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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-16
BATES COLLEGE.
Glass Book Cfficers-Capt. Schumacher
Is Seriously III.

Lewiston. Me-, Oct. i5-(Specian The
class Of 1908 he'd a meeting this noon for
boys and Two girls We're chosen: Arthur
L. Harris OF WaldoborO, Winslow G.
Smith of Chcrryficld, Guy Williamson
North Arson. Miss Katharine Little of
Merrimac, Mass. and Miss Bertha L.
Lewis of Gardner. The question OF Hal
lowe'en night was talked over but no
conclusions reached.
Bates students are greatly alarmed over
the illness If Capt. Shumacher, because
everyone realizes what a disaster it " i'll
be to the football team if ne is not aLfs
10 play against Colby next SatHAxt61E<< 1t
will mean tie loss of the back6QC.X nd
chief mainstay of the te;trn. Two doc4ors,
Call and Weber. attended Mr.. Sfnlaahcn
er this noon and it was announced that
lie had a bad case Of tonsiits, Everp
effort will be made 10 get him into con-
says his cold was caused ny getting, into
a profuse sweat last Saturday wlrilHsdFf-
erecting the game between Bath AMI I'd
ward Little High school and then ,ritfing
back to college in an automobile. ;sSStu-
dents will he kept from his rooIasuntil
absolute proof is given that thereais no
danger of ti;phthoria
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-16
THE CRIDIR0N.
Important Changes Made
In the Harvard Team.
Ya|e's Star Drop kicker Out
Of Game for the Season.
Ralph Glaze Will Coach the Dart.
mouth Squad Of Players.

Cambridge. Mass, Oct. 15.-The daily
,cri,o,na.., e.. i.r Harvard football
bi-tytl:: W; ..n'' yesterday The Pc
Rod Of ,rt.,ticc v;Is extra long. how
ever
Theodore Roosevelt. Jr., end on the
second team. ha.: water on the knee.
as Il result of the Exeter game, and
will be out two weeks.
G. g. Osborne. tackle last year. aided
Coach Cults in the tackling the dunn
lry drill. osborne running the ropes in
such a varied fashion that he had the
tacklers perpetually guessing. Cults i'll
StitutcG Il new wrinkle. He divided his
men into two squads and had one line
Try to dodge by the other.
one important change was made in
the organization of the squad of backs.
Blulaer being shifted from end to half
back Blumer has done good work at
hurdling on the track team. but is lit
tie known in football circles. From yes
terday's showing it looks as if Blumer
had good chance to come to the fore.
With Brennan out of the game for this
week because of the injury to his an
kle received in the Williams game and
Apclloni, Wendell and Mason all miss
ing iaIvards backtield is in poor
shape.
Another important shife was the
sending of Rand in at fullback from his
place at halfback. This change is
probably only temporary, as fullback
seems cinched by Wendell or Apollonio
when they get back in the game.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-16
OUT OF THE GAME.
Yale's Star Drop Kicker Laid Up For
Season by Torn Ligament.

New Haven, Ct. Oct. IN w.
Wheaton, Yale's only star drop kicker,
was carried from the field Monday on
the shoulders of his comrades not to
return again this season. for the liga-
ments Of his right leg are badly torn.
He was drop kicking when blocked by
Philbin of the second team. who
clashcd into him with terrific i'm
pact.
Recognizing that this week is cru
cial one in the development of the
eleven. Coach Knox ordered the FRESH
men to line up against the Varsity and
Il lively scrimmage ensued, in which
the 1911 team was scored on three
times. BOmar made the first tOl III
down, running 20 yards around right
end. Howard Jones, on Il 50-yard run
scored the second and five minutes
later Wylie was sent over the line by
mass play directed at the center Hard
work will be given the Varsity every
day until Friday, when only light prac-
tice will be INDUCED in.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-16
Accident at Lexington Saves
Worlds Record For Stations.

Lexington. Ky. Oct. IAN accident
prevented the worlds stallion record from
being beaten today when Mainsheet. hav-
ing trotted three-quarters of a mile in
1881, caught his hoof in his quarter boot
and went to his knees as he was trotting
the last quarter of the mile Tie acct
dent occurred near the last eighth. Main
sheet had trotted the first eighth of the
last quarter in IA seconds and was going
strong when the accident occurred.
Jack Leybourn. the chestnut geltins
owned by Edward and Joseph Madden.
sons of j. F. Madden. won the Walnut
Hall Farm cup. valued at $500. and a $1,000
stake. Ed Geers. who had won the
stake three times before. drove the win
ner The race proved easy for the win
ner, as he logged home three lengths to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-16
GLAZE WILL COACH.
Crack Dartmouth Player of '05 Will
Coach His Alma Matters Eleven.

Hanover. y. H.. oct 15.-Thc grea
numl;r of candidates for the Dart
mouth eleven has neccSSitatcl the en-
gaging of another coach, and it l.:
learned here that the team would have
the services of Ralph Glaze, the Dart
mouth player and All-American end
two years ago.
Since the season opened here Joe Gil
man and Head Coach Jack D.Conno;'
have had the entire squad under their
charge, and in an effort to pick out Til"
good material thes" men have been I'M
able L" give proper attentioK'to the de-
velop,nent of the team. but with Glaze
to assist in the work it is expected that
the team will round into form
Johnny Glaze. captain OF the team.
has been t SOD Tor the past two
weeks. ~. oCOnnor advised
him I" visit t,uSt"h and forget about
Football for Il few days. but. instead of
taking his mind OFF the game. Glaze
went in search Of his brother Ralph
Ralph Glaze has been mentioned as a
coach for Il Boston High school. and Il
was after he had conferred with the
athletic committee of the latter school
that Capt. Glaze net his brother
Johnny at once Informed his brother
that his services We're in great demand
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-16
FOOTBALL NOTES,

Jack Keenan,, Boston Latin's half
back last year, is making good on The
Yale Freshman team.
in tire" games this Year than any Other
big college team has in four or five
games.
Washington and jefferson. Yalr's op-
ponent Nov. >. is being coached by Pie
karski, the L. of II. former ali-America
guard.
Spencer. Il brother of Capt. Spencer
of last years Navy eleven. is consiG-
cred the find" OF the season at An
napolis.
The Pennsylvania management has
formed II press bureau to keep the
world NJ large full informed on the
strict eligibility rules which are be-
ing enforced.
WeSt Point has not vet begun to sho"-
the early season strength calculated to
make the team 4 serious opponent for
Yale next Saturday.
Sheldon's Indian team made y touch
down on The University Of Chicago.
which expected To go through the sea-
son with Il clean score.
EX-Coach Foster Rockwell Of Yale
says the Elue's line will be strong. but
that the backs and ends just now are
far from being up to the Yale stand
ard.
Swarthmore's game against the
C,IakcrS did not suggest that even the
chance for IL 1000 900 legacy serious
ly HAD irtcrfcred with the development
OF the eleven.
"Cnce Joe" Cannon, Speaker Of the
United States House of Represents
tives. opened the game between Lom-
bard ANA Carthage Colleges Saturday
at GaleSburg. ILL.,. by making the kick
off He is - years old. and his kick
va" good for - yards.
Again there is an agitation toward
50 changing the rules that n drop
Kick goal shall count five points in
stead of four points. These are much
mere difficult to score than the goals
from placement. which are more nu-
lnerOus than ever this year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-16
BOUT DECLARED OFF.
Men Scheduled at Portland Demand
More Than Box Office Takes.

Portland, Me. oct 15.-At the Pas
time Club last evening Frank Burns OF
Glasgow defeated Bert StrosEider of
the Coast Artillery in Il wrestling
match, getting two falls out of three
The attendance was small. and as
Kid MERCER of Lawrence and Allie
keilock of Bar Harbor. who had been
billed to spar six rounds, wanted SIS
mora than the box office had taken in.
the hout was declared off and the pat
rons were given their money back as
they passed out
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-16
THIS WEEKS FOOTBALL GAMES
WEDNESDAY.


At Princeton-Piinccton VS.. Villa Nova
At Annapolis-Navy VS. St. Johns.
At Philadelphia-Pcnn. vs.. UrSinus.
At So. Bcthlehem-Iehgh vs.. Medico-
Chi.
At Manifestations vs.. G. c. Y. Y.
At Princ"tOn-Princcton II VS. Haver-
ford
SATURDAY,
At apolis-Harvard VS. Navy.
At West Point-Yale VS.. West Point.
At Plinc"ton-Plinceton vs.. Washing
ton ana Jefferson.
At Itiladelphia-Penn VS.. Brown.
At Portland-Dartmouth VS.. Maine.
At Ithaca Cornell vs.. Penn. state.
At SyracuSs-Syracuse vs.. Williams.
At Middl"town-Wcsley VS.. Tufts.
AT Amherst-Amherst VS. Trinity.
At Carlislr-Carlisle vs.. Bucknel
AT BrunSWick-BoWdoin vs. n H. State
more.
At Hoboken-Stevens VS.. Johns Hop
At Worcestcr-Ioly Cross IS. Amherst
Aseies
At I.ewiston-Bates VS.. Colby.
At CambriGge-Harvard "a VS. Brown
At Worcester Tech VS.. r. T.
State.
At Minneapolis Minnesota vs.. Nebras-
ka.
At Easton-Lafaye VS. Colgate
At l'rbana-IllinoiS VS. Chicago
At Observation-Disclosures VS.. Nashville.
At anapolis-Michigan VS.. Wabash.
At MorccrsburG-Princ IL VS. Mer-
cersburG.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-16
RACE HORSE BURNED.
Valuable Animal Perishes in Fire s.,
ReadvilIe, Mass.

Hyde Park. Oct. ID Box 2S. fol-
lowed by second alarm. was rung IN
Monday for fire in 4 stable ut the
Readville Trotting park. owned by the
New England Horse Breeders AsSo-
citation. the space burned. which was
about 30 feet, being occupied by
Trainer James Carpenter.
Trainer Carpenter has 10 horses IN
his keeping. nine Of which We're saved.
The horse that was burned was ANNA
belle w. owned by \. :. Bigclow Of
Boston she is said II have 4 record
Of 10 ami that Mr.. Bisclow paid $1,000
for her
How the fire started is not known.
but the supposition is that it was
caused by someone smoking in the sta
Bile The center of The fire when dis
covered was where Anna5clle w. lay
dead. All the other horses rushed out
when the doors We're opened. The loss
nn the building i; about $1,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-16
Chance Divides $4,000
Among The Chicago Cubs.
Each Gets $4,000 as His Share
From the Worlds Series.
Most Of the Team VIII Stay In
Chicago the Rest Of the Week.

Chicago. Oct 15.-There was big
melon cut in the offices of the Chicago
National League Ball Club Monday,
when Frank Chance met all the mem
bers of the Cubs. now champions of the
money-S45, 0OO-the largest sum ever
divided among the players of ball
club.
The check Of the National Commits
sion signed by John +. Bruce, secre-
fary, for the winners percentage of the
gate receipts of the games was received
in the morning by Manager Chance.
The exact amount was Sc. 5000. As
soon as this was received President
Murphy wrote q check out to the or
der of Frank l.. Chance for $l2 ,03991.
making 81, 600 for the Cubs to split up
among them.
There were Il names on the list of
eligibles handed to the National Com
mission. and all Of these men came In
for slice of the money. Mccormick.
trainer of the club. was on that list
and got his share as well as the players
themselves In addition to these Treas
Nrer Charlee G. Williams was declared
in by the players and drew down a
portion of the pot. Each member of the
club received mere than $4,000 as his
share for the victory over the Detroit
Tigers in this series.
Most of the new worlds champions
will remain in Chicago the rest of the
week. staying here to attend the ban
quet the ro0ters are getting up for
them at the Auditorium annex Thurs
day night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-16
AN UNKNOWN QUALITY.
Stains Of British Boxers Is Vet to Be
Established.

= While England il busy sending her box
FRS over here. Tom O'Rourke has now
arrived on the other side with his man
Rogers So far as the American boxing
public is concerned Rogers is about as
much of an unknown quantity as Squres
was when the Australian first landed
here But If Rogers has had his training
in an American school it seems only reas-
enable to predict that he will make a
better showing across the water than any
heavyweight the British have ever sent
here since the days of Charley Mitchell
: Just what the trio Of boxers sent
across here recently can do is not vet
SHOWN. Owen Moran is a good little man
In his own class. O'Keefe has only an
English record to go on. which is of lit
HE value in comparing him with Ameri-
ran fighters. It would seem that if he
had any real brilliance in the heavy
weight class. however, he would have
ehown It in England for there is nothing
much oyer there to meet. From the way
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-16
In Japanese Quarter Of
City of San Francisco.
Two Japanese Are In Hospital
and Several Americans Hurt.
Drunken Man Crashes Into Laundry
:, Window, Causing Trouble.

San Francisco. Oct. 15.-As a result
Of an attack on Japanese laundry
lastrnight. the proprietor and one of
his employees are in a hospital, many
whites are nursing bruises caused by
the clubs of the police and the exterior
Of the laundry is q wreck.
r The trouble vas accustomed by Jo-
seph King, an intoxicated man. who
era shed into the window of the laCSdry
conducted by ths. .UmkekubO at 1922
Feel street.
The proprietor and Omura rushed out
and dragged King into a rear room,
where ne was placed in charge Of a
young japanese, who stood guard
armed with a section of gas pipe, while
the other japanese hurried 10 summon
the police. Three intoxicated compan-
iors of King, planned to rescue their
friend. Other whites were caAedsin and
there followed combined attack on
the laundry. The streets AoOn
filled by II large crovAs dozen
j araneSe on thEinside at to eepel
The invaders. :fAE
s Policeman Thomas C0dltefs attacked
the crowd singla-ha nded. AnOther Off
Ger soon arrivedSahan autonanbile and
a riot call brought strogG reinforce-
ments. The police chargedN&he crowd
with clubs ard many persons were hit
Umkekubo and Omura were convey
ed to q hospital. where it was found
the former was cut about the head,
while Omura sustained a fracture OF
7the shoulder. King was found asleep
In the rearHroorl, innocent of the
strouble he had caused. Attorney Walk
Ter OF the. Japanese Society of America.
is procuring evidence about the affair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-16
FIRE away.
Maine Big Game Season
Nov On In Full Blast.
Law Is Off on Moose and The
Game Is Plentiful.
Many sporismen Now Expected to
Flock 10 the Woods.

Bann'r. me-. rr'. :-.-"a u..an sn,.
son o; H'pe.." ~ :iai&- "..r.1 .ndo,,
ana thitil The first .. lja., .ii,cr ,r.,.-
tically an til" Zig game il rhc Maine
woods will be At the disposal Of In.
sportSmcn's guns
All kinds Of big game have Leon re-
p'r'rd plentiful this year, but he early
reports Of large numbers Of deer hay.
failed 70 ma;eriafizc, Che number XIII
cd being far shofi Of the aver,
amount. The large fnflnber oc moose
which have been seen are accounted,
for by the many wanoose which have
been exempt from lawful KILN. during
the past several seasons
The opening of the moose snaso, il
expected to bring the number Of sports
men in the woods up to the average
A very pronounced falling off has been
noticed and many guides are unem-
ployed, who at this season are general
~ at their work.. The income to the
state from non-residentS licenses will
he considerably smaller this year. The
decrease in the number of non-resi-
dent hunters has been noticed each wear
since the enactment Of the non-resi-
dent law. and as these prove the best
paying customers to the guides. a con-
siderable falling off in the earnings Of
the latter has resulted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-16
new RULES
Accepted at International
Yachting Conference.
Worlds Record Goes Down at
the Belmont Park Track.
Valuable Race Horse Burned at
ReadviIIe, Mass.

Paris, oct. 15.-Thp International
yachting conference today agreed "n
80 racing rules. The formal drafting
OF the regulations was left 70 the per
manent cOrimittcc whose hcaaf uartcrS
will Ee in London
The rules will not differ in any IS
sential particular from thos" now in
use in Great Britain.
Paris. Oct. 15-The delegates to tho
International Yachting Conference mot
Monday 1T the French Iachl CLUB to
complete the work of last year. when
Il uniform system of measurement was
adopted by the establishment uf a SIT
Of racing rules. to which tn" contrir.i
represented. Great Britain, France,
Austria-EIungary, Germany. % rma:E,
Finland. Holland, Belgium, Italy, SNe-
den. Norway and Spain. adhered
The rules were prepared under four
heads namely: management sailing.
protests and measurements. Good
progress was made. british rules OF
the subjects mentioned generally pre-
Nailin". The iuiiing rules followed in
the United States and Great Britain
gave rise 10 the principal controversy,
but We're adopted.
The conference is also arranging =
constitution Tor the Europe..n Yacht
Racing Union. The general object Of
the union is to promote an international!
contest. Regret vas expressed at the
fact that the emitted States did not take
part in the conference.
After a lengthy discussion, ii waS
decided 70 instruct the permanent COM
Dlittcc in london 70 draft 4 series Of
rules based upon the ideas expressed
by the various delegates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-16
THIS WEEKS BOUTS.

Wednesday-Packie Mcfarland VS..
Tommy Murphy, Indianapolis; Joe Wal
colt vs.. Billy PAYNE, Rockland. Me: Jer-
ry Gaines VS. Black FitZsimmons. Chou
ccster: Jim Ferns vs.. Kid Farmer. Peo-
ria III
Thwsday-Frank Carsoy W. Musssy
Shoels, Pueblo, Cal; Mike Donovan VS..
Sailor Brown. Rochester. y. v. Long
Acre \. c. hCuts, New York.
Friday-Broadway n. c. bouts, Phila-
delphia
Saturday -National \. G. bouts. Phila-
delpha: Battling Nelson vs.. unknown,
Red Lodge. Mont
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-16
QUITS PREACHING FOR GOLF.
Bay State Dominic Says He Must Have
More Time for Sport.

WCrco stcr, Mass. oct. 1.-THE Rcv.
IT,. Willard Scott of Piedmont church
las resigned his passionate 50 that he
can devote all his time. it is stated. to
golf. The clergyman. who has conduct
e,i a successful passionate here for nine
years. is quoted as follows:
THE presentation of my resignation
WIS Il cool and contented action.
have whole lot to do outside if l
want to do it. but l want to loaf and
play golf.
Il have worked hard, yes, / have
done more work in 80 years than a good
many men have done in 60 years. I
lave collapsed twice under the strain.
when business intcrfereS with
pleasure. drop business.
That's what l am going to do
drop business and play golf contin-
Ually."
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BOXING NOTES.

Joe Walcott and Mike Donovan have
been matched to box at LEnanvillr,
Il. L., Oct. -.
Billy Delaney, manager Of Al Kauf-
man, ncpes to induce Gus EUhlin to
come Out of retirement and meet !<auf-
man in a siX-round bout in iniiadel
phia.
Tommy Murphy'S old trouble, ma
laria. has caused him to declare off his
lout with Pacley Mcfarland, which
was to have taken place in Indianapo-
lis tonight. Billy Mccartney. who Is
in Boston has wired the indianapolis
club that he will let Willie Fitzgerald
take Murphy's place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-16
Swedish Press
Criticizes Haigg,

Stockholm, Sweden. Oct 15.-Thc
morning papers here contain articles.
written by the leading yachtSmen sharp
ly criticizing Commodore Haigg, of the
Royal Swedish Yacht Club, for making
preliminary inquiries of the New York
Yacht Club on the subject of a chal-
lengc for the Americas cup without
calling meeting of the club.
The writer's say that the money which
is being collected for the construction
of I challenger would be better invest
ed if devoted to offering a Swedish
challenge cup and establishing a prize
fund TOR International yachting. All
are pessimistic regarding the prospects
Of Swedish yacht crossing the At
lantic fer the trophy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-16
BOWDOIN COLLEGE,
90 Prize Speakers Selected-Track
Team Men Are in Evidence.


-
ne SPEAKERS nave been CHOSEN Tor the
Class of '6S FriZe speaking The men
all of the class Of 1sos eo,octad are ~.
f,,l,.rin. ,,t,t. tr,n, ;,,.r,.o
r. -
thur y. to'.itrG.!. l1niS "i'h. George
+. Hyde I:,fH+"..':,. Az crt 7. Gould,
Thomas;un: ic.' n =. D.riS. Vest
brCoJ:
The tr:tc,: r1ec: bc,wr,n the Fresh
men Of HrHtii':n an y. : VIII lake
plac" at i-t"..;t:, Drt. N. Manager X
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Coming Tennis Expert.

New York. oct. 15.-Tennis experts
throughout the country are carefully
watching the development of a
Western youngster named Melville
Long. Although only II years old
Longs playing recently has been lik,'
that of veteran. All who saw him
defeat Hal Brady for the championship
of southern California proclaimed him
the coming champion of the world. He
has defeated all The leading players on
the Pacific coast and holds every title
of imnNrtHncn in California
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-16
To Control Col!eqe Athletics.

New York. Oct. ia central con-
trolling organization in college ath-
letics, especially in baseball. is now be-
ing agitated. 1t is proposed to form a
university and college national base
ball association for 1908. and that it be
affiliated with the Amateur Athletic
Union.
The plan has received the indorse-
ment of James i. Sullivan. president
Of the Amateur Athletic Union. and If
the Metropolitan Association and some
Of the leaders in college sport.