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The Washington herald., 1907-12-18
OCEAN SHORE WINNER.
Keats odds-On FRvOrite in SaussIitO
Handicap at Oakland

San Francisco. Dec. 1.-THE track was
holding m Oakland this afternoon. which
made racing uncertain Although the
Sausalito Handicap had only three start
ers. the public failed TO land on the win
ner. Burleigh was made an odds-on IA
vorite and held well into stretch. when
Ocean Shore challenged him In a hard
drive the latter won by half a length.
All Ablaze. at L 10 l, scored in the last
race. Davis got him of in front and
managed 10 keep him there
Miller failed 20 ride a winner during
the afternoon. Summaries;
FIRST RACE-Sn furonrs. High Run 20 but
lprl. 70 l. won Bluioli. 10 fNicluvTel. IS u s.,
second: Sanul l@ iHeathoton. S o. p third.
Time. l6 IS. Vronsky. Ban Lnrd slightly. Lord
Fligrano Insuscnt. Abe Ruef. and Segun also
Ian.
SECOND RACE-warden yen. lI2 Hayes. s n
. wan Last 60 10 Davis. 9 10 = second. Nor
n0nd. 100 Fordl. % J. third. Time. I IS Is NJ
Bill Mike Ashe.m. old Daddy. Wayne. Oroniso.
and ColhUrth also ran.
THIRD RACE-ene mile and sixty yards. Watch
ful. lCi iLyncal. : 10 5. won: Tancrcd lG More
lardi Il 20 p second Invader, l04 Borcn % !.
third. Tlme, la7 ~ St. Georse. jr.. Ten Oaks.
Max fresh. EckersaH. and Military also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Six furi0ags. Ocean shore, los
u.ynchl s 10 3 won. Burleigh, 10 lw. Mnlerl, 10
To- second: Hector. % Walsh IS TO l. third Time
IIif5
FIFTH RACE-SiX fgrlongs. The Mighty ia
lynch % won: Emma Abbott III ,Borel 2
% I. second: Transmute III (W. Miller. 4 20 l.
third. Time l:l6 25- sam Barber MABEL Hollan-
der. Surety. Rosy Light Or. sherman. Hclisme
and ]. b. Smith also ran.
SIXTH RACE-One mile and fifty yards. AT
Ablaze los Davis. 10 % l. won; Celeres. l57
CBorell, 5 70 !, secondi Miss May Bovdish u5 lw.
AiIlevl, 20 J. third. Timc .B Andrew Mack
Loue Wolf, Chalk Hedrck Nina Gibson. Funny
SIDE and Harmakis also ran
The Washington herald., 1907-12-18
REDS NAY GET BRESNAHAN
Giants Star Catcher Anxious to
Quit New York.
should He Join Cincinnati. It Is
Probable He VIII Become the
Playing Manager.

New York. Dec. E.-There is stnI a
strong probability that Roger Bresnahan.
the great catcher OF the Giants. viii be
missing from The polo grounds next sea-
son. Roger is anxious TO play some other
club in the National League and the
Giants are wiling that be should 20. pro
yided another high-class man behind the
bat can De obtained.
Garry Hermann, president OF the Gin
cinnau Reds, made the mistake OF his
life when he turned down McGraw-s offer
20 trade Bresnahan for Schlei and Lo-
bert" said Secretary Knowles yesterday.
'Bresnahan would have made the Reds
next season, and / find il impossible 10
guess the reason for Herrmann's refusal
10 take him.
Secretary Knowles talked further of the
Cincinnati team. and intimated that Bres-
nahan will yet land as the player-man-
ager Of the Reds McGraw has "a couple
OF veteran pitchers and one or two other
me2 he might spare. and Cincinnati may
secure Bresnahau IN a roundabout way.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-18
RICHMOND PARK In DEMAND
Virginia Will Probably Obtain the
Grounds for Thanksgiving Day.
Move Not Popular i'm the Capital
City, Where Vigorous Protests
Are Being Made.

Richmond. Va, Dec. 17.-Some Of Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institutes friends who
wanted the three-year lease OF Broad
Street Park renewed for the next three
Thanksgiving Days are disposed to criti-
else Woodson Waddey for not getting
the lease this year. but this is all wrong.
for Virginia Polytechnic Institute is sec
ond choice with the park as a money
making proposition, and Virginia had
only to say the word to get the lease
Just why the Virginia North Carolina
game is 10 be regarded as the better
business bringer is a question Virginia
Polytechnic Institute is highly popular
here, and big crowd can always be
counted upon 10 turn out to its games
Attorney Sands. speaking for himself and
Lessee Bradley. saws their relations with
Virginia Polytechnic Institute have al
ways been most cordial and satisfactory
,irginia Polytechnic Institute has prac-
tically closed a three-year lease for La
fayette Park. Norfolk. for It's Thanks
giving games. and il has the date ar
ranged with North Carolina Agricultural
and Mechanical College. which beat Vir-
ginia This year. These two great teams
VIII draw an enormous crowd TO Norfolk
next year. and IL is a question il Virginia
ana North Carolina. which have been
beaten. or played 10 a standstiIl. by col
lege eleYens. can draw suCh a crowd In
Richmond.
Virginia seems determined 10 make IL
self thoroughly unpopular IN Richmond.
which Is source Of much distress 10
alumni and other friends here. They
say now that the neglect until the last
moment Of the opportunity 70 lease Broad
Street Park was studied. as the team
and the student body vastly preferred TO
meet Georgetown in washington next
Thanksgiving Day. II is reported here
that President Alderman had 10 club
the committee into signing TO come 10
Richmond. and that the deal was not
really completed until last Friday night.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute Is not
shut out Of Richmond of course. by this
deal Waddey has taken an option on
Broad Street Park for any Saturday
previous to Thanksgiving Day and will
appear here against North Carolina, or
Washington and Lee or Georgetown, or
some other stellar eleven.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-18
GREAT RACE HORSE DEAD.
Emperor of Norfolk, Derby winner,
Succumbs 10 Old Age.

Los Angeles. Cal. Dec. 1.-THE En-
perOr Of Norfolk. winner Of the American
Derby and one OF the greatest race horses
and sires in the history OF the American
turf, died of old age yesterday on
Lucky Baldwins ranch. at Arcadia.
The closing hours of the famous stall
lions life presented unique and pathetic
spectacle. When word WAS sent out that
the Emperor was dying the racing men
who are attending the Santa Anita ses-
sion gathered In a big crowd at the Bald
win stable, and the grand old horse
passed away like a king surrounded by
his couEt. Lucky Baldwin was over
come with grief and said that he would
bury the Emperor OF Norfolk on his
ranch and erect monument to his
memory.
The Emperor produced many great
colts, but probably his best get was
Pruzador. He was born, on Theodore
Winters ranch, in Sacramento County.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-18
EASY FOR JACK ATKIN
Canters Over a Good Field
Of SprinterS.
MR.. PEABODY, 80 TO l, WINS
BurIew 81 O'NefII and the CIockerS
Rake I'm Coin on Long shots Vic
OrIeRns-Ed Corrigan and Fol-
lowing Pat over Good Thing.

New Orleans. Dec. H.-If any doubt ex-
isted in the minds of local and visiting
horse-players regarding Barney Schrei-
ber's Jack Atkin as being the best short
distance performer here, it was removed
TO-DAY when he took up 127 pounds and
cantered over a good field Of sprinters in
the feature event Of the programme. Jack
Atkins was ridden by Notter, and racing
King Daughter OF her feet. won, easing
up over slow track in III
Burlew & O'Neill are credited with hav-
ing down huge wager on the chances
of Mr.. Peabody. winner Of the opening
event. at 30 10 ! against his chances. The
Burlew q O'Neill people did not wager a
cent here. But the ring was handed a
lively touching up by the clockers- Con
stantia was 7-tO-5 favOrite in this event
but after leading 20 the last furl0ng pole
gave away TO the Hitchcock geIding.
Ed COrrigan and his following put over
a good thing in Goldway in the mile and
seventy yards selling. ST. Noel and Del
more were the only ones 10 give him any
arugment
Ray Thompson scored an easy victory
in the FIVE and one-half furlongs from
Arch Oldham and Hickey. Thompson
was odds-on, and taking command in the
stretch won galloping.
L-ajeunesse. : 70 % and Javanese. 10 /,
won their races rather easily from ordi-
nary fields
The Washington herald., 1907-12-18
WILL BE MOVING STARTS.
Jockey CIub Decides to Go Back to
Old Rules of Racing.

oIHfiaI 70 The Washington Herald
New York. Dec l7--Race horses next
season will be sent away from a moving
start. This has been definitely decided
upon by the turf authorities. This move
has been under discussion a long while.
but the advocates OF the system hays
eventually triumphed. and the old system
Of starting horses from a standstiu viii
be abolished
For long time the advocates OF the
moving system Of starting have been try
ing 10 secure the consent Of the stewards
10 this method. The friends OF Starter
Cassidy have always maintained that his
work with the barrier was fully 100 per
cent better under the moving system than
IL was when he sent his fields away fat
footed They have now secured the con-
sent Of the turf authorities, and Il will be
given a long trial during the Benning
meeting II il is successful il viii De-
brought East and adopted on the local
tracks, but if Cassidy's work shows no
improvement over the old style Of start
ing the standing method win again go
tntO effect
The Washington herald., 1907-12-18
LOS ANGELES RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Seyen f,rlongs- General Haley. lla
AI1sgTavel. Is 10 l. won: Lady vashti IO2 AIilanol
l5 10 l. second; F. Z shaw lO2 T. Martini %
? third. Time. . Giovanni Balerio. Scarfell
Warning NIbIick. Silver Sue. Nome. and Lucille also
ran.
SECOND RACE - Six furlongs. Hereafter. l07
tkunzl. 70 to J. NON: Money MuSs 10 CW. Knapp.
l 20 p second Hslton lc5 r. Martini 20 70 L
third Time. 10 IS. Governor Ornan z. Sher-
man. Alma Boy. Lady Kitty. Sharp Boy Old Col
ony. Retador. and Bon NTant also ran
THIRD RACE-Six furlongs. George s. Davis. l0i
lHutchinsonl. TO l, won; Blon6y. 100 (Burnsl 20
I. second Ed C. Frer. l05 If. Martini to .
third. Time. ll2 Selma. Csnique Goden Ware
and Sir lorraine also ran.
FOURTH RACE-One mile Lisario l02 CRsrtyl
to l. won: Acrobat. los (ts. Burns b l. second
Darurna. 81 &C. Rossl. to l. third. Time. 81 IS.
Orilene also ran.
FIFTH RACE-One mile The Sultan. l0i tKurzl
% % !. won; Phil Igoe. % L Martini 10 5. sec
oad; Harry Scott, 100 NycUgusl. 10 s. third.
Time l.39. Gromob0i Sunmark First Peep. I'd
sheridan. Mari Candemas Meddliug Daisy Fon-
caSta. and Camhysis also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Fiye and one-half flriongs Cres-
ton. 10 tBurtonl. ! 20 3 won: Old Settler l05 r.
Martini. TO J. second: Tiddington. los (Ashenden)
90 tC J. third. Time. o. Is. Arthur Hymau Hal
reid. Eonite. and Iona also ran
The Washington herald., 1907-12-18
PENN'S ATHLETIC OFFICERS.
Minds and McFadden Will Again
Lead Football f3onrd.

Philadelphia, Dec. 1.-THE newly-elected
board Of directors Of the Athletic Asso-
citation Of the University of Pennsylvania
met yesterday afternoon and elected Off
GERS and committeeman for the coming
year. Joseph NEG. Mitcheson was elected
treasurer.
On the football committee. J. A. Minds
and George McFadden again take their
customary places, while J. A. Brown. 1905
law, and William Marshall HoIIenback
the newly-elected captain. are new mem
bers- The third new member has not as
yet been elected. since this position Is 10
be occupied by the manager of the foot
ball team. who has as yet not been
CHOSEN, but viii fall either TO Charles 4.
Scully or Thomas r. Merrick. The com
mittee expressed satisfaction with the
present system Of undergraduate coach
ing II. ". Lippincott was elected sec
retery 70 fll the vacancy created by the
death OF the late Clayton r. AIcNiichaeL
President II. $. Geyelin was reelected
as was Thomas Reath. vice president. The
latter was appointed chairman Of the
ground comittee. and, by virtue OF his
Office as vice president. is chairman Of an
the standing committees
The Washington herald., 1907-12-18

that the men represented by Mr. Schlc-
ter are real men. with real money. and
that real grounds have been secured in
Philadelphia.
The visible representative OF the Balti-
more club is well known. but Dr. King
says that there are others behind him
who are putting up most Of the money
for the venture.
The Newark man, A. p Konlde claims
20 have been successful with his Atlantic
League venture last season and is rather
enthusiastic about/the new venture.
Frederick Paige who controls the
Paterson club, is a resident OF Pen-Yan,
n. Y, and has been organizing clubs in
various localities for some years. He was
at Bangor, Me. last year, and made
success Of the venture.
VIII Develop Players.
"A modest beginning" seemed TO be the
sentiment of all interested in the new
league. President Lawson said that no
club of the combination had any idea of
trying to entice away any players from
the larger minor leagues. There are
many youngsters who show signs OF
ability at the start" he asserted. even
though they may be buried in the smallest
kind of leagues. 1t VIII be our business
TO discover these men, and we believe that
we can get fine. fast teams that way with
the lest expense.
President Lawson was asked II he did
not believe that any player so discover
ed would be Immediately persuaded TO
Jump" by some organized club and. adj
hitting that there was such a danger, be
said that was one OF the risks they are
content to run. The circuit is compact.
-.
the teams will not be composed Of play
ers who have high-salary notions. and
the idea is that there will be enough pat
ronage from the beginning 70 give the
league a start. Once started. the rest is
expected 10 come gradually. until the or
ganiZation IS on a par with the best
Bill Clarke. the former Baltimore and
Washingtonian, is being spoken Of rs
manager of the Baltimore club.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-18
GEORGETOWN OPENS SEASON.
Basketball Team Plays Maryland
Tonight

The local intercollegiate basketball sea
son will be opened this evening. when
Georgetown will meet the fast University
Of Maryland five at the Carroll Institute
Gymnasium at o'clock
The regular varsity lineup has not
been decided upon as yet, but the team
that will represent Georgetown in the in
itial game Of the season this evening will
probably lineup as follows: Crogan and
G. Collihower. forwards; Fred Rice. CEN
ter; Capt. Downey and ]. Collifiower
guards.
Georgetown Will play Columbia Satur-
day at Convention Hail. and. as il is an
unusual thing for the New Workers to
trim Penn and Yale an exceedingly hard
game IS looked for. The regular basket
ball court will be marked on the floor OF
the skating rink, and the game will be
played under collegiate rules
The Washington herald., 1907-12-18
OFF ON LONG TRAMP.
Party of Tacoma Pedestrians on
Tour tn Chicago.

Tacoma, Wash, Dec. l7.-Carl Raupp.
Benjamin Coleman. and Oscar Holland
are on tramp 70 Chicago with a letter
to Mayor Busse- II Is the intention Of
the pedestrians TO have it signed by the
mayor or postmaster Of every place
through which they pass. Rarpp figures
that he and his companions can make 20
miles a day. They viii rest on Sundays
At this rate. they calculate they Will
reach Chicago, barring mishaps. the first
of April
II is not believed here that these am
bilious followers Of Weston will complete
their journey, as il will be next to i'm
possible 70 cross the Rockies in the first
place, and something unheard of to cross
the plains on the other side in the very
heart Of the severe winter common to
Montana and the DakOtas. The schedule
OF the walkers would bring them into
North Dakota in the latter part of Jan
uary or the first Of February, when the
snow Is six feet deep and the mercury
IN the thermometer drops out OF sight.
Should they make a detour and go south
through Utah and eastward through Colo
rado II would almost double the distance.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-18
BENEFIT for Ex-Jockey Fuller.

New York, Dec I7.-Friends OF Fuller.
the former jockey, who was crippled in
a race at Jamaica three years ago. are
monster benefit for the boy.
The affair is to be held at the Madison
Square Theater. The plan Is 10 raise
fund of $l5,00o, to be so invested that
Fuller viii never again be in need Big"
Tim Sullivan and Frank Farrell. for
whom Fuller rode many winners, are in
teresting themselves in the boys behalf.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-18
VIII Not Race Hero.

London, Dec. 17.-Sir Thomas Upton de-
clares that he has no intention to race
the new Shamrock for the international
cup recently offered by the Brooklyn
Yacht Club for competition in American
waters in 1908. He says that next season
he will be fully employed in British
waters. for which the Shamrock was es-
pecially built He would be glad, he said.
If America would send a yacht to com
pete here. but. failing that, he feared that
the international contest must stand
abandoned.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-18
NEW YORK MAY JOIN.
Invited IT. Become a Member Of
Tennis Association.

Special 20 Tie Washington Herald
New York. Dec. IA new lawn tennis
organization known as the Middle At
lantic Lawn Tennis Association. and at
the present time composed OF the racquet
manipulators Of Philadelphia. Washing
ton, and Baltimore. has rendered an in
vltation 20 the players Of this city 10 be-
come members.
Strict attention has been paid 10
amateurism and 10 guard against any in
centives that would tend toward profes-
Eionalism- II has been decided that each
club must pay its own expenses. and that
the home aggregation viii only furnish
the usual entertainment. Besides this
rule the perpetual trophy will only be
valued at $50
The Washington herald., 1907-12-18
Summaries.

FIRST RACE-siN frlonss- Ar Peabody. l0
NIcDsnicn . 10 I. won. Constantia. l65 CNotter).
10 =. second MAY Rowe. l07 IT, F1erstl. I3 10 J..
third Time. lIs 25 Tom McAfee. Stellaland
J. J. jr-. Elaine. Bassolo Dano. Fire Opal Idalo
Boomerang. and Jim hin also nn
SECOND RACE-Firc and one-haif fyul0ugs Ray
Thomas. ll9 CWarrenl. 4 TO l. won; Arch Oldham.
ll3 lAloiesaorthl. u to J. second. Rickcy no g..
Powers. IS 10 J. third Tine l:l025 De ono
The Born. Aiencuu. ConVille BlaSg. High Chance
and Csrasco also ru-
THIRD RACE-Sevcn fulonss. Iajslnesse. iU
McDanicll. % 5. Uol. Brmmer l3 lNotterl. II
20 ]. second: Miss Mazzoni l9o - Powers. 70 J.
third. Time. l5l45. Rezauc. oreEa. and Blue Lee
also ran.
FOURTH RACE SIX furlouEs JACK Atkin. lo7
.Notfefl. % 5. wcus Fantastic. 8 li. Swain D.
IS 90 J. second; Old Honesty III u. Lee. 2 20 D.
third Time ia7. Platoon 5cck Doian. hing
Daughter. and Phil Finch also ran
FIFTH RACE one mie and seventy Ferds Gold
Way. lo3 tN1f.lt. . % T. wOn. ~ Noel iG Min
DER. to Z, sec11d pemce 100 CN. Walsh -
20 l. third. Time. 30 IS. Te-ns Rod John Nc
Bride. Fonsoluca. Athena. Odd Fila Dodle. Firys
Mason. Miltiadcs. High Wind. and Water De- also
ran.
SIXTH RACE-One and one sixteenth miles. Jsy-
ancse io3 -. Baker. s @ J. Won. Anna D4y. Jos
fNottesI. IS 90 5. second Tudor. TO DYER 20 ?.
rhird- Time. I-5o S. J. d. Dunn. PRIDE of Wood-
stock SaFeir Faire. Proteus. Lu~y Mare. Lads
Chaa1e. Gold Circle ard CommuuiIsw also rau.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-18
Orange Horsemen's Election.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Fredericksburg. Va. Dec. II. - The
Orange Horseman's Association. of
Orange County has elected the following
officers for 1905: T. Lightfoot. president:
II. o. Lyme, George 5. Shackelford. and
w p. Jones. vice presidents: DIR. L. S.
Ricketts,, secretary and treasurer; ". w.
Sanford. Thomas Atkinson, William Du-
pont, W c. Williams, sr., j. f. Wander
hoff. George Zinn, II. T. Holiday. ir..
and /. d. Browning, directors. The as
sociahcn is in most thriving condition.
having a balance OF Sl,2l0.57 in its treas
ury
The Washington herald., 1907-12-18

Members OF Potomac Literary Club en-
joyed a social evening last night at W.
c. T. L. Hall, 522 Sixth street northwest.
Mr.. +. W. Weaver gave a talk on his
travels through South Africa Lord Ten
nyson's Lady Clare was recited by Col.
Thompson. and Killarney" was sung
by Mr.. Haworth. accompanied by Miss
Antoinette Wilmer Prof Kirk read a
Thanksgiving story OF which he is the
author
The Washington herald., 1907-12-18
snuirer to Box Jim FIxnn.

Bakersfield Cal. Dec flight pro-
moters here have begun negotiations to
have Bill Squires meet James Flynn in
this city on December "A. Manager
Thomas O'Brien, OF the Empire Athletic
Club, is corresponding with Flynn. while
4 Neil has been in communication with
the Australian. O'Brien says he will
guarantee them S1.S75
The Washington herald., 1907-12-18

Kansas City. Mo. Dec. 17.-Charles
Conkle. Of Hamilton. Ont. threw Eugene
Twembley of Montreal. champion light
weight wrestler of Canada, twice in forty
five minutes last night. catch-as-catch-can
style The first fan was made in 35lh
minutes and the second in g15 minutes.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-18

Ambrose w. Hussey, the Brooklyn man.
controlled Ridgewood Park, where there
was so much talk about Sunday base
ball couple Of years ago. That park
has now been cut up into building lots.
but Mr.. Hussey opened new grounds that
proved successful last season. It is stated
that he is really responsible for the ''ex-
pansion" of the big towns Of the Allan
tic League to the Union League. This is
what he says;
In Brooklyn there are three million
aires behind the club. and last season we
drew twice as many people to our games
as the Nationals. Mr.. Ebbets tried IN ev-
cry way 20 interfere with our success.
They stole our players so fast that they
got overstocked. We could always re-
place the men taken away. and I guess
we can develop a lot more for them next
season, but they will have harder game
to tackle than they had in 1907, when we
could not afford to retaliate.
II. Walter Schlicter denies that he
is the real Philadelphia clubs boss
but says that he is only representing
for the present men of ample means and
aggressiveness to make the Quaker City
power in the new league. The gen
eral opinion Of the Philadelphia news
paper men who congregated in the lob
bies of the Bellevue -Stratford while the
meeting was In session yesterday was
The Washington herald., 1907-12-18
Angus Pointer Dead

Lebanon. n. r.. Dec 1.-THE pacing
gelding Angus Pointer. 2:Ol%. owned by
State Senator George E. Whitney. died
here yesterday. The horse was sent 10 a
recent sale In New York by Senator Whit
ney and was bid in by him for $500.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-18
SIMULTANEOUS CHESS.
+. b. Walker, Departmental League
Champion, to Meet All Corners.

Champion, to Meet All Corners.
An interesting exhibition is scheduled
for this evening at the Chess Club. GA
Twelfth street northwest, by arrange
ment between the club and the Depart
mental Chess League
f B. Walker, champion Of the league
and well known local expert is to meet
all corners in simultaneous play Chess
players in the District are requested TO
be on hand at 7.45 p m, when they Will
be accommodated with boards free OF
charge up TO the capacity Of the rooms.