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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
In Which He ShOWS the Re-
suits of the Anil Chorus
From the Grand Stand,
and Talks on the Religion
of Fair Play.

day So you take my tip and get your
eight In the hay every night and don't
sit behind the pasteboards after 10.
l guess you're going a little strong on
the lurid night business. anyway. I'm
not much on this early to bed and
early 20 rise dope but just the same.
think that the batting eye that's work
ing when the cuckoo comes out of The
clock 10 sing its midnight song Is
mighty apt 10 be of duty when the i'm
pire sings PLAY bali" A little flyer
with the DastebOards is al. right as a
diversion, but don't let them wake up
the bats in your garnet. It's all right
to butt into a friendly game. but don't
get II into your knot for a minute that
you can make your living at It, I'm
not very strong on Scripture. but I think
they deal out the right dope when they
say to earn your bread by the sweat
OF your brow" If you try bucking the
tiger for living. you1l mighty soon
learn that the gambler earns his bread
by the skin OF his teeth.
I don't want to preach YOU a sermon,
but / do want to store a few facts in
your garnet for your future reference
You can float into your knowledge fac
listen TO your sky pilot spouting Scrip
ture TIN Gabriel plays his little trombone
solo. and you'n not get next TO anything
better than the one commandment Of
the good sport: Play fairr' This is
nothing more nor less than the Golden
Rule boiled down and seasoned with all
the tenets Of true Christianity, sports
manship. and manhood ever invented.
deacOns who imagine they have the
'pearly gates cinched who would stand
a blamed sight better show If they
would forget all the religion they ever
pracuced and only remember TO nlay
fair There's a sermon that Is too long
Tor this letter in the words Fair play
The Bible is a mighty big bunch Of
literature, but IL contains nothing more
IMAM these two words There's bunch
Of lOng-faced hypocrites who'll be
nightly surprised when st. Peter re-
fuses their rain checks and they see a
gang Of honest sports floating in at the
pass gate You can take my tip that
II blamed sight better 10 swear hon
estly than to pray hypocritically.
The guy who ties TO tie policy OF fair
play in everything he does comes .about
~i'ie an iuSai CHRISTIAN as It's
possible for mortal to be, whether he's
a ball player. preacher or Uncle Sans
President He'll have a blamed sight
better batting average in the recording
anglers book than the long-faced dea-
con who prays himself hoarse at the
meeting on Sunday night ard deals out
sanded sugar the rest Of the week When
the official averages are figured I'D on
judgment day you'll find the champion
snip pennant flying over the bunch who
played fair with their fellow-men. And
you can take it from me that youII
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
BOHEMIAN ATHLETES
LEAVE FOR PARIS

NEW YORK. June 1.-The French
liner La Bretagne today sailed for
Havre with the advance guard of Bo-
hemian athletes who are to represent
the United States in the Bohemian
Gymnastic Association sokols or gym
nastic tournament which begins at
Prague June 90 There were about go
Bohemians In the party which sails to-
day, and they include athletes from all
sections OF the country. From Havre
a special train will take the gymnasts
TO Paris, where the French gymnasts
VIII give them a great reception: then
they Will go on 10 Prague.
The Bohemia Gymnastics Sokol the
central body OF which is located in this
city, has branches in every large city
The Slavonis Sokols of New York send
a delegation of six members, led by
Anton Myslivecek
While some of the Western BOhemians
sailed today, the main body from Chi
eago, Milwaukee, and a section of the
county win sail on the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse on Tuesday, by way of
Bremen.
Twelve thousand gymnasts will take
part In the sokol.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
STAFF
OF LEADING CLUBS
All of Cubs FWirlers Are
WeSternerS-Giants' Slab
men From East.

The entire pitching star Of the Cubs
halls from the West, and all but two of
Johnny McGraw's boxmen are Eastern
ers. As the scramble between the Cubs
and Giants is an intersectionaI affair.
and as bitter as was ever offered IN ball
dom, the pOstofice addresses of the
pitchers is the prettiest feature
Miner" Brown comes from Nves-
vile. Ind. Overall is n product of VI
salia, Cal Taylor is from NelsonviIle.
Ohio. ReulbGch from St Louis Lund-
gren from Marengo, III. Pfeister from
Cincinnati.
All six twirlers began their stunts in
The West Brown and Pfelster were
grabbed from Omaha. Taylor from Mil
waukee. Overall from Tacoma. Reul-
bach from the ofd Mississippi Valley
League, the present Western Associs-
uon- Dundgren learned the art OF baf-
Ting the boXmen while attending the
University Of Illinois.
Now take lMcGraw's set OF fling
erS- MatheWSOn is a Bucknel COT
lege boy and was born at Factorv1-iiIa
Pa Wiltse halls from Syracuse Anes
from an eastern Ohio town. J. Muggsys
western Recruits are Dummy TAYLOR
who first saw the light OF dav at Os-
kaloosa, kan, and "Ironman' McGin-
HlIy, native or Rock Island Ill and
a resident Of South McAlester. L r
The scrap between the Cubs and
Giants. II II stays close, is bound to b,s
TIE piece de resistance with he fans"
As II Is the boXmen who will NAV
slch important parts, the fact thaT the
Chicago stan is n purely Western one
ana that two-thirds of the New York
corps halls from the East. viii make
the secuonaI rivalry all the keener.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
RIGHT ANSWER
ABOUT MURPHY.

II. w. Lanigan, OF the St. Louis Times
about hits the nail on the head when
he says:
Harlem Tommy Murphy. who has
been in the center Of the spotlight Of
late moons. isn't a real top-Iiner. He's
controlled by the Tammany crowd and
its pull has stuck him in a lot of
PHILIPS big shows.
The fact that none of those British
champs succeeded in storing Murphy
away shows what a bogus lot they are.
Murphy is a good boy. But that's All
He's no 1S-karnt one. The writer has
seen him in action and Il will be re-
called that his work against the Yankee
Doodle scrappers he met wasn't very
divvuliSh.
Even old Pop McGovern. Just before
he was tucked away In the foolish fac
tory rocked him TO sleep in half a
round Murphy is pugdom's child of
fortune Hes been getting lot of prom
the day he could wallop : real good
boy
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
Wrestler Slammed
Ackern1an's Head
Through Floor
Big Doings at Roughhouse
Match in Ohio
Town.

FoSTORIA, Ohio. June 1.-The police
stopped the Alderman and WiIIcUghby
bout after thirty-hve minutes Of The
hercest wrestling, 20 prevent Wiliough-
by from being mobbed
After struggling. of the mat. VII
ioughoy picked Alderman I'D bodily and
damned his head to the floor and pick
ing him UP, dropped him on his head
again. Ackerman lay on the floor sense
less and as Willoughby raised up 70 20
10 his corner a camera was smashed
over his head. knocking him down. His
friends gathered about him while the
mob tried 10 get at him.
The police hustled him 20 HIS dress
ing room and Alderman was carried TO
MS. where two physicians worked 10
restore consciousness. After twenty
minutes Alderman returned to hts cor
ner ready TO proceed. but the police
would not permit IL, feeling that il
would not. be safe for Willoughby. -Ack-
erman took II as an accident. believing
Willoughby's assertion that he did not
know they were of the mat.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
Position of Pitchers
Causes Much Kicking

During the last few weeks there great deal of kicking
by baseball and regarding the position the
Pcher must take when in the box the ball
ACCORDING TO the pitcher
both feet squarey the ground
Inc rules are that he must not the act Of
ne oa nor take more than making such
delivery The rule is broken almost by
Is Que TO the fact that the uPires do d
Baseball fans at the have yelled hoarse in %
cuDng the coacher for calling the
on OF the rule but in most the little te
ton to them and permit the pitchers it. There n
no doubt that many pitchers gain considerable
fore pitching the ball. by getting from the
many OF them handicapped seriously being Obliged 70 ~
Doth feet IN front of the plate and rule is
so frequently This great to do with the hill
The rule plainly that pitcher
base to which he intends throw he delivers the hall win
out doing bak will is seldom that The .t
I'VE up TO this rule and If the umpires more RIO
y mere would De great many more baks gifts of
bases, but it would result in base-steaing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02

You'd better kick in and deliver the
goods before you try 70 collect. and II
you show pay dirt you'll be yanked
onto the high places so quick you'u
leave your kicks below.
Why. nowadays the bat boys salary
looks Ike a rake-of from a Peunsyi-
vania State capitol compared with the
dough We used 70 get when I swung
around the circuit with the old Nets.
Ned HanlOn. Charlie Bennett, Getzein.
and the big stars OF those DAYS would
nave grabbed at salaries that a grass
league mascot would now give the
frcze1 mitL Recently they've dug I'd
2 bunch OF old check stubs up IN De-
'72it which shows that the stars who
copped the glad rsE three times for
Detroit in the SOS thought 81 900 worth
playing their heads OF 70 get. These
stubs also show that John NJ. Ward,
OF the New Yofks. drew
slso.45 as his clubs share Of the re-
ceiDts for getting the pants kicked or
them three times. And that Harry
Wright. Of the PhnadeIphias. had 10
borrow Slo0, as his share OF the gate
money was that much shy OF expenses.
We were mighty glad 70 get three
squares day IN those days, and while
am glad there's a chance for YOU TO
10 better don't let the dollar sign nut
you on the blink
WIZ nave 10 ring of now, as it's time
= give the kids their boxing lesson
VIII write again next week.
FROM YOUR DAD.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02

find enough ball players Ioafing along
the golden streets 10 scare up a game
OF FOUNDERS anyway.
see you've been swapping uppercuts
and repartee with the knockers in the
grandstand again. That may show good
courage. son. but II shows mighty poor
Judgment. You've got a laundering lot
TO learn about the true temperament for
a ball player. II you want TO work up
with the big smokes in the game you've
got TO be about as emotional as a wood
en- Indian. You've got to crawl inside OF
a triple-plated armor Of cold reserve.
and let the bon mots OF the hammer
throwers' union bounce of your exterior
like peas off an armored cruiser. Don't
crawl into the grandstand To put your
imprint on knockers stats. or the gang
will get your goat 50 that your playing
viii be on the blink. You might get a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
SHORT THROW BREAKS
UP A DOUBLE STEAL

The short throw" technical applied 10 stra
tegc trick break double
ner reaching second and the other
This play only occurs when
Under ordinary circumstances if
second the third would chance of scoring
As defense this old play player years ago
evolved the short throw which day and has
been improved
To work the play the shortstop of the pitcher
and the secon7 baseman takes the bag on third
starts home the shOrtstoP will intercept catche throw and
have ample time to catch the
third discovers the trick
shortstop viii dodge away and let it go all the ~ -
second and get the AT othe ball and
then relays to second The latter though
less spectacular
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02

years and with the attendant circunn-
stances such that the public would be led
10 believe that the old rivalry between
the paiE had been aroused. a Britt
nelson match would appeal TO follow
ers OF Queensberry sports.
But as long as some one can point 20
IN fact that Battling Nelson has nor
sistently turned a deaf ear to Britt for
Two years, and that Battling Nelson re-
Gently turned down an offer Of n nurse
OF $4,000 to box Joe Cans at Ely. unfav-
orable comment would be Of necessity
invited were Nelson and Britt brought
together with what might rightly be
termed indecent haste.
Burns Is in Training.
Tommy Burns has gone TO Harh,n
Springs. Lake county. to train for bis
hght with Bill Squi-es. and VIII have
the use OF the gymnasium erected for
jim Jeffrles when che Big Fellow first
went 10 the mountains to prepare him
sef for his contest with Gus RubIin
Most MOST oftthe equipment put in place Cor
S Sras viii be available for Burns hut
90 io00iI'liy says ne will dispense with .tbs
~ pound sandbag with which Jeffyias.
-, uSeu 70 TOY when he needed A foil for
immense strength and superintendent
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02

bout were arranged by Billy Nolan and
Willis Britt and that assurance is forth
coming that a permit for holding the
fight in San Francisco wiz be granted,
but in the nams of what person or club
the permit is to be issued, or just where
the contest is to take place, is being kept
4 secret
Britt Has Been Persistent.
The evident Discrimination Of the club
manager or head promoter to disclose
his identity suggests that he feels he
viii be a party TO a rather unsportsman-
Ike undertaking. There has never been
nny particular demand for a Nelson
Britt return match. the impression left
ty that affair at Gonna two years ago
being that the question OF superiority
was definitely settled at that time. As
proof of this it may be cited that while
fancifUl and fabulous purses have been
offered for all kinds of fights. not even
one of the new rich Nevada mining
camps has named a price for a second
meeting between the Dane and the Ma
tive Son.
seeking another meeting with the Morse
man, and TO do him justice he has al
ways seemed to be sincere in his desire
10 tackle the only man who has ever
knocked him out. If the two men ever
do meet it will doubtless be in a twenty
round bout, wherein Britt can use his
cleverness as an onset to the Danes
penchant for close work.
Appeals to Sports
With both men allowed ample time for
training, something which is absolutely
necessary when il is remembered that
the lighting Qualifications Of each OF
them has lain failow for practically two
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
BRITT AND NELSON
MAY BATTLE AGAIN
IN SAN FRANCISCO
Fight to Be Held in
Opposition to Burns
SquircS Match.
By W. W. NAUGHToN.

SAN FRANCISCO, June For sew
eral days past there have been rumors
TO the effect that Battling Nelson, who
hasn't turned a wheel In nearly two
years. is TO be brought here in a hurry
from Hot Springs and signed up wi h
Jimmy Britt. so that the enemies Of
Promoter COnroth, who has arranged
Fourth of July contest between
Squires, the Australian champion. and
Tommy Burns. may be able to stage"
an opposition puglistic event on the ma
tonal holiday. The report has been
denied weekly, but it crops up again.
The story goes that the desire to spoil
he Colma attraction as far as possible
has its well spring animosities engen-
dered among the members of that tur-
bulent organization known as the fight
trust, and that Billy Nolan, who man
ages Nelson and detests Conroth. on
account of wraEgle over NOV
ing picture money, has lined up with
the anti-Conroth forces in the attempt
to bring confusion TO the plans Of the
Colma promoter.
Jealousy Is Aroused.
As TO the jars and jealousies which
beset the old fight trust and made IT a
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN the eyes OF sporting
men the country over, the writer has
nothing further 20 say than that l. is a
pity the game~of cross purposes which
was played throughout that practically
fightless year should be perpetuated. As
to the Nolan-Coffroth suit for an ac-
counting, or whatever it is. the matter.
understand. is in the courts. and II is
only fair to assume that a just decision
Will be rendered when the time comes.
This thing Of attempting to kill off one
fight by arranging another for the same
date is something which concerns the
public, however. and as such Il is the
privilege Of sporting critics to comment
upon it,
NO matter which angle the matter is
viewed il looks queer. To begin with il
cannot possibly be a money making
venture. for no sane matchmaker would
think of selecting a date that has al
ready been pre- empted by another in his
line OF business. Incidentally. one of the
quecrest points IN this queer business is
that while IL rs common talk that the
matching Of Nelson and Britt for July
Is 20 be gone through, no one is quite
sure who is to be the leading promoter
or the event.
II IS claimed that the details CT the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
MEMORIAL BOYS CLUB
DOWNS POTOMAC TEAM

The Memorial Boys Club defeated the
Potomac Athletic Association yesterday
by IA 10 1.
The lineup of the teams follows:
Memorial Boys Club-Evans. third
base; MoDonough, shortstop; Martin.
hrst base; Rapp, catcher: Wrenn. left
held; Goucher. center field; McGram.
pitcher; Murphy, second base; George.
right field.
Potomacs-Cranston, shortstop: VII
lafns, second base; Allen. third base;
6Slstoh, nrSt oase; Cusack, right field;
Mahoney, left field: Limeback center
leld; Young, pitcher; Deckhart, catcher.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02

hikes for the wet places with his can Of
grubs is blamed sight more apt 10 de-
velop into the guy who fishes for human
suckers with a silver snare
Well, while / was anchored among
the bullrushes trying 10 scare up a bite
l dug up bunch Of BASEBALL dope out
Of my garnet which l am going 10 hand
you in the shape Of a series Of Don is
20 tack on your bed post.
Don't swap repartee with the low
5rows In the bieachers who insist on re-
mindlng you that you're a "mutt-head''
and an 'tce-wagon." and couldn't catch
the smallpox These guys pay their
admission 20 the games, and you don't.
Therefore their privileges are greater
than yours. Besides, II they din-t in
dulge in their fow Of wit the game
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
Written and illustrated by
JIM NASIUM.

~ EAR SON-Enclosed you will
find the check as requested, and
I'm too good a loser 10 ask
where all your money is going.
IT you drop II all before 10 z m. and
forget II when you hit the hay. I'm the
tall guy for investing In your bOb-tailed
straights until your luck changes. But
II you try TO get hunk in the misty
dawn, you'll find that no matter how
much coin you get in youraieans you're
only winning n pass 10 the down-and-
out club. It's a cinch that the guy who
Is there with the spice after the curfew
rings will be shy on ginger the next
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
HAS SOME NEW FISH STORIES.

I. A Wickersham, the welI-kno1-n
real estate broker, has returned to town
He brought with him as a trophy Of his
stay there fine string OF rock fish.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-02
Burns Is in Training.
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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-07-13

Some years ago a poor wife and moth
er entered the study Of the great Lon
don preacher Charles ii. Spurgeon.
She told the minister her sad story. IL
was the old story Of dissipated
husband and a heartbroken wite ana
mother There is nothing we can
do" said Mr.. Spurgeon, but TO Kneei
down and cry to the Lord for the I'M
mediate conversion Of your husband.
What he needs is not human aid, Dut
divine rescue" I'VE knelt," said the
great preacher, "and prayed that GOO
would bring the erring one back aho
convert his soul and make him lov-
ing husband and a true Cbristian'
When we arose from our knees turn
oh 70 the Door woman and said: MY
dear woman, do not fret and worry
about this matter Trust God. l feel
sure God will bring your husband pack
home.'" The praying woman went
away. Some time after she came pacA
70 Mr.. Spurgeon and with radiant race
exclaimed: "He has come back home
10 me and the children. He has come
converted man. Thank God! IhahK
Godw
II was found that that husband In
faraway lands was convicted OF lib
sins and brought to Christ at the very
time his wife and Mr.. Spurgeon were
on their knees praying for bis CONVEX
sion. Such incidents could be fouhu
in scores and thousands of homes, II
we could only get into the inner hearts
of men and women. Wives nave
nrayed their husbands into the king
dom. Mothers and fathers have prayed
their children into the Kingdom
Friends have prayed their friends into
the kingdom. Can you not pray your
dear ones to Christ? Can you not get
this peace Of the gospel for the JOY OF
vour own soul and also for the saiVa-
ton Of your dear ones? VIII you not
turn the darkness Of the night into
the JOY Of morning? 49,.
But" says some one, when Is tnis
pospel morning to break? On, the
night mas Deen 50 lOuS lOi oN''S W ~
Why. have been praying for my way
ward child for twenty years. Is tne
night never going to end? And TINS
awful sin Of my YOUTH have prayed
and prayed to God to forgive me.
believe he has. know he has. But
that forgiveness does not wipe OUT
IFS awful results. When shall l see
the breaking day? When is my east
ern horizon to be covered by the golden
light Of the rising sum-" When! why
my brother, the gospel sun is rising
now. The dawn has been Illuminating
YOUR eastern hills from the time you
first gave your heart to Christ. IL IL
not as bright now as it will be re"
years hence; but if you only trus'
Christ and live for Christ your day
will grow brighter and brighter every
year, from day to day, until the eterha
. morning breaks, and God shall wip'
| all tears from your eyes.
! copyright. 1907. by Louis Klopseh'l
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-07-13
Novelty Buggies.

Wilmington, Del, begs to inform the
public that they have brought suit
against A. w LillistOn for $4,000
damages on account Of the
libelous statements made by him III
regard to the Novelty Buggies and
published in recent issues of the Acco-
mack News. This action will put in
issue the truth of Mr.. LillistOn's state
ments, and will give him an oppor-
tunity to explain why it was that II
{ two thirds of last seasons buggies
gave dissatisfaction by dropping to
pieces. nhe wanted to contract in Janu-
arv of this year for the purchase of one
hundred and fifty $50 of these bug
! ries TO be delivered to him before
January 1st, 1908, and upon the condi'
ton that the Novelty Carriage Works
would not furnish buggies of their de
sign to anyone else in Northampton
or Accomack counties during thai
time.
Novelty Carriage Works, Inc,
April IS, 1907. Wilmington, Del.
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Pensions For Wornout Preachers.

The subject Of ministerial relief was
one of the most prominent and impor-
tant ones considered by the recent
Presbyteri IA general assembly. The
average n.llry of preachers In thar
great and su3ag church is only s7Oo a
wear. In speaking on this subject the
Rev. DR.. Agncw. Of Philadelphia re-
ferred 70 the preachers as idollzed az
thirty. criticised at forty, ostracized at
fifty, Oslerized at sixty and canonized
at seventy. He said that an endow'
ment fund Of $6000,0OO was needed.
A hodcarrer. who learns his trade In
day, can earn more in year than
tie preachers get on the average
though the education Of the latter costs
them years of study and thousands OF
dollars OF expense.-Leslies Weekly