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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
WILL COACH YALE'S eleven
TAD JONES WILL RETURN Tc
THE UNIVERSITY.
Billy Lush Clips Him Off to Cleve-
land Management as a
Fine Catcher.

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, December 81
Tad Jones, Yale's great quarterback, and
the almost unanimous selection for quar-
Yale's head coach next season. 1t has
been tradition of many years standing
that the captain of the eleven is always
head coach the year following graduation
This will not hold for next year, as
Capt. Bigelow of this seasons eleven has
announced that he will give up athletics,
even to rowing in the crew next year.
Tad Jones graduates next June. but Will
return to college as director OF the Y. NJ.
c. A. of the Sheffield Scientific school
While not eligible to the eleven Jones
could coach the foot ball squad without
interfering with his other duties. 49,
Billy LUSH former left fielder for the
Cleveland base ball team, now coaching
the Yale basket ball squad, is authority
for the statement that he has seriously
recommended Tad Jones to Cleveland for
backstop next season.
Lush himself Is trying to sign with the
Maps for next year.
Jones finishes college next June and
would like to try at big league ball If he
saw his chance clear said Lush. Il
think his backstop work compares favor
ably with the majority of big league
catchers I've seen working the last year
or So"
| 1t is doubtful if Jones will play profes-
sional ball. but If he wants to any team
| in the country would give him chance
Connie Mack remarked, after seeing him
catch a game against Penn: Hes the
best college player 1 ever saw. Jones mt
| left-handed and can line them out or bunt
| He Is fast and has a great arm. 1t is un-
derstood however, that he has a prejudice
against becoming professional.
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WILL WRESTLE ROGERS
HACKENSCHMIDT MATCHED
WITH THE AMERICAN

George Hackenschm the Russian
Lion and worlds champion wrestler.
has matched himself to- Wrestle Joe
Rogers, Tom O'Rourke's protege. at
catch-as-catch can for the championship.
Rogers is being billed as the American
champion in London. and when Hack
throws him twice in the latter part of
January, when the match will be held.
the admiring Britishers will marvel at
Hacks wonderful strength and incidental
~ will wonde- that such a poor wrestler
as Rogers could gain the championship
in country which produces such great
fighters.
Both of the men are excellent speci-
mers of muscular development. Hack
enschmidt has many records for feats
of strength, and he has challenged San
dow to a physical test for supremacy.
The Russian Lion has several world S
records to his credit for weight lifting
and other things. He is five feet ten
inches in height, and has an advantage
over Rogers in this respect. The Ameri-
can is ten pounds heavier than Hack
enschmidt, and he processes to believe
that this will give him victory. over
Hack
Frank Gotch. who really has a. claim
to the championship of America as a
wrestler. waXed very wroth when he
heard that Rogers was being billed as
the champion of America. and declared
that he would go to London and show
Rogers up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
OLD CLEVELAND SPIDERS
TO PLAY THE NAPOLEONS

Enthused by the great success of the
great ovation the old Orioles Of 1894 re-
ceived during home week in Baltimore
last October, when they played the young
Orioles of 1907. Manager Jimmy McAleer
of the St. Louis Browns, suggested at the
American League meeting in Chicago re-
Gently that Cleveland get up a similar
series. the old Spiders playing the Ma
poleons.
Il think that we could give the Maps
quite a tussle." said McAleer. "Cy
Young is still in the game to pitch. and
Mig Cuppy would come over. Chief
thinner and Jack OConnor are still in
form to catch. and Pat Tebeau would
take chance at first Cupid Childs is
still playing somewhere down in the east.
and Ed Mexican has been playing right
along. Bobby Wallace would go back
to his old stand at third.
I'VE could get all our old outfield Jesse
Burkett led the New England League
in batting, and I could go to center field
again for a few games with little train
ing. Harry Blake was playing ball in
the west last season, SO guess he would
be all right. The old Spiders are all
alive except Chip McGarr.
IF we need any help We could draw
on Ed Gremminger, George Davis, Jack
Doyle or some of the others who played
with US for time. I'll bet we could
give the Maps good run for the ma
jority of the SERIES
When the unique series was played in
Baltimore big crowds turned, out in spite
of counter attractions. for the fans want
ed to see the old boys-H offner Esper
Hemming. Mcmahon, Robinson, Brouth-
ers, Reitz. Jennings, Mullane, McGraw.
Doyle. Keller. Kelley and Brouie in
action once more. And the old boys
played good ball despite the fact that
many of them have not been actively en-
gagged in the game of late years.
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FROM FIFTY COLLEGES.
Meeting os Delegates Will Discuss
Athletics.

NEW YORK, December 27.-The second
annual convention of the Intercollegiate
Athletic Association of the United States
will be held at the Murray Hill Hotel to-
morrow and today the executive commit
tee of the association will meet. This is
the organization which was organized a
year or so ago to take up the govern
ing of college athletics in general.
One of the most important functions
of the association is to name delegates
to the American intercollegiate foot ball
rules committee-these amalgamating
with the representatives of the. big col
leges to form the committee of fourteen
so that the organization has no little
influence in shaping the destinies of the
most popular and important OF all col
leee sports-foot ball. The association
also hopes to extend it's influence to other
forms Of college sport. but so fa- there
are several big universities still shy about
joining-Harvard. Yale, Princeton and
Cornell. for instance.
However, there are ove- fifty institu-
lions represented and more are expected
to come in in due course. Whether any
of the big fellows will come In at this
convention remains to be seen. At to-
morrows session papers dealing with
various phases of college sport will be
read by Capt. Pierce, Prof. Kemp Of Co
lumbia. DR.. Luther H. Gulick of New
York and others.
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TO LEAVE THE AMATEURS.
Capital City League Will Become
Professional. 4.

The Capital City Base Ball League will
charge admission to all games next year
and will be conducted as professional
league, with the exception that there will
be no salaries for the players
John Lutich. manager Of the champion
Aloysius team has signed a contract for
the field at list and N streets that has been
used in the past by the league. and at a
meeting of the officials within. the next
month the question of improvements will
be decided. Last year the league built
bleachers. which accommodate 500 spec
tators, and 1t is expected that early in the
spring another large stand to seat 500
more will be erected. twelve-foot fence
will extend around the field.
Not until the coming meeting of the
representatives of the different clubs is
held will 1t be possible to decide definitely
upon the makeup of the league for the
coming season. 1t is almost certain that
the st. Stephens Institute, which was a
strong contender for the pennant last
year, will not be represented next sum-
mer. but several applications for member
ship have already been received and a
six-club organization Is again assured.
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CANADIANS MAY
REINSTATE LONGBOAT

NEW YORK, December 27.-American
athletes are discussing the peculiar position
In which they are likely to be placed by an
expected action of the Canadian Athletic
Association. 1t is said on good authority
that the Canadian Association Will rein
state Longboat, the Indian runner. who
was suspended by both the Canadian AS
ISOLATION and the Amateur Athletic Union
of America, on charges Of professionalism.
The reason given for this action Is the
Canadians desire to enter team at the
Olympic games in London next summer.
Longboat would doubtless prove a WIN
ming card at the meet in London. 1t Is not
likely however. that the Amateur Ath-
letic Union will remove the suspension
agains, the Indian, In which case no
American athlete could enter the race
against him in London.
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CORNELL In LEAD.
Triangular College Chess League
TOURNEY.

NEW YORK. December 27.-Cornell,
Brown and the University of Pennsyl-
vania came together in the opening rounds
of the ninth annual meeting of the Tri-
angular College Chess League at the
rooms of the Rice Chess Club of this
city yesterday morning and afternoon.
At the close Of the play early In the
evening the upstate competitors had sue
ceeded in placing three games to their
credit. A good lead was thus established
over both Brown and Pennsylvania. whose
teams tied for first place in the meeting
Of year ago.
e. H. Riedel, who had played for Cor
nell a number of years ago, won both
his games in the first and second round
while Roy T. Black. who, as we'll as RE
del halls from Brooklyn. created SEN
sation by winning in most spectacular
fashion from W. H. Hughes, champion
of the University of Pennsylvania and
holder Of his state championship.
H. L. Bauder won one game for Penn
sylvania in the first round. but Brown
was unable to score once. Two of the
games In the second round were ad-
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MATCH FOR BILLIARD
CHAMPIONSHIP JAN. II

NEW YORK, December 27.-Announce.
ment has been made that the billiard
match for the worlds championship al
49, balk line between George Sutton, the
title holder. and Ora Morningstar, the
challenger, will be played January q al
the Lenox Lyceum, in this city. and that
the contest for the championship at 1871
balk line between Jacob Schaefer the title
holder. and Albert G. Butler the chal.
lenger. will be decided January % at Hor-
ticultural Hall, Philadelphia.
Mr. Rerolle, a leading French amateur
it was also announced. will be certain
contestant in an international tournament
the last week of April. NJ. De Bree. presi
dent of the Amateur Billiard Association
of France. writes that Rerolle will insist
on 1872 balk line. with the provision tina,
the balls be d shade larger than 2h inches
in diameter. Rerolle says that French
amateurs do not play 14.2.
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WALCOTT. OUTPOINTS
COLE IN FAST BOUT

PHILADELPHIA, December 27.-Joe
Walcott defeated George Cole in the
wind-up at the Broadway Athletic Club
here last night. Cole was substituted for
Eddie Chambers, who was suffering from
sore arm.
Walcott was only in fair condition and
appeared to have lost some of his ire
mendous hitting powers. Cole put up a
good fight for the first round. He was
knocked down in the second round. They
slowed down in the fourth round. In
the fifth round Cole bled at the mouth
from a hard right swing and after that
ran around the ring or held every chance.
In the last round the men mixed 1t up
for a time and then Cole resorted to STALL
ing tactics again. Although -Walcott re-
peatedly reached Coles jaw with swings
he was unable to knock his man down
after the second round.
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To Start Walking Clubs.

Edward Payson Weston the pedestrian.
is going to take charge of walking class
in New York city. The idea is to hold
weekly walks in clubs.
Some days ago Prof William Elmer of
New York made the statement that the
prevalence of stomach trouble among the
men of New York was due entirely to the
lack of exercise He showed where the
walk of two blocks or more to the sub
way or the l. was the extent of the New
Workers. daily exercise. This statement
interested Mr.. Weston. and he has con-
cluded to overcome this lack of attention
to the physical body by beginning at the
bottom and educating the youth of the
greater city on the necessity of outdoor
exercise,
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Alfonso May Visit Latin America.

MADRID LA Prensa specially. December
Fixing Alfonso is being urged to visit
Latin America next year. Ell Impartial
commenting on an article published by E.
Progreso Latino of Mexico City, on the
subject of the suggested voyage of the
king, says it approves of the idea. and
adds: IF in the eighteenth century
the kings of Spain had visited their
American colonies. how different would
the position of Spain be at present. The
king is to visit the American CONT
nent from Mexico to Argentina. His
journey will dispe the recoliections OF
historical errors which have cost us Sc
much blood and SO much money. and will
demonstrate the progress westward of the
Latin race and the possibility that it will
be able to maintain its supremacy in the
world. The voyage of his majesty Is a
real necessity. politically. socially and in
ternationally." Investigations subsequent
ly made established that King Alfonso
will probably undertake trip to Latin
America
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JACK KNIGHT TO BE
TRADED TO BALTIMORE

PHILADELPHIA. December 27.-Jack
knight. the Philadelphia lad who was
traded TO Boston for Jimmy Collins. will
not be found in the American League
next season. Boston has asked for waiv-
ers on Jack. and will turn him over to
Baltimore in return for Pitcher Burchell.
There are several other members of last
years Boston club who will be sent back
to the minors. Shaw and 6rimshaw are
booked for Toronto. and Harris. the pitch
err for Providence, i'm return 70" Second
Easeman Mcconnell, who is looked upon
10 give Laporte a hustle at second.
Jim Barrett has a contract for another
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DECISION AGAINST TEBEAU.
Pitcher Campbell Awarded to the
Cincinnati Club.

CINCINNATI, December 2T.-The con-
troversy between the national base ball
commission and the National Associa-
ton Of Minor Base Ball Leagues came
to crisis today. when the national COM
mission announced its decision award
ing to the Cincinnati National League
club Pitcher Campbell, one Of the play
ers who had been declared blacklisted at
the meeting of the national association
in New York last month.
George Tebeau, owner of the Louisville
American Association team, claimed that
Campbell was still under contract to him
and that Cincinnati could not secure a
valid transfer of the players services
from the Harrisburg club of the Tri-
State League. On the other hand. Camp
bell asserted that Tebeau had not kept
his part of the contract and that he was
therefore no longer bound by its terms
when he entered the service of the Har-
risburg management. The commission
decides against Tebeau.
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Against Longer Series.

At the recent meeting of the American
League Comiskey opposed a longer
worlds series and gave these reasons:
1T would be a bad thing for the Ameri-
can League. My vote has always been
cast with view to the best interests of
my league. and not the Chicago club.
ut is not fair to the American League
to have one of its clubs compelled to fight
right down to the end of long, hard
schedule and, without any rest, to have
to go into long. grueling series with a
club which has had its pennant won for
thirty days, and has. therefore. had plenty
of time TO rest up.
IF they want longer worlds series, let
them go back to the 14O-game schedule
and then lengthen the worlds series pro-
portionately. but at that it would not be
fair to the clubs which are not in the race
to make them lose two weeks Of playing
just to swell the income of the winning
clubs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
Educators Meet in Kentucky.

LEXINGTON. KY, December 81
Delegates to the eighteenth annual meet
ing of the Southern Educational Associa-
ton began session last night at the State
College. Many speakers of national repu-
tation are to be present. Addresses OF
welcome were made by President Pat
terson of the State College of Kentucky;
Representative v. P. K!mball and Supt.
NJ. A. Cassidy of Lexington.
Responses were made by Supt. S. A.
Mynders Of Knoxville and President G.
r. Glenn Of Dahlonega, Ga The an
nual address Of the president of the south
ern association. r. J. Tighe of Asheville,
N. c., was also given.
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Freeman's Hand Poisoned.

Reports from Minneapolis have been re-
ceived to the effect that Jerry Freeman,
who is expected to cover first base for
the Nationals next season. is in a Min
neapolis hospital suffering from blood
poisoning, which may necessitate the am
putation of his right hand. The best the
attending surgeons hope for Is that but
one of Freeman's fingers may be lost, but
this Is decidedly doubtful.
While opening can of oysters a few
days ago, Freeman sustained a slight cut
on the index finger of his right hand. 1t
later swelled to twice its normal size. and
he suffered intense pain. An examination
revealed that he was suffering from blood
poisoning, and he was sent to a hospital.
A dispatch from Minneapolis states that 1t
is extremely doubtful if Freeman's hand
can be saved.
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NO OPPOSITION To- PARSONS.
Roosevelt's Friend Elected Chairman
of Executive Committee.

NEW YORK, December 27.-Without op-
position Herbert Parsons, friend of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. was last night elected
chairman Of the executive committee of
the republican city committee. Alfred
T Hobley, sheriff elect of Kings county,
was made permanent chairman of the
city committee.
1t had been rumored that an effort
would be made by the Hughes boomers to
put through a resolution indorsing the
governor the republican presidential
nominee. No mention was made of
Hughes or of candidates for any nomina-
ton.
The only function of the committee
which represents all boroughs and has
1,5OO members. Is to prepare a call for
primaries for city conventions.
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CHESBRO WILL GIVE
UP THE SPIT BALL

Jack Chesbro. the New York Amer
cans big pitcher. has given up his IA
nous spit BALI delivery. He cut it out
entirely last summer and quickly came
10 the conclusion that he lost his effec-
tiveness in 1906 because of the constant
Use of the damp fling during the pre-
Vious season.
Chesbro recovered his high fast ball
last summer and also got back all of
the curves and shoots which made him
famous pitcher when he was a member
Of the Pittsburg team
Chesbro says that next year he will
stick to the old-fashioned style of pitching
and will be one OF Grifflth's mainstays on
the slab.
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journed and will be played off this after
noon, so that by this evening three-fourths
Of the contest will be over, with the
fourth and final round to be played to-
morrow
NEW YORK, December 27.-When the
the University of Pennsylvania in the
ninth annual tournament of the Triangu.
la College Chess League started the third
round of the contest today the pairings
were as follows
First board-Hughes, Pennsylvania, VS.
Riedel. Cornell. Second board-Bauder
Pennsylvania. VS.. Burgess. Brown. Third
board-McCoy, Brown, VS.. Black, Cornell
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GEoRaETowN's NEW COACH.
Trying to Get Harry Vail to Take
Charge of Racing.

The rowing management of Georgetown
University is trying to get Harry Vail
as rowing coach for next year. Vail
has been in charge of one of the boat
club crews at Harvard and is a rowing
coach OF long experience and considera-
BILE success. Georgetown's return to p-o-
fessional coaching. it is expected. will be
successful under Vail. He is the second
man recently to be graduated from one of
the Harvard clubs to full-f1edged college
place, Rice of Columbia having come
from the Weld Club
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Christmas Party for Cats.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, December PA
unique Christmas party was given on
Christmas eve by Mrs. Louis z. Fuller
for her two pet cats. Limit and Sir
Gambling, and the five dinner guests were
all cat lovers. and each brought a gift
for the two cats Of their hostess. The
presents were adapted to the amusement
and decorative side of the cats lives.
There were dainty ribbon collars with
great satin bows, packages of catnip, tiny
mechanical mice and Teddy bears. The
invitations were sent out in the names
of the cats. There was a Christmas tree
on which the gifts were hung.
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Pennsylvania Marriage Statistics

HARRISBURG, Pa, December 81
Ac ording to the records of the state
heiIth department. only about one
mfrriageable person out of every If
ten entered the state of wedlock dur
in. the year 1906. The exact figures
ar, that 1864 got married. while
1.f76.945. who might have done so.
d5in't Or those who didn't marry
OF, $3.50 were males and I3O.31J females.
A -erage age of brides in Pennsylvania
IL 1906 was 24.5 and of bridegrooms
2a4. The greatest number of mar
RACES contracted in any single month
vas in June and the least number in
March.
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Body Scattered Four Miles.

ROANOKE. Va, Dec. 27.-Arthur Boone,
son OF DR. G. Boone of Troutville. met
terrible death a few steps from his
fathers home on Christmas day. He was
struck by an express train and his body
was scattered along the track from Trout
Vile to Cloverdale, four miles. A portion
Of the body was lodged on the engine.
where it was found on the arrival in
Roanoke. His watch and knife led to his
He was unmarried and
tWenty-six years old.
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE H1TTERs.
Only Six Players Had an Average
of Over 800.

Only six players in the Southern League
batted above the 300 mark for the season
of 1907, according to the official batting
averages as issued by President Kava-
naugh of the Southern League. Dan
O'Leary had the best average, though
Meek, the Birmingham first baseman. was
the real leader. with an average of $40.
Meek played in 100 games, while OLeary
participated in only eight. Lave Cross hit
for .267 Those batting over .260 were:
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DOUBLE BILL AT THE
Y. NJ. C. A. GYMNASIUM

There will be two games of basket ball
in the Young Mems Christian Association
gymnasium tonight. The first game Will
begin at o'clock and will be between the
Y. M. c. A Reserves and the Fort Myer
team. The second game will be between
the Belvederes. the champions of Mary
land for the past two years, and the
regular team Of the association.
The teams will lineup as follows:
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LOTS OF STIR IN
ATHLETIC CIRCLES

year. so will be the only one of the out
fielders to remain, either as a regular or
substitute. Thoney is sure of a place.
and it is generally expected that Cravath
will make the team. Congalton will be
let out, though he played good ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27

Rev. F. B. Mdodona. native Kaffir.
who was educated for the ministry in
this country. left Baltimore yesterday
with his wife and two children for his
mission station. at Idutugua, Cape
Colony, South Africa, to take up his work
Aamong the men Of his race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27

New Year day activities in the gymna-
SUM and swimming pool of the Young
Mems Christian Association VIII consist
of stunts in the gymnasium, 3 to pm,
and in the swimming pool, to 3 pm.