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The Washington times., 1907-02-05
VANDERBILT CUP RACE
IN AMERICA IS LIKELY

NEW YORK. Feb 5.-Jenerson de
Mont Thompson, who has been reap
pointed chairman Of the racing board
OF the American Automobile Association
by President Within II. H0tchkiss. says
there is scarcely any doubt that The
Vanderbilt cup race viii again be run
IN this country this year
The Automobile Club Of Italy which
has first claim on the cup contest. by
reason Of The French clubs refusal 10
officially participate IN The race Is in
favor OF having the race run here. ana
this desire Is also shared By the Italian
manufacturers who have entered cars
in the past races. There is no doubt
that the German club also wishes 10
have the race decided on American soil
While IN Europe Mr.. Vanderbilt will
make a careful study OF the regulations
governing the 1897 Grand PriX Of the
Automobile Club of France.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
CRAIG WILMER DEAD
FIRST 10 SEC. MAN
Ran 100 Yards in 1873 in 10
Flat, and Made American
Record.

NEW YORK. Feb. 5.-WiHiam Craig
Wilmer. the first man in America 10 run
100 yards in 10 seconds, died on Saturday.
He was one Of the best-knoWn Of the
early amateur athletes OF the country,
and mporary with Father Bin Cur
lis. Harry Buermeyer and others who
formed the New York a. c. and placed
athletics on a firm basis Ia this country.
Il was in 1873 that Wilmer first ran
100 yards in 10 seconds. The performance
captured for him the 400-yard champion
ship and tho same afternoon he also
wen the 220 yards IN 227s seconds. and
the broad jump with IS feet Q inches.
This was the year preceding the appear
ance on the cinder track Of the great
J.. +. Meyers, who Tor many years az
terward accounted for most Of the short
distance events on the championship pro-
gram.
Craig Wilmer was a member Of the
Short Hills A. c.. a prominent athletic
organization Of those days. Funeral
services viii be held today al II o'clock
at ST. Pauls Church, Clinton and Carroll
streets Brooklyn.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
O'BRIEN DISGUSTED
WITH COAST GAME
Promoters and Fans in Los Angeles
Won't Have Him, So He's
Coming East.

Los ANGELES. Cal. Feb. 5.-Phila-
delphia Jack o Brien has about des-
paired Of getting on s-eh in this
section az an early date and viii leave
for the East tomorrow.
OBTien arrived here several DAYS ago
from San Francisco and came Tor the
purpose OF looking over tie situation
with q view OF making a match. His
trip East viii be for the purpose of tax
ing on several men in Philadelphia
o Brien had hopes that Promoter Riley
would wire him from Nevada regarding
light. The desire 10 fight IN the land
Of gold and sagebrush Is s'ili imbeded
deep IN the mind Of the real estate
pugilisJ. and as long as there was a
single chance left for AIm, he would
Journey TO the home OF the Comstock
In preference to any other spot marked
on the map.
= have couple of offers for six
round goes IN Philadelphia said
o Brien last night. "and II nothing bet
ter shows. either here or in Nevada. |
viii have TO take them UD. ! need a
fight Nike Riley has said so much
that he impressed me. / believe that he
Intended 10 do something good there.
but 1 can't walt any longer"
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
HARVARD AND COLUMBIA
ARRANGE FOR CREW RACE

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Feb. 5.-The
Harvard athletic committee announced
yesterday evening that all arrangements
had been completed for a two-mile
race between the varsity Fights OF
Harvard and Columbia. 10 be r0wed on
May II, on the Charles river. 1t was
already known that there was every
likelihood OF such a contest being pulled
on, but the news gave the first assur-
ance Of its certainty.
The Columbia race viii come before
the race with Cornell on Cayuga Lake.
and q fun month and a half before the
annual race with Yale on the Thames.
This will be the hardest rowing cam
paign that the Crimson has ever under
taken.
Harvard has a splendid outlook for
another winning crew this year. Eight
of the men who r0Wed against the Cam
bridge crew in England last year and
two other men. who have already won
their "H' In the varsity eight. will be
candidates for the boat. No satisfactory
stroke is yet in sight TO take the place
OF eN-Captain Filley. and this may en-
urely upset things,
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
HARVARD GUARDS LEG
NEEDS AN OPERATION

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Feb. 5.-Harry
Kersberg. the big right guard Of the
Harvard football eleven, and one Of
Harvard's best athletes. will soon sub
NIT 10 an operation on his knee fer the
purpose Of removing a floating cartilage,
the results Of an injury received in the
game with Dartmouth n the Stadium
last November.
For a few days following the injury
il was feared that the hurt would keep
the guard out OF the Yale game. but he
recovered sufficiently to play. Before
the injury he was a most promising can
didate for the All-America.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
TWIN MANGO BROTHERS
WIN BOXING MATCHES

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Wilie Mango
and his twin brother were the stars at
the amateur night boxing show OF the
Longaere Athletic Club. in West Twenty
ninth street last night. Willie is not an
amateur in good standing, for he has
been known 10 accept money for some
OF his exhibitions, but he went on with
another pro" last night, so that none
status
Brother Willie had all the better of
Joe Black in the final bout OF the even
ing. and Frank. the other twin. showed
that he IS learning rapidly under Wills 5
In the other bouts Harry Gibbs, of
the Aroma Club, beat George Wall. VIII
lie Wallace won from Joe Thornton. and
Dummy Powers was beaten by Charlie
Newark.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
ONLY SEVEN PENN MEN
ANSWER BASEBALL CALL

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. SIN re-
Spouse TO the call for baseball candi-
dates at the University of Pennsylvania
but seven men reported yesterday after
noon 10 Coaches Blakeley. Allen, and
Houston. The turnout was not near
what was expected, though il was only
for new men for all places outside OF
the battery, those candidates having
reported two weeks ago. and the former
varsity men, who are scheduled 10 turn
Out next Monday.
on account OF the lack of interest
taken in the team. Captain Judd Man
ager Damon, and Assistant Manager
Clay began a canvass of the university
last night for the purpose OF getting out
every man who has any baseball expert
auce.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
FEW STARS REMAIN
AT TOME INSTITUTE
Gamble, in Pole Vault, Only
One of Note-Plenty
of Material.

PORT DEF OSIT. Md, Feb. 5.-Gam-
bic. the capt4in OF the team, is the only
star athlete at Tome Institute this year.
He won the pole vault a. the Prince
ton inter-scholastics last year. with
vault Of ten feet nve inches. There is.
however. good lot IF very fair ma
terial, about hall of /. from last year.
namely; Barnes. who runs the i00 in
10 % seconds Kerr cad Joe Graham.
In the 20; A4arston, Primrose. A. Snhth.
and +. Obaldie. in the $50: HAnkins in
the hurdles. Wise and Cutler in the
hammer; Gripp IN the shot
Some flrst-ciass new lateral has
shown up this year. including Gill, who
has run the 100 m % 2-5i Mason. alec a
sprinteri Padgett in the - Robertson.
IL the 40 C. MOlles0n, AtWeu. md
Myers. IN the $50 Freeman and Towae.
m the mile ldpscOmp iu the hammer,
and Robertson. again. In the shot. j..
Clark and Garland. nee On the basket
bail team are good men The former q
pole vaulter. ana half miller. and the
latter a 40 man. The team will be q
well-balanccd one. with very few IN
usually strong men in any department
Engagements in Mee.s.
The Tome team viii be seen Ia the
Fifth Regiment Iadcpr meet on Satdr-
day next. with six men: Mason IN the
100. Kerr In the 20 and the 100 junior
GIL. in the 100 senior aud junior. Han
kins. in fhe hurdles. Smith Ia the Junior
40, and Gamble The captalg. ia the nole
vault IL viii also take IN the Johns
Hopkins University meet e the Fifth
Regiment ArmoFy, HaltimCre. on March
2. with fun quota, including distance
men and shot putters. At this meet
Tome will run a relay race. Seven re-
/ lay candidates are cut namely. Cla-Ee,
/ garland. Robertson MaFston. Smith.
Primrose. and Bbaldia
Tome viii send the pick n lts team 90
I the Princeton sChUizstics ana 10
the Middle States inter-seholastics on
May the 18th ~ rs probable that Il will
arrange a dual meet with one or more
schools previous 10 the Tome inter
/ sch0laAtics here on Nav -.
The manager Of the track team is
Alexander Wynn, OF Atlanta, Ga. aud
IL is coached by Mr.. Hammett. who also
coaches the football team
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
YALE BASEBALL SQUAD
NUMBERS ABOUT rs MEN

NEW HAVEN, Feb. although Cap
tain Kennedy, OF the Yale niEe, is too
busy holding down his job as Yale's star
basketball player 10 run early spring
traing much, he and Coach Bill Lush
called out the varsity and freshmen
baseball candidates yesterday.
When registration closes il is expected
that the squad will number seventy
five Yale's cage is so small that all the
freshman candidates. except the batter
les. were told 10 take only gymnasium
and general exercise for the present.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
To MAKE UNIFORM
BASKETBALL RULES
Capt. Pierce Would Blend
intercollegiate and
A. A. u. Codes.

The first steps in aE effort 10 bring
the rules used by the sariols basketball
teams throughout the country now play
ing under either intercollegiate or A. A.
L. rules into some sort of harmony viii
be made tomorrow night. when Capt.
Pierce, of West Point, viii attend the
Columbia-Y game ia New York, with
the idea Of studying the workings Of the
intercollegiate rules before proposing
any reforms
The principal difficulties arise when
teams playing under one set Of rules
meet those playing under another. Not
only are both teams handicapped as 10
knowing just what they are permitted
10 do. but the referees are also in trou-
be. as IN many eases there is as much
difference In the ways Of interpreting
the rules as in the rules themselves.
Thinks intercollegiate Best.
Capt. Pierce believes that. as q whole.
the intercollegiate game is better, be-
cause It Is faster and rOughsr lhan the
other Under the A. A. T.. rules a man
is allowed 70 touch the ball with both
hands only once. This practically pre-
vents dribbllng. When a man shoots
for a basket under the a. A. L. rules
anu A4AN jail SIS R-AAa+AANF ~ HN'-- ~ +--N
opposing side, while under the intereol-
/ legiate rules the first man 70 touch the
ball gets H.
An instance OF the difficulties that
these differences cause sometimes was
found In the game OF Columbia against
the Chicago Central Y. 81. C., A., when
thirty-seVeu fouls were called on the
Blue ana White, while the members OF
the team unite in saying thar they were
| not more than ordinarily rough II. A.
| Fisher. former captain and present
coach of the Columbia team. and Capt
Pierce are taking up the matter and eX-
pcet 10 bring about uniformity
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
McGINNITY SAYS HE'LL PLAY.

NEW YORK, Feb. g. Joseph Nc
Ginnity. the Iron man." has complete
ly ref9 Ted the reports OF his trade 10 the
ST. Louis Nationals or that he was dis
satisfied and intended 10 retire from the
game Tor good. Today Secretary
Knowles, OF the New York club received
letter from the pitcher. dated South
McAllister, J. T. January 80. in which
he says he is in good shape and will be
ready 10 join in the practice.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
FARMER OUTLOOK
ON BALL FIELD
Six Good Veterans Make
Maryland Agricultural
Prospects Bright.
HAS TWO CLEVER TWlRl Frs
Byrd and FARRELL Have Proved Their
WOTth-After intercollegiate
League Pennant.

The baseball outlook at the Maryland
Agricultural College is very promising,
and supporters are enthusiastic over the
prospect of landing the pennant of The
Maryland intercollegiate League.
The league IS composed Cf ST. JOINS
College, Annapolis; Western Maryland.
at Westminster, Nd Washington Col
lege, al ChesterfoWn. Nd. and Mary
land Agricultural college at College
Park, Md OF the men on The NJ. A. c.
team that landed thc championship last
year, si1 have returned. and around this
nucleus there are the aspirant players
Of the second team and maiiy new men.
Grason. last years shortstop. is now
captain.
The most promising new men are
Timanus, who played tss:Fd base for
Laurel. the champions Of the SUBURBAN
League, and CTutehaeld, who last sprsng
caught for the Baltimore Polyteehnical
Institute. Some of the other new men
who have expressed their intentions OF
trying for the team are Hicks, r. Hoen,
S. Hoen. IwadelI. and Lunn.
Byrd an-arOund athlete and FARRELL
a good southpaW, will do the tWirliug.
while Doak ana Hudson viii make efn-
cient substitutes. Besides being an eA-
celient DftcheT. Bryd is famous with the
stick, his long drives and timely hits
having won many a hard-foughJ contest
for the Farmers.
Evans, another hard hitter. viii be
on first again. He has ratified many a
pitcher BIZ his coaching. Reeder should
cover second in his usual dashing style
Darby is the only remaining outhelder
OF last years team. but the vacancies
viii have many applicants. for Meyer.
Capestany, Martin DOak. and Par
disc, OF last years second team. will
give the old men hard rub for the
different positions.
Guy W. Ftror. manager OF this year :
team. has arranged the following
schedule;
The Schedule
March fredericksburg College. at
Fredericksburg. Va.
March 29-Open.
March S0-Johns Hopkins az Baltimore.
April 5--Western High School at Col
lege Park.
April lo-Technieal High School at Col
lege Park.
April i5-washington and Lee at Lex
April ls-virginia Military Institute.
Lexington. Va.
April 17-Catholic University OF Amer
lea. al College Park.
April 1s-Fredericksburg College at
College Park.
March 2ETechnieal High School at
College Park.
Park
May Theological Seminary at Col
lege Park.
May st Johns, at College Park.
May g-Delaware College, al Newark.
Del
May n,-Franklin and Marshall, at
College Park.
May I5-Catholic University at Col
lege Park.
May Is-Western Maryland, at West
minister
Nav 22-Open.
May 25-Gallaudet, at Kendall Green.
May 29-Open
June Washington College, at Ches-
IeFtOWn.
June 5-Open.
June s-Open.
juno 1l-Alumni. at College Park.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
U AND / FRATERNITY
LOSES TO RINK TEAM

The Capital City Rink team had an
easy time defeating the L and ] fTatern-
ity quint in a roller-polO game, al the
Conventior Hall rink, By the decisive
score OF 20 70 !. The work of George,
Of the winers. was the feature. George
scored nine Of his teams goals. The
team work Of the Rink team was re-
sponsible for its victory. The lineup;
The Washington times., 1907-02-05

Arthur Devlin is spending the winter
on the Pacific coast. and plays in eXhi-
hition games occasionally. As a member
OF Frank Chances team he had four
chances at the bat against Pitchers
NiekeTs and Garvin, Of Hal Chase's
team, but did not secure a HIT With
Del Mason. OF last seasons Baltimore
club, Chances men were defeated By
a score OF 10 3.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05

tne door OF Asker's Hotel and Cafe in
Philadelphia, on January !. That makes
II appear as though the Ted-hairCd tWiTi-
er is sincere in his threat to retire from
the game.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05

.'Rube" Kissinger has not as vet
signed with the Buffalo team. He is at
Davis Island. in Michigan, Just now.
'Rube" has a job with the Lake Shore
railroad, and says the proposition pays
pretty we'll
The Washington times., 1907-02-05

When President Bryce. OF Columbus,
aud George Tebeau. the owner Of the
Louisville. Kansas City, ald Denver
clubs. were informed OF the sale OF Billy
Gilbert 10 Newark. they were startled
Roth could have used the eX-Giant in
fielder and would have bid high for the
PLAYER. Messrs, Bryce and Tebeau had
no idea that Gilbert was 10 be let out
and were more than surprised when
they learned Of Newarz's scoop.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05

"Jocko" Menefee. foF years a leading
pitcher on the old Chicago team Of
which Clark Grlmth and Jimmy Gala
han Were members, has bobbed up again
as manager Of the McKeesport pa
team OF the Pennsylvania. Ohio and
Maryland League.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05

Joe Kelley, late of Cincinnati, says he
is not eager for sympathy because he
is with the minors now. He is to get
5000 for the season for playing left
field and managing the TOrontos, and
he says that about half that would be
what he'd get from the majors if he
stayed in.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05

Manager Cantiilon. OF Washington
says that he overlooked a net when he
came away without signing Cliff Curtis,
of Milwaukee, for his team. Curtis won
thirty-six out OF forty-seVen games last
season and CantillOn says he is the best
pitcher he knows In the hurry of his
call 10 Washington he forgot all about
Curtis.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
Cleveland Loses.

And I'll hand YOU something else
along this line" continued Grif's sup
porter. The difference between Fiber
field and Turner Is just the difference
between the New York and Cleveland
clubs. II that Cleveland bunch would
only get in there and hustle like GT4T's
team does and scrap for every point OF
the game thereid be nothing else To H..
But outside OF LajOie and one or two
others Il doesn't seem 10 worry them
much whether they win or lose. AID
what I'm handing yon is straight"
The Washington times., 1907-02-05

Fred BueloW Will be- dropped from the
Cleveland team before March ]. II is
believed that he will don q oledO uni
form next spring.
John l. Taylor. owner OF the Boston
Americans has offered 20 trade Hobe
Ferris for Bin Bradley. His idea was to
put Bradley on third base and switch
Collins to second The offer created a
loud and derisive ripple Of mirth in
Cleveland.
''Rube" Waddeu is now a Broadway
tie. He went 10 New York 20 attend the
McG0vern benefit. and Is hanging
around in hope Of getting on the ThaW
jury.
Stanley Robson and Robert L. Hedges
got together the other day and framed
up a schedule for the annual spring
engagement between the St Louis
Browns and the St. Louis Car
dinals. The first game viii be played
March 30. Rigler, Harry Puliiams fight
ing umpire. viii Otficiate.
Jack Carney. manager Of the new
Trenton Club. OF the Tri-SIate League.
has secured Billy Clingman 70 play sec
ond base and Billy Nance for one Of his
outhelders.
in the American League this year.
Comiskey has just signed a pitcher Of
that name for the White sox.
Jesse Burkett holds all the offices in
the Worcester baseball club except that
Of secretary. Burkett's weakness for
phonetic spelling is said % be the cause
OF his losing that one job
Roy Hartzeli who failed at third base
last season, viii be released by the St
Louis Americans 10 Southern League
club.
Pat DOughsrty has signed again with
the Chicago Americans and perhaps will
have a chance to play with another
worlds champion team. D0ugherty vas
with the Boston Americans when they
took that honor, and later was with
the White Sex when they corralled the
premier title.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
SPORTING COMMENT
BASEBALL.

Jake Weimer. star left-hander of the
Cincinnati team, has given up major
league baseball 10 take charge OF an
Independent team at Rogers Park. a
suburb Of Chicago.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
Belmont Team Picked.

The Belmont Athletic Club is COM
posed Of old high school runners. who
are all good al the quarter-mile dis
lance. II Is probable that the four
men 10 run will be Bernstein. johnson,
SmithsOn. and Kelly or Howard. In ad-
dltion 70 relay teams both the National
Guard and the Belmonts will be rep
resented by entries in the open handi-
cap events.
4 I.20-yard relay race for the junior
championship az the Sunday schools OF
the District has also been added 10 the
program. Already Manager Foley has
received entries from the ut. Pleasant
Congregational the GuTley Memorial
Presbyterian. the Peck Memorial Chap
e. ana the NOTthminster Presbyterian
schools and 20 is expected that two or
three more schools Will come Ia before
the entries close. The hrst three named
schools were in the championship last
year, Gurley winning.
Manager Foley said this morning that
he has assurances that some OF The best
men in this section viii enter the spe-
cial standing high jump sLd l6-pound
shot put against Martin Sheridan, the
Olympic champion and holder OF the
world record for the discus. These
events are open 10 both club and college
men
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
MANY TEAMS ENTER
BIG INDOOR GAMES
BelmontS Will Run National
Squad Team in Special
Match Event.
FOURTEEN RELAYS IN ALL
Officials Arrange I,aoo-Yard Race for
Junior Championship of Sunday
SchOols-Sheridan's Opponents.

Two more relay races have been added
10 the program OF the Federal indoor
games 10 be held in Convention Hall
the evening OF February g. This makes
a total OF fourteen relay races on the
Federal games program TO date, with
negotiations for three more pending.
The quartets Of the District National
Guard Athletic Association and the Bel
mont Athletic Club have been matched
IN a one-mile event. Both these teams
have been successful IN competition this
winter, but they have never met In the
same race before. The soldiers four
win be chosen from Rice. Clark. Schlos-
ser, Bopp, Royce. and several other can
didates-
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
BOOSTERS CLUB
TO GIVE DANCE
Famous "BooS," of Cleve-
land, Are All Pro.
Ball Players.

Frank Delahanty, Of the Yankees, is
secretary, and his brother Jim, now a
member OF the ST. Louis Browns, vice
president Of the most unique Organiza-
ton OF ball tosseTs in the country.
This is the famous Boo Club, Of
Cleveland. where the Delahantys live.
The Word boo" is a contraction OF
boost and It was adopted because
the members are all bah players who
boost" or speak a good word for each
other when the opportunity offers Bin
Bradley. third basenlan OF the Cleveland
team. is president OF the club. and
among the directors are Howard Wake
field. the Washington catcher; Bert
Briggs. the pitcher claimed by Brook
Ign; Charley Smith, the tail Washing
ton pitcher. and Joe Delahanty. The
club now has foFty-seven members, all
OF whom are professional ball players.
The nrst annual BAH will be given next
month, and it win be an event In Cleve-
land
The Washington times., 1907-02-05
Elberfeld's Fighting Spirit.

They were arguing the respective Iaer-
its Of the New York and Cleveland
teams out in Cleveland the other day
4 New York travelling man, after ad-
hitting that Terry Turner was a great
shoTtstop. declared that he would rather
nave EIberfeld He advanced some con-
v.nclng arguments In the following
statement:
Turner is a greater inhelder than FL
beTfeld. and almost as good a hitter.
But there It stops. I never saw Turner
vet In there lighting for a game-and
for that matter few other members of
the Cleveland club ElberfeId is some
thing more than a machine. He is 10
there hustling, lighting, using his head,
and pulling his team along He's a fox
on the bases, and always ready 10 pull
OF something when the time arrives
He doesn't know what 1t means to
quit, and he'll hght harder In the face
of defeat than when his club Is ahead.
Eiberfelds chief weakness is scrapping
with the jumps too often. IL he would
only cut that out he wouldn't have a
rival. Winning a ball game takes mp
something more than fighting and bat
ting"
The Washington times., 1907-02-05

Fred Buelow viii be dropped from the
Cleveland team before March J. IL Is
believed that he will don q ,oledO uni
form next spring.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05

Roy Hartzeli. who failed at third base
last season, will be released by the St
Louis Americans 10 Southern League
club.
The Washington times., 1907-02-05

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