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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-05-31
JAMES LYONS

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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-05-31

There's "A heap Of misery in hunting
for II all the time.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15
THE SPORTING WORLD,

About fifty aspirants for the different
branches OF track honors have already
registered at the university camp, but be-
fore active training commences Holmes
hopes to have more than hundred rum
ners and jumpers perspiring in earnest
endeavors on his arena.
The coach thinks that one of the most
important requisites to an athletes sue
cess Is ample and commodious training
quarters and under this conviction has
completed plans for new apartments for
the track men which will accommodate
all who will possibly turn out besides
allowing them seclusion from the gym
nasium classes and other subordinate
players.
The plans which the university reger is
have sanctioned allow for new building
and court 100 feet long by thirty feet
The site is just east of the football grid
iron and west of the physics laboratory.
The structure will be subdivided into two
apartments with a court by 80 feet
separating them.
AT one erd will be situated the baths
both shower and tub, with dressing rooms.
Adjoining will be- about three hundred
lockers for the use Of athletes. Along one
side of the court will be handball court
and the rest of the field will be used for
secret football and basketball practice
A portion OF the other apartment will be
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15
" BASEBALL
nox,Nc $50 a.

most pools It will not be constructed.
The authorities of Los Angeles nigh
school and Polytechnic high school have
made arrangements for the use of the
new training hall by the academic play
ers. and Coach Holmes hopes by this
means to defray large part of the
maintenance expenses.
Athletic Manager Carl Hunt has given
the contract for extensive improvements
to be made in the track. which will be
completed before the first of January.
The running ard hurdle path will be
remodeled and stakeo into laps, so that
the spectators can see the progress of the
runners at each stake of a race A new
runway will be built for the pole vaulting
between the bleachers and the track.
In speaking of his prospects for the
coming year, Coach Holmes was exuber-
ant. In the trotting, both short and long
distance. the entry blanks have already
run out and the field is crowded with
ambitious PAGERS.
Although the invincible Parsons is
absent this year, one Shute is touted as
his near affinity. Shute excels in the 700.
220 and 440 yard events. Reed, Thompson,
Trotter, Coover and Snyder are also out
for the short distances. Cooper. who was
last years captain, is showing class and
expects to claim some of the sprint
medals
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15
JAKE scHAEFER GETS
FUNNY ONCE IN A WHILE

There are but few people in the billiard world
who enjoy the reputation for wit and humor
that falls to the lot of Jake Schaefer, the
Wizard" Jake has had many funny expert
ences during his life time. but the following
apecdote plainly shows the caliber of his wit.
Schaefer says that some years ago played
in tournament, beating George Slosson out
for first money. The next day walked into
Chicago billiard room and was asked to
play with stranger who had been beating all
the amateurs. and after each game would walk
to the desk and say. Well. got another VIC
tim. Got anybody around here who can play
billiards at all?
THE young man had never seen me- and
offered to play for a drink. fooled along
for few shots and then ran the game out.
He looked at me for moment and then said.
What's your manner I laughed and said MY
name Is Slosson-' rs that so? Well. you've
got nothing me, for my name Is Schaefer. =
George Sutton. the champion OF 1872. who
neets Schaefer at Allinger's for a series Of shE
games, beginning next Monday afternoon. had
almost similar experiences in st. Louis. SUIT
ton was knocking the balls around by himself
when he was approached by a stranger who
asked him to play game OF 200 points. Sut-
ton complied with the request and after the
stranger had missed the playon shot. ran the
game out in one inning. The stranger Razed
at Sutton for a moment and then said: 'sYou
are pretty lucky. for you have just beaten
Jake Sehaefer.' to which Sutton replied
That's all right; my name is Willie Hoppe
This was too much for the stranger and when
he learned who sutton really was he ordered
up the wine and departed much wiser man.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15

| For the longer Journeys Hall. Snyder
and Reed have made application. Nor
| dahl will trot the mile again this season,
and Newmeyer Is a certain ribbon drawer
| on the two-mile trip. Nordahl was elected
captain for 1908 last spring. Garbut,
Richardson, Pidge, Conwell, Earle and
| Jeffers are expected to finish we'll within
the money on the protracted tours, and
Stookey IS exclusively quartermile
a,ienist
There are several who are partial to the
| pole vault as a means of getting glory,
but the best of these is Charles Richard
| son. He holds the southern record of
IL feet 6 inches, and has held his class in
trials this year, Wersching, Guy Richard
son and Colonius have exhibited good
form in rehearsals lately.
Charles Richardson is leading the high
jump division also. Faulkner, Haigler
and Snyder have been showing some lofty
steps in practice, and Haigler's work is
considered marvellous Tor a man of his
tonnage. He sags the Fairbanks 1870
notches.
Charles Richardson holds all university
records with the hammer, and is credited
with casting the captive cannon ball $50
feet. His shot put with the sixteen-pound
bullet is we'll over the forty-foot mark.
Trotter thrusts the lead along with the
leaders. Stookey and Hal are handy
with the shot, and Haigler Burek and
Crahl will compete for the hammer prizes.
Stookey finds the going good over the
high and low hurdles and has a large
field with him. Cooper specializes on the
low barriers and Lennox and Hallway
are willing to try at either height.
The broad jump is popular with all the
candidates. and most Of those who will
try any Of the other events will spend
their leisure time on tce hop. Reed, Hall,
Haigler Charles Richardson, Chandler,
Coover, Cooper Thompson, Lennox. Celf,
G. Richardson. Skinner, Decius, Goodenow
and Cook are entered.
Coach Holmes as yet has made no over
lures to any of the other Southern Cali
fornia colleges for contest dates, and will
not engage in meets with either Occi-
dental. Pomona. Whittier or St. Vincent's
unless an unforeseen Hague establishes
peace
Holmes reports his date book filled with
other Institutions, and the schedule COM
arises conflicts with the following schools:
Los Angeles high school, February IA.
Polytechnic high school. February %.
Harvard Military academy, February 2S.
Stanford university, at Bovard fed,
March Z.
Whittier school. March II.
Stanford, at Stanford. March 21.
University of California. at Bovard field,
March 2S
On the same day of the mset with Cal
ifornia, Coach Holmes has completed a
program for a relay carnival, which will
be patterned after the famous gala cele-
brations of the University of Pennsyl-
vania.
The object of the relay will be to bring
the athletes of the south into touch and
acquaintance with the northern stars for
the betterment of all concerned.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15
HOLMES GETS
TRACK BUSY

Tuesday afternoon the track aspirants
of U. s. c. will try their prowess on
the cinder path for the honor of their
respective classes. The dope seems to
show that the freshmen will take this
event as they have all the others, with
the fourth academies a close second.
On the freshmen team will be such
stars as Richardson, Hall. Coloneus,
Faulkner and others of less fame who
will be given a chance to show what is
in them. The fourth academies boast
such names as Shute, Lennox, Thomp-
son and Trotter
The juniors have the only other team
that has any show at first honors. In
their number are Haigler, Burek. Dem
iston and Clark. The idea of the meet
is not so much to give old men chance
to show off as to secure a line on new
material that has entered school this
fall, and after the holidays the real busi-
ness of training will begin in earnest
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15

jitsu in Japan. He says that the Japs
are beginning to take great interest in
American boxing and that a great prize
fighter undoubtedly will be turned out by
that country some day.
''The Jap" says Loughney. sis by ma
ture fighter III he turns TO prize fight
ing he would be moro of fighter than a
boxer. His head and jaw are shaped like
2 fighting animals and he has what prize
fighters call the heart He can fight
losing battle like an Irlshman. In study
ing jiu-jitsu / have found that the Jap
anese are not nearly as susceptible to
pain as we are Jiu-jitsu is terrifically
painful and dangerous. If they can stand
that they could stand prize fighting and
not mind the punishment.
II taught number how to box while
in Japan. They know very little about it.
but learned with remarkable quickness
on account of their much more rapid
sword play. Their main disadvantage is
in the shortness of their reach"
Loughney says of Japanese wrestlers
that as a rule America sees the inferior
performers. The men who follow this
profession in Japan are of the highest
class, the military, called "samurai,' or
sons of mobiles. These are the only per-
sons who really know jfu-jitsu and they
are in such demand at home that an ex-
pert rarely leaves his native land. The
Japanese VINO commonly give exhlDltlonS
in the United States, says Loughney, know
about as much about 1t as the average
American boy of the streets knows about
boxing.
'Jiu-jitsu is ten to one superior to the
other, older style of big wrestlers,' said
Loughney. The heavy monstrosities who
wrestle In the old style have little science
in their work. which consists of pushing
their opponent out of a ring. Hence they
eat all they can to develop their stomachs
Loughney was in Japan in 1906 and since
returning to this country has been travel
ing and instructing in physical culture.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15

coach is entertaining fond hopes of
claiming fair share of the cinder path
prizes from the intercollegiate program.
Active training started last week for
most of the events and list of about
twenty aspirants have enrolled for the
short and long distance runs, hurdling,
pole ,vaulting and broad jumping.
"Ownie' Bird will take the aggrega-
ton in a cross-country run for several
miles over the valley roads in the direc-
ton of Glendale, some time this week.
but aside from a few pleasure jaunts
like this the practice menu will consist
largely of the regular field grind.
Only the best of the candidates can be
enumerated in an early forecast of the
coming seasons accomplishments, but
there are a large number of aspirants
who have signaled their intention to
try for the team besides those who are
reasonably sure of making good
Among the runners, Owen Bird is a
sure point winner and can be relied upon
in any of the distances from the 100
yard sprint to mile runs. He is the best
all around man at Occidental and was
elected captain of the track team at the
beginning of the year. He also delves
in other departments of the meets and
generally fills several of the entry va
cancies in jumping and hurdling.
Rush Spedy in Dashes
Speedy Rush is a marvel at covering
the terra firma in the hundred and other
short journeys up to 900 yards. His in
jured knee which he received in foot
ball, has almost recovered and Rush
hopes to rehearse this week. Pierce
Thomas has been a strong Occidental
representative in jumping and pole vault
ing in past seasons and has announced
his intention of trotting the short routes
this year. His work is always legal
tender for credits in his own lines, ana
he will probably annex a few points in
the runs Bonner is a good long dis
tance man from the freshman class who
has had a couple of years experience in
preliminary canters, but he has ten
dency TO balk at the training routine. He
is strong and speedy and if he gets out
will finish well in the mile. Carver's
speciality is the half mile, and experts
have predicted for him a remarkable
career St that distance. He is very
young but has made phenomenal show
ing in the past two seasons.
Fred Johnson is hailed as find from
Los Angeles high school. He made a
good reputation his prep years with the
weights and hurdles. and Coach Goheen
counts on him for a percentage raiser.
He is working his way through school,
however. and is hard pressed for prac-
tice time
Thompson Great Hurder
Fred Thompson is the official hurdler
in the Presbyterian camp and has even
been given the credit of being the only
real hurdle jumper in the south by hos
tile coaches He clears the barriers
without a fall score against him and
excels the work of other leapsters by
leaving his stick in place. Thompson
holds weight records withal and has put
the shot in this seasons attempts forty
feet He hopes to attach some of the
hammer records also in the intercol-
legiate meets Collins is another prom
ising weight juggler and is making a
near approach to Thompson's feats
Porter is husky phenom from the chart
class who may get time from his basket
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15

ball studies to inquire about the lifting
course.
Pierce Thomas has been mentioned be-
fore in connection with the pole vault.
He is a broad jumper of ability and is
expected to show even better form than
in past seasons.
Arthur Young is a clever performer
with the casting rod and has attracted
most attention among those who have
appeared for the vault. Brewer is a
precocious freshman entry and will prob
ably tinker with the pole as we'll as ap-
pear in some of the short heats
Coach Goheen and Athletic Manager
Crane have planned holiday tour for
the basketball squad which will be a
delightful vacation, besides affording a
valuable opportunity for limbering up
rheumatic ligaments before the hard in
tercollegiate schedule of games is
started.
More than twenty eligible candidates
have answered the call up to date, and
by the time these are filtered for. the
best a formidable five will remain to
represent the varsity.
The freshman tossers have finished
he interclass contests with the presi-
dents championship cup to their credit
and are now looked upon as useful buds
for the basketball bouquet
Conrad, Hillery and Mcdowell are the
only roses remaining from last years
tree-as that sublime somebody would
say-and even Conrad is on the doubt
full twig about entering the 1908 race.
The loss of the lanky center would be
keenly felt and the advisory staff is
spending lots of good arguments in per-
suasive talks with the big middler. Por-
ter is the only possible understudy who
could fill Conrad's place, but he could be
used to advantage in one of the other
noSitionS
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15
GOHEEN'S
MEN Hi
CINDERS
RUSH, SHORT DISTANCE STAR,
READY FOR PATH
THOMPSON EXPECTS TO BREAK
sHoT-PUTTINo RECORDS
Occidental College Turns Out Big
Crowd of Promising Candidates
for Track and Basket
ball Teams
BY ). b. wooDsIDE

With all interclass and preliminary
track and basketball events over before
school adjourns for the holidays, Occi-
dental college will start the intercol-
legiate schedule in these branches of
athletics with a more promising outlook
and better material with which to work
than in. several years past.
Coach Goheen reports excellent pros
poets for the track team and before the
first of the year hopes to accomplish
wonders with his squad of candidates.
owen Bird, track captain, and Ed Mer-
ril will assist Goheen in coaching and
training, and with these two aides the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15

Ibut with his experience on the varsity
could be shifted to some of the other
stations.
McKenny and Baer show class either
at the forward positions or guard and
ner covers his man we'll at the lookout
post and can also get over the space
between baskets. Porter resembles a
Flagstaff from a distance and could fill
the center vacancy in case of Conrad s
resignation. Brewer is a sure advance
man, but is weak at filling the baskets.
For that matter. an abundance of time
would be well spent at sighting the
hoops, but Coach Goheen knows his
business and will drill plentifully on the
place throwing.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15

Hillery and Mcdowell naturally have
the first options on their jobs, but they
will be closely initiated by numerous ad-
miring freshmen, among whom are
McKenny, Baer, Brewer, Porter, Bon
ner, Ferguson ct cetera.
Hillery is long favorite at forward.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15

used for the storing of suits ana other
parapherralia. In this building will be
located the coach's private Office and an
examining room. President Bovard has
also suggested swimming tank 80 by 40
feet, but unless more sanitary conditions
can. be arranged than are common in
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15
HoEeEE BASEBALL TEAM

The Hoegees have sustained notable
baseball record during the last three
years of continual playing. having won
one pennant. and last year they partici-
pated in the hottest post-season series
against the Pickwicks and Morans in
San Diego, losing the championship by
one game in a bunch of three contests
that ran the following close scores;
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15

i to 0. to and to 0.
Goodman, the Hoegee's captain, is one
of the best shortstops on the coast. ir-
respective of professional or amateur
ball. and has kept his team up to the
standard in every position.
The Hoegees play Santa Barbara on
the latter's grounds this afternoon
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15
LouGHNEY PREDICTS
JAPANESE ToPNoTcHERs

1.-THE next Jim Jeffries will probably
come from Japan"
This is the opinion of A. NJ. Loughney.
an athlete who has been studying jiu-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15

Portland this last season, has been draft
ed by the Philadelphia Americans;
Adams, first baseman, who has been
with the Austin team in the Texas
league, has been nabbed by one of the
big teams who have been fighting over
him, and Snodgrass and Flick will play
with the Chicago st. Vincents college
the coming spring
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15

THE Hoegee team of the winter league
has reason to be proud of several
u Individual members who have dis
tinguished themselves on the diamond in
Southern California to such extent that
the big eastern leagues are casting
weather eyes this way for the star play
ers.
Hartman, pitcher. who played with
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15

the biggest and best track schedules for
his Methodist squad Of cinder path cracks
that has ever been programmed in this
part of the country and is head over
heels in work getting his long list of pro-
teges ready Aor the opening of the season
en- January l.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15

of the faculty of Wooster university a
resolution was favorably voted on barring
football from the athletic schedule The
resolution, inspired by the death of Half
back Evans of the team in a game this
fall. reads: Bull fighting. prize fighting
and football are debarred."
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15

BUSINESS MEN will find space
taken in THE HERALD CHRISTMAS
EDITION a profitable investment. Phone
in for solioitor-he will tell you all
about it,
CIRCULATION COUNTS.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15
Pertinent Query

.'Does your father object to kissing?'
II don't know: did you want to kiss papa?'
Houston Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15

WOOSTER UNIVERSITY
KICKS OUT FOOTBALL
Special to The Herald.
WOOSTER. O. Dec LIN q meeting
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-08

NILLIMANTIC, Conn.,. Jan. S.-Eli-
as Berbarie. uncle of Najeeb Berbarie,
who is in the county Jail awaiting a
trial for the murder of his wife. has
died here a raving maniac. 1t is said
that grief caused by the action of his
nephew made Berharie insane.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-08

WASHINGTON. Jan. s.-Secretary
Taft announced that Colonel Il. s.
Godfrey, Ninth cavalry, would be aI-
pointed brigadier general to succeed
]. Franklin Bell, promoted TO he major
general.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-08

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Jam. 's.-Robert
H. Sayre, 4 former vice president OF.
the Lehlgh Valley railroad. is dead Of
gastritls. aged eiehtv-tlnsA' wears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-26
NEW YORK CITY
 LAV|SHLYC JAY Charity Is Bestowed With Open Hand On All Corners
CHRISTMAS WEATHER IDEAL
Stock Exchange Walls Are Hung With Holly and Brokers Pool $12,ooo for the 36o Exchange
 Employees.

New York, December 25.-There was no spirit of depression in this city Christ mas Day From the Bronx to the Bat tery and over into Brooklyn, to the point where Coney Island points it's nose into the sea, there was nerry-making that must have satisfied the jolliest soul, and those who had no cheer of their own were bountifully supplied by those who had enough and to spare. Those in a position to know say that never before have the good things been distributed with so lavish hand or so many of the less fortunate made happy with gratul- ties. The Salvationists, volunteers. Young Men Christian association and hundred other public and private humanitarian organizations 'vied with each other in supplying to all who could accept bounti- ful repasts gifts of clothing and toys, with music and bright lights and well wishes thrown in.
 In fact, the good cheer could not be dis pensed within the traditional "A hours, and beginning at noon yesterday, Christi mas festivities were in full swing. Even at the stock exchange the scene of recent financial disaster for many, the walls were hung with holly mistletoe, and the brokers proved that they were not broke by making a pool of s12.00O for the 300 exchange employees. Nearly every public school had its Christmas programme and the old old story was sung again. just as though there had never been such an ado over sectarian differences
 Nothing of the sort troubled the chil- dren, and the cutest Santa on the East Side it is said, was properly gotten up little Hebrew girl
 Christmas Eve filled the restaurants and cafes as always. It also filled every available hall in the city where the throngs were made up or every elelnen. found in the metropolis. Band concerts, chorus singing, Christmas trees and vau- deville turns made up the programme. The opera houses and high class theatres were crowded as usual on holiday. but a score of places were given up to free entertainments for the crippled children, the newsboys and thousands of others without the price,"
 Christmas Day, though without snow, was as beautiful as the sentiment 1t en- gendered. Clear, crisp and cool. the weather filled the parks and invited the ever spectacular parade on Fifth avenue. On Ellis Island 1900 immigrants, in Q babel of tongues, thanked Miss Helen Gould for their first Merry Christmas in America.
 The Christmas spirit invaded the penal institutions, where real home" dinners were served It found it's way into the Tombs, where Harry K. Thaw furnished cigars for the keepers. hand kerchiefs for the matrons and smokes and chocolates for his fellow prisoners It blocked the streets at a hundred points where leftover stocks of millinery ard toys were given away.