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The Washington times., 1906-12-29
SUTTON IS DOUBLE
BILLIARD CHAMPION
Default of Hoppe Leaves
Him 1871 and 18.2 Titles.
Unique Distinction.

NEW YORK. Dec Civilian sut-
ton has become the holder of the world $
ampIonship ihl bIlk-line billiards By
n tcchniCalitv. which acts as aePfIyug
tho Youthful William j. Hoppe Of that
tltic
This peculiar turn Gf affairs has been
brought lb0ut because of H0ppc's daily
.uS with the attractive, offer Ia re-
comfy received from Iu academy ia
Amsterdam. Holland. and his failure
tG cover sutt4u's clallcnge forfeit last
Monday according 10 the express stipu-
lari01s OF tine rules governing Tie ch8m-
piJHEhip.
As q result Sutton iS now The world 5
champion AT 1SI aud N.2 balk-Ine. and
he iS tHa first player 10 hold two SUCH
important tilcs at tHe same time i'm tine
history OF tIc game
Hoppe feels that m jIe failure OF his
billiard room. nu Th.TJlctH street. and
iu other ways. Ic has received poor
support lf'ut the followers of the game
and tha, hc can accomplish much great
eT things in Europe thau lu this country
lie viii sail early Goo tH- New Year
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
OWLINC RACING : GOLF BOXING = ATHLETICS
Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

'ple, the clever coloTed boxer. in twelve
round bout a New Castle Pa. Will have
another chance TO show what ability he
ls possessed of when he meets Nike
Donovan, the Rochester middleweight,
in IA twelVe-rOund bout AZ the Rochester
Athletic Club within two weeks II he
succeeds IN defeating Donovan, he will
be matched 10 fight Hugo Kelly.
Billy Honey Melody. the new vel
teTw eight champion, has been matched
% meet Terry Martin, the Quaker City
fighter. in a fifteen-round bout before
the Augusta (AfeD Athletic Club. on Jan
uaTy $. Martin has fought several fights
m New England during the last two
years. Mellcdy. however. has stopped
him twice in hard fights. Their coming
nout should be a hummer. as both men
are rapid lighters and hard punchers.
Hook keycs. the Australian ighter
who made q rather Indifferent showing
during h.s recent visit to the East. won
the lightweight championship Of AuE-
tralia b. defeating bob Turner. The
battle took place al the GaieTy TheaJeT
Sydney. HonorE were fairly even
throughout the fight. but in the ninth
round keyes landed on the point of TUr-
ner's jaw, staggering him, Turner was
helpless ia the next round, and the hBht
Was stopped.
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
HOT SPRINGS TO OPEN
DESPITE CLAMPED LID

CHICAGO, Dec. 2s.-Hot Springs. Ark
Is likely to have two race meetings mis-
spring deDite the fact that the lid has
been clamDed on the City of Vapors
more or less tightly FOR the last vear
Three of the big stockholders of the
Essex Park track yesterday held 9 con
ference with John Condor. chief OF the
OAK Lawn track. trying 20 arrange a
truce with tie blind turfman I'm regari
TO dates for a sprirg meeting. The re-
suits were fairly satisfactory TO the
a. 7. A turf magnates. and il is al
most a certainty that the old track viii
entertain the horsemen In the near
future
The conference Was held in Mr.. Con-
cons office. and the Essex Park ennis
sarleS were tolds that. SO far as he. Cor
don. was concerned. there was no objes-
ton to meeting Congressmau ,josenll
Rhinook was spokesman. while with
BIN were Rome ReSDess and BiIy
shannon. Rhinook asserted he could not
see any reason why tie Essex track
should not nave dates. and Condor
agreed with him on this point.
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
LENGTH Of GAME
THE ONLY CHANGE
intercollegiate Meeting in
New York Today Lets
Football Rules Stand.

NEW YORK, Dec. =g.-Prlor 10 The
meeting today of the National Inter
Collegiate Athletic Association, It was
announced that a new football rules
committee WOuld be appointed. but that
probably no changes in the rules would
result, excepting as 10 time Of game.
The delegates desire the lengthening
OF the halves from thirty TO thirty
minutes each Aside from this. IL is
doubtful If any changes in tie rules
will be made.
The executive committee of the asocia-
tiOn met last night 6t the Murray Hn
Hotel. and framed "a report on athle-
tics to present at the meeting today
Those members of the executive com
mittee present were; Captain Palmer
l.. Pierce of West Point, chairman:
Prof, II. u. Wild, of Williams: Prof
Louis Brewer. jT., Cf Rutgers; ". L.
Dudley, of Vanderbilt University, and
Prof. Rice of Ohio sueyan, repre-
senting Prof. Herbert WEIGH
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
HERMAN'S BACKERS
DEMAND TOO MUCH

TONOPAH. Nev., Dec. g9.-ThOuSh
Tonopah is fairly swarming with Chi
Cago fgnt fans, who are enthusiastic
supporters of lid Herman In the great
New Year Day battle with Joe Cans. the
expected impetus 10 the betting did not
materiaiiZe.
On the contrary. the Chicago men
caused by their attitude on the odds a
decided lull in the betting. They are
all there with the bank rolls. but none
OF them want 10 back Herman al the
prevailing odds OF to J. They ask ?
10 I for their money and while none of
them came ont TODAY the Windy CITY
contingent refused TO unbelt and are
eNldently waiting in the belief that the
ODDS VIII go up al the ring side.
Nals Is now practically at weight lie
can get to lA pounds at an hours notice
and intends 10 hover around that point
unlh the day before the fight. when he
VIII take OF an extra pound or two
Herman has beeu down 40 the weight
IlT DAYS
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
OLD MIDDLEWEIGHT
HAS NEW AMBITION
Bill Heneron, Said 10 Be Ex-English
Champ, Would Meet Hugo
Kelly.

ROCHESTER. y r.. Dec 2a-B.II
HeueTon, N-middlcwciEht champion nr
England. who was once knocked out by
Jack . KTieu iu i've rounds on the other
side, has posted 81 forfeit with Harvcy
Muvuihau. WcH-knowu sporting man
here, To meet Hugo Kelly. The Italian
middlewc.EEt
lieneron has been ia this country for
over "a year. but has mol engaged in any
battle until last night, when he defeated
Mike Lansing in a siN-TDuud bout In
his bout here last night he showed him
self a hard hitter clever. game 10 the
core, and formidable opponent for
any tOp-uOtCheF.
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
CRUEL PENN FACULTY
INSISTS UPON STUDY
Refuses to Allow Athletes Twenty -four
Hours Per Day for Training
anu Practice.

PENNSYLVANIA faculty will not agree
10 the granting of "a recreation period
every afternoon during the college year
in order tu give the athletic teams a
time for practice and the students a
time for exercise.
This vas the recommendation OF jne
football committee To the Athletic As
soctation at lis last meeting. and the
football committee had good reason for
the recommendation. for each year il is
becoming more difficult for varsity
football and also baseball players Goa
practice regularly with their teams, and
keep mp i'm their college work. so mum
erous are the afternoon hours I'm all
departments Last fall the coaches
claimed the early season football re-
verses could be attributed 10 the fact
that many OF the FIRST eleven were Uu-
able 10 come out regularly for prac-
tice. and that ir was Impossible 10 de-
veIop team work or even condition the
men.
Cornell had the same tTouule. claim
Ing a. lost thcm the princeton contest
In this sHair the ithacanS uutplayed
the Tigers iu the first half. but were
overwhelmed iu the second by lack OF
condition So they SAY
Penns faculty. 10 has developed. took
mp this matter one year ago, ana even
went into it So far as To get the opiu-
ions Of all of their rivals atuleticaIly.
in the East or West. Not one of these
institutions but believed the same-that
such "A plan would be Impossible The
only way would be 10 increase the pro
iessional courses one year I'm length.
which was not in accord with the pur-
pose Of the University. as IL would force
door students. who enrolled with a Sc
Fious intent 10 makes the besf of their
ume, 70 spend an extra 5 ears time sole
~ Tor the privilege Of seeing the Ouak-
er athletes enjoy themselves
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
VETERAN PUGILIsT DEAD.

NEW YORK. Dec, 29.-JOe WOoley. Az
old-time English pugilist. is dead at his
home. lI2 Orange street. Newark.
Wooley. who was a brOther-in-law OF
Charlie Norton, once the lightweighj
champion of America. came TO this
country from Birmingham over a quar-
ter OF century ago, after he had
fought SCVentv-two rounds with the
raw uns" with Charlie Hipkiss for the
featheFWeight cham mponship OF England
The light was stopped on account Of
darkness. WGoleY opened "A saloon IN
Newark, where he pT0speTed. His first
fight In this country YVES with frankie
Lyman, one Of the clever feather
weights of that time. lie leaves 4
widow and family.
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
DEFENDER VOLUNTEER
OFFERED FOR SALE

BOSTON. Dec -g-Thc oI1 NoIunteer.
which kept the Americas Cup at homs
Iu 1887 against tHe English yacht. f. 10
be sold
She now lies hauled ont in South BOs-
iOu under Tho supervision or Hollis
Burgers Though built nearly twenty
years aSo. Ihe Volunteer d. iu good con
ditioa and Hrr equipment iS complete ia
every respect She has "a very large
cabin with seven sta t.rooU- and. rig-cd
a. a Sioop- she carries four officers and
eight mon. Sls could Be easily altered
20 a -rnsoueI- however for cruising.
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
MEET IN BALTIMORE
INTERESTS CAPITAL
Many Famous Athletes for
Fifth Regiment Games
on January i.
G. W. U. VS.. VIRGINIA RELAY
Trying 10 Match Them for Two-Mi
Championship Of SOuth-Irish-
Americans VS.. Mt. Washington.

WasIiEctOn schools. colleges and atH-
lctic clubs VIII De- strongly represented
at the athletic carnival which is 10 bc
held in Baltimore Un January ]. under
the auspices OF tile Nj Washington
Athletic club and thc Maryland A. C..
The committee on entries ANNOUNCES
unprecedented success Iu securing cor
tcstants FOR these games. Not only viii
the pick Of the athletes from The OTi0le
CITY ana the District be seen I'm COM
petition, but the management has been
assured of the entries from some OF the
strongest aud bcst known clubs Of New
ork. including the Irish-Amcricau A
4. Among the latter arc Ray EWrv,
the worlds champion standing high
jumper; Melvin Sheppard, tle holder
of The Ge0-yard mark: Martin j. Snerf-
dan, who gained Tou0Wu al the last
olympic games in Greece. and others Qf
equal 0albaT
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
OQUner Gains Record
For Horse Mons Grev

i. :. Chickerins OF Worcester.
owner of the PAGER Mons Grey. .2.22ls.
claims that his mare. Mons Grey. is
holder of the worlds record for the
largest number of races and winning
heats IN the same number of days.
She won six races IN eighteen
straight heaIs in ten days, and cap
'ured four races IN straight heats i'm
five DAYS She started first al the
Barre fair in September, winning
races on successive days From
there she was shipped 70 Stafford
SPRINGS. Conn. where the next week
she took races on Tuesday and Wed
ueSday in straight heats; was ship
ped 20 Palmer. s,here ou Friday OF
the sEmc week she won another
straight heat race. and ou Saturday
sthi another
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
BASEBALL

| BASEBALL.
Capt. John CANCEL will take the Gin
cinnat pitchers ana catcheTs 10 Marlia
Springs on March 1.
Wonder nov much less than Sl2,500 and
two good players McCloskey VIII get
! for Pitcher Brown?
Manager Winn. of the Lowell club.
hopes to secure BILLY Connors TO play
second base for him.
Lindsay. of Detroit. wants his re-
| lease. The Detroit club owners propose
20 sell him 20 81, Paul or Baltimore.
Billy Lush does not need TO worry
much about the baseball situation next
season. lie holds on TO his job at Yale.
Tile Cincinnati club has paid out
S25.962 for players since January !, i903
Fail to see where inc Investment has
ranned out.
Manager Joe BeHU. of The Jersey
Citvs, says that he has the material for
strong team next season. and will
reed hnt "a fcw more players TO complete
his roster
Montreal still continues To gather in
I.
drafted bv Detroit from Newark. has
been turned over 10 Frank Fnucis
annex.
Il is not true that Pittsburg has sur
rendered Second Baseman knabr to
Philadelphia \ rumor to this effect
was bruitcd when Philadelphia refused
10 waive claim To the player.
The anrout OF the American Aszocis-
Z oil no
heen taken Go the city council. where an
ouer has been presented calling for a
tax o. S'2o per year on ball parks.
President Comiskey is completing ar
Tansements for thc spring training trip
OF IN" worlds champions The SoX will
go 10 the city OF Mexico in two private
cars, leaving March :.
Dummy Taylor. Of the Giants gave
way the largest number of times I'M the
NaJiuual League 10 other twirIcrs dur
lns the 1857 season, while ChTisty
MathewsOn and Ames. also of the New
Aofks, were forced TO take 20 the woods
frequently. EdsOn PastOrus, and Strick-
Ter were victims Of a bauing matinee
Ames, Taylor and PittinEeT were taken
out OF the box against every club.
Charley Murphy. the Chicago National
League club president ls still OF the
opinion that he viii try numbering his
f't''f'.tN IA'At 0tdHtfll. 30 LnaL Inc spec
tators may recognize them. SAYS Foster.
Of the New York World. lie should be
'dFcful tuat no combination might be
made whereby the catcher and pitcher
or his team might line up as ''13
SUpeTstitiOus persons would be inclined
6" lay against IL on a 'hunch.'
When President Farrell received the
franchise in 1903 he spent si25. .0l0 iD fix
ng up the present homo Of the New
oTk Americans Tn 1904. after breaking
even on expenses only. during the pre-
ceding seaspr.. the club made a few
thousand dollars. while I'm 1903. the
profits were about 81. .Oo0. exclusive Of
the receipts from football But during
last season the phbiic began 10 appre-
ciate American League ball more than
ever before, with the result that three
times a. many persons saw the Griffith
team play in New York, as attended in
1893. while the patronage on the road
was immense. As natural result Far
rell was able 10 figure up about So 90
after all expenses had been paid. which
placed the club ON velvet iu anticipation
Of money making campaign ir l907.--
Exchange.
The Washington times., 1906-12-29

Nevada fight promoters. and those
from RhyOlitc in particular. have not
as yet raised Tom MCCarpy-g ante FOR
fight between Jack O'Brien and
Tommy Burns RhYoiite offered S25. 600
for IL and McCarey saw IL and raised il
5000, and they still are drawing cards.
Burns writes he expects one of the
numerous Nevada mining camps TO
boost tie purse TO S4O.000. but the boost
must have got caught 10 a snowdrift
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
GRANT CHALLENGES
HIS ANCIENT RIVAL
Would Meet MaCkey on Mat
in Finish MatCh-Handi-
cap More Likely.

After saying rude things about each
for long time there is al last a
prospect that Joe Grant the popular
Washington middleweight wrestler. will
set another chance az Roy Mdckey. OF
Washington, wolteTweight champion of
the South. who, having exhausted all
the known languages, g. studying
moukey-talk 10 find now ways OF calling
Grant hard names.
The prospect arises from a letter 10
he Times from Charley Weiss. Grants
manager. asking TINT the news De
spread abroad among the readers OF this
great family newspaper that Grant will
wrestle Mackey TO a finish al any time
ur place. As MgCkcy has been howIing
for match. ana Weiss has been hold
ing of, 81 Is more than likely that they
viii clash in the near future-but not to
q finish. Grant is ID middleWeight while
Mackey can do liN without trouble.
and J man so much lighter would make
the engagement appear one-Sided.
The Washington times., 1906-12-29

Another baseball landmark has passed
away from maJsT league club ju
Henry Peitz. the veteran catcher who
las been sold by PittsbuFE to Louisville.
shortstup before he became a major
eaguer he was placed behind the bat
% 81. Louis In 1850. and ne played i'm
-incinnati nine seasons. Two seasons
go he was traded To Pittsburg.
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
Two Great Relays.

As is getting 10 Dee ihe rule iu pres
ent day meets relays viii De featured
The one which viii perhaps arouse the
most interest is tGat scheduled between
tire crack Mi Washington club four.
which won toe South Atlantic 0ue-miIe
race at the Amateur Union champion
ships, held mere last summer and the
fast lTish-Aueriaau team.
An event which should be of oven
greater moment. locally a. least, wjI
be another probable meeting between
the twO-mile relay teams Of George
Washington University and the Cuiver-
sity OF Virginia II it is impossible to
match these teams. the Washington col
leigans VIII meet another strong aggrc-
EHtlpU.
A note that viii interest Vashingtou
track enthusiasts is that Paul : Her
ring. the little runner who was formerly
with tEc Columbia 4. c.. and who IS
one IF the best ciudeT path experts ever
turned out lu Washington. will hence
forth run under tHe Mt Washington
clubs ColOTs az the games
The games viii Dee held iu tH, famous
Flfth Regiment ArmoFy. which Is one
Of the largest indoor tracks m the East.
having Straigntaway OF over a hun
dred yards and a track Of buI eight
laps 90 the mile.
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
TOMMY LOWE AND
jim BONNER DRAW

Wll.kESBAEItE, Pa Dee. z9.-Jim-
my Bonner, of Summit Hin. and Tommy
Lowe. of Washington, fought six fast
rounds at The Peerless Athletic Club
Thursday night
Botn Hlrn WerC aggressive, and the eN-
bibition was one of the best given before
the club ia some time At the end OF the
sixth round the referee declared honors
even.
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
Drunkards Cured
IN "a Hours
Any Lady Can Cure the Most Violent
DruBkard Secretly at Home.
To Prove It, a Free Trial Paek.Es IE
Sent Sealed 70 All Who Write,

Let no woman despair. The sure. quick
permanent cure Tor drunkenness has beeu
found
j. is Golden Specific. If has u5 od0r. I.
has m taste Just a little is PUT in tIa
drunkarI's cup Of coffee OF tea. or in his
food. lie viii never notice IT, he Will be-
cured before he realizes it. and he will never
know Why he abandoned the taste for liquor.
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
Net Last Winter.

This pair OF worthless met IN uandi-
cap bout last winter and Grant gained
one fan i'm the hour. a very pleasant
evening was spent-by the spectators.
The grapplers were too busy 10 be
happy. They went over the ropes twice
and under them thrice. and Tom Nc
Grew and his troupe of tumblers. who
were sccondinG AIackey, got a whole
new line of ideas about ground and
lofty falls. Grant finally pinned Mack
ey's shoulders in 81 minutes
Mackey said this morning that ne
would talk wrestling with Weiss or
Grant whenever they We're ready but
ne wants 70 know about the weight and
other conditions. Whatever terms they
make. this viii BE- match worth seeing.
Medical students and lecturers on com
pound fractures Will be esp. cially in
Vitsd and given front seats upon nav
meut of the usual price
The Washington times., 1906-12-29

NJ -.p Lynch, the former Brown Uni
vCrs' ty pitcher viii be a member Of the
BS' dmorc team next season. His three
year contract with Pittsbure expired
last tail
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
BOXING.

Frankie Paul the Harlem feather.
who is attracting so much attention
among Harlem fight fans has beer
matched IN meet Tommy O'Keefe. Of
Philadelphia the twice conquer0r Of
Tommy Stone i1 tho 4emi-windup o.
the Murphy-Yyurg Corbeu fight on
January al Philadelphia.
L.w Powell has received an ofer from
Manager Riley. of the Casino Athletic
club. of Ton0pah. TO match him To fight
ten rounds as preliminary TO tho
Cans Herman fight Riley will put him
against Adam Ryan, who is Herman r
spaTing partner, and give them sl0
purse. Powell viii consider the offer
few days before giving Riley "a reply.
Tho further me gets away from Gold
field, in time and distance. the surer
Battling Nelson is that he did not foul
Joe Cans.
Major Rode-icB Mckenzie. Toronto.
Canada, seven feet two and one-half
inches tall. and weighing 327 pounds.
wants TO fight Iefries. \ man like that
don't need repuIduou-he has plenty
of goods in sight Tex Richard 81 al.
please cake notice OF Major Roderick
Mckenzie.
The first fight at Ho- Springs next
year Will be between Andy Bezenah and
the winner OF the Young CoFbett-fom-
my Murphy bout, which is 70 take place
next month I'm Philadelphia, John Nc
Lee the manager OF The new Whiting
ton Park Athletic Club, has secured the
services of Bezeuah TO b0S either Cor
bett or Murphy the last week IN ian
uaTy. Gene BeZenah, who is looking
Of d d. N.rF,e Rars'g inf - fa a
TO close negotiations for the bout at
once. Mckee viii write to COrbctt and
Murphy and hopes to have everything
arranged i0r the opening of the new
club within "A week or two.
Morris Levy is the only man in the
game who beat Billions Nolan. Morris
managed Young CoTbett and matched
s.. 500 win and 50, go draw or lose. The
event drew $l5.000 Nolan. by not fight
ing on a percentage basis, threw away
John l. Sullivan. who is showing in
Chicago, has with him strapping young
minnesota athlete. who is known "a
-'kid" Cutler He is d strapping fell
low Of six feet one inch and a03 pounds
and Sullivan believes there is something
good in the young fellow for he Is only
twenty-five years old.
1t looks as il Matty Baldwin and
Rouse O BTien viii meet shortly near
Boston, either in private or public, for
81 900 . side. Johnny Shealy, manager
of O'Briep. says that ne could raise
the above amount Iva two days in South
Boston TO back O'Brien against Bald
win at the same weight that the latter
fought Murphy the other night at Chel-
sea, Larry Hanrahan. the manager OF
Baldwin, is willing.
II DaTky Haley, the English feather
weight fighter can only defeat Tommy
O'Toole. the featherweight champion OF
Pennsylvania, in their siN-round bout
before the National A. g. "f PEiladel- !
phia. on January II. he will be given
a cnance To meet Abe Atteu in a twen- |
tv-round bout before the Pacific \ c.. |
OF Los Angeles, Cal. for the feather
weight "hamnionship 80 the world. /
McCarey, OF the Los An |
Feles club. saws he will give Haley a
fight with Atten II ne bests O'Toole.
Ionv CapOni. The Italian middle
weight who recently bested Larry Tenn
The Washington times., 1906-12-29
GOLF

Ther. are now Gfty-uire clubs iu the
metropolitan GOlfinE Association Twcn-
ty-one are In New Jersey three la Con
neCucut. twelve on Long island. and
tWcnty-three n New York. exclusive Of
Long island. The resignation Of the
Freeport Golf club. due 70 being unable
10 hold its real estate on lease. has been
accepted. Eight clubs joined during the
year. the Crawford Golf Club Dun
Woodie Country Club. Mahopac Golf
club, Arsdale Golf Club. Brlarclln Golf
club. New brunswick Golf Club FAR
view County Club. and Nyack Country
Club.
Ned Fitzi0hu. of the Mohawk Golf
tiGb, schenectady. has been engaged for
the winter at Southern Pines. y G.
The death Is announced of the Rev.
Cr- Grant a graduate Of ST Andrew s
~ and am earnest golfer al
though He did not PLAY much He WAS
pastor of the old Cathedral Of D0ruoch.
which Andrew Carnegie and his guests
al Skibu Castle attend, and Of which the
Duke Of Sutherland is a member All
visitors 90 bOTnOCh Iiulln had "a friend
in Dr, Grant
Harry VardOn has in contemplation a
trip 10 South Africa. and thence 70
Australia. returning 10 England by way
of the United States, The journey will
be- for his health, but Nardon will take
his clubs along. Alex t2ourlav Of Pitts
burg. Pa. H. al 81. Andrews for the
winter lie IS the frst Ca reach Scot
laad Of the years crop of golfers who
will winter their old homes. James
Maiden has gone 20 Atlanta. Ca. as
assistant 20 AieCk Smith foT the winter.
The governors of the American Golf
Association ~ the Advertising Interests
have decided officially not To hold a
tournament 81 Pinehurst this winter.
4 committee of Eastern advertisers and
advertising ~ en-. with the consent of the
governors, E8s arranged a special tour
D5meut for members Of the clan. 10 be
held at PinehuTst on January "a. j., and
l6 Il will prscede the Piuehurst open
mid-WinteT tournament oN January II.
is. and 10, so that those who 20 10 the
advertising tournament may participate
la an entire week Of golhuE.