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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-09
NIKE SCHRECK IN LINE
FOR HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
IS JIM JEFFR|ES
OUR-FLUSH|NG2.
Former Middleweight Champion
Says Jeff Only Wants to Be
Remembered by Public.

CHICAGO. June s.-'Don't let any
one tell you Jim Jeffries will ever fight
again." says Arthur Crane, the former
amateur middleweight champion, who
has Just returned from Los Angeles.
.'He will never again draw on boxing
glove. Jim told me So. and believe
him.
"All the talk of Jefr's returning to
the ring Is Just circulated to get him
q few Of these $1,000 refereeing Jobs.
1t keeps him name before the public
and boosts things nicely. don't think
JEFF could ever again get In shape for
O battle. He is huge and soft, lazy and
comfortable, and he doesn't even think
of fighting. He's not broke, either
still has money put away, and has
farm worth keeping. II he takes up
the, boxing game in Los Angeles-runs
a dub thore-he wil1a make a fortune,
for the people have full confidence in
him, and have lost faith in Tom Nc
Carly. Toms oil right. I guess-only
I was a bit puzzled by a certain fight
er, who, the day after he reached Los
Angeles, came to see me.
"This boy said he had seen McCarty
and that Tom said to him: Well. do
you wish to win or lose?' What did he
mean by that wonder?"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-09
NJ. a. G. SCHEDULE.

Maryland Institution Plays Spiders
Here on October 9th. Other Games.
COLLEGE PARK. MD, Juno s.
Charles w. Sylvester. manager of the
football team OF the Maryland Agrlcul-
tural College, has completed the sched-
ue FOR the coming season. which In
cludes eleven games.
The champions of the intercollegiate
League for 1906 begin their games on
September 2Sth and close tho season
on Thanksgiving Day with Western
Maryland. Byrd who played quarter
back on tho 1905 team, is captain OF
this years eleven. The schedule fol-
lows:
apprenticeship. Technical High
School. at College Park.
y October-6th. Richmond College, at
Richmond, Va; 9th. Navy. at Annapo-
lis: 18th. Mount ST. Mary's College, at
l1mmitsburg, Nd; 10th, Baltimore
Polytechnic Institute. at College Park;
Goth, Washington and Lee University,
at Lexington, Va.
Novembor--2d. Catholic University OF
America ut College Park; 9th. Wash
lrlgton College. at Chestertown. Nd:
18th. st. JOINTS College, at College
Park; 23d, Gallnudet College, at Ken
dali Green, Md; 2Sth, Western Mary
land College,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-09
WAIVERS
CAUSES TROUBLE.
Merry Scheme Of Thus Learning
Worth Of Players Creates
Fretfulness.

The merry scheme OF asking waivers
upon your players just to get bit Of
free advice upon what other managers
think of them. is being worked to
death and causing trouble.
Charley Zuber, baseball editor Of the
Cincinnati Times-Star. wires his paper.
from the East that NJ. S. Robson and
George Dewey are at loggerheads. AS
told week ago, Robson asked for
waivers on some of his players. Do
vey took 1t seriously and hurried from
Boston to Philadelphia in an attempt
to land Noonan and Holly among oth-
ers. Robson said he was just kid
ding when he asked for waivers.
What Dovey said in return wouldn't
look nice in print-rather, that's the
way Zuber has It.
Dovey states that at the next meet
Ing of the National League he Will
try and have bill passed doing away
with the practice Of magnates asking
for waivers on players they don't in
tend to let out. "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-09
lMUGGSY AN'GRAW TO QUIT
THE NATIONAL PAS7IAlE

son nor McGrnw signed contracts, the
contracts were formally presented year
after year to both men, and each ig-
nored the papers. Both players. how
ever, were found ready to go South
for practice with their team when the
time came, and both got such satisfac-2
tory salaries that they had no bubbles
with their club management when the
season was under way.
knew that they had not signed con-
tracts, and few other managers knew
that they were held only tacitly.
His EARLY Life.
John J. McGraw was born in Trux-
ton, N. Y, and started out early In life
to make his own living. He was e.
voted to baseball, and in his early
youth he was engaged to go to yarlo US
towns to fill up gaps in various semi
professional clubs. Then he was regu-
larly signed by the Bay City (Mich)
team.
In 1899 Mr.. Edward Hanlon became
manager OF the Baltimore Baseball
Club. He spent that season IN study
ing his club and his players. and he.
with unexampled baseball Judgment,
not only found that young McGraw
could play ball, but had lots OF brain
and had studied the finer points OF the
game, even when kept on the bench.
Then there developed the Big Four:
McGraw, Jennings, Kelley and Keller.
When, two years before the expira-
ton OF the national agreement, It was
seen that Baltimore was to be forced
out of the big league, the Baltimore
club owners, then including Halon and
lYonderhorst, amelgamated with the
Brooklyn club. This was NIcGraw.s
opportunity to show managerial abili-
Ity. He and Robinson, having business
interests in Baltimore as we'll as homes
and families there. asked to be left
in the oriole city. They We're left.
First Managerial job.
John AlcGraw was appointed man
lager Of the team Of 1899. which the
people derisively called THE Left
overs McGraw hustled for players,
especially pitchers, and looked over
the list of reserves claimed by Hanlon.
That year McGraw struck other
persons with wonder, for his
team took fourth place. though the
wise prophets had in advance accorded
to 1t nothing better than low station
| in the second division, twelve clubs
then forming the league.
1 His joining the American League
after the reduction Of the National
from twelve clubs to eight, his unfor.
tunate quarrels with Ban Johnson
president of the American, and his out.
whiting OF Johnson by becoming man.
i ager Of the New York Nationals arc
matters Of comparatively recent his:
! tory, as are his winning. two pennant:
for New York and the registering OF
worlds record baseball attendances.
It Is true that giving UP the Balti'
moro franchise In the American League
/ gave Johnson chance to put New
York orsany other city into hesAmeri
can League. but McGraw took thu
aground that Johnson was opposing hin
unduly. and he wanted to show tina
i the American League was SO unneces
sary to his welfare that he could ge
one Of the best places In the National
which he did.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-09
RANDOLPH MACON
HAD 5000 SEASON :.||
Much Credit IS Due Coach Will.
son for Show of
Team.
Especial to Tho Tlmes.plspatch,

Special TO Ino IlmeS.D lSpQtCh,1
MACON ACADEMY,
BEDFORD CITY, VA. June s.--The
baseball season which has just closed
here was probably the most success
full in the history Of the school. The
team was composed almost entirely
of new men. the success being duo to
the good spirit shown by the appli-
cants, who had to work hard for the
positions. and also to the hard work
OF the coach. r. T. Wilson, Jr., through
whose efforts was made one Of the
strongest school teams in the State.
Below Is the lineup, followed by the
teams record:
Beals catcher; Perkins. pitcher
Gray, shortstop; Baldwin, nrst-base
Llpscomb. second-ba Wade (cap.
tain), thirdbase; Wilson, left-field;
Cox centre-field; Barber, right-field
substitutes, Rowe and Thomasson; NJ
n. Fisher, manager.
March 2s-Randolph-M Macon Academy
16; Bedford Stars, /.
April 10-Randolph-M Macon, Academy
u: Fork Union, s.
April 15-Randolph- Macon Academy
s; Emory and Henry College. 8.
April 17-Randolph- Macon Academy
A: AIilligan College, s.
April 2O-Randolph- Macon Academy
6; Hoge Academy. 1.
April 22-Randolph-M Macon Academy
8; Eampden- Sidney College, Q.
May 4Randolph-NIacon Academy
90; Roanoke High SCHOOL. I.
May 9-Randolph-M Macon Academy
a; Roanoke r. r. Y. M. G. "A, 9.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-09
Manager Of Giants, After Four
teen Years Active Service,
Says He's Through.
HAS INDEPENDENT FORTUNE
Fiery New Yorker Makes It Plain
That He Is After No Salary
Boost-Past Record.

NEW YORK. June 8.-J ohm ]. BIC
Graw. manager Of tho, New York Ma
tional League Baseball Club. will give
up baseball at the end OF this season.
This means that he will neither play
ball nor manage a ball club after the
last game Of 1907 Is ended.
The manager Of the Giants. one OF
the greatest generals that tn national
game has ever seen, is not giving out
this news broadcast, yet he makes no
denial OF its truth. and he admits that
there are some features Of professional
baseball life that he does not Ike "
John J. McGraw does not have TO
play baseball any longer. he has been
in the game fourteen years: has made
good money during most OF this time,
and now he has commercial and prop
erty interests which make him inde-
pendent OF salary.
He asserts that what he most hates
III tho baseball life is travelling. To u
close friend he said recently:
DISLIKE. Itinernnt Life.
II detest more than can express
in words this moving from place to
place throughout the playing season.
/ have been travelling from one part
OF this country to another 30 much.
tc say nothing Of my trips to foreign
countries, that the very sight OF
railroad train appalls me.
II want to stay at home. right here
in New York. In spite Of my sporting
lproclivities, my tastes are domestic
and want to quench forever the feel
ing that I am a slave to the Pullman
sleeper and the tender mercies OF the
hotel in the next city,"
When asked II his decision to give
up baseball was irrevocable. he said:
practically 1t is. OF course Nigh:
be invited to sign q contract for q
short period Of time-say two seasons
or something like that-for such or
advantageous sum that would be
false to my own interests and to The
Interests of my family II threw dowa
the proposition.
Now understand me. I am not fish.
| Ing for such q contract I do not want
| it. still love the national game as
such, but am tired Of the travelling
game, and, as soon as can, I an
going to stop moving around except
to go where shall go from persona
CHI oice."
1t will be recalled by those who
know anything of Mr.. McGraw's career
that he has in the past made no public
bluffs for salary. For some years
while in the employ OF Edward Hanlon
on the Baltimore team, neither Robin
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-09
- = . =. Z y. = =
CnrtmeIl Ii Cnptuln.

BOSTON, MASS, June S,--The Vlcto-
rlous Pennsylvania track team unan-
ilnously elected Nathan j. Cartmell, Of
louisville. Ky, captain OF the, 1908
track team. Cartmell is junior In
tho Wharton School. and ono OF the
most popular follows IN college.
In 1904 no was second to w. 9. Shlclt.
of Harvard, In both 100 yards and 800
yards. but did not compete In 1905.
Last year Cartmell won tho intercol-
legiate championship in both spirits
and repeated Ills victories yesterday.
No more popular election could have
been made.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-09
Baseball Abroad

OXFORD. ENGLAND, Juno S.-The
first regular baseball game played at
Oxford was decided Wednesday. It was
q return match Of the American Rhodes
scholars of Oxford against an all-Lon-
don nine, and attracted q few specta,-
tors. who, however, were keenly inter-
ested. London started by scoring three
runs in the first inning Tho Ameri-i
cans were ahead in the third, and main
tanned their lead to the end winning by
IL to H.
In the first match, played at Totem
ham on June Sd, the scoro was: Amerl-
cans, %; London, Z.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-09

1t will be recalled by those who
know anything of Mr.. McGraw'ss career
that he has in tho past made no public
bluffs for salary. For some years,
while in the employ OF Edward Hanlon,
on the Baltimore team, neither Robin
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-09
Take Steamer Pocahontas

Saturday Night. Juno 18th. 10 o'clock
sharp.
y s1.oo-Round trip to Norfolk--s1.oo.
s1oo--Round trip to Newport News
s1.0o,
chlldren under twelve years Of age
so cents.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-09
Montana Kid vs.. Jimmy Burns.

Montana Kid vs.. Jimmy Burns.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Juno "a
twenty-round match between Jimmy
Burns George Memsic),S of Chicago.
and tho Montana Kid has been arranged
for Los Angeles for June 14th. The
winner will take all
When Memstc first went to, Los An Al
tana Kid, who continually sought In
vain for another bout until he agreed
to the winner taking all. Burns is
not sure OF the goods at that; for al
the defensive and trios to win out on
points, no is q clever, shifty boxer. and
not to be underrated.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-28
A Doc Habit.

Have you ever thought why It Ia that
dog turns around and around when
he jumps up on his cushion. or starts
to settle himself anywhere Cor a nap2
Now that you are reminded you can
recall that you have seen a. dog do It
many times, can't your This habit Is
about all that is left to our tame little
doggies of the days long ago. when
they were race OF wild animals and
lived In the woods. Their beds then
were matted grass and leaves, and It
was to trample enough grass and prop
erly arrange the leaves that the dog al
ways trod around a marrow circle be-
fore he would lie down. The dog Of
today keeps up the same old habit, al
though there is no longer any need FOR
II, and OF course the animal has no
notion why he does 1t.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-28
dies
VERY SUDDENLY
Mr.. BoaOhoe Is Douhly Bereft By
DeatA o. vine ana Aged

Thomas n. Donohoe received a
message last evening bringing him
the sad intelligence of the death Of
his father. Frances Donohoe, the
same eyeaing. The news came to
Mr.. Donohoe as a fearful shock,
though a few hours before he had
received another message stating
that his father was very low and
gradually sinking.
The late Mr.. Donohoe resided in
Pennsylvania near Cumberland, Nd.
He was IS years of age and death
was the result of general and quick
breakdown from diseases incident to
advanced age. Surviving him are
three sons and i've daughters. and
the widow, who is 10 years of age.
He was a highly respected citizen Of
his community.
Mr.. Donohoe leaves on No. 10 this
evening to attend the funeral and
burial at Cumberland Saturday
morning. This is double bereave-
ment to him as his wife died but a
short time ago. and his many Clarks-
burg friends deeply sympathize with
him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-28
The Kind Tbev Eool.

He-some girls are aw6uiIy cOncsit-
ed. She Whys He They'll brag
about making fool Of 4 uiAn that was
never anything else. Detroit Fres
Press.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-28
Laraes. FamIIN d Rseerd.


In the Harlem manuscript, Nos. Ts
and $50. In the library Of the British
museum mentlonIs made Of the most
extraordinary family that has ever
been known In the worlds history.
The parties were . Scotch weaver and
his wife mot wiveg who were the IA.
Their and mother OF slkty.kwo children.
The majority OF the oRsDtIng OF this
prolific pair were boys (sxacaIy how
many Of each sex Is not knownl, for
the record mentions the fact that for.
0-sIx OF the male children lived to
reach manhood's estate aud only four
Of the daughters lived to be grownup
women. Thlrty-nlne OF the sons were
still living In the year 1889, the major.
lty OF them then residing in and about
Newcastie-on-Tyne. It is recorded In
one Of the old histories of Newcastle
that "a eertyne gentleman Of large es-
taytes" rode thirty and three miles
beyond the Tyne to prove this wonder
tui story" It Is further related that
Sir ]. Bowers adopted ten OF the sons,
and three other LANDED gentlemen
took ten each. The remaining men,
bers Of this extraordinary family were
Drought up by the parents.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-28

The Mails hRrwhal Usss Iks gsohs
Foot Teeth a. aMsrd.

Ihe Maie NRrWhai Jeea iks Efahk
Foot Teeth a. ewsrd,
Who ever heard % whales fencing
with one another Just tor amusement
apparently This may seem very
strange. but Il Is nsTerthaless true.
There are whales that not only fence
with one another. but use their teeth
for swords. Some whales have no
teeth, but instead OF TEEN hare great
sheets Of whaIebone hanging from the
roof o. the mouth, Others have their
great jaws filed with terrible teeth.
while one kind, the narwhal. has but
two teeth.
One OF the teeth Of the male narwhal
grows through the upper lip and looks
ike spear projecting in front Of the
animal. Sometimes both teeth grow
out In this way. but that Is not often
the case. This tooth Is frequently
eight feet in length, and It Is with this
powerful tooth or spear that the mar
whal does his fencing.
No one seems to know OF what use
such big tooth Is to the narwhal.
Some say II Is used for digging the
mud in the bottom Of the ocean to
scare out the fish that may be lurking
there. Others think 1t Is used In spear
ing the fish or for breaking holes
through the ice in the northern seas In
winter, for whales have % come to the
surface occasionally to breathe. But,
for whatever use IL is intended, It Is
certain the whale derives amusement
from his tooth, for when be wants to
play he finds another narwhaI in the
same playful mood, and away they 90
clashing swords-or teeth-together.
Besides being very frolicsome, they
are very active for such big animals,
and sailors have watched them cross
ing swords, thrusting and parrying.
rolling, turning and darling with much
agility.
In traverslng the ocean they form in
ranks like soldiers, and with similar
undulations of the body and sweeps Of
the tail they swim by the thousand to-
gether.
The narwhal Is light gray in color
and covered with black spots. The
Greenlanders value II highly for many
reasons. Its oil Is Of very flne quail
ity. its flesh is used for food, and the
skin is made into jelly called mattak,
considered too much of a dainty for or
binary occasions-St. Louis Post Dis.
patch.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-28

William E. Glasscock, Of Morgan
town, collector OF internal revenue
&c CHS state. was in the city attend
ing to OfaCial business wednesday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-28
MILITARY BILL IS
GIVEN SOLAR PLEEUS
Smith, Of Huntington, is the One
Who Decided Its Fate and is
Severely Censured.

CHARLESTON. Feb. %. Especially
The militia bill was killed in the
house. The bill provided for raise
in the wages of the priyates of the
national guards and, that rifle teams
be paid 80 per day when at contests;
that all men be paid 20 cents for
every driIl. and many other meritor-
ious measures. Among the members
on record as voting to kill the bin
is the Hon. David B. Smith, of Hunt
ington. Mr.. Smith is coming in for
severe censure as that city has three
Of the.b best companies in the national
guard Of West Virginia. or more
than aay other city in the state.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-28
kneslins In the Commons.


The navy Is not the only, institution
which has had trouble over an on the
knee order, for kneeling as well rs
standing orders have been fertile OF
trouble in the house Of commons. The
late Sir Reginald Palgraye states that
the practice Of ordering dellnquenta on
their knees was stopped by the OBJ
duracy OF Mr.. Murray In February,
1850. Being ordered to kneeI for the
purpose OF receiving the censure OF the
house for breach OF privilege, he re-
fused to comply. His audacIty was
voted a high contempt. and he was
sent to Newgats. where he remained
till set free by the propagation, four
months afterward But the victory
was his, for no one, according to Pal
grave, was ever afterward compelled
to kneel at the bar. oIdaeId, however,
records the following among later In.
stances: An election for the city OF
Westminster took place In 1851, when
Lord Trentham was returned against
Sir George yandeport Serious out
RACES having been committed by the
mob, one Of the ringleaders, Mr..
Crowle. an attorney, was summoned
before the commons, The delinquent
was commanded to kneel and was duly
reprimanded by the speaker. On ris-
Ing he wiped his knees and said he
had never been In 30 dirty q house be-
fore. Pail Mall Gazette.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-28

"A Melbourne husband. said a lee,
turer, stayed out TIL about 3 a. m.
This man, when he got home, thought
that he would go boldly to the bath
room and take bath. That would re
move from his wife's mind any suspJ-
cion as to his condition. II would
show her, In word, that be was ali
right. So be Undressed, filed the tub
and plunged IN. Hot and enfeyered as
be was, he enjoyed the bath. As he
spiashed and scrubbed and pulled he
heard slight noise and, looking up.
saw his wife in the doorway. His wife
was regarding him with an expression
q unspeakabIe contempt He was
rather amazed at that but he said
nothing. BE lowered bis head and
went on scrubbIng, Wen. what are
you dotngr she asked. Can't you see
what I'm dolner be- answered. BE
rubbed up some more lsthee. I'm TAX
ing a bath. she smiled and saId as
she turned to 30. iWhg doa'k you take
Oh Jour underciothes thenss
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-28
HARTMAN EXCUSED.

/ NEW YORK, N. z, Feb. 2s-E.
H. Hartman was questioned briefly
today BY the Interstate commerce
commission and then excused.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-28
BOOMS
SENATOR SCOTT
For President During His Absence
By Starting an Endless
Chain Letter.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. 2s.-
Senator Scott is wearing a broad
smile because of the following para
graph printed IN the Washington
Herald:
Private" DaIzell has taken ad-
vantage of the temporary absence
of Senator Nathan B. Scott, Of West
Virginia, to launch presidential
boom in favor af that statesman.
Mr.. Dalzell has written a letter
which. in his own language, he has
sent whirling through Republican
circles in every state.
That result, he says. is where it
belongs-with the free, unpurchas-
able Republicans who will choose
Mr.. Rooseyelt's successor. Senator
Scott is not seeking the nomination,
Mr.. Dalzell says, but he declares en-
phatically 1t is seeking him. Mr..
Dalzell speaks of Senator scott's
public services, and especially of his
work as the author of pension legis-
lation.
Included in the letter is request
that each recipient send it to ten
other Republicans with similar re-
quest, thus causing it to be continued
in an endless chain until every Re-
publican in the country has a copy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-28
Similarity Of wdsine.

''From my pile of autographs take
one Of statesman well known and lay
1t side by side with the autographs OF
great author and a great eccIesias-
tic" writes British pubIIcist "All
three are very small, exquIsitely neat,
very little slanted, absolutely leglble.
Wen as l knew the three writers, 1
doubt II could tell which wrote
which. They were Cardinal Manning.
Mr.. Froude and Lord Rosehery. WIN
the experts tell me IL In this case SINH
larity Of writing bodied forth similar
ity Of gifts or quallties2"