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The Washington times., 1906-02-20
DATES FOR GOLF
TOURNAMENT SET
Local Club Will Hold Open Competi-
lions April 10 and II-Best
Experts to Come.

At a meeting of the Columbia Golf
Club yesterday, April 10 and II were set
as the dates on which the open tourna-
ment of the local club will be held
Among those who compete here In
April Will be some of the best amateur
and professional talent of the United
States. Walter Travis, who has recent
Iy done such remarkable playing at
Palm Beach, Fla; Alexander Smith. and
practically all of the best golf experts
who are now in the South, have accept
ed the invitation of the Columbia Club
to participate in the play here in the
spring.
According 10 the present outlook there
will be between 600 and 700 players who
viii attend -, the largest tournament
Washington has ever had.
In order To nave the greens in the best
possible condition, the professional ex-
pert who was put in charge OF the
grounds last year, has asked that there
be no more play until the tournament
opens on the 10th, and to prevent this
from interfering with the play OF those
who intend TO compete, a temporary
green has been laid out and local experts
will do their trying out on these
grounds
The Washington times., 1906-02-20

Fine Champs Entered
For Georgetown Games
Dray Gates, Sheppard, Eaton, and Seitz Will
Go After New RcCords-G. w. u. Pole
Vaulter Holds Southern Title.

In this country since George orion.
He holds the indoor record of 4:22 10,
and If he is In proper form on March
should be able to improve on that
Practically every athletic association
Of this city Will be represented by their
best squads The following organiZa-
tions have already expressed their in
tentions of entering teams: George
Washington University, Central, West
ern. Tech. Eastern, and Business High
schools; Columbia Athletic Club, Y NJ
9 A Georgetown Props, Washington
School for Boys. Friends Select School.
besides tbs local athletes who VIII en-
ter unattached
mike" Thompson, Referee.
The selection Of NJ. J. Thompson, late
graduate menager at Georgetown, as
referee, with Benny Osthus, OF the Bos-
ton Athletic Association. as clerk of the
course, means that the events will be
run OFF in the best manner possible
At the meets the past two years the
view of the spectators has been OBJ
structed by the crowd on the Infield.
but Manager Brennan Is determined
that none but officials Will be allowed
on the floor this year Captain Bryan.
the former Pennsylvania trainer, will
be marshal. and he has issued orders
that none but those who have official
badges be allowed to view the races
from inside the track. To further as
sure the comfort Of the spectators. ar
rangements have been made 10 have
professional, instead of undergraduate.
managers IN charge Of each section Of
seats.
There will be an even dozen relay
races. with thirteen individual events
The Washington times., 1906-02-20
Hampers HOLDING
LEAD IN BINDERS
Interest Lies in Race for
Second Place.
TAYLOR TOP INDIVIDUAL
But Sir Louis Is Giving Him a Run.
Pendleton Gets High With
z33.

The Stampers still hold the lead in the
Binders Bowling League Of the -. =. Q.
by a good margin and have ii good
chance Of holding il 10 the finish.
There is a pretty race for second place
as only three games separate the second
and fifth teams The Blanks are bring
ing up the rear and have not a look in.
but are likely 10 make trouble for some
Of the others. as they took the fun set
from the Cowboys the last time they
met.
A 4. Taylor. the official scorer Of the
league, leads in individual average. Sir
Louis Is likely 10 give him EoCJ race.
BRASIL and FraEm have been coming
fast OF late, and if they continue their
gait viii be near the top when the sea-
son closes.
Pendletou was going some when he hit
233 in a game against the Blanks This
IS the high score 50 far. but there viii
be determined efforts To break this rec
ord before the close Of the season, which
ends March g.
The Washington times., 1906-02-20
Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

not swap Mike Doolin for any shortstop
IN the country. Fred Tenney offered
Abbaticchi0 for DOoltn and got the
laugh.
RuDe Waddeil. the irrepressfble, falls
into line with the popular craze. He
has discovered an automobile germ TO
apply to his fast drop. He calls IL the
"caTburetur ball"
Charlie Doom left for Savannah last
Thursday to work with the Philadelphia
pitchers, who went South about three
weeks in advance of the rest Of the
team.
Reddy Waechter. the hard-hitting out
fielder has signed with Wheeling for the
coming season
The management OF the Winnipeg
(Canada) team knows a good thing
when Il sees Il. It went a long way 10
get players, and has signed George HaT-
ris and Jack Morrissey, of Cincinnati,
and has made Frank Richie a nice
offer.
Jack Mccarthy has changed his mind
again. and says he will be with the
BrookIyns when they start for Column
bia, g c.. early IN March Evidently
the mild winter hurt the tailoring bust
ness IN Chicago.
The Washington times., 1906-02-20

Unless present plans fail five Amer
lean champion field and track athletes
Will compete in lie annual Georgetown
indoor meet at Convention Hall on Sat
Urday evening, March 3.
Already. Dray. of Yale, and Captain
Gates, OF Yale champions in the pole
vault and hurdle. respectively, have en-
tered, and Manager Brown is now cor
responding with Melvin Sheppard, the
greatest mile TurIer in the country,
and Eaton. who holds the indoor record
for the foFty-yard dash. Seitz, the
American indoor champion. who was
lately barred by Georgetown. is in
training under athletic club colors and
is expected TO toe the mark in the fifty
yard dash with Eaton, Dick Dear, OF
Pennsylvania; Johnson, Of Yale, and
the fastest spTinters who represent the
different colleges and clubs IL this sec
ton Of the country.
Wonderful Schoolboy.
Dray viii be opposed in the pole
vault by Sterrett. the George Wash t1g-
ton crack, who has won the Dndisputed
championship Of the South, Captain
AmsleT is expected to accompany the
Pennsylvania relay team. and II he
does will enter the hurdles race against
Captain Gates. Of Yale These are the
two best hurdlers in the intercollegiate
association.
Melvin Sheppard, the Philadelphia
schoolboy Who runs for the Irish-Amer-
lean Club of New York, is easily the
greatest miller who has been developed
The Washington times., 1906-02-20
Upton OFFERS CUP.

ton has offered. and the Boston Yacht
Club has accepted in trust, a 500 cup
to be raced for in the twenty-five ratins
class of the Racing Association of
MaSsac husettS. Under the proposed
condition Of the deed of gift the cup
shall he presented TO the owner who
shall first win two annual champion
ships.
The Washington times., 1906-02-20
CORCORANS LOST
TO XAVIER CLUB
Began Northern Trip With
Defeat.
THEIR PLAYING AID MIRED
Dashing and Merry Work Won Applause
From New Yorkers-Rice
Especially Good.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2O.-The Xavier
Athletic Clubs basketball team. on It's
own court. last night, defeated the Cor
coran Cadet five, Of Washington. d. c.,
the champions OF the Southern y a
L. by 35 to 10.
The visitors, however, made the
hardest kind of a tight against the best
Of the Northern teams and forced the
latter to work for every point.
When the first whistle was blown.
the hves jumped at each other like
hounds unleashed. y clever shot by
little Kenny. Of the Xaviers. put the
New Workers in the lead at the very
beginning Of the game. First one team
would lead and then the other. until
the score was tied at AL. For ten
minutes neither FIVE was more than one
point ahead Of the other.
The Washington times., 1906-02-20
LOCAL YARSIT|ES
IN DUAL MEET
Will. Probably Be Held at
Georgetown in Spring.
PLANS NOW ON FOOT
Virginia Also Contemplates Arranging
Annual Games With
Hatchetites

Plans are on foot to bring George
Washington and Georgetown, and
George Washington and Virginia to-
gether in dual track meets this spring.
Manager Turkenton. OF George Wash
ingtOn, and Manager Bremen, Of
Georgetown, have had several talks upon
the subject and it is almost a foregone
conclusion that these two colleges viii
meet this year for the first time in a
contest of this sort. Manager Bass, Of
the University of Virginia. has been
in communication with Mr.. TurkentOn,
and II is most likely that George Wash
ington will contest with Virginia also.
The George Washington
meet Will be held on the Georgetown
field and plans have been discussed IN
regard TO securing the Coliseum Park
for the George WashingtOn-V Virginia
games.
The Washington times., 1906-02-20
GEORGE WASHINGTON
RELAY TEAM CHOSEN

Yesterday afternoon the trie IS for the
two-mile relay that is 70 represent
George Washington in the race with the
University of Virginia in the indoor
games at the High School meet next
Saturday were run off. The following
qualified for the team; Capt, Steve Lo-
rando, '0S, science; William Babcock
0S, law; Robert Fleming. OS. science,
and a. D. Stivers, '0S, college
Another set of trials will be run next
Tuesday to decide the team that will
represent the University al the George
town games the Saturday following.
The Washington times., 1906-02-20
JOE CANS IS MATCHED
WITH MIKE SULLIVAN

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb 20-Morris
Levy has matched Joe Cans and Mike
CTWfn) Sullivan TO fight at Los Angeles
on March 1t.
The men will weigh 142 pounds at s
oclOck on the evening of the fight and
Eddie Graney will referee.
The Washington times., 1906-02-20
Cans Acted Independently.

Graney told Britt's brother that so faR
as he could learn Cans acted entirely Of
his own accord and without The advice
of anybody.
Word was passed around that the as
sociation of promoters known as the
fight trust would meet Monday night
and there was a brave assemtIaQe OF
newspaper men scurryinE. It was Ehis-
peTed that Willie Britt. who is q MEM
Der Of the trust. purposed introducing
a resolution looking to the barring of
cans from participating in future
matches in this city. on the plea that
the colored boxer is 4 "self-confessed
fakeT."
Rumor also had it that another Of the
night magnates was all ready with a
counter resolution that James Edward
BRITT Dc 6!ackiisted for similar reasons.
Might Bust Trust.
This looked like what the fight fans
would call "a good card" and its draw
Ing capacity. so far as reporters and
others who have an entry into the trust
HEADQUARTERS was concerned was pro-
digious- But there was no resolution.
and consequently no shindig There was
not even q meeting
Il was reported late last night that
the trust members would surely meet
today. and that the meeting would be
of an agreeable nature There were
rLnors that the trust would disband
own fights. but this could not be Yeri-
fed
The Washington times., 1906-02-20
WRESTLING PAIRS
IN EPIPHANY MEET
Eight Bouts With Great Di-
yersity of Weights.

Frank Huseman announced this morn
ing the pairinEs of the men who win
take part in the amateur wrestling
tournament at Epiphany Chapel sym
nasium tomorrow night. where he is
instructor.
There are eight bouts on the program.
Each Is scheduled to go six minutes.
If there is not a fall in that time the
pair will take a rest of six minutes. If
there is no fall after the second bout
the referee will give decision on
points.
All the weights from bantams at 100
and 1l5 pounds to heavies at 100 and 1854
will be represented. Every man who
qualified in the preliminaries on SatuT-
day night showed excellent speed. and
some of them had more than a fair al
lowance OF science. as the ambitious
amateurs have been taking lessons from
Joe Grant. BurIinEame. Huseman. and
other old professionals.
The field attractions at the meet to-
morrow will be limited to members of
the gymnasium. and entries for them
will not be closed until it is time to
start the event The bows are diSpIaV-
ing great interest in the Jumps and goal
throwing and they will be well filed
The Pairings.
Following are the pairings in the
open wrestling tournament:
Charles Norris. 100 pounds, VS.. Charles
Rogers. IS pounds, r. c. a. c.
John HOhmann. 1876 pounds, r. c. A.
c., VS.. Vic Heron, 1917 pounds, c. l.
Herman Schmidt. 1875 pounds. c, T. V,
VS.. c. L. Krol. l32 pounds, c. l.
T. S. Williams, I47 pounds, F. G. A.
c.. VS.. Frank Lockhead, IA pounds, E.
G. A. c.
J. c. GIadfellow. 154 pounds, VS.. John
A. Conrad both Y. NJ. c. A.
F. H Miller, 164 pounds. c. l., VS..
John Smith. 100 pounds E. c. A. c.
William Dunawin, 19S pounds, c. l.,
VS.. d. Mcdonald. 1S5 pounds. Y. NJ. c. A.
f. Weisebaker, 10 pounds, c. l., VS..
Carl Lock. 115 pounds. c. /.
The Washington times., 1906-02-20

Clarence Forbes came so near being
knocked out in Newark last night that
he certainly had q Took in" on dream
land. In the second round of his three
round go with Howard Smith, of Eliza
beth, n. J., at the Newark Athletic
Club, Clarence got a wallop on the jaw
that came near finishing him. Sailing
and the gong saved him.
The Washington times., 1906-02-20
BOXING.

Al Herford gives the lie to the state
meRt OF Joe Cans that Cans last fight
with Britt had been framed up 10 beat
the bettors- Il deny every line Of Cans
statement" said Herford. The fight
was strictly on the level, so fer as
know l believe that Cans has gotten
under the influence of somebody on the
Coast who has made him believe that
by making sucn statement Britt VIII
be forced 20 fight"
The Washington times., 1906-02-20
George Washington's Prospects.

George Washington has turned out
many excellent. track athletes this sea
son, and field and track sports have
taken a prominent hold on the grow
ing university. Captain Loranda, FIem-
ing, StiyeTs, BabcOck. Lowe, and Gun
ming are all good men for the spirits
and the relay. Fly BaIinger, the eX-
high school champion, will be entered
in all the weight events, as viii also
FierTa and Dick Senior, former Lehigh
athletes Sterret, the champion pole
vaulter Of the South, Will be a strong
contestant in this event.
These meets viii undoubtedly meet
with hearty approval from all lovers
Of the sport IN the District.
The Washington times., 1906-02-20
The Pairings.

Ham" Bacon. the big blond Winged
Fist athlete, seems TO be coming back
to his own. In the invitation haIf-miie
at the College Of the City of New York
games .ie l.S3 little trouble in defeating
his eliminates. BromiloY and Sullivan.
The Washington times., 1906-02-20

Harvey Cohn is burning up half miles
with terrific speed. When he and How
ard Valentine toe the mark there will
be a race worth seeing
The Washington times., 1906-02-20
SHAMR0CKS DEFEAT
COMPANY G QUINT

The Shamrocks. of Capitol Hill, de-
feated Company G in the National Guard
Armory last night by % TO 70, In a fast
game Of basketball.
The features were the basket-Sboot-
ing Of NJ. Keliher and the work of Car
roll Of the winners. The lineup:
The Washington times., 1906-02-20
Rice a Star.

In the second ha f, Herman, Dono-
van, Roach, and Craven took turns at
scoring for the New Workers.
But for the exceptionally clever and
accurate shooting OF Rice, the South
erners would have been whitewashed,
Twice he was laid out by dashes into
or falls against the wall, but each
time resumed play.
The Washington times., 1906-02-20

Field goaIs-Roby, 1: KeIiher. 4: Car
roll, ,; 1. Sullivan. 3; F. Sullivan, 5;
Free goals-Rice, !; Mehoney, /; Roby,
2; keliher. /
The Washington times., 1906-02-20

Tomorrow. Thursday. Friday, and Sat
ur,3ay nights the national indoor SWIM
ming championship events Will be de-
cided In the pool Of the New York Ath-
Ietic Club
The Washington times., 1906-02-20

Harry Lewis. WAC stood off Jimmy
Gardner two weeks ago at the National
Athletic Club OF Philadelphia for six
rounds, has been matched with Adam
Ryan, the Chicago lightweight, at the
same club on Saturday night next for
six rounds a catChweights-
Jimmy Briggs, Of Chelsea, Mass, and
Dave Deshler, OF Cambridge, viii meet
for fifteen rounds on February =, be-
fore the Lincoln Athletic Club of Chel-
sea. Mass.
Matty Matthews. the ex-welterweight
champion. who is to meet Charley Hitte,
the Albany weIterweight. for twenty
rounds on March :. before club up
New York State, has pasted his forfeit
at Albany and started 10 train.
Jack Clancy. the California welter-
weight, and Fred Douglass, the welter-
weight champion OF the South. are TO
clash for six rounds at Lancaster, Pa,
tomorrow night
Joe Leonard. BuffaIo's Terry Nc
Govern" was given a terrific beating
by Charles Sieger. the HobOken light
weight, in their f1fteen-round contest
in Buffalo last night. sieger should
have Won by a clean Knockout had the
police allowed the fighters TO continue
BASEBALL.
Catcher Spencer. Of the St Louis
Browns, started in as a pitcher, just as
did Roger Bresnahan.
Hugh Duffy declares that he would
The Washington times., 1906-02-20

A J. Crockett now IS running under
the coIors Of the New York Athletic
Club.
The Washington times., 1906-02-20
AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Arthur Duffy wants to succeed Kraenz-
Iein as coach Of the Wisconsin athletes.
The Washington times., 1906-02-20
The Lineup.

NOaIs-henny, 3; Herman. !, Rice. I /;
Donovan. >. Roach, >; Craven. Fouls
. Rice, s. Kenny. 3
Roach, .. Referee - John Poggi
fXaTier A. A. Umpire-E. Edwards
(Corcoran Cadets. Time of ha yes
Twenty minutes.
The Washington times., 1906-02-20

Arrangements are being made at
Princeton for a swimming and water
polo match with Yale and Brown.
Prince ton has not had a swimming team
since 1904.
The Washington times., 1906-02-20
NIGHT BAR BOTH
BRITT AND CANS
Frisco Promoters Agitated
by Confession.
FIGHT TRUST RATIFIED
May Dissolve Into Four independent
Clubs-Brother Willie Goes After
ColOaed Mans Scalp.
FIGHT TRUST RATIFIED
By w. ". NAUGHTON.

SAN FRANCIsCO. Cal. Feb. 20,-The
Britt-Gans scandal has set the town by
the ears.
Little else was talked about today
around The corners and in the inches
"here sporting men congregate. Every
"ooy was straining to catch new de-
Neiopments, but nothing spicy came to
me surface It is believed now that Joe
"ahs' The man who came to the penitent
stool. has told all that he has TO tell,
or il any event, that he cares to tell.
just one new incident was referred to--a
meeting between Willie Britt. a brother
Of Jimmy. and Eddie Graney, the man
who refereed the now odorous fight
Willie asked Graney II he had urged
Cans TO issue the signed statement set
ing Iorth that the confess was a fake.
and GTaHey denied all responsibility In
the connection.
The Washington times., 1906-02-20
BASEBALL.

Catcher Spencer, of the St Louis
Browns, started in as a pitcher, just as
did Roger BTesnahan.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-03-10
MADE TITLE ONE OF TERROR.
Thanksgiving Dutch Patriots Were
the "Beqqars of the Sea-"

The "Beggars of the Sea" were
those who, during the war for Dutch
independence, fought Philip of Spain
at sea, as their brother "beggars"
strove against his power on land.
The way in which the term "beggar"
came to be that by which the Dutch
patriots were distinguished was this:
deputation of the confederate no.
bles of the low countries, headed by
Count Louis of Nassau, presented to
Margaret, duchess of Parma, the rep
resentative of Philip II in the Meth
erlands, remonstrance, called the
compromise" against the inquisi-
ton. Somewhat unnerved by their
bold front, she was inclined to yield
to their demands, when the count Of
Barliamont, one. Of her council, whis-
pered to her that she need not be
afraid Of these gatherings of beg
CARS" In moment of savage irony,
those to whom this contemptuous
epithet was applied, accepted the
title, and Long live the Beggars!"
was the watchword which was heard
during that prolonged and bitter
struggle, which lasted over fifty years
and ended in the release of Holland
from the Spanish yoke.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-03-10

been unable to get an explanation" he
said, 81 find | can not get a report on
any of my bills, and | take this method
of making my protest. | want to know
if this is to continue to be the attitude
of the committee"
Then he sat down and let the march
of progress in pension legislation pro
coed. At the next pension day the first
two bills reported were his, and he got
an extra allowance of two bills that
session.
Nearly fourteen thousand pensioners
are now on the rolls through the oper-
alton of these special acts. The bust.
ness has been increasing with great
strides in recent years. Up to the
Forty-ninth Congress, the first which
Mr.. Cleveland had con his hands"
there were only 2,134 pensioners by
special legislation. In his first term
Mr.. Cleveland signed bills adding ST.
S74 to the list.
In his first two years in the White
House President Harrison signed 1883
such bills. Then came the hard times
which made the easy granting of pub
| lie money to private persons unpopu-
| lar, and in the last half of his term as
| President, Mr.. Harrison signed only
| PIT pension bills.
Then came Mr.. Cleveland again, and
this time he signed only 119 pension
bills in the first and 37S in the second
half of his term. Mr.. Mckinley was
more liberal and times were easier
The business of encouraging votes by
pension graft began to look up once
more. In his first two years Mckinley
signed 694 bills, and in his second two
years 1891.
1t remained for Mr.. Roosevelt to es-
tablish the record. The first congress
on whose legislation he passed as
President sent him nearly twice as
many private pension bills as his pre-
decessor had signed, and he gave his
signature to 2,171 of them. That was
the Fifty-seventh Congress. The Fiji
ty-eighth raised the number more than
a thousand, and in the last two years
Mr.. Roosevelt signed 1856.
Of the 13,70S private pension bills
whose beneficiaries are still on the
rolls, $500 were signed by President
Roosevelt. The Fifty-ninth congress
that is scrutinizing appropriation bills
with well-advertised care and frequent
flourish of the retrenchment whip, has
already passed between three and -four
hundred and has q matter of eight
thousand under consideration But q
hard Congressional campaign is com
ing on, and 1--WE must be liberal with
the old soldiers"