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The Washington times., 1906-03-11

That Jabez White viii make another
trip 10 America in a short time and try
10 regain the iaureIs he los. TO Jimmy
Britt. seems reasonably certain. II Bat
Ting Nelson beats Terry McG0vern next
week ii can be said with certainty that
a match viii be arranged between the
British champion and the lighting Dane
and he will at once make arrangements
to cross the pond. White is confident he
can whip the Dane. and is willing to
make q tidy side bet
The Washington times., 1906-03-11

Foxhan Keene probably will not have
a starter in the Grand National after all.
His Proper III Is not training satisfac-
torily and 1t is doubtful If he can be got
ten into condition 10 warrant sending
him to the starting post. 1t viii be a
disappointment 10 the American con-
tingent. as Mr.. Keene's horse had de-
Yeloped into a first-rate fencer, and, in
condition, should have had look In for
the race Perhaps this disappointment,
however, viii save q mere bitter one
which might have come with Proper in
the race
The Washington times., 1906-03-11
OLD STARS BRACE
GALLAUDET SQUAD
Five Veterans Nucleus For
Strong Nine.
PITCHING MATERIAL NEW
Dillon Only Slabman of Last Years
Varsity, But Youngsters Look
GoOd-Catcher Needed.
PITCHING MATERIAL NEW

The Gailaudet College baseball squad.
under the direction Of Captain Cooper.
had its first practice on Garlic Field last
week.
rive. Of last years varsity players are
out again They are Captain Cooper
Leitch, Elder, Hinch. and Dillon, and
Matzner. who started last season as
Sallaudets star and had the rllsfor-
tune TO break his ankle in one of the
carry games OF the veterans. Meunier
was was lost through graduation. will
oe 1ne most important loss. as outside
OF being the teams best pitcher. he was
one OF the heaviest hitters, and there
was no position he could not FIN cred
ltably in an emergency.
Catcher Suley. who showed occasional
streaks OF brilliancy. is also missing
Russell. Of the football team. who Is
showing up most conspicuously among
the new men. comes with q good repu-
tation as an ail-round player. He is
10 be tried behind the bat In case he
fails TO make good. the Buff and Blue
has fast and reliable man for the
place in Mitzner. now at shoTtstop.
Veteran Infelders
Preston. a sub of last year, is try
ing for third, where Hartman is miss
ing. Captain Cooper viii cover second.
Earl Elder and the cid reliable Leitch
remain in the outfield. Sharp and Mar
Jure. OF the football team, are among
those trying for the third place in the
outfield whose chances look bright.
OF the pitchers who made good last
year, only Dillon remains. Harper and
Holiday, youngsters who had little
chance with the veterans last year, are
expected to develop into varsity caIiber
this year. Bull. new man. apparently
possesses great speed, but is shy Of con-
troll. If he can acquire the needed mas
terry Of the sphere. he viii make a val
liable addition 10 the Mutes' pitching
staff.
While the available material is not
so plentiful as last year, its quality ap-
pears to be better. and the prospects
are for & stronger team.
The Washington times., 1906-03-11

Steeplechasing is popular and profita-
bic in France, and with the big purses
offered by the French tracks the Iinest
cEasers In Europe are to be found on the
The Washington times., 1906-03-11
No Proper Control.

Another thing is that the so-called
clubs of today are not subservient to
any controlling body. a matchmaker,
when public feeling is aroused, may
talk himself out of a tight place, and
then when the scare has passed take up
his line of work again.
As for crooked fighters, their motto
seems to be the Vanderbiltian one-the
This is an age of forgetfu1ness. A box
er named Harry Forbes, who was
bowled out once on the eve of a contem-
plated job with Frankie Neil in San
Francisco, said when told that the steal
If 1t had gone through would have
ruined his reputation:
Not a bit of it. The public would
have forgotten Il in a few months, just
Chicago"
The Washington times., 1906-03-11

President FaIlieres enjoys the dis
tinction OF being the first motoring
head Of the French republic. he has
brought with him to the Elysee Palace
two motor cars.
In Felix Faure's time motoring had
not advanced to that stage where the
sport was popular ana the President
himself had little inclination to Try the
new devil wagons. al LOubet also re-
fused to do much more than recognize
that the motor car had created great
industry. He was very fond or driV-
ing a pair OF horses. and when not
driving he would walk
But motor cars he personally dis
liked.
Emperor William has expressed him
self as opposed to the bill advocating
the taxation Of automobiles. and said
he did not believe II would ever be
passed by the reichstag.
The Washington times., 1906-03-11

America. Austria, and Australia Will
compete in the tennis championship
held by England this year.
The Davis trophy. which exemplifes
the international championship. was
won by the Dohertys on their American
tour. and has been successfully defend
ed by them. The entries for the COM
ing contest closed this week and the
three countries named have challenged
It Is feared that the trophy Will go
back to the United States this year. as
it is doubtful If the Dohertys can de-
fend II.
The Washington times., 1906-03-11
Wanted to See SIugging.

Nell and Tenny were known as
smashers from Smasherville. So the
ticket buyers piled in through the Me-
chanics' Pavilion doors and saw what
they had paid to see--a desperate fight.
In my opinion the knockout feature OF
boxing should be eliminated. How /
shall tell before l get through. The pub
lie, if pugilism is to continue, must be
taught to take its ring entertainment
with less tabascO.
The handling OF pugilistic events by
irEividual promoters or by bands of
professional sporting men is wrong.
Ccmmercialism is naturally the under
lying motive of a scheme of that kind,
ard when a promoter finds that a match
that he is interested in is being tam
pered with by crooked gamblers there
is the temptation to turn his knowledge
to graft rather than to take 4 highly
moral stand and denounce bout that
he has been at an expense of thousands
of dollars, perhaps, TO arrange and ad-
VeFtiSe,
The Washington times., 1906-03-11

The death is announced of James
Terry. who was well known throughout
the country as a breeder of racehorses
and at whose paddock at LumleY many
good winners have been bred and reared
Among them may be recalled Lumley.
Winterlake. Red Admiral Croydon
Light Of Day. Eunice, Skiograph. Bed
ford Blue. Hawfinch. Purple Emperor.
Camberwell Beauty. Small Pearl, Simon
hatch, Duke of Burgundy, Refine
Blanche. Red Emperor. Countess Feo.
and many others. Mr.. Terry who had
reached the ripe age Of eighty-two, was
born at Lumley. and had lived there all
his life. He had been In falling health
for some time.
The Washington times., 1906-03-11
Priest Aids Boxing
As Aid to ReIigiO1
BrOad-Mnded Father preedy Encourages
Manly Art-OiorieS in Slaughter of Game.
International Tennis Tournament

LONDON, March IO.-Bradley Martin,
his son-in-Iaw. the Earl of Craven. and
the latter's uncle, the Hon. Osbert Crav-
en-, were all present the other night at
q cOster's boxing contest. held in the
crypt of an Islington church. and pre-
sided over by the "Coster's Pope,
otherwise the Rev. Father Preedy.
The Hon. Osbert Craven is president
Of the Ashdown Athletic Club. which
was founded by Father Preedy, In con-
nection with his church mission The
members, who number hundreds. were
gathered in from the streets by the en-
thusiastic priest. who, by interesting
them I'm physical exercises. gradually
led them to higher things" His motto
is: Spiritual Christianity upstairs and
muscular Christianity downstairs
Before they left. the Bradley Martin
party were thanked in hearty. racy Ian
guage by a muscular coster. who said,
referring tc Mr.. Craven: We're all
eoeters, and we love a bargain, and
guess we've got one in him
Lord Ashburton, who IS now honey
incoming with his American bride, for
merly Miss Frances Donnelly, Is one
the finest game shots in England. he
began 10 shoot Wheh ne NdS SiofoH'
and at the grange in Hampshire his
bags have been phenomenalIy heavy
The best was in 1871. when he shot
II 900 partridges. In 1895, more than
2, 90 head of game were killed by hlIn.
on one November day he killed IS0
brace OF partridges. He has taken part
in several record-breakins performances
on other estates. including marvellous
performance with another great shot'
Lord 4. WalsiDgham, when two guns
killed 3SS brace Of grouse in a gale OF
wind.
The Washington times., 1906-03-11

list of entries for next seasons fixtu-cs
There are plenty Of $500 10 SlO,0OS
stakes, md the Grand Steeplechase dc
Paris is worth SIS, ,00o
The Washington times., 1906-03-11

Great interest is felt among racing
men at the suit for libel brought BY
". T. de Wend-Fenton against the
stewards of the Jockey Club for ruling
him OF the turf for alleged shady Drac-
tees. The case will be fought bitterly.
and 1t is hinted may uncover other IN
sayory turf scandals.
The Washington times., 1906-03-11

Lord Downe probably viii take the
place on the board Of stewards of the
Jockey Club made vacant by the death
of the late Sir James Mitter Lord
Stanley will come in as junior steward.
The Washington times., 1906-03-11

noted writer in a London sporting
paper gravely answers a correspondent
in 'St. Louis, \. " He probably will
get letter from Chicago. Mass. or
New Orleans. Mich. next
The Washington times., 1906-03-11
Has Scheme
To Preserve Boxing
Would Have Big Athletic Clubs and A. A. NJ.
Adopt Professional End of Sport-Shorter
Bouts and Fewer KnoCkOus.
BY w. W. NAUGHTON.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1O.-ln the
light Of the events OF the past month he
would be "a plucky man indeed who
would attempt to set up a defense OF
modern methods of pugilism, for, sand
wiched in between the deaths of two un-
fortunate fighters in harness, as one
might say, was a confession from the
negro Cans that his contest with Jimmy
Britt was a Job from beginning 20 end.
In the Cans Britt matter. OF course, it
can be urged that 1t is simply one man s
word against another's. n doubt has
been created and that doubt viii remain
until the theme is threshed threadbare
and eventually forgotten.
In the cases OF Alexander DOWN and
Harry Tenny, the former of whom was
killed in the arena at Colma, while the
latter died the morning after the tight
with frankie Mel, there is no room fol
argument. They are both under the sod.
The writer has been asked 10 state his
views as TO how the sport OF the ring
can be cleansed from trlckery and con-
Quoted so as to minimize the chances OF
serious or fatal accidents 10 partici-
pants.
KnOckouts Bad.
Before outlining what l consider would
be a better system of handling glove
contests than at present in vogue, I'd
like 10 discuss the evils of the game as
carried on at present
The public demand for "cIean knock
outs" is one of the bad features OF the
sport. In cities where boxing fiourshes
spasmodicalIy and where promoters are
held down to four or six-round bouts,
the admirers of the Queensberry game
are quite content with what is set before
them.
Here IN San Francisco there has been
no stint in the line of fistic entertain
ment. Twenty-round matches have been
the rule for years. and the public ap-
petite has become stated.
Bouts which are decided on points
leave a feeling of dissatisfaction among
spectators. The only kind of finish
which meets with approval is when fist
cracks against jaw and the recipient of
the blow sprawIs on the floor to be
counted out by the timekeepers.
Even in this contest which had such
deplorable ending-the one between
Neil and Tenny-a larger crowd than
usually greets matches between little fel-
lows was attracted by the prospect of
desperate fight" 1t was known that
Nell and Tenny put up a whirIwind
slugging match at Colma and that Ten
ny and Monte AttelI fought a breakneck
bout at Tonopah
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-07-21
Earle's Pipe Dream

Details Of the plan Of Highway Com
missioner Horatio +. Earle to furnish
crushed rock for the state roads and at
the same time end the strife between
covict and union labor by removing
part Of the jackson prison % Green
stone cliffs Keweenaw county have
been announced by the commissioner
saws Lansing dispatch
Mr.. Earle will recommend % the
next legislature that q branch prison
b. built at the place known A. Green
stone cliffs on the Eagle river Kewee.
nav county which Is a short distance
from Eagle River village where the
river empties into Lake Superior
These cliffs are three miles long and
from fifty to 1870 feet higher than the
road that passes along their base.
They contain all Of 100, 600. 600 cubic
yards Of trap rock. The cliffs have an
area Of &. 600 acres and are owned ny
the Tamarack Mining company and
SIR. Earle has the assurance 81 General
Manager N. w HARE that there will
be no trouble in making suitable ar
rangements.
The commissioner says that the cell
blocks and other fittings at jackson
prison could be moved 10 Eagle River.
Also that the property at Jackson could
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-07-21

be sold for more than enough 20 pay
for rebuilding at the Keweenaw county
site
Railroads and steamship companies
have been asked for special rates and
Earle now figures that he can furnish
the rocK for the state roads at 81. 50
delivered TO any part Of the lower
peninsula instead OF al as, the price
now paid
Hi- figures are a. follows Cost OF
quarrying and crushing twenty five
cents per cubic yard cost of moving
from quarry TO Lake Superior ten
cents transportation to Lake Huron
or Lake Michigan ports fifty cent.
per cubic yard average cost Of hauling
~ rail to point where ii will be used.
forty cents per yard
p Hawkes. president q the D.
q NJ has offered his cooperation il
the scheme
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-07-21
Lead and Zinc Mining

The l-hpeming Record bad the fol-
lowIn interesting article on the lead
and zine districts ~ Wis iu its last is-
sue
Cubs City Wis July Z o0g
have devoted considerable time and
energy investigating the developments
Of lead aud zinc mining ia southwest
eu Wisconsin and am familiar with
the territory known aud described as
the Upper Mississippi Valley district,
which comprise ,l Grant, Lafayette
and Iowa counties. Wis l9l JoeDayies
county Illinois and t3) Dubuqu e.
county, Iowa, covering an area in ALI
nearly 1000 square miles Certain
other counties adjoining these five
produce small quantities Of ore but the
main production comes from the three
Wisconsin counties mentioned and IL
is 10 these that wish 10 call atten.
ton.
No great boom was experienced in
the past three years when modern min.
ing methods and machinery began 70
be introduced Prior to this mining
was conducted in the most primitive
manner, the upper runs of mineral
above WAGER being worked mainly for
lead The introduction Of the steam
pump, drill hoist, mill, separators
and concentrators has enabled the
successful mining OF the richer and
heavier bodies Of ore found below
water and has created an impetus 70
this industry that promises 20 continue
increasing for years 70 come The ores
mined are galena or mineral
isulphide Of lead smithsonite or dry
bone carbonate Of zinc and aphaler
lie or black jack sulphide Of zinc
Considerable capital Il being al
vantageously invested here by Michi.
gan. Chicago and eastern capitalists
and / have little doubt much more
would come In IL the possibilities Of
this rich mineral belt were more
broadly diffused cur English cousins.
ever awake 10 grasp at the unlimited
opportunities presented in developing
the vast resources Of the country. have
recently formed a syndicate with
authority to spend ~, 900 900 In Scguir.
ing lead and zinc properties in this
territory.
Conservative estimates OF ore that
will be produced In southwestern Wis
consin this year amount 10 o., 900. 90.
This shows the magnitude Of the bust
ness which. with the introduction Of
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-07-21

10 to % per cent in excess Of that Of
the same time last year
The week has been one Of quiet
tirmness in the pig iron market.
There is still shortage Of billets, but
in the Chicago district relief. will be
furnished by the Illinois Steel com
pany which having completed It's open
hearth extensions will be u seller Of
billets.
The American Bridge company :
sales for the last six months are 80. OO0
tons more than any half year in IL
xistence Independent interests are.
understood TO enjoy similar prosperity
Railroads are buying freely for bridge
construction Among orders recently
placed was one for 1000 tons for an
addition 20 an eastern rolling mill.
Wire mills are exceedingly busy.
and IL Is expected that some addition.
al capacity will soon be placed Ii
operation in order 70 provide for the
heavy fall trade Coke prices are firm.
and the output reduced Quotation.
are slightly higher
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-07-21
Tax Commission Coming.

James II. Thompson and VIM. H.
Hoyt both members Of the tax COM
mission and Of the state board Of as
SCISSORS will arrive in Iron county
next week. These two gentlemen, and
Robert II. Shields, Of Houghton,
chairman If the commission. will look
over the various railroads Of the mp
per peninsula, acting in their capacity
Of members Of the board OF review
II Is required by law that member
Of the board visit every county in the
state at least once each year This
Is probably the first visit of the two
southern members 10 Iron county In
fact As the Houghton Mining Gazette
says, il seems that great many Of
the people Of the state never get 4
chance or opportunity to visit the mp
per peninsula until they have been APP
pointed on some commission or board
Among the railroads OF the penin-
sula 70 be visited by the boards are
those Of the copper country the Cop.
per Range Keewenaw Central and the
Mineral Range. Keweenaw central
is new ON the rolls, having but lately
been placed thereon and this will
probably he the FIRST visit of any
officials of the state have ever paid it
in an Official capacity On the way
north the Duluth South Shore &
Atlantic road was gone over and on
the way back the roads in this end Of
the peninsula will be gone over. The
commission has been pretty we'll over
the state but has not yet visited the
upper peninsula roads to any extent
The members of the state tax COM
mission and Of the state board of as
SCISSORS are identical, although the two
boards act in different capacity
The commission takes care of the
general property of the state while the
board Of assessors assesses the railroad
property and sets their valuations.
Trouble is being experienced with
the Wisconsin 4 Michigan railroad on
account Of the valuation set on the road
by the board Of assessors. The board
set valuation of 81, 800, 900 on the
road and assessed the taxes according
ly, which the road has paid but under
protest. Now the road, which is
owned by John X. Walsh the mil
lionaire Chicago banker, has instituted
proceedings 10 recover the taxes paid
in excess TO what the management Of
the road thinks IL ought 10 have paid.
Although the roads valuation was
set at only ~. 500, 900 by the state board
Of assessors, the experts, appointed 10y
Attorney General Blair. Profs Cooley
and Adams Of the University Of Mich
| igan 10 put value on the railroads of
| the state set the roads valuation AT
g. 300, 900 or $500, 600 in excess Of the
value set 10y the board Still the
management Of the road is kicking
about the valuation set by the board
4 upon which the taxes are based The
whole commission will go over the road
won lis way back 20 the lower part ai
the state
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-07-21
R0fO0d News

Officials and attornies Of the entire
North Western system have been called
10 Chicago where. under tine tutorsnip
Of President Hughitt school Of In.
sturctiou in.the new rate law Il being
held.
Officials attending the conferenc re
port that the time IL exceedingly short
TO prepare for strict observance Of
the law and in order 20 approximate
the result. some fast work must be-
dcne. AZ the law becomes effectiye.Sept
Both traffic officials and legal adj
visers 20 over each section and give
their Interpretation, and from their o.
pinions a circular will be prepared for
distribution throughout the system.
Among other questions to be deter
mined Il whether or not any Of the
present practices Of the railroads Is an
infraction OF the new law. As in the
case Of the Elkins law, an effort will b.
made 10 obtain court rulings upon the
mooted questions.
The Chicago & North Western rail
way company has awarded a contract
for the extension to extend 20 miles
from Boneatel. =. ID. westward. The
contract calls for the completion OF the
extension by Sept. rs.
It ia understood that within the next
three weeks, ssys the Duluth Herald
that the Duluth Mesaba q Northern
and the Duluth & Iron Range roads
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-07-21
The Iron Trade Reyiew IN.

The Iron Trade Review says
The scarcity of labor Is becoming
an increasingly important factor in
manufacturing ceuters In the south
where the supply had for some time
been fairly short Of the demand, the
number Of laborers has been consider
ably reduced on account Of migration
to the wheat fields In the coke region
many laborers who were able 10 find
employment In places where the temp
erature was not 30 high as about the
coke ovens, have done 80, and the out.
put OF coke has been reduced on &C.
count Of the inadequate number Of
laborers An EFFORT 10 determine the
business on hand IN the mills in the
Pittsburg district indicates that they
now have orders for tonnage from
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-07-21

will place orders for 2 900 new ore cars.
The Duluth & Northern il said 10 be
In the market for 200 10 1900 steel
cars Of 100 900 pounds capacity, and
the Duluth and Iron Range expects 70
ask prices this week on zoo steel ore
cars OF the same capacity, and also on
a large number Of wooden box cars and
fiat cars
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-07-21

FOR SALE a through bred Jersey
Cow five years old gentle and Of good
habits giving fourteen quarts Of milk
per day at present will sell cheap for
cash
Inquire OF Mrs VIM. Trebilcock.
Mansfield. Mich.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-07-21

FOR sALE:-A dne Jersey COW list
calf and gives a fine mess OF milk.
Mrs Thos Conlin