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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
PAkFE FEELS SURE.
Confident That He Will Beat the Brit
ish Champion.

Bill Papke. the Spring Valley boxer,
is extremely confident that he will de-
feat Pat Okeofe. the English cham
pion. at Philadelphia Saturday night,
for his manager. T. +. Jones of La
Sale. ILL.,, goes on booking dates as if
he had nothing in sight for his pro-
tege. In a letter Mr. Jones stated that
Bill is matched to meet Tony Caponi
at Peoria, Ill, Nov, IA, Jack Morgan.
who Knocked out Russ Van Horn in a
round one evening last week, at TT.
Wayne. Ind. Thanksgiving day, and on
Dec. l. or IA. Papkc will meet Hugo
Kelley at Milwaukee for the middle
weight championship of America.
Panke is now in good shape and he
expects to win easily Saturday night.
The hard hitting middleweight has had
several offers to meet colored men, but
he positively refuses to take any of
them and he emphatically draws the
line on them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
SECRET PRACTICE.
Harvard Tries Out New Plays For
Saturday-Big Sale Of Seats.

Cambridge. Mass, Nov. In spite
Of the statement issued by Coach Crane
at the first of the season that this year
would see a departure from the old
custom Of secret practice at Harvard
just before the big games. the Varsity
yesterday afternoon spent a couple of
hours behind the locked doors of the
baseball cage running through a new
set Of plays to be sprung on the Indians
next Saturday.
On account Of the inclemency of the
weather and the short space of time
before this game it was deemed adj
visable not to risk the men in outdoor
practice, and Coach Crane seized the
opportunity which the cage offered to
try OUT some of the plays he has becn
hguring on the blackboard in rrepara
ton for the contest with Yale. The
men ran through these plays with the
alertness which has characterized their
work this week
Yesterday Blumer was tried out at
fullback again. and Coach DAILY spent
considerable time coaching Cutting at
quarterback. Cutting is a tribe light
for an ideal half and his speed and
aggressiveness ought to make him
good material in this new place. es-
pecially since both Newhall and Starr
will graduate this spring.
On account of the crv that Tho
Varsity has not been opposed by a
team strong enough to properly try
'hem out number of graduates have
proposed to organize scrub eleye.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08

about to l than an error would fol-
low an attempt to get the ball.
There is another indictment that
might be returned against the error
column, and that is the injustice that
it does to the player who goes after
everything regardless of its effect on
his fielding average.
Smith, half asleep, slow, careless. in
different, lazy, has ten errors out of
10 easy chances. His fielding average
is 800
Zones, wideawake, fast as a flash.
painstaking, always alert and dashin 6
after everything within possible reach.
gets charged 10 errors in the same
number of what are called chances.
His average is $50
In the table of averages, Smith. the
sullen, looks to be a much better field
er than Jones. the winning player.
Another change in the rules that IS
coming sooner or later is the addition
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
FIELDER JONES' FEAR.
Stares Of Crowd Leads Chicago Mana
ger to Become Alarmed.

Fielder Jones of the Chicago Ameri-
cans and Johnny Evers OF the Cubs
come from the same vicinity in New
York State, and although they perform
in different leagues. yet they are firm
friends. and when they return to their
hCmes for the snow-tlying season they
are often together.
Last fall when baseball was a thing
of the rast Fielder Jones happened to
be on visit o the hustling little town
of BillghamtCn. and while there he
met Evers, who was also visiting some
friends in that neighbOrhood.
Acting on 4 suggestion made by
Jones. little EverS accompanied that
great player in 4 stroll. and while they
We're walking down the street it was
noticed that lot of the passersby
turned to look after the two spiked
shoe lads
Just about this time there had been
lot of revival services in Binghamton,
and in consequence exhorters had been
coming and going for the past couple
of weeks. and when Fielder saw so
many people looking at himself and
Evers he turned to that gallant little
second-sacker and said:
Il wonder, Johnny, what makes
those fellows all rubber at us So?''
4 think it's because they imagine
that we are some of those church
speakers who have been holding forth
here" replied Evers.
Great Scott. they gave me a scare"
cried Jones with well-feigned express
sion Of fright on his countenance: II
thought they might have sized us IN to
be pair of baseball players"
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and this is his first year in football.
but no undergraduate at Brunswick
has earned more college honOrS. He
stands at the held of a large class in
scholarship and last spring was
awarded the $500 prize for excellence
in mathematics for the first two years
of his course. In his freshman year ne
won the French prize. He is editor-in-
chief of the Bugle. the college annual,
and is on the staff of the Orient, the
college weekly. He is one of the
officers of the y. NJ. c. A. and is a
leading member of the Dramatic club.
He is also prominent in the fraternity
member of the track team for two
wears and last June was tied with a
college mate for first place in the pole
vault at the Maine meet at WaterVllle.
Although he never touched football
until this season he has made good in
this. as he does in everything he under
takes. for he has in abundant measure
those sterling qualities which deserve
and command success. Buttons home
is in West Newton, Mass. and he is
the son of Alfred F. Burton, BowdOin.
rs, for many years the dean of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The ignominiOus football record this
fall of Cony High school of Augusta is
hardly in keeping with the early tradi-
tins of the school in this branch Of
athletics Cony High was the first
preparatory school in Maine to have a
football eleven. That was in 1889 and
| the movement was chiefly the result of
N01>c n
graduated C-5u t!,.- school in 1892 and
| later from Harvard and is now a
| successful business man on the Pacific
| coast No games We're played that fall.
In fact. football then had no standing
| anywhere in Maine except at BOWdoin
| College In the following fall. 1890, a
| game was played with the Bowdoin
Freshman eleven, and although COny'
| High was buried underneath score Of
/ so TO the Augusta boys did not get
discouraged. That was the first game
! ever played in Augusta or in this
county. In those early days the
! linesmen stood up straight and the
! crisscrosS was a trick play warranted
to fool the defense 80 times out of 100
In 1891 few other schools took up the
| game and an interSchOlaStic league
! was formed. The Cony High eleven
| led by Capt. Webster. vanquished all
| rivals and in the closing game of the
series defeated Brunswick High 20 ia
| II and won the proud title of in
terschOlastic champions of Maine. in
| that same fall the team went to Water
! vile and defeated the Colby eleven il
| to o. That was the first year Colby
| had taken up the sport and this was
| its first game. The Colby eleven Was
| led by Robinson. an Englishman who
| had played the English game but knew
very little of the American game A
! picture of this champion Cony High
eleven Of 1891 has since hung in the
| school building though the pupils of
| today probably recognize none Of the
! faces and know little of the glory
gained by the team. Members of this
eleven afterWard played on the elevenS
at Harvard. Cornell Bowdoin and
| Colby. Only two or three Of them are
still living in Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
HURLEY, Ely SMALL MAJORITY.
Jersey Boxer Has Shade the Better
OF Rouse O'Brien,

New York. Ny. 1.-Dattling Hurley
Of Passaic y. J., had 4 shade on Rouse
O'Brien Of Boston III the end of six
rounds in the main bout at the Sharkey
a. G. "Wednesday night. O'Bricn. tired
from his hard bout Tuesday night, was
willing all the way, bat he didn't have
strength enough to overcome the lead
gained by Hurley in the second, third
and fourth rounds. The fighters went
50 fast that they We're signed for next
weeks stag ut the Sharkcv Club.
George llocy outpointcd Young Sui
Ivan III the siX-round semi windup.
Frank Ol;ricn knocked out Young
West in two rounds: Griff Jones beat
Joe Black in four rounds: Dick Grant
outclasScd Jrrom" Hcalcy in three
rounds, ana George Kitson and Young
Lee fought a four-round draw.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
PHILADELPHIA MUST PAY.
Ordered to Settle Back Salary Due to
John c. Lush.

Cincinnati, Nov. THE National
Baseball Commission yesterday decid-
cd that the Philadelphia National Lea
que club should pay Player John G.
I.ush his salary under his contract with
that club from the time that the sea-
son opened to and including the day
that he was released to the St Louis
National League club The latter club.
if ii assumed his contract. must then
pay him the difference between the
amount the player would receive from
the Philadelphia club under his con-
tract and $4,000, his contract price for
season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
BOXING NOTES.

Paclie Mcfarland was 10 last week.
Billy Mccartney plans taking Ink
Russell and Willie Fitzgerald to the
coast.
Billy Mccartney is planning to take Will
lie Fitzgerald and INK Russell to the
Pacific coast.
Walter Stanton and Johnny Carroll
have been matched to box in New York
Tuesday night
Harry Lewis and Willie Fitzgerald, old
rivals, will meet in Philadelphia the lat
ter part of this month.
Battling Nelson is headed toward the
East, ard may engage in series Of
short bouts at Philadelphia.
Owen Moran and frankie Neil WIN
battle at 122 pounds ringsidr when
they clash at San Francisco, Nov. 20.
Johnny Mack believes Billy Papkp to
be over rattd Tommy Sullivan does
not agree with the New York manager.
Bill Papke and Hugo Kelly. the rival
middleweights of the West, have been
matched to box next month at Indianap-
oils.
Harry Scroggs, the Baltimore light
weight, was matched Wednesday night to
box Young 1<loby at Haverhill Monday
night. T., eva
Gus Lenny of South Boston, who is
now under the management of Bert
Duffy, is ready to meet all corners at
Us pounds.
Spike Robson, the English lightweight,
WHITES that no will cpO1a n America if
guaranteed $500 for two siX-rOund bouts
in Philadelphia.
Dick Nelson showed so well against
Rouse O'Brien at Chelsea Tuesday that
the Winnisimmct A. c. will use him
again in the near future.
George Memsic has saved enough in
the past year to purchase a cottage in
Los Angeles, and is now permanently
located in the Angel City.
South Bend. Ind, is to be thrown
open to boxing. The town is handy 20
Chicago, and is in line for big bouts,
unless Gov. Hanley prevents them.
Frank Mantell, the Pawtucket boxer
who defeated Honey Melody, will in
few weeks go to California, where he ex-
poets to get a bout with Mike TUin) Sui
Ivan.
Tie challenge Of Bobby Tickle =
Jimmy Walsh is businesslike. The
weight named is 115 pounds, ringsiGc.
which. however, may be too light for
Walsh.
Freddie Weeks, who was whipped by
Attoll last week. had a second run OF
hard lrck at GOldfcld, New. where !.
thief entered his room and carried off
u lot Of valuables.
Billy Pap}le will be busy during the next
month. He has five matches on hand.
as follows: Pat Okeefe at the National
H., Nov a. Willie Lewis at New Yorl,
Nov. %: Jack Morgan at Fort Wayne,
Ind, Nov. 81 and Hugo Kelly at Mil
Wauilee Dec. u or H.
"Cyc!one'' Thompson, who will meet
Kid Goodman at the Cooper A. c. Mon
day night, has fought 40 battles and has
only been knocked down once. This is
fought such men as Battling Nelson,
Dick Hyland, George Memsic, Rube Tnr-
her and other heavy hitters.
Boston Globe: Jimmy Briggs, the New
| England lightweight champion, has sign
cd up for two matches. He accepted the
proposition of a new club at Dover, n.
IT,. TO meet "Fghtins' Dick Nelson OF
New York. and the bout will be pulled
| off there Thursday. Nov. a. The next
night he will meet Kid Shea in Augusta,
Ne.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
SHOULD BE CHANGED.
Method Of Scoring Errors Decidedly
Unfair to PLAYERS.

Should the error column in ba sebal]
be abolished?
Many intelligent and observant
players and fans believe that it should
be.
"Abolishing the error column would
nave an excellent effect on that large
class OF players who sdestep the des-
perate fielding chances for fear of get
ing INTO the error column" says the
Cleveland Press.
1T isn't difficult at all to call in
mind the names of score Of PLAYERS
whose work would be immeasurabIy
improved if there We're no error col
umn to fear. Almost every team has
one or two men who let the desperate
chances go by, when the odds are
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
Mclaughlin OutpIays Gallagher.

New York. Nov. 7.-Edward Nc
Laughlin outplayed Tom Gallagher
Wednesday night at Days Academy
in their lS00-point 1S.2 balk line billiard
match. but not enough to make any
serious inroads into Gala gher's lead.
The totals We're 500 for McLaughlin
and 800 for Gallagher. the latter lead
ing on the three nights played with
900 points to McLaughln's COL. Twen-
ty-tWo innings We're needed for the
nights block of points McLaughlin's
nigh run was 60 and Gala gher's 80.
Mclaughlin averaged II 1871 and
Gallagher Is ll-o2.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
Hal Chase Signs With
Griffith For Three Years.
Jake Stah| Will Probably Play
Ball In New York.
Bill coughlin Buys a 1ear,'..Phil'
lies Must Pay Lush.

New York, Nov. Hall Chase,
GrifFth's star first baseman, has
signed a three-ycar contract with the
Ne,y York Americans. and Kid Elber-
teld has signed for next year, ms con-
tract providing for a $1,000 bonus II he
plays good ball
Things are shaping up so that Jake
Stahl Will probably come to New YORK.
He Will play in the outtield, the other
TWO members of which will be Hemp
hin and Itee Ter. 1t is likely that Con-
roy will 90 back to third base. and
with Elberfield ut short. Niles at Sec
ond and Chase at first the New Yorks
will have fast inticld
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
MAINE GRIDlRON GOSSIP.

All the teams are anxious for dry
fields tomorrow.
Sukeforth, one of the best players on
the Bridgton Academy eleven, broke
his arm in a recent practice game.
Rowdoin and Bates have never yet
played a tie game. Tomorrow's game
will be their 18th. OF the IA games
already played Bowdoin has won nine
and Bates five.
Hebron and Portland High ought to
have q game. Each has shown It's
superiority in its own class and game
between them would be worth seeih,;.
though all the odds would be on
Hebron.
When Coburn Classical institute
gave up football year ago there was
talk that it would substitute the
Canadian game and a beginning was
made toward this end Nothing has
been heard, however, of the project
this fall.
For the past two years Colby has
failed to score on U. of NJ. and that IS
one reason why the Waterville boys
will have blood in their eyes when they
board the train for OronO tomorrow.
Last year L. of NJ. won by the score of
s to and in 1905 by the score of 16 to
o.
They miss the annual lewiston
Auburn game in those two cities. 1t
was for years a contest arouslng 1ul!y
as much interest as the college games
and lot more fighting blood. But the
Lewiston school authorities put an end
to it and neither last year nor this year
has Lewiston High been allowed to put
an eleven in the field. Auburn had a
strong team last year. winning SIX
straight games, but has badly fallen off
this year.
The Bates boys not only have the
inspiring and enthusiastic support OF
the Bates girls in their athletic con-
tests, but it appears that they have
other feminine sympathy which is not
to be sneezed at. Clara Turner, who
is playing in repertoire at the Empire
Theatre. Lewiston, this week is great
lover of sports and of course is roofing
hard for the home team. In a talk 20
her audience between the acts of a
matinee. this week. she said. Il hope
Bates will win from BowdOin next
Saturday and that a big delegation OF
students with the college band will
come here in the evening to celebrate
the event. And if it was possible for
me to do so, would surely attend the
great contest and cheer Bates on to
victory" The announcement was re-
ceived with loud and prolonged APP
plause 1t will be remembered that
Schumacher, Bates captain and star
tackle, created q sensation during the
Saturday night engagement of Miss
Turner in Lewiston last year, by step
ping from his box to the stage and
kissing the little actress. 1t is true
she dared him to in the course of q
J song she was singing. but the college
faculty refused to consider that when
they gave him a scolding for the in
cident.
Burton, BowdOins substitute quarter
back, is q notable instance Of the all
round college man. He is now junio
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
FOOTBALL NOTES.

The annual sale of boxes for the Army
Navy football game at Philadelphia on
Nov. 90 took place Wednesday. Thirty
two boxes We're auctioned off and brought
total of s301O. A small crowd was pres
ent, but the representatives of the So
clcty contingent bid so high that the
Spectators failed to get any of the
choice boxes. The highest price paid was
$40. Each box will seat 10 persons. The
lowest price paid was So Spectators
secured only II boxes,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
NOT PRIZE FIGHTING.
Illinois Judge Refuses Injunction
Against Football Games.

Kankakce. Ill. Nov. Judge Hoop
er in the circuit court here Wednesday
denied Attorney Steven z. Moorc's ap-
plication for an Injunction restraining
the playing Of football by high school
students on the ground that it is prize
fighting.
Judge Hooper ruled that boards of
education have no right to interfere
with the r. -rrcs or training Of
school CHI .r.. .,:t y school hours and
that priN... .-+t. N has no right to
interfere in such matters unless he has
sustained some pecuniary injury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08

Of . column that will show how many
bases the runner were advanced by eaeh
halter and how many runs each bar
ter sent over the plate. :, Lava
This rule IS one that should nave
been adopted long ago. l.e - haIl
of a battcr's ability is 10 III ~. ,,hon
safe when men are on bases anu and
the pitcher is using all his stlens heing
strategy to prevent the oa.
batted out Of the DIAMOND
"Under such rule PLAYERS ,,o m ass
work less for personal battins IT, team.
than for run getting for ll,e coluron
Like the elimination of the efIo' advanc-
a rule giving batters credit 10, in rms
ing base runners and dri'ins ,;. team
would make. the success . .,
every players first considera''o"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
COMING TO AMERICA,
Ruberstein, Russian Chess Champion,
Will Arrive In January.

New York. Nov. "A. Rubenstein
of Lodz. Russia, winner of the great
international chess masters tourna-
ment. has sent word here to the effect
that he will accept the invitation ex-
tended to him on behalf of the Ameri-
can chess players to visit this coun-
try. and that he will be prepared to
come the latter part of January next.
He will visit the various chess centers
for the purpose of giving exhibitions Of
his skill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
AFTER AMERICAN STOCK.
Yankee Steeds are Wanted For London
Horse Show Next Year.

London. Nov THE directors of
The International Horse Show Asso-
citation have decided to hold the next
show at the Olympia from June Is to
June q. 1908. Prizes of the value of
$4,000 will be given. A deputation Of
the directors will visit New York dur
ing the New York horse show to con-
fer with the American and Canadian
exhibitors. in an effort to get even
larger number of exhibitors from
America than last year.
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O'Ieary In Demand.

Cincinnati. Nov. Since finishing
ms 1oOo-mile walk at Norwood Inn
Dan OLeary has received numerous
offers from owners of theatres, music
halls, roller skating Kinks and amuse-
ments parks asking him to send on his
terms for a walk against time or in
competition. Dan is in training for
his six-day walk against Henry
Schmehl in Music hall, in this city.
beginning Nov. IS. After this match
Dan will make tour Of Ohio.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
LOUGHLEY FORCES FIGHT,
Has Better Of Eddie Carter All the
Way at Philadelphia.

Philadelphia. Nov 1.-The main bout
at the weekly show of the Wayne Ath-
letic Club last night brought together
Eddie Carter and Young Loughley and
for six rounds Loughley was the ag-
gressor from the start. but Carter
managed to keep him off in the early
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
COUGHLIN A MAGNA1E.
Captain Of Detroit Tigers Buys Scran-
ton Team of New York League.

Scranton. Nov. bill Coughlin,
captain Of the Detroit Americans, has
become q baseball nagnate. In COM
rany with Eddie AShrnbach last year
manager Of the ST. Paul American As
ISOLATION team. he has closed deal
for the franchise and property holdings
of the Scranton club of the New York
State League. and will take hold at
once.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08

part Of the fight. Loughley continued
his rushing tactics and when carter
tired and slowed up in his defence,
Loughley forced the pace and had
enough the better of the bout at the
finish to be deserving of a decision, had
one been rendered.
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Never before has there been such 4
rush for seats at any but Yale games
as in the recent sale Of tickets for the
game with Carlisle Saturday. Not
only has the entire Stadium been sold
out, but the wooden stands. ordinarily
not used before the Yale game, We're
also sold out The final sale for the
general public. held at the office of the
Athletic Association in Cambridge, yes
terday. soon cleaned out every avail
able seat.
The interest which centres IN the fast
Indian eleven this year on account cf
their development of the open game
and the fight Harvard is expected to
have to defeat them, is undoubtedly
the reason for the clamor for tickets
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to meet the Varsity today in the
Stadium. This eleven will be captaned
by Osborne, the star tackle Of last
years team, who has been out several
times this season, in the line of the
second team.
the result of the recent conference
at Springfield was announced last
evening by Manager butcher. At this
conference the officials for the Yale
game We're chosen.
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