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JUMP ON ROLLER SKATES.
Record Recently Broken by John
Davidson.

NEW YORK. July John Davidson,
cyclist and skater, created a new worlds
record for running high jump on roller
skates at Madison Square Garden rink this
week. Davidson cleared the bar at 8 feet
10 inches, with little apparent effort His
jump was about three inches better than
the record, as he that height when he
went over. His first Jump was feet
inches, when the bar was raised two inches
He experienced no difficulty In getting over
this. Another two inches was added for
the third attempt which he cleared easily
To accomplish his notwithstanding feat
Davidson started about twenty-five yards
from the standards. He increased his
speed at every stride. He gradually crouch
ed, and when at the proper distance for
the jump he suddenly, by an immense eff
fort, lifted his body from the floor. The
Impetus he had gathered from his great
speed carried him clear over the tape and
landed him on the other side on a perfect
balance. He travelled half the distance
around the rink before he could stop him
self.
High jumping on roller skates is one of
the most difficult OF athletic feats The
athlete Is not able TO secure any purchase
from the floor TO aid him In the Jump while
the disadvantage is multiplied by the fact
that extraordinary speed Is required to ac-
complish IT. Should the skater fail in se-
curing proper footing after the iump II
Is declared foul, and this fact makes {.
one OF the fairest as well as most difficult
tasks IN athletic sports.
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JACK JoYNER's PURCHASE.
Brother of Highball Regarded as One
of the Best Yearlings

NEW YORK, July 7.-Bill Phillips, the
man who brought out Geo. C. Bennett last
summer. was the contending bidder with
Andrew Jackson Joyner at the race track
this week for the full brother to Highbau,
who was finally knocked down 20 Joyner
fOr $40, 500. Mr.. Phillips bid for Fred Cook,
the western bookmaker who owned Geo. c.
Bennett.
Phillips saw this colt before he LETT the
Dixiana farm-Major Thomas j. r,aTspn
country seat. where he was bred, and
called Mr. Cooks attention to him. Geek,
who IS anxious to break into big "a cling in
tho east and who has a genuine fondaess
fer the thoroughbred withal, sent phillips
east with instructions to go to $4,000 or
$1,000 for Highbalrs brother. Phillips
stopped at $4,000 because he saw that
Joyner was determined to land the colt.
AFTER the sale Phillips offered Joy rer
LOCO for his bargain. Joyner would net
sell He said that he had acted for Sydney
Paget and that Mr.. Paget thought he Ben
t,ome-Strychinia colt good enough TO
keep. Phillips considers the brother 10
Highball the best-looking yearling he ever
saw, and he (Phillips) will be VERY much
disappointed II he does not make a great
rnee horse. Joyner likes the looiss of the
Zen Strome youugster, who Is nor as leggy
as zHighball was at a correspon ling period
In his life, but he would rathsr he was
bit coarser.
Joyner thinks the Ben Str,mes are the
best when they are a trifie caarss This
yoEngster Is In everything next year The
North Carolina turfman told Edward r.
Thomas after the sale that re considered
the Ben Strome colt o better locker than
any yearling he had seen all saasoa. That
vas saying lot. for Joyner very recently
Inspected the Haggin consignment and
made several purchases OF Rancho del
Paso stock for Mr.. Paget.
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LOST RACE BY A MISHAP.
Wheel of Barney oldheld's Car Came
Off

MILWAUKEE. July Fifty miles IN
lO4 As IS the new record established by a
certain class Of fully equipped automobiles
at the second annual race meeting at the
State Fair track In Milwaukee today under
the auspices of the Milwaukee Automobile
Club. The race was won by car driven
by G. V. Rogers of Racine. Wis. Barney
Oidfed who was driving Mayor Becker's
car in this race. was leading by a good
margin up TO the twenty-second mile when
re met with an accident. one of the wheels
OF the car coming off. Oldfield resumed the
race and came in third. after losing several
minutes through the accident. The pre-
vious record for the race was 1o6. 49, made
on the Hawthorne track, Chicago July 3.
There was little excitement outside of the
close finish In the hve-mile invitation
stakes. which Oldheld captured from
Pau Albert of Germany by q narrow mar
KIN in J.43 10
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JACK O'BR|EN TO
FIGHT TWO BATTLES
Current News and Comment of
the Prize Ring and Its
Exponents.

PHILADELPHIA Jack" OBrIen, the clever
pugilist. who claims the heavyweight cham
pionshfp title. has lust completed arrange
ments to engage in two six-round battles
In the Quaker city next month. which will
increase his bank account several hundred
dollars. His first encounter will be- with
big Sam Berger. the California heavy
weight. whom he will meet before the Ma
tional A. C. on July 16 Two weeks dater
OBrien will take on AL. Kaufmann an
other big fighter from the coast in con-
test which will be brought off in the open
air at one of the base ball parks in Phila-
delpha.' After these battles 'Brien will
take a rest until September, when he ex-
poets to start for Australia where he has
been offered a fight with the champion of
that country.
The ten-round bout between Mike Schreck
and Tommy Burns. the heavyweight pugi-
lists. Will not be fought at Terre Haute,
Ind. July Is. but instead will come off at
Seattle. Wash. where they have been Of
fered a guaranteed purse OF So, 500 to fight
on July 10. The matchmaker of the club
at Terre Haute refused to post a forfeit
that he would bring Off the contest. but as
the manager of the club at Seattle agreed
to do SO the fighters decided to box in that
city.
X
II Spike Robson. the English light
weight Is willing to fight Terry McGovern
a six-round bout in the Quaker city, and a
suitable incentive Is offered by the match
maker Of the National A. c.. the bout will
come Off Joe Humphreys. manager OF
McGovern. has announced that he will let
Terry box the Englishman just as soon as
he receives an offer which he claims will
make 1t worth McGovern'5 trouble to get
60
X y
Battling Nelson and Kid Herman of Chi
cago will fight at Oakland. Cal, the after
noon of September 10. Eddie Graney says
that Morris Levy will leave for the east in
a day or two to complete the necessary ar
rangements While details as to weight
and division OF receipts have not been
agreed upon, the men virtually have rledg-
ed themselves to accept the Hayes Valley
Cubs terms and II only remains for Levy
to secure their signatures TO the necessary
documents to bind thu match.
The matchmaker % the Olympic A. G.. of
Grand Rapids. Mich, is so anxious to BRING
off fight at his club between kid Hsr-
man and Benny Yanger the Chicago fight
ers, that he has offered them GO per cent
OF the gross receipts to battle for a ten
round bout. Yanger has already accepted
the offer, and 1t is expected that Herman
will follow suit. as he wants to meet Yam
ger in the squared circle.
X
Ii by any chance tho limited round bout
between Philadelphia Jack O'Br:un and
Sam Berger is preven ed from being fought
In the Quaker city thass two 1'g fellows
can have It out N ano:ne- city. Ma c!,
maker McCarey Of the Pacific A c. OF Los
Angeles, Ca, has notified both puglists
that he Will offer them big incentive to
ba tile a twenty-round bou1 beedre his atub
Oh July 20 IL their contest does no. take
place in Philadelphia
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KING EDWARD ONE or
Immortal" SPORTS

PARIS. July Prince Murat and NJ. Ed
mond Blanc, in answer to invitation
sent by them, have received a letter in
forming them, on behalf OF King Edward,
that his majesty will have great pleasure
bership to the new Academy of Sports In
Paris. The society. like the Academic
Franchise, Is composed of forty elected
members, but these latter-day "immortals''
must all be sportsmen. 1t includes several
well-known authors who have written reg
ularly or incidentally outdoor pastimes.
Motorists, horsemen, yachtsmen. fencers,
aeronauts, votaries of field sports and 9TH
ers represented in the academy. The
forty sportsmen have held few meetings
already and given away several prizes en-
dowed by members. The honorary acade-
micians include King Alfonso of Spain.
Roosevelt.
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MATHEWSON AND
CHESBRO REGAIN FORM

NEW YORK, July THE rehabilitation
Of Christopher Mathewson and John Ches-
bro IS the subject that attracts the atten-
ton of the base ball cranks OF the metropo-
lis. 1t Is also the cause of considerable
wonderment
The opinion had gained ground that
neither OF these two celebrated curve spe-
cialisjs would be of much value to their
teams this season. aud there was much
speculation as to whether either of the
New York teams would cut much of a
figure In The psnnant races OF their re-
spective leagues without the services of
these eminent strike-Out artists.
Both men were utterly ineffective at the
beginning of the pennant race and Mathew
son was in the more serious straits, owing
60 the weakening effects of an attack Of
nasa! diphtheria, which had left him with
out sufficient strength to even play ball,
let alone pitch. in the operation of which
a man needs all the vigor and power at
h.s command.
lis early attempts to pitch were dIsheart-
ening. and patrons witnessed the unusual
spectacle of the great Matty being knocked
cut OF the box.
But he took his medicine bravely and
kept on tossing the ball about until he
gradually Tegained most OF his former
strength ThereupOn he began to pitch
with some of his former vigor, and his last
few games have been nearly good S
lie showed at any time last season. In
fact. it would appear that Matty is himself
again and that the Giants will have the
benefit Of his wonderful skill from this
time out.
In the case of Chesbro, while he was not
sick like Mathewson. yet he was unable
10 pitch with the effectiveness that had
characterized him in the season of 1904
and also in the opening weeks OF the season
OF 1905. He was ineffective at the opening
OF the present season, although there was
no question that he was in excellent phys
ical condition, raving trained faithfully
last spring in the south. Yet he was I'M
able to pitch with effect. and he was beaten
lust S REGULARLY as he went into the box.
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EXCUSES OF BALL PLAYERS
BY HUGH s. FULLERTON.

fellow who used to play with the old Bos-
ton team when It was gathering In PEN
nants fast as the seasons rolled around.
In close game one afternoon he attempt
ed to bunt The game depended upon
whether or not he laid down a bunt. He
screwed weak fly to the inf1eld-and the
game wes lost
What do you think Of that guyf' he
asked afterward.
''Who?"
why. that fellow Clements? Didn't you
see him?'
No What did he do?''
Didn't you see him rub grease on my
bat7'
Groundkeepers know better than any
others the excuses OF ball players. They
are called upon to sweep. scrub, soften,
harden. smooth and roushen the ground
for certain players every day during tho
season. They are asked to pour water on
one spot and dry out another. They are
asked to put new top dressing on short
stop and sweep It off second base. and the
finding of one piece of gravel as big as the
end of a little finger means a week OF
chiding-if the player happens to make an
error.
There was one Chicago player who used
to carry a pocket full OF pebbles that he
would scatter around him after he had
fGuibed a ball, and another one used to
cut up the ground with his spikes so that
he could show his fellows where the ball
struck when 1t took bad bound. ] know
another one who used to tear the leather
on the fingers OF his glove after he fun
bled a ball, to show how hard was hit
They have all sorts of excuses.
1t is a fact that a piece of chewing gum
that 'Dopes' Wolverton threw away once
won game for Chicago from Cincinnati,
and an eleven-lnning game at that.
II was in the eleventh inning at Cincin-
natl. Chicago had scored In the first half
OF the inning, and, with a man on third and
one out. Jake Beckley rolled a bunt to-
ward third The bunt was fair by six
inches. and Beckley. having caught VOL
verton asleep, safe by yards. Wolver-
ton saw that it was useless to try to catch
the runner at first and decided to let the
ball roll. hoping against hope that 1t would
roll foul AS he ran in Wolverton spit out
a wad of chewing gum, and as he stood
over the ball watching it roll he was as
founded to see 1t strike against the wad OF
gum and. with its last gasp. roll across
the line onto foul ground. On the next
effort Beckley popped UP a foul, the next
man went out, and Chicago won.
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Yale's Foot Ball Schedule.

NEW HAVEN. July 7.-Yale's varsity
football schedule for next season has been
issued as follows: October 3. Wesleyan at
New Haven; October G. Syracuse at New
Haven. October 10. Springfield at New
Haven. October IL, Holy Cross at New
Haven, October %. Pennsylvania State at
New Haven; October ~. Amherst at New
Haven. November 3. West Point at New
Haven, November 10. Brown at New
Haven: November II. Princeton at Prince
tor, November -. Harvard at New Haven
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No ball player ever made an error. At
least # each player was permitted to be
official scorer for himself, his fielding aver
age would be LOCO.
No one, unless he has been official scorer.
can imagine how many reasons there are
that q ball player does not get the ball
There is a reason for every error, and
every ball muffed or fumbled is an I'M
possible chance.
1t hit a pebble"
The sun got in my eyes"
1t took bad bound"
I was going the other direction to cover
the base when IT was hit"
The wind made It shoot crooked"
These are the five principal reasons as
signed by players when they want to justi-
~ themselves in making an error or mis-
play-but there are others-almost as many
others as there are misplays.
One OF the funniest excuses l ever heard
was true. 1t happened on the old Eastern
Park grounds at Brooklyn. Treadway was
playing center for Brooklyn when some one
cracked a long line drive straight at him.
1t seemed a sure put-out and an easy catch,
although the ball was hit hard. Treadway
had but q few feet to run to place his body
squarely in front of the ball. He went
jogging over. then suddenly swerved.
jumped sideways. appeared to be trying
to go two ways at once, and finally made
desperate jump at the ball. missed 1t,
and let H. roll away Tor homo run.
Everybody in the press box thought that
the sun had blinded Treadway and caused
him 10 mistudge the ball. AfteTward he
explained 1t. 1t appears that just as the
ball was hit bee landed on his leg. The
sting of the bee distracted his attention
and lie forgot the bail until too late.
Barry Mccormick, who should have been
the best ball player that ever lived and
wasn't put up an excuse once that was
IA wonder. In close game and at the
crisis of the game. he fumbled an easy
bounder and let the winning run score.
Just as l started for the ball. he said
a gnat few into my eye. and 1 never saw
the ball at all until after it hit my shins
and rolled away"
But the prize excuse maker was a young
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had he the chance of a Hanlon or a Collins.
1t Is all very well indeed to talk about
there being no talent available, but there
Is world Of 1t. only 1t will not come for
the asking. A man must go around after
1t to get 1t. Manager McCloskey of the st.
Louis Nationals has succeeded In getting
two very good men In Outfelder Burch,
Brooklyn boy. who made good at the start,
and In Catcher Mccarthy. Boston has not
yet got over the fzzle by which Outfleldor
Geo. Stone. one OF the best young players
Of recent years. was given away. and with
a bonus besides. and what an asset he
has been for the st. Louis. President
Hedges and Manager McAleer must have
laughed more than once at their success
in putting that deal through. Evidently
they knew their man full well. Donovan
has made very good in Brooklyn. far bet
ter than Hanlon. and has proven far be-
yond any argument that he Is the better
man Of the two. He may not be able to
land his team In the first division, but still
that is by no means impossible. and IL he
can progress as he has been going and
Philadelphia continues to loose ground, he
may do even better than he imagines.
Another young man who has had an up
hill task is Manager Jake" stahl of the
Washington club. No major league man
ager was ever appointed to his position
with little experience as he. and there
is no doubt the load has weighed most
heavily on his shoulders. No one has
any adequate idea of the responsibilities
and worries of major league manager.
Manager Griffith declared that his &C
cumuiatton of gray hairs has been entirely
due to the trials and tribulations that had
been set him, and others will bear testi-
mony of the drain upon ones vitality in
the endeavor to fill such trying position
at all acceptably. Stahi has done very well
indeed. all things considered. He was
fortunate in a degree to secure such
grand ball player Lave" Cross. who
has been Of the most decided aid to him
in strengthening the club and in enabling
it to make a good showing this season.
Stahl is slowly but surely building a win
ner for his city. The men play with all
their best efforts under all circumstances,
and never give up until the last man is out.
and that is spirit much to be commended.
Another pa!nstaking manager who has
been eminently successful Is Outf1elder
Jones of the White Sox. His has not been
a bed of roses, and the showing OF his
team last season. when 1t made such
brilliant try for first position. was simply
magnificent. His team has been squirting
well of late. and If 1t can maintain the pace
set will remain IN the very thick Of the
battle.
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British Rifiemen Coming.

LONDON, July THE rife team of tho
Queen Own Volunteers will sail from Lon
don on September i to shoot against the
7th Regiment team at Creedmoor. L. l., on
October . and g. for the Sir Howard Vim
cent shield. There VIII be six men ana
two reserves.
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Strengthening the cincinnatis.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. July Pitcher
Chech and Ontfelder Odwen OF the Gin
cinnad National League base ball team
were today traded for outneider Jude. the
Indian member OF the Toledo American As
sociatioa club Pitcher Hall OF Seattle
has also been signed. and With First Baae-
man Deal. late OF Lancaster Pa. and Out
fielder Jude. will report here Monday.
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HACKETT DEFEATS CoLsToN
Wins New York Championship In
Singles

NEW YORK. July LII. Fl. Hackett won
the final match today OF the New York
STATE lawn tennis championship on the turf
courts OF the Staten Island Cricket and
Lawn Tennis Club. He defeated f. c. Co.'s
ton. catonsviile Country Club. Baltimore, In
three straight sets. rs. 7-5 sI
+. G. Anderson and c. c. Kelley gained
the final round OF the doubles. as did T. r.
Pe1 and Harry Terrence. Both pairs won
In straight sets. Hackett probably will take
the championship cup by default of r. b.
Alexander. the holder, as the lattar Is not
expected to defend
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Had to Call on tho Police.

CHARLESTOWN. 8. c.. July 7.-Augusta
tied the score In the ninth inning this af-
ternoan and q rumpus snsued that called
for police suppression, Tho men Quieted
down and played three innings more, Benz
der making q safe hit. scoying Savidge In
the twelfth. and won the game by 3 70
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Tenney, Donovan, StahI and
Jones Praised for the Show
ing They Have Made.
BY JACOB @. MORSE.

Five cities are represented in both the
American and National leagues-Boston,
New York. Philadelphia, St. Louis and
Chicago. In two OF these cities there are
playing managers of both clubs-Collins and
Tenney In Boston. Chance and Jones in
Chicago. In New York we have a nom
playing manager in McGraw and Clark
Griffith plays 30 seldom that he may well
be termed non-playing manager. In
Philadelphia there are two non-paying
managers-"Connie" Mack and Hugh Duffy
and the same is true In ST. Louis where
Jim McAleer and John McCloskey hold
forth. So In the ten clubs that have been
enumerated we discover six non-playing
managers against four playing managers.
In the American League as a whole there
are four playing and four non-playing
managers, and in the National League five
non-playing managers against three play
ing managers making a grand total of
nine non-playing against seven playing
managers in the sixteen major league clubs
a very good showing for the latter.
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What Keeler Says
II Isn't often that Willie Keller, the IS, COO
a-year right gardener of the Griffith troupe.
boots anything, but" as he puts the mat
ter himself, 'all of us fellows in the out
works have got just SO many of them
season to drop, and there's no use trying
to buck against fate" The great-hitting
little Keeler man uses that word fate
pretty often. It would never be thought Of
him that he is subscriber to the fata!istic
doctrine, considering the steadiness OF his
play and his perennial observation-disclosures bit
Keller is as superstitious as crap shooter.
He swears by the teeth of the mask-carved
horse chestnut that he always carries with
him as a talisman that he Invariably
dreams of it the night before when he is
going to boot one-muf an easy fly. that Is
to say--in his meadow on the morrow.
Haven't known that dream thing to TALL
in all the years I've been playing bali, he
tod me- land that isn't any opening for
ball. either-Tm ashamed TO tell you. When
ever 1 dream that I'm going TO let one
grease through my mifts l know for
dead-sure thing that L m going to make
show of myself In the game on the day fol-
lowing the dream. Just nervousness because
of the dream? Well. 1t may be that; but.
whatever il is, through my fingers the old
pill slips, as sure as hops, and I'm ieft
standing out in the glade looking like
year-before-lasts valentine Does 1t make
me feel cheap to find that I'm wearing the
guilty, like a case of walking false pre-
ter SEES; like a small boy that comes home
with dripping hair and parDoied back
and tries to make out to his FOLKS that he's
never seen the old swimmfn' hole in his
life I hate to admit it, but to boot one In.
the early part of game cleans me of my
nerve for the remainder OF the fiesta. II
even films my batting eye for the rest OF
the game. And think 1t hits every ball
player about the same way"
Charges It to the Devil.
Boots? Don't even mention that word
1t gets me gummed up even to hear II
whispered" Jiggs Donohue, the agile first
sacker OF the White Sox, said while back
when the subject OF kicking 'en around
was mentioned to him. Talk of the devil.
and he'll surely appear. and IL that grinning
imp that sinks along and hands bali
player pair of boots and forces him to put
'em on Isn't devil. then never caught .
hot one from third ON the soft meat When
boot one fed Hike asking the park cop
to take me by the ear and lead me to the
exit gate. When boot two In q row feel
Hike surrenderinS myself to the headQuaE-
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