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The Washington times., 1907-10-05
c. v. |. FOOTBALL
PROSPECTS DARK
Lack of Candidates Threat
ems Existence of
Team.

The game that was 20 have been play
ed at van Ness Park TINS afternoon be-
tween the George Washington Univer-
sity and Lohigh University was can
celed owing &c the fact that an irsuf-
fcient number OF men reported a the
George Washington athletic field at Van
Ness Park for the practice games dur
ing the past week
Coach Nelson is somewhat disccur-
aged over the outlook for the team Of
the university this season. He II not
willing TO give up. however. and still
hopes that the university mer will take
the matter seriously and report for duty
at Ven Ness Park next week in largo
numbers. and ulst a team may speedily
be made up which viii win the Thanks
glviEs Day game between George Wash
ington University and Georgetown. II
Is usually the case in university ath-
letics that about eight veteran football
players from the preceding year report
early in the season FOR practice work
these going to make up a portion OF the
regular team for the season But one
veteran has been on the George Wash
ingtOn field at the practice games dur
ing the past Few day-Captain Gun
bing-and he is handicapped just at
present by a game leg.
Veterans Not Reporting.
sommers ana McDermott, both excel
lent players, have not been present this
week. It has been reported that Som
mers will not play this year. but it is
hoped both men viii return 10 practice
work. But one or two Of last years
substitutes or second team men were
out for practice IN the past week.
The development Of the team has been
retarded also by the fact that the men
Hho showed up al Van Ness Park two
weeks ago have not practiced during the
past week, and the coach is breaking in
men who played on the scrub team the
nrst OF the season. Many places on the
eleven must be filled from the scrubs
and from many new men.
A prominent rooter for GeOrEe Wash
ington said this morning.
Serious Situation.
THE situation is simply this: II IS I'D
TO the athletic management Of George
Washington University to get out almost
an entirely new football team. unless
some Of the old men report very soon.
II the football team Is 10 be abandoned
this year. IL will mean THAI athletics in
The university will suffer for several
years TO come. The basketball team
might be able 10 make its own expenses
This winter without q football team be-
ing organized, but certainly there could
be no baseball or track teams.
The outlook at present is ANYTHING
put promising, AID yet, sucl confidence
have the athletic managers ~ C;eor,e
Washington In the student body. that In
IS strongly hoped that a team uylIl vet
be secured which will beat Georceto,,-1
en- the last Thursday in November. II
remains to be seen whether their
optimi n Is justified"
The Washington times., 1907-10-05
HASTY ACCUSATIONS
OF THROWING GAMES
NOT WELL FOUNDED
No Good Reason for Believing Washington Club
Laid Down to Detroit-Effect of Spirit
Upon Ball Teams
BY THOMAS S. RICE.

1t Is only human nature he should look
at II that way. Therefore, we may
eliminate Eantillon from any discussion
OF the honesty of the Washington team s
efforts to down the Tigers. Whether
he showed any brilliant ability in some
OF his directions to the men under him
Is another question.
Why Washington Lost.
The question narrows down to the ac-
tons of each man on the field, ana again
repeat my own belief that they tried
to win. If they did not you couldn't
prove e. The very definite but mex
plicable influence of a ball clubs spirit
upon its playing has already been re-
marked Most Of the Washington play
ers wanted Detroit 10 get the pennanL
1 do not think they neglected any me-
chanlcal opportunity TO work against
that wish. but il is more than possible
that the spirit Of the thing was upon
them, and made Detroit's problem that
much easier.
Against the Athletics yesterday WASH
ingtOn showed more life than at any
time in the week, and the same spirit
evidently spurred them on 10 win that
first game.
The Washington times., 1907-10-05
SHIFT IN HARVARD LINE.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Oct SIN ~
attempt 10 solve the line problem a.,
Harvard, the football coaches ha-s
moved Captain Parker from center tc
left guard, and hava substituted for hin,
Grant, 4 man hardly known TO Harvard
athletics. Burr. the veteran guard. las
been moved 10 left guard, but is lacking
In eNneriancn.
The Washington times., 1907-10-05
SWEDISH YACHTSMEN
ACCEPT CONDITIONS

COPENHAGEN. Oct. E.-It is declared
mere that the Swedish vachtsmen VINO
cesire TO challenge for the America =
cup are ready TO accept the conditions
under which Shamrock III sailed OF
SANDY Hook.
II las been decided to build the
Swedish challenger entirely of wood.
The Washington times., 1907-10-05

First base by Washington. .
Left on Observation-Disclosures 9: PhiIadel-
phia, S. First base on balls-On John
son. 3. Struck out-By Johnson. &. nv
Plank, 2. Three-base hit-Collins. Two
9ase hls-Murphy. Sacrifice hits-Gan-
ley, 2 Double plays-Deiehantv TO
Jones; Murphy to Cross 20 Davis. Inn
plres-Messrs. Hurst and Connolly.
Time OF game hour and 50 minutes-
Attendance-2,5 800. 49,
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The Accident Discounts
Michigan'S Chances
With Case Today.

AIM ARBOR, oct. 6.-When Michigan
lines I'D for the opening game with
Case today Il win be with a greatly
weakened aggregation.
At least four Of the veterans VIII he
out Of the game. and It is possible that
The Washington times., 1907-10-05

First base on balls-OH Dvgert .. ose
Hughes, 3. Left on washington
6; Pniladelphia. 10. Struck out-Bv DIV,
CERT q; by Hughes. 6. Sacrifice hits
Nichols Dygert. Stolen bases-Murphv
omplres-Messrs- Hurst and Connollv
Time OF game-I hour and * ntn,1tes
The Washington times., 1907-10-05
At Last the Answer
to SOx'S SIump-0iled
Grounds the Answer

CHICAGO, Oct. 5.-Frank Smith
went home to Allegheny last night
on one leg. His attack of hay fever
in the middle Of TIE season, the bis
ter on his finger, and the oily dia-
mond at Washington effectively dis
counted the White Sox chances.
The Washington times., 1907-10-05
DE7RO/7'S PHENOMENAL BOOM STRICTLY OW LETEZ
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Pesults.

Washington, 2; Philadelphia, 1.
Philadelphia. s.: Washington. O.
New York, 3; Boston, /
Today's Games.
Philaoelphia at Washington.
CTwo games.A
Cleveland at Chicago.
Boston at New York.
Detroit at St. Louis.
The Washington times., 1907-10-05
Mental Influence in Baseball.

There is room for serious discussion
by some high-browed magazine writer
on the subject. "The Psychology OF
Baseball" The mental states of hall
teams have never been understood. and
probably never will, but that anar+
from its physical prowess a team that
gets a sudden start and is inspired with
great hope cannot be STONED even nv
an opponent of far greater ability IS
TOO wen known 10 need Illustration In
no other line of human endeavor is the
saving that cat may look at a king
more apt than in baseball where The
tendency OF taiI-enders to down leads
Is an axiom. 'Nsi'e@S
II a weak team can. as we know FRI
Quently blast the hopes OF a sfrore 80
AT critical periods in a pennapt race ~,
Setung one Of those sudden winnin1
streaks. why should not a club IeaiIs
lrg the league and in the midst Of one
OF the greatest runaway rallies in re
cent times, whip to a standstiii a bc1e-
less collection Of cellar chamrs? There
IS nothing remarkable in such a han
pen:ng. It would have been LITTLE 10 e
than marvellous IL Washington had sue.
ceeded IN stopping Detroit
The Washington times., 1907-10-05
Played on the Level.

Ny own opinion is that the Washing
ton team played on the level.
Baseball Is the most honest profess
sional sport ever Offered public at any
stage OF the worlds history since death
ceased to be the penalty for losing. In
all the years baseball has been played
for money there have been fewer cases
OF convictions for, or well-founded sus-
ricions of, crookedness than there are
IN horse racing in a single twelve-month.
and this despite the fact the upsets are
greater and more frequent In baseball
than in all other sports combined. Get
ting away from the professional game
we have only TO look at the sharp re-
versals among college teams 10 show
how uaevenly a club may play in sue
CO ssive games.
The Washington times., 1907-10-05
First CANE.


FBatted for Powers in eighth inning.
NNOne out when winning run was
CcOrcd.
The Washington times., 1907-10-05
.S0UIRES ROASTED
N COAST PAPERS
Sullivan Could Have Won
+. EarIier-Jeff Suppresses
Burns.
BY TAD.

NEW YORK, oct. 9Th, San Fran
cisco papsrs which arrived yesterday
declared unanimously that Bill SQuires
was never half what his boosters
claimed for him.
They all nave the accounts Of the fight
With Sullivan ana not one mentions
Bits viciOusness. his speed, or his Nc
Coy-like wallop. On the contrary, they
say he is too old. too slow. and pipe
for a fast man like Sully.
The hrst few rounds were easy. Sully
taking no chances. After that he wad-
ed in, hitting Bill any place he chose.
2qGires was ali IN during the eighteenth
round and came up for certain defeat
IL the next. One Of the experts, not o.
re "hot-house'' variety, says:
The Washington times., 1907-10-05
Cantillon Tried Hard.

That Cantillon admired jennings. but
wanted TO beat him, is clear enough az
ter a moments consideration. Both
are new managers in the American
League. Cantillon took a seventh place
team and has finished eighth Jennings
took sixth place team and has won a
pennant.
A boost for Jennings reacts on Can
ti.lon, and the Washington manager is
well aware OF that fact He would
rather have seen any other team win
the American League pennant, despite
what he may say to the contrary, and
The Washington times., 1907-10-05
Serious and Risky Charge.

To accuse a bail team or an umpire
OF throwing a game is one Of the most
hazardous propositions a newspaper or
ala individual can undertake Good
Judgment is a large element in the ma
tiOnal pastime. and no man is qualified
to say whether on a given problem tho
hall player deliberately neglected his
opportunity or made one of the mistakes
10 which all flesh is heir Also. in both
hitting and fielding, not only individuals
but whole teams are subject to off DAYS,
IN which men who may have been
breaking records for star achievements
may suddenly go to pieces and give an
exhibition that would disgrace a back
lot nine. This is true of baseball az
gregations. amateur and professional OF
every degree OF quality. and gives the
game its principal charm.
II we could always tell by looking at
the batting and fielding averages tust
who would win. the attendance at the
ball yards would be distressinglv and
unremuneratively slim
The Washington times., 1907-10-05
TOday's Games.
Standing Of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.
Philadelphia, 2; New York, I.
PittsSurg, 2: Cincinnati. J.
Cincinnati, s; Pittsburg, !.
Boston, 4: Brooklyn, g
Chicago, p; ST. Louis, L
TOday's Games.
New York at philadelphia.
1.-TWO games.)
Pittsburg at Cincinnati
Brooklyn at Boston.
Two games-)
Chicago at St Louis.
The Washington times., 1907-10-05
JEFF Called Burns.

y-wife-won't-l et-me" Burrv got in
bad last week at the Memsic-G 5I,s fight.
He was secOnding Memsic and op 10
the eighth round called Cans the viIest
names he could think Of. The crowd
getting sore yelled TO Jenries. who was
refeTee!ng. 10 put stop 70 IT, The big
fellow walked over 10 where the foul
mouthed Burns sat and told him that
n II wasn't cut out certain person was
liable 70 leave the pavilion a little piece
az a time. My-Hife-WOn 't-let-me' then
quoted down Before the battle the
same person wanted 20 ring in a light
er pair Of gloves Tor Memsic There was
a wrangle, and Cans let him wear them
anyway. He didn't land enough 10 hurt
The Washington times., 1907-10-05
Always Easy for Jack.

squires was distinct disappointment
to his friends, but 1t Is well the fight
lasted long enough 10 give a line on
what he isn't A heavier man than
Sullivan could have finished the Aus
traiian-as Tommy Burns did-in the
first round. Jack Twin had his chance
several of thcm-but he wasn't night
ing that kind OF a fight. He was play
ing "A cautious game and preferred 20
let the contest so longer
rs Sullivan himself says, Squires
has a hard punch. but he doesn't know
now 10 ldno ID and Is TOO old to learn
American methods. He appeared badly
wIuded g the ends OF the rounds and
would be an easy mark for any Of
the heavy weight scrappers in this cOun
try, WITH his jaw so susceptible u the
slightest punch There IS no system OF
hitting merely rushing ia ard taking a
chance with the left 10 the body. His
nghting career. in America at least.
may be said 10 have come TO an end -
The Washington times., 1907-10-05
Fans Suspicious.

Because Of the erratic exhibitions fur
nished In the last week by the Wash
Inaton BALL club, a large number OF
fans has come to the conclusion that II
.1aid down to Detroit in the tour
games the Tigers won here with such
ease
1 presume all the sporting editors IN
the city have received anonymous letters
or postal cards to that effect, the com
mon feature of such communications be-
ing the recipient is on the level while all
the other sport writer's are subsidized,
intimidated or otherwise influenced not
TO come out in huge head lines and
charge the club with throwing games
Every time there is an unexpected re-
versal Of form in any branch OF ath-
letics this old suspicion arises and the
.newspaperman who fails to come out
with a loud howl is suspected Of dis
honesty because he does not denounce
everybody concerned. This is such an
acknowledged part of the job we Jay
little attention to IL as a rule. for II We
ever started we would never have an
end OF discussion about every contest
OF every kind pulled on
Still. in the case Of the four Detroit
games there IS some room for remarks,
as actions OF the local club are furnish
Ing unusual food for comment all over
The city.
The Washington times., 1907-10-05

After letting Detroit win four games
hands down, washington came TO Ire
in the first game Of the double-header
yesterday and practically finished the
career Of the Athletics as pennant pos
sibilIties FOR 1901 by beating them to l
IN ten innings
Following this squirt, the Nationals
went back irto their hole and let the
Athletics win the second clash by to 0.
In the first game, with johnson In
the box and Plank opposing them, the
Nationals were all 70 the good Despite
the soggy, slippery, oily field, they did
ali sorts of stunts, kept their nerve
and finally won. In the second game
they gave Hughes poor support In Spots
and could not touch Dygert. How are
YOU going to draw conclusions from
sucn IN ands out performances Yet
those exhibitions were typical OF base
ball
The sun., 1907-12-25
No TREE IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
Nuiet Christmas Planned for Members Of
the Prusldent's Family.

WASHINGTON. Dec. a4-Christmas Day
At the White House win be celebrated with
out fOsmeIity by the President and the
members of his family. no guests except
relatives being expected 20 share in the
festivities. In the morning the members
Of the President's family will enjoy the dis
tTibution of presents in the library, but
there will be no Christmas tree. The
Presidents children. including Mrs. Mich
OSas LonEworth. his oldest daughter, will
spend the day at home. Mrs. LOngw0rth
has recovered from the recent operation for
appendicitis and was able to walk about the
White House to-day.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt will
probably 20 out into the country for a
horseback ride tomorrow afternoon. In
the evening the President and his family
will dine at the usual hour, anda savOry dish
will be made Of Que OF the fat pOssums
sent 70 Mr.. Roosevelt by Mrs Longstreet
widow Of the Confederate General.
Loads Of gifts have reached the White
House in the last two days. packages having
been delivered almost hourly by the express
companies and ny messenger.
President Roosevelt tO-day followed the
custom established ~ the White House
some years ago ~ 2iVing TO each OF the
mar ried policemen and to other employees
about the White House turkey for his
Christmas dinner. Ihirty-ive ar forty
turkeys were distributed to-day.
The sun., 1907-12-25
STRIKE HURT MRS. RORER.
Experience OG McDOuxaI Hawkes. TN Run
ming a Restaurant.

McDouGsll Hawkes.. who WIS receiver
for the restaurant OF Mrs. Sarah 7. Rorer.
So Now streetand AZ Broadway, until Decem-
her i2. when the bankruptcy petition against
her was dismissed. has fled his report in
the clerks Office of the United States Dis
trict Court. The receipts were Si1,412 and
the disbursements sI5.0sI. There are claims
still unpaid Of s4.452. and clsims for tips
by striking walters. Mr. Hawkes. operated
tho restaurant for seventy eight days.
Up to the time Of the strike Of walters on
October q tho business wss profitable end
il would have continued 80 but for the
strike, since which il has never fully re-
covered Al the seme time the financial
conditions and panic which shook Well
Street during October and November con-
tributed to some extent 10 the falling on
in business many patrons being persons In
some way connected with banking business
and other financial institutions The daily
receipts varied between 500 and sSI7.
The sun., 1907-12-25
ERIE CUTS WAGES
or Nigh ORlcerS ana Administrative En'-
pIsysss Drawing OlOPe Than 600 Monthly.

ph0yeon UrmNhnw NhnRO Hmnn NuD N0mtnhSs
The Erie Railroad announced yesterday
a out Of 70 per cent. in the wages Of
administrative employees. The cut Affects
all the high officers of the road and all
the others drawing more than go a month
except those whose wages are fixed annually
In conferences between labor unions and
the company,
President tJndsrwood, IL was said, is
affected to the amount Of 5000 year by
the adjustment. All Of the other executive
officers suffer. The higher rates Of cut
affect those highest paid. the lower rates
those working for salaries under $500 a
month.
The cut will affect between 100 and
1900 employees. They were notified some
weeks ago of the new wage scale
President Undcr~ OOd said that, in cont
mon with other railroads, the Erie had less
business than IL had several months ago
and 0ongiderabiy lees than the same time
last year. when there we're complaints that
cars could not be built fast enough to meet
the demands both in the freight and pas-
sergPr service. In the last three months
the railroads al over the country had been
experiencing a gradual reversal Of the con-
ditions Of lat year.
Broadly stetsd,' he said. 1T may he
said that the rev schedule Affects all classes
of our employees earning over $40 a month
except those with whom we have con-.
tracts, such as the sngipecrs. iremen.
trainmen. conductors ard tcleeraphers.
H. is a question or lowering wages or laying
OF more people We have had TO loo on
bSrs and there among our force several
times already and there are large number
or reOple Who have heep thrown idle through
.he slackenins Of trade ami therefore OF the
damsTd for men. We do not wish this state
Of affairs. but we cannot prevent it,
On behalf of the Trunk Line Association
II was said that on one road alone $500
fewer cars were in use yesterday than
on the same day last year.
The sun., 1907-12-25
WHATTHE"LYD" DEDIN ST. LOUIS.
sunday Law Endorsement Causes 700
saloons 10 slult Business.

saloons 10 slult Business.
ST.. LOUIS. Dec. 2.--Thomas Z. Mulvihill,
State Excise Commissioner. this afternoon
gave out a statement showing the effect OF
the enforcement of the Sunday closing
statute in this city. where the police board
and license officials we're appointed by
Gov. Joseph W. E0ts. the real author of the
Sunday "lid."
Commissioner Mulvihill says. that 800
more ~. Louis saloons will close when
their licenses expire January I. making 100
saloons driven out of business here in three
years by the enforcement OF the Sunday
closing law. He says that $50 lid lifting
clubs. which sprang up to replace Sunday
closed saloons, have also been closed, only
twenty-five now remaining.
One thousand five hundred of the ? 800
salcons here, he says, are not paying in
ysstnnents since the removal of card tables,
betting rings and wine rooms as the result
Of tho rigid enforcement Of the statutes.
THE time has come,H says Commissioner
Mulvihill. when II does not pay to conduct
a dramshop here on a small scale. Only the
large saloons in the business district are
paying the prOf1 expected by men who will
conduct saloons"
The sun., 1907-12-25
GENERAL SILLOWAYE NOW.



The Charity Organization Society will
not bs surprised TO heer that Col. W. A. II.
Sillowaye' has been brevetted Brigsdier-
General by himself and has come forward
again with his oft told romances. He lie
pennilese as always. and is willing to
participate in whatever good things are
going to-day.
He says he is powSaS years old He sent
weRd, to the Police Headquarters reporters
last night that he would Hike to zee them at
iSs Wavcrley place. and ne told once more
how he had saved President Iincoln's life.
which he didn't.
His 10 a curious history of imposture.
He Ia q priater who in his youth imposed
on several newspapc with pirated verse;.
At one time he declared himself 70 he the
only genuine author of Beautiful Snow -
Publishers here threatened criminal pro-
ceedings against him for selling them as
original matter borrowed from English
publications and he theTeupon sent TO the
FrsnIHg Post D statement that Col. SiIlowayc
had blown ont his brains on Bloomingdale
road.
He has been in the Tombs prison and
was driven out of Boston by exposures in
1895. A bogus letter from President McRin-
ley is one achievement credited LO him.
Once he called himself Sigourney. passing
as Mrs SigOurney's nephew.
The sun., 1907-12-25
DAVIS AND THE HOME TRUST.
Arkansas Muster Keeps Appointments In
Ills Family

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Jeh Davis
OF Arkansas. who denounced the trusts
with such vehemenoe a week after he was
sworn in as Senator. has put himself on
record as being not opposed To. the family
trust in matters of patronage The Senator
found at his disposal as a Senator after ho
took the oath two small appointments.
one private secretary at 81 800, the other
q laborer at 5000 a year He conferred
the appointments on his two daughters.
Some OF the colleagues Of the Arkansas
trust buster have suggested the advisa-
bility Of increasing the latter's quota Of
patronage, as Mr.. Davis has six other
children not provided with appointments.
The sun., 1907-12-25
TOM JOHNSON's FRANK THREAT.


ana EWen Ntuy ~.
CLEVELAND, Dec 24.-Mayor Tom l..
johnson to-day declared that his admin
istrstion would bend its energies to bring
about a municipal monopoly OF electric
lighting in Cleveland. That legislation
empowering the city to enter tho field will
be sought in the General Assembly this
winter and that he plans to make eventu-
ally the city owner OF the Cleveland Illu-
minatinR Company by merger with the
city's little electric lighting plant, once
owned by the village OF South Brooklyn.
which was annexed to Cleveland some
time ago, was announced by the Mayor to
Samuel Sooville. manager OF the Cleveland
Illuminating Company
He summoned ScoVille to the City Hall
TO ask his signature 10 a written conssat
tAst the General Electric Company might
hid on supplies wanted by the oity for its
electric plant
-Why?" asked Scovils, whose company
is said 70 have the General Electric Com
pany 40 tightly held by contracts IL could
not bid in Cleveland without consent.
We're going to have a InunicipalIy
owned plant cOvering-~ths entire city, '
said Mayor johnson. Eventually we will
buy your company"
"why not buy Il nowl'
-Oh. I believe competition viii make il
cheaper for us TO buy you out. 70 we will
spread the Brooklyn plant for a time.
We will seek legislation and then will COM
pete wi th you and finally buy you