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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-27
MARKET REPORTS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features of the Days Dealings in All
The Leading Stocks.

New York, Dec. 2G--Tne money gitua-
ton continued 10 manifest ,;S influence
today by restricting trading RATHER than
hv any Metallic d' preston in prizes. The
market WAS - u".'I IN, point of sta2na-
ton that there Was little da1rand for
loans on call, and he quoted rate vas
unaffected in Il degree 10 correspond. The
renewal rate was wen maintained, how
eyer. The extension Of he holiday in the
London market through today aESra vat
ed the dullne IS of The local market Aside
from the immediate course OF tine money
market tEc:e il a persistence Of some
anxiety over lie WORKING on 81 tht com
mcrCial situation over the end Of he N"ar
favorable GrVclOpnit ut In iElS paItiCu-
lar is the II vivaI as reported in the de-
mand of tine smaller interior banks
throughout tho country Tor mercantile
pafer Provision for large quantities p
this field which fan due early in the new
wear Is Of great importance TO the work
ing out Of conditions without breakdown
at some points. Mills and Wholesalers in
various lines Of trade are carrying lh!gr
lines If commercial paper for customers
with the certainty that any undue pres
snrc for settlement might pr"ciriiate
failures.
TLo Incidents Of the Jay were few
There WAS u strong rebound in the for
cign exchange market, the rate for cable
transfers especially rejecting the belate1
demand for remittance in time for the
year-cnd necessities. The declaration Of
tie dividend on Missouri Pacific To bc
paid in stock confirmed the eXpe citation
fGfc-hadoWed by the previous movement
of the stock itself Pennsylvania WAS the
subject of un1avoIabe r,morS regarding
the coming earnings report. Pressure
continued in New York Central and Amer
lean Sugar of the kind that has been in
evidence for several days past. Railroad
earnings in general We're under discussion
am The prospect of their decline WAS Il
MAIN factor in the heavy tone Of the
whole list. DcltWdl" & Hudson was help
"a ~ tie decision |" m:5ptain the divi-
depdS for the corning YEAR at last years
rate. The stock market was practically
in Il state Of suspended animation during
the latter p"'t Of the day. but priC. :
Welded mp To the closing.
Bonds We're Irregular. Total sales. par
value. ;S1oH0. United States Is advanced
y per cent. on call.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-27
FORMER AMATEUR CHAMPS
TO MEET MONDAY AT CHELSEA

Boston, Dec 2G.-TWo former nation
al amateur boxing champions will meet
in the semi-tinal az the WinniSimmet
A. G. Of Chelsea next Monday. when
Jack DOYLE of New York and Billy
Kirkland of Roybury face each other
il the second pout Of eight rounds
Doyle astoniShcd all the old-timers by
his work in the 125-pound class, while
KirEland won in the 135-pound class.
Doyle has more than made good rs
prof, Ssional and veterans Of the pu-
gilistic sport swear by him. Kirk
land showed what he could do at the
defunct Cooper Club Thanksgiving
day. when he hung Il knockout punch
on to Willie Riley'S jaw in the very
first round. In his debut us Il profess
siun;l he fought under the nam" of
Jesse Allen and won by sleep-Dro-
ducing walloW over a heavyweight.
Neither OF the principals in the main
battle eased up in his conditioning
work yesterday because of the holiday.
and pounded the roads and worked in
his gymnasium with undated vigor
Summers had IL fine time, as BOniface
Mike Devenny put himself out on the
turkey dinner, anu tIitIt lllt-GllS JbllIiIlS
was treated as if he We're one of the
family. Baldwin at Diamond Hill was
watched very carefully by Fat" Nc
Closky ana did not get a chance to
daily with dainty morsels.
Rouse O'Brien feels that his rest has
restored Ia him his old-time form and
has already started in active training
for Il contest with Battling Hurley, to
be hello at the Sharkey A. c.. New
York, on. New Years day. a big holi-
day ny the way in New York. Billy
Glover has written on for Young Free
man to take part in the semi-final
and George, with a bunch Of friends,
will go to New York on Friday night
Walter Stanton has cancelled his
match with Sailor Burke scheduled for
New York for New Years day, and has
gone to milwaukee,. He will be at the
ring3ide when Bill Papke and Hugo
Kelly meet Dec. 30, and will challenge
the winner. Stanley Houng) ketcheli
" i'll also challenge the winner from the
ringSide. Burke will probably meet
Jack Bonner at Wilkesbarre on Jan.
10 in 10-round bout.
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BOXING.
Two Important Bouts to
Come Within a Week.
Cunningham and Young Cote
Give Fast Bout at Bangor.
Shea Bests Kenney...KIoby Gets
Draw with Deshler.

New York, Dec 26.-When Fa
Their Time rings the gong and
counts the old year out. and then
rings the bell Tor the New Year the
lovers of boxing will have something
to talk about. Two important boxing
entertainments are in sight. and those
v 10 follow the game will not have
long to wait. The last of the import
ant contests of the old year will take
place next Monday 1T milwaukee,.
Billy Papke, the rushing lion from
the West, and who is looked upon by
many as the coming middle weight
champion, will mix ii up with Hugo
Kelly, the Italian boxer. who says he
is The middleweight crown wearer
There are y number of men who are
following the boxing game who are
not taking mucn stock in this bout for
tn" miGdleMeisht championship. Sam
l.anGfo!d and Young ketchell are af-
ter II, and have Il reasonable claim.
Then there is Tommy Ryan, who says
lie viii meet the winner q the Papke-
Kelly mill. II Tommy means business
then there will be some more trouble.
However, Ryan may not enter the ring
again, and he may. If he does he must
be considered.
The kelly-Papke go is booked for 10
rounds. Papke says Kelly will be put
away, and the latter makes the same
statement. Those who have seen Papkc
work say nc is the sort Of boxer who
never stops coming. and there are very
fe" in the game now who have the
strength OF the Western middleweiglit.
While Kelly may be the favorite in this
bout there will be IA mad rush 10 take
all the Kelly money in sight when the
gong rings sending them on their 10
round trip.
The next contest is the one which
Will bring together owen Moran and
Abe Attell. They Will wish each other
4 happy New Year on the afternoon of
Jan. I. That one of the boys will start
the New Year with defeat is good
bet. However. it looks like the best in
tcrnatiCna! contest that has been held
in this city in some time. Moran is
the best little English fellow to box in
this country. His one ambition when
the gang in England bid him good bye
was that he would get whack at
frankie Neil and the featherweight
champion.
On tEc other side of the story, the
champion thinks he will keep the title
with him when they finish their bout
before jim CoifrOth's club If Moran
can win he will. be entitled to the
featherweight championship, and, Of
course, if Attell wins he can put in a
bid 10 go on the list of British cham
picnS.
This bout is causing more talk than
any. However, when the curtain goes
down on the year of 1907 and 1905
comes in there will be something to
Tx about in the boxing game. It's go
ing to be bad year for some one. and
good one for the boys who will begin
the new year right
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YOUNG ERNIE KNOCKS OUT
JOE GALLlGAR IN FIFTH

Philadelphia, Dec. 2c-Young Erne Of
this city. at the National A. L. Wednes-
day, knocked out Joe Gallgar of Chicago
in the fifth round The Windy City light
weight is fighter pure and simple. Some
one had told him Erne did not relish body
blows. In the first three rounds, In which
he was trvipG to reach vulnerable spot
under E.rne's heart, he was getting iabbed
two to one. The result was that at the
end of the third round he was sent bleed
ing to his corner.
Galligar rallied in the fourth and fifth
rounds and fought desperately. and made
Erne vince by a succession of body blows.
He had been drawn away by a lab in
the mouth, and as he made another fran
tic dash to reach Erne's body the latter
caught him plump on the jaw with q
vicious right and Galligar dropped like Il
log and was counted out
An accident prevented Eddie Chambers
from meeting Tommy Sullivan of Law
renee. Mass. and Harry Jones. Il wclter-
weight, substituted 1t did not take long
for Sullivan to find an opening and
swishing his right hand across in the
third round Jones was sent into dream
land
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-27
DUNNELL SELLS FIRST
CALL ON JOCKEY DUGAN.

New York. Dec. 36.-C. +. Durnell
has finally sold first call on the SER
vices Of Jockey f. Dugan to Harry
Payne Whitney for $4,000 cash. The
deal was practically closed last Octo-
Der, but Durnell blocked ii at the last
moment by demanding a bonus of $25,-
GOO for the crack lightweight. Mr.
Whitney considered the price exorbi-
tant and the negotiations ceased, al
though Trainer John w. Rogers said
at the time that Dugan would surely
ride for the Whitney stable in 1908.
Before Durnell left for the coast he
said he would retain first call on the
boy next year, but the fact that Dur
nell has since been ruled off the turf
probably forced him to make the best
terms possible with Mr.. Whitney. r.
II. Wilson, Jr., will have second call
on Dugan, while the Hitchcocks and
John +. Madden will have third call.
1t is said that in retaining fees Du-
gan will receive from these big stables
close to $30.000 alone. and as his ser
vices will be in constant demand when
not needed by his regular employers
he may earn total of nearly $50 900
next season.
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GENERAL SPORTS.
Longboat May Enter the
Olympic Games In London,
Such a Contingency Would
Bar American Athletes.
European Rules May Govern Van.
derhiIt Cup Race.

New York, Dec. 26.-American ath-
leteS are discussing the peculiar posi-
ton i'll which they are likely to be
placed by an expected action Of the
Canadian Athletic Association. 1t is
said ON good authority that the Cana
dian Association will re-instate Long
boat. The Indian runner, who was SuS-
pended by both the Canadian ASSOc!a-
ton ana the Amateur Athletic Union
on charges of professionalism.
the reason given for This action is
the Canadians desire to enter Il team
at the Olympic games in London next
summer. LonSbOat would doubtless
prove Il winning card at the meet IT.
London. Ii is not likely, however, that
the Amateur Athletic Union will re-
move the suspension against the Indian,
in which case no American athlete could
enter the rae" against him in London.
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BASEBALL NOTES

McGraW still processes to be sincere
H. mis- threat 10 get back into the game
and play second base. This is an awful
snlpe at young Doyle.
New York writers fear the Giants are
gOin? 10 b.. weak in the pitching de-
partment, advancing the argument that
Mathewson. McGinnity and Taylor
have seen better days, and that AmeS
ard Wiltse are only second raters at
lest.
Pittsburg has signed another cardi-
date Tor first base honors. His name
is v arrrn Gill. and he played last year
with oklahoma CITY. He will go South
with the team in the spring and fight
it cut with Harry Swacina and Jimmy
Kane
Word comes from Toledo that little
Roger Bresnahan is real angry because
McGraw did not sever the rope that
binds him to the Giants. His shinpad-
leiS even goes so far as to threaten to
retire from the game; but. of course,
he will do nothing of the kind.
Immediately after the holidays Pres
ident Dreyfuss will begin the task Of
llit vi DldytiH IloN
on the Pittsburg roster In the neigh
torEood of II or u ambitious young
men secured by draft or purchase will
be cast adrift or placed with minor
league teams.
1t is d cold day when someone does
not bob up to claim credit for having
discovered Hans Wagner. To date the
genial and capable German was dis
covered in seven different cities by
seven different managers. Fact of the
matter is Hans ability as a ball play
e. was first noted by his brother, AL
" no got him his first job.
Norman Elberfeld is down in Tonnes
see once more. having disposed of his
farm in Suffern, y. y. He has signed
a bonus contract and probably will be
Il good boy, as bad conduct will cost
him something like $1,000. Then there
is another incentive for him to put in
his best ticks, as Ball, the MontgOm-
cry shortstCp, is determined to make
a strong bid for a place on the infield
He won't get Elberfeld's job if the
Kid hustles.
The Yankees started the season of
1907 without the services of a left
handed pitcher. 1t was a mistake, as
subsequent events proved. Manager
Griffith recalled Newton from Montreal
after the latter had practically pitched
himself ''out" for the Royals. There
will be several sOuthpaw candidates
among Griff's staff of Il or IS twrlers
Newton, Castleton, Neuer and Tiff are
among the most promising of the lef-
handlers. 1t looks like Neuer and New
ton vii, stick for the big show.
Hal Chase is going to be good boy
next spring. A year ago he caused
RAINY gray hair tn sprOut IN GrlrS
thatch by his failure to show on the
training trip. but next March the Cal
iforn;an will be on the job early He
has quit playing outlaw ball. and the
worst he will get in he way of punish
ment By the National Commission will
be fine. If the Pacific Coast League
officials make a vigorous protest
against Chases action in playing sew
eral games after being told to quit.
the fire will be "a little heavier
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-27
GUS DORNER WILL HAVE
HIS APPENDIX REMOVED

Pittsburg, Dec 26.-Gus Dorner the
big pitcher of the Boston Nationals,
living at Chambersburg, Pa. an
nounces that next week he will enter
the West Pennsylvania hospital at
Pittsburg and go under the surgeons
knife for appendicitis. Dorner will take
the bed of his battery partner. Sam
Brown. who has been in the hospital
for the past two weeks for appendicitis
but who left Christmas day. Unlike
Brown, DOrner is not ill. but he has
simply decided that he was slower last
season than he should have been, and
II his vermiform appendix be removed
that he will be able to play better ball
The decision was reached some days
ago when Dorner came to Pittsburg
10 see Brown in the hospital and TO
consult with DR. Swope Brown as
sured his pitcher that he would feel
much better if he had the appendix
cut out and so ii was decided. Catcher
sam Brown looked rather pale as ne
was helped to a train. but is
1nsistent that being trimmed" by the
doctor will make greater ball PLAYER
of him than ever
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BOXING NOTES

Young Peter jackson has issued a
challenge to Young KetchelI Jack
sons frie nds say he should be examined
before challenging a boy like kctchell.
1t is also said that Ketchell does not
care for the dark meat
Denver Ed Martin is back in the chal-
lenge line. Ed walked into q newspa Per
office and issued a challenge to the
winner of the Squires- Flynn 60. It's
too bad Squires did not win Flynn
refuses to hook up with Denver Ed"
One fight critic says that Young
ketchell was up against it so hard that
he had to train on coffee and dough-
nuts. If other boxers can duplicate the
work If ketchell recently, the coffee
and looks like a pretty good training
meal.
Well, what do you think of this item?
Master Bill Squires is going to minglr
CONTINUED on Page Five)
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HeydIer Believes Present
Rules Are All Right.
Clarke Griffith Denies Story
About Trading Jake Stahl.
Gus Dcrner will Have Appendix Re.
moyed...BasebaII Notes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2G.-John Iieydler,
secretary Of the National League VINO -
in the civ for III" holidays is not in ia
yor Of adopting any Of I'll" proposed
changes in ti.e playing rules which lave
for All object increased batting.
Il cant believe that there is any ne
eessity for changing tn. rll"s Of baseball
at This Time" said IT,. Tie cry that the
public wants more batting is not borne
out nv existing conditiuns. If the rules
under which he game is now played were
not satisfactory the attendance would
certainly prove it, and ne attendance is
improying every wear. II used To be that
:, minor league would not last much long
er than the Fourth of July. yet now they
all play ont their seasons and fare we'll
financially. That certainly shows that the
public Is satisfied with the sport.
There We're times when there WAS
more batting than there is now. but the
game was not as prosperous. The pres
ent rules make the scores closer. and con-
sepuently the games more int resting.
How often have you noticed that when
one team hits pitcher for seven or eight
runs in the first few innings that 4 great
many of the spectators get up and leave
the park? They lose interest as soon as
The game becomes lopsided But when
The score is close there is always q chance
for the team that is behind to win out.
and this has helped much to make the
game a. popular rs il is today.
Strange TO say. ii is usually the man
with losing team who advocates
changes in the rules. The fellow with the
winner is satisfied. but the losing owner
believes that if the rules We're changed it
might give him winner.
II believe that the rules should be left
as they are. Why break up a winning
proposition? If it is essential to have
more batting there is way of doing It
without changing the rules. Just have
the manufacturer of the ball increase the
amount of rubber in the ball and the bat
ting can easily be increased. You can
make ball so lively that Il batting av-
erage of 800 per cent. will be a common
thing in all leagues. a lively bail is hard
TO handle. II would bound out of the
f1elders reach and many more base hits
would result, but you never hear anyone
advocating a livelier ball
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HACkENSCHMiDT AND ROGERS
SIGN FOR WRESTLING MATCH.

London. Dec. 26.-Articlcs are signed
for an international wrestling match
between George IIackenschmidt and
Joe Rogers an American heavyweight
The match will be under catch-as-
catch-can rules. best two out Of three
falls. with 10-minute rest periods az
lowed between bouts.
The match will be for $50 Il side
plus the best purse offered for the con-
test. The winner will take tWo-thirdS
Of the entire sum and the loser tho
remainder. No date has been set as vet
for the contest, but according To the
articles of agreement any week day
between Jan. II and,.Jan 81 Will be ac
ceptable 20 the contestants. II is ex-
pccted that several prominent pro-
meters will enter bids for the match
and that the total purse will amount
To- between $4,000 and $4,000.
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DOWNS THE CHAMP.
Caprin Throws Jim Barnes Twice In
Match at Sanford.

Sanford. Me. Dec. 26.-In an inter-
esting wrestling match here Christmas
day Leo Caprin of New York threw
James Barnes, the champion middle
weight Of America. two out of three at
the Sanford Athletic Club. Barnes
secured the first fall in 10 minutes and
Caprin took the next two in II and Is
minutes. Both wrestlers used rough
tactics.
In the preliminary, Bolduc and Va
chon, both Of Springvale, met, Vachon
winning the first two falls easily. the
first in 10 minutes and the second in 3
minutes. Ralph Downes acted as UNI
pire.
Last evening at the Sanford Athletic
Club John Lawson defeated Henry
Perrault. Lawson won the first fall
after 10 minutes of hard wrestling and
then the men worked the half hour
limit. neither securing a fall, and the
bout was called off
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FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Sutton and Morningstar
Will Meet In New York. =.
Hackenschmidt and Rogers Will
WTeStle In London,
Durneii Sells First Call on Jockey
Dugan's Services.

New, York, Dec. ss.-The match be ,
tween George Sutton of Chicago AMI
Ora ,Mprningstar of ST. Louis for the
IS. balk line billiard championship Of
the world wll be played in New York.
Sutton At present is playing 4 series
of exhibition matches with jacob
Schacflr, the ISL champion. in the up
per part Of New York State. He will
return 10 New York shortly and begin
practice for the match. which will he
held in the latter part of next month.
Murningstar is located at st. Louis.
where he is preparing for the match.
He will not come East until about Z
Merk before the engagement.
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MORAN AND LAWSON,
Winners Of 24-hour Bike Race at the
Hub-CIose Riding.

Boston. Dec. 26.-The 24-hour bike
race at the Park Square rink. was won
last night by team consisting of ]. f.
Moran of Chelsea and liver Lawson of
Salt Lake City. They covered 461
miles and three laps. Patrick Logan
of Boston and w S. Mitten of Daven-
port. Ia. We're tied with Moran and his
partner for first place at the conclusion
of the race and mile sprint was nee
essary to decide the winner.
For third place three teams We're
tied, but after sprint, this place went
to Krebs of Newark. n. j.. and Hugh
McLain of Chelsea. Bedell Bros of
Long Island City were fourth. Charles
Sherwood of New York and George
Wiley of Syracuse, fifth: y. NJ. Ander-
son of Denmark and F. Ruppieke Of
Belgium. sixth, and A. W. Holbrook Of
Boston and Joseph Hallgan Of Mon
treal. seventh.
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YOUNG kLCBY BREAKS
EVEN WITH DAVE DESHLER.

Lawrence, Dec 26.-At the West End
A. c. Wednesday Young klOby of Law
renee and Dave Deshler of Cambridge
fought q grand 12-round draw. DeSh-
Ter proved very clever. and during the
bout showed great seneralship. Kloby
in the Sc vcnth had DCshler in distress.
but the Cambridge boy was too clever
and cradeG Knockout. Deshlar con-
tinually Kept iabbing his loft into
Kloby'; nos. and made it II very
troublesome member before tie bout
was through. Nlpby was The stronger Of
the two 1T The finish. and many Thought
ne should have had The decision on ac-
count of his ;iggressivcness.
Kid Wright of Lawrence and Young
Mercer fought Il fast siX-r"und draw
ara Eil Delaney of NOrthhOro beat kid
O'pritn nl Lawrence in five rounds.
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Manager Jim McGuirc of the Boston
Americans. the other day talked interest
inglv of uutficllers and pitchers. said ne:
II like those boys who can cut OF man
ut the plate for that is the only way
Won can win those clOSe-SCorc games 1
can recall ut least six games that Jimmy
Barrett won for us last season BY sharp
accurate throwing. When your outfielder
c1n throw the base runners are rot TAX
ing chances. ana it gives the team bet
ter chance to play good bail No base
runner should be allowed to score from
third on short fly To the outfield, and II
should he Il fine hit that could score Il
man from second il you have a iirSt-class
throwing outhed."
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KID SHEA GETS DECISION
OVER KINNEY AT HAVERHIIJ

Haverhll. Dec 26.-Kid Shea az South
session secured the decision in his fight
win Dung kenney of Lowell at the
HaVerhiil b. q A. A. Christmas night.
IL was enc of the hardest battles seen
IN TINS city. While Kenney showed de-
cldediy poor form. he stuck it out for
the 1uil Il rounds, clnching at every
opportunity. Young Demosthenes and
Fred Martin went three rounds to a
draw Tad Calvin and Young Pearl
fought six hard rounds to a draw. The
semi-iinal went two rounds. George An
BINS stopping Ralph Donahue of This
city.