brooks motorcycle saddle; f. DONNA.
ga Domino (2rminute handicap,
fourth, Morrow motorcycle coaster
brake; J. De Roster (scratch), 4 ILn-
dian. NTH, motorcycle horn. Time
1879.
Unlimiter pursuit race-won by
team composed OF +. Domino, A. NJ
Whitmarsh and A. Heilborn; distance
1914 miles. Time 1925. Prize cup,
suitably inscribed. donated by b. 4.
Swenson OF the Providence Motor
cycle club.
Final race. one-mile consolation
(open 10 riders who had not won a
prize IN the previous races)-J. l..
Pickering. Providence, pa Indian.
first prize, Standard 2 speedwheel Il.
l.. Barnes. ga Merkel. second, dve
gallons oil: X. r. Olsson. Providence,
2A Merkel, third, motorcycle horn.
Time 1:i9.
A. Heilborn entered a protest
against r. A. Swenson In the ia-mile
handicap race, claiming that he was
entered TO ride Merkel. but In
stead rode pa Indian. Swenson,
however. claimed that IN his Merkel
gave out he was privileged to use any
other machine. provided IL was OF less
power than the one he had entered
I'm. and that he did SO, using 2A In
dian. The protest was not allowed
by the referee, Roland Douglas OF
New York.
The following were the officials OF
the meet: Committee on races, y. A.
swenson, w. A. Suddard and A. He'll
born: referee. Roland Douglas. New
York; Judges r. O. Belts of New
York. Charles r. Doe and Thomas X.
Hastings OF New York; timers. VIII
liam Suddard, ". r. Morlock and n.
v. Reilly; starter Dr. q. r. Bibson
of Westhoro, Mass; scorers, g. Buff
fngton, Charles Walmsley, Thomas
Roberts, r. Domino, Stanley Easton.
r. jacobson. Fred Hoxsie, Arthur
Dyer. A. r. Kraemer, Charles John
son and " Baxter: clerk Of course.
Carl T. Swenson OF Newport; assist
ant clerk OF course. Stewart L. Gould;
umpires, Frank Short and r. A. Had
field; announcer, Claude w, spsry.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-29
THEY FAVOR RESTORATION
Of The ARMY CAhTEEH

Washington. u. c., Oct. 29-Tremen-
dous interest has been excited i'm temper
ance circles by the adoption OF resolu-
tions favoring the restoration OF the sale
OF beer and light wines i'm the army can
teens by Advance Tent, Independent OrT
der Of Rechabites, OF this city. The Rech-
abltes compose the Oldest temperance or
ands OF members. mostly reformed drunk
ards, many OF whom served I'm the army.
After red hot discussion OF the ques-
ton. participated in by nearly all the
members, the tent by an almost unani-
nous vote. put itself on record as be-
leving that the sale Of beer, with it's
small percentage OF alcohol and light
wines, would result I'm a big decrease Of
drunkenness among the soldiers OF the
army. The view was also expressed by
many OF the members that N the laws Of
this country should discriminate strongly
In favor OF beer and light wines the re-
suit would be 10 greatly favor true tenn
perance and cause drinkers of ardent
spirits 20 turn 10 the lighter beverages.
The fight, IL is stated, Is TO be carried
into other tents Of the order throughout
that a vast amount OF good will be done
toward awakening public sentiment as to
the harm that has been done the soldiers
OF the army by deprying them Of beer
and causing them 10 turn to the vile
drinks sold in low saloons surrounding
army posts
The spanish War Veterans, in recent
annual convention here. without dis
sentlng voice. directed It's legislative com
mittee TO press congress for action IN IA
vor OF changing the canteen laws. and a
strong effort is 10 be made 10 have some
thing done. Army officers are giving
their cordial support TO the movement.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-29
GRIDlRON GOSSIP

with another Saturdays games over,
Yale and Dartmouth are now the only
ones Of the major teams that have not
been scored against Dartmouth's rec
ord cannot compare with Yale's, however,
as the Hanover eleven did not cross VIII
liams goal line. But, by the way, Am
goal West Point and Swarthmore were
dropped from the clean-slate division by
Harvard and Gettysburg respectively.
No goal can be called safe with forward
passes and trick kicks permJ Jssible. Yale's
close shave from Amherst came by a
blocked placement kick. bounding back
into an Amherst players arms. Har-
wards only score on West Point was the
result OF a lucky rebound OF the ball into
Wendells hands. giving him clear field
for a 70-yard run. Princeton turned the
tide OF victory In her favor by Wisters s
dash after picking up the ball on a FUN
markable OF all. the Indians made 20 Of
their "a points against Penn by pure
luck.
with the score 8 10 4 against them. the
Indians got two touchdowns on muffed
kicks another on run after a Kick and
a safety through Bongwelrs losing his
bearings In catching a kick ana crossing
his own kick such In football today. and
where there is an element of luck one side
must suffer whore the other gains. A
round ball would put stop TO the freak
ish bouncing at least.
Michigan showed the first fash Of her
real form against Illinois. Garrels ran
the first kickoff back for touchdown.
The Ann Arbor line was solid as brick
wall on the defence, but tore Illinois 10
pieces at other times.
The Navy's no-score game with Buck
nell was the most surprising results last
week Princeton could make but points
against the Middies, and she scored S2 on
Bucknell With a governing body OF
stewards, somebody would likely get the
axe or the hook.
Cornell and Pennsylvania both have
good material going wrong. The ithaca
team on saturday acted like runner who
would start on mile journey and sprint
the first 100 yards. while Penn is there
and willing, but she doesn't seem to|
know how.
Swarthmore has taken the trouble to
prove that her victory over Penn was
won on it's merits by defeating Gettys-
burg 10 90 4 The battlefield warriors tied
Penn TO g.
lafayette must be reckoned with seri-
ously again this year. The Fasteners
have n i7-e chalk against Colgate. which
drew blank for blank with both Cornell
and West Point
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-29

John NJ. p, the English steeplechaser
is reported 10 have cost his owner
Hugh Grant Brown, $4,000. John Nj. II.
is not TO be compared with Roseben as
a Tace-horse.
tween the flags II is possible for a
great horse. sound of wind and limb
and capacity To carry weight and sprint
and jump, 10 earn a fortune in sea-
son. Such races as the Whitney Memo
rial and tho Champion Steeplechase are
worth a fortune, for they foot up total
OF nearly $20O00. In addition there are
number OF other stakes that are
worth from $4,000 TO $1,000. II Is possible
for a great horse 10 win $4,000 to SIS, 600
through the field This sum exceeds by
several thousand dollars the amount
that an old sprlnter can win on the fiat.
Rosebens days TO win many rich
stakes are rapidly approaching the end
and next season Il will be much harder
for him 10 win $4,000 than IL was in
previous years His form" is now
thoroughly exposed and as there are
scarcely any weight-for-age sprint races.
he will have 10 earn his livlhood I'm handi-
caps Increasing years and the ordeal of
training will naturally sap much OF his
vital force and IL the handicapper con
tinues to place $50 pounds or more on his
back IL is only question OF short time
when his prowess will be sapped and he
will degenerate into a selling platter. But
as a steeplechase horse there are many
wears Of usefulness before him. and in 1908
IL Is quite likely that racegoers will be
proclaiming him the king OF steeple-
chasers.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-29

a touchdown. Nor should Harvard be un-
derrated on account OF the unexpectedly
slow game she showed i'm the first hard
contest OF the season. The Harvard team
was never at any time thrown into con-
fusion. The men played as though they
could have done better and knew IL.
And West Point has crackerjack
eleven. Outside OF the Yale Harvard and
Yale e-Princeton game, the coming Army
Yale and Army-Princeton games are go
ing to be the big ones OF the year, not
alone because OF the accurate line they
will give on the three leaders, but be-
cause OF the interest I'm the games them
selves the uncertainty as TO their out
come.
GAMES OF THE WEEK.
Saturday-Harvard VS.. Brown at sta
dium: Yale VS. West Point at West Point
Pennsylvania vs. Lafayette at Philadel-
phia: Princeton VS. Dartmouth at Prince
ton: Tufts VS. Bowdoin at Medford; Am
herst VS.. Amherst "Aggies" at Amherst;
Navy VS.. Penn State an Annapolis; Le-
high VS.. Dickinson at Lehigh; George
town VS. North Carolina at Norfolk, Va
Vermont VS.. Worcester Tech at Burling-
ton, VT: Carlisle Indians VS.. Syracuse at
Buffalo, Bates vs.. New Hampshire State
at Lewiston; Maine VS.. Colby at Water
Vile: Cornell VS.. Western Reserve a Ith-
aca: Minneapolis VS.. Nebraska at iMnne-
apolis: Lawrence VS.. Northwestern col
lege at Appleton, iWs.. Indiana VS.. Colo
rado at Bloomington, Ind; Haverford VS..
Franklin a Marshall az Lancaster: Wis
consin VS.. Iowa at Madison: Illinois Nor
NAL VS.. Monmouth at Bloomington. Ill. (;
Georgia Tech VS.. Auburn at Atlanta
Trinity at Hamilton at Hartford: Yale
freshmen vs.. Exeter at New Haven I:
Wesleyan VS. Springfield Training at Mid
dletown; Holy Cross VS.. Fordham at Wor-
cester; st. Lawrence VS. Norwich at Cam
ton, n. Y. Michigan VS.. Vanderbilt at
Ann Arbor; Washington VS.. Drury at ST.
Louis: Swarthmore VS.. oJhns Hopkins az
Baltimore; Williams vs. Colgate at Will
Jamestown.