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The Washington times., 1907-07-14

gets his lunch hooks on the pill. In
your case have, a bunch that it's punk
pelting. but II they're pulling your
swats out Of the milky way with one
paw why not give the guy who pulls
or the stunt credit tor being on the
job instead OF laying II to hard luck?
No. Sonny, when some guy hands you
a bunch OF blue music about hard luck
in baseball. just you PUNK it down in
your mental recording book as either
punk playing on the part OF the hard
luck" contingent or candy capers on the
part OF the otner guys. Plays bob up
In ball games that look as though they
had horse shoes tackled all over them,
but you'H notice that the guys who pull
them on have the cork out OF their
The Washington times., 1907-07-14
Attributes Gag About a Team
Taking Slump TO Poor BalzpLay-
ing ALone---Mever Neglect
Mr.. Opportunity.

any soothing lotions for your wounded
feelings from your old dad. I might
hand You some dope that would be
mighty pleasant 30 take and would ease
the pain somewhat. but II would only
send you to the baseball graveyard.
You've got the wrong label pasted on
your package Of trouble, and what YOU
need is a liberal dose of plain facts.
You're hanging onto the dippy wagon
when you start beehng about buttinR
into a run Of hard luck and things not
breaking right for you, and 1 am going
TO diagnose your case as a bunch of
bum ball playing Now, I'm not han
ding you a knock, because all bali MAY
ers hit the chutes at times. Most OF
them hand out the hard luck and hoo
doc bunk when they hit the rut. too.
Just the same as you are. But l want
10 put you wise TO the fact that YOUR
all blowing bubbles This .'hoodoo'' and
hard luck" and things not breaking
right CAB that we get fired at us when
team shoots the shutes or when a
player butts into slump is simply the
GIT label which they slap onto a bum
article TO make 1t take well
m not saying that there isn't an ele-
ment or luck in the game. but lust the
same you'll always find this element of
luck plugging for the guys who are
showing the goods. and the hoodoo tie
Ing up with the bunch who are shy on
the glitter. The wind and the waves
are always on the side of the ablest
mariner"
You'll find it's the guys who are al
ways on their toes and taking long
chances who are creating the lucky sit
uations and getting away with them.
while it's the dopey slobs who don't
clinch with Mr.. Opportunity when he
ducks in close with whom things are
never breaking right" 1t might be all
right for these wise guys who grind out
the sporting notes IN the public prints
to spread the salve over sore spot on \
the local bunch. but they're getting the
fans to Juggling the wrong dope. You've
probably stored a lot Of this mush in
your attic. and that's why you're spit
ting out these crumbs about being UP
against a string OF blue beads.
They can talk all they want to about
batted balls taking lucky bounds, but
let me give you a tip that a laundering
The Washington times., 1907-07-14
CANTILLON
MAKES A PROMISE

IF the Browns are going 20 finish in
the first division. we are going 70 win
the championship" stated Commander
Joe Canuuon. Of the Nationals. before
making his getaway from St. Louis to
Chicago Tuesday night. according TO the
St. Louis Times.
''MeAleer is a nice fellow and he has
a sweet team However. il hasn't any
thing on my outfit We have broken
even with the Browns in twelve games
played TO date.
Here the scribes were wnimpering
about the way the Browns were bunged
up. Wallace alone IS laid up so badly
that he isn't able 70 play.
Charley Jones sprained his back in
Boston week before last Hickman has
a bad ankle. BlankenshiQ is laid up for
repairs at home. Warner has a twisted
ankle Both Hughes and Falkenberg
are on the sick list. Now Perrine goes
20 the hospital Had Mig been N the
game all the way today we would have
won.
The Browns do not deserve to be
leading US and think you viii see my
boys ahead Of them when we return In
August We showed the Browns up Sat
urday and Sunday and lost tough ones
yesterday and today. Each defeat was
by single run. Had my regulars been
in their accustomed positions we would
have registered a clean sweep here. and
be riglt with the Browns
However. it will only take a couple
Of victories TO put Us ahead Of them,
and I'm confident that we are going TO
finish in front OF the BIcAleer member"
The Washington times., 1907-07-14
Yale Is Easily Leader
Over Rival Colleges
Old Eli Has Twice as Good a Record in Gen
eral Sports as Any University
in the East.
By MANHATTAN.

/ NEW YORK, July 13.-The greatest
year is the history Of college sport
/ has been the academic one OF 19O5-l9OI.
In nearly every one Of the events IN
the East and West new records were
either made or the quality OF the sport
was exceptionally high. and all tins
was accomplished In spite OF great op-
POSITION from the official heads Of many
universities.
In the East championships were de-
cided in twenty distinct sports-the
greatest number on record In the West
the number was far less for the rca-
son that many OF the sports fostercd
in that section are not strong enough
to bring about intercollegiate meets.
The number of championships won by
Yale during the year has been remark
able Yale stands first in six sports
Next comes Princeton with two cham
pionships and two ties. Pennsylvania
and Cornell are tied for the third posi-
ton.
Yale Easily Champion.
Counting each championship as l the
standing OF the various universities Of
the East would be: Yale. 81: Prince
ton. 8: Pennsylvania, ~; Cornell. "a:
Columbia, 2; Annapolis. 1; New York
University. /; Haverford, l, and Johns
Hopkins. /.
The Yale men were first in basketball,
golf, water polo. tennis. and wrestling
Then they divided honors with Princeton
in football. Princeton won the SWIM
ming honors and tied for first place In
both football and baseball
Pennsylvania was first in track ath-
letics and cricket and tied with Brown
in the triangular chess tournament
Cornell won out in rowing ana cross
country and tied with Princeton in base
ball. The only other institution to carry
of more than one championship was Co
lumbia, the New Workers. winning the
bowling championship and first place in
the quadrangular chess tournament.
Summers to Return.
Johnny Summers. the English feather
weight, has sailed for home after a visit
Of two months. He expressed himself as
being delighted with America and the
treatment he received here, which, Of
course, is very pleasant for us to know
Summers intends to return in Septem-
Der, having been promised to be accom-
modated with a fight with the winner Of
the coming Nelson Britt function.
Squires' Baclers Hopeful.
Sharkey once knocked out Gus Rubin
with a single punch. Joe Cans Knocked
out Frank Erne with the first blow
struck at Fort Erie All OF which goes
to show that Squires may not be a dub
because Tommy Burns put him to sleep
in two minutes and eight seconds.
There are many who viii have faith
In Squires and predict that he will yet
give a good account of himself Ac-
cording to Jeffries, Squires is a danger
Gus fellow. no matter what people may
think.
Two revenue cutters have been de-
The Washington times., 1907-07-14

music from the cheering squad. but let
me give you a tip thar they can't gold
brick the wise guy who turns his pie
and cake by looking up good ball play
ers with their fancy capers and that's
the guy you want 20 play 10. He's wise
% the fact that the way 20 judge =
chance as hard or easy is by its own
features alone and not by the way the
fielder gets IT, Nap LajOie makes all
chances look easy because, with perfect
judgment he takes the ball on the
proper bound and gets 10 pop flies IN
time 10 take them naturally. OF course.
results are the only things that count,
and IL doesn't matter a tinker's dam
whether you get he ball by skating on
your eyebrow or 81 drops into your
pocket while you re asleep-a putout is
a putOut- But let me tel you that q
numbering lot Of these lucky hits ara
the result Of playing 20 the stands and
the wise guy who Is looking YOU over
is next.
I guess this viii about hold you til
next week sonny, and in the meantime
you'll find that things viii break better
for YOU II you break sweat a little
more. FROM YOUR DAD.
The Washington times., 1907-07-14
May Sutton for Wales.
GASOLINE MOTORS NOW
ON MOST SAIL BOATS

II is only about ten years since the
gasolene motor was first installed as an
auxiliary on small sailing boats Now
pleasure sloops, yawls. and catboats are
being especially designed and built with
this in view. There are also some of the
bigger boats equipped with auxiliary
power such as the three-masted
schooner Atlantic. winner of the Kali
ser's Cup. which has a steam plant on
board The motor is also being adopted
for commercial uses, for nearly every
small fisherman has a kicker" in his
boat these days. 1t was in a boat Of
this type that Capt Mark Casio took of
the passengers of the Cherokee, aground
at Atlantic City, a year and a half ago.
Unaided by the kicker he never would
have reached her. The last three years
in particular have shown great improve
ment in auxiliary power machinery. and
produced d new and trustworthy type
Of craft.
The Washington times., 1907-07-14

Wight on August 3, and there viii be
many entries from European countries.
August 10 should witness some fine
yacht racing at Kiel. The American
competitors are Marblehead, Spokane I,
and Cheewink VIII. The three German
yachts have been selected and are the
Wlttelsbach II and the Wannsee. and
the Hamburg yacht lilly X.
There viii be a series of races, and
there should be some exciting contests.
Gloom in Scotland.
There is deep gloom in Scotland. Long
have the people in the Land Of the This
tie considered II their own particular
game. OF course. other people played
golf, but not like Scotchmen-how could
they, reasoned the Sons of Caledonia,
and then came along Frenchman, Ar
maud Massey, and beat them at their
own game. This is very painful, but
it is Il hard fact, and Scotland IS won
dering- how 1t all happened. And the
Frenchman's victory was a very popu-
lar one. He had been followed round
the course by a crowd which must have
numbered fully 5000, and when he
reached the eighteenth hole in the even
ing. being one Of the last players TO fin
fsh. he was cheered to the echo. for his
victory there was practically assured.
He had three for the hole. His first
stroke with his mashie from the rough
at the edge Of the green was short about
two yards and a half. 1t was trying
time for the Frenchman, but he showed
not the slightest trace Of nervousness.
He walked boldly up to the pin and
closely examined the turf. Then, with
beautiful judgment of strength. ne
uickled the ball into the center of the
tin, and the open championship was
won. This is why there is gloom in
Scotland. Think Of it-beaten at their
own game by a Frenchman-Wow
May Sutton for Wales.
Miss May Sutton. the California ten
mis- wonder Is bearing her honors mod
estiy- Having again come into pos
session of the English woman's lawn
tennis championship. Miss Sutton will
now seek fresh honors IN Wales. Her
recent victory at Wimbledon has caused
alarm for the fate of the Welsh title.
and. as a result. Miss LOwther, a proinf-
nent British expert, viii play against
the American woman. The trophy is
one OF the most valuable in the tennis
world. Twice has Miss Sutton won it
and If she again comes out victor. the
handsome trophy will be hers for keeps.
The Washington times., 1907-07-14
AMATEUR BASEBALL.

A good game OF ball was played on
Bureau grounds when the Memorials de-
feated National Electrical Supply Com
pany by TO 4. With the score ~ N
last inning. Evans got a base on balls.
stole second, and came home on Norris
clean single 70 center
The Memorials want games with
teams averaging sixteen years. A J.
Sharp. manager, 612 Thirteenth street
northwest.
The Howard team, that took the place
OF St Martins in the Marquette League.
and the Memorials win play on the b.
reau grounds tomorrow afternoon at
$50. Norriss VIII pitch for the Memoir
ials, and Green. who held the heavy-hit-
ting Trinity team 70 eight hits, viii
pitch for Towards.
The ShamrOcl1s want a series Of games
with the St Peters baseball team. OF
the Marquette League. TO decide a long
argument as to the superiority
OF the Two teams, the playing grounds
10 selected by the St Peters manage
ment Address c. L Reppetti, 81 Penn
sylvania avenue southeast
The Washington times., 1907-07-14
FISHERMEN REPORT
EXCELLENT SPORT

c. F. Diete-ich and r c. Ellis. who
are spending their vacation at Colonial
Beach, report excellent rock fishing.
On Tuesday last they caught a string
OF fOrty-fve rock fish running from
three-QUarters to one pound apiece.
The Washington times., 1907-07-14
AUSTRALIANS PRIVATE NAVY.

1t Is stated unoficially in London that
the government has acceded TO the wish
OF Australia 10 rescind her annual con
trlbutiOn Of 100000 toward a naval
squadron for Australasia The common
wealth will maintain its own navy.
The Washington times., 1907-07-14
Written and Illustrated by
I'm NASIUM.

~ EAR SON: Get off the dippy
wagon. I'm not one of these
guys who nurse the idea that
all kinds of news should be
broken with a hammer, but a good
healthy swing from a mallet will drive
nail home a blamed sight quicker than
q dose Of soothing syrup or a salve poul-
uce. So 70 get right down to cases, 1
want 10 tip you off that you're consult
Ing the wrong NJ. D. IL you're expecting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20
JEFF MAY GO TO EUROPE.
Big Prize Fighters Wife Objects to His
Entering the Ring

San Francisco, March 20.-Right on
the heels of the announcements to the
effect that James J. Jeffries, the heavy
weight champion pugilist, had gone
broke and was waiting the arrival of Bill
Squires, of Australia, to reimburse him
self by fighting for a $50, 900 purse, comes
the apparently authentic statement
that Jeffries means to go on jaunt to
Europe in company with his wife, and
subsequently visit the Jamestown Ex-
position and other points of interest in
his own country.
That Jeff is out of ready cash there
can be little doubt, but it is dollars to
doughnuts that Mrs. Jeff has a fat ac-
count in the bank. There can also be
little doubt of the desire of Jeff to
pound Squires for a few rounds for the
pleasure of taking the major portion OF
a. $4,000 prize. But Mrs. jeff is known
to object strongly to her husband re-
turning to the ring. and in the sudden
announcement of a European trip may
be read a little scheme of Mrs. Jeffries
to remove her husband far away from
the fight promoters of the coast, who
are trying all they know how to lure
the big fellow back to the roped arena.
That Jeffries should flee from the
farm will cause little surprise. The
sporting world was shocked when he
took up the raising of alfalfa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20
GAS FOR WINFIELD.
Will Begin Turning in the
Natural Article Today.
System Over the City Is Now
Practically Ready for 1t.
NEW STEEL PIPES LAID
To Abandon Cast Iron Mains in
Business Portion.
The New Works Big Enough for
Much Larger City.

Winfield, Kan, March 2O.-The
Courier says: 1t was stated by a gas
man to Courier reporter that the
company would probably begin to turn
natural gas into the system today as a
large part of it is ready. Two of the
reducers are all ready and connected
up, more than enough to supply the
demands of Winfield, but two more
will be put in right away, so that the
flow of gas in the low pressure mains
will be from every direction and in
surfing ample and constant supply Tor
all purposes.
In the central part of the city new
6 and S-inch mains have been laid
and others will be laid, so that all the
large sized cast iron mains in the bust
ness portion will be abandoned. The
new lines are in the alleys, this plan
saving the digging in the principal
streets to make the new connections,
for every service pipe is known to be
in bad condition and would have to be
replaced. The result of digging up
Main and Ninth every twenty-five feet
is fearful to contemplate. Three-inch
wrought pipe extending from Manning
to Millington on Ninth will be con-
tinued in use in order to serve the
buildings on three of the Main street
corners that do not abut on the al
leys. The Bourdette line between
Eighth and Ninth will be used for
properties adjoining and a new line
will be run in the alley between Ninth
and Tenth. The smaller cast iron
pipes in the residence part of town
will be used, but every joint will be
re-calked, this work being already
we'll under way. In addition to driv-
ing the lead back into the joints, a
special elastic coupler, similar to that
used on the new steel pipes, will be
put on every joint OF this east iron
nine When the construction COM
pany is through here, the system Will
be the best possible to build at the
present time, and will serve for a city
many times as large as Winfield.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20
HoLToN PRISONERS ESCAPE.
They OverpOwer the Tailor and Leave
Building UnObSeryed.

Holton Kan, March 2O.-Three
burglars and an alleged horsethief es-
capped from the county Jail here last
night. They sawed out of their cells
into the corridor and when Tailor
Samuel Lee entered at o'clock on his
tour of inspection he was overpowered,
bound and gagged. The prisoners left
the building unobserved. Lee freed
himself and gave, the alarm. Sheriff
Perkins and Marshal Ernst promptly
organized posses and began a search.
The escaped prisoners are Minor and
Hal Smith, charged with burglarizing
the local Pacific Express Office Abe
Barker, charged with horse stealing,
and Cal Thomas, charged with burg
larizing two Holton houses. Thomas
is a Holtor negro The Smith boys
were raised here and have given the
authorities much trouble. Barker is a
stranger
The theory of the officers is that
friends of some of the prisoners
smuggled a file to them and that as
sistance was given them so soon as
they left the Jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20
TRY AND PROVE AN ALIBI.
Suspected Hunnewell Bank Robbers
Plead Not Guilty.

Wellington Kan. March 2O-R. H
and l.. P. Jackson. who We're arrested
in wichita on a charge of being inn
pficated In the robbery Of the Union
State bank at Hunnewell, were re-
leased on habeas corpus on the hear
ing before Judge Kirk of the probate
court The Wichita officials, by re-
quest of Marshal Shaver; held them,
another case being filed against them,
this time a charge of vagrancy. This
was for the purpose sof holding them
till the sheriff of Sumner county could
get there with a warrant.
It is understood that the two men
will attempt to obtain release by prov
ing an aIibi. R. H. Jackson. the. older
brother, alleges that he can prove
that he was in Kansas City, and his
younger brother in W1ch1ta at the tlIne
the robbery was attempted in Hume
al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20
WANT AIExICANs TO QUIT.
Colony Citizens Fear Section Mems
Children VIII Go to School.

Colony, Kan, March 20.-The peo-
pie of Colony are all worked up over
the action of the Santa Fe in putting
Mexican laborers at work on the sec
ton here Some time ago the officials
of the Santa Fe were notified that I'M
less the Mexicans were taken away the
town men would quit
AS the story goes the officials prom
ised to do So but have not, so yester-
day part of the section men quit work.
There seems to be considerable feeling
over the matter. Another question
that is worrying some of the Colony
peopIe is whether or not the truancy
of1icer will make the Mexican children
go to school in the. Colony schools. If
so a number of people will take their
own children out of the schools. 1t is
thought that in a few days the Santa
.Fe will move the, Mexicans to another
point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20
DID NOT CONVICT EAGLES"
Jury in the Yates Center Case Failed
to Agree.

Jury I'm the Yates Center Case Failed
to Agree.
Yates Center, Kan, March 20.-The
case of the state versus A. Lang, stew
ward of the Yates Center Eagles, who
was charged with maintaining q
nuisance, resulted in hung jury. On
the first ballot the jury was seven to
five for acquittal. Later two of the five
changed to acquittal, and the vote so
remained when Judge Foust dis
charged the jury.
This practically means that the
Eagle lodge will not be molested by
the sheriff and county attorney again.
During the trial County Attorney Gull
yer said that he could not hope to get
better case. and he would abide by
the decision of the jury, and If the jury
could not agree. he would not ask for
another trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-20
A BOLD HOLDUP.
A Tall and q Short Man Rob Groce
-<@< and Money Drawers.


-=rs and Money Drawers.
Pittsburg, Kan. March 520.-Two
men, one a tall one, and the other a
short one. walked into the grocery
store of Ed Reniket, located near Weir
Junction, along the line of the Pitts
burg Railway & Light company about
$3.50 O'Clock and one purchased a
nickePs worth of chewing gum while
the other bought the same amount of
tobacco. While engaged in this they
We're sizing up the situation and when
they had completed their purchases
one of them called the attention of the
proprietor in his direction with the
command to hold up his hands. The
proprietor was not slow in Cbeying and
while the gun was pointing its nose
almost into his face the other one was
going through the money drawer and
took therefrom the sum of $3.50. He
then turned his attention to the pro-
prietor and searched his pockets but
found nothing and the two men dis
appeared through the door in time to
hail an electric car on which they
rode to the saloon a short distance this
side of Idle Hour park where they left
it and this was the last seen of them.