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tors. Second place Is purely guess.
also finished the season. I'M
beaten, but Amherst, which II 5peat -
to 10, and Harvard, which was de-
only formidable 5elevens met. Prince
ton and Yale either could have beaten
Dartmouth, and so, also, could Penn
sylvania and possibly Cornell and Car
Isle also.
Mixed ,up Records.
Pennsylvania lost but one game, and
that to the Indians. It defeated Cor
nell. which beat Princeton, vet lost
to the Indians, whom Princeton do
cisively defeated. 1t defeated Micll-
gan Gerne HhreWa o an
&c to 81 and by Yale (l2 to lO), both.
games being practically ties. 1t defeat
cd the Indians and Amherst aud every
other team played. Harvard was beat.
en- BY tho Indians, " pa a,,nas1, and ND
nosng Brown out for victory, Prince
ton Il probably best entitled to rank
second to Yale, with PennsYlvania or
Dartmouth as next best CONFERENCE.-THE
In the Vast chicago Is probably en-
titled to the palm, having defeated
Minnesota, ~ toto while The Indians
defeated Minnesota but ~ TO 10.
Michigan Is the other claimant for
Western honors Yosts team. however,
being beaten by Pennsylvania, The
however, beat Chicago is to 4.
or about astbad as hey defeated Pean-
sylyania.
In the South Vanderbilt University
has n clear title ~ cham
plonship hcnors, having beaten the
CLEMSON; having tied tho Naval .Anad-
envy, which defeated the VI. Y. l., and
having beel, beaten onlS,.gby Michigan
and that By two field goals.s Even thsn l
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Champions:
Yale IN the North. "a
Vanderbilt In the South.
Z Chicago I'm the West. 81
BY 4. II. TAYLOR.

With the games Of Saturday. the
football season of 1907 passed INTO his
tory, and the canyasbacks will so into
until September, 1908. The
basketball fives. the indoor baseball
teams and the field and track athletics
will now do indoor stunts for the
sdelectatton of followers OF sports.
which, like death. claim all seasons as
Their own. Ano Their yenr the football
rules committee will, have tinkereu
with the regulations governing the
gridiron game and madsNRuch changes
as experienced demonstrates are de-
sirable.
One suggestion that might We'll be
conslderedais insistence upon an official,
who shall he charged with the sole
duty OF watching for smuggling. holding
and unneces sary oughness,5 and a rigid
regulation requiring the immediate
Refinement from the game OF such
ruffianly or unfair players. Tho field
Judge suggested, but not required, by
the rules committee during the sea-
son, Just ended M ghtg be charged With
these responsible duties,
An excellent suggestion looking to
increasing popular interest singth game
lis that OF Coach Stag o { Chicago, that
tho players OF each team be designated
by numbers on their sleeves. orFon the
back of their suits, such numbers he
Ing sufficiently large 81 to- he Nm easily
,yisible and the publication 81 a score
card, showing the name OF the player
and the number identifying him, to-
6 Their With hi posi- tim OH the team, "A
sdistinctiyeS color u ind catad by he
tstocking on TIL e sleeve ss OF he N Jersey
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Vanderbilt did not meet. q. & NJ. on
North Carolina nor Davidson College,
nor V. r. |. Tho University of Viz
ginia, beaten. by Sewanee, by NASH
Carolina, ana practically tied by y. NJ.
T.. Is far back among the also ram as
they sny In track parlance. Virginia
did not. develop effective team play ana
was levJr as, strong as the material
at hand made possible.
". u, i. First in Virginiu.
Of the Virginia teams ", F: franks
son. Of North Carolina, and then by
q fli,ke, according To those who snw
1T. The decisive defeat OF North Caro-
lima, and the excellent showing against
II. /. Is be'among the strongest South
u. NJ. i made its poorest showing
against It's ancient rival, the Techs, he.
ing beaten - to O. though II practl.
ea N @ aa Seat aaFs
n. T. Unquestionably the V. NJ. l. had
gone stale when 1t played tho Techs.
In no other way can It's reversal OF
form be e&plained
schedule ard PLACED II with credit, and
with growing strength, Until the last
day. II was badly beaten By the uni-
{versity IN the very opening OF the
rieults,ral d. col,sge 4 IL i: Mas b Sts
Il "a BY A. and Nj, al Carolina, ana
alafer l,io q ~ le same team.
1t ulayed North carol!na Il to la ans,
slnotl,ered Hampaen-Sldney, 3s to- 0,
,rllen came The slaashtsr q the /, w,
srhursday, Ana tinallN this disastrous
game with Randolph-AIaco ON Satur-
day, when its entire seasons record
was r cutrallzed, itwould takel 9 On
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or by both distinguishes tone teams
players from another.
Need Scorc-DOnrds.

Still another need on the local foot
ball field is a score board device, such
as that used on Lafayette Field, Nor
folk Indicating thetapossesslon OF the
ball. the number OF downs and the
distance to be gained OH next down.
The University of PennsylVania also
has a clock indicating the number OF {,
ing for play. The reversible score
board Is simple and easily. arranged,
and a man Following the play may sig
nal the man operating the board one
hoard on each side of the gridiron
might be provided, so that spectators
on both sides may readily see 1T,
The forward pass should he retains
ed despite clamor from those teams =.
who have been unsuccessfn with IT..
III Is spectncular; 1t affords room for
strategic formations, and is an attrac-
tive variation OF the monotony Of line.
plunging and attempted cnd runs. The
game Is one of strategy and variety,
The mere excess at eYoirdupois Is no
the decisive factor. A light,
fast. well-drilled team has better
chance TO win, than q SLOW heavy
and superior weight, Never
before has the disparity in weight been
SO nearly neutrhllzed as now, and the
outlook IL bright for further develop-
menr OF generalship and team play.
There isS1no such thing az a football
,championship. really and truly aud ao--
icnrately apeakigg. The q srenson Is int q,
Of things play I'LL the other Formidable
teams q 81 every section. AS far as,
the honors can be determined. how
ever, Yale lis the premier team OF 90i,
having. finished the season unbentsn
"a nd de fcatea Its two leading cnInpetl-
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urer indeed to work out the honors ii,
the Richmond, William and Mary,
Hampden.SIdneS, Randolph-Macons sit
uation. William aud Mary beat Hamp-
den Sidney and Randolph Macon:
Richmond beat Hampden- Sidney and
William and Mary. and Randolph-
Macon beat Richmond. It's q toss.up
to choose the strongest team. on It's
seasons work against stronger teams
Richmond College has the be tier shows
ing and It's decisive defeat by William
and Mary and Hampden-S Sidney gives
it claims TO consideration. The Ran.
dolph-NIacon has beaten Richmond
twice--once by IL to II, and then by
II to 10. = a
Washington and Lee made strong
showing against Bucknell. being heats
Ell by a safety made by one OF It's
own men in a moment of tlloughtless-
ness. or Though a misrepresentation as
to ills result OF his action. 1t beat
the University. ESQ. and was beaten but
to o. by .P. I. 1t is entitled to rank
high among State teams.
a. & NJ. of North Carolina. by dee
.fentiag Davidson and Virginia. is rs
titled to high rank In Southern, foot
bail. 1T Is extremely doubtful whether
TIE Carolina Aggies could have beaten
". F. l.. but this is an undecided mat
tor i # * Z als =
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THANK Mr.. RICHARDS
East End People Express Gratitude 70,
Securing better Transfer System.

y x f4
East End People Express Gratitude for
Securing Better Transfer System.
East End citizens have adopted reso-
lutions expressing their appreciation OF
the work of Councilman C. e. Richards,
who interested himself in securing for
them transfers over the Seventeenth
Street carline. Employ.s ut the ches-
5apeake and Ohio shops and at the
American Locomotive Works are es-
5pecially thankful, as the MD transfer
system worked a hardship on item.
The matter was brought to the at
tention OF Councilman Richards and
DE done to relieve the situation. An
interview with the Passenger and
Power Company resulted very satisfac-
torily, and the matter was settled,
convey thanks to the company iorthei,
favorable action In the matter.
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TOMMY BURNS is
THE fAyOR|TE
Dackesl'at Odds Of 5 ITO A TO Whip
Gunner Nloir for Heavyweight
Championship.
.ENGLIsHMAN is CONFIDENT.
Has Been Offered Long Series Of
Theatrical Engagements in
An1crica ii He Wins.

# 2 = j I. rs r d < .
LONDON. December Memories OF
the estrlier days, when tile National
sporting CID, was the Acknowledged
home OF professional boxing. have BEEN
revived by the prospects OF great
battlc on December I'd. when Tommy
Burns America. and Gunner Jim Moir.
Englund. will meet in that historic
building for the heavyweight cliatn-
.,ionstip N the world.
This contest is creating greater In
icrest than any since those in which
Mace. the last Eng,isl, holder of the
in Some circles that aloir's greater
weight reach and height and the ex-
,per.encc that lic has gained in his
snauS tights Will he sufficient 10 over.
bring the eiampionship back to Eng
land Ifter tilirty-seyen wears. In spite
OF this feeling. however. Burns re-
mains a fayorit. in the betting at oIis
Of . 10 4. and. with the expected In
lux OF. ..mGrican money before the
iiglterse reach the Tingside. Burns's
sreatei- odds 10 re! their MONEY down;
This want OF confidence on the part Of
the bettors. in the English champion
IL due TO Burns's record In America.
and Tho fact that he Is much the faster
lghtar. afoii Is considered slow. even
for an English boxer. The trainers
have been working to livcn him up.
hit IL Is doubtful whether TIE Eng
ishinhn will develop enough speed TO
reach The moro active American with
hls Heavy hitting. 1t is on this hitting
that Mnir has Depended TO win his
previous rptueg.
Unless saroir has been overrated-he
las never before met man Of BurnHs
clIss--tlie American must deliver some
hard hits in those rushes for which
he Is famous 10 beat down the sailor.
VINO mag the reputation of being able
10 take n lot Of punishment.
Both the lighters did much earnest
training lip to "Wednesday last. since
when they have both satisfied them
selves with road work. Moir will en-.
ter the ring at about $50 pounds. which
Is at least ten pounds more than Burns
viii turn the scales at. The English
man has also the advantage in height.
being I-9 inches taller than his Amer
lean opponent. Furthermore; he has
Il considerably longer reach. On the
other hand. Burns Is known to have a
good pair or legs to enable him to rush
in and get away, nns. besides. he is far
more scientific and uses his head
more than does his opponent.
After some difficulty. Eugene CORR. a
member OF the Stock Exchange. who
knows the game well. has been chosen
referee.
Nor has been working hard for the
contest, and does all sorts of training
stunts to prepare for fight. After
breathing exercises. arm and leg
movements and skipping rope, liz.
boxes ten rounds =
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FINLEY FAv0Rs ADJUSTING
Thu. Is Hest for the Public and for
Railronds to End the Litigation.

This Is Hest for the Public and for
Railronds to End the Litigation.
CHARLESTON, S, c.. December l.-~
President W. W, Finley, OF the SOUTH
arm Railway Company, who was In
Charleston last night, in speaking OF
passenger rate conditions in the South,
stated that he believed It to be In the
interests OF the people us we'll as the
transportation companies, that an SAT-
nest effort should be made to adjust
tho matters AFFECTING passenger rates
now in litigation In some OF the south "
ern States, and II possible arrive at
pasis which would assure relative unl'@
formity ottntrastate PASSENGER rates
and al the SAME time IN aUgnment or
interstate as we'll Although u N '&
wolves financial sacrihees, he SAID v that 4
lit is the policy OF the southern Ralt.
way to bring This about Y posslbie, pha
that the public served b. the Souihsrit
Railway Company in the states inss
which ,heyo las been no leg isiation ON
this subject can rest assured tliat thsirs
Eintsrests lin the matter VII be tu WY
protected by voluntary action on M
part OF his company.
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DAWES ON MONEY CRISIS

TOO Great Disproportion Between Cash
una Debt. to. BE Paid.
"A ST. LOUIS. MO, December -
Charles g. Dawes, OF Chicago .former
.(,omptroller or the Currency. was the
guest OF honor last night at a regular
dinner OF the st, Louis Commercial
club, and made a speech concerning
the .Present Financial Situation. Its
Causes. and Lessons. AS TO the re-
cent financial strlngency, he asserted
that the responsibility for the nlone-
tary crisis could not he assigned to
any particular group OF spectators In
Wall Street. He said the stringency
resulted from too greatSn dlsproportlon
between the cash In which debts are
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-02
5.Kentucky Tuturlty Nominations. .

on Monday the color and sex OF foals
eligible 10 tho kentuck. Futnrity9 through
The nomination OF their dam must be given.
olds To 1908 and by three year colds in 1910,
che list Of those that produced living foals
IN 1907 Will show to- a great degree when
,pade PUBLIC just how extensive was tn;
crop Of trutting-bred colts and tiliies raised
in this country this year, as the foals OF
Of the best mares bred In l9oa
are eligible to this event.
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NO MONEY FOR CUP RACE
med~s Drride Not to Challenge Until III.
nnnslal StrinHehcy is Over.

sTtH-Kt!OLsi. December i.-After four
hgris, discussion yesterday the Royal Swe.
iiisr Yacht Club decided to let the cbai.
iteiee for the Americas Cup drop. wiiIian,
o:ssen and G. SyhIbcrger, who had offered
20 subscribe q large amount OF money Tor
the purpose Of building challenger pre-.
ssbied at the beginning of the meeting a
written statement; that they were unable to
rnlss the money az present.f owing 70 the
financial stringency, which had been 80.
Hercly felt In Sweden. The discussion
which followed Indicated that the clue
Would reconsider the matter OF a chaiIeng.
az soon as The money became available
Mi. OLSON later made the statement
that he had nat abandoned the enterprise
ana that as tho New York Yacht Club hal
not dscltncd the challenge for 7o-footers
sweden certainly would casillenyc. notwith.
standing the crisis
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Insurance Man Dead.

NEW YORK, December l.-Philan-
der 9. Royce. secre taryso OF the Hartford
Fire Insurance Company. died suddenly
to-day OF heart failure, at the Grand
Central Station. Where, with his wife,
he Was waiting for train TO take
them to their home at Hartford. Conn
Mr.. Boyce was siXty.nine years of age
and widely known In insurance circles.
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To INCREASE BATTING.


PITTSBURG. December 1.-I,resident
Marry C. Pulllum is the guest of President
Berney DreSfus, having arrived from Okla
homa, where he has been tho guest OF
Ci:.unce!- tsill) Stuart. former ball player
EulliamS said he would advocate before the
National League ut the December ineetns
tha, The pitchers boa be made level with
FIELD. whereas 1t is from fifteen TO thirty
riches above the field. He alao wishes to
lave the league take cognizance of cnllej
.;anacs and adopt some uniformity so that
the unplayed games can be imediateIy an.
neunccd after they hive been POSTPONED. \
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Hamilton Won Pinchurst Tourney.

pINEHURST, n. c., December 1.-The
annual Thanksgiving week golf tournament,
the opening event In the country clubs
extending seasons program. ended ycster-s
day In a victory by r. II. Hamilton. OF the
lyykagylc Club. New York. over II. w .Orms-
tea OF the Alpine Club. New Jcrseyson the
home green utter keen match. DR.;
George S. HILL OF Marblehead. Mass. took
this Consolation trophy from j. II. Robins
son. OF Littlston, y. H. ! up and to
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.AccIllcnt 10 il Thoroughbred. !

LEXINGTON. KY. December &c. w.
Mocre's imp. Ingoldsby. one of the most
The blue grass. felEin his paddock yesterday
and broke his left hip The. horse Will have
"a be destroyed He was sixteen years Old
sired by 5Chiitabobnn. imp. Mere Hill. By
Niugregor, and imported by John Il. Kecne
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..Tl,c Great Divide,

Stay-at -homes. who have not visited
New York City during the past two
years. will soon have an opportunity
to discuss intelligently one Of the
greatest dramatic successes of the
past decade with their more fortunate
neishbors who have had the adyan-
tage of a. Broadway view OF 1.-THE
Great Divide" during the two years
run in the metropolis. William
Vaughn Moody's vivid American drama
is to be presented at the Academy to-
morrow night and Wednesday matinee
and night under the direction &of
Henry miller. who produced and pre-
sented THE Great Divide ut his
Princess theatre. and later at Days
Theatre. New York, where 1t attained
a notwithstanding run OF over 500 per-
formanceS III tf55a5 1919
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December 2din the Annals Of Sport

GARNER defeated cyrie Dion Billiards
+ challenge three-ball 4 s
l-avigpe defeated waloott
5ss 4
lsse
eighth sss
rounds;
node s8g a$saS
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ADJUSTMENTS

.Acndemy-Dnrk.
IsijOu--"A Contented woman
MISUNDERSTANDING Rink aud Wild
Animal Show.
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Indoor Baseball Contest.

IUUOOf
At the Skating Rink this week sew
cral events OF special interest Will be
pulled off. Another indoor base asi..
part Of the week, possibly "Wednesday
night. On Friday night, some good
races will take place. Taylor chal-
,lenged F'igg, the winner on last tfiday
night, for another contest. and the
challenge was promptly accepted. =.
Another event for Friday night viii
be race in which the participants
will have to jump hurdles placed
be shown during the week. The man
agement is trying to arrange for
wrestling match between Phil Hinton.
the we'll known baseball player, ana
place at the rink soon. Hinton fs
quite an artist on the mat. having fig
ured in several matches in Baltimore,
his old home,
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Jungle ON sunday.

Visited Jungle ON Sunday.
Commencing to-day at d the Fe s,,a
ances during the presentation Of the
acts IN the arena and during lrii the feed
has used an immense t;aviolf orci,es.
great Milan Exposition. band; how 7:
should sSer + nave S been ere for the opening
Vas d MaanesrT IL NV York The party
arrived esterdafy and the VII BAND tprn Viii
play ali the latest and most populas.
music. and win give an hours concert
before each performance; o..er.
unqrsas ns ana found aa 'a anSoymen,
seeing the animals and watching the
feeding OF them. 4 1o-cent admission
Zee was charged. No tickets were sold;
u ui AT at least 200 or 400 had assembled
and begged that they be allowed 10 GO
i'm. Colonel Ferari put one OF his men
al the door and those passing D!
dropped in dime.
At the BiJou.
, The Masonic fraternity is, we'll rep
resented in the company which B ,,aSi,
"A contended Wem aWr,,,h 2, t the oWn 1er
Of Of the Company. and VINO will be =, re- e,
,membercd by his york state Folks.
Company and the excel lent bea4sy
Doctor. IS thirty-second degree va.
son. as Is Charles Z. Morrison VIZ VIZ
PLAYS Cutting Hints. and OF tns
rreatest OF the Hoyt characters; anu
Who played "Gayboy" when the BEAU
~ Doctor was last seen here. SaII
o,,s other members of the company are
Masons OF greater or less degree.
Morrison has a parody IN tne pis s
based on Masonry. which he sings re-
3markably well.
Jeanette Patterson. who plays INC
dnshing widow, Lillian Montague . M5ts
p O. Whitney's musical comedy III. LIN
paT Pouf" is one OF the reany e u..i
mi original Florodora seXtette. anu ,,a
war aiso enc of the seNtette OF inc
Silver slipper" she has since nee. been cen
a member OF the Fisher and RyleS op
era companies. and last season piase,n
the role Of .'F'olores," the Spanish glrI.
In p. G. Whitney's The Isle OF Bong
Eng" with such pronounced success
that Immediately the season enden az .
Whitney signed her for the fmportan J.
role size is to play in "Pif Pan Po o!n;f,
Miss patterson will be seen with FIX
pan pour at the Bijou soon. 49,.
chorus OF fifteen pretty sho"
girls appear in THE Hired Girls, NIL.
lions. the new musical melodrama
written for the Russell Brothers, ~
Charles z. Blaney.
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Mrs. Marlin J. Northron.

Mrs. Martha J. Northrop, who died in Meriden yesterday, was born in 1880 at the Dickerman homestead, which adjoined Edgewood, the home of Ike Marvel" She was the daughter of Deacon Isaac Dickerman, well known a half-century ago.
 Miss Dickerman was an assistant to the we'll known educator John E. Low ell in the old Lancasterian school, and later with her husband conducted a private school for boys fin West Ha- ven.
 Nearly forty years ago the Chinese government sent a number of boys from the best families to this country to be educated, half dozen or so were prepared for Yale at the West Haver school.
 Several of these youths, now occupy. ing positions of trust and prominence in the Chinese empire, have kept ur their correspondence with their adopt ed mother" Mrs. Northrop, and during official visits to this country never failed to visit her
 She was a remarkably well informed and genial conversaticnallst, exceed ingly thoughtful for others, and 8 large circle of friends in West Haven, West vile and Meriden will miss her.
 For two or three years past she had made her home with her daughter Mrs. B. w Collins, Meriden. Her son Willis Dickerman Northrop, resides 1T Torrington.
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Margaret NJ. Kentneld.

Margaret M. Kentfield, widow of the
 late Henry Clay Kentfieid, of 1e0 Elm
 street, West Haven, died last evening at her late home. Mrs. Kentfield was in her both year. She was a well known resident of West Haven and a regular eommunicant at Christ church,
 West Haven. Mrs. Kentfield was born in Dundee, Scotland. Her husband
 died about five years ago. She leaves three children, two daughters and g. son, Mrs, Fairfield of West Haven, Miss Gertrude Kentfleld a teacher in the public school in West Haven, and a son who is In business in New York
 The funeral services will be held from her late home on Thursday afternoon at 250 Rev. Dr. Arthur J. Gammock will off1ciate. The interment will be in Evergreen cemetery, i
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Thomas Preston,

The funeral of Thomas Preston was attended at his late residence, 1S3 Franklin street, yesterday at e:S0 a, m, where brief services were held, and there was a solemn requiem high mass celebrated at St. Patricks church at 10 o'clock. There was q very large number of relatives and friends as- sembled, who completely filled the church. MT, Preston was the oldest member of St, Patrick's parish, and the attendance evinced the high regard In which he was held.
 The celebrant of the mass was a son of the deceased, the Rev, Thomas Preston; the Rev Richard Moore, of New Britain, was deacon, and the Rev, Father Dullard, of Mt Carmel, was sub-deacon, and the Rev, W. Doolan, Of southington, was master of cere- monies,