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, 1906-11-01
P payers for a Racehorse.

Among the stories that John Yves
ley Gaines, congressman from Tennes-
see. brought back with him from
England, is one that Dean Hole, the
witty divine, tells of an u~nsophisti-
Gated curate who went to a Yorkshire
parish where the p~arishioners bred
horses and, in addition. frequently
raced them.
This innocent curate was asked to
invite the prayers of his congregation
for Miriam Hawkins. So, for three
successive Sundays, prayers were Of
fered up for Miriam Hawkins. On
the fourth Sabbath the clerk advised
the curate that further prayers in this
respect were unnecessary.
Dear mel" exclaimed the innocent
man, "Is Miriam dead?"
ooh, no, sir!" was the startling re-
Spouse, "she won the ten furlong
racei"
, 1906-11-01

Whistler's amusing personal conceit
was charmingly displayed on one oc-
casion when A. G.. Plowden, a London
police magistrate, attended a private
view at the Grosvenor gallery. AL
most the first friend I met" he said,
twas Whistler, and he very good
naturedly took me up to a full-length
portrait which he was exhibiting of
Lady Archibald Campbell. After |
had done my best to express my
humble appreciation of a beautiful
picture l asked if there were any 9th
er pictures which he would advise
me to look at. Other pictures said
Whistler, in a tone of horror; other
pictures! There are no other pic
lures, You are through!'"
, 1906-11-01
Always Had Chicken.

Congressman John Allen of Missis-
sippi used to tell this one about a
young negro who was proud of his
father. The young fellow said:
Nah faddah was as good a pro.
vidah as any white man as evan
raised a family. Nah faddah always
had plenty to eat on ouah table. An
he was a particular good providah
fob de Sundah dinnahs, when we al
ways had chicken. Nah faddah
would hab chicken fob ouah Sundah
dinnahs, even eff he had to go on his
hands and knees Saturdah nights to
git hit fob us'uns."
, 1906-11-01
Urqed for Bishopric.

Rev. Charles Bayard Mitchell. pastor
" TIE First Methodist church of Cleve-
an " being urged by his friends as
L candidate for one of the Methodist
oishoprics which will be declared va
can't at the general conference this
spring.
, 1906-11-01

There is no end to the novelties for
the library table, and brass things
take the lead in the really exclusive
furnishings. One or the prettiest
Ideas is the extension back rack Of
solid brass.
Paper knives also come in brass.
and even scissors and scissor cases,
as well as thimbles. are shown in
brass.
, 1906-11-01

Wash your hands with warm water
dry with a towel and apply Chamber
lains Salve just before going to bed,
and a speedy cure is certain. This
salve is also unequaled for skin dis
eases. For sale by Price's Drug
Store.
, 1906-11-01
Canadian National Museum.

Work has been begun on the cree
ton of a large museum in Ottawa, to
be called the Victoria National mu-
scum, which is to be the center Of
literary and scientific work in Can
ada.
, 1906-11-01
Dr.. Sam F. Price,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
OFFICE IN
PRICES
SARATOGA. WYO.
Are your hens on a strike? Get
Lees Egg Maker at J~ensen's.

Now is the time to see Wyoming
ranches if you want to buy.
y. 5. Crawford.
, 1906-11-01

Gus Jensen 4 Bro. make their own
prices; you can make money by going
to see them.
, 1906-11-01

Balm wagons-'that's ALL" at Gus
Jensen a. Bro.
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EASTERN TEAMS ]
Z. +. PLAY TIE GAME
Cornell and Pennsylvania Elevens
Put Up a Fierce Thanks
giving Battle. -,
Journal Special Service.

> Philadelphia, Nov. 3O.--A football
feast that sizzled with excitement and
brought forth praise from the most ex!
acting taste, was served hot an old
time wintry Thanksgiving when Penn
sylvania met Cornell on the gridiron.
Princes. and princesses of fashion at
tended en- masse, as if grazing a feast
knights combat in a scoreless game.
Cornell, the supposedly all powerful,
was unable to attain, her end against
the eleven quaker warriors who time
edge Of hope and then fought away
from the pit of defeat.
The brilliancy of it all dulled the
memory Of the football friends who
have followed all the big games since
a struggle that magnetized attention
from the start not to loosen the grip
until it was over. Only within the
last two minutes of play was there an
advantage. and that resulted in one of
the greatest exhibitions of determina-
ton and pluck ever seen on a chalked
field.
Then Cornell secured the ball within
Pennsylvania s 5-yard line, thru a for
ward pass, such as Princeton tried to,
csss ayniI IN f Fn and IN pGEed WIS.,
the leather once in her possession with
in striking distance of victory, Cornell
lined up and crashed against the Penn
svlvania line. Once, twice and three
times the heavy .Ithacans lunged, but
were smothered IN their tracks and
pandemonium reigned as PENNSYLVANIA
secured the ball on downs.
Captain Green tried to punt out of
danger, bat .thesswind carried the ball
out of bounds on Pennsylvania S IS
yard line. The Cornell, supporters all
but shouted their heads off. Little
Jameson signaled for another toss Of
the balL%and it landed on ,Pennsylva-t
Mas one:yard line with three Cornell
PLAYERS clutching it. while pinioned
down by the whole Pennsylvania team.
With their first chance gone and an
other their s, the Cornell men were
ggoaded into desperation by their leader.
They waited the word and then threw
their whole weight and ire at Penn.
sylvania, but not one inch did thew
gain: Then sadly the exhausted play
ers Of both sides tottered to their feet
and Cornell tried again. With a crunch
Of leather and muscle the two elevens
came together. But they just rose and
fell. The strongest lifted the weak,
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ARMY and NAVY
READY FOR GAME.
Great BATTLE Between Govern
ment Academies Takes Place
at Philadelphia Tomorrow.

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 30:-Im finest
ball elevens Of the Annapois and West
delphia, ready for their annual game
tomorrow on Franklin field Extra
stands have been erected on the field
and and al other preparations for the con:
10000 seats have been disposed Of, and
the usual crowd of distinguished off
GERS of the army and navy is expected
to be at the game. The secretary of
war and the secretary of the navy are
expected at the game, along with num-
erous other otfici als of the several de-
partments of the federal government.
Most of these will arrive in special
trains from Washington and New York
tomorrow. - :, :!
Because Of the excellent showing it
has made this year against Yale and
other star teams the West Point eleven
is naturally decided favorite in to-
morrow's contest, tho the sailor boys
from the naval academy are counted
upon to put up game struggle for the
honors. This contest will be the twelfth
between the football teams Of the two
academies. The navy has won four and
the army six. Last year they played
a tie game.
The first game between the two gov
eminent institutions was played at
West Point on the Saturday after
Thanksgiving. 1890 In that game the
wearers of the black and gray, cap
tanned by William Niche, received a
severe drubbing at the hands of the
navy by the use Of the famous "fying
wedge.'' which caused such an inter
S bers Of It the y. C. r 9: and the s P
c. A. against the 'brutal sport,' and
which was later barred by the rules
committee. The score on that occasion
was "a to 0. The return game was
played on the navy's grounds on Nov.
80 of the following year before the lfor
those days. very large crowd of 5000,
and resulted in the army retrieving it's
former defeat to the tune of 80 to 10:
For the third game OF the series the
navy again Travelled up the Hudson, and
aItho the army team outweiighed them
seven pounds to the man, the contest
resulted in a 12-to-4 victory for the
sailor boys. The army went to Annapo:
lis on Dec. 3, 1898, entirely confident Of
its ability to carry a victory back to
West Point. 1t returned, however, with
such heartbreaking figures as navy g.,
army 4.
The games were then discontinued
until Dec. 2. 1899, when the University
nation s heroes on Franklin field
Fhe navy could not stop the fierce
plunges of the army backs, who were
determined, and who succeeded in wip-
ing out the stain of the defeat of, 1893
IL to 5. On Dec. l, 1900, the. navy
was again the victor, the final score
being navy II, army l.. .>.. a..tss
It was at Franklin field on Nov. 30,
1901, that the blue and gold first met
army's scoring by placing a beautiful
drop from the field squarely behind the
goal posts near the end of the first half
and literally kept the ball rolling until
at the close of the game the score stood
army IL, navy 5.
At the contest Of 1902, which took
place on Nov. 90, the first Of the
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BOXING. CARNIVAL :: ( (.
! AT PHILADELPHIA III: !.
Journal Special Service.

Philadelphia, Nov. 3o.-It was a case
Of the straight pqncherg against. the
wild swing when "Young,' Erne of
this city faced Young Kenney Of Law v:
renee, Mass, at the National Athletic
clubs matinee yesterday, and the for.
mer quality won the .honors- for the
Philadelphian. It. was a hard. fast
bout IT in na;t every round except the fifth,
Eme scored two knockdowns.
Grover Hayes Of Chicago won the
first bout from Willie Lucas of this
city: Maurice Sayers next defeated
Lowe Of Washington Went against Billy
Willis of this city and in this bout the
visitor also won. Tommy Sullivan of
Fall River. Mass, had the better of
Mickey McDonough of Brooklyn in the
Willie Moody Of this city furnished
big surprise at the Kensington clubs
matinee bouts yesterday afternoon by
nearly knocking out Johnny Allen, the
lad, who a. few months ago stopped
Young Otto ~. -.
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Il JACK O'BRIEN IS
not COMPLAINING
PhiladelPhian Not Making Ea-
scuses for Slowing Up with
Tommy Burns. 4
Journa! Special Service.

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 3O.-Jack
O'Brien makes no excuses for the show
he fought with Tommy Burns, The
Philadelphian, STAYED in his room all
day Yesterday. He would make no ex-
planation of his, performance after the
abbed Ennis THAT t tine PIeb he had had
lefts. During those periods o 'Rrien
mouth and it was then he laid the
foundation for the swollen, discolored
eye which failed Burns utterly in the
latter part Of the fight. In the fifth
O1Brlen ran into a hard right to the
nose which stunned him, and from that
time until the fifteenth round the quick,
.shlfty man used his feet more than his
hands. i ~.
8: s.: In exclamation of this Jack, (Twin}
SULLIVAN saws o 'Brien injured his right
hand in the latter part of the fourth
round by heavy swing which Burns
caught on the head. o 'Brien reluctantly
showed a badly swollen right hand. The
y enlces physician, who attended the
Philadelphian q week ago when he in
lured his, arm, came to Los Angeles
yesterday and showed much, concern
a6 Il, the condition of the bruised mem
ing. into contact with Swanson s head
and yesterday the doctor expressed an
opinion that considerable pus is forming
IN the arm. Sullivan said O,Brien's
elbow, panied him considerably and
wrestling with his heavy opponent ag
;grayated the trouble. The elbow is
swollen worse than at any time since
the original injury. u:
s, ~ waited. after; that blow In the
fifth, > said O'Brien, * until nv hands
felt better, then I went in strong. A
man can't fight without hands. That
blow. on my nose stunned me for a.time.
will certainly fight Burns again. but
We shall wait until the financial returns
from these pictures are assured.
Inc draw decision is. popular here,
but. Burns howls that .he,iwas robbed.
a;leffries says he could make no hair
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CARLISLE WINS
!. B. By CLOSE SCORE J
Indian Eleven Is Given a Bad
Scare By Virginia Uni {:
II versity.s
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service
Norfolk, Va, Nov. 3O.-The Indians
won from the University Of Virginia
yesterday afternoon the most spectaeus
lar. and sensational game of football
ever witnessed ON a southern eridiron.
the score being .l8 to, II, in the red
men q favor. Ten thousand people wit:
messed the game. Long and bri11ia ut
runs and much punting marked the
play. :. ~ -. 1870. 49, =,
The play was fast and furious, each
team making three touchdowns. Vir.
GINA scored first, johnson getting the
bail on the Indians 35-vard line on "a
tumble by. Littleboy and carried it over
the Indian goal line. Randolph missed
the first goal, which cost Virginia the
game. An 80.-yard run by Johnson and
one for a similar distance by Hornicker
made two more touehdGwns for Vir-
ginia- = From these Randolph Kicked
goals. Two of sCarlisle,ss touch downs
were. made by line-bueking and end.
circling, an end run Of SIS yards BIZ
Littleboy making one possible. A cir
cling of Virginia IS left end Cor 40
yards by Mount Pleasant, who received
the ball on a double pass. produced an
other touchdown for the Indians. Mount
Pleasant kicked three goals from three
touchdowns. .,.;>s1 I i i ~ s=s.:.s 1T
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Y. M. G.. A. RACES,

The local Y. NJ. c.. A. held their annual
Thanksgiving foot races yesterday afternoon and
sixty boys and men were entered. Harmon
Place and Tenth street was the starting place
for all events and the longest races ended at
that point. The results follow: ,..s.,
Young Men, TwoMile Run--First, King; sec
ond, Duerr; third. Fransom. Time, II minutes
Junior Boys, Three-Q uarter-Mie Run-Ffrst
Scot; second, Redding: third, Gee Time. !
Junior High Boys, Three quarter-Mile Ruiz
First Anderson; second, Hayerstock; s. third
Christensen, Time, A minutes NIX seconds
Employed Boys and Intermediates. liz Mile
Run-Flrst, Walker; second, Griffith; third
Mark1e Time minutes. -"
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0'LEARY is BESTED !.
- ~ = - - - - /.
BY ANDY BEzENAH.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Bezenah Of Cincinnati was given the
decision over Jack O'Leary, Of Mi,
waukee in a ten-round bout before the
Badger Athletic club yesterday after
noon The Cincinnati boy victory
was well merited he being the aggressonr
from start to finish. Only in two
rounds, the second and ninth, did
O'Leary make favorable showing.
Bezenah landed two blows to O 'Learyis
one and got the better Of several hot
mixups. ;, -. 81 h 81. .ssrs7,
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PICTURE TROUBLE U
SETTLED AT LAST

Cincinnati, Nov. 3o.-Joe Cans and
Battling Nelson, the :pugilists, who.
with their managers, have been con.
testing over the profits from the exhi-
bition of pictures of their last fight.
settled their differences at a conference
here yesterday. The criminal proceed
ings against Nolan. Nelson Is manager,
was the cause of the dispute has been
divided, Cans securing the larger por-
ton:
The fight picture films. were also d.
vided, Nelson securing two, which he can
exhibit only abroad, Cans retaining en-
elusive right to show the pictures in
the United States and Canada.
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HONEY MELODY IS
q CHAMPION "WELTER"
journal. Special Service. :

Boston, Nov, so.-Honey Melody of
Charleston won the welterweight cham
pionship of the world from. Joe Wal
colt Of Boston at the Lincoln Athletic
twelfth round Walcott quit. He said
later that his left arm became disabled
in the: ninth round and that it was i'm
possible for him to continue fighting.
The men fought at 142 pounds The
contest developed into a slugging
match in the first round. Mellody's
exhibition of, footwork and blocking
was splendid. Walcott appeared conf
fused and was unable to land telling
blow except in the fifth round. 80
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army "a big scores was piled Zip and thsa1
mid iss. retnrned to AnnapUlis, tosdreaIn
sofS5a rnny 22.snavy s. saEExaetfy one yeaa
STE the q a.y#sa nd date, the sol disrs boys
rubbed it IN onst the navy to the III ouTass
fulstune Of 40 to 5, and the midshipmen
went back determined to do or die in
nination strong upon them thew came
to Philadelphia two years ago, and by
one of the gamest fights ever watched
by phenomenal crowd, they, fought
their heavy opponents all over the field,
and by an almost superhuman effort
kept the figures down to army III,
navy o.. = -
!, Last year the contest was transferred;
to Princeton and resulted in a magnif-
cent tie game, the score standing at the
close to g.
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i
!. H.. GAME ENDS In TIE.
journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service. - -. =:
Kansas city, Noy::"30.-In q steady
downpour Of rain and en- muddy field,
neither the University Of Missouri foot
eleven were able to score in their an
nual game here yesterday. Three thou
sand five hundred persons witnessed the
contest. The game was merely a punts
ing match, and only eight yards were
gained in the first half on straight foot
ball. !
:, The ball was kept almost constantly
in Missouri 8 territory, and Kansas was
often threatening the Missouri goal
line. In the last half Missouri defended
the soggiest. end Of the field, where it,
was almost Impossible, to, make gains.%
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and with the ball three inches from
Pennsylvania s goal, the referee IS whis-
tie ended it al. ,s To- Pennsylvania it
was like unto the greatest Of victories,
and her gladiators were carried from
the field. Several Comedians were too,
but only because they had fallen before
what proved to them an unconquerable
foe.
This metropolis Of quakerdom on the
banks of the historic but muddy Della
ware has been the center Of many bril-
liant football games, but none that sur
passed yesterdays in enthusiasm. The
crowd, The stir, the press of life, it was
all worth going far. to see. Pennsylva-
p nsePs q are i6 MaXs 1Gyal but The
mates with fond memories of Cayuga
lake from as far west as St. Louis, and
the holiday throng that buys two flags
and waves the winning one, made. up a
mammoth unframed chorus.
The lina.lIn.
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. The management of the Sherry football team
denies the statement made by the Mohawks
that the Sherrys lost to the ST. Paul gophers
The Sherrys have not lost a game this year
and if there is any team entitled to the cham
pionship It should be them, they offered
to play the AIoha~vks game the
letter refused As far as the penalty Inflicted
on the Mohawk team in last Sundays game
for high tacklng is concerned, there was moth
ing TO 1T that would give the Sherrys an ad.
vantage. 1t was Umpire Goldblum, the Mo
haw's official. who caused J the penalty and
not Fred Hester
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M3SSi11on-
ST. LOUIS DRUBS =: '-''*.:-'>-
+. IOWA gu" ELEVEN

st. Louis, Nov. 30.-St. Louis uni
versity defeated Iowa university yes
terday by score Of 80 to 0, in one of
the most exciting football games that
has been played here this season
fair, clean work S On both, SIDES des' but Ti
fr9m + the !ess tart St: louis clearly out
a touchdown with the first six minutes
lofspfay.-- > }<At .r< >: :aha. -: 9
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LOSES =
IN TENNIS MATCH
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Tuxedo Park, N. Y, Nov. 3O.-In an
exhibition match at the Tuxedo Ten.
mis- Racquet club yesterday, Frank For
roster, professional Of the Georgian
courts of Lakewood, NJ J., defeated
Ferdinand Garcin, champion Of France.
three sets to one. Garcin gave For.
roster handicap of half fifteen and a
bisque. 49,.
The first set was won by Forester
at o. and the second set went to the
Frenchman at 6-2, but the third set:
the hardest-fought one in the match
was won by Forester after some very
fine tennis. The fourth and decidinp
set also went to Forester at Of =
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GUENTHER Is EASY
:. Il. FOR SAM LANGFORD
Journal Special Service.

Boston, Mass, Nov. 5o.-George
Guenther LASTED only four rounds
against. Sam Langford, here yesterday
afternoon. The Kangaroo was punished
all over the lot by his heavier antag-
onist and his seconds threw up the
sponge at the end of the third round.
Guenther announced he wanted to 90
on. Langford was willing, but the for
mer then concluded he had had enough.
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ST. PAUL CENTRAL i.
:. +. TIES EAU CLAIRE
Journal Special Service.

00utna1 0pec1sl s'el71ce. . Z. ! :
Eau Claire: Wis.,. Nov. 3o.-Eau
to a tie. here today in one OF the. pIet.
test football games ever witnessed ON
the local grounds. { The field was slip
perry, butt this did not prevent the
teams from" playing a fast and snappy
game. The wet grounds made it necesi
sary- for the ST. Paul sheayyweigh to
work at a disadvantage. Three times
the saints: tried for goal kicks and
failed. This game. leaves Eau Claire
in the field with "a fair claim for the
state championship. The: st. Paul team
that have been: on that team since
1902 - ST. ~ 5.@ ~, ~ &..,| :. - = +
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WJETERANsaINJIJR RD IN "a PRO CAME
OF: old: STARS u I.l;|,', PUT +
UP I /. ROUGH GAME Ct
s{5s
Spectators Displeased with Rough
Work and Mob Violence Is i
Threatened. E
Journal Special Service.

l. .
Chicago, Nov. s0.-Chicago football
Thanksgiving day game yesterday af-
aternoon at South Side baseball park,
when the Massillon tigers defeated the
aI!-Western collegiate stars, to 4. The
substitute found little favor with the
crowd Of 1000 that saw the brutal and
poorly generated exhibition of the pro-
1esslonal gridiron warriors which re-
solved itself intoza bone-breaking con-
test. @ Il
!. Willie Heston, the star halfback from
first TO Nbeseafried from he feid. The
small bone IN the inside OF his left am
kle was fractured and it was necessary
remove him to the Lakeside hospital.
This was the start. McAllister Of
Cornell, fullback- for ~Massillon team,
was the next victim. His right wrist
was severely sprained in the first
scrimmage after Heston had been re-
tired, and hes was compelled to give.
way to Roseth Of WISCONSIN. Roseth
played with the badger eleven last
year and showed great ability, and had
his right shouldef. injured on several
occasions during the season. A severe
sh9atderbone and his. place was taken
by Moran. III "a
The spectators were fire in voicinp
their disapprovaI Of the rough play,
and at one time it looked as if the
police would be required to quen an
incipient riot. A few of the overex-
cited, rushed out upon the field from
the east bleachers with cries of "Rot-
ten, play, dirty work, mob them if they
do it again, "@etc.'; Time was called.
however, before opportunity was
presented to carry out their threats.
The game was poorly attended. The
lineup: 2s,1' 49,.