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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-18
CORNELL TEAM
PROSPECTS BRIGHT

IT'S no. for the grldiron champion or
1906 at Cornell. The prospects for a fine
team this year are excellent. They have
never been better. and probably will not
be better for several years TO come. All
the faculties OF the Big Five" seemed
20 have combined somehow or other to
help Cornell this year. They have all
barred freshmen from participating in
varsity games.
This rule doesn't hurt Cornell nearly as
much as II does Yale, Harvard. Princeton
and Pennsylvania. for the Ithacans have
seldom drawn any manufactured material
from the big preparatory schools, as all
the others have done so often. Hence
Cornell WITH be=jttst as wrff=uff for ma
terial as she ever was and the other col
leges Will be minus valuable source of
material.
To make things look even better. Cor
nell is going TO have back in her fold
eight veterans OF the team that last year
played Pennsylvania 10 n standstill and
was only beaten by the score OF 6-5 in the
last few minutes OF play.
The vacant spots In the team are left
by the graduation OF ex-Capt. Costello.
right tackle; Halliday, fullback, and
Rhoadhouse. left end. The loss OF these
men will be felt. OF course, but the re-
turning squad Is a strong one
The doughty tackle, Capt. Cook, will
lead the team Next 10 him Will be the
giant Thompson, at left guard weighing
$50 pounds and all bone and muscle. At
centre will be the sturdy crew man,
Newman. who played through the Cor
nell Pennsylvania game last year with
two broken hands.
on the right side OF the line will be big
Barney" O'Rourke. At right end will
be the speedy Van Orran. The backneld
will not be badly of. despite the loss OF
Halliday at fullback. Walder. who play
cd AT left half last year. will probably
be moved into Halliday's place Earle.
tho star substitute for Walders position
last year, may play left half Gibson. who
has been NJ right half for two years, will
be In harness again.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-18
4 SWIMMING ALLIANCE
IS NOW SOUGHT HERE

r. Baxter OF Manchester. England
president OF the Amateur Swimming asso-
citation OF Great Britain and one OF Brit
aims acknowledged authorities on water
polo. is now I'm this country on short
visit. Mr. Baxter will visit Travers ISL
and and other points OF interest. Yes
tcrday Mr. Baxter talked with James +.
sullivan. sccrctary-treasurer Of the Anna
teur Athletic union OF the United. states,
In regard TO forming an international as
ISOLATION FOR the government OF swim
ming the idea being 90 create body that
will make uniform laws define an anna
teur and establish distances in swimming
for which records will be accepted
Mr. Baxter was amazed NJ the Ameri-
can lack OF interest I'm swimming. He
SAYS that in Manchester alone they have
2o0O swimmers competing, and that much
of their success is due 90 the fact that
they have plenty OF baths 20 encourage
the Youngsters. This country Is con-
sidered absolutely weak when one con-
siders the indoor bath question.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-18
COTT0NTOWN TOOK
FIRST SPECIAL RACE

Cottontown won the First Special, the
event OF the program at the Gravesend
track. yesterday. but this does not mean
that he was the best horse in the race.
The wesern colt beat Running Water
O neck i'm driving finish. with Tangle
third. a head away. The latter should
have won. but was prevented from doing
so by repeated interference
What is known as tracing luck had
much to do with the result. Cottontown,
favored by a fine start, had n good posi-
tion behind Running Water, the pace
maker.
Running Water was unable TO make
Cottontown leg-weary during the early
stages OF the contest because the former
Is merely a rater, without great. speed
Cottontown ran under a pull 10 the
stretch and then In a squirt home beat
Running Water out on the post
In both respects-the lack OF pace and
his good position, In which he was free
from interference-Cottontow was great.
ly favored and II enabled him TO win the
5000 stake.
Had Tangle been more fortunate sh,
would have won, as she ran the bes
race. Al the start she was caught In ;
5am and Knocked 10 last, which cost hel
several lengths.
In the run down the backstretch Tangl'
closed up the gap. but, unfortunately
Radtke, her rider, in his endeavor TO saw
ground took the route along the rail OK
Between. In third place began 10 drol
back half a mile from the finish, and n
doing so pinned Tangle on the fence. Tn,
Suburban winner hung 10 Tangle thereaf
ter and she was unable 20 shake him OF
until the stretch. Then she secured ar
opening She closed so rapidly that ~ III,
race had been 10 yards further she woulc
have beaten both Cottontown and Run
ming Water
John Madden. Tangle's trainer, was
greatly disappointed over the result and
said: II guess I'll have 10 ride Tangle
myself In the Second Special In order &c
win IT,"
The steeplechase was n farce. out OF
10 Jumpers" that started four fell and
one bolted. Jockey Pollock, who rode Bill
Crozier, got nasty fall. and was stretch
ed out on the grass unconscious several
minutes. Under the track physician
care he recovered, and escaped with n
few bruises. Garter Knot spread-eagled
her field easily. She jumped well. and
had so much speed that she won, pulled
w. By 10 lengths.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-18
HOPE HIGH
WARRIORS OUT

The first football practice OF the season
at Hope street high school started yes
terday afternoon, when 15 candidates re-
ported 10 Capt. William d. Nisbet
The practice was held on the grounds
at Llyod and Arlington avenues, but this
place can be had only temporarily and
considerable difficulty is being expert
enCed I'm getting a suitable field
The material this year is not as good as
was expected, the weight OF the candi-
dates being far below that OF last year 5
team. At the most the team will not av-
erage over l40 pounds. There are but six
OF the old men back at the school this
year. i.e.. Capt. Nisbet right tackle Bani-
gan, right guard; Andrews, left guard !;
Keene left tackle; Riley, left end and
Kilton. right end.
Manage Way has aanged 70 one game
outside Of the league thus ia, that being
with st. Geoges school OF Newpot, to be
played on Saturday, oct. 13, at Newpot.
The candidates who tuned out yesteday
wee as follows Capt. Nisbet. Banigan,
Andews Donavan, Otis, Bennan, Bagley,
dddddddddddddddrrr shrlu fmwym
Burke, McGhearty, Fuller. Wilson, Beser,
Maynar. Harowitz and Mccartney Sew
eral more men will be out by the latter
part OF the week and scrimages will be
held.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-18

The throne OF Cresceus trembles. and
his reign as king OF racing trotters is
drawing TO it's close Yesterday afternoon
the doughty Malnsheet served notice on
the king that he was after the crown.
and the gallant little horse made such a
terrific onslaught on the palace walls that
they all but fell.
Twice the pony had raced around the
track in time so fast--2:O5%, 2:05A that
the populace began TO cry. THE king is
dead. long live the king" Then arose a
henchman Of the tottering monarch, a
Fighting as he never fought before, he
took the battle UP and In desperate
struggle saved the honor OF Cresceus,
winning the heat in 2:O54
The pony won the first two heats i'm
2:O5%, 2:054. and was SO close TO orc IN
the third that the official timers could
not split between them.
Mainsheet was driven by Myron Nc
Henry, and in the new hands he acted
like a different horse. never making
false step. 1t was general comment
that he appeared to relish the change
in teamSters.
pony by the talent. and although she
went the fastest race OF her career, she
was completely outclassed. Tuna ana orc
were the surprises; and both OUTRAGED
the first two heats, but she never was
near enough for McHenry TO come TO a
drive The second heat Mainsheet came
the last quarter in 30l4, With something
to spare,
Tuna took the midget stallion down TO
the half the third heat I'm l;O2, which was
a bit too fast, for when Oro challenged
him in the stretch he could not brush
away He tried hard. but orc was the
fresher and just nosed him out In 2:ooA'
a mark which is likely 20 stay with Nc
Carthy's gelding for some time.
Mainsheet is a very handsome black
stallion. owned by Howard Cobp OF
ithaca. n. Y. and is by the Director Gen
eral. out OF Pixtell. by Axtell, 2:l2. His
record OF 2:05A has been beaten by only
three trotung stations, ana ohly one ol
them made the time in race.
Grand circuit followers were treated tc
something yesterday afternoon that has
seldom been seen before-Geers caught
manning. The master reinsman was driv
ing Ardelle, and having disposed OF Vests
/ Boy in the second mile. thought he hac
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-18
SUPT. SMALL ON
OLD AND NEW
INSTRUCTION

The first general meeting OF public
school teachers this fall was held In the
English high school assembly hall yester-
day afternoon. when Supt. Small delivered
an address upon the contrast between
the early New England schools and the
schools OF today.
Mr. Small told them among other things
that against all the adverse criticism by
middle aged merchants" who know moth
ing Of the present day methods, he want
ed them to feel that they are doing the
best work that has even been done IN any
educational system so long as they had
a clear conscience and get out OF a pupil
all there is to be developed.
He dilated on the conditions that existed
in 1.-The good old days" when the curri-
culum comprised but two or three studies
and the sessions lasted pretty nearly all
day.
He told how In those days girls were
not admitted in the schools for a long
time, and how after provision was made
TO give them a school education, they
were given onl ytwo hours daily. the two
hours that the boys were at their dinner
recess.
THE time is coming" said Mr.. Small.
when our school system will develop 10
the utmost the impulses OF a pupil and
not waste valuable time I'm trying TO
teach something which will be useless to
him :,
1here VIII be no october meeting, be-
cause the Teachers institute is TO be held
that month The November meeting will
be addressed by DR.. Charles u. Tenney
OF Tientsin, China, on the subject Of the
new educational movement in China.
DR. Tenney has lived in China for the
past q years. where he has been engaged
in educational work Up TO last June he
was president Of the Imperial university
at Tientsin. and was at the head OF the
new educational movement as govern
ment official He is interested in the
work In this country and in England for
the education OF the Chinese boys who are
sent over at the expense OF the Chinese
government.
DR. Tenney was class mate OF Supt
Small and OF Principal Meader Of the
Lexington avenue grammar school, hav-
ing been graduated from Dartmouth with
them In June 1873 Neither saw him for
Is years until last Friday. when they
had n pleasant reunion, followed by "A
dinner at the University club.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-18
FOOTBALL NOTES

Bowdoin has game this fall with Cor
nell, Oct 20, at Ithaca.
Tom Barry has been succeeded as coach
at Bowdoin by A. L. Laferriere and E. A.
Beane.
Leighton, formerly a tackle at Andover,
is one OF the recruits for the team at the
naval academy.
Byron Dickson Of Pennsylvania string
OF winning teams, beginning in 1894, will
coach Lehgh this fall
Coach Roger Purinton Of Bates starts
his season with only four old regulars,
Capt Schumacher right tackle, Fraser
halfback, Foster left tackle and Harris
end.
There have been no marked improve
ments in football armor this fall About
the only new wrinkle is an adjustable
mouthpiece for the old-fashioned nose
guards.
Bx-Capt r. G. Torrey OF Pennsylvania
will take by" Dicksons place as the
nominal head coach at L. OF p. DR.. Will
liams will continue TO map out the policy
as heretofore
The Ohio professional football league
will have some strong teams this fall,
and will pay high salaries to players,
Stevenson, the Quakers old quarterback,
will play for Canton.
Paul Dashiel will coach Annapolis this
fall, assisted by Jack Gates. Yale's for
mcr end. who takes the place OF Herman
Olcott. the Yale player who was with
Dashiel last season.
Overwork was fatar at Exeter last fall
Jim Hogan will coach the team again.
and Is not likely 10 allow the boys 90
set themselves so hot a pace particular
ly toward the end of the season.
Coach Reid OF Harvard is making every
effort 10 have ex-Captain Dave Campbell
come east this season, and 10 remain with
the team at Cambridge for a longer peri
cd than IL was possible for him 20 stay
last fall.
Brown will make another stupendous
effort to beat Dartmouth this fall. The
coaches. Robinson. Gammons and
Schwinn. will be with tho eleven ALL the
season. and already have gotten the can
didates into fair condition down on a
southern Connecticut farm.
AS was expected one annual army.
navy game at Princeton was enough
This year the game will be played at
Philadelphia, where II was played each
year from 1899 TIL 1904. inclusive. and
where there Is every facility for handling
the immense crowds. both by the rail-
roads and the hotels
The Quakers are much concerned lest
Capt. .-elect Greene Of the varsity eleven
be disqualified from playing football, be-
cause OF deficiency in his studies. Greene
Is with the team, and will take special
examinations 20 try 20 get back into
standing In his college work Bob Folwell
will be Greene's successor II the latter
is barred from play.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-18

The champion Grays began a three days
touring. the farewell one for the season
OF 1906 In the city OF the Royals yesterday
and In the first assault on Manager klt-
tredge's cohorts administered whole
sale slaughter, winning pulled up at the
finish by the large and juicy score or
IL 10 2.
There was simply nothing 10 1t but
Providence from the breakaway 10 the
close They fell upon Barger Ike an
avalanche. lambasting him TO n frazzle
sn the four innings in which he officlated
or the rubber. The champs looked over
his curves in the opener. and after 1T
tie arbitration pulled one run out OF the
can. In the second inning things began
20 happen so fast that it was with great
difficulty that the scorers could keep
track OF the progress OF the game. Bar
gers curves had assumed the proportions
OF balloons and the Grays began driving
them 10 the distant corners OF the lot
with a vengeance that swept everything
before II.
Barger was powerless before the as
sault and the slaughter would have been
kept up indefinitely only for fear on the
part of the Grays that darkness would
6all before the necessary Ave innings had
been played. Finally, after FIVE runs had
been registered on the Providence board.
three outs were declared. and Montreal
came IN 10 bat. only TO go down with
N dull. heavy thud before the mysterious
shoots of "Big Jack Cronin.
When the third was opened Barger
was again on the slab, hut this time the
champs had mercy on him and let him
down with one run. After the visitors
had netted one more run I'm the fourth
Barger was relegated 10 the woods and
Dubois took the rubber. There was
nothing doing for the invaders In the
iifth and sixth, hut in the seventh they
got 10 Dubois and made the score 10 20
2 in their favor One more I'm the eighth
brought their figures up 10 II.
Cronin was In the points for the Grays
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-18
NO FOOTBALL
At TECHNICAL

Principal George f. Weston OF the Tech
nical high school. stated yesterday that
he would not allow his school to be rep
resented by a football team in the Inter
scholastic league this season.
Mr.. Weston says: There are three
legitimate high school sports. namely,
baseball, football and track athletics. and
to carry on all these makes the athletic
work too much of an expense and drain 10
the ordinary high school. We want the
sports which benefit the greatest number
OF pupils; therefore, my plan is TO cut
out the least desirable on those grounds.
I eliminate football mainly on account OF
the expense incurred by hiring profession
al coaches and also because there Is not
enough enthusiasm shown in football at
our school. Any branch of athletics
which requires the help of the teachers
Is not in a healthy condition.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-18
YACHT RACES
At SEA GATE

Two more elimination races were
sailed yesterday afternoon off the At
lantic Yacht club, at Sea Gate. to see
which OF the lower bay boats is TO meet
the orestes, the champion Q boat Of
Massachusetts, bay
Hendon Chubb's Spider won the first
Of the contests by 80 seconds, from w.
H. Childs JOY. In the second race, the
NTH of the series, JOY turned the tables
on Spider and won by / minute and Z
seconds. w. A. Barstow's Soya finished
last upon each occasion.
The course sailed yesterday was
around n triangle of IA nautical miles.
The start was made of the dock OF the
Atlantic Yacht club. and the first leg
was a spinnaker run TO Fort Hamilton.
Then came a beat to the new channel
buoy, off Norton's Point, followed by a
reach on the starboard tack TO the
finish line. The wind was moderate
and from the southeast.
The result OF yesterdays contests
gives JOY one race and Spider and Soya
two each. The last race OF the series
will be sailed today.
The summary:
FOURTH ELIMINATION RACE
100 A n Or
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-18
NOTES OF the TRACK

Roseben was withdrawn from the first
race at the Gravesend track yesterday be-
cause his managers did not wish 20 race
him against Lady Amelia. The latter Is
as niu,ble on her feet az cat, and over
the short six furlonE course at that track
s. practically invincible.
Leonard Joe Hayrnan won the ffth race
easily. He galloped his opponents dizzy
by acting as the pace maker Each time
he was challenged by n fresh horse he
spurted with the contender for furlong
and Their drew clear again. with 81
pounds on his back-the weight he car
ried yesterday-be is quite a race horse
lie was entered 20 be sold for 1900 but no
extra bid was forthcoming when he was
offered for sale.
Red" Kelly. a habitue OF the race
tracks. who owned Kingstocks during the
days that the Gutenberg track was n
winter -go-round for the ponies and
racegoers. was approached by Robert PIN
kcrton az the Gravesend track yesterday
and accused by him OF conveying in-
formation 20 the pool room men. Kelly
denied any collusion or "wig-wagging'
the results. but nevertheless pinkertor
said that he would keep him out of the
track I'm the future
John Boden. the new SECRETARY ~ ths
Ascot Park track. Los Angeles. Cal. IL
busily preparing book program that vii
attract All the best horses 90 his part OF
the Pacific coast this winter He viii
be well supported by George Rose. the
principal owner % the track Rose Il
anxious 20 have hgh-class racing az As
cot Park and says he will have 10 n
money can attract the best thorough
breds He will give large purses and bis
sums for special races between the top
notcbers."
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-18
ATTELL To
MEET TERRY

After negotiations which have extended
over the past two months, Abe Attell.
featherweight champion OF the world,
was yeterday virtually matched with
Terry McGovern for n six-round bout I'm
Philadelphia. The matter OF weight was
settled when Attell, who reached New
York yesterday. agreed to meet McGovern
at catchweights, with the proviso that
the actual poundage Of both men be an
nounced TO the audience from the ring
side.
The National Athletic club OF Philadel-
phia was given first call on the match.
Manager McGuigan has held out induce
ments 10 both men. and Attell last night
wired McGuigan that he would sign ar
ticles II guaranteed $500 for his end. As
the club manager has repeatedly told
both boxers that they would draw far In
excess OF $4,000 at his club. Attell believes
that his terms are reasonable
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-18
NAPOLEON AND WOMEN.

Napoleon said at st. Helena that his
glory consisted not in having won forty
battles, but I'm the civil code and I'm the
deliberations OF the council OF state Sa-
vigny and Charles Austin condemned the
civil code as "a mechanical mixture II
the revolution and tho old regime OF Ro-
man law and the customs" three-fourths
OF its contents having been extracted by
craftsmen from a printed treatise. The
code, in n word. was not n substantive
mass at l.pc--AA4t 4i-tti--x To- ~, immense
body OF Jurisprudence existing outside It.
sell. one OF the distator's Objectionable
hobbies was his desire for the degrada-
tlon OF the civil status OF woman. who is
treated by the code as a "hckle. defense
less, mindless being" When asked in
committee IL wifely obedience was pre-
scribed by old French law the first con-
sul sharply replied DO you not know
trait the angel told Eve 10 obey her hus-
band2 Morality has written this article
In all ianguaGes"-1ondon Spectator.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-18
BARROWS AND
Sites WON

The fall tennis tournament OF the Edge
wood Tennis club closed yesterday and
as a result OF the play which has been I'm
progress tho club has a new pair OF cham
pions IN doubles. or in reality Il is the
old champions coming back into their
own.
Yesterday afternoon on the clubs courts
on Warwick avenue the challenge match
took place, the champions having as their
opponents H. Y. Sites and c. w. Bar
rows, the winners OF the tournament. T.
NJ phetteplece and G. s. Brigham were
the champions and they put up stren-
uous nght against the challengers. but
all to no avail, az they were beaten, but
not until four sets had been played
Sites and Barrows were the champions
OF 1904 but last year we're beaten by
Phetteplece and Brigham. The match
gives them back their lost laurels
Bates and Duffy.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-18

the heat safe. when flying down the
stretch close 10 the outside came Italia.
Before Geers could get Ardelle TO TOP
speed again the heat was over and me
Cleveland mare had a record or 2:lO4, the
fastest performance 20 the credit or a
mare i'm her maiden campaign al the gait.
Ardele had prelously held the honor with
2.O4A "A mark she made in the first heat.
The sweet little Boston mare. Owaissa,
won the 2i3 pace I'm straight heats, as
expected. putting in three splendid miles,
2:0sA 201i4 2:O7h. -, ,.,,.a ,,.
an outsider. Lady Mowery having two
heats. and the favorite, Col. Patrick.
one The Colonel Is from the haf-mile
tracks. and pleases the regulars greatly.
lie hit his sulky I'm the first mile. making
breaks In the second he was not beaten
more than a foot in 2:09l4 Then ne came
back strong in 2:loh. Lady Mowery, oy
the way, is the fourth trotter oy MohIn-
ney. 2:ilA. 10 enter the 2l0 list this year
Audubon Boy starts Thursday and ne
looks to have a chance 10 put the legltl-
mate pacing record some faster than IL
now Is He came out OF his Syracuse
miles in fine shape.
Sweet Marie tries her time stunt on
Wednesday. and Alta Mcdonald talks
2:ollb after seeing the way the horses
stepped yesterday.
Cochato. the Boston colt, Is sick and
will not start here. In fact, II is ques-
tion II he Is to take the word at Lexing-
ton. He has had very high teVer, ana
has not had harness on since his syra-
cuse race until yesterday
John Ward and Stiletto c, owned by
Horace Chenery OF Boston. both have
colds. and will be shipped home from
here. along with Mendolita, WHO has
broken down. The summary:
200 CLASS, TROTTING, 8 HEATS.
Purse 5000
Mainsheet. blh by the Director Cen
seral. Pixtell. by Axtell (McHenry1 l 2
orc. big, by Little Corporal (Mc-
Carthy) ..,... ..,....... ..'..''''''.'o
Tuna. bm. Curry ...................2 2 4
Golddust Maid, him (Geers)..........4 3
John Caldwell bg CThompson). .
Helen Norte. bm CRutherford). ....6 dis
TIME:
Quar-. Half Three-qrs. Mile.
First heat ..O3lA 103& 1:& 205&
Second heat O3lA 1903 1875 2;O5i4
Third heat O9oh 1902 1:S4h 2;05A