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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-02
CANS AND RYAN TO
FIGHT FOR $4,000

CHICAGO. ILL. March lit is re-
ported that Jack Noonan. matchmaker
OF the Tonopah Athletic Club, of Tono-
pah, New. has signed Tommy Ryan,
the middleweight champion, to fight
Joe Cans, the lightweight titleholder.
a finish battle before his club on Labor
Day, for purse of $4,000.
1t is said that Noonan had hard
work getting Tommy to come to terms
but finally landed Ryan's signature to
meet the colored boy Cans had In
formed MORAN week ago that he
would meet Ryan If the latter woul,,
make III pounds the Afternoon OF the
fight. While many do not think that
Tommy can reach this mark, he has
agreed to do so.
battle between Ryan and Cans
should prove one of the best that has
l'een held for many a day. Both men
are clever, can hit with either hand
like a mule, and both are past masters
at footWork.
Although Cans Will be giving ten
pounds to Ryan, he has repeatedly said
that ne was Tommy's master. In fact
Cans has said that he Is willing to
ret even money that he can put Ryan
away IN n finish fight
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-02

Twenty or more sports of Richmond
and Petersburg returned yesterday from
Baltimore, and out of the crowd only
one man had enough money for q
breakfast.
Staunton sports had "copped" all the
money on a chicken main, and it was
only by side bets made that tho soli-
.tary mortal of the Petersburg and
Richmond aggregation OF would-be
chicken lighters got away with enough
money to purchase an appetizer and a
sandwich.
TO the select few it was known for
some days that Richmond and Peters,
burg cock fighters We're to bunch their
Ichickens and to pit them against the
fine birds from the farms near Staun-
ton. The main was to be in Balti-
more, and there was not hitch IN the
arrangements. Everything was kept
to Petersburg with the cocks, the lat
ter Were SO bundled up that no sleuth
could have found them. In the Cock
ade City the other lighting birds We're
placed on the train and4the mon started
Ito make their bets.
In Baltimore the betting was even
for a time. Staunton men who had
fighting chickens were much pleased
with tho outlook from the first. and
Baltimore sports who were let into
the game were In high glee over the
/ Out OF the first ten fights Richmond
and Petersburg had three cocks to
come out winners, Seven of their best
birds died in the ring.
! It was a sad-looking lot that re-
turned to Richmond last night
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-02
JUNIORS DEFEAT
I he COVE NAN TIERS
Fast Game Of Basketball at the
Y. M. c. A. Last
Night.

The Coyenanters played their return
game with the Y. Al. G. a. Juniors in
the gymnasium of the latter last night.
and while they held the Y. Nj. C. A.
boys to lower score than the pre-
vious game. the Juniors won out, Is
TO Z.
In the first half each team secured
Two baskets from field, and the Juniors
got one free throw, tho half endin o.
juniors D, Covenanters 4. n
The second half started ont fast and
continued So to the end. In this hall
the Juniors made ten points and held
their opponents to three points. The
game was held under sanction OF the
y: NJ. G.. a Athletic League, which ia
Initiated with the Amateur Athletic
Union All the players are registered
as amateurs.
The lineup and score foliows:
Y NJ. c. A Juniors, 15--R w. Miles.
a. Padgett. N. ID. Hargrove, r.. Brock
Captain. S. Blanton.
Covenanters, 7-F. n. Gillian r.
Wallace Blanton. c. j. s. Grigg. G..
WINDOW Rlanton (captain), G.. w. Mar
tin. 4. j. Taylor.
f1eiG baskets-Miles g., Padgett 2.
Hnrgrove 2, Wallace Blanton .. Taylor.
Free throws-Miles, Wallace BIanton.
Referee, w. y. Reithard; Umpire, S.
=. Phillips; Time-keeper, wingo Rus
sell; Scorer, Burnett Lewis.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-02
FOOTBALL AT HARVARD.
President Eliot Quoted as Not
Opposed to the Sport.

BOSTON. March 1.-Football win
be played at Harvard University next
fall. according to a statement made
by President Eliot to-day. 1t has been
generally supposed that President
Eliot was opposed to football. and the
recommendations Of the special inves-
tigating committee which was APP
pointed some time ago to make re-
port on the general subject OF athle.4cs
has been awaited with some concern
by the undergraduates. in view of the
stand taken by President Eliot in re-
gard to football and other intercol-
legiate sports. In the interview made
pubic to-day President Eliot Is quoted
Us saying:
mo ono for long time has propo sed
to stop intercollegiate athletics at
Harvard. Last year some people either
wanted to stop football or change 1t.
Football has been changed. and SO far
as I can see. 1t will go on as usual at
Harvard next fall The special inves-
tlgating committee which was ap-
pointed some time ago has rendered
two reports. majority report and a
minority report, AS yet I have seen
only the majority report Football has
not been singled out for special con-
slderation, any more than any other
branch of sport"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-02
MUD, WIND AND
RACE HORSES.
Combination Did Not Please the
Sporting Elemental New
Orleans.
BACK STRETCH OUT OF SIGHT
Joe Fallert, at 200 to |, Gives
Talent a Scare and Secures
a Place.

NEW ORLEANS, March 1.-Rain
which part OF the time obscured tho
back-stretch, a bowling wind and mud
were the features at the Fair Grounds
to-day. Summaries:
First race-mile selling-schroeder
Midway N to 81 first, Golden Wave
"a to u second, ouagga t23 to 81
third. Time, 1:471-5.
Second race-four furlongs, selling
Elvira Is to y first, Dickrose (15 to
u second, Gremse Is to 81 third. Time.
:502-5. 6t,
Third race-five and one-half fur
longs, selling-Sir Toddington Il to
81 first, Rusk Us to 81 second, Joe
Fallert Goo to ~ third. Time. 1908 AS.
Fourth race--rnie and q sixteenth
Pasadena G3 to 81 first Donna 6
to ID second Paragon u5 to u third.
Time. l:51 s5
Fifth race-mile and seventy yards
Bell Indian &c to 81 first. Commosa
90 to ~ second, BAIL g to y third.
Time. 1850 35
Sixth race-mile and aeYenty yards
Delmore (la to 81 first, Sincerity Belle
Geo to ~ second, Sponge Cake GIG to
y third. Time, 1851.
Seventh race-selling. mile and
seventy yards-Grand Duchess al
to 50 first, Allure CO to u second. Pal
Bulgcr Is to ~ third. Time. 1853 3-5.
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.CORBET britt
SIGN FOR T IGHT
Meet at Reno, Nevada, on March
a5th in a Finish
Fight.
MUST WEIGH 1873 POUNDS
Looks Like "Framc-Up' to the
knowing Sporting
Fraternity.

NEW YORK, March 1.--Unnble to fight
Joe Cans and Kid Herman. respectively.
James Britt and Young Corbctt, accord
ing to n report from San Francisco. VIII
meet ut Reno, New, on March 25th, III
~ battle to n finish for Il $4,000 purse,
ut 1873 pounds. weigh in six hours before
the contest The winner will receive sixty
per cent of the purse. it Is said.
Corhett and Britt are old enemies, but
Britt has taken part in SO many queer
looking mills that this latest "frame-up"
with back number like Corbett Will not
cause much undue excitement in pugilis-
tic circles. 1t Is thought.
The recent mill between Spike Robson
and Tommy Murphy, in which the lat
ter was bested by the Englishman, put
Corbett far down In the estimation VI ti.e
followers of boxing Britt, therefore, Will
bc expected to trim the Denver pugilist,
unless the latter suddenly RECEIVERS his
old form. which Is hardly probable Reno
fight promoters must be desperate when
they stand willing to give $4,000 for such
q contest.
While Honey Melody and Joe Thomas
declare that their mill OF six rounds at
Philadelphia next week Will not be Tor
the welterweight championship, num-
Der Of ring experts disagree with the,.i
The men have signed articles to weigh,
145 pounds about six hours before They
enter the ring
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-02
WILSON JUMPS
HIS HOTEL BILL

BALTIMORE, MD, March III. Her
bert Mortimer Wilson, whose wife is
said to have died of broken heart in
Norfolk hospital three days after lie
deserted her, Is locked up at the Central
Police Station here on the charge of de-
frauding the Hotel Csswell of m board
bill OF $50. His hearing was postponed
to give him time to communicate with
Mrs. Elizabeth Webb, former trained
nurse, with whom Wilson is alleged to
have left Norfolk. Mrs Webb, accord
ing to Wilson, is working as waitress
in lunchroom at Sparrows Point, the
colony of the Maryland Steel Company,
near here.
About a week ago Wilson and Mrs.
Webb registered at the Hotel Caswell.
but a few days ago, when the bill was
presented, they disappeared.
Wilson was arrested to-day by Detec-
tive Hammersla. He says he is eX-
pecting money from New England and
will pay the bill. Wilson Is authority
for the statement that Mrs. Webb is the
divorced wife of Rev. Z. Webb, OF New
London, Conn, and a sister Of Calvin
Sergeant, a millionaire Of New London
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-02
LILLIAN'S HORSES.
Famous Actress to Race Under
Name "Mr. Clinton"

MEMPHIS. TENN. March Flight
thoroughbreds, all two-year-olds,
which are to carry the colors of Mr.
Clinton" Gillian RusselD on Eastern
race-tracks. are due within the next
few days at San Francisco, according
to James Murray, who has been in
formed that the consignment left Mel
bourne. Australia January 2Sth. on the
ship Toya kisscn kaisha. All are sons
or daughters OF Carbon, noted Aus
stralian horse that was unbeaten on
the turf during his day.
After arriving in San Francisco, the
horses will be shipped to Los Angeles
to rest at Lucky" Baldwin's ranch
before being shipped East for the
training season.
It Is announced the nom dc course
for Miss Russell was selected with her
birthplace, in Iowa. in mind The colors
will be navy blue and white"
A special train has been contracted
for here at the headquarters OF tho
Cotton Belt in order to land Miss
Russell in Hot Springs from Dallas,
Tex, in time to engage in an after
noon at oaklawn track on February
9th This, it is said, was stipulated
in her contract.
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syrian WAS F|NED. FOR
RAFFL|NG OFF, CIGARS
Case Draws Attention to Fact
That Many People Violate

With the conviction under the com.
mon law OF NJ. ]. kouri q Syrian, who
conducts a confectionery store at No
2020 East Main Street, there arose yes
erday morning a question OF great
interests to many merchants, and also
to those church members who have
in the past sanctioned the rafting
off Of goods for the benefit OF worthy
causes. 81
Kouri was found guilty of selling
on the Sabbath and of having rafrled
off, at different times, candles and
cigars. One boy, not more than ifs
teen years OF age. testified that about
a week ago he had taken two chances
at ten cents each from Kouri, and had
won a box Of candy and a dozen
cigars.
Kouri, who was represented by Mr..
II. NJ. Smith, Jr.. said that his clerk was
In the store at the time the goods We're
rallied. He did not however, make any
defense worthy of note, and justices
Crutchfield imposed a fine of $50, declar-s
ing the man guilty under the common Inv.
which forbids gaming in any house, ana
not convcting him under the statute.
which imposed Il jail sentence as we'll
as fine upon a person who engages in a
Lottery or n railing game.
Section 1896 OF the Code OF Virginia
plainly says that the penalty for lot
terry or rattle" is confinement in Jail not
exceeding one year, and a fine not ex-s
| ceeding $500 This leaves no room for
doubt that one convicted under the stat
ute which forbids railing would have tc.
remain at least ono day in jail. sssss'
Kouri. who is apparently very pop,,.
lar with the merchants with whom he
has dealt. and vino has many friends In
the neighborhood In which he lives,
was guilty Of iaftling off at different
times boxes Of candy. He is alleged to
have made ten slips numbering from
one to ton. and to have sold these
slips ut len cents each. The lucky
holder received the 81 box of candy.
or course, nine persons had to lose
However. the point of interest
brought out By, the case in Police
Court yesterday morning is the fact
that scores of people in Richmond vio..
late the law in this respect. Articles
of almost every conceivable nature
nre from time to time ratfled. Recently
an automobile was ratified. Soon af !.
forwards a horse and buggy went tho
same way. According to the law. the
person interested In railing is Liable
to q heavy fine, ard could not to savef
| himself escape a sentence of at least
one day in the city Jail.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-02
DIDN'T LEW RICHMONDERS
MONEY FOR a BREAKFAST
Staunton Sports Won Everything Big Main Held Baltimore
Local Chicken F lighters Now Keeping
reported that Brown

1t Is reported that Brown received q
raise in salary.
Baseball managers will hear with much
joy that It has been decided to improve
the playing field of the Chicago Ameri-
can League Club. It is said to be the
worst diamond controlled by any major
league club in tho United States.
Stony AIcGlynn. who is a policeman
at York, Pa, in the winter time has re-
signed from the force to join the ST.
Louis National League team, with which
he will play this year McGlynn OBJ
served upon retiring from office: II club
EN- in the winter and get dubbed in the
summer
Carisch, a catcher, who has been signed
by the Athletics for the coming season,
will not play with them. Connie" Mack
has decided that he will do to rusticate
for another summer in minor league,
and the Newark Club will have the
benefit of his services this season.
Benjamin r. Lombard, of Hlllhouse,
Miss, will be the captain of the mid
dies baseball nine at Annapolis this sea-
son. He succeeds Louis +. Thibault,
who graduated Monday. Lombard is a
third baseman. He is on sick leave at
present, but will be back In another
week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-02
LARGE ENTRY LIST FOR
BENNING'S HANDICAP

WASHINGTON. d. c., March LII. G..
Crickmore, of the Washington Jockey
Club. had received fifty-four entries to
the Benning handicap when he made
public the list Of nominations yesterday
In New York. According to the tele-
grams received by him from points in
the South and West, there are other
nominations on the way, SO that the full
list will show quantity as we'll as
quality, in this, the first stake to be run
in 1907 on Eastern courses.
Salvidere, Vendor, Toddles and spheri-
cal have been entered in Thomas Hitch
cock, Jr's name, and Dandelion and
Tangle in F. r.. Hitchcock's Name J..
Z. Madden is part owner with the Aiessrs.
Hitchcock in all these horses.
August Belmont has entered Bandy,
Don Diego and Okenite. These horses,
with others are under the care of
Whalen, at Garnet. S. c.. where the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-02
GET. THRASHING FOR
STEALING FEW CAKES

Two white boys. neither more than
nine years Of age, were in Police
Court yesterday on tho charge of
stealing about four cents worth OF
cakes from a bakery wagon. The
negro driver was informed by another
negro that a few small fancy cakes
had been taken.
The boys We're caught and held until
an officer arrived. To Justice Crutch-
field they gave n badly mixed account
of their action. and they We're ordered
to be whipped by their parents 1t
developed that ono of the boys had
already received a sound thrashing,
and as the parents Of the other did
not appear he was told to go home,
hut to be careful In tho future.
The cakes were returned to the ne
gro driver.
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weather is milder than that at Benning,
and where horses are more easily trained
than If they were in more rigorous
climate. David Dunlap, whose horse,
Duke Of Kendall, won the Benning handi-
cap last year, has named Pater and
Orphan Lad. both tra!ned by Garth. is
There Is a large and varied list Of
nominators for the Washington nursery
stake, twenty-four turfmen being inter-
csted. Despite the outcry against racing
two-year-o1ds too early in their career, a
great many horsemen are anxious to
find out whether they own good or bad
youngsters, and desire the test made as
soon as practicable.
Weights for the Benning handicap. are
due on Tuesday, March 18th. The race
will, as usual, be run in.\ two parts, at
six furlongs on the opening day, March
25th. and at seven furlongs on the
closing day, April 18th,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-02
EDUCATION FOR
SOUTHERN WOMEN
Dir. Mcbride Makes a Plea for
Higher Training Under
All Standards.

Under the auspices of the Richmond
Education Association, Dr.. John Nj.
Mcbride, Jr., OF the Sweet Briar 1nsti-
tute, delivered an address last night
In the hall of the House OF Delegates
to a small, but select and apprcclative
audience.
The speaker OF tho evening was
gracefully introduced by Mr.. j. Kent
Rawley. who took occasion to refer to
the good work OF the society of which
he is Il member and an official.
In his Introductory remarks, DIR. Nc
Bride spoke Of the proposed Richmond
University and venturcd word OF adj
vice as to what kind of practical
training such an institution should at
tempt. He reiolced that 1t had en-
tered the hearts OF Richmond people
to establish the Richmond University
and in glowing terms he predicted its
success, because he believes that 1t
will send forth graduates. not only
sound scholarship. but broad-minded
inspiring teachers of the old type, and
leaders in liberal culture"
Dr. McBride's subject, to which he
came after this pleasing Introductory
which was heartily applauded. was
'Womanly Education for Woman
While lie urged with all his logic ant
eloquence the higher education of wo,
men and ridiculed the old idea tina
woman is intellectually the inferior O
man, he made q plea for the old-tim'
idea that a woman must be womanly
and he cannot understand why highe
education should make her less so.
Vassar College and the ideas OF 1t
founder whom he described asa plail
| business man with no literary training
but a man with a large stock of com
| mon sense" were lauded and the goo
work OF the Institution was heartily up
proved.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-02
MILITARY TRAIN
in UGLY WRECK

4 WATERBURY,, CONN, March 2.-1t
was reported here at o'clock this
morning that the train carrying the
members OF Company II. Second Regi.
ment, G. N. G., homeward bound from
the banquet Of Company A. same regl-
ment. at the Elton, tonight was
wrecked below Naugatuck. and several
killed and injured.
The trains which collided were 40
train from New Haven. due here at
12:49, and a freight train. Several
calls have been sent out for doctors
and ambulances. Tho wreck occurred
a milo from the Naugatuck division
depot.
Governor Woodruff was on tho
wrecked train. It is reported that he
was not hurt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-02
M'GARRY TO FIGHT UNK
RUSSELL ON SATURDAY,

y. NEW YO3K, March l.-Amby Nc
Garry, of New York, and INK Russell,
of Philadelphia. are to meet in six
round bout before the National Club,
OF Philadelphia, on Saturday. March I'd.
a number Of preliminaries Will also
take place. To accommodate Gotham
ties who will take the journey to see
McGarry, a special train Will leave
over the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, start.
ing from the foot of West Twenty
third Street at $3.50 and from Corl-
.landt and Desbrosses Streets at i
o'clock. The fare will be $2,7O, round
trip. Tickets ana train sents can BIO
lad upon application to Johnny oliver,
mt the New Polo A, c., One Hundred
and Twenty-n!nth Street and Par,
Avenue.
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Notes Of the Diamond.

Philippe will pitch for the Pttsburgs
once more aad hopes to get back his
speed, which once made him one Of the
most famous twlrlers In the United
States.
Beaumont. Of Plttsburg, may be the
outtielder who will be released by Pitts
burg to the Boston management us part OF
the trade by which Abbatlcchio went to
Pittsburg from Boston.
Lindanlan has come to terms with the
Boston National League Club and tho
only player now out OF the Boston fold
is young Cyl Young. Fred Tenney says
lie will have him In line before the club
goes South.
Brown, tho, Chicago National League
pitcher who was the three finger won-
der Of the National League last year.
has been signed for the coming season
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UPHoLDs MR.. ROOSEVELT
Dean Briggs, Of Harvard, Sup
ports the President on Athletics.

Is
CAMBRIDGE. MASS, March L.
There has been break In the ranks of
the Harvard faculty over president Roose-
velt's attitude on football Prof. Francke'a
opposition to the Presidents idea OF siren
uoua play Induced Dean Briggs. dean Of tho
entire faculty and president OF Radcliffe.
the womcn's annex to make statement
yesterday, In which he says that he does not
agree with Prof. Francke. who ikens foot
ball to duelling.
BY Implication the dean also places him
self contrary to the attitude of Presd ent
Eliot who still stands opposed to football
regardless OF rumors to the contrary, as no
denied yesterday that no had said anything
or had anything yet to say on what LInr-
wards attitude Will be.
Dean BRIGGS likes intercolleg late sports.
He is one of the most popular members
OF the Harvard CORPS OF teachers and un-
derstands the students better than any
other man in many years He said In a
published statement yesterday:
My interpretation of what President
Roosevelt said about tho intercolleg iate
athletics and courage differs from Prof.
Francke's Tho Presidents contends as I
understand him, that Intercollegiate athle-
ties promote college athletics In general
and that college athletics in general pro-
mote manly qualities. among them courage.
THE weakness which he sees In nbolshing
football is the weakness OF q confessed in,
ability to make the game clean,''
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WILL REPLACE [|GHTs
REMOVED BY COMPANY

directed the superintendent to have
replaced the electric lights on West
Main Street that have been removed bX
the Passenger and Power Company
since the annexation.
gas mains was awarded to the South
ern Railway Supply Company, the low
est bidder, at the following figures per
ton: 3-inch pipe. SAL; 4-inch pipe, $3S,
and 6-inch pipe. SAT.
The committee instructed the Super
intendent to purchase three bicycles for
the use of the street men in the Gas
Inspectors office.
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Worthy Colored Man Dead.

Jeter Robt@,son, a worthy coored man,
died yesterday Mt II a. NJ. Mt his resi-
dence, No. II East Canal Street, In the
eighty-third yenr Of his age. His re-
mains are to be Inferred in tho family
burial grounds at Stokes. Goochland
county, Va. The funeral ceremonies will
take place at 9 a. NJ. to-day from his
late residences.
Jetcr Robinson was a man of strict
integrity For thirty-two years he was
employed by the packet company on the
James River and Kanawha Canal as
captain on tho supply boat. For the
past twenty-three years he had been a
Waterman for the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad Company.
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THANK GOD, CRIES NEGR
WHEN TOLD OF Respite

sP4ARTANRURG, s. G.. March L.
While preparations were being made to-
day to hang John shelton. a negro CON-
victed of killing his father-in-law.S Sherift
Nichols received an order from chlsf,
Justice Pope. of the Supreme Court. stay |.
ing the execution until April 18th. The
prisoner had been notified to set ready
for the march to the scaffold when tho
stay was received. THANK God! exTeF
claimed Shelton, when told he had been
granted a respite. 53t @ Il