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outfelders, but Fielder Jones suits me
about as well as anybody I ever saw"
said Umpire Tommy Connolly G; the other
the game. He can field. he can throw and
he has splendid judgment"
Joe Yeager has never been rated as q
star says the New York Globe, but among
ball players his worth is appreciated. Were
1t not for him the New York Americans
would never have remained so well up in
the race as was the case last summer
1t appears quite likely that kid" Glea-
son will not be with the Phillies next year.
1t Is believed that he will go to Providence
with Hugh Duffy to fill the vacancy at
second base. caused by Jack Dunn's de-
parture. knabe, an infielder. who played
at Toledo last season, has been transferred
by Pittsburg to Philadelphia.
I'm the mining towns there is little to do
in the afternoon, says Hugh Jennings.
Everybody plays base ball. Pennsylvania
town teams in the mining district afford
about all the amusement there is in that
region. And It's a good thing, too. 1 know
when I was working in the mines we used
to work like everything to get through
early so that we could get out and play.
When we had a big game on a Saturday
we would get about half our work off the
day before
Sam Crane. the veteran player and base
Dall writer. says that the White SoX were
ALFRED lucky to win the American League
pennant considering the fact that the Maps
and Highlanders made far more runs, but
also remarks: II would rather have q
lucky team than one of stars that is on
the outs with the tickle old dame. But
the old saying that it's runs that count does
not go with me any more"
That shortstop is the key to the infield
is shown by the number of chances taken
by Turner and Wallace last season The
Cotton Top of the Cleveland club &C
cepted S57 chances out of a possible 1893,
truly marvellous record. and the only one
who came close to his work was Bobby
Wallace. with 81 chances. Turner had
an average of 11-147 for each game,
while Wallace's average per game was
. l2l-l3S. LaJoie gave. these two a hard
fight at second base, the King" having
I9O chances during the season. for an aver
age of 1O-13 per game. Lajoe and Tur-
ner as team mates had 15S3 chances &C
cepting 1926
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CHEERED BY DYING BOY.
Stricken by Lockjaw Boy Consoles
Weeping Parents.

PHILADELPHIA, January =. After
waiting impassively for four days for
death to end his sufferings, Francis Harris,
a fifteen-year-old boy, of Manayunk, ex-
pired In terrible agony yesterday in st.
Timothy's Hospital of lockjaw. Although
seized with intermittent paroxysms of in
tense pain. he stoically faced his fate, con-
selling his parents as they wept at AS bed
side.
The frantic parents had caused every
treatment of the dread disease known to
medical science to be applied in an effort
to save the boys life. but the malady
could not be checked. Harris retained con-
seriousness until his DEATH. and babe his
father and mother goodbye as the end
came.
The boy was injured on December 20 In
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Turf and Track Notes,

John D. Hinde who died at ST. Louis on
Tuesday, was a member Of the Kentucky
firm of Hinde & Baker. owners of the Mill
brook stud. in Franklin county. Gold Heels,
winner of the Suburban. became their prop
erty after the break up of C. B. Arnold 8
peculiar turf enterprise necessitated his
sale Charade, also well-known racer of
about fifteen years ago, was owned by the
firm of Hinde & Baker.
The noted thoroughbred horses Adam and
Martha German arrived at Lexington, KY
in good condition. Adam was sent to La
belle farm. where the other thoroughbreds
of Messrs. Miller. Bishop and Paynter are
located: while the mare was sent to the
Hfra Villa stud of Thomas R. Gardner.
There were held in fourteen states Of the
Union and in the Dominion of Canada in
1905 a total of 1926 days racing during
which 1851 races were run, for total of
81, 42O3S1. California leads with 222 days,
then comes New York with 213. Louisiana
with 206 and Kentucky with $50. In Mas
sachusetts. with its teeming population of
sport lovers. there were held just three
days sport-that of the Country Club of
BrOOkline,
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ANNUAL MEETING OF
WASHINGTON B. B. CLUB

The annual meeting Of the Washington
Base Ball Club was held yesterday after
noon in the office of Secretary Benjamin
Minor The past and future seasons were
discussed and everybody expressed conf
dence in the success of the team. The fol-
lowing directors were then elected: Tom
c. Noyes, H. L. West, Benjamin Minor W.
H. Rapley, E J. Walsh, Rudolph Kaufr-
mann and H. P. Blair
After an adjournment Of the stockholders
meeting, the directors met and elected the
following officers: President Tom. c.
Noyes: vice president. H L. West: secre-
tary. Benjamin Minor, and treasurer, w. H.
Rapley.
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RACING, BASE BALL
AND OTHER SPORTS

for patronage of both branches of racing
the running and the trotting turf.
r. w. CobIe, an American trainer. who
for the last four years has been In Russia
in charge of of the most important
stables in that land. says: II have seen
$1,000 persons present at trotting race
there. 1t is the belief of some of the
Yankee trainers now in Russia that so good
are the Russian-bred trotters. the produce
in part of American stations that the best
in that country could come back to Amer
lea and win. Betting is done mainly
through the parmutuel, though In the clubs
some of the highest betting imaginable Is
going on during the races. The odds are
established by sort Of auction-pool
system.
Very few races at less than mile are
run in Russia. During the months of July
and August the racing programs call for
the distribution of more than 100000
rubles. or S765,OOO. 1 have seen racing
there begin on an afternoon at o'clock
and continue until 10 o'clock in the even
ing, The light is good up to the hour men
toned. The secretary of the jockey club
there Mr.. Stolpe. speaks seven languages,
and on the day the Suburban was run was
able to tell me the name of the winner,
having received the news by a special
cablegram
Hammurabi May Surprise English.
If the opinion Of Coble is correct, the
is now in England. having been sent there
to do battle for the best races in that coun-
try in 1907, will prove thorn in the sides
of his opponents. Hammurabi never lost
but one race in his own country. and 1t
was colt called Grom. trained by Coble.
which beat him. The distance was mile,
run in 1.39h.
Hammurabi is now under the care of the
English trainer Sam Darling, who train
ed Galtee More and Ard Patrick. both win
ners of the EPSON Derby. Both these
horses were bought by the Russian gov
eminent, each at cost of more than $780,
COO Galtee Mores first crop of youngsters
was not large enough to please some of the
advisers of the Russian rulers. and the
horse was sold to Germany. Ard Patrick re-
placing him. But Hammurabi, among the
first of Galtee More's get became grand
looking colt. He is 1871 hands high and
looks high-class racer. Cobe says.
Coble. who for four years has been train
ing racers for Prince Lubmoriski. said yes
terday that he had finally closed negotia
tions by wire with William Cannon, the
jockey who two years ago rode for l.. V.
Bell and ]. H. Mccormick, and within
few weeks Cannon will depart for Russia.
The contract requires the jockey to ride at
Jos pounds. Other American jockeys who
have done well in Russia were Carl Mitch
ELL Hoar and WINFIELD.
Coble was formerly associated with T. J.
Healey, the trainer of r. 7. Wilson, jr.'
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This Girl sways High Finance.

red-haired girl in an incredibly brlef
time becomes the dominant spirit OF Brit
ish finance, and incidentally she falls In
love. Hear the whole story-and mighty
entertaining exciting one 1t is-as told by
c. J. Cutcliffe Hyne in his newest, best
novel; Kate Meredith. Financier, ninth
of the great $4,000 series. Before this
splendid story appears in book form me
Star will publish it as serial, beginning
Saturday, January 5.
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JIMMY BRITT
TO FIGHT CANS

TONOPAH. New, January 3.-Ben Eelig,
acting for Joe Cans, and M. NJ. Riley, on
behalf of the Casino Athletic Club, last
night signed articles for finish fight be-
tween Joe Cans and Jimmy Britt
The purse is to be for SOS, 600. 60 per cent
to the winner and 40 per cent to the loser
The first is to be at 1873 pounds two hours
before the fight
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Local Changes in Paw Corps.

Paw Director Leeds C. Kerr has been re-
lieved of duty as purchasing and pay
officer at the Washington navy yard and in
charge of the navy pay office in this city
by Pay Inspector Thomas H. Hicks. Dr.
rector Kerr will act as general inspector of
navy yards and stations with headquarters
in Washington. succeeding In that capacity
Pay Director Littlefield.. who has been as
signed to duty as pay director at the Bos-
ton navy yard.
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FAIR-MINDED "FANS"
BACK UP JOHNSON

BOSTON, January 3.-President Ban
Johnson has the unanimous support of every
fair minded base ball fan In his stand
against the Dreyfuss- Murphy Ebbetts COM
bination which made out the National
League base ball schedule without consult
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$1,000 SPECTATORS
AT RUSSIAN RACES

NEW YORK, January 3.-Despite the
great drain upon the financial resources of
Russia because of the war with Japan and
the internal troubles through which the
country Is passing, there il plenty of money
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INTERCITY RACES
ON THE SPEEDWAY

Some good trotting and pacing was shown
yesterday afternoon on the speedway at the
last of the first series OF four matinees
One of the surprises was the defeat of
Larry McCormicks mare, Mysotis, by
Charles McDermott's Rex Leader in the
second heat free-for-all. Rex Leader in
this heat covered the distance in 1:O7 The
only horses that have beaten the time are
Pat s. who year ago paced a half mile
In 1:05a.. which is the speedway record
and Ada D., who on the same day paced a
half mile in 08A.
In the -for-all trot Forney won easily.
there was no other contestant and he
went over the course in 1:11A and 10
Rex Leader took the 2:lS pace event
covering the distance in 1:1Sh and 1:13A
Greenline was pitted against Trico and the
former won in 1:l3l2.
Other regular brushes on the days pro-
gram resulted as follows:
Trot pace for horses of the 2 % class half
mile heats best two In three
sonmanche Boy lSchlageD. ................. l l
Mary Brsdstreet OBruninger). ................ 3 8
Free for ali pace; half-mlle heats, best two in
Mysotis Mccormick ...................1 l
Rex Leader (Gheen). Observation-Disclosures 2
Robin Hood CWetzeD. .................... 3
Time, lO91a, l07, Ito.
This brings the contest for the owner
ship of the one-man speed wagon down to
two horses-Everett Z. Taylor's trottng
Eelding Forney. with eight heats to his
credit. and Larry McCormicks pacing
mare Mysotis with eight heats. and this
pair will race off at the next matinee
The Judges yesterday were John H
Gheen, Capt. Charles +. Hartung and DR..
II. l.. Nichols. Edward Tally was an
nOuncer Charles Stahlman starter and DR..
{. +. Hadfield was in charge of the course
John ]. O'Keefe accepted the challenge
of J. +. Jarvis for match race against
Finch. but there seems to be little prob
ability Of the horses being matched
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WHERE TO DINE.

a wooden mill where he was employed. HIS
arm was caught in a carding machine and
the flesh torn almost into shreds. On Sat
urday last the physicians detected the
tetanus symptoms they had feared would
appear. Harris lived at ITO Market street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-03

Last about this held sale of this sort selling
in about weeks time dozens The quantity embraced
this so dozens These Hats superior
stock of fur felt and fashioned in the
blocks Of the They known
but the flaws mperfecions trivial
they be detected by the naked We repeat these Hats
in all respects equal those that usually $500
$oobut by of their slight shortcomings sold the
little price of S85 Come in and help statesmen find the flaws
you'll be sharp one you succeed. Sale
begins tomorrow, when the store opens. and q O p
will continue until the entire lot is disposed ". N0
of. $500 and $500 Black Derbies at....
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-03
Our Semi=Annual Shirt Sal

Just received 100 dozen of Our cele-
brated 3oc. White Unlaundered Shirts,
all sizes ranging from IA to Is.
These Shirts are especially we'll made
of exceptionally good muslin, reinforced
front and back, pure linen bosom, IS in.
long, ~ in wide; patent split neck
bands; bosoms cut out and set in; con-
tinuous facings and gussets; bosoms with
heavy butchers backing; perfect fitting.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-15
TO PLACE MILITIA
IN COAST DEFENSES
War Department Believes New
Plan Will Make Large Num-
bers Enlist.
special to The Times-Dispatcn.

Especial to The Times-Dispatcn.J
WASHINGTON, July 14.-The ex-
pertinent in the recent army manuevers,
OF stationing militia troops In coast de-
lenses has proved SO successful that
the War Department has decided to
make permanent arrangements for this
use Of the State soldiers. Twin COM
panies are to be organized in the militia
to supplement the regulars, and Will be
assigned to State batteries as the
points which they will be expected to
defend In the event Of war.
Assistant Secretary OF War Oliver
said to-day: I'VE believe that the
adoption of this definite policy Will
bring better class OF recruits to the
State organizations
Business men will not hesitate to
! enlist in the militia when they under
| stand that in the event or war they
will be assigned to posts near to their
! homes. Under this plan members OF
| the militia will know exactly where
| they will be stationed and what kind
| Of work they will have to perform II
| the country is threatened with an in
vasion. The department has decided
| that 1t can employ militia infantry
regiments for work with tho coast
artillery without much difficulty. Con-
sequently, 1t VIII rely upon the IN
fantry troops Of the militia where
/ there are no State artillery organiza'
/ lions. IT was found during this sum
mer's work that this plan win operate
/ successfully. At the same time. tht
infantry organization will be main
tanned that the troops will be at thu
service OF the State for polce duty
whenever needed"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-15
y y + . 3 ST.
POOR MAN WINS WAR
OVER ROCKEFELLER
Postoffice Which Oil Man Had
Removed Goes Back to Its
Original Stand.
LAND IS CAUSE OF FEuD
Lanora Accuses Millionaire OF
Using Pressure to Make Him
Sell Property.
LAND is CAUSE OF FEUD

WASHINGTON. July 14.-William
Rockefeller, the millionaire oil. man,
has been badly beaten in fight over
the location Of post-oftice, by VIII
liam Lamora, of Brandon, N W a vet
Gran of the Civil War, who is poor,
and pensioner of the government.
Some months ago Rockefeller had
the post-cttlce at Brandon discontinued
and an Office established a Bay Pond
within the limits Of his large estate.
Lie contended that practically all the
people getting their mail at Brandon
lived on his estate, and that they were
entitled to get it nearer home.
The office was moved to Bay Pond
end after this was done Rockefeller
secured an injunction against tres
passers on his land Lamora was one
III those included in the injunction.
When the old soldier complained, he
was told theAinjunction did not prevent
him getting his mail If he followed a
certain road. Lamora took Issue with
Rockefeller and questioned his verac;
ity. He declared that Rockefeller has
adopted this course to force Lamora
to sell his land, Which was surrounded
by the property Of Rockefeller
Complaint was made by Lamora tc
the Postmaster General, who directed
m inquiry to be made. The inspectors
reported there was good ground fol
General Myer directed that the post.
Office be removed from Bay Pond OF
Rockefellers estate. and re-establishec
al Brandon, This will be done Mon
day. LudEer Grenier has been appoint
cd postmaster at Brandon. Rockefe,lel
will have to send twelve miles for hi!
mail.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-15
PROHIBITION IN GEonc1A

IN connection with the dispatch from
Atlanta that the State Senate has
passed the prohibition bill, which will
go through the House with little IN.
position the interesting statement &c
MADE that the new law will really af.
lect only fifteen counties, one hundred
ana thirty counties already being drv,
All saloons In the larger cities will no
closed, and Atlanta, Savannah. Macon
ana Augusta will surrender privileges
which have been valuable from a fnor.
c'al point OF view. The trade in the
hlteeh liquor counties must assume
large proportions, inasmuch as II is
said that the new order Of things will
decrease State and municipal revenues
at least s1.50o.000. Public sentiment
however. Is unquestlonably behind ,he
movement for moral reform, which If
the important fact to bear in minc
"heA studying the Georgia situation
IN the last memorable campaign Gov
ernor Smith pledged himself for prohi
pltlon, and he will sign the act with
out hesitation. 1t was probably du,
TO his strong fight that the Legislature,
was so prompt in enacting laws t,
drive all liquor out Of the State.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-15
NOTICE OF SPECIAL nIEETISG OF THE
STOCKHOLDERS OF TAE CHESA-
pEAiiE AND ONO RAILWAY
ils COMPANY.

[The, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co.
SPECIAL .sntI meeting Of the Stockholders
Of the Chesapeake and OHIO Railway
W be tb nea eta At Of 1h ese q
J III; 1901, at al i o'clock NJ. f fs the
Of passng apon the qaestSSn
81 arl'0 by The chesapeake and Ohio
Ral.way GorpanI q na a mortgase eeo or
Nor a rtga sc, ana and 10 be additional to ths
several niortgages q r., The chesapeake
and Ohio RallWny Company any herstofors
T Tf@ e aheIa5ea Soss'Hd ohio Halfway
Company pat sesreod as es
her cent. gold bonds. not exceeding in
m MI e doiiars and Of
Inuthorizing and sconsentlng that such
IAN issue Of bends nay be made, that
railway and prqbp nnasd may 70 bond
4 Of Of The S, chesanaake ana Ohio Railway
COMPANY may he Increased BY ,.aid
a dollara ESQ ooc,oooooS par va Value
whinh snid bonds are TO be issued I'm.
Imcdiately upon tn. execution and de-
livery Of said msatfh. a d%a the gan
inledge, or otherwise dispose OF said
thonds for lawful cornorata PURPOSES
lupon such terms as to the directors
4 mav seem best
The stool, transfer hooks Will hs
c,osed at the office of Messrs j q
Morgan & COMPANY. No. % Wall
Street New. York, or THURSDAY, the
.l1Sth day OF July. 1907 at O'clock
r., NJ. and will be reopened on Thurs
day. the LIT any OF August, 1907, al
lilo o'clock "A, M
4 sDafed the 2Gth dav Of June, 1907.
i q nv order of the President and Board
q, p, WEXFORD, Secretary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-15
HOSPITAL DRIVES
OUT C0NSUMPT |VEs
I'VE Can Wander Around, Then
Die Says St. Louisan in
San Antonio.

SAN ANTONIO, TEN, July H.-Dr. q
Eurg. city physician has given orders
for consumptives to leave the city hos
pital. Among those ordered to leave
was n patient named l.. Quincy. who
protested that he Is unable to walk.
and after trying and falling. he was
permitted TO remain. Anosa,r was
man who said he could not get, away,
and he was also permitted to remain.
The patients are. almost without ex-
ception, pcnniless.
J. "A. Pinket, of st. Louis. one of tho
patients in tho tuberculosis ward said
several who were ordered to leave
walked with considerable difficulty and
scarcely any of them are in any con-
dition to be sent out on their re-
sources.
What is the use Of turning them
loose in the streets?" he said. TO most
of us 1t means that we can wander
around a while and then lie down and
die"
DR. Burg explains that soma action
must be taken with reference to tbs
t,.oe: rrlosis patients. as there were a
few days ago twen.y-four at the hos
lsptal. and they take up too much room.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-15
A Borrowed Jingle.

REBELLIoUs THREATS.
My fathers glttin' meaner almos' ev'ry dog.
gone day.
He seems to think a kid wus made to
work instId OF play.
He used to make me bring In coal in
winter frum the shed.
An he makes me cut tho grass; ]
wisht that l wus dead.
Some day I guess I'll run away an git tic
be a king,
An when he says why. hello, son"' /
jist won't say thing;
I'll call lord or duke an say: ''Whc
dares address me thus?
An then I'll have EN- throw him out
when he kicks UP fuss.
En- maybe II go git to be a robber. brave
an bold.
An then come back an hold him up an
rob him of his gold.
I'll say Look here. you old guy, you
this awful act Is did
Because you used to make mo work whe,
I was list kid"
Dogsone It! How kin play ball II
must cut the grass7
An how kin keep clean If I can't git t.
swim? Alas!
It's fierce to have lad like him mixet
up AMONGST yer kin. ,
l guess I'll try to git Big Mike, the cop
to run him in.
Denver Post,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-15

Ike flattecing offers were made In be-
half OF tho young actress.
AZ Mas Cole grew older she was
more and more In demand for amateur
theat-!cels and for entertaining parties
and playing at concerts AS her bent
acen1ed 80 strongly for the stage, It
Wac finally definitely determined that
ahc should enter upon stage career.
and the remainder OF her training was
in that direction. Sho received SONS
preliminary training in Richmond. and
later went TO Baltimore and New York.
After her engagements this season.
Miss Colo vii! 90 to Boston to study
during the winter.
Miss Cole wns very we'll known in
Richmond She and her sister, Gladys.
now Mrs. N NJ. Robinson. wife Of DR..
n. NJ Robinson. of Southwest Virginia,
| we're always known az the Cole sis
ters," and excited much attention
| wherever they went. AT fifteen the
\ youn ger sister elected to Oh Dose a matri-
monial career rather than a career upon
THE stage. and the heretofore nsepara-
! BILE sisters were parted, the one for
dome sticity and the other for the glare
/ of the footlghts
| MISS Cole is now with her company
at Gulfport, Miss.
turned to her home in Caroline coun.
\ ~,
Miss Grace Vest has returned from
II visit to Miss Louise Rice, in Ash-
/ land. Va.
Mr.. Frank Yancey, who has been
! spending several months here, Is at
his home in South Boston, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-15
AS no THE JURISDICTION or
COURTS

The question of jurisdiction between
the State and Federal courts has been
raised in North Carolina over the Legal
faght on the reduced passenger rate
law passed by The Legislature. The
state was restrained by Judge Pritch-
ard from putting into effect the lower
rate, and now the grand Jury Of Wake
county has indicted a ticket agent for
failure TO obey the State statute
simultaneously, there is an order from
the Federal Court restraining two law.
yers from prosecuting the railroads
One OF these attorneys had published ;
card in the newspapers saying tina
rsasengers had Just cause for Gym
plant and announcing al the same tim
that ne would represent any person
who desired to sue for the penalty o
Eve hundred dollars,
II woald seem therefore. that tn
main point TO determine at the mo
inent is whether the United States o
North Carolina has jurisdiction In IN
premises. and until that Is decided