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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-04
THE GRIDIRoN.
Watching the Shaping Up of the Col
 lege Eleyens.

New Haven, Oct 4.-The only word of criticism spoken by the coaches to the squad since the contest with Wes- leyan was concerning the getting of more speed into the plays and about lining up more quickly after scrlm- images. The work which the coaches gave the team yesterday afternoon showed that they are going to de- velop the forward pass to perfection, and practice was begun on onside kick. It was a twenty minute drill which the varsity received against the second team, resulting in a single touchdown for the first eleven. It brought out the possibilities in F. H. Coy, who tackled so brilliantly We'd nesday. Coy, in the last minutes of the play yesterday, when neither side had scored, caught an onsde kick at the college teams 40 yard line and, running through broken field, made a touchdown,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-04
SUTTON GOING TO SHARON.

Frank Sutton of William street, who tended goal for the Waterbury polo team the latter part of last season, will not be seen in a local uniform this season. Although Sut- ton was playing great polo in front of the cage in the west in the early part of last season, he did not play quite to his standard in this league. But at that he vas considered about the best in the east and played some wonderful games while a member of the Rough Riders But Sutton is of the opinion of many other players that their best playing cannot be done in their own town. eonsequent- Iy he has signed to guard the cage for sharon. Pa. the coming season. Suttonis shoulder. which he disIo- ested recently while wrestling. is rapidly rounding into form and vith- in a week or ten days he will be in condition to play It is said that Fzhsy, whO Ezs with the locals part of last. season, viIl also wear a Sharon uniform
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-04
BOWLING LOCALS GET
 A BEATING Went Down to New Haven Last Night and Were Nicely Done
 For at Hubers.
BOWLING

New Haven, Oct Alt the Tux edo bowling alleys last night the Waterbury State league team met its Waterloo when Hubers Indepen- dents got busy. But it was not until the second game that the Indepen- dents really took to the alleys and bowled as of old. George Collett copped all the honors and bowled three remarkable games, 223, 1S7 and 220, winning high total and ma terially assisting his team in winning two out of three games.
 Although Collett made 223 and Huber 211 in the first game, Jans- wick's low score caused the defeat of the home team by twelve points. After that the rollers from the watch town did not get a peep in. Every thing went New Haven's way and Huber's bunch easily copped the next two games. They won hands down. N
 The bowling of all the men last night was of high order and fur nished much excitement for those present. Following are the scores:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-04
hurdle, but a play in which the rear backs help the front runner and carry him through.
FOOTBALL NOTES.

The Second Ward football team is engaged for a game with the Berk- shires of Bridgeport Sunday after noon. The team, eighteen strong, will leave here on the 1:10 train Sunday afternoon. and will be ac- companied by a whole lot of rooters, with their wives and sisters and best girls. It is said about fifty will leave altogether. If Captain Dan Keefe doesn't bring back a victory he will have to make an explanation.
 Dan Buckley writes from Villanova stating that he is kicking the ball over the goal posts every time.
 Talk about your letter writing but those little football teams can throw ink when they get after one another.
 Mike Slavin is pretty busy these days and his brain is in a whirl half the time. Politics and football don't hitch up we'll together.
 John L. Sullivan says he would sooner be in a railroad wreck than to take part in game of college foot ball and John generally hits the nall on the nead LOO.
 William H. Murphy of Lynn, guard on the Holy Cross team, has suddenly shifted to Dartmouth, where he will try for the team.
 Capt Cobb of the M. A. c. team is stamping himself as a man who might be All-American material in a bigger institution.
 Penn State is quaking over her coming game with the Indians. The game is on for tomorrow and six of the regulars are on the hospital list.
 Jack Reed, the big fellow who play ed such fine football for Holy Cross few seasons ago. has been re-engaged as coach for the University of Ni- agara team.
 Lots of local interest is being shown in training school football this year and the Springfield boys will not be without supporters in Amherst tomorrow.
 The showing of Donnie at quarter in the game against M. A. c. We'd nesday has convinced the Brown AldG AAE IANtAdA BAcANA0A VIII be we'll cared for by the old Willis ton star.
 Folwell. Pennsylvanis's right half- back. looks like the most consistent of the Quaker ground gathers. He never failed to make a gain when called on in the game with Villanovs Wednesday.
 Harry Newman. star tackle on last years Jefferson Medical team. has entered Lafayette and will try for a tackle position. He is rated as the equal of any tackle in the minor coI- leges-
 Holy Cross is to make its game with Fordhsn on FItton field. Nov. F. the big contest of it's schedule. AS scsnIou and Gearv. former Holy Gross men. are playing for Fordham. the Worcester coIIesisns are uors than ever eager for victory
 The University of North Csrolins team is being oozehsd ty LaEson. .for< msrly a star tackle at Pennsylvania.
 Norwich university is likely t1 abandon football for the rest of tht season because Of the death of Lso1< ard CIzrkso7- who vss fatally l1furs ed in the game with Dzrt1oufh-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-04
JOHN ]. RYAN IN A BRAwL.
Breaks Dan MurphY's Skull With 6
 Beer Glass.

Cincinnati. Oct 4-Dan Murphy. perhaps the best known saloOnkeeper in Cincinnati is at the point of death from an assault by John J. Ryan the noted turf plunger and get-rieh-quick scheme promoter.
 Ryan and Bookmaker Ike Gottlieb had a quarrel while drinking with chorus girls in the cafe of the Stand ard theater. Int theater is owned by Rud K Hynicka, the republican leader, and the cafe by Ryan
 Murphy, while trying to paeify Ryan. was struck by the latter q ter rife blow on the forehead with a beer glass that fractured the sk1IL Twenty-slx stitches were required to close a gash ia Murphyis cheek made by the same blow. Ryan is twice as large as Murphy. who is small and deIiczte There have been 10 arrests.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-04
HARD WORK AT PRINCETON.

Some of the reports from Princeton have been very lugubrious, but it would be difficult to convince anybody that the Tigers are beaten until that is fact accomplished. The material may not be as good as last year, but it does not follow that more will not be done with the material. Be that as it may, there is full realization of the fact that the hardest sort of work is needed to whip the team into championship form, judging by the amount of work being handed cut. At the rate things are going the de- sired end will not fail of accomplish ment for want of vigorous hammer ing
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-04
NOT FOR YOURS TRULY.

John L. Sullivan has the following to say about football:
 Some rah rah boys-pretty good sports at that-who were on the way east to resume spending pas coin in college, met up with me on Q train, and after trying to get me to smoke a cigarette and not pulling tha trick of, they began to argue that I had football sized up wrong. They'd read somewhere that I was opposed to football.
 I'm not opposed to anything. " says ]. 50 long as it's on the level, but what I don't fall for is why a Iong-haired game of football is O. .K.'d by the deaeons. while a short haired game like boxing stars the deaeons praying. They're both slug ging games. only in boxing there's no foul hitting. while in football kicking in the clinehes and every other old thing is allowed. Whats the answer?"
 The rah rah boys didn't have any answer except to say that what the game of football required was men like me to train players so that singing and kicking would be done according to some kind of rules
 Not on yOur life woa't mix u1 in football business I told them. It's too rough I'm willing to fight ike a white man. but when sou try to pull me into a riot where every thing from gOagi1g to breaking hacks goes. yOa can bet your life I'd rather take ny chance in a railroad accident or in something wksre there's a Iook-i1-
 That vas good e1ough to hold them until ths train got to Chsczxo.7 2
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-04
TO HAVE PONY BATTERY.
Windsor Locks Will Play South Man.
 chester Sunday Afternoon.

Springfield players will figure prominently Sunday in a game be- tween Windsor Locks and South Manchester. The game will be play ed in Windsor Locks, which town will have for a battery Bill Luby and Paddy O'Connor of the Springfield team. Gene Tansey. a former Pony. is visiting in Springfield and will play with Windsor Locks. Tansey finished the season in fine form for the Lynn team of the New England league. He will porbably play short stop fin Sundays game. Windsor Locks will also have Kennedy of Rockville. Pete Wilson of the Hart ford team is to pitch for South Man chester with which team Arthur Nichols, the former Waterbury cap tain, is expected to play. The game is to be called at 3 o'clock.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-04
WORK FOR THE ARMY.

West Point, Oct 4.-Work for the Army eleven last week has included large amount of the forward pass and onside kick. In addition there has been a daily scrimmage and the team play has improved greatly. Lieutenant Thompson has the line men under his special care. The struggle for end positions Is keen, with Beavers, Ayres and Stearns the strongest candidates. Stearns, who has improved on last seasons form. is coming fast, while Beavers, who has been shifted from fullback, is making good owing to his sprinting ability.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-04
PAT POWERS HOME AGAIN.
Returns from Ireland With Armful
 of Blackthoru Sticks.

New York, Oct. 4.-Psssengers aT- irving aboard the Cunard steamship Carmania this week included Pat Powers. the promoter of sporting events Powers came ashore carrying an armful Of blaekthoTn sticks and looking like chip of the old BIarney stone. He was welcomed by Pete Prunty and Charles Harvey MT Powers has been attending the Dub lin international exposition and se- cured a number of exhibits there which are to be shown at the Irish Industrial exposition in this city
 Harry and John Rsynolds. the champion bicycle riders Of Great Britain. were also secured te take part in the six daT race They hail frUz BsEbFiEEan-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-04
WINTERS vS LACY.

Adams, Oct. 4.-Izzy Winters of New Haven, Conn.,, has signed arti- cles for a wrestling match with A. T. Lacy of this town. It is expected the match will take place here, probably Nov. z, and will be for $50 a side, the amount having been posted in the hands of Jonathan Nuttall of this town. Herbert Cam is to be final stakeholder. The match is to be at catch weights, the best two hn three.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-04
swIMs GOLDEN GATE.
Australian Breaks a Record Made by
 His Brother,

San Francisco. Oct 4.-Arthur Ca will the Australian swimmer, was suc- cessful yesterday morning in swim- ming across Golden Gate, and he beat the record of his brother Syd- ney, making the distance in 1 hour and IS minutes. The tides carried Ca will nearly to Alcruz island. then swept him back, so he landed half way between Presidio and Fort Point. Hundreds of sportsmen watched the race with binoculars and cheered Ca- will as he finished.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-04
BOUT AT BRIDGEPORT.

Bridgeport, Oct 4.-Young Bosse of this city fought Benny Ford for six fast rounds before the Union Boating club last night. Early in the contest Bosse had Ford il trou- ble, but the latter rallied and in the last two rounds had things all his own way. There was no decision.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-04

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-04

Dewitt's Ki5ney and Bladder Pills relieve baekzehe. weak kidnsys. and snaauuztio1 Of the bladder. Sold by Backingksn PhsrE8cy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-04

AMERICAN LEAGUE. At New York-Chicago, 0: New York, S. Walsh. Altrock, Sullivan; Neuer. Klei- now.
 At washington-Detroit, g: Washington, g. Donovan, Schmidt; Gehring. Blanken- ship.
 At adelphia-Cleveland, o; Philadel- phia, 4. Clarkson, Clarke; Dygert. Schreck. At Boston-St. Louis. 0; Boston, L How ell. Spencer; Morgan, Shaw.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-04

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-04
A Gentleman

Just home from a short vacation with his family, telephoned our bot tlery: Send me over some Pallida beer at once. Never appreciated its real worth until I was away in the woods where I could not get any. It goes with ne next trip"
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Results of Games Played In National and American Leagues.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
 At Pittsburg-Philadelphi 1; Pittsburg, 0. Richie, Dooin; Leifield, Phelps.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
JOE THOMAS MAY MAKE
A TRIP TO AUSTRALIA
WeIterweight in Receipt of PROPOSE
ton to Tour Antipodes, and If
He Doesn't Get Match Soon
VIII Accept

Joe Thomas, the crack California well
terweight. is in big demand these days.
He has been offered a match by Man
ager Jim Coffroth and the negotiations
are still pending. In addition to this,
Manager Tom McCarey Lay offer him
match and other club managers are
anxious to engage his services.
Possibly more important than all these
is the proposal of Barney Reynolds, who
came to this country as the manager of
Bill Squires. Reynolds has asked the
welterweight to accompany him to Aus
tralia Reynolds watched Thomas care
fully while the latter was training at San
Rafael for his meeting with Ketchell at
Marysville on July 4. He formed the
opinion that Thomas would walk through
all available boxers in Australia with
out any trouble, once he became acclim-
ated Thomas would become the protege
of Bookmaker John Wren at once and
that big turfman would back him in all
his matches. With such powerful inflq-
ence behind him he would be sure of
fair treatment in the ring.
Reynolds says Australia is fifteen years
behind the times in the matter of box
ing. AS Thomas has a wonderful style,
it is expected that big crowds would at
tend any matches in which he would be
a principal. The prospect is an alluring
one for Thomas, who Is still young and
who would appreciate the chance to make
a sporting pilgrimage to foreign land.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
CHRISTIE PREDICTS BIG
THINGS FOR G. BROMLEY
SAYS SWIMMER WILL BE BEST IN
WORLD
That Sports Are FIourishing Down
Here and Contain Lots
of Ginger

Special to The Herald.
BERKELEY, Aug. 1O.-Walter Christie,
trainer of the University Of California,
has returned from a trip to the southern
part Of the state and is loud in his praises
of George Bromley, the Lick high school
lad who captured two coast swimming
championships at Naples recently.
Christie had Bromley in hand for the
aquatic tournament and said: Every
time he swims the boy shows improve
ment. It's remarkable. He won all of
his races slowing up and I predict that
in two years Bromley will beat the
world
Parsons is practicing in earnest for
the national games at jamestown next
month";" says Christie, land he is rum
ming good" Charlie Parsons, the Los
Angeles sprinter, has been picked as one
of the men the Olympic club will send to
the exposition. The big meet takes place
on September 6 and and the California
athletes can take their departure any
day up to about the 2Sth of August.
Christie when asked about athletic con-
ditions in Los Angeles said that he found
them in a very healthy state. "They
seem to put more ginger in their contests
down there" remarked the college trainer,
land there is no doubt but that they
work at a thing harder. The swimming
tourney was run off in fine shape and
1000 spectators witnessed this event"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
NEW SCHEME MAY
HELP THE BATTERS
MANAGER M'ALEER SUGGESTS
SOME CHANGES
Says Batter's Box Should Be Made
Larger, Enabling Man With
Club to Get at the
Curves

Special to The Herald.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10.-While Fielder
Jones, leader Of the champion White
Sox, has been carrying on his campaign
against the "spitball," 1t remains for
Manager Jimmy McAleer to suggest a
practical remedy for not only this, but
to increase the batting as we'll 1t is
nothing more nor less than increasing
the length of the batters box and giving
the batters more room in which to
maneuver.
At present the batters' box is six feet
long and four feet wide, half of it being
in front of the plate and half behind.
McAleer thinks that an extension of two
or three feet on the front end of the box
would help the batter along a whole lot,
without in any way interfering with the
present arrangement of the game. This
would give the batter chance to run
on the ball and hit either spitball,
curve or break before the latter had a
chance to ueviate from a straight line
Under the present rules If batter hits
a ball while out of the batters' box he
is called out.
Most batters now stand close into the
plate or on a line with the center of it.
in order to judge whether a ball is over
or not. This gives them only the part
of the box in front of the plate in which
to move, or less than three feet. Even
a good, long stride will take a batter
over the front line of the box. The after
three feet of the box are useless ground
for most batters.
With even two feet more added to the
front of the box a batter could get run
ming start at the ball and hit it before
there was a chance for a break.
The idea of the batters' box is, of course
to prevent the batter from getting or
top of the pitcher or interfering with thu
catcher, but neither of these objects woulC
be endangered by lengthening the box
couple of feet All told it appears tt
be about the best suggestion that hal
been offered in the way of helping ou
the batter.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
CALIFORNIA MARES TO
BE ATTRACTION AT MEET
SONOMA GIRL AND SWEET MARIE
ON SAME TRACK
Lima Races Will See Two Trotting
Queens in Action-Springer'
Prize Went Fast Half
Mile
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LIMA, o., Aug. 10.-The victory Of
Sonoma Girl in the Detroit M. and M.
and Cleveland Forest City stakes, as well
as several other races since, gives for
the fall meeting here two of the greatest
attractions ever offered by a half mile
track Sonoma Girl is paid up in the
Lima M and M, the $4,000 stake for 2:24
trotters to be raced here the first week in
October.
Also on the opening day of that meeting
Sweet Marie, 2:02A, recognized as the
fastest trotting mare since Lou Dillon's s
day, Is carded for an exhibition mile over
the two-lap ring, neither of these fast
ones being engaged for any other half
mile track in the country so far as known.
Mr.. Springer, owner of Sonoma Girl
stated in Cleveland that he fully expected
to start the great mare in the Lima M
and NJ, which must certainly be just as 6
gift to the fleet footed daughter of Lin.
wood w.
This mares race at Detroit may never
be appreciated by those who failed to see
her flight from the quarter to the three"
quarter-pole in the very first heat, when
she passed the entire field. save the fleet
Highball, far in advance, setting the real
pace. Mr.. Springer made no attempt to
overtake Highball in this heat, but merely
wanted position for the next, believing
nothing else was needed.
Sonoma Girl actually covered that mid
die half mile in :591a, came back fresh as
a bird for the second heat and the rest
is now history.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
ST. LOUIS FANS
WANT NEWLEADERS
THINK BILL ARMOUR FITS IN
ONE JOB
Ex-CIeveTand Manager Liked by Ball
Lovers to Direct Cardinals.
Jack O'Connor Mentioned
for Browns
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10.-St. Louis fans are
dissatisfied over the results obtained by
the managers of both the National and
American league clubs in that city, and
one paper has advertised for suggestions
direct from the fans as to who would be
the best men to develop winning teams.
One fan suggests Jack O'Connor for the
Browns, and Bill Armour, the ex-Tiger
manager, now leading the Toledo team in
the race for the American association
pennant, as the best man to handle the
Cardinals and he gives his reasons as
follows:
'The best man in the country to manage
the Cardinals would be Bill Armour.
True, he didn't win pennant with Cleve-
land or Detroit, and he had bunch of
stars at both places, but that is easy to
explain; you put a man at the head of
bunch of stars when that man was never
a star himself when he was playing and
all the stars Immediately begin to grumble
when he tells them what to do.
''They begin to say to one another,
why should he be telling us our faults;
he never had the reputation we had; he
never hit 1926; he never had the scribes all
over the country saying he was the best
ever; he never got $4,000 or $4,000 a year,
still he thinks he can tell u.s., etc.
"And that is just what Armour encoun-
tered in Cleveland and Detroit. He had
such fellows at Lajoie, Bradley, Flick,
Bernhard. Bemis, Mullin. Donovan, War
ner and Crawford to tell what to do and
they just wouldn't do it, for they figured
they had it on him.
'"True, Jennings is winning with Detroit
but he had the reputation of having been
a wonder when he was playing, and he
was a wonder. When he addresses them
they believe he has right to, for he did
1t that way and was considered the peer
of them all in his time. The one man
Detroit needed to round out its team
Armour picked up, Cobb. He is a man
that has helped that team 20 per cent
Armour knows a ball player when he sees
him. Give him charge of the Cardinals
and he will cut the minor leaguers fast
and get the real ones in their place in
short order.'
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11
BUT TWO MACHINES ENTER
HILL CLIMBING CONTEST
EImore Car, Challenger of Last Years
Winner, and the White May
Be the Only Pastlci-
pants

So far there are only two entries for
the big hill climbing contest up to the
Big Horn mine on Old Badly on Sep
tember To- Last year the White
Steamer, driven by F. C. Fenner, won
the contest. This year A. ]. Smith,
western agent for the Elmore, has chal-
lenged last years champion to another
contest.
The contest was to be open to other
companies that might desire to enter.
Each company that enters car must
put up $1,000, the total pool to go to the
winner. So far no other machine has
been entered and it looks as If the
Steamer and the gasoline machine
would be left to fight 1t out alone
The trail, which leads over the New
hall pass, is said to be in worse con-
dition than at the time of last seasons
race. There Is more water in the
streams that have to be crossed, but the
Elmore people believe that this will be
an advantage to them, as there is no
danger of stopping the engine if the
water comes UP around the cylinders.