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The Washington times., 1906-11-14
"REBOUNDING BALL"
LATEST WRINKLE
BocoCk, Georgetown Quar-
terback, Has Something
New for Football.
AN ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERY
With Proper English" Applied it Is
Almost Impossible for an 0ppO-
nent TO Get the Ball.

We have heard OF the spit ball and the
rubber-hlied ball of baseball, but the
latest sensation in football IS the 're-
bounding ball"
y few years ago the spiral punt was
introduced. and II was the aim of all
Rreat kiekers 70 master this trick Of
the gr'diron. and lately a certain young
giant OF the St. Louis University team
has acquired the art OF throwing a
spiral the distance OF an average punt,
forty-five yards. but 1t remained for
Bocock. Georgetown's quarterback, 10
discover the rebounding ball.
The Way it Happened.
The trick was discovered in this way;
The varsity had been hammering the
scrubs line with cross bucks and
straight formations with considerable
success. Captain BOcock gave the sig
nal for a quarterback kick. and the end
slipped out behind the scrubs line. The
ball was kicked. but the scrubs quarter
back was on the varsity end like a fash.
What was their surprise when the ball
Tebounded from their very grasp several
yards into the arms OF the varsity full
back. who tore down the field for a.
touchdown. while the others We're look
ing for the BAH. A few minutes latter
AAtthth LlArtA aAttLlirL klthr the Dali re
bounding even farther than az the at
tempt before.
Only Takes Practice.
BY this time Coach Reilly and RO-
cock himself began To take notice The
Blue and Gray captain recalled that he
had booted the ball in a peculiar man
uer- When sCrimmages were over for
the day he practised this kick and after
some few attempts was able To get the
proper English on the bail 50 that il
rebounded twice out Of every three
times
special formation was added 10
those already on the back fields slate.
i'm which the Georgetown backs get the
bah on the rebound, 10 the confusion OF
the opposing team, which has fallen
back for punt The trick has been
used by Georgetown i'm her games this
season with considerable success.
The Washington times., 1906-11-14
GOING TO BIG GAME.

7. H. Russell. of the University Club.
IS organizing a large party Of Wash
ington football enthusiasts 10 attend
the Michigan-PennEylvan game in
Philadelphia next Saturday. The par
ty will leave this city at "a, m., and
will travel al mileage rates, making the
round trip fare S4tS.
The Washington times., 1906-11-14
)OTBAIL RACNG BOXING WRESTLING GOLF ATHLETICS
FOR MICHIGAN
AND THE WEST
Is the Cry of 5000 Students
at the Ann ArbOr In
StitutiOn.

ANN ARBOR. Mich, NOV. Il For
Michigan-the West-and Joe Curtis
That was the parting appeal which
Prof Royal :. Copeland, the orator Of
the evening ~ an immense mass meet
ing AT University hall gave to the Miehi-
gan team last night. For the first time
since 1880 Michigan will meet an Eastern
team and then it was Pennsylvauia's
opponents. The Quakers then just
n0sed out Michigan by - 20 I'm the
last few moments OF the game.
Michigan Badly Handicapped.
handicapped as they are by the loss Of
Curtis and Patrick. the Michigan men
ere determined 10 wipe out that defeat,
4 possible, aud last night over 5000 root
ers gathered % Iet the team know that
they were with them IN spirit, even Il
the Eastern Passenger Association bar
red thera iu person for a lack or adVan-
tageous rates.
4 movement was started at the mass
meeting last night 10 send the twenty
two scrubs TO the Pennsylvania game
owing 70 the low condition OF the eK-
ehequer Of the athletic association the
students took he matter in hand and
raised over $500, which IS more than
enough 20 cover the expenses Of the
men who have taken the brunt OF the
varsity onsIauEhts this season.
Everywhere on the campus one hears
expressions OF confidence Ia the Afichi-
ganders' ability 20 beat Pennsylvania.
There was none OF that confidence.
strange 10 say. until Curtis got hurt.
The way the "dopesters" account for
the rise Of it is that the injured cap
tain's teammates vii play their heads
of 70 win
The Washington times., 1906-11-14
ACKERHAN WILLING
TO VRESTLE HERE
Saws He s Will First Beat
Mackey, Then Tackle
Grant.

Al Ackerman the Ohio wrestler, VINO
recently threw AIech swanson, Who was
considered the welt ar"eight champion
IS anxious 10 appear ia Washington as
a start on q camraign thfous" .HS
East. and announces that he IS wing
10 take on Rob Roy Maekey or any oous
else in this section VINO thinks ne Is
there with the grapple-
Ackerman was challenged by Machey
last winter, and would have come 10
Washington for q bout. Gut was slsned
up with engagements which lasted unlll
the hot weather arrived aud squelched
the mat artists FOR the time lie Is now
ready TO give Mackey chance ana
says that after disposing Of that Wordy
Individual he viii De willing % take OF
Joe Grant. II took Grant o. ninutes 20
throw Mackey last winter. ia one Of the
rercest bouts ever seen here. Y Aeker-
man can turn the trick In less tine than
that ne will probably be an excellent
match for Grant, although he is hshter
than the Washington middleweifEl.
Billiter Wants Matches.
Johnny Bnnter. the lightweight who
is a side partner Of Aekerman ard mas
been eating EN- alive I'm the West. VIII
probably accompany Ackerman 20 tills
city. Billiter is looking for engage
ments but the trouble here is that tiers
are few capable professional llPilT
weights IN the city. Still, Jack Spatio-
ing has been developing rapidly anu
might give the Ohioau d stiff argum'Int L
Harvey TyTreu would have been me
man 10 try him out, but Tyrrell died
last summer
In Baltimore there are Benny Finnicf
and Andy Smith. two clever and strong
lightweights, who are looking for OppO-
neuts, and it s. more than likely that
one Of them will be brought on to give
1 Billlter q tussle.
Oleson. the heavyweight, who vent
through the South last season cleaning
up everything in sight. is another good
wrestler who is scheduled to appear iu
Washington az no distant date. OlesOu
in the man who threw Shad Link at
Asheviile. n c. last season IN one OF
the biggest betting matches ever seen
ia the South. Link Is very well thought
OF around these parts, and the local
fans would like 20 have a look at the
man who not only threw the redoubtable
/ Shad. but twisted him into so many
/ pretzel shapes that he was not able %
/ do any graphing fOr a long time after
I ward.
The Washington times., 1906-11-14
A. A. j. AND FRENCH
FORM AN ALLIANCE
international Agreement Be
tween Governing Bodies
of Amateur Sport.

The officials OF the Amateur Athletic
Union Of the United States have long
favored alliances with foreign athletic
governing bodies, and indications now
are that the important countries OF Eu-
rope viii unite with the Amateur Ath-
letic Union of the United States IN its
endeaYors 10 formulate laws 10 govern
athletics.
The secretary-tredsIre of the ANA
teur Athletic Union while at Athens had
several conferences with Pierre Roy,
secretary general Of the Union dcs So
cieties Franchises de Sports Athletiques.
with reference 10 America and France
forming an athletic alliance Tor the
purpose Of recognizing decisions and the
furtherancG Of international sport. and
"a wa limited that q dual meet be ar
ranged between america and France, 20
be he'd during the year ls0I-lS0S.
Awaiting Mail Vote.
The details were fully arranged and
the alliance has been signed by the
president ana secTetaTy-trCasuTer Of the
Amateur Athletic Union OF the United
States and the president and secretary
or the French society, and President Jo-
seph b, Maccabe, OF the Amateur Ath-
letic Union of tho United States has
instructed the scCretary-tr asurer Of the
Amateur Athletic Union to have a mail
vote taken on lhe same. 80 that IL may
be made operative Immediately.
The following are the main features
as agreed:
The Amateur Athletic Union of the
United States of America and the Union
des Societies Franchises de Sports Ath-
ietlCues mutually recognize each other
as the sole association governing ath-
lCtic sports ia the United States OF
America and in France, and as the sole
bodies competent 20 regulate intema-
tiOnaI relations.
Recognize Suspensions.
ANY club or any uIayer suspended OF
expelled bv ore OF the associations is ia
lure suspended or expelled by the other,
No international athletic match shall
be PLAYED between ciuls belonging each
10 one OF the two associations without
the authorization of these latter
In all eases OF dispute arising out %
international matches arranged undel
the ausnices Of one or the two assOCia-
tiOus. the rulcs Of that association iT
! whose country The match takes place
! shall govern.
The Washington times., 1906-11-14
DOUGLASS BREAKS NAVY
RECORD FOR STRENGTH

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Nov. 1.-THE
Naval Academy strength test record was
broken yesterday by Archibald II. Doug
lass. the star Navy halfback by more
than 200 points. Douglass has not fully
recovered from the broken leg he re-
ceived at football two years ago
The Washington times., 1906-11-14

Whenever ulcer
into the surrounding flesh is infected with
favorable opportunity to itself
arms legs or other part OF the body the
and testeed and chronic the
or passed and the vital powers naturally
meals slowly often insignificant
noes pmPes ETC. will large eating ulcers
rooted
oo etc. keep the surface clean they eectng
germs ana poon which produce the trouble
aion OF all unhealthy
heals permanently
supply and being purely vegetable pleasant remedy for voun
DID,
Book sores and ulcers and medical advice
EHE SWIFT SPECIFIC Coz ATLANTA. Ga
The Washington times., 1906-11-14
FOOTBALL.

The action of certain Virginia Poly
technic Institute players in attacking
Referee Herman Suter of this city, In
last SATURDAYS game at Norfolk cannot
be too severely condemned. Two years
ego NJ, j. Thompson, OF Georgetown,
came an for cowardly assault after
making a decision against the Virgin
lans. and unless some one gives Y. p /.
a few lessons in spOrtsmanship the Tech
men will ind that they will have trouble
IN Obtaining competent officials for their
games in the future. With Jack Gass.
Suter goes TO make up the best pair OF
officials in This city.
Episcopal High School considers thls
sea sons eleven the best that has rep
resented the institution in hye years.
and the Alexandrians are backing their
team TO land the iuterschoIastic title Of
Virginia,
Marshall Reynolds, of Pennsylvania,
will probably be one of the officials at
Georgetown-C George Washington game
on Thanksgiving Day.
4 large delegation OF Washington
gridir0n enthusiasts Will 20 10 Phiiadel-
phia on Saturday TO witness the inter
sectional game between Pennsylvania
and Michigan. The special train VIII
leave here at 3 a. m. and Will return
Immediately afIer the contest
IT is rumored that Coach Crowel. Of
the George Washington eleven. Is the
most likely candidate IOr the 0-silcu ul
third official AT the Central Iechnleal
game, which is scheduled for NoVemDef
al an
preston on the Technical authorities
when he refereed the Army and Navy
Prep-TeCh game, a number or weeks
ago
Next Saturdays Virginia George
Washington contest win be played at
American League Park instead of Van
Ness. This game should be OF almost
as much importance as that between
GeOrgetOWn-N Virginia last week, because
of the comparison that can be had on
the two local rivals by the outcome.
The Hatchetites are not only betting
that they viii score against the South
erners. but some are asking but small
odds that they come on Victers 4 vic
tory would make them faVorites IN the
betting against Georgetown on Thanks
giving Day.
The work of John Field al quarter
back is causing much comment among
George Washington supporters. II is
said that the boy was meant for the
position in every way. Crowell and IN
fact all those who have seen him a
work. promise a rosy future for the
former Eastern High star at Yale when
he goes there next year. If he improves
| in comparison, he should land a BERTH
on the Eli team after serving his fresh
man year on the Greenies' squad
Selby Burch. CentraEs big fullback
is thought 10 be one of the best men AZ
I the position the High Schools have seen
since the days of Billy Brush and Shep-
pard. His manner OF backing up the
line is everything that can. be asked for
and one but has 10 see him at work To
The Washington times., 1906-11-14
Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

be convinced that he is, when I'm form.
generally always good for his distance
through the line. Burch was slightly
out of shape in the game with the Fhila-
delphians Saturday. and exhibited his
one bad trait OF not putting himself into
every play with at least an attempt at
vim, whether he is feeling jusI up 20
condition or not
Ia Glen Morse. Western has "a uunter
that 50 Tar has always responded when
called on to kick And Furthermore,
when his loot lands on the oval, it's
good FOR an average journey of u'rty-
hVe or forty yards throughout a game
a was attested by the bcy's work ~
the Western-Tech contest Ihrah, or
Tech is another good OF" in this de
VartmeuU, huU ms form just falls short
of being the equal of Morses- MacDon-
aid, of Central can boot the leather
greater distaIfCe than either OF the
other two, but ne VIII need considerable
practice before he can overcome the
handicap they have over him in form,
which. after ALL counts more.
one big advantage Central viii have
over its opponents viii bC that Mac
Donald is able with apparently small
EFFORT to kick over Jhe goal line on the
Kickoff. This neceSsitates the other
TEEN kicking from its l5-yard line.
BASEBALL.
Pitcher Floyd Kroh, the young left
handler Of the Boston Americans. weighs
$50 pounds.
Harold Chase is now playing first base
for San Jose. Of the California state
League,
Jimmy McAIeer is already predicting
that his club viii be a first division dis
turber next season.
Pitcher Roy Hit. OF the san Fran
cisco Club. has signed 1907 Cincinnati
contract
II is possible that Manager McGraw
may take his Giants 20 California for
spring training.
President Murphy. of the Cubs, is ex-
pecteJ 10 make Improvements Ga his
/ park at Chicago.
I The Pittsburg club has signed First
Baseman Abstein, purchased from
Shreveport, TO a 1907 contract.
Luther Taylor. the deaf mute pitcher,
of the New Yorks. is spending Il month
bird hunting In Kansa.
Jake Morse is of opinion that Ten
ney's Tribe would not have finished last
/ had Abbaucchi0 played with the team
/ all season
Pitcher Charley Nichols, late of the
1 Phflies, is negotiating for the purchase
! OF the Oklahoma city club OF the West
( ern Association.
( Unless Jimmy McAleer bags a new
/ third basemau he will put Mr.. O'Brien
on that job and switch Niles 10 second.
/ Clark Griffith says the rcCrudoscenCe
Of Pitcher Orth last season was due to
/ recenGy-acquircd mastery of the -'spit
ball"
The Washington times., 1906-11-14

Selby Burch. CentraEs big fullback.
is thought 10 be one OF the best men at
the position the High Schools have seen
since the days Of Billy Brush and Shep-
pard. His manner OF backing up the
line is everything that can be. asked for.
and one but has 10 see him at work to
The Washington times., 1906-11-14

Episcopal High School considers thls
sea ason's eleven the best that has rep
resented the institution in I'VE years.
and the AleXandrians are backing their
team TO land the interschoIastic uue of
VIRGINIA
The Washington times., 1906-11-14

Pitcher Charley Nichols, late Of the
Phinies, is negotiating for the purchase
OF the Oklahoma city Club, OF the West
ern Association
The Washington times., 1906-11-14

Unless Jimmy McAleer bags "A new
third baseman he will put Mr. O'Brien
on that job and switch Niles 10 second.
The Washington times., 1906-11-14

Jake Morse is of opinion that Ten
ney's Tribe would not have finished last
had AbbaUcehi0 played with the team
all season
The Washington times., 1906-11-14

Clark Griffith says the rccrudoscence
Of Pitcher Orth last season was due to
recenJ.y-acquircd mastery of the spit
bali. ."
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
A Peculiar Appointment.

The employment of Mr.. Grover Cleve-
land at a salary of $4,000 a year as a
referee between the three New Yo1a
life insurance companies appeals to Is
as a peculiar incident. Mr.. Cleveland
is employed ostensibly to- prevent re-
batting on insurance premiums. He IS
not an officer or trustee of any n Ct
the companies. He cannot have firtt
knowledge Of rebating by any of them.
How is he ito stop %rebating9 His ac-
ceptance Of the appointment suggests
the answer. He takes the place on the
condition that his efforts shall he
seconded by the officers of all the COM
panies participating in the agreement" "
How are they to second himg When
the Equitable gives a rebate, shall
President Morton send word to Grover
Cleveland, saying: HWe have caught
ourselves rebating, please. stop&us?',5C
shall he say: I'VE have caught tia
Mutual rebating, please stop them. ,
In either case, how is Mr.. Cleveland ia
do it, Why, by the cooperation Ct
the officers of the company. This is
the condition on which Cleveland TOOK
the job. twill occur to some peop5e
that if the presidents Of the insurance
companies can cooperate with Grover
cleveland to stop rebating, they car
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06


The duke Of Argyle, who has written
an interesting story of clans for The
Sunday Journal, is an interesting and
important person. He is the. ninth duke
in his line, and as distinguished among
his own people as his illustrious pro-
genitors. Who's Who' thus de-
scribes him: %
Hereditary master of the royal house
hold, Scotland; hereditary sheriff of the
county of Argyll; admiral Of the Western
Isles; keeper Of the great seal of Scotland
and of the Castles Of Dunstaffnage, Dun
Don and Carrick; lord -lieutenant Of Ar
gyllshire; governor and constable OF
Windsor castle since 1892. He was born al
Stafford, House, London, Aug. 6, 1S45;
educated at Edinburgh academy, Elton;
st: Andrews, Trinity college, Cambridge;
Member parliament, Argyllshire, 186S-7S;
private secretary, Indian office, 1851;
governor general of Canada, 1883
Member parliament from South Manches.
ter, 1895-1900. Among his publications
are: The United States of America After
the War; Imperial Federation; Memories
Of Canada and Scotland; Canadian Pic.
lures; Life Of Palmerston; Tales ant
Poems; Psalms in English Verse; Wind
sor Castle; libretto for an opera, Diar'
mid, 1897. E=EIGs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
JOHN D. BARRY, AUTHOR OF

JOHN D. BARRY, AUTHOR OF
"oUR BEST socIETY.',-The secret
Of the authorship of "Our Best So
ciety,' the novel of life among New
York ~millionaires, which was the prin-
cipaI Critic serial of 1905, is out. The
book is by John D. Barry, known as
the author of "The Congressman's
Wife, a novel dealing with graft in
national politics which, several years
ago., won the first prize in the Smart Set
competition for novels; of "Mademoi-
selle Blanche a curious realistic study
Of the career of a circus acrobat; and
Of GA Daughter of Thespis,' pro.
nounced by w. D. Howells the best
novel of stage-life ever written. Mr.
Barry was for several years dramatic
critic Of Harper's Weekly and of Col
lier's and he is now devoting himself
wholly to the writing of fiction. His
name is to appear on the third editor
of "Our Best Society,"" which is now
in press.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
A TALE OF A CHEERFUL LOSER.

There is a place in the hearts Of
Americans for the cheerful loser-the
man who accepts defeat with a smile
and sets about winning next time. The
story of such a loser is told in Losers
Luck, an exciting and amusing nara.
tive of "the questionable enterprises OF
a yachtsman, a princess and certain
flibusters in Central America by
Charles Tenney Jackson. The loser-ln-
chief of the story is the yachtsman: He
turns up in San Francisco to find his
yacht there and under suspicion of be
ing laden with arms for revolutionists
in Guatemala. With some friends and
an officer he goes aboard to investigate.
The revolutionists aboard make the
whole party prisoners and set sail.
After the yacht has made her escape
from the harbor the prisoners are al
lowed to come on deck, where they learn
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

THE "CoMIc MISERY" OF LIFE.
Along the Maine coast is to be found
much of what old Captain Trunnel, in
George Wasson' IS The Green Shay, calls
Hcomic misery the stuff of which, in
the captain IS view, life is chiefly made.
The same stuff dis to be found in abund-
ance elsewhere, but it does not always
find so skilful an artist to set it forth
as the Maine coast, article finds in Mr..
WATSON. Mr.. WATSON sees, Il makes
his readers see, both the comedy and
the misery of the life with which he
deals, as well as the happy between. He
shows the degeneracy of that fine old
stock that helped to make Maine IN
object of pride to Americans. While
he shows the pity Of it all, he does not
let one forget its humorous side, nor
that saving salt which has not lost its
SAVIOR and in which the hope of regener-
alton lies. Mr.. WATSON knows the life
with which he deals and he makes his
reader know it as tho he were actually
a part of it.
Two threads of interest hold the
reader turnout "The Green Shay,''-the
love affair Of a young sea captain for
the daughter of a veteran who sturdily
sticks to his early principles, and the
practical and sensible efforts of a young
minister to restore Kentle Harbor, the
scene of the story. to its ancient moral
birthright. Underlying the story is an
evident purpose on the authors part to
point out the coast folks need of
sane moral help. The same needs exist
elsewhere, SO that there are lessons in
the book for other places than Kentls
Harbor.
Houghton. Minlfn & Co., Boston.
S1.G.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

said of one, apparently of the profess
sion, who turns traitor like the writer
of the following, taken from a recent
number Of Public Opinion? f..
.'fIt is ever alleged that a few men
have been found who claimed to take
pleasure in reading their review copies,
but it is probable that those men We're
women. No man would so far forget
what he owed to the ethics of his
craft.'
"Pistol him, pistol him!'
"A few only of the reviewers ills are
these. One does not forget the old man
who comes in with the futile work of an
unframed mind-anything from a COM
edy to aNcosmogony-soliciting al early
review and sure to be offended if the
comment is unfavorable or contains but
faint praise; nor does one forget the
excessively modest author who has done
something praiseworthy, yet refuses to
give a feature interview for the Sat
urday book page; nor does he forget the
unfortunate publisher impatient for
| early reviews,rnor a thousand and one
other things.
Still there are compensations that
make the burdens easy to carry. A re-
viewer makes many friends in the
course of his wonderings in the book
world, friends Of more than a passing
hour, friends who abide with one, to
sit with him in the darker hours dis
polling the gloom by their comforting
presence, or to share his gayer moods
and guide him into green pastures and
beside still waters. To find such friends,
to help to introduce them to a world
where their good influences are needed
to introduce the pleasing acquaintance
Of an hour, also-these things take the
sting from the inane queries Of the
foolish, make the snap judgments of the
reviewer n and truer. leave only
humorous the fantastic dreams of 6
tired mind, and lead one to make allow
ances for a loved poets i'll temper, ani
to smile at the "digs'' of the "'hacl
writer.'