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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-11-10
ROUND UP OUTLAWS
FOR MAJOR TEAMS
Scouts Tampering With Stars
of Tri-State League-Se-
bring Would Square It,"

WILLIAMSBURG, Nov. 1O.-MajOr
league managers are endeavorlng to
make inroads into the ranks of the
Williams9ort Tri-State team. and sew
eTal members Of the ''Atiuionaires have
been approached by big league mana
gers. Since ex-Manager Sebring signed
his Chicago contract Manager Chance,
of the Nationals. has been trying TO get
both Blair and Charles
Thus far efforts in this direction have
been unsuccessful, and the TWO players
have appended their names 10 Williams
port contracts. Blair has been made a
catering offer and does not know
whether re VIII accept Charles has
had "A material raise in salary to re-
main with the local nine and will. in
all proba hilitv. be seen IN p Williams
port uniform next year The ChiCaROs
carry three catchers. and two are
used regularly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-11-10
MAY KILL RACING
THROUGHOUT WEST

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Nov. IO-With nool
selling on horse racing legislated
against in Illinois. Missouri and other
Western and Southern States, and strong
possibilities of anu-race track bills being
introduced into the next Legislatures OF
Tennessee and Arkansas. turfmen in
this section who have for years annually
patronized the meetings at Montgomery
Park. Cumberland Park and at Hot
Springs in Arkansas. are in anything
but n CHEEKY mood
= Gen. Malcolm r. Patterson. Demo
cratic governor-eIect. placed himself on
record as saying that If any anti-race
track bill is passed in the next general
assembly ne would sign the bill. Other
wise General Paterson is regarded by
race-track men as a friend of their in
terests.
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ABE ATTELL TO GIVE
BAKER RETURN MATCH

Los ANGELES. Cal. Nov. I0.-Abe
Attell has signed articles for d return
SJ-rOund battle with Harry Baker and
the two men will meet before the Pa
Ciflc Athletic Club January IS.
At the time Of their last meeting,
October 81. Attell told Baker that ne
would not meet him again until Jimmy
walsh had been given a chance At the
title and belt. so the club mana cement
has arranged for q 20-round Walsh
Attell battle for the night Of December
Z. Should Walsh win. the Attel-BakeF
pi0nshlD clause will be stricken from
the agreement.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-11-10
NAVY APPRENTICES
TAKE HARD GAME

The Apprentice Boys of the Washing
ton Navy Yard defeated the s. r.
Background football team Thursday by
6to 0. The game was called after the
FIRST half on account of darkness.
With two minutes 10 play, Mccormick,
Nays right half. made a long kick
for about fifty yards, the ball going TO
Navy within three yards of the goal
line. The young athletes held the APP
prentice Boys for two downs, but the
junior maChinisJs carried the ball across
the line for q touchdown on the third
down within about fourteen seconds of
play. Mccormick Ferguson, and Stein
meier did the starring for Navy, while
Kepler Holland, and America played
good ball for the athletes. The lineup:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-11-10
JOCKEY SEWELL'S
INJURIES FATAL
Famous Little Rider Sue
Cumbs Early This Morn
ing in New York.

NEW YORK. November l0.-LeYine
Sewell, known as one OF the best jockeys
on the American turf, is dead from in
JuTies received in the last race at AQus-
duct yesterday.
Sewell told his friends as he rode from
the paddock that il was to be lis last
race Of the year. Mounted on Lichtness
Scwell awaited the starter nag. There
hurled Sewell over mis- head against the
fence.
Hurried to his home the little jockey
sank into unc0nSciOu5n6ss Il wanted
il 10 be my last race Of the season. he
murmTed 10 the doctor. Early today
lac died.
SCWeli came from the West last year.
lie rode Rams Horn winner in the
$500 Brighton Handicap last July He
was eighteen years old. end his earn
ings were about $4,000 this year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-11-10
ATHLETICS TO TRAIN
WITH TEXAS LEAGUE

DALLAS. Tex. Nov Connie Mack,
manager Of the American League base
ball club of Philadelphia, reached Dallas
today TO close preliminaries for the
spring training for his club in Dallas
next year.
He made terms for the use Of the
baseball park of the Dallas club. Of the
Texas League, for the last three weeks
IN March, and also signed a contract
with the Oriental Hotel for the enter
tainment of the thirty players duri <
the time. The players viii spend o. 2
week at the Hot Wells in Marlin. Tex
before coming 10 Dallas.
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ALBANY. Ga. Nov. 10-The Winches-
ter team established a new world 5
record yesterday. breaking 40 clay tar
gets out of so shot at. Crosby and Boa
made 90. Taylor and Hawkins 9S, and
Mrs. Topperwein IS. The second string
OF 123 was broken straight, each mem
her breaking = straight. Four hundred
and lightweight WAS the previous
worlds record
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-11-10
MOTOR HIGHWAY PLANS
TAKE DEFINITE SHAPE

NEW YORK. Nov ia permanent
organization OF the Long Island Motor
Highway Company, Incorporated, has
been effected, and the plan and scope
committee has been authorized to file
articles of Incorporation with the secre-
tary Of state at Albany.
". X. Vanderbilt, 5r., was unanimously
elected president of the company
Harry PAYNE Whitney was the choice
for first vice president, and Jefferson de
Mont Thompson was elected treasurer
The offices OF second vice president and
secretary. VIII be hlled within a few
days.
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FOOTBALL.

Unless the Indians forget 10 behave
as they have in recent seasons, Harvard
VIII have TO be on the alert today.
Tile Haryard-Indian game viii be re-
forced by Mike Thompson. OF Water
bury, Conn. an old Georgetown athletic
manager Yale has named him as ref
cree of the Harvard-Yale game
The great Eckersall, OF Chicago. saws
that he never kicked a field goal from
mld1eld as reported The longest drop
kick ne ever made was from the forty
Vineyard line. Commendable modesty.
There appears to have been Just a bit
81 obstinacy in the policy OF Coach Fol-
style football. Just because a man
doesn't like the new rules is no sound
excuse for impaiTins the chances of his
team.
Brown will have its star center, Conk-
lln. IL the game against Yale today.
He has been kept ont because OF his
studies. COnklin is one OF the steadiest
men playing the position in the East
Trainer Keene Fitzpatrick fears that
his Michigan charges viii get stale. and
he has ordered some of the stars to
rest. The meA have been so eager TO
get started for Philadelphia To tackle
Penn that they have overworked.
Paul Smith manager OF athletics at
De Paw University. had his pocket
picked while returning with the re
Ceipts OF the Indiana game. ron con-
tanning $3.50 WAS lost In the trick play.
Harry Mccormick, the former Giant
baseball player. is planning TO organize
a football team of Western stars TO play
the Massillon, Ohio. professionals in
Chicago Thanksgiving Day.
Coaches of the Lafayette team may use
two sets OF backs in tOday'S game
against Pennsylvania in hope OF sweep
ing the puakers aside by a display of
speed in the attack.
Penn will undoubtedly be very anxious
to hear Of the Indians trimming Har-
ward today.
Michigan is sore at the way il has
been treated by other Western colleges
and wants to join the East.
If the Princeton eleven follows its A.
tO-5 victory over Cornell and 4z-UO-O over
Dartmouth with a defeat Of Yale this
year it Will be a departure from the gen
eTal rules, for tie Tigers have never
won from the Ellis when the score with
Cornell has been close. Every rule has
its exception, say the Tigers.
The New York Sun says:
Mike Thompson, of Georgetown, is 10
referee the Harvard-Indian game. This
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-11-10
Sebring Seeking Cover.

Catcher Street wants TO sign with VIII
Transport for the coming season, de-
spite the fact that he has pledged him
self 10 play with the New York Ameri-
cans. He is looked upon as one OF the
best catchers IN the league.
Sebring IS endeavoring 10 right himself
with the National Commission, 20 that
he will he able 10 be with Chicago when
thoy start for their spring practice. At
present he is recuperating on his father
in-law's farm al LOganton. He is con-
fident that he will ne reinstatec.
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Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

is about the most important game that
Thompson has been called on to handle.
and the only wonder is that his work
has not brought him big game before
Thompson. judging from his work IN
the past, is a better referee than sever
al who are better known than he. There
are not many players who follow the
ball better than he. He has the knack
Of being where the ball is and in a pos
itiOn 10 see.
Arthur Irwin is in Cambridge making
preparations for reproducing the Yale
Princeton game at the Harvard Dart
mouth game on Soldiers Field a week
from Saturday. The Harvard-Y ale
game at New Haven also VIII be repro
duced in this city.
Joe MCf:rackeu at West Point had to
peek at the rule book 10 learn that
when q forward pass is made behind
The line the ball need not be passed out
five yards from where II Is put IN play.
Until Captain Morse protested the ref
cree Was going to give the ball TO the
army after Morse had gained six yards
through the line on a fake kick in
which the forward pass was used.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON
OUTPLAYED BY NEEDS
BaltimoreanS Swept Off
Their Feet in First Half
But Hold in Second.
FUMBLlNG WAS FREQUENT
Hatchetites Failed Miserably on the
Forward Pass and Field Goals
Field at Right Half.

In a slow and embarrassing, buJ hard
fought, contest in which fumblng
and loss of the ball on both sides We're
frequent, the Baltimore Medical Scnool
football team which was substituted at
the eleventh hour for the Washington
and Lee representatives, and George
Washington University went two
tWenty-minute halves 10 a TO 0
score on Van Ness Field yesterday al
ternoon.
The Hatchetites started with 4 rush
IN the first half and played the visitors
on their feet until the Iatters' 20
yard line was reached Here the Balu-
moreans braced and Steenerson at
tempted a goal from field After that
first one and then the other would
have The advantage. anu although each
team came within few yards of "a
touchdown several times, neither had
the necessary force III tho last minute
10 rush the ball over the line.
Forward Pass Fails.
a notable point was the inability Of
the Bun and Blue 10 gain any amount
OF ground on its feature play. the for
ward pass. In former games, This play
has Melted from ten rs forty yards on
four cut OF five attempts, and its failure
yesterday shows the need OF more prac-
tice on this particular formation.
Toward the close OF the second half.
John Field, last years Eastern High
captain. was tried out in Suttons posi-
ton at right half, and his work In
lire Plunging. end TInning, and defeu-
sive work favOrably impressed those on
the side lines. AT ono time George
Washington succeeded IN reaching it's
opponents 1I-yaTd line, from
where Field tried for a drOp kick. but
missed. 1t is probable that the young
man may be kept To so in AT quarter in
case Captain SJeCneTSUn's ankle should
20 back on him During the past week
Field has been playing this position
IN the SCrlmmdge work and he is said
10 be almost the equal of Steeuersou.
Changes in Lineup Expected.
Coach Croweu was not very much inn
pressed at the showing OF his charges
yesterday and There may DE d big shake
up i'm the lineup next week. which VIII
be spent in learning special formations
to be used against the University OF Viz
ginia next Saturday The lineup;
q. ". Position r. Nj
Loraudo...........L. E.. Riordan, Brown
W Baocock......-L. I-,..-.,,-... English
Gibson. TalberE.
Kilgour. ...........L- G......,,...Longwel'
Boarr man. .Center........ Bivans
Vierra. Wright...R, G.........-.. Nawrath
J. Babcock. r. T-......... Faulkner
Cunning. E....... Schackouitz
Stevenson. 80. .Rigan, Clarkin
sutton. Field...R. Fl. B..Wisgin, Dev.ne
Ltcariona. B...--,.....O RouFke
Referee-Air. I.e Mat Impire-Nr
sutor. Timekeepor-Nr. Thatcher. Head
nnesman-Mr. WesteTvelt Time of
halVes-20 minutes each.
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woMANs GOLF ASSOCIATION.

ALBANY, n. y. Nov. l0.-The Wo-
mans Eastern Golf Association has
filed its certificate Of Incorporation with
the secretary Of state. The PRINCIPAL
Office will be in New York CITY The
directors are Anna N. Sanford. Katrina
Tiffany, New York; Margaret Fox.
OgontZ Pa: Harriet 5. Curtis, Lewsa
A. Wells. Boston; Margaret c. AiauIe,
Philadelphia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-11-10
BOXING.

Jimmy Britt has come out of retire
ment and declared that he is ready and
willing 10 fight again, and that Cans.
Hyldnd. Herman. or Battling Nelson
can be accommodated by him in short
order. 4 have been in training" declar-
ed Britt, and I am now ready To fight
some Of those sCrappers who were hurl-
ing challenges at me when I did not
care 20 pay attention TO them. First
! would like to fight Nelson"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-11-10
ROWING
AT JAMESTOWN ASSURED

LONDON Nov. ia special commits
sioner for the jamestown Exposition,
who is n England 20 invite the winning
crew IN the next CambTidge-OxfCrd boat
race 10 compete in Hampton Roads. dur
ing the exposition, with the winner OF
the Harvard-YaIe. has seen the Oxford
Cam bridge Rowing Club presidents and
he said they had received the sugges-
ton OF an International race at James
town in the most favorable manner
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-11-10

Sam Berger, whose championship as
piTationS were nipped in the bud, has
embarked IN commercial lines. Together
with his brother. Nat, Sam has pur-
chased a clothing este blishment in San
Francisco. not stones throw from
Eddie GTaney's thirst parlOr."
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several big wagers at TO 1, but finally
decided to take chance al to 8
In less time that It takes 10 tell the
story the ring was flooded with big wag-
ers.
As il was Herodotus was lucky to
win. He appeared to foul Deuce. who
was the original favorite at even money.
but went back to to 3. all through the
hOmestretch. but IN spite of a protest.
Philip J. DwyeT and the other stewards
said maya ruling that was Kissed BY
some of the more hOt-headed spectators.
Lichtmess fell in this event In a lam
at the last furlong pole and Jockey
sewell was carried off IN the track am
oulance, suffering from an injured
groin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-11-10
EVANSVILLE VS.. BLooMTNGDALE

The Bloomingdale football eleven VIII
play the Hyattsvilles on the latter's field
this evening at o'clock Both teams
are evenly matched and an interesting
game should result
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-11-10

Kitty Bransfield is a devOtee of polo
and is a regular attendant at the big
games IN his home in Worcester.
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NOW ACCUSE stage
OF STEALING STAR
Chicago Coach Says He
Wouldn't Think of Such
a Thing.

CHICAGO Nov 10-The chief excite
ment nowadays in Western collegiate
athletics is over the case of Glenn Wat
son. the former University OF Illinois
athlete, who left that place to go 10 the
University of Chicago.
The college paper at Urbana, the
Daily Him. makes charges that Alonzo
Stage used influence 10 get Watson, who
is a fine broad jumper and football play
or. 10 quit Illinois 10 be a Maroon. The
excitement over the charges is chiefly
al Illinois. Stagg gave out "a statement
as follows:
Stagg Qr'tc Indignant
1T has been charged from tie Uni
verslty OF Illinois that / had used every
means to entice an athlete named Wat
son from the University OF Illinois
wish 10 say that this statement is alb
solutely false and malicious. ] never
have used any means to persuade Wat
son 70 leave the University of Illinois
! never have spoken 10 Watson about
entering the University of Chicago. nor
has he spoken 80 me. either before or
since his entering the University OF
Illinois. nor have I used an agent for
this purUos-.
Further. / did not kno% that Watson
had entered the University until IL was
announced In the newspapers that he
had matriculated. ] desire TO state that
/ am and that ! always have been un-
equiyocaily opposed 10 the practice Of
persu1iing an athlete 10 leave one uni
versity for another. and I always have
acted on this principle"
Annual Scardal.
The Illinois paper charges that Wat
son said he was being urged to enter
the University of Chicago and that
Speik, the assistant football coach at
the university. was one OF the men who
urged him. The case is one Of the
kind that stirs up the Middle West uni
veTsiL!es ever once ia q while and that
customarily peters out after due inves-
tigatiOn.
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Another waddeII Reversal.

Sewell. by the way. came in for some
ia criticism in the ring after Tommy
Waddell won the fifth race. Sewen rode
WaGdell in a race on November 5. one
mile and a sixteenth. when, with
pound less than he carried yesterday,
he was badly beaten by Cresslna and
Martin Doyle. On that occasion Wad-
dell was heavily backed at TO 2. sec
ond choice, several well known book
makers laying against him With Hor-
ner up yesterday Waddell was a wild
horse and covered a mile and a furlong
in 1853. He won SO easily that the Cos
sins were asking what SeweH did To
the horse in his previous race
1t was the same horse that got Radtke
into trouble recently. His in-and-out
performances have been the subject for
more scandalous talk this year than
those OF any other racehorse in train
ing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-11-10

The signing Of Chic Stahl 10 manage
the Boston Americans has caused no un-
due enthusiasm In Boston. Fans cannot
see how this easy-going player can pull
the team out OF its nut.
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TOO MUCH MYSTERY
ABOUT GOOD THING
Everybody Knew Herodotus
Was Ripe and He Was
Made Odds On.

NEW YORK. Nov. I0.-Too much mys-
terry is sometimes a fault among shrewd
turfmen.
For several weeks past William Hus-
ton was busy getting a three-year-old
colt named Herodotus. by His Highness-
Alhada. said TO be the property of David
Gideon, ready for a killing. The last
race yesterday was selected as the
proper SPOT for a killing and HerodOtus
got final workout last Wednesday
morning before daybreak that convine-
ed Gideon and Huston that he would win
in a gallop- But several wide-awake
checkers saw the colts trial, identified
him. and, in spite OF Illusions declara-
ton that the horse was two-year-old.
they impaired the valuable information
to the bookmakers by whom they are
employed.
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Wipes Of States.

Miller was engaged to ride Herodotus.
and when the first quotation appeared in
the ring Sol Lichtenstein put up a plug
price of 70 1. Several persons tried to
make bets with Lichtenstein at this
price. but he rubbed and declined 10 take
a dollar. The other layers soon refused
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-11-10
BASEBALL.

The firm OF Powell & O'Connor. of St
Louis dealers IN souses of all descrip-
tions, intends TO quit the business when
their booze license expires late this fall.
Charles Hemphill is the big spotlight
man OF the stove series In Nouugs town,
Ohio Hemphln was a consistent bingler
for Mr. McAleer last season.
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TRAP SHOOTING RECORD.

Totals. 42s $50 42ii Totals. 4s4 4ss !;
r. Briggs rolled third game.
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as they have in recent seasons, Harvard
VIII have 10 be on the alert today.
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Tile Haryard-Indian game viii be re-
forced by Mike Thompson. Of Water
bury, Conn, an old Georgetown athletic
manager. Yale has named him as ref
cree of the Harvard Yale game.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-04

exchange was quiet and the market had a
better tone. Consols improved and home
Irregular, moved to sell above parity and
became strong on New York support. Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific were the fea-
lures. A moderate amount of business was
transacted and prices closed firm. Grand
Trunk at the opening was in good demand
on the traffic returns, but later they sagged
somewhat. Foreigners were upheld and
Japanese were bid up Anacondas and Rio
Tintos were wanted on the copper position.
Katfirs frequently improved, Japanese i'm
perial 6s of 1904 were quoted at l03&.
PARIS March 3.-Prices on the bourse
today were animated and firm, except Rus
SLAMS, which were depressed, following the
decline of prices on the ST. Petersburg
bourse. At the close stocks were weak on
bourse rumor of the death of the en-
peror Of Austria, which was transmitted
under express reserve. Russian imperial
/ Is were quoted at S3.65 and Russian bonds
OF 1904 at 5sl.
BERLIN, March 3-Prices on the bourse
today were weak and Irregular.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-04

ELK POINT. s D.. March 3.-(Special)-
A meeting was held in the court house for
the purpose OF organizing a mutual fire
insurance company and was largely at
tended. The organization effected is to be
known as the Union Mutual Fire Insurance
association and will do a general business
/ throughout the state, with headquarters in
FAX Point. Articles OF Incorporation will
be nled with the secretary Of state at once.
Thirteen directors were elected, from
which number the officers will be chosen
March G.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-04
Evaporated Apple. and DRIED Fruits.

NEW YORK, March 3.-EYAPORATED
APPLES-Morket shows slight improve
ment and rules Arm; common 10 good are
quoted at 7qSNc; good 1904, S1sdS%c; fair to
good 1865, 9Eqgsc; fancy, l1QllAc.
are in moderate demand, with quotations
ranging from 47sc TO Sc, according to grade.
choice are quoted at 1o01014c; extra choice.
lO15tpl0Ac; fancy, lld122ic. Peaches are I'M
changed, with extra choice quoted al l0kc;
fancy, 1OAa1lc. extra fancy. nhQl3c.
Raisins are quiet; loose Muscatel are
quoted at Gp69se; seeded, 5AQTssc; London
LAYERS 81. Seal Co