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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-10
IN QUICK TIME.
Ormonde's Right Captures Handicap
At the Benning Track.

Washington, April 9.-As a horse race
the most interesting event on the card of
the Washington Jockey Club at Benning
Monday was the handicap at ~ fur
longs which Coniuded the program.
BY the scratching OF oxford Heasiip
and Old Colony. the race was reduced
to a three-horse affair Faust. with Mil
Ter UP. was a receding favorite, while
Ormonde's Right. ridden by Mcdaniel,
was always in ST. ong demand.
Sailor Boy broke first and made the
pace for half a mile. On the turn he
morde's Right. In the stretch the latter
came away and won by length in
ISL is, within q fifth of second of the
course record.
Jockey Miller made his first appearance
after a weeks enforced idleness in the
second race. His mount, Awless, cut no
figure, the winner being Becl1on, with
Merry Man second and Long Bail third.
Chippewa, as good as 10 to /. took the
first race, with Wabash Queen second
and Jack Mckeon, the favorite. third.
Lord Roanerges proved himself a good
sprinter in the third by winning in n
drive from Workmaid. with Anna May
third. Golf Ball, the favorite, was far
back.
Miller's only winning mount of the day
was Anna Smith in the fourth. The place
went to Cousin Kate. while kankakee
lasted long enough to get third.
Monacodor was pressed hard in the
fifth but could not get his stride Cob
mosa, the favorite. won in a drive from
Delphie, with Dekaber in third position.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-10
Y. M. G. A. WINS
In Slow Game of Basketball for the
Championship Of Bangor.

Bangor, Me, April 9.-The Y. NJ. C. A.
basketball team played the High school
five in Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium for the
championship of the City League and
won l. to II in one of the slogest and
most undressing games that has been
seen in the gymnas SUM for long time
The Y. II. c. A. wen in spite of the fact
that not a member on the team was able
to throw field goal, but owing to the
excellent work of the center. johnson, in
throwing four goals the score was in its
favor at the end of the second half.
The High school team succeeded in
laying three field goals. two of them by
Cook and one by Jones, and had Cook
been as sure as Johnston on the foul
goals the score would have been differ
ent. The crowd that attended the game
was the largest and noisiest that has been
seen in the gymnasium for many years
and feeling ran high at all stages OF the
game.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-10

to allow out of-doOr work for at least
~ days. Meanwhile the baseball men
VIII take up cage practice again and
the track men will work in the GYM
naslum. Coach Morrel of the track
team was much disappointed to have
the track work delayed as the time
Tor getting into condition for the
Maine meet is shorter than usual and
this delay of a week or so will make
considerable difference in getting the
men into shape
The work of the baseball team on
the trip to Massachusetts and New
York state was very encouraging and
Coach Irwin and Capt Files were very
much pleased with the way the new
men played. The team seems to be
strong in the batting line and especial
~ dld the new men on the team show
up well in this line. 1t is greatly re-
GREETED that John Manter will be out
of college for the next few weeks as
he played an excellent game at second
base on the trip ana his absence from
the team Will make ii necessary that
a new man be developed for the posi-
ton.
The next game will be with Tufts
at Brunswick Wednesday, April II.
and as this is the first home game I'M
doubtedly very large crowd will wit
ness it.
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is after one hard hitting outfielder and
a seasoned twirler for that game and
possibly third baseman. although it is
hoped that Harry Lord will play that
bag on the 10Th, if he can get away
from Providence. This will be known
definitely in day or two.
It is settled that Willard and McGraw
Will play in the outfield McDonCugh
first base. Rawson second base. and
Edgar and Griffin will be the catchers.
OF course Pop will pitch one game
Frank Ham may have 2 tryOut in the
Bowdoin game. but this is not a GER
ta1nty, since the management would
prefer to try out a man in a little less
important contest. Hams friends be-
ileVe he Will more than make good
when he docs try-out, however
A very promising youngster an
nexed is Griffin, catcher of the last sea-
sons Mohawk team; this colt has all
the ear marks of a conner, is a stocky
well-made backstop with a god throw
and a good batter
The management is at work on the
schedule. which will be out before long.
Williams is now at Exeter coaching the
Academy team. but will come down es-
pecially to twirl the Patriots day game.
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BOXING.
Hughey mcGovern Wins
Easily at Reading, Pa.
Willie Moody Whips Bert Ksyes
In Bout at Philadelphia.
Jack Twin Sullivan Is After a Bout
With Tommy Ryan.

Reading, Pa, April 5.-Before all all
diencc of 1900 persons Monday night
Hughey McGovern. brother Of ex
Champion Terry McGovern, gave Mis-
sissippi, the lighting jockey. a terrible
beating. The bout went the limit, 10
rounds. but it was only due to "Sip'
holding on in the last three rounds that
he was able to stay until the end.
MCGovern fought fiercely from the
start, and the colored man was covered
with blood. He was down twice in the
seventh. once in the eighth and twice
in the ninth round for the count. When
the gong sounded for the end of the
1Ot1 "Sip'' was lying on the ropes. Sip
could not nave gone another round,
while the brother of Terry was almost
as fresh as when he started. He fought
faster than any time that he has ever
appeared in this city.
Try as he would. Sip" could not land
an effective blow on Hughey. In the
semi-windup Johnny Dougherty Of
Philadelphia broke the Jaw Of Mickey
Ford of Philadelphia in the fourth
roInd of what was TO have been an
eight-round bout.
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BASEBALL NOTES.

Joe l<cl.y's TorontoS are reporting at
Cumberland AID.
Richard Cooley has left the Topeka
Club to manage Louisville.
lIonus Wagner owns one piece Of prop
erty' which the assessors rate at $4,000
Ike Rockcnfcld. last season with the
ST Louis Americans, has fallen INTO line
with Littl. Rock.
Horace Fogcl says that McGraw must
be driven out Of baseball sometime or
other. tha sooner the better.
Cleveland has refused to waive on
Hartzoll Of tn" st. Louis Browns and
Fcrrinc Of The WaShinetons.
Hank ODay had trouble with his
throat in CinoinGati 50 that he was un.
able to speak above a whisper.
Tho Phillics will start the season Of
% with exactly the same team with
which they closed the season of '06
I.audcrmIlk and Rainwatcr were the
names Of opposing pitchers at a college
game in Clinton, Miss. last Saturday.
Hugh Jennings banks on retaining
Link Lowe. who il coaching TIC car
didates of the University Of Michigan
team
Do:Cy's men secured from the
Pirates are showing up well and are
expected to materially strengthen the
team
Young Page. the New Englandcr who
has gone to Little Rock. accepted l.
chances in gam" the other day, six
outs and six assists.
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U. OF N. VS.. DARTMOUTH.
Next Falls Football Game May Be
Played on Portland Grounds.

Portland. Me-, April 9.-The mana
cement of the University of Maine Foot
Ball Association is negotiating with
Dartmouth for "a game to be played on
Pine Tree park next fall. 1t is under
stood that the Hanover management
has not fully decided as to their end OF
the matter, but it is probable. however,
that the green stockinged warriors
from the hills of New Hampshire win
come here. This would be one of the
greatest drawing cards ever brought to
Portland in the line of gridiron battles.
Dartmouth is now considered one OF
the greatest foot ball colleges in the
country and besides there are many
alumni in this city.
Practically all the foot ball enthu-
siasts in the State would come on for
a contest Eetween Maine and the Han
overians, and both as 4 society and
sporting affair it would be the event of
the season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-10

Concerning the situation ia Bid!"i"rd,
where the latest word is that The MALI
agement of the team has SOEc into new
hanus. Manager Head says very cmphlt-
ically: There will be league team i'll
Biddeford. 1 am sure of that.
If the new owners, Charles N.'.'.r. I.u~-
sell Cheslcy and James I\eriS, 10 nos
come into the league, a league team will
be Put into the field there ius- The same
The new situation has com ~ rithc:'
suddenly. ii there had not been good as
Surances OF Il league tcam = mat city
when the last meeting was Reid. Bidde =.
fOrd's schedule would not have been made
out as it was.
Fred Owen. the league president, was
in Biddeford previous to the meeting, and
to him Manager GiipatTic gave an op-
ton on the grounds. Ii he sticks to that
opinion it would look bad for the new
Biddcford management unless they come
into the league. The league now has par
tics who are ready to take the franchise
there, one of whom is a Lewiston man
They are going TO Biddeford in a shorC
time to look over the situation.
People in BiddefOrd want league ball.
aud the league will so into the city On
toe schedule she has half the Saturday
games at home and Il game July 4. La
Dor day and two on Memorial day.
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NO TEARS SHED.
Dropping Out Of Biddeford Will Not
Seriously Affect State League.

Biddeford has decided not to be in
the Maine State Baseball League and
the action of tine York county city will
not cause any tears to be shed over in
this direction In fact it has been gem
orally felt that the league would be
stronger without Biddeford than with
it and the only reason why it has been
planned to allow that city representa-
ton in the league has been because of
the desire of certain parties in that city
to be represented. 1t was felt that con-
CesSionS would have to be made to Bid
deford and the league did this in draw
ing up the schedule. Now, however.
Biddeford men who have the control Of
would prefer to have independent bali
this coming season and they can have
it.
says that the league will be much
stronger without Biddeford and that he
is considerably relieved by learning
that that city will not be in the league.
The only regret expressed is that the
Biddeford men did not make up their
minds before the league schedule was
drawn UP as it will now be necessary
to do that work all over.
1t is possible that some of the mana
gers will now favor a four-club league
rather than a five-club one. but it is
probable that a five-club schedule will
be drawn UP. If there are five clubs
in the league it will of course be neces-
sary that one club shall lay off each
day, but this will give a fine opportu-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-10
No Member Of Team Will
Manage the Pilgrims.
Jake StahI Holds Conference
with President Johnson.
The Lewiston Maine State League
Team Is Fully Made Up.

Canton, o., April 9-Pres. John |.
Taylor of the Boston Americans left
Monday night for New York, where he
may select a manager for the team.
Rain that fell at intervals in the last
two days made the ball grounds here
unfit for play Monday afternoon and the
game between the Boston Americans
and the Canton team of the Central
League was postponed. Just before he
went aboard a train for New York, Mr..
Taylor said:
81 have not yet decided upon Il man
ager for the Boston Americans. and l
might add that I shall not do SO until
! reach New York and have confer
ence with several men whom | have i'll
view for the position.
"In all probabilities | shall withhold
the announcement until the day befor
we are scheduled to open the season III
Philadelphia on Thursday.
81 snail, though. take you into my
confidence to the extent Of saying thai
no member Of the team is being conSid-
cred or will be given the position.
1.-The new manager will without
doubt be an Eastern man. but as | haze
applications from u number of baseball
men in the East cannot even mention
their names"
When asked whether II" was consid
ering Umpircs silk O'Loughlin or
Hank O'Day for the position. Mr.. T;:y-
Tor simply smiled and said Nov.
have told you all that | can at Iresen;
time
Third BaScman Collins went to Euf-
falo to rest until the season opens. He
will rcjoin the team i'll Philadelphia
Thursday.
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A TRIP TO EUROPE.
Sam McVey Will Try His Luck II
EnuIand After Jeannette Bout.

Sam McNey, the colored heavyweight
from California. who is TO fight Joe
Jeanette i'll New York. April -, has
decided to go to England and try his
fortunes there, claiming that there is
little chance for the colorcd man IN
the West. McNey feels confident Of
getting Il chance with Gunner Molr'
England's heavyweight champion, and
Frank Barnard. an English sporting
man. thinks so well Of the Californian S
chances that he is at present working
to bring about the meeting, and If sue
cessful, will take McNey to the other
side Of the Atlantic.
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IN GOOD SHAPE.
Gratifying Reports Received At Meet
ing of GentIemen's Driving Club.

Bangor, Nc, April 9-The annual
meeting of the Gentlemen's Driving
club was held Monday night at the Pc
nobscot Exchange and was well at
tended. The reports of the officers and
committees show the club to be in a
very good financial condition after the
building of the new speedway at M.
Hope avenue and the prospects for the
coming season is bright.
The electionF of officers resulted in
the election of practically the same
board as served last year. They are as
follows Charles r. Brown, president:
Philo A. Strickland and Oscar A. Flick
EFT, vice president; Sam y. White,
treasurer; DR.. c. +. Dwinal. secretary !;
George w. Wescott. Fred T. Hall.
Charles Phillips, DR.. F. E. Maxfield, P.
H. Mcnamara and James w. Crafty,
directors; Eben Leavitt, Harry Bowles
and Charles Phillips, track committee.
There was an informal discussion of
plans for the coming summer and iudS-
ing by the interest taken the coming
season will be a very successful one for
the club. As soon as the SHOW is off
the speedway on Mt. Hope avenue and
the ground is in condition to be worked
the speedway will be completed and put
into the best possible condition for
summer racing.
All the meets of the club during the
summer will be held on the speedway
Plans are already being talked up for
several matched races between horses
owned by members of the club and it is
probable that meets of this kind will be
of very frequent occurrence on the
speedway during the coming season. At
the Penobscot Exchange next Monday
night the Driving club will hold ban
quet and it is expected that plans for
the summer will be more fully dis
cussed at that time.
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Atlantic City Gets Champi-
onship Golf Events.
Ofmonde's Right Makes Fast
Time on Benning Track.
Miss Harris an Easy Winner at
Boston Skating Rink.

New York. April AIT an executive
committee meeting Of the Women $
Eastern Golf Association, held here
Monday. it was decided to hold the Sec
ond annual championship tournament
on the links at Atlantic City, June II
and II. This will be followed on June
IL and IA by the tri-city contests for the
GrisCom trophy, which is at present
held by the Women's Golf Association
OF Philadelphia.
Members of the executive committee
present were Mrs. L. F. Sanford, Mrs.
Caleb Fox and Miss Francis c. Girls
CON, Philadelphia: Miss Georgeanna
Bishop. Brooklawn, and Miss Louisa
4. Wells of Boston.
AS was expected, Boston wanted the
attraction because it had waived its
claim to it last year. On the other hand.
Philadelphia made its claim on the
grounds that the team matches are due
there this year. The Merton Cricket
Club of Philadelphia, the Oakley c. c.
and the Country Club of Brookline Of
fercd their courses for the double at
traction.
After discussing the matter at length
a compromise on Atlantic City was
agreed upon. The association received
a cordial. invitation from Atlantic City
d year ago.
Miss Griscom, who is chairman of the
handicap committee, reported that OF
the y clubs in the association favorable
replies had been received from so. Up
to date a total of 4O7 names has been
received, so it is certain that the first
official list of the association will con-
tain more than 400 names.
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BOWDOIN COLLEGE.
Snowfall Stops Outside Work and
Sends Ball Team Back to Gaze.

Brunswick. Me, April a.-(SpcciaD.
-Bowdoin College opened Tuesday
morning with chapel exercises after
the Easter vacation of 10 days. All
the classes which were scheduled for
the day We're largely attended and all
the professors were on hand to con-
duct the work. No new courses will
be introduced this term and the work
Will follow the lines as to subject mat
ter as in the past term.
The snow storm of Monday night
and Tuesday was a very unwelcome
guest on the campus as it will delay
baseball practice and track work which
had it not come would have been pos
sible after two or three days of fair
weather AS it is it is doubtful if
Whittier field will be sufficiently dry
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JOHNSON AND STAHL CONFER.
Formc- Washington Manager Expect
cd to Soon Join Boston Team.

Chic ago. April 9. -Bascball magnatcs
and near magnatcs returned Monday
from Cincinnati with glowing accounts
of the hospitality of Garry Hermann.
Comiskcy said that the deal for Dun
don and Towne had not been com
pleted. AS for the deal involving Par
ent, that was up to Jones.
Pres. Johnson also returned and WAS
in conference with "Jakc" Stahl III the
afternoon. but both refused to say any
thing about the lattcr's case. Il is be
lieved though that things are shaping
themselves for Jake to report to the
Boston club in few days
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BOXING NOTES.

Young E;rne and Tom PenderghaSt
will meet in New York Friday night.
Larry Temple and Kid Williams will
meet at Homestead, Pa, Wednesday
night.
Judging from the reports from Tone
pah. the bond between Mike Schreck
and John Willie will be i financial
frost.
Monte Attcll, brother of the feather
weight champion. has signed to box
four-round bouts in San Francisco for
$1,000.
The Smith Williams fight i'll San
Diego is off. Smith refused to sign for
the fight, saying that a better purse
had been offered in Salt Lake.
Jack (Twin) Sullivan is willing to sign
with Tommy Ryan at 15S pounds at the
ringside at Los Angeles. The club in
that city is ready to offer them q good
purse.
Spike Robson, the English light
weight, seeing another good bit Of mo-
ney in sight, has changed his mind
about going back to England right
away. He has decided to wait for a
return match with Abe Attell, or d bout
with johnny Summers. his rival in
England, who is expected here in a few
weeks.
Boston Globe. The Hot Springs pro-
moter has got sick of the boxing game
on account of the miserable battle Peter
Maher put up against Hart the other
day. The promoter has decided not to
mold any more meetings. If the pro-
moter had known his business he would
not have made such match, for Mahcr
has been posted as a dead one for a
couple of years or more
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TRIMBLE AFTER CANS.
Australian Champion Lightweight Is
Anxious to Arrange a Match.

Chicago, April 9.-"Kid' Trimble. the
champion lightweight of Australia. who
has been in Chicago for several days, is
anxious to fight anyone at his weight.
He is especially anxious TO get crack
at Joe Cans. Trimble. who is colored
man, says Bill Squires is a far better
fighter than Americans seem to think.
and that he believes Squires would
clean up Tommy Burns, Jack O'Brien
or any of the big fellows outside of JEFF
fries.
kid" Goodman Of Boston and his
manager and trainer. Jimmy Gardner.
arrived in Chicago late Friday night
and left Saturday for Davenport. where
Oh April Is the "Kid' is scheduled to
fight "Packey" Mcfarland 10 rounds
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MOODY WHIPS kEYES.
Has His Own Way Thought Six Fast
Rounds At Philadelphia.

Philadelphia. Pa, April Sin one Of
the fiercest fights ever pulled off at the
Spring Garden A. c., Willie Moody
beat Bert Keyes to standstill i'll six
rounds The first two rounds were
slam, bang biff, with honors even.
In the third round I<eyeS felt that he
could swap punches with his sturdy op-
ponent, and accordingly started to mix
it up at a lively rate. He caught Moody
with a left hand swing on the jaw,
which staggered his opponent for an
instant He shook his head like a bull
terrier and waded into Keyes, catching
the latter first with a left to the chin
and later, the right swing to the Jaw
which sent keyeS to the ropes. He
clinched to avoid a Knockout, but
Moody was relentless and kept ham,
mering away at his body and jaw. Civ
ing him no quarter. A misunderstood
ing on the part of the referee, who
thought the bell had rung. probably
saved Reyes from a Knockout in the
third round.
Moody went after Reyes in the
fourth round, determined to end the
fight. Reyes took enough punishment
to knock out several men. He had a
clever way of holding on and avoiding
many of his opponents wild swings.
1t was only these tactics that saved
him from a more decisive beating
The fifth and sixth rounds were a
repetition of the two preceding ones.
Reyes was receiver general with
Moody unable to land a punch on the
right spot. When the bell rang. end
ing the bout, Keyes was very weak
while Moody ambled to his corner a.
though the fight had just begun.
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nifty for playing exhibition games and
may prove I" hc a benefit rather than a
uCtrimcI,t-I}aagur Commercial
Tn" Portland Press in speaking OF
the Bidd"ford matter, says
The State League people supposed
when Mr.. Gilratric told them what
they could have the grounds for that
ne would give them until after the
league meeting to decide whether TO
take il or not. That would not have
been an unreasonable time as the offer
was made Thursday before the meet
ing Saturday. However. Mr.. tiilpatric
was very anxious to get out of base
ball was probably under some obli-
CATION to the BIddcford people. posi-
bly, got Il better cficr than he made
the league sand so traded.
1t would perhaps have been fair 70
have notified the league that night of
what he had done. but he didn't do
that until Monday. when President
owen received a letter from him gi---
ing the Information which later APP
peared in the local afternoon papers.
When the Biddeford proposition
came up ut the league meeting the
question as to whether it would moi
be better to go ahead with five club
league then to try to do anything fur
Their with the York town. was debated
at considerable length. 1t was thought
with a five club league the open dates
could be filled in advantageously with
independent clubs. 1t was finally de-
cided, however. for the different mama
gers to guarantee the lease of the
Biddeford grounds. put in manager
there and have him sign team.
If the present owners of the Bidde-
ford club decide To go into the league
they will. of course. be welcomed. but
if not the schedule will be re-arranged