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The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-02-21

Many friends of Miss Alma r. Hills
her home on College street, having
contracted a severe Geld during her
recent visit to New Orleans.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
JAKE And BAN GO HUNTING
Stahl and Johnson VIII Be Together
for Several Weeks.
Boston and Cleveland the Only Two
Cities In Which Former Man
aEer viii Play.

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Chicago, Oct. 20-Whne there has been
considerable talk Of Jake StahI taking
out his spite on Ban Johnson for keep
ing him from playing in the American
League yet the big first baseman. for
merly Of the Washington team. who fig
ured in a thTee-cOrnered deal on Mon
day. has left with johnson for Wiscon-
sin on a fishing trip Of several weeks
duration.
Stahl has kicked over the traces about
being traded to New York in the three
cornered deal, whereby Parent goes to
Chicago for Stahl and the, latter to New
York. Laporte going to Boston StaM
wants to go where he pleases. There are
two towns that Stahl wishes TO play in
Cleveland or Boston. Either is accept
able
Il nave always had warm spot in
my heart for Cleveland" =" remarked Stahl
Il shall never forget that demonstration
that was accorded NE in the Forest City
as long as 1 live That is why / would
like to play in Cleveland and give the
fans a chance TO see whether I can de-
liver the goods
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
N. Y. U. FOSTERING ROWING.
Regular Practice on Machines VIII
BE Held This Winter.

New York. oct 2O-The New York
University has decided to go into rowing
on a large scale, and machines for q
winter campaign are to be ordered next
week. Mr.. Anderson. a senior oarsman
formerly attached to the Ravenswood
Boat Club. who is a student in the uni-
versity, is acting as manager in the effort
to create a general rowing spirit at the
college. II has been decided to authorize
the construction OF several new shells for
use next spring. and preparations are
under way for the purchase Of a boat
mouse 10 be placed along the Harlem
directly under University Heights.
None Of the preparations has an advent
in the near future in the intercollegiate
Association regatta at Poughkeepsie in
vIew-however- As one of the university
oarsmeH said yesterday: THAT will take
time. We want to go in for smaller
regattas hcreabouts next year and for a
few seasons to come. but the rowing
fever among the students is so general
and contagious that Poughkeepsie is
bound II come. Our entrance into that
classic event is only a matter Of time
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
BOX In MUNICIPAL BUILDING
Parisians VIII Hold Battles in the
Ring for Charity.
All Bouts viii BE Held Under the
Rules Governing the sport in
This Country.

Paris. Oct 20-The French attitude
toward boxing viii bc brought into sharp
contrast with that of New York early
next month. when in the Municipal Build
ing itself, iH the Odeon Quarter. there
VIII be "a series of ring battles The ad-
mission fees VIII De devoted To charity.
Most Of the bouts viii be between ANA
tours. but professionals also viii appear.
Even as striking a fact as the forego-
ing is the announcement that all bouts
VIII Doe boxed In the American style. The
Boxing Club du Quarter Latin viii fur
uish the talent and be really I'm charge
Of She affair although the municipal au-
thor.t.es have the last word
Last spring Their, was published an in
taryiew with H. Louis Dolrr. I'm which
DE predicted that French boxers soon
would boz able to hold their own with
Americans, boxing the American STYLE.
lie says now he is more than ever con
WINGED of this. for in his capacity as
instructor Of the Latin Quarter Boxing
Club be has an opportunity To note the
steady improvement of his pupils
They DO not train as well as Ameri-
can boxers said be. and they must
t''-' ~ 'i'" '' JUN "'li fti'it tAS4 Gan ne
taught to box scientifically but the
French boys are just as quick and IN
teligeut as any other boys. and they are
taking hold of the sport in "a manner
which promises we'll Before long I hope
20 arrange a few friendly contests be-
tween American boxers in Paris and my
own boys. I mean amateurs only. There
viii be no sluEEing medals. only prizes.
When the time comes for arranging pro-
fessi0ual bouts you viii hear from me"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
Mertz and Mertz Co., 900 F Street

other way, the nervousness Of wing plav-
eTs in facing the unexpectedness. Of all
kinds Of throws adding 10 their defense
lessness rather than steadying them.
Defense Stronger.
How far this will continue into Novem-
Der is a problem. But judged by all past
history. the defense against this indis-
criminate passing ought 10 begin TO i'm
prove by the end of the month. II IL does
not, and all the teams ind the same diff
fculues in November that they are ex-
periencing in October. there viii be no
predicting what may happen in the big
games
The season is developing a number OF
stars, however, that promise 10 give the
spectators lively thrills if they keep in
condition and continue their brilliant
work
Dillon, Of Princeton. is more remarkable
than ever in his open field running. as are
Coy and Jones, Of Yale while a new
man at Cornell, McCalIie, is either star
or else the style Of tackIing seen on Percy
Field is weak
The shifting Of players from one posi-
ton 10 another seems TO have become d
fayorite pastime at Cambridge. PhiladeI-
phia, and Annapolis, with some expert
mental work Of that kind al Cornell, but
Princeton and Yale are keeping their men
where they have had the most experience.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
BARRED FROM HENLEY RACE.
BeIgians VIII Not BE Allowed to
Defend Trophy.

London, Oct 20.-No foreign entries are
to be accepted at the next Henley regatta
on account Of the Olympic games the re-
gatta taking place over the same course
a few weeks later This resolution was
passed by the Henley stewards long be-
fore the last Henley regatta
The Belgians, in consequence, Will not
be able TO defend the Grand Challenge
Cup, which they now hold. They are the
first foreign crew to win it. They have
won it twice I'm succession.
That they are not TO be allowed to com
pete is exciting widespread comment
Sportsmen generally regret that the ex-
cepti0n cannot be made Certainly 1t does
not seem fair that the holders Of the cup,
unless disqualified. should not have the
right to defend their title TO II. In some
circles the Don-eXistence of a central gov
erning body in a position TO dictate to the
Henley stewards is deplored.
English crews are already trying 10
initiate the style Of the Belgians A
shorter and more lively stroke is being
taught Swivel rowlocks have now been
adopted by the First Trinity College Of
Cambridge and Trinity Hall Of Cam
bridge.
Scholastic authorities are responsible
for the conservative attitude in rowing
circles here. They have resented innova-
tions
The Olympic games Of 1s1S Will bring to
England the cream Of the amateur row
ing talent of the world The English will
impose a handicap on themselves when
competing against foreign crews, owing
70 their amateur definition. So limited is
il that very often the man possessed Of
exceptional athletic ability is precluded
from becoming an amateur oarsman on
account Of rules
Here no person shall be considered an
amateur sculler or coxswain who has
been by trade or employment for wages
mechanic or IaboTer or employed III any
menial duty
Thus it can readily be seen how this
restricts the class and field selections.
This rule could not work In other coUn-
tries. In England. beside. the Amateur
Rowing Association and Coast Amateur
Rowing Association do not impose this
rule. and therefore the clubs are not al
lowed to compete al the regattas held
under auspices Of the a. r. A. which
includes. Of course, the Olympic games
of 1905
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
PENN'S OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT.
Quakers Are sure of a Strong Field
and Track Tenn.

Philadelphia Pa, Oct 20.-Nearly fifty
candidates for the track team OF the
University Of Pennsylvania reported to
Capt. \. J. CartmeH and Manager Joseph
Cochran at Franklin Field Among this
number are about forty new men. several
Of last years squad not reporting. When
all Of last years men are counted in, the
squad should number nearly seventy.
The new material is mainly from the
freshman class and includes several we'll
known college and scholastic stars.
Paul the Mercersburg crack distance
runner, and R. W. Hunter, the old Cen
tral High star and holder of the two-mile
scholastic record, We're among the number
that reported.
R Fsires, the Andover middIe-distance
runner, and Il. Hough, from the George
School. the sturdy little sprinter who did
so well in last years Middle States
scholastic meet. were also out.
Besides these well-known scholastic
stars, there were Lane. Central High
Schools best high jumper; Slupas. the
shot-putter and broad jumper, also from
High School; Christine, the old Penn
Charter hurdler. and J. Langsdorf, of
Haverford. All these school boys come
70 Pennsylvania with regulations that are
well known. and II they do as well as
their preparatory records show. this
years freshman team should outshine
last years championship team.
Baker. the Swarthmore College half
miller. who has scored in the ntercol-
legiates, viii not be able to run on the
varsity because of the one-year-resi-
dence rule, but viii be eligible for the
freshman team, which should be greatly
strengthened by this veteran runner.
Manager Cochran is~arranging for the
fall handicap games, when the whole
track team viii compete. The date will
probably be October p.
Most OF last years team are still in col
lege. MoGit. Olson, and Haskins are the
only losses the team has suffered. Has
kins is still IN Philadelphia, but has not
IS yet entered the university. Whether
he viii DO 50 o~ not is quite uncertain
depending mainly on his family who are
anxious for him 20 return home
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
AMONG THE BOXERS,

Eddie TanceI and Kid Brock clash at
Springfield, IL, November l.
Billy Glover and Young Kloby will box
twelve rounds at Lawrence, october ..
Packey Mcfarland has been offered a
match with Matty Baldwin in New
Haven on November Is.
Joe Cans is said 20 have paid S6,o0O for
an automobile. He probably will lose it
in crap game before long.
Bill Heveron. the English heavyweight,
has been matched TO box George Demp-
sey, IN Columbus, November 6.
Move or p has been selected as the
date O lie fight between Gunner Moir
and Tommy Burns, at London.
Mike Twin Sullivan has been matched
10 box Frank Fields. Of California, 10 d
finish at Goldfeld New November l.
Abe Atten is ready to box George
Nemsic at l3 pounds, but the latter
asks for 135 six hours before boxing.
Jack Dougherty. the Milwaukee weller
weight. has signed to box Eddie Nc
Goorty. at Fond du Lac Friday night
Tat O'Keefe, the English middle-weight
has agreed to box Sailor Burke twenty
rounds before the club Offering the best
inducement.
The limit on the bout between Jack
Johnson and Jim Flynn has been
stretched by Promoter Cofroth 20 forty
five rounds.
Tommy Burns is really going through
with his bout with Gunner MoiT. in Eng
land, and he is now on his way to New
York to take the steamer for the other
side. He expects to sail in about ten
days
There is a great hullabalo over the fact
that Battling Nelson has discarded his
manager. Billy Nolan. Who cares about
that? The Battler is a dead issue in
Queensberry affairs, and his manager,
also.
It is reported that the managers Of
New York boxing clubs will in future
refuse admission to any member who
has not paid his dues" a month in
advance Of the entertainment. This, they
think, win effectually battle the police in
their raiding designs. There is no ques-
ton that the way to have bOna-fde club
membership is to have it.
Since owen Moran. the English boxer,
has shown good form in his training in
this country some Of the sports are
touting him to beat Abe Attell. The
men Moran boxes with in his training
are much different proposition from
what he will find in Attell II they are
ever matched the sports who now think
so well of Moran will get an awful bump.
Boston Globe
Johnny Mack has issued a challenge
on behalf Of Matty Baldwin to meet any
man in the world at 133 pounds ring
side. and has posted a certified check
fer $3.50 TO bind the arrangement AS
Baldwin can make 130 pounds, Mack
has joke on the fellows who have
been bawling about 133 ringside. There
is a large question if some OF them can
make the weight, and doubtless none Of
them viii listen to the challenge Of Bald
win. Of course ringside weighing is an
iniquity that should be abolished. but
Mack has joke on the others, never
theless.-New York Press.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
DAN KELLY GIVES EXCUSE.
Exploded Phenom Tells Why lie
Lost Inn-nnrd Dnrh nt Fair.

Exploded Phenom Tells why lie
Lost 1OO-ynrd Dash ht Fair.
Baker City, ore, oct 2o-Dan Kelly, in
a letter to his parents here explains what
he calls the reasons for his recent defeat
at jamestown. Kelly was much cha
grined at his failure to win, and his letter
4 shows how kesnly he felt what he con-
sidered the disgrace of not being able
90 uphold his record. The letter follows:
The big event for which l trained and
over which l worried SO hard for months
is over and I have lost. After ] was two
or three days on the trip / began to feel
weak, but when we landed In jamestown
l felt in first-class shape The day after
We arrived ! stepped the 100 in 8 As sec
onds. / kept working each day, but in
two or three days began to feel weak. /
drank water for some time before / found
it was almost poisonous. The weather
was not so hot but was sultry. The
warm weather came about four days be
fore the meeting, and It was hotter at
night than during the day After trying
to sleep in the MOTEL two nights ! gave it
up and went to sleep in a tent, where
caught a peach of "a cod and didn sleep
we'll either
IAN this misfortune made me worry
good deal about my physical condition,
and on the day of the meet l was eight
pounds lighter than before starting on
the trip. and very weak 1 knew l could
not win but did my best. In the lG0-yard
dash. both heat and final. I had a good
lead for the first fifty yards, but was too
weak TO finish in any form and was
fourth among seven starters. / was beaten
by five feet by the first man, and Par
sons, who took third place, nosed me out
about "a foot. There is no doubt in the
world but that l could have beaten the
best man ten feet had the race taken
place on the day I arrived at jamestown.
or at any other time. / was simply sick
on my fee;, that was all there was to IT,
/ won the broad jump simply on my
nerve. as ] had TO run only short dis
tance.
In the 220-yard dash / ran my head off
in the first $50 yards and did not have
strength enough 10 finish / did not get
place ia my heat in . seconds. would
consider this poor time when running at
home and would think any man a dub
who could not beat il.
My great mistake. which was respon-
sible for losing was in going South too
soon All the other athletes came the day
before the meet The climate did not
have time to get 90 them. and they were
IN good shape. I was there in the heavy.
humid atmosphere eleven days too long
We should have stayed North ana gone
down the day before bat BIZ Hayward.
my trainer, did not want TO pay the ex-
ira railroad fare on account Of the ten
day limit and he couldn't see that It
would make any difference anyway in my
condition, but now We see when it's too
late"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
BILL DONOVAN LEADS
Made Best Pitching Record
in American League.
DETROIT'S THREE RUN-GETTERS
Although I'm Hitting Cobb Leads
with a Big Margin, Davy jones and
sam Crawford Made More scores
than Their Teammate-Otfs CIymer
Second Among the Base SteaIers.

Bill Donovan, Addie Joss, and Chief
Bender We're the three leading pitchers in
the American League, though three new
eemers, Bailey, Hughes. and AIcGiH won
every game pitched.
Dygert, Of the Athletics. pitched such
great ball at the close Of the season that
he ranks with the best in the American
League. having won nineteen out of the
twenty eight games. Plank and WaddelI
also had good records.
The American League was all Cobb
when it came to hitting and running,
through two Of his team mates, Jones and
Crawford scored more runs. Next TO the
Detroit trio, came Hartsel in rungetting
Davis vas the Athletics hardest hitter,
and Oldring was the only man who did
any base-stealing TO speak Of.
Harry Davis led the American League
in home runs. Flick in triples, and H.
Davis and Crawford in doubles.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
PUNTS AND PASSES.

Capt. Douglass. OF the Navy team.
formerly played at the University Of Ten
nessee.
Jack Bal r, Of this city. has been
displaced a. .ackle at Lafayette by Kirk
patrick, last years center.
Beef Field, the former Eastern High
captain. is holding down a half back po-
sition on the Yale freshman team.
Gus Zeigler PENIS big guard. was the
first member Of a team of the big four
ruled out Of the game for 'slugging."
There may be a meeting Of the Harvard
and Yale managers to-day TO complete the
arrangements not covered at the former
conference at Springfield
Logan Cunningham, the Washington
boy, is playing on the Princeton scrubs.
As he played at Wesleyan last year he is
ineligible for the Tigers until next fail.
DR. O'Connor. Dartmouth mead coach.
has made a call for graduates to come to
Hanover 10 assist in developing the team.
JENNINGS, the former half back. is al
ready helping.
Coach Warner. the Indians coach. has
written 10 friends in New York that he
never has had a team at Carlisle that
took to The game with such aptness. He
expects 70 beat Princeton on November 3
The Cornell graduate coaches have over
thrown everything that was distinctive Of
Ellen Warmers methods at Ithaca. The
team is being given a lot more work than
last year, when it lost its opportunity TO
beat the Quakers by failing to have the
power 20 take the BAN across the Ouak-
er's goal line after a first down on the
4-yard mark
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
Indians brilliant.

At this writing the Carlisle Indians are
the best generals of any team of the lot
with Brown next. In fact. none of the
Others has shown any particular bril-
liancy in SO ordering their plays as TO get
the most out of the throwing of their
opponents into confusion with a properIy
varied attack. Princeton is the fastest
and gets the most drive into her men
while Pennsylvania and Yale show more
cumulative power in their plays. Harvard
is still an enigma owing to the great
variety Of the plays which they are at
tempting in practice and the small
amount OF plays that have been suffi-
GENTLY developed TO prove any criterion
OF what may be used in games. They
have the most intricate passing of any of
the teams if it can be brought off.
Cornell has mighty good asset in one
certainly. and possibly two, excellent
backs behind a heavy line. and II they
succeed in getting their attack running
just outside tackle with a good forward
pass to help 1t along should give Prince
ton the same exciting early part of the
game that they did last year in New
York. They will, however, find Princeton
better on the defense than last year. and
Princeton's back field is liable to run
back kicks on the kind of tackIing that
Cornell is producing at present.
The uncertainty of the game in respect
to the liability of scores by the inferior
team is becoming more and more marked.
Instead of this condition changing as was
expected under the improvement of de-
fense which ought to come with expert
ence. it seems to be working rather the
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
Ten LEADING BASE sTEALERs-
Ten LEADING Run GETTFRs-
Talbot Breaks cornell Record

Ithaca, n L oct N.-TaIbot. the
Mercersburg Academy giant. who holds
the interscholastic 12-p0und hammer
record, broke the Cornell University
record Of the 16-pound hammer yesterday
by hurting the weight $50 feet ] inch at
the freshmen-sOphomore track meet. Tai
bot competed for the freshmen, who We're
defeated, 81 to Sc. r T. Cook. of the
sophomore team, who holds two records
for the lnterscholasdc meets at the Uni
versity Of Michigan, was chiefly respon-
sible for his teams victory, capturing
four frsts.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
Smithson "A Find for Vale.

New Haven, Conn, oct. 2O.-In the new
material for track athletics. which was
seen in the annual fall track meet at
Yale Field yesterday. Forrest c. Smith
son, 10, of Portland. Greg, excelled.
Smithson won the 1Oe-yard dash. the 12o-
yard high hurdles, and the running broad
jump. tied with L. J. Hennes for first
N the 20-yard hurdles. and with r. f.
Riley for second place in the running
high jump.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
FRISCO BOXING SUCCESSFUL.
Public Has Paid More Than 100000
TO See Last Six Fights.

New York. oct 25.-Jack Gleason, who
is one Of the owners of the San Fran
cisco Baseball Club, and was the manager
Of Sam Berger. but has since turned his
ball ground into a boxing club, is much
pleased with his venture. judging from
the following letter to a friend in this
city:
The Gans-Britt bout was hardly a con-
test 1 was very mucn disappointed, as
was the crowd, which had gathered with
the hope of witnessing a spirited boxing
match.
Ketchel let me say, is a top-notcher.
He knocked out Thomas after thirty-two
rounds Of the greatest battle I ever saw.
They fought at $50 pounds four hours
before the contest Thomas claimed after
the battle that he was weak at the
weight / have rematched them, to weigh
155 pounds four hours before the contest,
for Thanksgiving Day, and all the fight
fans are aching to see them in action
once again. l look for a grand battle.
either man to win.
To give you an idea of Ketchers fear
lessness. / asked him what weight he
wanted Thomas to make. and he replied
ANY old weight that suits Thomas will
satisfy me"
San Francisco is. as ever. the greatest
sporting city in the world. Just imagine,
with a population of about 10000 and no
large cities to draw from, the public paid
100000 for the pleasure of Witnessing
boxing contests, and all this in a little
over sixty d3yS as follows.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
TOME, %; CENTRAL MANUAL. 0.
Port Deposit Eleven Rolls Up big
Score by Straight Football.

Special % The Washington Herald.
Port Deposit. Md. Oct 2o-Tomc de-
feated Central Manual in 20 and Is minute
halves here yesterday by - 10 O. Manual
cleverly stopped most of Tones forward
passes but could not hold her on line
buclling and end and tackle plays.
Tome was considerably heavier than
Manual and loafed along during the frs,
half. making only u points Manual puc
mp a mighty plucky game playing fast
and hard all the time Summary.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21
Easy for Mount st. Josepb,s.

Baltimore, Oct. 2o.-Mount St. Joseph's
overwhelmed the Havre de Grace High
School yesterday at Irvington. All
through the game the college boys made
long gains at will, both through the line
and around the ends
The Washington herald., 1907-10-21

Now we have johnson VS.. Flynn for
October 26. and then the banner card
for November, Thomas VS.. Ketchel on
Thanksgiving Day, so you can readily
see why I lay claim to living in the great
est sporting city in the universe. San
Francisco is rapidly rebuilding and we
viii soon have q better city than ever