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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29
Del Mason's Wit.

Del Mason, the Cincinnati pitcher, who
once played in Washington Is one of those
dry, ready-witted characters who never
lose an opportunity 10 turn some incident
into a Jest.
Del is also known among the baseball
fraternity as being the easiest PROPOSE
ton in the business to touch" and
though it Is a fact not generally known,
yet baseball players are assailed in every
city by people who consider them legiti-
mate prey when it comes to begging
money.
Very often it is the old dovn-and-out
player, who gave his coin to the bar
rooms when he was getting the long green
in punches, who tries to get a five-spOt
off of the pTesent-day ball player. But
generally it is some one who claims to
come from your home city.
The other day at Cincinnati a fellow
called at MasOn's hotel and after handing
Del a whole string of hard-luck stuff, he
struck him for the kale and he got il.
When he was leaving the hotel Mason
turned to Miller Higgins, the second
baseman, and said:
That fellow reminds me of a carriage
cleaner"
rs that so?" queried Miller. "and in
what Wayg
oh" drawled Mason, in that lazy man
ner he always had, because he spOnSes
for a living
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29

Whereas the carrier usually covered the
route IN eight hours, the automobile did
II in three.
Hunterdon county. New Jersey. WILL
spend $26. 46S.4 q on stone roads the corn
ing year.
Reading. Pa, has purchased a twenty
morse power automobile for its fire chief.
George ". Miller
Short automobile trips and motor lunch
cons have been the rage this seaso, IN
the White mountains
The New York Automobile Trade asso-
citation now has a membership of sixty-
one local dealers. branch houses and gar
ages.
All the dash races at Trenton, n. J..
Sept. 80. will be handicaps, so many Yards
BENG allowed for horsepower and price.
While trying out big car on the Bow
cry, New York, the son of Mayor Tom l.
johnson, of Cleveland, o.. was arrested
by q bicycle cop.
Paris autobuses are using a 30 per cent
mixture of alcohol in their motors with
complete success. Gasoline is the more
expensive fuel in France.
In California owners who sell cars are
required by law to send back the regis
tration seal to the secretary of state, I'M
der penalty OF fine or Imprisonment
A California motorist says that II the
air is let out of the rear tires when ford
ing streams with soft or sandy bottom,
the going will be much improved
For a town of 1850 population Fort
Vile, Ind. takes the candle Not a single
resident owns an automobile, nor does a
single merchant carry gasoline in stock
After nearly a year of prediction taxi
meter cabs at last are an accomplished
fact In New York city, thirty-one ls-horse
power machines having been placed in
service Friday.
According to a Connecticut statistician
automobile tourists, four-fifths of them
from outside the state. so far this year
have spent more than &, 900 900 within its
confines.
Three alcohol-driven cars designed ex-
pressly for the use of travelling statesmen
went through the recent Industrial mo-
tor vehicles contest without a penaliza-
ton. and, a result, a series of trials
for cars Of that character, to cover :. 800
miles, will be held
Akron, o.. noted as the rubber city
which recently celebrated the one hun
dredth anniversary of its founding. has
one rubber concern which has increased
owing to the growth of its auto tire busi-
ness. from go hands nine years ago TO
ESQ today; in ground area from six to
twenty-four acres, and in capital from
$4,000 to 100000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29
coffroth Has One Good Idea.

1t is seldom that Jimmy Coffroth,
the Frisco fight promoter, has ever
proposed anything for the good of the
fighting game; in fact. Coffroth's con-
nection with the sport is noted more
for the shady battles that have been
pulled off under his management. He
now comes out with the statement that
in the future all fights at his club will
do away with ring-side weighing. This
is move in the proper direction and
should be insisted upon by the fight
managers all over the country. 1t will
mean that fighters viii then enter the
ring in much better condition, as they
will have time to eat a square meal
and take short rest before entering
a contest which requires all their
strength. It viii also give the promo
ters chance to see that the men are
down to weight and, if not, the fight
can be called off in plenty of time be-
fore the crowd gathers, and prevent
squabbling at the ringside. which usu-
ally ends up by the promoter and fight
ers agreeing to make it a draw to get
the money that is in the box office
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29
What Case Thought Would Happen

When the Washington team was coming
back to Washington from its last trip to
Boston Case Patten and Ganley occupied
seats together and their talk devOlVed
on what they would do were they blessed
with a sufficient amount of the coin Of
the realm so that they could live at
their ease and would not be compelled
to take irksome trips about the country
in order to pay the board bills and meet
other expenses.
What" said Ganley. as he slowly pro-
ceeded to insert a toothpick in his mouth,
would you do were you to become the
pOssessor of a million dollars worth OF
stock in this railroad, Case?''
THAT'S an easy question: replied
Case. IT suppose that / would immedi-
ately wake up"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29
TALES OF THE DIAMOND

at last called a halt on the songs the
Quartette were warbling and finding that
each of the men knew the opening chorus
from Carmen" he switched them or to
this melody.
All the players got an even start, and
they all sung the music with national in
dependence-that is, each man for him
se.f and at the topmost pitch of his voice
The effect was something startling, and
the other players in the next car paused
in the poker game they were playing IN
order to listen.
What in the name Of all creation is
that they are singing?" cried WaddeIl,
after listening to the quartette for few
moments
That's something taken from Carmen
] believe" replied Manager Mack. with
pride in his knowledge.
We'll, from the sound they are maxi
Ing" coolly replied the big pitcher, "'Car-
men sure does seem to be giving up
hard"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29
DONAHUE BEATS SCROGGS.
Fails, However, to Land Knockout
Punch

Young" Donohue of Boston easily
bested Harry Scroggs of Baltimore in a
ten-round bout at the Paddock Athletic
club last week Donohue displayed the
most knowledge of the game and was
Scroggs' master throughout the entire
proceedings. No decision was given.
The Boston boy carried the fight to
Scroggs throughout the ten rounds, feint-
ing the latter into some awkward open
inGs. appearing to be able to land at will
In the second round Donohue raised
bad lump on Scroggs' eye with a vicious
swing and then continued In succeeding
rounds to play for that spot
Scroggs contented himself with hang
ing on during the early rounds, and ii
was not until the sixth that he woke I'D
and. taking the aggressive, made the
clever Bostonian hustle. The latter. while
he displayed much cleVernesS seemed IN
lack the necessary punch, for his blows
landed often enough to end any ordinary
fight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29
Jack Chesbro's Explanation.

Jack Chesbro of the New York club is
noted for his immense appetite, and on
account of it he is subjected to a lot Of
good natured kidding on the part of the
other members of Clark Griffith's ball
team.
But the good natured Chesbro doesn't
mind the guying a little bit, for Jack,
though a gourmand is by no means a
dummy
At the Victoria hotel the other night in
New York, where LapOTte. ElbeTfeld,
Hams and Chesbro were having a late
supper. after a visit to the theatre. the
enormous inroads which Jack was max
ing on the viands caused LapOrte to say
to him:
Great Scott Jack. what an enormous
appetite you havei How do you account
for the fact of your being such great
eater2"
II dunno" replied Ches, as he began
tearing a half of chicken into shTeds,
unless it's because l have been prac-
tiCing all my life
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29
TCHELL'S FUTURE PLANS
S He Will Do Debating of Terms
IN All Future
Matches.

an interview at San Francisco
ing KetchelL the welterweight scrap
said:
had to work hard to get to the
1t was a long, tough pull. with
by backsetS, but I was confident that
IOuId eventuall-- be champion. Thorn
fs a game, heady boxer, but ! knew
had II on him after our Marys-
meeting. The people thought that
punch / landed on Joe in our Fourth
puly battle was a fluke. but / think
|onvinced them in my last bout that
Iad little bit of class at least,
Thomas tried to rough il with me.
kept rubbing his stubby beard on
sore eve. He also attempted the
rope dodge, but / was wise to these
Ks and didn't lose my head / am
b to fight any man in the world at
weight, which is 145 pounds. l have
b tackling heavyweights right along.
think | am entitled 10 dictate what
weight will be from this time on"
bung Ketchel started his career in
tie Mont His first was won against
unknown In the preliminary to the
leila Herrera and Louie Long contest.
|chel was bellhOp and drifted into
pavilion one night TO see Maurice
Impson box. What he saw convinced
that there was easier money in the
|efight game than an answering calls,
1.-The next afternoon he called upon
h Nolan, who was managing the club,
asked to be matched Nolan put
Lhe gloves to try the yOungster out,
one right-hand jolt was all that No
wanted. Dunk Mcdonald. the re
b heavyweight, then gave him a try
with the same result.
he kid made good from the jump He
led through all of the fighters they
Iched him with Ike a knife cutting
ese. His first important 90 was with
hrice Thompson, which was declared
raw. In all he has had fifty-five bat
and fifty-one were won on a knock
the other four being draws. The
boxers who drew with him were
inward jolted into slumberland-Mau
Thompson. Hines, Jack Sullivan and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29
QUICK THINKING NECESSARY.

On the diamond, quick thinking pays
LOCO per cent interest. Speed is a ne
cesSity at the extremities. Not only
the feet, but the mind, must work with
lightning-like rapidity.
In these days of speedy, fast base
ball" says Sam Crane. players minds
have got to be working overtime look
ing for advantages. and if they don't
the other fellows will-that's all. ANY
diminution of speed with either mind or
feet causes havoc.
There is no excuse for a player
nowadays not to sprint with his mind
as well as his feet. and they both have
got to work in unison. There is as
much necessity for teamwork between
a player and himself as between a play
er and his fellows"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29
MONEY FOR JOCKEY
Ter Signs Contract TO Ride in
California This Sea-
SON..

Rw York. Sept. 27.-Walter Miller. the
FEY, has signed a contract to ride next
bon for Thomas II. Williams, presi-
for the new California Jockey club.
papers become effective after the
+ of the BenninE meeting. Williams
laid to have paid $4,000 for the boys
phase
|. H. Stanton has had first claim for
boysg services, but the owners of the
4astle stable have been his chief
Il9yers for two years. Stanton has
however, been active in racing this
BON. This gave the New Castle stable
etically first call on the Jockeys serv-
| for which they gave him $4,000 a
+, it Is understood.
mes r. Keene gave a retaining fee
l. 900 for third call on his services.
be contract papers held by Stanton
the New Castle stable on Miller eX-
at the end of the fall meeting at the
lining track. This leaves Miller free
dispose of his services wherever he
ses. As three or four owners were ne
|ating with him for his services, Pres
BIT Williams. by the offer of a big
secured him. He will ride for Mr.
'liams in California this winter and in
east in 1908.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29
YALE MEN FEAR PRINCETON
Wonderful Back Field of Tigers Has
Walter Camps Team
Guessinp.

New Haven, Conn, Sept 2S.-Although
only about half of the candidates for
football honors at Yale have turned out
for practice. the local followers OF the
sport predict an unusually fine team for
this year. A strong line and fast ends
are left from last year, but new back
field will have to be developed.
So far there have been very few new
plays worked out by the Yale coaches,
but it is expected that they will meet
early next week TO consider plays and
plan the campaign. Veeder, Owsley and
Shevlin. besides Head Coach Knox. will
be the only men present who did not aid
in the coaching last year.
Early as ii is. talk of championship
chances are afloat in New Haven. Har-
ward is not feared. but Princetons won
derful backfleld material will cause most
of this years work Of preparing strong
defense for Yale to meet Mccormick
Rulon- Miller and Dillon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29
Dan KeIIY,s Famous Record.

Ever since the dispatches announced
that Dan Kelly, of Portland, ran the
100 yards in 3 80 seconds there has
been q doubt in many persons minds
as to the authenticity of the time.
Kelly was practically unknown. in fact.
was unknown outside of Portland, and
yet he had accomplished a feat which
trained athletes for years have been
striving TO do. At this time the A. A.
u. was having its troubles with Arthur
Duffy, the holder of the record of 3-5.
over some criticisms Duffy had made
of their way of doing business. When
kelly's mark was announced the A. A,
L. took advantage of the occasion to
give the record to Kelly and attempt
TO take away the mark made by Duffy.
as punishment to the latter for call
ing that august body to time for some
of its rulings. Since Kelly was given
the record he has never shown form
that would indicate he ever came near
the 3-5 mark given him. Repeatedly
he has lodged ten-second men. and in
the jamestown meeting a couple of
weeks ago, could not even qualify
against some of the second raters. In
the face of these facts. the amateur
sporting world viii always have its
doubts about Kelly's performance, in
spite of the fact that ii is given Of
fetal recognition by the A. A. L. This
body is being censured for accepting
the record without some good proof,
and probably never would have done so
if il had not seen an opportunity TO
take some Of the laurels from Arthur
Duffy as a Sprinter
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29
What WaddeII Thought.

The Athletics felt so good over their
when they were returning from Detroit
quartette, composed of Monte Cross. HaT-
ry Davis, Lord and Osdring. got together
and began singing some of the popular
airs of the day.
But Monte Cross, who has a cultivated
voice, and who threatens to appear on
the vaudeville stage. has distinct liking
for music of a classical nature, and so he
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29
E PAGE OF SPORTS
ELY SAYS HE
WAS A SICK MAN
cord Breaker Still Explain
ing Why Second Raters
Beat Him.

zortiand, Ore, Sept. 26.-That he ran
100 in 3 as seconds. the day after he
zved at jamestown. that he went to
scene of the Olympic games ten days
soon and that the climate and anxiety
4 his rapidly failing condition wore
! down till he was too sick and weak
make a showing. is the explanation
4 Kelly sends 10 Oregon of his defeat
Huff. Eaton and Parsons. Kelly's ST.
% was prolonged, Oregon waiting
[nWhile in varying moods for his eX-
y. When Kelly finally did come
bugh, it was in a belated letter to his
.ents at Baker City. Ore.
be letter is one of human interest,
wing both in and between the lines
bitterly the defeated athlete took his
{, particularly since so many doubts
been cast on the validity of his SIS
=bnds record In the North A A C.
pits at Spokane, where he broke the
IDS amateur record for the 100.
zere IN part is Kelly's pathetic story
Father and mother of his dragging II
chariot wheel:
Blames Ii On Water.
! The day after we arrived at lanes
1n stepped the 100 in 3 - seconds. I
IL working each day, but In two or
Re days began to feel weak / drank
water for two or three days before I
lnd cut II was almost poisonous The
I'm weather came about four days be-
the meet and after trying to sleep in
hotel two nights, 1 gave it up and
n 70 a tent. Here I caught peach of
PIC and didn't sleep well either.
fAl this misfortune made me worry a
n deal about my physical condition,
the day before the meet l was eight
<nds lighter than before starting on the
:, and very weak. There is no doubt
that / could have beaten the best
4 10 feet had the race taken place the
l went down to jamestown. I was
ply sick on my feet-that was all there
! to It.
n the 220-yard dash ran my head off
first $50 yards, and did not have
Ingth TO finish. Ny great mistake.
sch was responsible for losing, was in
&g south to soon. All the other ath-
p came In the day before the meet and
climate did not have time to get to
p. was there in the heavy, humid
osphere II days too long. I do not
" how the people in the west took
defeat, but at jamestown they under
pa pretty well that I was sick and
Re was not much criticism -
@elly writes that he is undecided
i ther 10 go to the Western university
Pittsburg or to Ann Arbor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29
|oIlLB CUT OUT REFEREES.

BIS Angeles, Sept. 21.-As novel a
as ever was conceived to discour-
prizefights is that drawn up by
Incilrnan Wallace here. II limits all
It's to ten rounds. does not permit a
sion and specifies that only two
1 shall be in the ring during the
|gress of the contest, doing away
b the referee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29
RECORD GOLF DRIVE.

, London. Sept NV H. Horne. a =
= professional golfer. made a drive of :
= 3Sl yards at Beckenham today. This =
y is claimed to be a record The long =
= est drive hitherto known was made =
by Travis, 3T4 yards.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29

The motorist who runs amuek on the
public highway is an Ishmael against
whom the hands of all good citizens are
turned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29

8 le last annual journey OF the survivors
brakes Veteran ZOuaves. a famous
j Jersey civil war organization. will be
BE next month in touring cars. The
Arans in this manner viii visit the
{es of several battles in which they
=icipated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29

Fourteen hundred more taximeter cabs
viii be placed on IsondOn's streets within
the next three months
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29
salt Lakes saII PLAYERS.

About every so often the showing
made by Salt Lake and former Salt
Lake players in fast baseball COM
pany emphasizes the fact that Salt
Lake has seen some mighty good base
ball in its day. Last spring an indi-
vidual named Powers visited Salt Lake
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29

J.. V Elliott head of a telephone ana
electric company of Indianapolis. who has
suffered for years from spinal trouble
and has been compelled to use hand
propelled tricycle. is now using a tiny
electric automobile, so small that II can
be run from the street into his place of
business and up to the side of his desk
The little machine cost 500 to construct.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29

Where magnetic ignition is employed
about the only difficulty likely to be en-
contacts of the distributor and the ac-
emulation of fine metallic dust which
has been abraded from their surfaces. If
the case be cleaned out periodically and
all connections and contacts kept secure
and bright there should be no danger Of
roadside failure.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29
Refers to Nolan.

II find a great many people here who
greatly dislike my manager. Billy Nolan,
and while / will admit that he has many
faults, I find him to be a shrewd fellow
who has done me great deal Of good.
Since coming to Butte ] have learned GER
tain things for which 1 will call him to
account when l get back to San Fran
CISCO He has shown me where I could
make money in the past, but notice that
he never forgets Nolan, and ne has turned
Sc yeral tricks that nave been to his ad-
vantage in the money line. ! am not in
a position to state whether Nolan and [
will remain together much longer but if
we do he will have to change his tactics
to a certain extent and figure for Nelson
first and then for Nolan, as he is simply
working for me as my manager and
want him to work for my interests more
than his OWL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29
Wants to Fight Again.

II am after a fight with Joe Cans but
he must meet me at my terms, which are
1913 pounds ringside with fighting toys on.
Why should l allow him to come i'm at
133 pounds stripped when I can do 100
pouncs r1ngside easily? L figure that L
am still the card, and while I can get
more money fighting Cans than any other
man / can get plenty of money fighting
around Chicago. I have been offered
some big purses to meet men like Her
man. Yangsr and Neary, and / think they
are all easier than Cans, and will accept
these offers if match with Cans at the
terms I have named is not made very
shortly / expect to remain in Butte for
a few days more, as 1 have a special rea-
son for staying In this city, which has
nothing to do with the fighting game
and then / will go back TO San Francisco
and talk shop again"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29
BAT HANDS BILLY
NOLAN 4 BUNCH
Has Not Quit His Manager, but
Says He viii Have to Do
Better in Future.

Butte. Sept. 2S.-Battling Nelson, who
has been in Butte for several days has
received an offer TO appear at one of the
local playhoUses for a week and may ac-
cept it.
while I am here on a business trip 1
might as We'll pick up some expense
money" was the way he put it this morn
ing. Il have been on the stage before
and can do a fifteen-minute stunt that
should make a hit in this city. I have
not yet decided whether to accept the
offer or not. but if ] can arrange my
business affairs so that 1 can stay here
is a busy town in spite OF the reduction
OF the copper production, and it looks
good TO me. I have often considered max
lug it my permanent home and starting
in some business here and may do so
when 1 am through with the fighting