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The Washington times., 1907-04-07
RESIGNS AS HEAD
OF POTOMAC CLUB
John Hadley Doyle's Proba-
bic Successor Is w. E.
H. Merritt.

At the meeting Of the Potomac Boat
Club on Wednesday evening next there
viii be some zodicaI changes IN the
makeup OF the old organization. as well
as TO the policy of the club IN the future.
John Haoiey Doyle. who has been pres
ident Of the club for the past ten years.
has notified the members that he win
not consent - run again this year.
claiming he has earned q rest and that
some one else should now take up the
task OF directing affairs. he retaining a
position on the board of governors.
The Potomac Boat Club has enjoyed
worldwide reputation during Presi-
dent Doyle's term OF Office, and 20 him
Is due much Of the credit OF maintaining
squatics at the National Capital.
This spring BIr. Doyle has the salts
faction Of seeing another one OF his
fads moving along TO a success, rowing
among the high school students. as q
crow Is now rowing from the Potomac
boat house composed Of students Of
the Technical High School.
II is expected that " z. H Merritt
viii succeed TO the ONCE Of president.
The terms Of John Meigs. Joseph Daily,
w. F. H. Merritt, and c. A. Zappone
as members OF the board OF governors
expire and they viii probably succeed
themselves. while a full set Of officers
will also be elected.
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
THIS WAS REAL FIGHT,
SAYS RING FOLLOWER

ST LOUIS. April 6--While discussing
the famous lightweight battles, the other
night. Patsy FaIlon, who has seen all
the great boxers Of modern times per-
form. grew reminiscent and said:
The greatest lightweight fight ever
Witnessed was the battle between Jack
McAuliffe and Jimmy Carroll. who han
died Bob Fitzsimmons when he whipped
Jack Dempsey. McAuIiffe and Carroll
battled forty-seven rounds before the
California Athletic Club at San Fran
cisco. Both men were wonderfully clev-
or and mailing good punchers, and
fought each other TO a standstiiL It was
tOss-up as to which would stick It
out the last ten rounds OF the contest,
and when the men squared OF IN the
forty-seventh round every spectator in
the club realized that the first man to
land any kind of blow would win.
=tsdcAuliffe then did something that he
should have been disqualified for. but he
was lucky and got away With It, and *
won the fight for him. Reaching over.
ne grabbed Carroll around the neck, and,
dragging him toward him, shot his right
into JsnlGay's jaw. Down went Carroll
for good. McAuliffe collapsed as soon
as he got to his corner and was out for
thirty minutes after he had won the
fight"
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
INVITATIONS OUT
FOR TRACK MEET
Tome Institute Offers At
tractiVe inducements to
Schoolboy Athletes.

Invitations are ont for the fifth an
nuaI interscholastie field and track meet.
to be held at Tome Institute Saturday,
May II.
The meet has already become the clas-
sic interscholastic event of the South,
bringing together in competition the
cream Of the schooIboy athletic talent
of Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia,
and this entire section OF country. Re-
sponses received TO date show that
nearly every schooIboy athlete who can
possibly get there, ingends TO be on hand.
The introduction Of novice and junior
events by the Tome management. has
proved extremely popular, and viii bring
many younger athletes.
The entire top surface Of the beautiful
cinder track has been removed and re-
placed by a fresh top covering of
/ screened -cinders and clay loan. A five
! ton steam roller mas packed this. and
the track today is In the best shape It
has ever been thus early in the season
The general eoniguration Of this track,
built, by the way. along lines suggested
/ by Mike Murphy, Pennsylvania cele-
/ brated trainer, makes it one Of the fast
/ est tracks in the country, and it will
year. Records have been broken each
successive year, and it is likely a few
/ viii go this year.
| Some Of the boys who made these rec
ords in the past four years have been
doing notably in college athletics since,
! particularly Robinson at Yale, Bonhag
at University Of Pennsylvania, Hunter.
of Central High, in the two-mile inter
scholastic races last year; Dulaney, who
made the high jump record five years
ago. has never had anyone approach his
distance in the later meets. Kent, who
won the low hurdles two years ago. is
running in great form in one Of the New
England colleges, while Ralph Gamble,
Tones star, did great work for Princeton
at the Intercollegiate last year. Hugh
Gamble. his cousin, is the captain of the
Tome track team this year, and his
team mates expect him 10 break his
previous records this season.
In addition to the twelve regular
events that viii be run off on the 18th,
namely, the 100, go. 40 $50, mile, low
hurdles, high hurdles, pole vault, broad
jump, high jump, shot and hammer,
there viii be novice events for boys who
have never won a prize except in their
own school races, and junior events. for
boys under sixteen years Of age. Tome
seal watch fob medals in gold, silver,
ard bronze viii be awarded in each
event, novice and junior, as well as
regular, with the difference, however,
that the seal will be smaller In the nov
! ice and junior events. A solid silver
loving cup viii be given the athlete who
scores the highest number of points, and
a handsome silk banner viii be given to
the school which wins the meet
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
AMERICAS FIRST cANNERY.

The first man to introduce canning
into the United States was an English
man named Thomas Kensett, who learn
ed the business IN the old country from
Peter Durant. who in 1870 obtained
patent for putting up food in heFmeti-
cally sealed vessels of glass. pottery or
tin. In IS25 Kensett established a fac
tory IN Maryland. where fruits. vege-
tables and oysters were plentiful and
cheap. and that State continued to be
the center of the industry for many
years: but II did not make much
progress until the civil war, when there
was a great demand for vegetables and
fruits IN the army After the RSr the
invasion OF the mountains by ciners
and the settlement OF the preiries by
ranchmen and farmers kept up the de-
mand.-CEicago Record Herald.
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
IApAN ADMIREs QUE HERoEs.

According to the Kobe Herald. George
Washington and Abraham Lincoln rank
even Admiral Togo as popular heroes in
Japan. The Herald says that DR.. Yam
alcawR, formerly president of Tokyo
University, offered to present a picture
of a famous man or woman to the Irlye
primary school, Hiogo. and asked that
vote of the children be taken to choose
the subject Of the portrait The s4s
boys and girls Of the school were asked
10 write down the name of their favorite
great man or woman. Washington and
Lincoln came out at the head of the
list, with Go and % votes, respectively.
while Togo came third with Is
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
MCCOY WOULD SURPASS
LAHA'S BALLOON RECORD

NEW YORK, April 6.-J. c. Mccoy
has made formal entry in the contest
for the Lahm Balloon Cup. and in
short time he expects 10 start from
St Louis accompanied by Alan r.
Hawley, n an attempt TO travel more
than 400 miles in the air and thus ex-
coed Lieutenant Lahm's record when
he won the International Challenge Cup
for America last autumn. Mr.. Hawley
is planning to make an ascension from
Pittsfeld, Mass, which is still regarded
by the Aero Club as by ia rthe best
balloon center, in spite of the facilities
EXTENDED 10 the club at Philadelphia
Mr.. Hawley plans to make five ascen~
si0ns from Pittsheld within the next
month, so that he may become an ac-
credited pilot of the Aero Club before
he goes abroad to take a course of
instruction under French experts for
The International Cup race from St
Louis
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
AZ woMENs WATCHES INFERIoR

Yes. madam. said the jeweler.
showing watches to a woman customer,
this IS a sixteen-pcint action. the best
that Is ever put IN a ladys watch.
Don't you put just as good works
in a lady's watch as IN a gentleman's?''
asked the woman.
why, no. not at all, madam. Ladies
do not need such a good watch. Most
always they wind up their watch once
in awhile, and then they let it be for a
week or two without using It. This is
as good as any lady needs"
The woman explained that she was a
business woman and just as dependent
on trains and boats as q man. but thu
jeWeler remained unmoved in the con-
viction that sixteen-point was all any
woman nseded.-San F'rslnCisco Call.
The Washington times., 1907-04-07

Earned runs-st. Joseph's. s. Picked
team. ]. First base OF errOrs6St. 10
seph's. 1. Left on bases-St. Josenls a.
First base on balls-On Mullin, 3; of
Albert, /. of Knockey, / Inniags
pitched-By Mullin. 3; Albert. /,
KnOckey. 8; Fay, 4. Hits-Of Nuliir. 1;
of Albert. 10; of Knockey, 4; or say,
3. Struck out-By Knockey, 1: 81 Fay,
/: By Albert 1. Home run-VVhI mOnd
Three-base hits-Preist. Howell. Smith
Two-base hits-Preist. J. Crown. Lin
berger. Sacrifice hit-Preist Stolen
bases-Howell, 3. Fields, Clayton, Car
rick. Double plays-Smith to Preist to
Martin; Howell TO Mullin. Umpire-Mr.
Gefer- Time Of game-1 hour and IS
minutes
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
CHAMPION LYONS READY
FOR CANADIAN TOURNEY

TORONTO, Ont, April 6.-The Can
adam amateur golf championship wiz
DE held at the Lambton Golf and Coun-
try Club here July I to 6, the week be-
fore the national amateur champion
ship at the Euclid Country Club, CIeve-
land. George s. Lyon, winner Of the
.title last year at Ottawa, has revealed
mis- caliber by twice beating II. Chand-
Ter Egaa, and by his finish against Eben
n. Byers at Englewood. Lyon beat
douglas Laird, the Princeton 3cng
driver. IN the final at Ottawa by up
and to play.
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
EUROPE
RACING FIXTURES

LONDON. April e.-The most impor-
tant racing fixtures in Europe win be
run on the following dates. Great Me
tropolitan. april IS; Two Thousand
Guineas. May :; One Thousand Guineas.
May 3; Chester Cup. May s; Kempton
Park Great Jubilee, May II; Manchester
Cup. May 81: EPSON Derby. June 8; the
Oaks, June 2; Grand Prix de Paris. June
IS; Liverpool Cup. July 30; Goodwood
Cup. August /; ST. Leger. September Il:
Doncaster Cup. September 13; Jockey
Club Stakes. October Is; Cam5ridgeshire.
October 30: Dewhurst Plate. October 81.
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
HATCHETITES LEAVE
FOR SOUTHERN TRIP

The George Washington baseball team
leaves tonight for a Southern trip of ten
days duration, during which time they
play the University OF North Carolina,
Davidson College. Agricultural and Ne
ohanical. Guilford College. Washington
and Lee. and the University Of Virginia
Coach Cummings yesterday announces
the names Of the following men. who
VIII be taken on the trip; Catchers,
Weber and Stevenson; pitchers. Carr
Brookes. Thomas, Gnd Shea; iufielders,
Doyle. Hester. OrrisOn. and Campbell:
out1elders, Senior, Brennan. Mueller
and Scautling.
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
ST. JOSEPH'S WINS
FROM PICKED TEAM

st. Joseph's. of the Marquette League.
easily defeated a picked team OF star
players. such as Mullin, OF Business
High School fame. and Fields, OF George
washington, by Il TO 1, on Friday even
ing. At no stage OF the game did the
picked team look like s winner, owing
to the fast twirling Of Knockey and
Fay. For the picked team the best
work was done by J. Crown. at short.
and Howell. at first. while for st. Jo-
seph's s. Preist, on third. and Carrick. at
short, were the stars
For games with the st. Josephs. adj
dress Allison T. LeapIey. Te4 Tenth
street northeast.
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
|. N. c. A. OFFICIALS
PLAN INDOOR MEET
Association Athletes Are Out
in Force Training for
Different Events.

To can the climax Of the numerous
athletic meets and contests that the
Washington sporting public has expe-
-ieneed this winter. the announcement
somes from the local Y Nj. c. A. camp
hat the athletic instructors at that in
stitution have planned to hold an in
loor meet the end of the month. open
,nly 10 members of both the mems and
ioys department
It viii be in the nature OF q compete
ion between these two departments,
md the way IN which the boys have
aiken hold CT the training already in
progress bids fair to Guido their older
comrades. At meeting of the athletic
instructors recently plans were talked
rver and arrangements made whereby
he meet would be held in the boys
building. Yesterday the work of put
ing up the banks on the floor was IN
,rogress. so one can naturally expect
hat the date is not far of. The au-
horities OF the association have al
seadv started training and expect TO
sin the greater number Of points for
Heir department. There is promising
material for a mile relay team among
he basketball players
Challenge Is Accepted.
Already a challenge has been issued
~ the Company X National Guard
cam TO the Y. NJ. c. A. four to run a
nile race. The challenge has been ac-
septed and the team, which win most
probably be selected from Ludwig. VIII
fans. Jones, Fowler and Mclean, Will
start training soon under the personal
direction OF Physical Director Beckett.
So much success attended the efforts
" Instructor Chase Taylor, OF the boys
department, in bringing forth winning
teams at the National Guard meet the
,ther night that he feels confident of
giving Mr. Beckett, of the mems de-
Bartment. a close rub for his money.
b He has a bunch of husky boys in his in
fermediate department from which to
shoose besides his little intermediate
juniors, who created such a favorable
Impression Thursday night at the milia-
ia meet. Nothing has been done yet re-
garding the complete program for the
evening. but in all likelihood besides the
numerous class relays and dashes an
athletic exhibition will also be given
BY the men who did such good work in
The indoor circus recently. Mr. Nc
Lachlan. the assistant physical instruc-
tor in the mems building win probably
have charge Of this work.
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
REMOVING NIX BLoTs. ,

A woman was trying to lift a big blot
of Ink from a letter with a piece of blot
tins paper. with the usual result OF max
ing the blot bigger and uglier than II
was at first Let me show you how to
do that" said her friend. Il learned
the trick in a stationer's shop in Lon
don last year. You Just moisten the
corner OF the blotter first, to get It
started, and tnes apply it to the ink
spot ThereI Isn't II wonderful how
clean 1t takes it all upH'-New York
Sun.
The Washington times., 1907-04-07

the ACCESSIBILITY of holding two Henley
regattas this seas.,n. Soon after the
Henley regatta proper IS over a second
regatta under the auspices Of the
Amateur Rowing Association, is TO be
held. This latter event is connected
9lth the Olympic games. There seems
good ground for fear that II certain
clubs do not compete the second Hen
ley cannot be folly representative Of the
strength Of British rowing
H c. Hawtrey. who won the hve-mIIe
race at Athens, is coming back to his
old form. He finished first for the
Thames Hare and Hounds against Rug
by School. His prominent performance
just enabled the Thames TO win.
Efforts arc being made TO arrange
twanty-rOund bout between Digger
Stanley. of England, and Jimmy
Moran, 70 take place in London in June.
Danny Maher and the Earl Of Der5y's
Bridge Of Canny form racing COM
blnati0n which is hard to beat. Already
they have won two of the most i'm
portant Tat racing events OF the season
so Tar run-the Liverpool Spring Cup
and the Qusen's Prize. at Kempton-
each to the value of a thousand pounds.
And unless something unforeseen comes
up they viii annex more than another
rich and important stake. Already rae
ing experts are figuring on Bridge OF
Canny near the top Of the list Of win
ners for the season OF 1907.
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
MOTOR BOAT CLUB
lM MINSTREL SHOW

NEW YORK. April s.-The minstrel
show of the Motor Boat Club of Amer
lea viii be held at Madison. Square Gar
den Concert Hall on Wednesday even
ing, April le 1t is intended to make
this event a Motor Boat Club ladies'
night and those taking part In the
show were formerly members of the
Primrose and West and Lew Docksta1-
ter's minstrel troups.
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
RELMoNTs Want GAMEs.

The Belmont Athletic Club has or
ganized and wants games with any
team in the District. Address Thomas
johnson, 1T3 Navy Department.
The lineup: Sam Gordon. J. Mar
shall W. Queen. catchers; 7. Johnson
(captain). E. Johnson. J. Hawkins,
C Epps, pitchers; J. Brown, G. Moul-
ton, ]. Rags, first base; G. Holland.
second base: I. Carter. shortstOp: n.
Bell. third base; S. Epps. left field; B.
Edelin,. center field; o. Black and T..
Turner. right field
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
Titus Entry Is Favorable.

The entry Of Constance S. Titus. Of
the Nonpareil Rowing Club, of New
York, for the Diamond Souls at the
Henley regatta win probably be ac-
cepted this year. though the stewards
probably win wish to be informed as to
the relations of the American oarsman
with rowing at Princeton University.
where, It is understood, he is acting as
coach.
If he is receiving compensation for
this it viii bar him, If not there seems
to be no reason why he should not be
permitted to compete.
Rowing men are a little doubtful Of
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
TAXES A MIGHTY sMART MAN.

Senator Plat was recently asked by
Senator Garter Of Montana as 10 how
he stood in reference to the reception OK
Reed smoot, the Mormon Senator, Sen
ator Plat narrowed his eyes in an ap-
preciative. crafty glance and replied:
ITO tell the truth. I was just waiting
to salute our colleague from Utah, for
1 tell you. Tom Carter. It's my private
opinion that It takes a mighty smart
man TO be Mormon-without complics-
tions.''
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
BEGIN WORK ON CRUSADER.

BUFFALO, n. Y, April 6-Work has
begun in Captain Andrews shop at Oak
vile, Ontario, on Vice Commodore
Nichols candidate for the Canada
Challenge Cup races. The boat, which
has been named Crusader, was designed
by Fife. Her frames have arrived from
England, ard it is expected that she
win be ready for tuning up early in
lime
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
Golf Balls

The New Black Diamond Golf Balls
Most durable ball made. IS per dozen.
Golf Clubs-caddy Bags. Largest
assortment. Every kind. The particu-
ar Bali, Club or Bag that you want
The Washington times., 1907-04-07

The American sonderklasse yachts viii
not have so easy victory when the re
turn race is sailed at Kiel, beginning
August 26, for the Kaiser Cup. No less
than fourteen new boats are being built
and Il is estimated that there will be
fully thirty boats in the preliminary
races TO be held during Kiel week,
when the three boats which are to meet
the Americans will be chosen. Prepare
ton for Kiel week indicate that 1t will
be the greatest aquatic event ever
known on the Continent The Kaiser Is
keenly Interested in all water sports 1l-d
is doing all in his power to foster ae
yachting and boating spirit of MS ~u'F-
jects. He is firmly Of the opinioa THAI
in this way the German navy viii &c
improved He is personally taking part
in the formulation OF plans for KEEL
week and is doing much TO attract -iCr-
eign entrants for the yacht and boat
races. English yachting and rowing
men wiz be well represented. and Lear
there will be an unusually large Amer
lean contingent present.
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
change in Engliah Billiarda.

The effort to prohibit the anchor"
stroke in English billiards has been. fer
the time. abandoned. It is akin TO the
old rail-nursing game which used TO
mark the French and American game,
and allows enormous scores to be made.
Doubtless in time some modification Of
the English game viii be made, as
cushion corners and the balk line modi-
fed the American game, but for the
present it will stand.
The Washington times., 1907-04-07
EXPERTS THINK
GOULD WILL TAKE HONORS
Americans Would Be Victorous-Titus' Entry in
Henley Will Probably Be Allowed

LONDON, April s.-Jay Gould seems
10 have a reasonable certainty of win
ming the court tennis championship this
year.
The announcement that the present
champion, Eustice II. Miles, viii not
defend the title. leaves nobody in sight
who seems 10 have a chance with the
young American. It is not at all certain
that Miles could have beaten Gould had
he made the try. He won last year By
a very close margin. and it is evident
that the American has improved in his
play. Those who have seen him since
his arrival here say his play is much
stronger.
One Of the most enthusiastic admirers
OF young Gould is Punch Ears. the
professional champion, In speaking OF
the coming championship contests Ears
said recently:
Thinks He Would Win Anyway.
Even with Miles playing. think
Gould would win the amateur champion
ship. When he played for the title last
year, he had not sufficient practice with
good players here. and then he ran up.
After Miles had beaten him, Gould
s'N~-s - WAeAA Af1AheAAn SOfU9 ana Il4t sell
at different times. found that he i'm
proved every time Had the champion
ship been played for after instead OF be-
fore these games. 1 am sure that Gould
would have beaten Miles.
He has an excellent style and an
ideal physique. The only real weakness
he displayed over here was In his cut
ting. He has evidently strengthened him
self in this now. and as he will be play
ing with several English professionals
during his visit to England he should
go back to America the amateur cham
pion Of both countries and a better ten
mis- player than ever"
And this. expresses the opinion Of the
best experts IN the game.
1t is understood that Miss May Sutton,
the American woman champion, has
definitely decided TO contest again for
the international championship which
she won in 1865 and lost to Miss Doug
las last year.
Miss Sutton last year did not plav any
where near her 1905 form, and should
she come back to her old form it is not
improbable that another tennis cham
pionship viii 90 across the water.
No fear IS felt among lawn tennis en-
thusiasts for the safety Of the Dwight
Davis trophy II is not believed that
America can send over a team strong
enough 70 win
The Washington times., 1907-04-07

No fear IS felt among lawn tennis en-
thusiasts for the safety OF the Dwight
Davis trophy. It is not believed thai
America can send over a team strong
enough 20 win.