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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-06
N ANXIOUS FOR A CHANCE WITH JEFFRIES
NEW ORLEANS NIGHT LIFE
RIVALS SAN FRANCISCO
Becoming Lvelest Sporting Town Except New York.
Scandals May Kill Steeplechasing at City
Park in Short While
By ]. S. A. MACDONALD.

over sam HonheimeF. He can be had at
"a reasonable figure and will win. and
win often, IN the East next summer
From now on the smart spectators
are going easy" so far as the horses
of Messrs. BerleW & O'Neil are con-
Cerned. II appears the New Workers
had a lot of fresh. ready-to-race horses
at the outset of the season. away back
in November. They delivered the goods
all right. and are now beginning 10
show the effects OF too much racing.
Gid Going Stale.
Gid is slowly going stale. while Judge
Post and Royal Breeze need some rest
Fantastic is a nice lilly and viii do well
Tor some time yet. RebO. on the other
hand. improves with racing. This horse
is stilI gross and requires lots OF work
and races.
Beimere. the Buffalo Derby winner. is
away on and viii scarcely win again
here. While the firms, squirt lasted IL
was hot. The stable won in purses and
stakes alone about $4,000 in less than
I'VE weeks racing IN "A few weeks
O'Neil goes TO Mexico for a hunting trip.
while Berlew returns 70 New York in
order 10 take up a herd OF two-year-olds
which must be itted for the Metropou-
tan season Of 1907.
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The league reopened the season last
evening before one Of the largest crowds
Of the year. Basketball is rapidly grow
ing in favor.
The Second Regiment team went to
Baltimore last week and defeated the
West Branch Y. NJ. G. A ia an exciting
roughly played contest, IS TO j, At the
end of the first half the score WAS 4 20
in favor of the Washington team, but
in the last few minutes OF play of the
last half the Baltimore FIVE rolled up a
number of points IN grand rally. The
work of Hubbard. who made seven goals
from free toss. and Schlosser, who ex-
celled in all-around playing. were the
features Tor Washingtons team, while
for Baltimore. Birmingham and Stevens
did the best work. This is the first de
feat the Baltimore team has suffered in
a long time. IL defeated the Washing
ton Y. NJ. c. A. recently by two points.
Mr.. Beckett, who is in charge Of the
basketball team AT the Y. NJ c. A, is
especially preparing his team for the
game with the Second Regiment five al
the y. NJ. c. \. in the near future.
Manager Meyers. of Peck Chapel, re-
ports his team in good condition and
promises to spring some surprises in the
near future
The Carroll Institute team will meet
the Naval Academy team al Annapolis
on January > II is like the CAROLS
TO b. always looking for good, hot
games, and no one would be surprised if
they made the Cadets hustle some.
The Second Regiment and CorcOrans
VIII make a trip N0rth this month,
when they will play a. MiddlctOwn
Danville. schenectady. ana other
towns.
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first class. Although playing against
the hardest man on the opposition he
scored five baskets.
Washington Light Infantry looks
mighty promising.
De Mar should play a cleaner game
and cut out the rOugh-hOuse. It doesn't
look nice ana the spectators do not take
10 IT,
That shot of Motifs in last Friday
nights game was one OF the pretuest
seen on the floor this season
The roughness is being eliminated and
the games are well worth seeiLg 3.
Some OF the papers had it that the
Ordway A c. had won the champion
ship but IL was a little IN advance.
Let's wait and see
The Commissioners win play the East
ern A c. on Tuesday night Should
the Eastern A. c. take this game it viii
certainly make the race even more in
teresting.
Lofms has them all beat when it
comes 10 taking the ball through a
bunch Of players.
When a team IS on the toboggan the
sportsmanship idea is not relished by
great many managers. George Boyd,
Of the Eastern A C., deserves great
credit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-06
EXPERTS
ARGUING FIERCELY.
Some Want 500 and Some
900 Point Match for Cham
piOnShip HOnOrS.

NEW YORK Jan. 5.-Cue experts
have started a discussion which threat
ems 10 upset the billiard world over the
question of whether an annual tOurna-
ment should be held every year 10 de-
eide the championships, or whether the
present system should be folio we'd OF
playing once IN a while ia tournament,
and the winner 10 hold the emblem sub
jcct TO challenge.
The main point ia the discussion, AMI
it Is one in which patrons Of billiards are
almost as deeply interested as the play
ers. since they pay the piper is over
the matter OF how many points should
be played in a match game for the
championship. In the Isl and 1S.2 balk
line the players I'm the tournament held
in the Garden last spring decided on
900 Al this meeting OF players some
wanted co points for the match games,
but tie majority decided upon the small
er number
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-06
Hoppe Might Have Won.

The recent SuttOn-H Hoppe mach for
the 1872 worlds championship, in which
Sutton. holder OF the emblem, made 107
in his opening inning, and held safe
lead all through the game at once eX-
cited further discussion. il being held
by those eager for a 800 or eO0-pOint
game, that under different conditions
Hoppe might have won. 1t is, OF
course, an open argument, as all con-
tests must be where there is a question
Of endurance and what might happen
involved.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 5.-rhe pugil-
istic matchmaker Of the Nevada gold
camps do not object to giving big
purses. but they evidently don't care %
have IL known when the gate receipts
fall short OF the amount paid the fight
ers-
Cans and Herman fought for purse
Of $1,000 and the Casino Athletic Ciub,
OF Tonopah. gave out that the receipts
OF the sale of seats realized 5000 This
Is misleading. The box office accumula-
lions amounted 70 something less than
$4,000. OF 81 900 less than the purse.
The preliminary bout between Adam
Ryan and Lew Powell cost $1,000. and a
few thousands, no doubt. were spent IN
advertising. The new arena is said 10
have cost $4,000. SO that the Tonopah
promoters must be close 70 $4,000 10 the
bad over their first big Queensberry
venture.
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ORIENTAL TEAM
IS DOING WELL
Clinches Hold on Second
HonorS and Pushing
Saengers For First.
FAT MEN IN THIRD PLACE
Three Defeats for Bank Clerks Ser
Them Back a Peg, Acmes FOrg-
ing Ahead-KIauss Is Best.

In the District Bowling League the
Orientals joined IN the holiday festiVi-
ties By keeping up their run OF victories
BY handing the Bank Clerks three
straight defeats.
This cuts down the lead Of the saen-
gers slightly ana places the Orientals
solidly in second place. The Eat Men
ana the Orientals have been struggling
Tor several weeks Tor the coveted posi-
ton behind the leaders and a few weeks
ago were tied, but the Orientals' long
string OF victories now gives them =
big margin over the Fats.
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Fighters Poor Reporters.

An incident OF the Gans-Herman fight
suggest that champions would make
very unreliable ringside- correspondents.
One Of the first upon the platform after
the knockout was Jack O'Brien. ana he
proceeded TO air his opinion OF things.
Leaning over the ropes he said 10 the
reporters; That knockout punch was
q daisy. II was a right handler fair in
the stomach You're away or,
O'Brien. II was right uppeIcut on the
Jaw" yelled two or three sporting
writer's in unison but O'Brien wouldn't
have il. After h had interviewed both
Herman and Cans he bent over the
press benches again and acknowledged
his er-or.
Ii recalled what happened a. Reno
when Marvin Hart felled Jack Root
with a right in the ribs. Jim Jeffries.
who was referee, came TO the ringside
and told the newspapermen that the
finishing punch was crack on the jaw.
lie vas insistent about H. too. and IL
was not until tie testimony Of both
fighters was taken that Jenries reluct-
antly changed his opinion.
After the contest Herman said he
made a fatal mistake when he did not
hold Cans down to the weight condi-
tions that prevailed in the Gans-Nelson
match at Goldheld. The Chicago lad.
like others in the lightweight class,
seems 10 be of the opinion that II is
useless 10 attempt to defeat Cans when
Joe is in fun possession of his fighting
strength. Herman thinks that Cans at
1s3 ringside isn't nearly such a fOrmid-
able adversary as Cans at the same
weight a few hours before. Cans. on
the other hand. declares that he can
make 1873 as easy as Herman, Britt.
Nelson. or any other fighters in his d.
vision.
At this writing it doesn't look quite
so rosy for a ST. Patricks Day contest
at Tonopah between Cans and Jimmy
Britt. Conroth. who is empowered to
act as spokesman for the native son.
SAYS San Francisco may outbid Mike
ReiIly's SIS, 900 offer. There viii in all
probability be a lot of backing and fill
ing before the match is made, if It is
ever made at all. and it would not sur
prise us If Tonofeh promoters induced
Jack O'Brien 10 enter into negotiations
for a contest syith Cans on the date
named.
For a serious-faced fellow, Adam
Ryan. of Chicago. is quite original in
his doings and sayings. There is not a
shadow of doubt bit that RYAN inflicted
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-06
AGNES Coming Back.

Acme is again back in fourth place
after having Temporarily lost il 10 the
Bank Clerks. and the latter are now
again in sixth and the Market House
quint in NTH place.
All I'VE OF the regulars on the Saen-
gers have splendid averages. ia fact.
the best in the league, as the Germans
are hoggiug first nVe' hOnOFs. headed
by KTauss, who is admitted BY the ez-
perts 10 be the best bowler in the city
and practically in a class by himself,
Following are the averages including
Wednesdays game.
Individual averages by teams:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-06

For a serious-faced fellow. Adam
Ryan. of Chicago. is quite original In
his doings and sayings. There is not a
shadow Of doubt bit that Ryan inflicted
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-06
Craze win Soon Die Out.

The arena Is built TO stay, however.
and Mike Riley and mis- associates are
bidding Tor new attractions as though
they had a dozen Tonopah Extensions
al their back. The result OF this era OF
frenzied hsticuhs remains 10 be seen
The men who handle boxing in big cities
could never begin 20 Oner such prices
for ring attractions as the Nevada
sport managers are giving. and Il
would be interesting 10 watch If camps
OF a few thousand inhabitants can con-
tinue 10 furnish BETTER reward for the
ring men than cities where there are
millions OF residents 10 draw from
A common sense view OF the situation
is that the highly expensive fad ceyel-
oped by southern Nevada will soon give
way 70 something else. A few more
railr0ad days. possibly. and the RICK
ards. the Rileys. and the SINNERS viii
have had enough. They will then sit
back and talk Of the big purses that
they hung up just as more ancient Ncva-
dams stu talk OF the daring things that
were done in the old C0mstoCk days.
Big Jim Jenries has repudlated the
contract made for him by Billy De-
Ianey. the man who discovered him. Jim
is quite willing 10 box Squires, the Aus
traIian champion, for the S3oJ0 offered
by the RhyoIite club, but wants the
articles To read ''Jenries take all
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-06
Sauires EXC stay lon.

The Rhy0llte boomers cannot see II
in that light and all hopes OF an inter
national boxing match seem 10 have
gone a-glimmering. Squires has been
warned that the contest IS on and IL Is
highly probable that he viii stay where
he is and arrange a match with Jack
johnson when the big negro arrives IN
Australia.
Perhaps IL is all for lhe best Wise
heads who have never rel eyes upon
Squires and who have 40 means az
establishing his rating as a Tlngniar,
have boldly asserted that he wouldn't
make a decent mouthful for Jeffries
If the alfalfa baron We're hungry, and
maybe they are right. Even IA The
good old North American game or
hammer your neighbOr' Knock some
times pans out like an inspiration
With so many critics in a pessiIa.sJic
mood about you, Bill, perhaps you'd
better make your own way over here
and take a crack al some cf the lesser
lights before seeking brush with Big
jim But II you never come ove- here.
Squires, old fellow. you can appeal TO
the night followers OF two continents
as to whose was the more spOrtsinaulilIe
proposition, yours or Jefries'. Eou said
you'd come and night anyone on the
usual terms Of division. There IS no oc-
casion 10 repeat what Jeffries said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-06
AMAT. BASKETBALL NOTES.

The league reopened the season last
evening before one Of the largest crowds
Of the year. Basketball is rapidly grow
ing in favor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-06
Sam HOffheimer Best Jumper.

Talking Of jumping races, about the
best jumper here is Sam Honhelmer.
He is a thoroughly sound horse and
shows lots of speed and ability TO
fence. Hugh Grant Brown. the Wall
street mult-millionaire who imported
John If. p. at a cost of So, 900 last
summer 10 win the Slo,oOo Champion
Stakes. but was disappointed. for the
hnrsa showed no form at al, might look
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-06

over Sam HofheimeF. He can be had at
"a reasonable figure and viii win. and
win often. IN the East next summer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-06

James work in that Eastern a. C.
Light Infantry game was
Smyrna times., 1907-04-17
The Account Settled In Full.

At salon in Paris some years ago
the Sieur dAilnerie was one of group
to whom he was imparting an account
of his pedigree, which he claimed was
derived from the pharaohs Of Egypt.
Just then the late Baron de Il0thschild
approached the group, and one of its
members called out: Baron. come and
let me make you acquainted with the
Sieur dAimerie. He Games from pha-
raOnic stock. and you ought to know
each other" Yes" said the baron,
bowling gravely and addressing D'Ai-
merle, Il believe our families had some
transactions in time past" Yes" re-
Joined D'Aimerie, I'VE have a record
that your people when leaving the coun-
try borrowed a considerable amount Of
jewelry from my people, for which 1
should now like to be repaid, with in
terest." Il remember the transaction"
said ROthschild, but the account was
settled at due date Your fathers re-
ceived check ON the Bank of the RED
Sea"
Smyrna times., 1907-04-17
CAPITOL PAPERS
HAVE VANISHED
official Schedule of Pennsylvania
Building is Missing.
CAN FIND NO TRACE OF IT

Harrisburg, Pa, April 10.-The Off
which the $2,000,000 contract for the
metallic furniture of the new capitol
was awarded to the Pennsylvania Con-
structiOn company, is missing and can
not be found. This schedule is neces-
sary to show the terms of the contract
between the hoard of public grounds
and buildings, composed of the gov
erEor. auditor general and state treas
urer, and the construction company.
Without the schedule the state would
be unable to recover anything from
this company if it should be found
that there has been overcharges for
the furniture.
The testimony before the capitol in
vestisating commission showed that
the official copy of the annual sched-
ule for the state supplies is kept by
the superintendent of public grounds
and buildings. A copy is also kept by
the auditor general as a guide in set
Ting the accounts between the state
and the contractors for the state sup
plies.
Former state officials testified that
they had made a diligent search for
the missing schedule and that they
were unable to find any trace of it.
Charles w. NJ. Juhle, a former en-
ploye of Architect Huston. testified
that his work was to copy the original
drawings of Henry Ives Cobb. The
doors of the room in which Juhle
worked were locked by orders of Hus.
ton, and drawings were kept in a Sc.
cret drawer when not in use. The wit
ness explained that Cobb was the az
chitect who originally designed the
capitol. and that Huston got all his
ideas from the Cobb drawings.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-17
NO WITNESSES HEARD
New Workers Wouldn't Testify Before
Capitol Probers.

Capitol Probers.
New York, April 1.-TWO days
were spent in New York by the Penn.
sylvania capitol investigating commits.
sion in a vain effort to obtain the tes
timony of important witnesses. The
days brought forth nothing. But two
witnesses were heard during the time
spent in New York.
All the persons who the commission
was anxious to have testify learned
that it had no power to enforce the
subpoenaes in New York state The
members of the commission sat about
the directors rooms of the New York
Audit company and twirled their fin
gers while Senator Fisher, Harry Cal
vert, secretary of the commission, and
w. w. Murray, sergeant-at-arms, tried
to get some of the sub-contractors un.
der Sanderson and Payne & Company
to testify.
The New Workers laughed and fatty
refused to be persuaded. They said
the law couldn't compel them to tes-
tify. They said they were out of the
jurisdiction and they did not purpose
aiding the state of Pennsylvania.
Finding their journey here had been
in vain the commission was adjourned
to meet again in Harrisburg.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-17
CINCINNATI
PEOPLE EXCITED
Stirred up That City to
Remarkable Degree.

Cincinnati, o. April II. This city
ment beyond anything that it exper-
ience in recent years.
Old aud young, rich and poor, all
seem to have become beside them
selves over and individual who was
a stranger to Cincinnati up to two
weeka ago.
The man who has created all this
turmoil is L. T. Cooper, President of
the Cooper Medicine Co of Dayton,
Ohio, who is at present introducing
his preparations in this city for the
first time.
of age and has acquired a fortune
within the past two years by the sale
of some preparations of which he is
the owner.
Reports from eastern cities that pre-
ceeded the young man here were of
the most startling nature. Many of
the leading dailies going so far as to
state that he had nightly cured in
public places deafness of years stand
ing with one of his preparations. The
physicians of the East contradicted
this statement, claiming the thing to
be impossible, but the facts seemed to
bear out this statement that Cooper
acually did so.
In consequence people focked to
him by thousands and his preparations
sold like wildfire.
Many of these stories were regard
ed as fictitious in Cincinnati and until
Cooper actually reached this city little
attention was paid to them. Hardly
had the young man arrived, however,
Smyrna times., 1907-04-17
S15,o9o For Wreck Victim.

Philadelphia, April 12.-One of the
largest verdicts ever obtained in a
wreck case in the United States court
was rendered in the suit of Frank De
Ceasare, an Italian musician, who re-
ceived severe personal injuries in the
wreck of the West Jersey & Seashore
railroad electric train on the Thor.
Oughfare bridge, near Atlantic City,
last October. His attorneys were of.
fered $4,000 to settle the case, but re.
ceived $4,000 at the hands of the
jury. De Ceasare was incapacitated as
a musician by the accident and could
not earn livelihood as player of the
clarinet. He was member of the
Royal Artillery Band and was on his
way to Atlantic City to fill an engage.
inert at the time of the accident
Smyrna times., 1907-04-17

when he began giving demonstrations
as he calls them, in public, and daily
met people afflicted with deafness and
with a single application of one of his
preparations actually make deaf people
hear again.
In addition to this word Cooper ad-
vanced the theory that stomach trou-
BILE is the foundation of nine out of ten
diseases and claimed to have prepara-
tion that would restore the stomach to
working order and thus get rid of such
troubles as rheumatism and affections
of the kidneys and liver, in about two
weeks time.
This statement seems to have been
borne out by the remarkable results
obtained through the use of his prep
aration, and now all Cincinnati as APP
partly mad over the young man.
His headquarters resemble a veri-
table stampede. Thousands of people
are visiting him each day, and the
druggists are selling his med icines in
enormous quantities.
What seems to make Cooper still
more popular is the fact that he prac.
tices extensive charitable work and
has already dispensed small fortune
among the poor of the city.
How long the tremendous interest
in Cooper will last is hard to estimate.
At present there seems to be no sign
of a let-up. Reputable physicians
claim it to be fad that will die out
as soon as Cooper leaves.
In justice to him, however. it must
be said that he seems to have accom-.
plished great deal for the sick of this
city with his preparations.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-17
"oyster Paddy Died On Train,

Pittsburg, April 15.-Hugh O'Don-
nell, Sc years old, known to the sport
ing fraternity all over the country as
"Oyster Paddy" died on a railroad
train while coming to his home here
from Wheeling, w. Va. Death was
due to heart disease. He was proprie-
tor of hotel on Fourth avenue, which
in the sos was frequented by the
criminal class. Recently the building
was razed, and six skeletons were
found buried in the cellar.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-17
WON RHODES SCHOLARSHIP
Donald c. Herring, of Bloomsbury, Pa,
Captures Prize.

Princeton. N. j., April Is. - The
Rhodes scholarship committee of the
state OF New Jersey. consisting OF
President Woodrow Wilson and Dean
Henry B. Fine. of Princeton Univer
sity, and President Demarest, of Rut
gers College, announced as the Rhodes
scholar for New Jersey, Donald Grant
Herring, of Bloomsbury, Pa. He will
receive his A. B. degree from Prince.
ton in June. Herring prepared for
Princeton at Lawrenceville Academy,
where he was prominent in literary
work and athletics. In Princeton he
played substitute tackle on the var.
sity football team for two years, and
in the last two years played regularly
at tackle and centre.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-17
STATE LIFE INSURANCE
Governor of Florida Advocates 1t In
Special Message.


Tallahassee, Fla, April 15. - Gov.
ernor Broward in a special message to
the legislature advocates state life in.
surance. He treats the matter ex
haustively to demonstrate that the en-
terprise would be profitable to the
people. by showing that foreign in
surance companies have returned in
losses paid less than S5,000,000 and
have received upwards of $13,000 O00
in premiums in the last 13 years, and
that the south alone pays northern
companies s5000O,OO0 per annum. 1t
will be suggested that the manage.
ment be vested in a commissioner OF
manager, which would eliminate high
salaried officers, and that the entire
expense would be less than the sal.
airy of vice president or board chair.
man of one of the large companies
now existing.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-17
Murder Jury Unable to Auree

Upper Marlboro, Md, April 13. -
Unable to agree upon verdict, the
jury in the case of Corporal William
F. Wineberger. charged with the kill
ing of Private Frederick Gosney an
January 26 last. was discharged. Both
men belonged to an artillery company
stationed at Fort Washington, and the
killing occurred during a row several
miles from the fort. Wineberger was
remanded to Jail.
Smyrna times., 1907-04-17

Feel languid, weak, run down?
Headache? Stomach "off'?-Just a
plain case of lazy liv er. Burdock
Blood Bitters tones liver and stomach,
/ romotes digestion, purifies the blood.
Soothes itching skin. Heals cuts or
burns without scar. Cures piles, &C.
zema, salt rheum, any itching. Doan's s
Ointment. Your druggist sells it.
81 suffered habitualIy from constipa-
tion. Doan's Regulets relieved and
strengthened the bowels, SO that they
have been regular ever since. "A. E.
Davis, grocer, Sulphur Springs, Tex.