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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17
Proposed Football Changes.

Notwithstand ing the excellent results Of
the ten yard rule In football the last season.
there are those who want to tinker " tn it.
One OF the propositio ions which may be made
at the meeting Of the rules commit tee next
Saturday is that there be one more down
inside the IS yard line. II line smashing.
the curtailing OF which proved so beneficial
under the new code, Ia to be encouraged the
adoption OF the foregoing proposition is a
good way to go about il. Other proposed
changes to be discussed at the meeting are
the following:
Substituting a distance penalty for loss
OF the ball when a forward pass strikes the
ground.
Changing the wording of the rules to allow
n line man TO run with the ball, provided
he is not used in mass plays from tackle TO
tackle.
Limiting the operation OF the S yard zone
on each side on the centre so that q forward
pass from the outside may legally cross this
zone.
LenGthening the halves to thirty-fve
minutes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17
Golf.

There will be an executive meeting OF the
Metropolitan Golf Association this week
to discuss the project Of an Eastern cham
pionship to take the place OF the NJ. @. A.
open championship. The Eastern Profess
sional Golfers Association is not at all con-
cerned about the new suggestion. Its an
nual championship. i~naugurated at Forest
Hill last fall. II already s~elf-supporting and
will be held next year no matter how many
other tournaments may be started on the
same lines.
G. II. Windeler has been m ted for
president of the Massa chusctts Golf Associa-
ton. The annual meeting and dinner Will be
on January 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17

Arthur Redfern and Eugene Hildeorand,
who are in California this winter. too heavy
to ride often. have practically decided to go
to Europe 10 the spring In search OF engage
ments in Germany. France and Austria,
where Fred Taral. jay Ransch. Winnie oCon-
nor. Tommy Burns, Willie Shaw and other
Americana viii ride next year. Redfern can
not reduce below iz2 pounds. while Hide
brand ands IL impossible to get down to iie.
In Europe, where the weight scale Is much
higher than In this country. these former
star jockeys believe they can regain some
OF their lost laurels and incidentally Ill their
pockets with ready cash. Redfern has saved
his earnings. at least his fatner mas, out
Hudebrand has practically nothing. Tommy
Burns. who rode in France this year. was
a big success. and 90 were Ransch and o'Con-
nor. Taral had another remarkable season
in Austria, while Danny Maher as usual
snJoyed a successful. campaign In 81.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17
University OF chicago swimmers Nesotia-
ting for Meets With Eastern Colleges.

CHICAGO. Dec. I6.-Swimming meets with
Yale and Pennsylvania are strong prObabiii-
ties for the University Of Chicago schedule
this spring. while meets with Columbia and
Princeton are possibilities. Negotiations in
regard to these four meets are now In progress
and IL is expected will be definitely settled
within a short time, Yale for the last two
sylvania trip IL not definitely decided. but Is
very probab BILE also for the Easter holidays.
Columbia and Princeton are considering such
q trip.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17
AMERICAN LEAGUE FIELDING.
OFFICIAL RECORDS OF PLAYERS
FOR LAST SEASON.

CicVelands Have Best Team Percentage,
New YOrks Fourth Crawford. Turner,
shean. 0'Brien. Jones ana O'C0nnOr
Lead I'm Their Respective Positions
The Official fielding averages OF the Ameri-
can League show that the Clevelands. who
led In team batting. also lead In team fielding.
The New Yorks are fourth. Crawford stands
first among the first basemen in fielding,
shean first among second basemen. O'Brien
among third basemen. Turner among short
stops, Fielder Jones among the outielders,
OConnor among the catchers and Grif1th and
Leroy among the pitchers. The real leader
among the first basemen. however. 10 Jiggs
Donohue Of the champion White Sox. as Craw-
ford played only twenty-five games at first
base. DOnohue had more assists than any
other first baseman. Hal Chase Of the New
forks ranks ninth and Harry Davis OF the
Athletics last. yet these two with Donohue
easily are the best first basemen in the Ameri-
can League.
Shean. who leads the second basemen,
apd O'Brien. who leads the third baggers,
played in comparatively few games, making
Lajoie the real leader of the second basemen
and Bradley Of the third basemen. Cotton
Turner is fully entitled to his place at the
top OF the shortstop heap. The amount Of
ground covered by this brilliant fielder 10
shown by the fact that he has $40 assists.
more than any other man in the American
League. Willie Keller In third among the
outfieIders. only one point behind Jones and
Freeman. Niles OF st. Louis evidently did
some great hrowine from the outheld. for
he has thirty-nine assists. Chick stahl Of
Boston looms up prominently as a ground
covcrer. He has S44 putouts to his credit,
making the best outfeld showing in that
respect.
Chase is ninth among the first basemen.
Williams NTH among the aeCO11 baeemen.
Moriarity tenth and Laporte fourteenth
among the third basemen. Conroy, fourth.
Elberfeld tenth and Yeager eleventh among
Keller is third. Conroy sew Delehanty
twenty-sixth, Hoffman thirtieth and MORT
arity thirty-ffth. Kleinow IL seventh among
the catchers, Mcclure twelfth and Thomas
twentieth. Grifith and Leroy share first
place in pitchers fielding averages. with
GARRISON fifth, Hogg sixth, Chesbro twenty
fourth. Ortiz thirty-thi and Newton last.
The averages follow:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17
LehIgh's Basketball Schedule.

SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa. Dec. I6.-The
athletic management OF Lehigh University
has announced the basketball schedule for
iOOo-O7 as follows:
January 9. Albright at South Bethlehem: 10,
m at South Bethlehem: 10. Stevens a;
South Bethlehem: February /, Wesleyan at South
Bethlehem; q. Swarthmore at Swarthmore: o, Rut.
gers az South Bethlehem; ID, Pennsylvania state
at South Bethlehem; Fl, University Of Pennsylvania
at Philadelphia; March 0. SwarthmOre ~ south
Bethlehem: 10. Manhattan at South Bethlehem.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17
Yale wins at BasketbaM.

M~IDDLETowN, Dec. l6.-In an exciting
game last night Yale defeated Wesleyan at
basketball by 20 10 20. The game was a
continual see-saw. with each team alternately
leading. until in the last few seconds Of play
Kenny scored the field goal that won the
game for Yale.
For Yale. CLIFFORD. Kenny and Moves showed
10 good adva ntage, the first named throwing
four field goals. Capt. White, Hayward and
Chamberlain did well for Wesleyan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17

Professionals will now hold the boards
for a while, as George Sutton. defender. and
William Hoppe, challenger, are TO meet To-
al 1872 baIk line, the contest TO be held in
Grand Central Palace. There is no rest for
champions this winter. Orlando Morning
star has a challenge in to meet the winner
OF to-morrow nights battle, and sutton wants
the is. 4 as well as the 49, title. He is to play
Hoppe, the title holder, for the 1871 champion
ship later in the winter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17

r. M. Canda. who finished second in the
1872 ba X tournament for Class B amateurs
at Maurice Days last week, made the best
grand average Of the Ave competitors. He
also made the best single average. C. T.. Van
Y leck. the winner OF the tournament, made
the third best grand average and second best
single average. william Gershel, who tied
william Thompson and Mark Muldaur for
third place, made the second best grand
average, and Thompson made the highest
r,,n Tha racorda follow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17
Cornen's Cross-Country Leaders.

ITHACA, Dec. le-B. J.. Lemon. a member
Of the junior class. was elected captain OF
COrnell's cross-country team for next year
at a meeting held this afternoon. A. J. Col
90. was elected assistant captain.
team this fall and finished second
In the Marathon race, Colpitts was the first
Cornell maj to nnish 10 the intercollegiate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17
Dartmouth scores ~ Points I'm Basketball
Game.

HANOVER. Dec. l8-DartmOuth defeated
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute last night
in a one sided basketball game by the score
OF 81 to 10. Capt. Grebenstein OF Dartmouth
threw eighteen baskets from the floor. Kruker
and Inskig eIcelled for Rensselaer,,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17
SPORTING TALK OF INTEREST.
NEW YORK AMERICANS TO MAKE
AN OFFER FOR HILLEBRAND.
Former Princeton Man Can Get q Fat Salary
n He win Sign with Farrell and Grlf-
nth Destined 20 Become One
Of Americas Greatest Ball Players.

nth Destined 20 Become Ono
Of Americas Greatest Ball Players.
The New York American League Club will
make a determined effort to secure Doc
Hillebrsnd. famous as the star boxman at
Princeton University several years ago.
HillebrRnd Is technically the property OF the
Washington club. but the young man. after
agreeing to 20 there shortly after leaving
college. decided that he wanted TO play In a
anger city, an impossibility under the
circumstances which forced him into retire.
ment. At the American League meeting in
Chicago last week Manager Cantillion OF
Washington had q deal all cooked up by
which Hillebrand was to he traded to Pitts
burg In exchange for Outfelder Ganley.
tn former Princeton mans brother. Homer.
has played with the Pittsburgs and has been
trying to straighten out some sort OF a deal
like his for some time. But when Cantillion
asked the other American League clubs to
waive claim on Hillebrand. the New York
club declined to do so. as Manager Griffith and
Treasurer Farrell believe that Doc Hillebrand
is just the mar needed to strengthen the local
team In the box. III young Hillebrand wants
to play ball in New York city. therefore. he
will receive a chance to sign a contract at a
fat salary. his release from Washington mean
while to be purchased outright.
When Hillebrand was at Princeton many
professional managers looked him over and
pronounced him one OF the best young pitch
ers they had ever seen. He was not only a
splendid pitcher and batsmsn but he was
also a famous football player. being captain
OF the varsity eleven as well as the nine. A
natural born athlete. he concluded. like many
other young men. to put his physical talents
to good use and that is why he decided to
play baseball for a salary. He would prob
ably have played with Washington two years
ago but for the fact that he changed his
mind in view of n better offer from Barney
Dreyfuss. But the Washington club hung
on TO him by means OF the reserve rule until
Csntillion. the new Senatorial manager.
concluded that a trade for Hiilebrand was in
RIDER. II Hillebrand agrees to play with the
New York Americans both Princeton and
Harvard will be well and ably represented
In the professional arena. as Walter Clarkson,
former captain OF the Crimson nine, will
doubtless be one OF Grifith's best twlrlers
next season.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17

BY rapid strides Harold Chase, the crack
nrst bsseman OF the New York Americans,
has come to be regarded as one OF the best
ball players in America. Competent critics
agreed last season that he was the boss first
bagman. excelling sue experts as Harry
Davis. Tenney. Chance and others in con-
sistent and brilliant fielding. When he first
came here from California it was thought
that his weak point was with the bat, but
after he got into his stride he developed into
Grifith's best hitter. as the official averages
published in yester days Sun showed. Yet
Chase is only just beginning his career on the
diamond. He is hardly out OF his teens and
with at least ten years to play he will prob
ably become one of the greatest stars In the
baseball armament. Modest in the extreme.
a well balanced, level headed. educated youth,
Chase intends to make hay while the sun
shines. His habits are abovesreproach and he
10 one Of the easiest men in the business to
manage. He will receive q large increase
In salary for next year. which he richly de-
serves.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17

tionals In future must win games without
INDUCING In the batting Of umpires. which
has become decidedly unpopular with met
ropolitan fans.
James B. Haggin, Americas foremost
breeder Of thoroughbred race horses. has
made nearly 800 nominations to the $50, 900
Hopeful Stakes. to be run at Saratoga in 1908.
These entries represent the noted stations
Watercress. Star Ruby. Goldnnch, Kinley
Mack. Order, Gerolsteip, Mako. Butte. Dieu-
donne. waterboy, Royal Flush. McChesney.
Montana, Juvenal. Ben 6trome. Mimic,
Sombrero. Greenan, Kilmarnock. Slave, Re
liable and AfrLcander. or this bunch. Afri-
cander. McChesney. Reliable snd Waterboy
have not as yet been represented under colors.
Mr.. Haggin has bred twenty-five mares to
Africandsr and they are due to foal next
spring. Fifteen have been bred to McChes-
ney. eleven to Waterboy and nine to Reliable.
Mr.. Haggin, In showing q preference for
Africander mon his new stations. recalls
the three-year-old campaign Of the son OF
Star Ruby-Afric Queen when In 1908 he
won the Belmont Stakes, the Suburban Handi-
cap, the Advance Stakes, the Laurence. Reali-
cation and the Saratoga Cup. As a four
year-old Africander was practically a failure.
but that was partially due to weak under
pinning. Waterboy. however. was q greater
rscehorse. In the opinion OF many turf ex-
perts, than Afrioander. McChesney, also a
high class performer In the West. petered
out when he hit the Eastern tracks and went
into retirement under q cloud. Reliable
was one Of the best weight carrying sprinters
in training three years ago. but Roseben
in his present majesty caused the former
to be soon forgotten.
The Haggin yearling sales have long been
the biggest in this country. but in recent
years they have been nnarred by the practice
OF agents who usually bid in the best stock
offered, either TO race them under a time
payment arrangement or to return them to
the Haggin barns. It is q noticeable fact
that yearlings purchased by Sydney Paget.
Newton Bennington. W.. b.. Jennings. Green
b. Morris and others, usually factors at the
sales, have found their way back to the Hag-
gin breeding establishment at the conclusion
OF their racing careers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17

Out In Cincinnati the exp erts say hat Joe
Kelley and Tommy Corooran have seen their
best days. Yet McGraw has purchased Cor
coran's release and would also like to get
hold Of Kelley. As Q matter of fact. McGraw
believes that the New York Nationals wiz be
able to make a bold bid for the 1907 pennant
with few changes in their composition. II
Mathewson returns to his best form and Mike
Donlin RECEIVERS the use Of his leg McGraw
believes hat the former worlds champions
will be winners from the start. 1t 10 pos
siblo that Corcoran may be used at second
base. as Gilbert, because Of a fatal weakness
at the bat. In booked for the bench. Mullin,
who played second base for Baltimore last
season. and Danny Shea. bought from st.
Louis with Spike Shannon. will also be tried
out at Gilbert's corner Of the diamond. But
McGann. Dahlen and Devlin will remain
in the inield as formerly. with Shannon,
Donlin and Seymour In the out1eld. In ad-
dition TO Mathewson. McGraw is banking a
great deal On Ames. but IL is just possible
that Iron Man MoGinnity will walk the plank.
as there is some talk Of trading him for Pitcher
Brown OF st. Louis. With all of his stars
At McGraw will pray for better luck than
was his lot In 1909. but 10 would be well for
him TO remember that the New York Ma
tionals in future must win games without
INDUCING In the batting Of umpires. which
has become decidedly unpopular with met
ropoLtan fans.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-07-13
Indian. Are Poor shots.

During residence OF many years
among four different tribes of Indians
I found, with very few exceptions. they
were poor shots, either with the gun
or rife. When one considers that
from young boyhood they have been In
the habit of using a gun almost daily
and their very living depends in a
great measure on accurate shooting.
their poor workmanship Is to be won
dered at; nevertheless such IL the case,
A good wing shot Is u rarity among the
Indians. The Montagnals Of the Lab
rador and north shore OF the gulf OF
st. Lawrence are no exception, and
this In country where most Of the
wild fowl are killed flying. 1t Ia ad-
mitted they kill wild geese and ducks
while on their passage north and south,
but this IL only possible from the I'm.
mense numbers OF birds and Ia IRISH
expenditure Of ammunition.--Forost
and Stream.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-07-13

Did you ever see Il dog cape? For
thoroughness and entire absence of af-
fectatlon and mock shamefacedness
there Is nothing like It, When he gapes
he doesn't screw his face into all sorts
of unnatural shapes in an endeavor to
Keep his mouth shut with his Jaws
wide open Neither does he put his
paw up to his face In an apologize
way while gaping In ambush, as It
were. No. When he gapes he is per-
fectly willing that the whole world
shall come TO the show. He braces
Aimself firmly on his fore feet, stretches
out his neck depresses his head. and
BIS jaws open with graceful modera-
Hon At first 1t Is but an exaggerated
grin, but when the cape Is apparently
accomplished the dog turns out his
elbows, opens his jaws another forty
Ave degrees, swallows an imaginary
bone by a sudden and convulsiye move
ment, curis up his tongue Hike the petal
Of a tiger lily and shuts his jaws to-
gether with snap. Then he assumes
grave and contented vlsage, as IL
eminently becoming to one who has
performed duty successfully and con-
scientlously ,--Pearson's Weekly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-07-13

An essential property Of matter, but
which does not commend Itself to su-
perflcial observation, like those or ex-
tension and resistance, Is indestruct-
bility. 50 far as experiment and OBJ
servation can discover matter can mel
Their be created nor destroyed. On sfne
surface facts seem to contradict fnis
assertion, for any particular portfonEtof
matter may be decomposed and resoT-
ed into its constituent parts so that It
seems to have disappeared, because the
form under which we knew 1t Is no
longer present. In realty, however, no
dfninution in tho quan1tYfof existing
matter has taken place. One sproof or
this is easily AFFORDED By combustion.
II we allow a piece Of WOOD or coal or
any combustible solid body TO BURN
away" there VIII, as Swela1itkn0w, be
ashes remaining. II .while;the' cnuibus-
ton Is goingion we.take .means:tofpre-
serve not,oniy the ashes. butsaisoleFery
part Of the body which wouid4~dinari-
ly be- dissipated, as smoke andssta<m'
and then weigh all the different sub
stances, solid, liquid or gaseous. that
we have obtained. we shall find tho
combined weights equal to the original
wright of the hoaysdfssk.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-07-13
Antimasas.ar. We're Ads.

'srhis IL an antimacassar," said an
antlquary. ut is hundred years old
and very valuable on account Of tho
quaint designs Of Its embroidery. Some
day shall sell It to millionaire. Yes,
Tome day this antimacassar will adorn
q mlllionaires parlor, figuring there as
an antique object OF art, and that will
be us though spittoon Of today should
figure as an object Of art In some .aes-
thetic lady's drawing room in 8000."
He laid the antlmacassar, kind OF
tidy, In a sandalwood box. Then he
went on:
1.-THE words derivation shows the
things use anti, against; macassar.
hair oil The antimacassar was spread
on chair backs to protect them from
the oil In peoples hair. Everybody
used Rowland's macassar OIL on his
locks In those days. The noms given
to the tidy, or chair shield. was u free
advertisement for Rowland as excel
lent as It was unique"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-07-13

The Sunday stone" of the Oxford
museum was taken from colllery
drain and is n perfect calendar of Sun
days and holidays. 1t IL composed Of
carbonate of lime. When miners were
at work, the water running through
the drain left n black deposit colored
by coal dust At other times the water
ran clear, leaving the stone deposit
white. In course Of time these black
and white layers formed stone Of
considerable thickness, which consti-
tutes n very complete calendar. Each
day Of work has as Its record black
streak, followed by white streak,
which marks the hours OF rest at night.
Wider white strealrs mark the Sundays
and whole holidays, and thus 1t has
taken Its name as tho Sunday stone"
London Mall
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-07-13

Rosslnls memory was lacking In re-
tentlveness. especially in respect to
the names Of persons who had been
introduced to him. This forgetfulness
was frequently cause Of amusement
whenever Rossini was among compa-
ny. One day he met Bishop, the Eng
fish composer Rosslnl knew the face
well enough and at once greeted him.
"Ah, my dear Mr. but the name es-
capped his memory, and to convince him
that he had not forgotten him Rossini
began whistllng Bishops glee, when
the Wind Blows" compliment which
1.-THE English Mozart" as Bishop had
been dubbed, recognized quite as readl-
ly as II his ecclesiastical surname had
been mentioned.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-07-13

Ask any hundred English men, wo-
men or children what IL the name OF
the capital of Russia, and every one Of
them will reply, "St. Petersburg" 1t
may be small matter. but in point Of
fact the propeg name Ii Petersburg"
The English are the only folk who in
sist upon the saint" The city was
founded by Peter the Great and 10
named after him 1t IL quite true that
Peter was one Of the most extraordi-
nary men that ever filled throne. but
no one would have been more astound-
cd than himself at being dubbed
saint. He neither lived nor died In tho
odor of sanctity, and 1t is hard to find
out how It became the English fashion
to mlscall the splendid town he found
cd ~ ,ondon Mail
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-07-13
co,d.mi,,,. obituary Notice.

1t would be difficult to find n more
quaint announcement Of death than
that published In an old newspaper In
1774. at the time Of Oliver Goldsmith's
demise.
"f774. April T. Died, Or, Oliver Gold
smith. Deserted IS the Village; the
Traveller hath laid him down to rest;
the Good-natured Man IL no more; he
stoopsc tuf 10 Conquer; the Vicar hath
performed his sad Office; It Is a mourn
full task from which the Hermit may
essay to meet the dread tyrant with
more than Grecian or Roman forti.
tude."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-07-13
A Mob.

A mob Is usually creature of very
mysterious existence, particularly In
large city. Where 1t comes from or
whittier 1t goes few men can tell Az
sembling and dispensing with equal
suddenness, 1t is as difficult to follow
to Its various sources as the sea Itself
nor does the parallel stop here. for
the ocean Is not more fcklc and uneer-
tain, more terrible when maasea saoro
unreasonable or more cru jie<ens,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-07-13

The plalnest features become hand
some unawares when associated only
with kind feelings and the lovellest
face disagreeable when linked with i'll
humor or caprice. People should re-
member this when they are selecting
a face which they are to see every
morning across the breakfast table for
the remainder OF their lives.-N. T.
Willis
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-07-13

Author-Is IT true that you say my
latest is the worst book | ever wrotef
Critical Acquaintance Nonsense, my
dear fellow. What said was that 1t
was the worst book anybody ever
wrote-not you in particular.