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The Washington times., 1906-12-26
WISCONSIN WILL PAY
SYRACUSANS' EXPENSES

SYRACUSE. Dec. 26.-The University
of Wisconsin oarsmen have lost no time
in assuring sufficient funds 10 bring a
crew from Syracuse University to race
on Lake Mendoza next June
Fifty athletic hustlers when leaving
for their homes 10 spend the Christmas
holiday carried subscription blank for
the crew fund, TO be presented to every
alumnus and Wisconsin supporter they
can reach. 1t viii be necessary to raise
1000 10 cover the expenses of the Syra-
cuse Oarsmen, and the commodore of
Wisconsin navy expects 10 have at
least one-fOuTth of that amount sub
scTibed by the opening of the new year.
The race with Syracuse is the begin
ming Of d Western regatta 10 be held
annually on Lake Mendoza If II sue
ceeds this year an effort will be made
IN the future TO secure other Eastern
crews TO row on Western waters IL is
said the race with Syracuse will not in
terfcre with Wisconsin's trip East.
though It may prevent a freshman's
crew from being entered at Poughkeep-
sic
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
GOLD BRIGHTON CUP
A HANDSOME AFFAIR

NEW YORK. Dec 26-The Gold
Brighton Cup for 1907, made by Tiffany
* Co, of New York, is another grace
ful addition TO the series OF rich tro-
phies offered for this annual event on
the Brighton track
The cup stands rs inches high, ex-
elusive of the ebony base, and contains
over 700 pennyweights Of IS karat gold.
The cup is shaped like a wide goblet ana
has two handles. II is severely plain,
with the exception of a simple band near
the top. and the words. The Brighton
Cup, 1907 In raised letters.
The handles in contrast are pierced,
and consist of a number Of horse
shoes held in place by two larger shoes,
forming a sort OF a grip 10 the handle.
\ spray OF laurel tWlnes up-thrOugh the
piercing and serves as an ornament,
where the handles are attached 10 the
body. Around the wooden bse an Orna-
mental is karat gold border, consisting
of hOrseshOes and laurel leaves. grace
fully interlacing, forms an added decor
atlYe feature of the trophy.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
PHILLIES' NEW MANAGER
RECEIVES GOLD WATCH

JERSEY CITY. Dec. Civilian Muir
ray formerly manager OF the Jersey
Citv baseball team and now manager
of the Philadelphia Nationals, was pre-
sented yesterday morning with a hand
some gold watch and charm in Robert
Davis office. on MerCe street Afr Muir
ray has recently recovered from severe
attack of typhoid fever.
For several weeks he was critically i'll
in Christ Hospital He went 10 Boston
today 10 spend Christmas, but before he
went he was summoned 10 Mr.. Davis
office. There he was surprised when
Eugene +. Kinkh,-d presented him with
the rich gift. The watch is studded with
diamonds Manager Murray made a
happy response.
The contributors who gave the gift
We're. Robert Davis. p T Powers,
Eugene F. kinhead James Heanessey,
Walter o Mara, John A. DENIM. James
A. Hamill, James J. Murphy. Joseph p.
Tumulty James c. Clark, James A
Baker. John p. Egan. II. Otto Wittpenn
George Henry. John J. Mulvan,y. Frank
Hague, and Frank Lehane.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
MARVIN HART WINS
SURE ENOUGH BOUT
Alex Swanson Loses Handi-
cap Wrestling Match to
Boxing ASpiTant

LOUISVILLE. KY. Dec. Z6.-Marvin
Hart, OF this city, ana Alex Swanson.
OF Terre Haute. Ind. former welter-
weight champion wrestler, net on the
mat here yesterday, The conditions
of the match were that Swanson should
throw Hart three times in one hour OF
actual wrestling. Hart won by taking
the third fall. Hart seemed in good
condition
The Louisville boy surprised everyone
by his fast work. and after about nine
teen seconds of spaTring iOr a hold got
flying fall. which did not count
Swanson. however. came back swiftly
and with a crotch hold and haIf-Nelson
pinned Hart TO the mat
After eight minutes Of clever Wrest-
ling Swanson came across with q side
roll and Hart was on the mat again.
AT the third go" Hart nip locked
Swanson and il looked like II was all
over The clever little SWede, however.
briG9ed out. He left the gate open Tor
a second, however, and Hart jumped in
with half-NelsOn and laid him on the
mat. He never had a chance alter
the Louisville boy got his grip.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
FIELD COACH GATES
TO LEAVE ANNAPOLIS

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Dec. 16.-James NJ.
Gates, who played end on the Yale foot
bail eleven OF 1903 and acted as field
coach for the Naval Academy team with
great success during the season Just
closed. is another of the notable athletes
TO enter business, as he has accented
position with the Oliver Plough Com
pany, of South Bend, Ind.
Mr.. Gates will in consequence not re-
turn TO the Naval Academy next Ssea-
son. though very much wanted by every
one connected with il. He was very
successful as a coach, and has the kuaclx
or getting all the players to put their
heart in the game to a marked degree
lie is visiting in Annapolis at present,
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
TWO WESTERN DATES
FOR PENNSYL LYANIA
Football Team Meets Michi-
gan November . and Chi
Cago November 10.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. with the
likelihood Of having one of the best
football teams IN It's career. the Uni
ve-sity Of Pennsylvania has secured
games with both Michigan and Chicago
for next year. The Quakers viii go to
Ann ArboT and meet Michigan on No
yember 8. and Chicago viii come here
on November 16 to play on Franklin
Field.
The Ccrnell-Penn game will follow on
Thanksgiving Day, so the Quakers VIII
have hard schedule, but that is wei
coined with "A Char,- TO settle all doubt
as to the supremacy OF the East in
football and every supporter OF Penn
sylvania believes il will be done with
the team that is assured for next fail
Chicago viii play Minnesota on No
VembeT and therefore have the CN-
perience OF that Contes. with which TO
tackle Pennsylvania II is thought Here
that Stages eleven will be the one 10
fear, but the Quakers viii have met
Michigan and had taste of Western
football by the time the Maroous visit
here.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
SCROGGS GETS DRAW
WITH JOE BERNSTEIN
Baltimore Boy Puts Up Rat
ting Go With New Yorker.
Latter Weak at Close.

BALTIMORE. Md. Dec 26.-Harry
Scroggs, Of this city. and Joe Bernstein,
Of New York. fought rafting fifteen
round draw before the Echo Athletic
Club yesterday afternoon. There was
hardly a murmur of disapprOvai by the
spectators when Referee Clarke an
nOunced his decision.
Ii was very just one. for there was
hardly any choice at the end of the
battle. Both men were clever, but
lacked in hitting power Most of the
time was devoted to jabbing. In fact
Bernstein practically depended on left
stabs, as his right hand seemed TO be
useless. That the New Yorker had not
trained any too hard for the mil was
brought 10 light in the latter stages OF
the battle, when he became very weak
under the punches that Scroggs handed
ont
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
HANDY VS.. uuthOFF
FOR SWIMMING TITLE

NEW YORK, Dec "a swimming
race just arranged in the West is Great
ing unusual interest IN aquatic circles
throughout the country II. J. Handy
of the Chicago A. A. the present half
mile and mile champion, has agreed
20 swim L. Osthoff. former lOO-yard
champion of the Central A A, at the
latter distance, the race TO DE held in
connection with the New Year meet Of
the Chicago A. a.
Osthoff has a record of l:O2 for the
century and Handy has negotiated il in
ii fraction under l.03 on the way 10 the
iurlOng, so that on past performances
II should be d splendid contest Friends
Of both men believe they are now at
least a second or two better and that
the winner viii have to swim very close
to the minute
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
LIFE SLOWLY EDBING
FROM DREAD DISEASE

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Dec. 26.-AnIicted
with one of the rarest and most fatal
diseases in the world, Noah Fuller a
laborer. has been living in an old shan
~ in the extreme south portion OF South
IhlTd street The disease is known med
icaiy as myCOsis fungurdis.' The body
OF. zhe victim is covered with large
lungus-lonking gTowths. whence the
name 0t the dIsease-'mycosis fungor-
dis The eroWths first appear as small
innocent looking Jumps along the blood
vessels They Increase rapidly in size
and at last are huge, repulsive sores,
constantly bleeding.
The trouble began three years ago
when small blue sore appeared on the
sole OF the right foot. Now the limbs
are covered by the growths There is
almost no hope for Fuller's recovery.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
WESLEY C0E WILL TRY
TO BREAK THE RECORD

NEW YORK, Dec. CIV. w. Coo. of
the Boston Athletic Association. who
holds the worlds record for the lG-
pound shot. viii make an attempt early
next year 10 anneXU the 12-pound shot
record, held by Ralph Rose, to his
credit
In order that he may have an 0ppor-
tunity of supplanting Rose as record
holder the management Cf the Boston,
Athletic Association has scheduled a 70
pound shot event among its competi-
tiOns on February 10. PitUed against
Coe in this event viii be Fuerhach
Horgan and Gillies, of the New York
a. c.. Martin Sheridan. of the IriSh-
American A. G., and probably Lee Tai
bot, of Mercersburg Academy
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
.RIDS FARM OF RABBITS
NOW OYERRUN BY CATS

MORRISTOWN. y. J.. Dec. 26.-Dr.
Joseph Ward. who lives on a farm near
Newton, is in sad predicament. His
farm is overrun with cats
Everywhere are cats-blaclI cats. white
cats, blue cats, brown cats, and cats Of
all shades. And all because the doctor
tried 10 rid his strawberry beds of rab-
bits, which destroyed his luscious fruit.
Under the game laws the doctor could
not shoot them or drive them away with
DOES. So he tried cats
He went out into the highways and
byways and gathered in all the eats he
could beg or borrow. Soon he had his
ft-ITI Overrun with them. They exter-
inflated he rabbits from sheer force Of
numbers.
And now viii some one please come
forward and tell the doctor how 10 get
rid of the cats2 The poor man is sitting
up nights trying to think OF a cat ex-
terminatOr
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
NEW YORK CLUBMEN AT
BARE KNUCKLE FIGHT

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Cheered on by
clubmen. brokers and men about town.
two young prizehghters. in a finish
fight fought with bare knuckles sixteen
vicious rounds in the home of Brook
lyn yacht club at Bath Beach.
The clubhouse. on the shore Of
Gravesend Bay was crowded when the
fighters. Jack Sinnott. a featherwcigbT
of Brooklyn. and stub" O'Brien. of
Ireland entered the ring. For the first
six rounds O BTien had the best of the
go. From the sixth TO the thirteenth
rounds Sinnotts stamina told. O'Rrien
was Knocked out In the sixteenth round
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
J. BRITT SIDE-STEPS
WILLIE FITZGERALD

Los ANGELES. Cal. Dec. 26-The
fight between Jimmy Britt and Willie
Fitzgerald, y Which was scheduled to be
held next friday night. has been de-
clared OF because Britt feared that he
could not make the weight Cyclone"
Johnny Thompson will be substituted i'm
place OF Britt. and he viii be Fitzger-
AIDS opponent
Many in the Fitzgerald camp iDti-
mate that Britts training work showed
him that he could not get back into
form and that he therefore side-stepped
the match.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
ANDREWS ANNUAL is OUT.

Washington sporting men viii be in
terested in Tom Andrews sporting an
Ifual for 1867 which has just been is
sued, as IA contains Kid Sullivan's rec
ord TO date. This is the only annual
which has Sulliyans fights. IL also con-
tains valuable records Of other fights
aHd The records OF championships in ali
b. inches of sports.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

swimmer and can rank as an expert
in more than one other line of sport To
cap IL all he is a capital good fellow.
with a keen interest in all manly pur-
suits. and is as fine an example of the
strenuous life as can be found in Eng
land
The King mas lost none of his keen
zeSt in shooting. He enjoyed the fine
sport to the full during his stay at
ElVeden, the estate Of Lord Joseph.
While his majesty has perhaps lost
some OF his skill he is still a very good
gun, while the Prince Of Wales. VINO
was with the party. Is one Of the very
best shots in the kingdom; he rarely
misses a bird
The Balmacaan estate, leased by the
Bradley Martins, has been one OF the
best shooting estates in Scotland this
season. There have been killed on the
estate this year fifty stays. 100 brace
OF paFtrldges and nearly 1900 pheasants.
Clarence Mackay, the New York mil
honaire sportsman. is going in heavily
for shooting in Scotland this season. lie
has leased haIf a dozen extensive snoor-
lngs in Perthshire and VIII entertain
many Americans.
London night promoters will seek 10
match the WHINE, of the next O'Brien-
Burns night with Gunner Moir. ,he
British champion, and are prepared to
ohfr much larger purse than IS usual
over here They are convinced that
Moir can beat any of the American
heaVies. with the possible exception Of
JcGrieS.
At the recent Olympia automobile
show in London so models were dis
played. or these Great Britain pro-
duced 2S2; France, 202; Italy. 80: Unitec
States. %; Belgium. 21; Germany. 10:
Holland. ., and Switzerland, ,
The winner OF the Austrian Derby,
MOTbeth. ana stable companion. named
Bon Marche, are now in England train
ms at Newmarket for the Ascot Cup
and other important eveu,s on the I'm
glish turf.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
WILLlAMSPORT WANTS
CLASS A OR NOTHING

WILLIAMSPORT. Dec 26.-The own
ers of the WuliamspOrt baseball club
deny the story sent from here last even
inc TO the effect that WHliamsporr now
desires protection in Class b with spe-
Cial conditions.
They say Williamsport does not favor
the Class j proposition and stands for
Class a or nothing.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
JACK O'BRIEN WINS
SKIN GLOVE FIGHT

WILMINGTON. Del, Dec. 26.-Jack
O'Brien, Of New York, defeated Dick
Sayers, of England, yesterday in the
sixth round The bout took place near
here and was Witnessed by several nun
dred boxing lovers from New York
The fight was 10 "a finish with skin
gloves for a purse and a side bet. in
the sixth round o Brien ended the bort
by feinJing with his left and then send
ing in his right to the solar pleXus.
o 'Brien had all the better OF tie bout
from the start
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
.HOSTLERS IN DUEL
USING PITCHFORES

NEW YORK. Dec. 26.-Thomas Con-
molly. twenty eight years old. and James
CasSiday, forty-one years OF age. hos
tiers In Fifty-eishth street livery sta
Die. engaged for half an hour today in A
duel with pitchforks- At the end Con-
molly fell fatally wounded. with one
prong OF his opponents fork 1ab5ed
through his cyeball and into the brain.
Cassiday is under arrest. Jealousy
over tips caused the fight
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
Soon Forced to Quit.
YOUNG KENNEY LOSES
TO YOUNG DONOHUE

HAVERHILL Mass, Dec. 26.-Young
DOnohue, of RONbury, ouJpointed young
Kenney. of Lowell, last night in a fast
twelve-round contest. The Roxbury lad
was shade the better of the two from
the first. and in the last few rounds he
outpolnted his man in every rOuud.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
O'BRIEN AND KLEBBY DRAW.

LAWRENCE. Mass. Dec. 26.-Rouse
O'Brien, of Boston, and young Klebby,
OF Lawrence fought twelve fast rounds
here yesterday afternoon. O'Brien's
ring generalship gave him slight ad-
vantage. but the crowd was satisfied
SEtth a draw.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
DTBALL RAGING : GOLF BOXING : ATHLETICS
INTERNATIONAL ROWING
AGITATING ENGLISHMEN
Action of Henley Stewards Expected to Help Sport-An-
nual Oversee Trips Too EXpensive-German
Yachtsmen After Roosevelt Cup

LONDON, Dec. Enthusiastically the
most important event On this side the
water for months 10 American sports
men was the action of the National As
sociation Of Amateur Oarsman ten days
ago, in adopting the resolution that
No entries shall be accepted of any
crew or sculler out Of the United King
dom belonging to a club not affiliated
10 a union or federation having an
agreement with the committee in charge
OF the management of the Henley resat-
Ia"
As the United States and Australia
are the only two rowing countries affect
ed by this resolution. there is no doubt
thar It was aimed at one or both OF
these.
Aimed at Americans.
AS matter Of fact, while the rIeeting
Of all stewards was nominally secrot, no
attempt is made 10 conceal the fact that
the oarsmen Of the United States are
the ones barred, or that the resolution
was adopted for their benefit
There is some disposition in American
circles to resent this action and % claim
that fear Of the prOwess of American
watermen is at the bottom of the action.
In Justice 10 the stewards. h0weve
II can be said that II is 10 some Ameri-
can methods and not to American oars
men hat objection Is made. The rules
governing amateur rowing are very
strict here. much Iore so than they are
IN the States.
The glarin~ violation Of these rules by
the Fesper crew. the last American crew
10 participate in the Henley regatta,
convinced the English rowing authori-
ties tfat il was necessary to take some
such drastic action though IL is admit
ted that the American rowing authori-
ties did the proper thing I'm disciplining
the Nespers
Think 1t Will Help Sport.
II is hoped that. instead OF last Satur-
days action barring American men from
Henley. the effect viii be the reverse
that the American association viii enter
into an agreement such as already exists
with the French. German. Dutch. Bel
pian, and Canadian associations
II is not considered likely that there
viii be an International trophy offered
10 be rCwed for regularly between Eng
lish and American college oarsmen. The
best opinion is mat the expense would
be too great j. Is not improbable. how
ever, that the winners OF the oxford
Cambridge race viii 30 10 America 10
meet the Yale-Harvard winners next
year.
The trial races at the two big var
sites show that there is an unusually
fine lot Of material available this year,
and that both crews will be we'll above
the average oxford seems at this time
10 have the advantage so far as raw
material is concerned. Newhail, one of
the American Rhodes scholars at OK
ford. has a good $lance Of making the
varsity eight.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

Should Lord Desborough be appointed
British ambassador to the United States.
President Roosevelt would find in him
a man after his own heart. In sport
ing circles he is best known as w. II.
Grenfvll. He has been champion oars
man, Ne has shot big game in the four
quarters Of the earth, he is a wonderful
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

Secretary Barnard. of Cleveland, says
Frank Farrell lost the penn2nt for the
Highlanders when he sold Dougherty to
Chicago instead Of to Washington,
which offered the same price as Chicago.
"DOugherty was just the man needed by
the SoX." says Barnard, ''and he turned
the trick
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

In a tit of rage one day, when his
team was losing regularly. Joe CantillCn
was told that the worst thing that could
befall him was 10 smash a mirror When
he heard II he grabbed a bat ana broke
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

Jesse Burkett is becoming the real
thing as a sport promoter at WOrccs-
ter Mass. He is president. mana ger.
captain. left field and Grst batter of the
Worcester Baseball Club. batting leader
of the New England League, and is
about to back a roller polo club TO repre-
sent his home city.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
Germans Want That Cup.

German. yachtsmen are deeply interest
ed in the return race for the Roosevelt
Cup won by the United States last fall.
which will be sailed at Kiel next sum
mer. There is a disagreement which
doubtless will be satisfactorily settled
as to the date for the races, Naturally
the Germans want them sailed during
the Kiel week in June. but this Is re-
garded as too early by the Americans,
who want the date fixed for August.
The Germans are hopeful that they
will turn the tables on the Yankee next
time.
Wassersport. the German yachting
authority, says: In Germany the mat
ter IS not at all settled. II is not a
secret that the choice this year OF boats
to go to America was no selection at
all, but a sort of calling for volunteers
The results Of the races at Kiel had
not been favorable 10 this years build
of boats. The Wannsee an dthe Gluck-
auf could be considered only as second
rate. and both wanted trim. The Tilly
had been under sail for two years,
taking things as they came. She had
never been a leader in the second class.
but rather a second to better boats.
Were Not Championship Boats.
1--WE know. though others may not
have seen it. that the boats built here
in 1906 were not entirely successful
For that reason we did not send to the
German-American meeting first rate
champions. but a deputation of such
boats as could be taken over by their
crews.
This circumstance did not even do
justice TO the Tilly, for the two gentle
men in charge of sheets and light sails
on her were officers of the army, and
not the regular crew of the boat.
The German yachtsmen who were i'm
America declared several times that the
German boats We're only average craft.
ITO declare this again. in our own
waters, would not be fitting. and no
body would believe ii.
1T is, therefore. necessary TO decide
in time on the manner in which our
are TO be selected.
The interested parties have the very
reasonable wish that this time they may
succeed in putting forward the best
boats we have. We wish TO show that
the Germans have profted by their de-
feat and are not discouraged.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

President Ban Johnson OF the Ameri-
can League, is quoted as saying that the
season in his league VIII begin about
april II. That looks as though the
mighty Ban had decided upon d sched-
ule OF 154 games
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

Vic Willis is spending his vacation in
his New Jersey home. Incidentally. Vic
Tor IS picking up a little cash on the
side by polishing trolley wires without
the use OF a ladder
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

Hu~h Duffy is q deVotee TO EOlf. He
puts in two hours at il every morning
on the links at Boston. and SAYS that
a good drive gives him the same pleas
ant sensation that a tfTee-base hit did
I'm the old days.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

Manager McAleer 10 grab Lave Cross
for the third-base position on the Am
erican League team. Lave is getting
a trihe old, but sun is full of ginger
and good baseball
The Washington times., 1906-12-26
BASEBALL NOTES.

Hugh Jennings. Detroits new manag-
er, wants players who will hustle and
obey orders
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

According TO the Detroit Journal
there is nothing In tho report that
Hugh Jennings VIII turn loose all OF the
Detroit players except O'Learv and
Schaeffer He thinks pretty well OF
Matty Mcintyre, Sam Crawford. BIZ
Coughlin. George Mullin, Bill Donovan
and few more. IF he released that
bunch they would not be our OF an en-
sagement long.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

The next event in order in the meeting
in New York city viii be the annual
meeting of the National Association of
Professional Baseball Leagues embrac-
!-g all the minor leagues This will be
neld on the second Tuesday in January.
Ihe scope Of this organization NAV be
seen from the statement thar il gives
employment TO fully 5110 players
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

Fred Ienney viii play Sunday ball
next season. something he has never
zone before. Fred has an interest i'm the
BOSTON c-ub now. and IL makes a lot Of
1-i-eI elice whether you are working for
yourself or some one else The PSs+or,
team WlI be good Sunday attraction
next year. instead of Il joke. as here
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

MacAleer. ST. Louis Americans man
ager, will try to develop Delehanty into
good third baseman this season. This
is the one weak spot I'm the Browns
team, and with the position well filled.
the club should prove a championship
factor.
The Washington times., 1906-12-26

John I. Taylor's announcement that
Lou Criger has gained twenty pounds
ana Is now in good health is mos cheer
Iul news for Boston baseball f4ns
EftFy0ne Will rejoice for Criger's sake
as well as for the perhaDs ssifsb -
son that we are likely to see much
better baseball with Butch I'M behind
the bat. Criger in 1903 form viii reil-
NenaIe the tailenders, for he has in an
exceptional degree the sDirit as y,aI -
the intelligence that wins games. May
ne weather the winter in good shape
IS our ardent wish-BOston Herald