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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-24
The Schedule.

The schedule complete is as follows:
March lexington Athletic Club
at home.
March 27-U and I Fraternity at home
March 2S-Bethany Baptist Sunday
School team at home
March 2g-PeuSiOn Office Messengers
at home.
March 30-TenleytOwn Tigers at Ten
IcyCOWn 1.-TWO gameSJ-
April Imperial Athletic Club, OF Bal
JimJre. at American League PARK (two
samesl.
April 6-HyattsvilIe second team at
Hyattsville, Md. 1.-TWO games
April l3-AleXandria Athletic Associa-
ton at Alexandria, Va.
April 20-Athleucs Of Northeast at
home
March 27-Second Mt Peasants at
May brunswick Athletic Club at
home (peudinED.
May S-EmersoE Institute at Fifteenth
and T streets northwest
MAY 11-BroOklaUd Athletic Club at
Brooklaud. u. G.
May 1S-AJhletics Of Northeast at
home
Nay 25-Hyattsviue Athletic Club at
HyattsviIle, Nd
Nav S5-imperiaI Athletic Club. Of
Baltimore. at home ttwo EamesD
June Mercury Athletic Association,
Of Baltimore. at home.
June N-BrunSWlCh ALuleuC Club NJ
home tpeEdiUE)-
June 15-Open.
june 22-Westwood Athletic Club. Of
Baltimore, at home.
June 29-Open.
July 4-Takoma Athletic Club at Ia
kOma. Nd. 1.-TWO games.
July 6-Eiverdale Athletic Club at
July I3-TangIewood Athletic Club at
home (pending)-
July 20-Merrimac Athletic Club, Of
Baltimore, at home.
July 27-Takoma Athletic Club at
home.
August . and IO-Reservoir Heights
Club at home
August I7-BaIlston Club. OF Bauston,
Va. at home.
July -2l-WarU-ick Athletic Club az
home (DendingD.
August 31-Mercury Athletic Associa-
ton 81 OriOle Park, Baltimore.
September imperial Athletic Club at
OriOle Park. Baltimore 1.-TWO gamesl.
September $-WestwOOd Athletic Club
Of Walhrook. at Walbrook oval Md
September Imperial Athletic Club at
Clifton Park. Baltimore 1.-TWO gameSl.
September J-Merrimac Athletic Club
al OriOle Park. Baltimore.
September t-Merrimac Athletic Club
at Clifton Park. Baltimore.
September Mercury Athletic Asso-
citation at Clifton Park. Baltimore
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-24
Big Baltimore Trip.

Last season the Bioomingdalc Club
probably did more tD advance itself III
the ranks OF amateur baseball than ever
before. when il made its three-day trip
to Baltimore. playing some of the best
teams from the sister city This season
the schedule calls for sixteen contests
with the representative teams from all
parts of Baltimore including the crack
MerrimaC EthIeUc Club, which won the
cightecn-year-oId championship of Bal
tiuorc hands down last year, and beat
the BIoomiugdales for mter-city honors
i'm a fast game at Oriole Park, 20 =.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-24
Team Of Veterans.

Nine of these games viii be played at
Baltimore, and the remaining seven ic
Washington.
one thing which viii go "a Ions way
toward giving the BI0ominedalcs a good
nine this summer. is the fact that the
team whica represented the club last
season IS practically intact. and with
the acquisition of players from the Bal
tics. Reservoirs, and TanElewoOds.
,hings begin 10 look rosy. The team
viii use the fine new athletic neid at
Soldiers Home. and most Of It's games
will be on Saturdays.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-24
Central High in Federal Games
Easily Wins Point Trophy
With n Points to the Good
FEDERAL MEET FEATURES.

Score for Point TrophyCentral High Business High Eps
copa High 81 Boys Latin School ,; McGuires School
Sheridan throws 56pound weight ct az inches
Charley Seitz wins 5Oyard invitation.
Virginia George Washington great relay race.
st. Johns College beats Catholic University.
Schmitt, Central High. laps field in
Melvin Sheppard away behind in mile handicap.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-24
TAKE
HONORS At WHIST

The usual game OF progressive whist
al the Washington Chess Club last
niSht was won 10y Congressman Foster
and Mr. Young playing north ard
south. their score being 233. The WIN
ninE team on the east and west side
were Nessrs. Stein and Townsend, their
score being pa
In the whist tourney on Wednesday
night Nessrs. Polk and Nye increased
their lead by several pOin-s and the pos
sibiliues now are that they viii win
the tournament Representatives Dale
and Foster are close seconds. but IS
there are yet several evenings TO play.
Messrs. Turner ana Foster have u
chance FOR the honors.
Little Doing at Chess.
Ia chess circles very little has been
done shis week owing TO the absence
Of Mr. EoN, whose enCag sneuts require
him 20 b. on the international Team
OF America ms. which is now playing
the British team by cable. SO far the
indications are that the Americans VIII
lose the match.
In the chess tournament now III
progress al the club, Mr.. STARTS is lead
ing with TWO and oue-haf games 10
his credit but as ne is yet 10 play Mr.
Sournim in the next round, the chances
are that be VIII lose his game AiT.
Smiths chances are exceptionally bright
for second place, and much interest IS
being taken I'm the outcome Of his game
with Mr.. Souruim. In the handicap
tournament MIR. Smith still leads, and
Messrs. Adams and Boylzin retain their
relative positions for second and third
place respectively.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-24
ART FENT0N Is LEADING
IN DUCKPIN TOURNAMENT

Art Fenton is still leading the bowl
ers in the duckpin tournament on Dob
bcrtts alleys, which closes March 2.
The ten highest men follow:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-24
To Play All Corners.

% is the intention ut the athletic com
mittce of the BloominEdaIe club 10 play
all corners this season. consequently the
row with the Reservoir Heights Club
has been smoothed over. and il is
booked To clash with the BIoomingdales
twice.
The Taurlewo0ds, who have become
one OF the leading teams of this CITY.
and the fest TakOma Park team. which
valIoD.d All couers last season, is ON
the list for three games
The regular season will open on Eds-
ter Monday. when the locals VIII meet
The ImverlaI Athletic givh. Of Baltl-
more al American League Park IN
Washington. for two games. although
the management has booked eight prac-
tice games before this date that the
team nav be in shape for Tie big con
test
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-24
Props and Midgets.

The Georgetown Props are coming
along nicely and in their race expect
TO capture tie championship Of the Dis
trict- They viii be pitted against the
champion team Of the Federal games.
Some Of the Props will also be seen in
the field events. notably O'kelly. Cronin.
Finan, Sitterding. and Tierney-
Captain O'Brien and his Georgetown
nidgets should create some rare sport
that night in their race. which will be
against some other midget team OF the
District.
The latest feature which Manager
Crummey is to add 10 his list of events
is the Fat mems race, open 20 any one
il the proper class
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-29
THIS-ANOTHER BAD DREAM.

1t was lovely day. The sun was
shining notwithstanding, as Polly
remarked, great lack of variety,
since he might just as we'll have
shone underfoot. There were clouds
in the sky and lots of air in the wind.
Come on, Polly" | cried "The
Cloud Bird is ready"
Polly gracefully stepped aboard,
tripping slightly over the alcohol
lamp, which spoiled her skirt, but
otherwise gracefully indeed.
The Cloud Bird rose into the air,
slowly, at first, and then like cham
payne cork.
For an hour or two we manoeu-
vered and then Polly said, with an
adorable pout, Gee! I'm dead tired
of this; let's go home" / took this
as a hint and Immediately pressed the
button marked Down"
There was no more response than
from a hotel elevator.
l pressed the button again.
No result.
polly" said I, I'VE can't get
down.
Rubbish" snapped Polly, and adj
ded, "There, that's gone down,
throwing can of tomatoes over the
side.
l peered cautiously at the earth.
The heavy can had gone through the
roof of tent. put on full speed for
the next county
1--WE can jump off the ship, Polly
l said, "but |, as captain, must be
last to leave, and when you jump, the
Cloud Bird will only shoot higher
up"
The thought turned my heart into
lead, and naturally we began to sink
At this pleasant prospect | natur-
ally became light hearted, and the
airship, of course, began to rise
again.
So we seesawed for several hours
Finally l begged Polly to promise
to marry me.
She gave me such a marble face
that the Cloud Bird rapidly sank to
earth.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-29
THE GRAND STAND CRITIC.

"If | could but manage the Giants
awhile
The grand stand critic said,
81 would make the dubs beat Chi
cago's Cubs
And wallop tie Pirates dead.
| would trade Spike Shannon for
Beetle McGuirk
And Seymour for Sherwood Ma
gee,
None but the best, from east to west,
Could play on a club for me.
"And if I were managing Griffith S
gang"
The grand stand critic averred,
81 would trade Bill Keller for Sam
my Strang
And play Hal Chase on third.
| would make AL Orth pitch most OF
the games,
With Thomas benind the bat;
Then the New York cranks would
love the Yanks-
Just paste that dope in your hat!"
grand stand critic went home to
dine
There was nothing at all to eat;
His bridge-fiend spouse was away
from the house
And his kids ran wild on the street.
The cook had dressed and gone with
her best
For a nice little twilight roam,
So he sat in the dust and nibbled a
crust
That's the way that he managed
his home.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-29
Wind TOO FAST
FOR THE SHOOTERS
The Worlds Experts Find The Blue
Rocks Hard to Hit and Small
Scores Result.

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 27.-The
crack trap shooters of the world who
spent yesterday morning at the local
traps will probably leave Zion with a
good opinion of the kind of wind
manufactured in this valley. Yes
terday a number of spectators gath
cred at the traps to see the big fell
lows shoot, but the weather condi-
lions were such that high scores were
few and far between.
Chris Gottlieb the Kansas City eX-
pert, did the best work of the day.
breaking ninety-five out of the pos
sible hundred. Fred Gilbert fell
down to eighty-seven, while J. N.
Sharp beat all the local talent out,
breaking ninety-two out of the Hmm
dred.
The wind blew directly on the
backs of the shooters and carried the
blue rocks from the traps at a rapid
rate. The dish-shaped targets were
no sooner caught in the wind than
they began a ducking movement that
baffled the skill of even the old war
horses.
The scores We're as follows: Out
of possible 100, Gottlieb, 95; J. N.
Sharp. 80; Gilbert, 81; Holohan, IS;
Haight, 50; Sicily, 20; Adams, 81;
McGanney, TO- Mills, 50; McMillen,
sc; Parker, 81; Keefe, IS; Cowan,
50; Fowler, 70; Sven, 70: Out of
a possible so; J. Mitchell, AZ; Hof-
cling, 40; w. Mitchell, So; Barratt.
80.
The crowd of shooters leave for
Ogden this morning, where they are
scheduled to shoot today. The team
shoot between ten Salt Lake and ten
Ogden men will be one of the fea-
lures.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-29

"Now, them said the policeman,
you've got to come and have
bath" The tramp, sadly in need of
it, demonstrated "a barf!" he ex-
claimed. "a barf, with water! Why,
it would kill me. If you must do
something, couldn't you use one of
them vacuum cleaners on me? 1t
would be heaps better than barf!"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-29
CANS PUNCH IS
NELSON'S DOWNFALL

Joe Cans, the lightweight cham
pion of the world, not only threw the
hooks into Battling Nelson, but twist
ed them, too.
Some time ago this Cans person
met the Dane at Goldfield and won,
after a fight lasting forty-two rounds.
Those at the ringside declare that no
man ever took the licking the Dane
did, and predicted quick finish for
his career in the ring.
Billy Nolan, who managed the
Dane, incurred the displeasurer of
Mr.. Cans during the signing of the
articles, and got in bad. In fact, Mr..
Nolan seemed to be in bad all over.
Like Rockefeller, he was "misunder-
stood" No one seemed to see thin gs
the way Bill did, and the result was
that thousands upon thousands of
sports wanted to see the Dane licked
to get even on Nolan.
Mr.. Cans of Baltimore was one of
these and although he had a greater
grudge than any, bet $4,000 on Mel
son against Britt, hoping that he'd
lose.
He sat in Britts corner the night
of the fight, and for the first seven
rounds thought he saw his own mon
ey and much more coming back.
After the seventh round Britt took
lead, and Cans, forgetting his bet,
got up in his seat and howled for
the local man. He advised Britt from
his ring seat, and the wise Britt,
knowing that no one knew Nelson
better than Cans did. danced around
so that most of the battle was fought
right under the nose of the co1ored
champion. Round after round he
warned Britt, tipping him on punches
and actually fought the battle for
him. If ever man got revenge on
another Cans did that night, and the
result of the battle showed it. Mel
son was defeated a mile, Nolan lost
his drawing card, and poor Nelson,
the innocent party, got all the wal
lops.-Tad in n. Y. Journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-29
ey Dunno, only I didn't get back at

ey Dunno, only didn't get back at
him.
II expected to find you after read.
ing your articles, an Irishman with
green Galway whiskers known as
'sluggers, said Mr.. Davis to Mr.
Dunno. And | expected, after read
ing your books to find you wearing
pink shirtwaist," said Mr.. Dunno
to Mr.. Davis.
Speaking of shooting up folks re-
minds me of one scare | got which
lasted me some l can tell you. On
one of my tours, we were in a west
ern city, and before the show l picked
up a double-barreled shotgun that
was in the hall They told me it
wasn't loaded and pointing it at Mike
Gillespie's head, / pulled the trigger.
1t didn't go off and aiming at table,
l pulled the other trigger. The gun
went off and blew the table to splint-
ers.
by CORY, Mike, I'm glad l aimed
at you the first time instead of the
second time," said l.
you'll have hard work to show
me that you didn't aim at me both
times" replied Mike, who was almost
as badly scared as I was.
Since then | have noticed that 1t is
the gun that is not loaded that kills
more people than the loaded weapon.
| give guns a wide berth, even on
the Fourth of July.
After this affair with Mike, the
story went out that Sullivan had
broke loose again." and was wiping
out his entire party. But it didn I
take even as much ground as there
was in this incident to get some stiff
stories into the papers about me. |
always enjoyed them, however, and
nobody ever heard of me going to
"see the editor" although this is
about the only thing that hasn't been
charged to my lawful account.
1t has been over two years since
John l.. has taken drink and he
declares he has quit out for good.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-29
SULLIVAN AND THE
UNLOADED SHOT GUN

His hair is snow white, yet his
eyes are as clear as those of little
girl and he hasn't wrinkle on his
face. His memory is as good as it
was years ago and he remembers the
faces of those he has not met for ten
years. 1t is true that he does not
jump about as lively as in years gone
by and that he does not stop a run
away every twenty-four hours for
advertising purposes. But he can il
he wants to. For he is far from be-
ing an old mans John l.. Sullivan.
He'll get killed yet, somebody'll
shoot him." is a remark many people
have made, when they used to read
some of the newspaper stories about
me when | was the real thing in the
ring. / have furnished lot of news
paper yarns in my time, have been
written up as whisky-sponge, as a
man always looking for trouble and
finding t.every time, and the things
have been charged with would have
broken my heart had l been as thin
skinned as some of them.
Il expected to see you boiling
drunq, waving a whisky bottle and
daring everybody to come out and
fight" said minister who was intro
duced to me in railroad station in
Atlanta, Ga.
And you are surprised to see that
I'm different"
II confess that you are different,
Mr.. Sullivan, and hereafter Pm not
going to take my opinion second
hand of anybody, not even of prize
AL l.
good enough sort for anybody to
meet, and / will take pains to tell
people that you're not what they sup
pose you to be-"
His experience with me was some
thing like the first meeting between
Richard Harding Davis and MIR. Dool-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-29
BATTLING NELSON, THE
MELANCHOLY DANE

('I think I ate too much supper
before my go with Britt Post NOR
tenn statement by Neson.)
Marc Antony was tall and broad, so
the historians say,
With muscles that protruded from
his robe decollette,
He had a punch in either hand, ring
generalship to burn,
And awed his poor opponents with
his fighting features stern,
But Antony was gluttonous, and or
dered food in slabs
Before the fight at Actium he ate
nine soft-shelled crabs;
He washed them down with Tartar
sauce and seven quarts of Sec.
And when the fight was at it's height
he got it in the neck.
Consider julius Caesar. that good old
Roman bloke,
Who swan across the Rubicon with
crawl and trudgeon stroke,
| reckon julius Caesar was perhaps
the greatest man
That ever wore toga since Crea-
tons dawn began;
he used no fancy footwork when he
battled with the Gauls,
But made their barbarous noses bleed
and spanked their overalls.
Yet even julius ate too much and
on a bright March day
Kid Brutus and his Third ward gang
sent Caesar to the hay.
Now come we to Napoleon-great
Napoleon Bonaparte,
Who left his rivals at the post and
made the nations start,
So wisely did he plan his dope, so
fiercely did he scrap,
That he won the rich Marengo stakes
and the Jena Handicap.
But Napoleon loved his stomach, not
wisely, but too well,
And they say that when at Waterloo
his gallant forces fell,
He was full of prunes and grapefruit
and porterhouse and pie,
While Wellington ate little, and was
consequently spry.
So let us, when we want to fight, be
careful what we eat,
Our prehistoric fathers had much
tummy's full of meat,
For man is not aggressive when his
pugilistic zeal,
For their fights, like dry Martins
always came before a meal
The stomach is an organ with re-
markably few aches
I'm much obliged to mine for all the
punishment it takes;
But when we seek to gorge ourselves
let's carefully refrain,
And think of Battling Nelson, now
the Melancholy Dane.
W. r. Kirk in N. Y. American.
HERE'S HOW.
If you want the world to smoker
when you jest,
Get a press agent;
If the wish for glory fingers in your
breast,
Get press agent;
He will furnish epigrams you never
made;
He will write your anecdotes, foi
that's his trade;
1t is all in knowing how the game is
played
Get a press agent.
Chicago Record-Herald.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-29
A RunabOut Romance.
Hear about Binkley?"
Nope. What about him ?"

Hear about Binkley?"
Nope. What about him?"
"Well, yesterday he left his run
about in front of his Office and was
gone for a half hour. When he came
back what do you suppose he
found?"
His car was gomez"
mo. The car was there all right,
and in the seat was stunning young
woman"
Il see. She made mistake and
took Binkley's car for some one
else
NO, she didn't
"Well, Binkley isn't a romantic
fellow. What did he do? Tell her
to get out?"
Not a bit of it. He jumped in,
pulled the throttle open and took her
home with him.
Gracious. What did Mrs. Blink
ley say?"
''She said. That was delightful
ride and I'll call for you again to-
morrow, dear. "
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-29
MARRIED AZ YEARS
HUBBY ASKS A DIVORCE


George Caspar Weiss, father of
thirteen children, eight of who are
living, has applied for a divorce in
Cincinnati. Weiss alleges extreme
cruelty, and says he was married
forty-seven years ago, but for the last
ten years his wife has refused to al
low him to dwell at his farm, near
that city. They were married in
1860, just before the civil war. Weiss
says his wife, Charlotte, and he lived
happily together until ten years ago,
when she commenced treating him
with cruelty, and he also charged
that she had threatened to take his
life. He would not give his nor his
wife's age, but they are about 20
years old. Friends of the pair have
tried to effect a reconciliation, but
have failed The children, it is said
take the mothers part.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-29
NOTES

Twenty-six events ''open to the
world and seven events for men,
bers, with an aggregate cash prize
list of $761 are on the program for
the Fifty-first Annual Scottish Games
of the New York Caledonian club, to
be held at Washington park and Ca
sine, Grand street, between Maspeth
and Newton, l.. l., on Labor day,
Monday, September 2. Three prizes
will be given for each event; an adj
ditional prize of $50 will be paid for
the competitor scoring the highest
number of points in the field and
trac kopen events; prizes to be paid
in cash on ground. Immediately af-
ter each event. Competitors can
hand in their entries on the day of
the games during preceding event.
What probably will be the most
spectacular athletic meeting ever
held in this country, if not in the
world, will take place when the ma
tional A. A. U. championships are
decided at the jamestown exhibition
on September G and Z. The entries
closed last Friday, and they include
| the champions of practically every
| association allied with the A. A. u,
as well as intercollegiate champions.
The greatest number of entries of
course, was received from the New
York A. c., and the Irish-American
A. c., each club sending it's largest
| team for both the junior and senior
championships. The Olympic club of
| San Francisco will send on the pick
of its athletes, among whom are Par
sons, the Splinter; Plaw, the weight
thrower; Claiming Hall, the former
champion high jumper; Ralph Rose,
the shot-putter, and several other
men of championship calibre. Dan
| Kelly, who holds the record of 3-5
seconds for the century, will repre-
sent the University of Oregon in the
sprints and the broad jump. The
| Montreal A. A. A. also will send a
large team in which are many dis
lance runners of signal ability. The
entry of Tom Longboat, the famous
Indian runner was not received.
The officials will be: Honorary
referee, James Barr; referee, James
e. Sullivan; judges at finish, Barlow
S. Weeks, Everett C. Brown, Thomas
F. Riley, Edward E. Babb, Michael J
Cregan, Theodore e. Straus and w
: Liginger. Timers, Charles J. Dieges
Mortimer Bishop, Alfred J. Lii, Jr.,
Charles c. Hughes and John p
| Boyle. Clerk of the course, John ]
Dixon; chief inspector, Joseph b.
Maccabe; chief scorer, George T.
| Hepbron; announcer, Charles ]. Har-
vey; starter, William II. Robertson.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-29
SPORTING GOSSIP
JIM JEFFRIES LOSES
OUT ON FAT FEES

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug.
est looks now as if Jack
WEIGH, the popular referee,
will supplant Jim Jeffries as
the referee of all the import
ant fistic battles on the coast.
The club managers claim that
"Jeff's" demand for 81, 900 is
too much and on that ac-
count they are seeking
Welch's services, the latter
only asking $500.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-29

Better keep away from that old
hayseed," cautioned the first bunko
man.
what for?" demanded the other.
Because | did that old fellow my
self couple of months ago."
well, what man has done man
can do philadelphia Press.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-05

There il so lineal feet Of show
window space on Sherman and Fifth
streets for display purposes, lighted
by 4s electric lamps. The office is
in the rear of this room.
The second floor is devoted to the
display Of beds, bedding, carpets and
other furnishings all nicely arrang-
ed and OF variety to suit the most
exacting purchaser. On this door Is
located the work room, which L.
equipped with carpet sewing machine,
mat cutter, picture framing machine
and tools for repair work.
The stock and its arrangement
would do credit to Spokane or any
city much larger than Occur d'Alena.
The business has been built up
during the past three years under the
guiding hand of MIR. Bonner.