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The Washington times., 1906-02-26
NEW AMERICAN UhP.
YOUNG BUT CLEVER
Evans Gained Recognition
by Good Work.
WAS WITH INDEPENDENTS
His Success in Handling Ohio and Penn
sylvania League Crowds At
tTacted Ban Johnson.

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. Feb. CIVIL
liam G. Evans. of this city was Ban
Johnson's only appointee as an A.neri-
can League umpire
He is only twenty-three years old and
is the youngest man who has ever brOk-
en- into either of the big leagues as an
arbitrator. the other umpires on john
. sons staff all being eight or ten years
his senior.
Evans was born in Chicago, but has
made Youngstown his home for the last
twelve years. He is a graduate of Rayen
high school of this city and spent three
years at Cornell University He has
always taken an active interest in ath-
letics of all kinds and while at Cornell
played ball under the tutelage of
Hughey Jennings
Evans had his first appearance as
an umpire in the old City League of
YOUNGSTOWN. For the last three years
he has handled the indicator at South
Side Park. in the Ohio and Pennsylva-
MIA League. He had offers from the
Tri-State and American Associations
+ last year, but turned them down, as
he had about decided To give up UNI
piring and devote his entire time to
newspaper work. as he wrote sports in
the of seasons.
Scouts Reported FavOrably.
Friends prevailed upon him TO handle
the indicator at South Side, and IL was
fortunate for Evans that he worked,
as Ban johnson had heard of him and
sent two representatives here who
watched him closely. One of the games
was against the Philadelphia Nationals
Favorable reports were made TO Johnson.
and the first Evans was aware that
American League men had seen him
work was when he received word from
Ban that he was TO be appointed.
Billy will probably make his debut
in the American League at Detroit on
April 16 in the opening series between
Detroit and Chicago. He Will work with
Connolly or one OF the older men.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
STAR SWIMMER FOR PENN.

Handy, the Western star swimmer, VINO
came on East 10 the New York a. G.
meet visited the university Saturday
and gave an exhibition in the gyuna-
SUM pool. Handy expects TO enter
Pennsylvania next fall, having stTzight-
ened out his difficulty with his school
masters at the Western preparatory
school.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

Methods of Jockey Club
Marked by AnglOmania
UndemoCratiC and Exclusive Air ArOuSinq
Public Recommendation Empire City
Track Was Treated

NEW YORK. Feb. 26-The man who
lies on principle IS not the only person
whom It behooves TO possess a sticking
plaster memory.
Fertilization OF questionable projects
sometimes becomes inconvenient when
the promoter shifts from the position Of
PLAINTIFF to defendant In the same or a
similar contention. Then he is liable
TO be hoist by his own petard, OF, like
the promoted judge. finds he is con-
strained TO reverse himself. With in
fallible foresight this would never oc-
cur. Man does not possess infallible
prescience.
II looks as if the Jockey Club just now
is distressed by mental myOpia Of four
years ago. The official utteranCes of the
Racing Commission of 1902. covering the
operations of 1901, illustrate the incon-
venienceS Of abbreviated foresight
Benning and Buffalo were safely under
the brooding wings of the Jockey Club.
Empire City. with its splendid plant
near the metropolis, was struggling 20
get into the nest. Certain politicians
were constructing the Jamaica course,
asking no ones permission, and con-
sCious OF the power, which the Jockey
Club fully appreciated. Of crowding in
or breaking up the game. They con-
trolled legislation. The feat now to
be accomplished was admittedly diff
cult and was aquatic ia its essentials,
and II advertised might have filled an
other Sportsman's Show.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

The Yale varsity nine viii be drilled
In d complete set of batting, fielding.
and base-running signals. something
that no Yale team has had since the
1895 team. Captain O Brien thinks that
a complete set Of signals is not only
good thing from a technical point of
view but develops the esprit de corps
which is so necessary in q successful
ball team and also keeps opponents
worried les something new or uneN-
ment
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

ence planned at P .4me when there does
not seem any good reason for their es-
adjustment other than a pure desire TO
make money"
Queer Inconsistency.
Yet the Jockey CIub-which is the
racing commission-gets tentacuIarly
busy. takes a Rhode Island racecourse
under its authority. grants dates, au-
thorizes the construction of a racing
plant to cost half a million of dollars
down in Il corner Of New Hampshire.
where no supporting population exists,
assigns TO it the title OF New England
Breeders Club, when the breeding in
terests assumed to exist are as shad-
OWy as the witches whose famiIiars
the non-confoTmist conscience of old
Salem hanged and burned AS no 9TH
er reason appears for the existence and
Jockey Club maintenance Of these race
courses "other than a pure desire TO
make money the one drawing its sup
port from Providence and the other
from Boston-the inconsistency OF the
arguments against Empire City and the
exemption of its application TO Jamai-
ca become more impressive
Whether the octopus activity Of the
Jockey Club is the result of the phe-
nOmenal legislative anti-tuTf move
ments throughout the country or the
converse. il will be admitted that there
is thunder enough all around the sky
TO make fair-weather seamen shorten
canvas.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

Thorough investigation of
EXtrayagant Expenses.

NEW HAVEN, Feb. S-While the
movement at Yale to restrict athletics
has not yet reached. as a whole. q
distinct stage. it now begins TO take
on clearer outline and perspective. The
delay has been due TO several causes.
but chiefly 10 the CumbTous and mixed
character of the Yale athletic meChan-
isms There have been dealing with
the matter.
% The university council. TO which
certain branches Of the subject were
referred b. the president last October;
(2l the &C mnlittee of the council which
recently handed in its report; 80 the
general athletic committee OF mem
bers of the faculties and graduates. and
80 the academic faculty, which, after
discussing athletics at two long ses-
sions. has teen forced by the pres
sure of routine business to postpone
the subject for a time
Practice of Secrecy a Mistake.
The academic faculty has also its
own committee investigating specifcaI-
ly athletic fiscal extravaganza, and,
moreover, is awaiting for discussion
the report of the committee OF the
council which has been referred TO the
various faculties There have thus
been several bodies active OF inactive,
with more or less purview of athletic
questions and with corresponding ele-
ments of delay.
The most important action will un-
d0ubtedly be that of the academic fac
ulty in its final review of the subject,
The report Of the committee of the
council has thus far been kept as a pro
foTma secret. This has been mistake.
if for no other reason because partial
and ptecemeaf reports of ito some ex-
tent misunderstanding filtered out, and
the report in the end may lose force
as an entirety
Want Open Game.
The objective points of reform have
been threefold: First, changes in the
playing rules Of football for the pur-
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
WISCONSIN MAY NOT
GO TO P0UGHKEEPSIE

MADISON. Wis, Feb. 26.-If the fac
ulty of the University of Wisconsin
persists in the attitude it has already
taken against football, it is very likely
that the institution will not be repre-
scented in the Poughkeepsie regatta this
year.
Not alone will rowing be affected by
the football decision. but baseball and
track athletics as well. as the Wiscon-
sin football team pays largely for the
support of the other sports.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
GOLD CUP BETTING
RECORDS ARE GONE
Missing From Papers of
Frank Herdic.
MUST FIGHT WITHIN ITSELF
Billings-Smathers Case One for Ma
tional Trotting Association With
out Court Interference.

One Of the latest gossips in connec-
ton with the gold cup scandal is that
after the death of Frank Herdic it was
discovered that records of betting at
Memphis during the meeting Of 1901 have
all been destroyed, but the knowing
ones claim that arrangements have been
made by the defendant to secure affi-
davits from the paying and receiving
cashiers Of Herdic.
The purpose Of this is to prove that
no large amount OF money was wagered
on the result of the cup race. AproDOs
or this case, an opinion rendered on sat
urday by Judges Michael and Won
Moschzizsker, Of common pleas court,
No 5, in Philadelphia, in the suit
brought by Ferdinand SchoettIe against
the Vesper Boat Clubs committee,
which had charge of the crews Henley
trip. gives an idea as TO the view Presi-
dent Johnson. OF the National Trophy
Association. holds OF the Memphis cup
scandal In the opinion. the court said:
Not for Courts.
The matters complained of are sub
jects of internal management of a cor
poration, not tending 70 impair the
property rights Of the complainant OF to
put the franchise or charter Of the cor
poration in danger and. therefore. must
be fought out within the corporation it
self and not in the courts"
This Is exactly the view taken by those
who are against the action of Murray
Howe in taking the matter into courts be-
fore placing thee aSe before the Ma
tionai Association. Smather's appliCa-
ton to the board of review to open an
investigation Of the case Will result IN
its being heard at the May meeting, and
the result of this investigation viii, no
doubt, settle the matter so far as horse
men are concerned, no matter what Tul-
ing the court may make IN the case.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

Bergenia. 2;1316. the weIl-known brood
mare, is dead. She was by Bermuda
Boy, 2304, and was the dam of several
fast ones.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
TROTTING.

II is said that the tail of Myron Mo
Henry. 2-15l2, has been cut off and that
he is now for sale as. a heavy harness
horse.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

August Belmont has again been ap-
pointed head of the New York State
Racing Commission by Governor Hig-
gins.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

Al Herford is trying to arrange a
meeting between Abe Attel and Tommy
Murphy, before the Eureka Athletic
Club of Baltimore. He has offered the
featherweights purse of 1880. with an
option of a percentage OF the receipts
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

Los Angeles is threatened with legal
suppression. irresponsible Sunday rae
ing BODIES legislative interference with
the entire game at New Orleans. The
governor of Missouri declares that he
viii enforce the anti-Tacing law If it
takes every policeman in Kansas City
to prevent II.
A bin has been introduced IN thu
House Of Representatives to suppress
gambling at Benning. There is i'm
peding anti-racetrack gambling Iegisla-
ton at Albany. The governor OF New
Hampshire has asked the supreme
court for an opinion on the legality OF
the statute under which the New Eng
land Breeders Club proposes to permit
bOokmaking at Rockingham Park, and
Governor Utter. OF Rhode Island has
declared that he will not permit book
making at Narragansett Park, and that
he only allowed the practice last sea-
son because he was not familiar with
the nature of the speculation on horse
races.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

The St Louis Browns have refused
TO waive claim to C1eveIand's PLAYER.
Infielder Otto Jordan. formerly of
Brooklyn, and last season with Atlanta.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

Umpire Sullivan. Of the New England
and Eastern Leagues. will umpire for
Joe o Brien in the American Associa-
ton next season.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

Pitcher Moor. of the Clevelands still
has trouble with his foot. and his Dhv-
stefan says It would be folly for him 10
try to pitch for five or six weeks
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

Angola, 2:9I24, has wintered in fine
shape, and her work of preparation for
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

Several Chicago fans have pooled 500
and offer to bet that amount that the
Cubs will beat out the Cincinnati Reds
in this years pennant race.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
TWO OFFERS TO CANS
FOR FRISCO FIGHTS
Levy Wants Him to Meet Herrera in
MaTch-Herman Challenges
and Posts Forfeit

CHICAGO, Ill, Feb. 26-Morris Ley,
manager of the Hayes Valley Athletic
Club at San Francisco, has wired to
Aurelio Herrera, Offering TO match him
with Joe Cans at 1873 pounds.
He wants the Mexican pugiIist for the
month Of March. The Mexican intends
TO rest up in San Francisco for his
coming battle with Nelson in Los
Angeles.
CHICAGO. III, Feb. Skid Herman.
through his manager. Nate Lewis, has
challenged Joe Cans TO a battle for the
lightweight championship Of the world
The proposition is backed up with 4
cash deposit in this city Of S1,00G, and
the only stipulation made is that the
weight must be fixed at l33 pounds a.
the ringside. which Herman claims is
the real lightweight limit. and the dg
uTe at which Cans defended the title
recently against Jimmy Britt.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
BAD BLOOD x za1 nai1 1s1 5i sss5HH

Every dependent the blood for noushment and
rundown invites disease to enter No be we'll
they lack the energy that natural with health
complexion becomes pale and ao the vital energies
condition health The
diseases and disorders that
assailng Kidneys falling the
dull and bodily impurities that should off
left produce Rhu
matis CataT Sores and Ulcers Skin Diseases other blood
diseased
should treated remedy that only thorough but gentle in
purely vegetable remedy made of roots herbs and
blood
posons enhes aud strengthens it. but gently builds
system its S. reinvgorates
member of the body gives tone and vgor to
- - - the blood and as to the different parts
- - - carries robust health and strength S. S. S.
s1norep promptly and gives better results
- 49, - y other medicine. It Rheurna-
pupEI vEcErapIF tism Caah and Ulcers Skin Dis
-~- other blood disorders and
will be glad advice
blood Address
The SMET SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA GAs
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

At Manchester, England on Monday,
February =, there occurred a most I'M
pleasant incident TO the public II was
plain that the horse Singlestick could
win the hurdle race in which he was a
competitor, but he was not given his
head and finished second. The spec
tators raised disturbance, and the
stewards promptly suspended the jockey
and reported him TO the stewards of the
National Hunt
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

Patsy Donovan figures out as his bat
ting order, Casey, Mccarthy. LumIey.
Maloney, Gessler, Lewis HummeI. and
the battery.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
CONF ERRED TITLES
RIDICULOUS TALK
Harris Whipping by Burns
Proved This.
DEFEAT OF ROOT A FARCE
Jack Had Been Walloped by George
Gardner and O'Brien Could Have
Beaten Both.

One more contest has been decided in
an attempt 10 settle who is the logical
successor Of Heavyweight Champion
James J. JeffTies. Tommy Burns. Of
ChleaGo' Canadian born athlete, no
more thon good middleweight. beat
Marvin Hart. of Louisville. in the most
decisive fashion after twenty rounds in
Los Angeles on Friday night
Inc result Of that contest showed how
utterly ridiculous it was for any one 10
believe that pugiIistic titles could be
bequeatned or conferred upon any one.
says The Referee in the PhiIadelphia
Public Ledger. A few hysterical writer's
throughout the country had named Hart
as the logical successor Of JefTrfes.
Just why no sane critic could fathom-
Even George Siler. the dean Of ref
erees and one OF the ablest pugi.iztic
critics Of America, was drawn into the
trap Because in the first bout Of any
note after Jeffries' announced retire
ment Marvin Hart defeated Jack Root
at Reno. New. in d finish contest. the
Louisville heavyweight was proclaimed
the worlds champion.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

Tendency TO get homesiCk.' is the
reason given by President Pulliam for
dropping Policeman George Bausewlne
from the National Leagues umpire
staff.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
Wonderful Feat.

The Racing Commission undertook
to carry a bucket full of water on
each shoulder. dump one on the
ground and spill never a drop from
the other. 1t wanted the power to
keep Empire City out OF the ring, and,
as Jamaica had the whip hand, TO ad-
NIT the McCarren enterprise graceful
ly- This was accomplished in q man
ner worthy OF tumultuous acclaim.
McCarren and his associates provided
the legislation TO keep Empire City
and every other intrudins enterprise
Of the kind out in the cold while
Jamaica slipped, IN its report the
Racing Commission. as matter leading
up TO the application for increased
power, formulated reasons therefor
Stress was lai0 on such arguments as
the following.
Your commission would emphasize its
position of opposition to any racing
which is entered into exclusively as q
speculation, and which has no purpose
as expressed in it's programme. to aid
in tie general scheme OF lettering the
breeding industry bat of merely hold
ing contests OF speed without refer
encC to anything other than the de-
cisiOn Of these contests and the profits
that may come TO the promoter. Racing
to be successful must be conducted on
business principles. but racing as a
business and without reference to its
effect upon breeding. OF upon the stand
ard demanded, Is not to be encouT-
aged. Therefore it is that the commits
sion will not look with favor upon ap-
pliCations from associations that merely
POSSESS racing plants or properties upon
which racing may be conducted
In this State courses are being con-
struCted or their existence planned at
a tine when there does not seem any
,. h1F e.Ha~
other than a pure desire TO make
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The Washington times., 1906-02-26

Manager Jack Carney saws he has no
fears at all that In1ielder Al Newton.
formerly Of Concord, will desert him 10
go elsewhere.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
Undemocratic Methods.

There is no question that under the
surface there is a genuine hatred of
the Jockey Club, of its UndemOCTatic
trust methods and of its injustices
toward outsiders who would engage
i'm the breeding and horse racing bust
ness. The Jockey Club is entirely an
giomaniaC in it's methods. All this
might be endured by the easy-going
public, but the one thing that hurts
is the COmplaCent smoOthuesS with
which the racing maSnates play the
public for suckers.
While most persons viii not interest
themselves as to the injustice OF the
application of the same principle in OPP
poSite ways to Butler and McCarren.
the assumption that the people cannot
see through the speCious arguments
advanced to support it is simply ex-
asperatng. In 1902. the racing COM
mission sOlemnly Informed the legis-
lature that lin this State raCecourses
are being constructed or their exist
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

Cincinnati is after Marshall, of the
Giants. TO strengthen the Reds catch
ing staff. Marshall did fine work with
Minneapolis last season.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
Not for Courts.

pose of opening the game, elimInat-
ing brutality, and heavily penaIiziug IN
fair play; second, the extinction OF both
the professional motive and practice by
new and stringent rules as to eligibility
in all branches OF athletics; and. third,
the correction Of all flaws in admins
tration. including the handling of ath-
.etic funds.
As regards the first of these-namely,
the betterment Of the playing rules-it
Is obviously not question limited TO
Yale. 1t must be dealt with by the
enlarged Co5nmIJJee on rules from the
various colleges and universities on
which Yale appears i'll a representative
rather than a responsive capacity. 4
matter here for profound encourage
ment, however, is the fact that now,
whatever may have been Yale's atti-
tude in the past, sentiment at the uni
versity strongly favors the proposed re-
forms of field play. and is even ready
10 make them pretty radical
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
One Admitted, One Excluded.

Admitting that there is any force In
the foregoing and in all that precedes
and follows it. the sharpest scrutiny
fails to find anything therein applicable
to Empire City that is not equally per
tinent as against the Jamaica track.
Yet the Butler track is locked out and
the McCarren track admitted
1t has been asserted that one of the
aims of the breeding business as
furthered by the Jockey Club and the
racing commission is the providing of
positions and d living for rich mems
poor sons. a large proportion Of the
public loves horse racing and viii in
dulge in its enjoyment when honestly
conducted, Notwithstanding recognition
of the shady ethics of the game at its
best. For the sake of the fun and the
chance for successful speculation. per-
sons viii shut their eyes for the time
being. But big crowds on gala days
do not mean complete popular moral
approval by any means
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

Now, consider the calIber Of this MAJ
Root. His chances OF ever being 3
champion in any class We're passed VI
at Fort Erie on July i. 1903. when George
Gardner beat him IN twelve rounds for
the light heavyweight championship in
one Of the most siovelIy championship
battles the writer ever witnessed. In
deed. after the fourth found Gardre-
had difficulty holding Root uu. and
could have won il any TOuId after me
fifth
Jack O'BTien. Who Was at The ring
side. agreed that either Fitzsimuons Or
himself could have stepped iF9 the
Canadian ring that afternoon and
whipped both Root and Gardner wihiu
twelve rounds In November Of the nett
year Root. with Tommy Ryan. tOOh
part in one OF the most dastaTdIy fakes
that has ever been perpetrateC on the
public at the National Athletic Club in
Philadelphia This Is the man whom
Hart beat for the heavyweight cham
DiOuship. Could any one imagine u title
so hollow?
The defeat Of the Louisville boxer by
Tommy Burns places him ia that IA
idly growing class OF has beens. He j.
d big. IndOlenJ fellow who disIikeS
training. and is of the slugger TYNE.
pure and simple. i is q source Of much
qualification to know that his enforced
retirement was caused by man many
pounds his inferior in weight but who
was d giant in comparison so far as
skill. intelligence. and cunning with the
gloves are concerned.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26
Experiment Unsuccessful.

It will be recalled that Yale in the
last football season tried hard TO open
her game. This IS not so much as a
step toward improving football as be
cause of the lack of material for the
traditional beef line and for force
plays. The experiment. while success
full against minor colleges, well nigh
failed in the big games. Yale, rely
ing on her versatility. is now willing
to try the experiment again quite apart
from the higher motives for recasting
the game. which. if recent and re-
lated, are perfectly genuine. AS re-
CARDS the technical betterment of the
game, the attitude of the faculty and
other Yale authorities is pronounced
and clear. They Will leave il TO the eX-
perts for a season or two, but take it
up If the past expert record Of letharGy
and failure persists
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

Il have pitched for sixteen years"
says slow-ball Billy Reidy. ''and ex-
DeCt TO be in line for several more sea-
sons because my arm feels Just rs 2yOu
as Il ever did
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

In the last four years the number of
English thoroughbred stations import
ed into italy has Increased from forty
four to seventy-five, the number of
pure Arabs from four 10 nine and the
number of English mares from PA 10
20
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

Charley Anterior, manager of the
Johnstown club. who was recently oD-
Grated upon for appendicitis, was able
to visit JOhnstown Yesterday and ex-
anime the lineup of the team signed for
the 81 IS on. He declares Jnat the tenn
VIII be stronger than the one that Cit
a game behind WilliamsUort in the pen
nant race last season.
The Washington times., 1906-02-26

Captain and Mrs David Beatty, the
latter the only living child of the late
Marshall Field, We're living in SysOnby
Lodge, Melton, England, at the time of
the death of Mr.. Field. 1t is this lodge
from which James K. keene got the
name for the now famous Sysonby. Fox
hall Keene was a yearly visitor to Mel
ton Aiowbray and regularly hunted
there