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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10
NCLlSH ATHLETES FEAR THEIR AMERICAN COUSINS
BRITISH ATHLETES FEAR
THEIR AMERICAN RIVALS
Such IS the Assertion of Foreign Expers-Is Attributed
as Reason for Action of English in Postpon-
ing Alliance With A. A. IT,

LONDON, Feb. 9.-There is a shrewd
suspicion that the action OF the Amateur
Athletic Association In postponing &C
ton on the application Of the American
Amateur Athletic Union for an alliance
with the British Association was in
fUenced in some degree by the Olympic
games TO be held next year.
OF course no British athlete win admit
for publication that the American anna
tours are feared, but II would not be
going very wide Of the mark 70 say
that such fear exists Before an al
lance is arranged between the British
and American associations which would
let he Americans be the sole judges Of
thS amateur standing Of their men. the
men on this side Of the water wish TO be
assured that the American rules Will not
tolerate semi-prOfessiOnalism in any
shape.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10
Australians Open Challenge
to America Produces High
ly Favorable Impression.
DISCOUNT CANS BRITT GO
Coast Sports Think It Will Not Take
Place at Tonopah-DOubts
About Ryan.
BY w. w. NAUGHTON

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 9.-The news
that Bill Squires, the Australian cham
pion, will arrive in San Francisco early
in March. and that he will place loo
English sovereigns in the writer's hands
10 back up q challenge to all America.
has been widely published by this time.
The question now being asked is:
Who will be Squires' first opponent
From the wording of Squires' challenge.
IL IS very evident that the Antipodean
Is setting his cap at Jeffrics The for
eign pugilistic pOtentate was a very sore
man. it is learned, when Jeffrics drew
out of the match that Delaney made
for him. Squires. In the belief that he
was all signed up to box the alfalfa
baron at Rhyolite in April, began pack
ing his gladstone and bidding his
friends in Melbourne gOOd-by. Tie was
presented with a set Of coIOrs DIV his
admirers. and he made little speech.
In which he said he hoped to uphold the
prestige Of his native land when bat
Ting on foreign strand,
Like Squires' Nerve.
Then word was sent him that he was
all off. and he felt piqued.
1t must be said that there is a vybiff
Ill2
about the Australians def. He asks
no favors; he bars no one. and he is
prepared 10 back himself with his own
money.
one OF the latest reports in connection
with Jeffries is that he is contempIat-
ing q European tour. The alfalfa
patches have worked while Jim slept.
ana the big fellow is aching TO do tho
Pyramids and h1ynr ,.i,.a,. l,,,,-..-- - \
Nile
So Tommy Ryan is back in the game
with both feet. Wen. Tommy. we'll
forgive you for hooking up with such
mediocre performer as Dave Barry. if
you 90 after some of the big fellows
now. 1t would be an awful thing. Tom.
II you resurrected the old guard Won
used 70 do business with. and treat us
20 thoSe tri-mOnthly reunions you were
so partial TO In the days gone by. Let
me see:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10
Yale Is Stronger.

Yale should be stronger this season
than she was last. as the Ellis have lost
none Of their best material that Is not
accounted for by good substitutes, and
she will have the service Of Parsons,
the intercollegiate record holder for the
half mile. when that gentleman is in
good physical condition. Parsons had
just returned from his trip 20 the O.ym-
pic games last year when the big meet
was pulled on. and he was unable TO get
placed. The big loss Will be that Of
Sheffield the broad jumper. but Knox.
who beat out his team ma - In the IN
tercollegiates with "a leap OF % feet AZ
inches. VIII be on hand 20 ably take care
of that event
Graduation and other cause have cost
Yale Engle who took second in the mile
from Harvard. Robinson. who took seq
ond In the 22O-yard dash IN the dual
meet; Moore, who ran third I'm the half
against the Crimson. Gates. CORNER can
TAIN Porter. Hill, and EdleS the hur-
dies. who failed 90 score I'm the big
meet; Han. the fourth place man IN the
two-mile run at the intercollegiate and
second 10 Stone, OF Harvard. In the dual.
w mite, fourth and second place man
IN the shot put. respectively. at the
intercOllegiatcs and dual meet. Hinton
VINO took second place IN the dual pole
vault; Sheffield. the broad jumper. who
scored nrst OF second IN all the meets
1dle entered him IN. and Tom ShevIin-
the hammer-thrOwiRg giant and football
captain.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10

to be allotted 20 the Russian Derby win
ner, Hammurabi. entered in the Kemp
ton Park jubilee and Great Metropolitan
handlcaps- The latter IS a mile longer
than the former. and the class is usu-
ally not so good In this race the Rus
sian is given top weight, 12G pounds. but
IN the jubilee top weight, 1913 pounds. Is
given 70 Polymelus. who is concediag TO
Hammurabi q pounds. This practically
gives the handicapping commIttee's
opinion that the best Russian form Is
about p pounds below the best English
form.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10

The fight between Gunner" NOR and
Tiger" Smith for the heavyweight
championship Of Great Britain IS slated
for February .. at the National Sport
ing Club. There has been a good deal
OF betting on the result NOR Is the
f1vCrite, but Smith is not without ad-
mirers. who are willing to back him at
the tight odds Palmer. who lost the
championship 10 afoir, has gone 10 the
States IN the hope of getting on 4 match
with either O'Brfen or Burns He was
anxious 10 get on another match with
Moir, but the Gunner had other fish
10 fry. Under the American style Of
fighting Palmer would have little chance
with any Of the frst-class men Of his
class.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10

Fast time was made at the recent Ger
man skating championships at Altoona.
Nuremberg. the winner skated 500
meters in 81 seconds. 100 meters in ,
minutes So seconds. and 5000 meters IN
II minutes II seconds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10
GOT THE BEST OF IT.

I'm not going near that restaurant
again.
why not?''
Some fool took my umbrella and left
his in its place.
But you might run across him"
That's the trouble. I don't want to-
I've got the best umbrella. '-Milw aukee
Sentinel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10

The committee appointed by VI. Ruan
10 simplify The rules Of racing. define
the franchises or stewards. settle the
number Of race days. and decide the
distribution Of prizes and subsidies is at
work and is making satisfactory prog
ress- In speaking OF the committee N.
Ruan said: This committee is consti-
tuted with perfect good faith, and
have 20 acknowledge that II has re-
celved the unanimous approval Of the
entire sporting press II is composed
Of all the recognized authorities, and I
have not introduced into II any element
foreign 10 the question. No anti-gam-
bIers or faddisJs or ignorant spOii-spOTts
are on the committee. There has been
no intention OF revOlutiOnizing existing
arrangements. The desire has been 70
improve racing and assist the race So
Cieties.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10

Blal1estrom. the fine mare which VIII
be raced by Richard Croker in the
United States. viii be mated TO Mr.
Cookers stallion ClOnmei before she
makes the trip across the Atlantic.
ClOnmeI is by FlOT1zer II. out OF Temar,
q daughter Of Bend dor, and is the
best sire IN Ireland He is at the head
CT Mr. Cookers stud. and he depends
upon CIonmel to maintain his supremacy
on the Irish turf.
John n. P. the noted steeplechaser,
which was sold TO the United States last
year. is not likely to be a contender this
year in the Liverpool Grand National
He has been given the top weight of
10 pounds. With this impOst IL is hard
" likely that his American owner will
consider IL worth while 70 send John "
p across the water for the big race
Graat intnrast r-as fnlt IN, I-r.cI.sE -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10
COLUMBIA MANAGER
ARRANGING GAMES
VIII Have Strong Ball Team,
Captained by H. ColIi-
flower.

The manager OF the Columbia Ath-
letic Club baseball team has been work
ing quietly for some time getting new
players and making dates for the com
ing baseball season.
He has succeeded in arranging an ex-
cellent schedule with teams in. and also
many out OF. the city. All the dates are
not as yet filled. and the schedule will
not be completed for about two weeks.
Harry Collihower. the well-known ball
player and manager, win have charge
Of the team on the field and with him
VIII come several OF the best players OF
the last year Commissioner team.
The prospects are bright for the club
having one OF the best teams that ever
represented any club in this city for
some time. Incorporation papers were
fled the past week and II IS expected
that the club viii again take its place
at the head of the line as a promoter
OF amateur sports.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10

Mrs. Hillyard. who has held the ladies'
tennis championship Of England several
times, has been active in arranging for a
team Of lady tennis players 70 go TO
the United States to compete FOR the in
ternational trophy offered by Mrs. John
Jacob Aston AS yet no formal invita-
ton has been received from the Ameri-
can Tennis authorities, and until such
invitation IS received, Of course no posi-
tive announcement is possible but &
can be said on high authority that II the
proper authorities issue an invitation a
team Of the best lady tennis players in
England VIII 90. TO the States In the
hope Of bringing the Astor trophy
across the water.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10

The Illustrated London Sporting News
says.
1T is stated that Mr.. Eben NJ Byers.
the amateur golf champion Of the United
States. intends to compete in the British
amateur championship at Hoylake next
May. If the statement prove correct,
the Hoylake meeting viii be even more
interesting than the average amateur
championship MT. ByeT5 IS undoubtedly
the most finished golfer that the States
has yet produced-a far more finished
player than Mr.. ". J. Travis, Of New
York, who secured our championship at
Sandwich in 1904. Mr.. Byers competed
on that occasion and created = deal OF
astOnishment by beating Mr.. Q. L Dick
the Scottish international player. in the
second round. but he was subsequently
defeated, after tie, by Dr. J. William
son, OF Richmond. he Is not big but
his driving is very long. owing to the
extra ordinary amount Of run that he
gets on the ball But the best feature
Of his game is his approaching, which
is UncOmmonly good.
The announcement that the ladies OF
the royal family are taking an active
interest in golf shows the wide pOpu-
larity OF the ancient Scottish game
Princess Victoria OF Schleswig- HOIstein
played a match recently on the Kings
private course at Windsor Castle Her
royal highnesS and J H Taylor. The
Mid-SUrrey professional. we're matched
against his royal hIghness, Prince Al
bert and Mr. P J de ParvicInL the
well-known cricketer. Princess Victoria
and Taylor received six strokes on the
eighteen holes from their opponents, and
won by up and TO play
The date for the sailing OF the Sender
klasse races for the Emperor's Cup be
tween American and German yachts has
been set for the week beginning August
10 at Eiei- The German yachting au-
thOrities. finding that the Americans
could not be induced TO accept an ear
Her date, have yielded gracefully
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10

Some idea Of the interest the French
government takes II the breeding Of
thoroughbred horses may be gained
from the statement that there are 20
Thoroughbred stations at seventeen gov
eminent stud farms. They Include rep
resentatives Of all the best strains Of
racing and hunting blood, not only in
England. but the continent as well. The
French army alone uses 10000 horses.
a large proportion of which are govern
ment bred In addition 10 the 24O
thoroughbred stations, there are more
than 300 others at the government stud
farms.
Very wisely the services Of these gov
eminent houses are permitted for the
farmers in the vicinity Of the govern
ment farms. and the result is a steady
and gratifying improvement IN the breed
OF horses throughout the republic.
Minister Of Agriculture Ruan, in a re
cent statement. urged that the govern
ment be permitted 10 buy better stall
lions. He said. 1T Is our duty 10 buy
the very best, but. as 1 have often eN-
planned, the administration, notwith-
standing its good viii, could not always
buy such animals because they fetched
prices beyond the present resources of
the state. Formerly $4,000 was thought
20 be an eXtravagant price 10 pay for a
stallion. but now at such a figure we
can only obtain a second class horse
Therefore we must not be restricted in
the matter OF price, for Austria-Hun-
gary. Argentina. and other countries are
cutbidding US"
It IS this necessity for more money TO
improve the French horse which makes
IN part. at least, the government stick
10 the present system Of race betting.
which produces a handsome revenue 10
the government
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10
Field and Track Plans.

Last year the COlumbias made
remarkable showing for an Organi-
cation less than twelve months old,
winning three joint trophies in
meets, and many individual prizes,
but owing 10 the fact that the clUb
could not get a hall suitable 70 train in,
II was thought best not 20 take an
active part in any OF the indoor games
this winter However, It intends 20
take an active part in all the outdoor
games the coming spring. The election
OF officers will take place this week
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10
RAILWAY LEAGUE
BOWLING FIGURES

Averages in the Washington Railway
Relief Association Bowling League week
enCing February g. 1907:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10
His Relay Team Quad Is TO Run
Against the Georgetown Props in
the Federal Games.

way since the middle Of January. the
runners taking their exercise on an out
door board track. The Yale meet Will
be held on May H.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10
YaIe's Point-Winners.

Johnny Mack. formerly with MERGERS
burg Academy. who trains the Yale
team. viii have these veterans and
point winners TO depend upon: Torrcv
and Twitchell IN the spirits. though
neither Of them scored outside OF the
dual meets; Coholan. a third in the dual
contests, viii once more run the 40:
Ell Parsons, the auburn haired cham
p.on, Is back for the half, Splitter. who
has yet 70 make good. seems reliable
In the longer distances: TOrrey. tho
Splinter, first in the 220-yard hurdles in
the dual meet. and Howe. who took
third place. are the only hurdlers to
return; Captain Marshall is the bic
point winner in the high jump. and he
Will be assisted by Sissou, who tied for
third In the dual meet; Knox. the Inter-
collegiate champion broad jumper. is on
hand, and Gilbert, a silver medal win
ner in the dual pole vault. is back for
that event; the hammer and shot men
are scarce. and il viii be up 10 Fred
Beck. 4 Yale man and former inter
collegiate champion in this event, 70
make something out Of the material
that comes out Indoor work and out
door board track work started three
weeks ago with an outlook that is far
from being bright
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10

Great interest was felt IN English rae
ing circles this year as to the handlcaps
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10
Syracuse Retains Stars.

Syracuse finished in fifth place last
season with eleven points. totaled by
Young, the hUrdler, and Horn. the
weight man, and both Of these sterling
athletes are back with more experience
and better records 10 their credit. made
In the past summer. In addition. Claude
Allen. the captain of the team. who
has a record of II feet rs inches in the
role vault, and who was so unfortunate
as 10 be sick and also break his pole
before the last meet. will have to be
reckOned with when the critics start
their figuring. Young viii likely be
put into the dashes this year. as he COW
cred the I0C in nine and one-fourth sec
onds last summer The other men IN
training and who viii pick up additional
points, il Syracuse is to earn any out
side of the efforts of the trio just men
toned. are Wisner and Fisher, hurd-
lers; OMeara, weights; Hitchner. miller;
Wyman. distance runner, and Cox, quar-
ter miller. Tom keane a professional
sprinti1g champion IS handling the men.
and Lowe. a former intercollegiate
champion high jumper. is assisting him.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-28

though their product is not so good as the
dates OF Tablet which lies at some dis
lance from here in Morocco.
Tuat is now controlled by the French
It has Tuaregs on camels, under the en-
ploy OF the Algerian government. patroling
a to Keep order, and its people have be-
come peaceful and thriving.
Tuat is not an oasis only. 1t is COM
posed of FIVE large groups OF GASES in the
very center of the Sahara. comprising 800
or 400 petty states. 1t is scattered over
region as big as Indiana, and It has alto
gether a population of 10000 Arabs, Ber-
bers and blacks. The people of Tuat gov
ern themselves much as do those of F1guis.
Each oasis has it's own officers, and alto
gether they are a set Of little republics
with a united council over the whole, and
all subject to the control Of the French.
Tuat produces opium, tobacco and cotton
and some wheat and barley. A large part
of its date crop is brought by caravans up
the valley of the saoora by way OF Igeli TO
the railroad at this point and shipped from
here northward to oran and thence to
Europe.
These Gases are a great center Of the
caravan trade. They lie about 800 miles
from Timbuktu in the Soudan, and a like
distance from Mogsdor on the Atlantic.
from Tangier, opposite the strait OF Gibral-
tar, and from Tripoli on the Mediter-
ranean. The French are now trying to d.
vert the TTipoli caravan trade to their
Tunisian port OF Gabes. the route to which
is much shorter.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-28

their smallness OF stature. None Of them
is more than Ave feet IN height but they
are well built and strong and are fire.
quently employed as sailors on the coast
ing vessels.
The Sumois Indians are from the in
terror, and are the most primitive of any
of the tribes. Both men and women wear
but single garment-a strip OF cloth
around the loins. They are primitive in
their manners and customs and In their
religious observances.
THE town OF Bluehelds has absolutely
no sanitary arrangements, and really needs
none. The climate is singularly healthfuI
and diseases which are severe in the north
appear in very mild form there There is
much rain, the short sharp rains Of the
tropics, which keep the streets Of the
town washed clean. The climate Is equa-
bile.
"Bluehelds' most picturesque feature is
its public park, directly across from the
church. From one years end to another 1t
is blaze of brilliant tropical flowers A
stroll through the park is as much a part
Of churchgoing as the service itself.
I'm this park the public band concerts
are held, and all the town turns out to
promenade and to hear the music The
good old institution OF a public crier IL
still in force in Bluehelds and he does his
work at a band concert for he knows that
nothing else will get so many people to-
gether.
80 every week on concert night the
band marches I'm with all the ceremony
dear to the heart of the Latin. and pre-
coded by a gayly uniformed policeman,
makes its way through the crowd to the
center Of the park. There the policeman
takes his stand and announces TO the peo-
pie what changes have been made in the
law and the government since the last
band concert
"On one occasion the welcome announce
ment was made that the duty had been
taken on beans and rice Immediately the
rejoicing became so strenuous that It was
with difficulty that the concert was held.
The next week came a second announce
ment that since the merchants had evinced
no disposition to reduce the price OF these
two staples in spite OF the lesseued cost of
import tho duty had been restored. There
was no difficulty in holding the concert
that night"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-28
Scenes Along Route of Travel in Sahara

lance of LOO or 1900 miles further. II
this is done the French will have a rail-
road clear across the Sahara, and much OF
the trade which now goes on cameis to
Tripoli and to the Atlantic will be carried
over this road. The road h narrow
gauge, but it is well built and It carries
considerable freight. The trains are slow,
but they are infinitely superior to camels,
which make only two or three miles an
hour and with which eighteen or twenty
miles is a days Journey. AS 1t is now. a
great deal of the caravan trade OF the Sa-
hara has been diverted to the Atlantic.
The products of the western Soudan are
carried up the Niger to Timbuktu and
JENNIE and thence sent overland to the
railroad which the French have built from
the port Of St. Louis on the Atlantic to
Hayes on the Senegal river. That whole
region is now controlled by the French
and there are French soldiers stationed In
Timbuktu. The southern part of the sa-
hara is polced from that region and the
chief imports come from Europe via the
Atlantic ocean instead Of across country
on camels.
There is another scheme TO extend the
BislSra road which runs down into the Al
gerian Sahara from Constantine, not far
from Tunisia, and IN time we may cross
the Sahara by rail
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-28
Surveying the sahara.

The French are rapidly prospecting the
desert. They have already laid out the
route for a telegraph line from Algiers TO
Timbuktu and Lake Chad. It will be $500
miles long. Their civil engineers have also
gone over the desert from here TO TIM
buktu and they report that the chief din
Guilty in running a railroad between the
two points will be the question OF fuel,
The coal which is now used on this line IL
bTlquettes. made OF coal dust, each being
the size OF an ordinary building brick, and
the expense Of transportation is such that
at Colomb-Beehar good coal costs about
$40 ton. This cost will be increased as
the railroad goes farther south. At this
writing the engineers have discovered nc
coal along the route. and I am told that
they will not continue The road unless some
cheaper fuel can be invented. II Thomar
Edison should discover, as he has been try
ing 70 do for many years. a way Of get
ting the fun energy OF the coal without
turning II into steam, that may solve tn
problem. AS 1t is now, fully 90 per cen,
Of the heat energy is lost, so that such AZ
invention would make coal ten times as
cheap as II Is now. This would make q
Trans-sahara railroad a possibility.