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The Washington times., 1907-11-28
WON'T RISK COIN
ON TODAYS RESULT
Shifting of Odds Show I'm
certainty of Outcome at
Georgetown Field.

With confidence born from a superb
assurance of each others weakness
Georgetown and George Washington
rooters are proclaiming from the house
tops that their respective team Will win
the annual Thanksgiving game at
Georgetown Field this afternoon.
Some interesting facts are apparent
this morning.
The loyal supporters Of both
schools seem sure or winning. This in
all good faith. The student body Of
neither school can be persuaded TO
back its opinions with the long green
10 any appreciable extent A peculiar
condition. They would be willing to
bet on their own teams strength, but
are shy on risking their hard-earned
cash on their opponents weakness.
No Ready Money.
The odds are decidedly unsettled
More so tkis morning than ever. Any
thing from 8 TO 4. TO 2 to 1 is talked
about, ana refused. I'VE never had d
better chance TO win," was the slogan
at an enthusiastic mass meeting of the
downtown school last evening. I'VE
can't afford to get licked this twp"
men from across the creek. The cold
gray dawn finds them both with their
money still in the bank.
Al Georgetown Howard Smith viii
preside over the enthusiastic squad. Ed
ward =. Gates, editor, debater, and the
longest winded talker I'm the university,
should make an effective cheer leader
for the Hatchetites. His long suit Is
auctionearing at the college lunches. bat
he is SAID to be a man Of great adapta-
bility.
Both Must Win.
The negotiations" for the game make
It imperative that each side should win
today, according 10 the viewpoint
Another One-sided victory for George
town might mitigate, 10 some extent, in
the publics mind. its culpabIlity in the
demands made on the G. ". L. man
agement for a division OF the gate re-
Ceipts. II George Washington wins u
viii have its opponents in an uncOm-
Portable position. and should be able TO
get about what II wants in the way Of
arrangements for next years game.
Stakes bigger than a mere athletic
victory are 10 be won on Georgetown
Field when, at $50 O'Clock. the teams
line up for their annual struggle.
The Washington times., 1907-11-28
Penn-COrneIl Record.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 2s.-It Will be
case OF Greek meeting Greek when
Cornell clashes with Penn on Franklin
Field. the home OF the Quakers. this
afternoon, for this game, viii be the first
for some time where one or the other
Of the two is not a pronounced favorite.
There Will be In thls city today the
largest crowd OF the season. All the
5000 seats on Fra.aklin Field will be
occupied. The game is made holiday
event in Philadelphia, and the scenes
incident to the contest viii attract thou
sands that have no interest in the out
come Cornell is sending a bigger dele
cation 10 the game than ever before.
and the crowd OF Ithacans are more con-
hient than erer
The Washington times., 1907-11-28
Want Longer Run.

After a csrefuI consideration OF the
route published yesterday and agreed
upon Il was found that the distance
covered would De only about ninety
seven miles Chairman Flynn, Of the
dealers committee. and Le Roy Mark,
OF tie Automobile Club. agreed that the
distance should be extended and slight
alteration made IN the itinerary pre-
viously agreed upon After leaving New
Market the contestants will continue on
to Frederick and on the return run will
again pass New Market and return to
the city by way Of the RijgevIlle pike.
The total distance covered will De ia
miles.
"a short time will be allowed { Ridge
VILE for luncheon. and on the return
dinner will be served at the Automobile
Club House, at BrightwOOd.
The rules governing the contest will
be passed upon Saturday night at
meeting Of the Dealers and Automobile
Club. and will be published IN full in
The Sunday Times. Entry blanks may
be had from Arthur c.. Newmeyer, Of
The Times. and the fee has been fixed
a & 90
The Washington times., 1907-11-28

Scvera important decisions were
reached in regard 10 The Times Endur-
ance Run at a meeting last evening of
representatives of the Dealers AssO-
citation. Tie Automobile Club. and Of
The Times.
The contest will be open - all corners
whether they are represented in the
local field or not, the only condition
being that one firm will not be per
mitted to enter more than three cars OF
one make.
The division into classes evoked con-
siderable discussion ard II was finally
decided 20 enter the cars and judge
their records by three rankings.
The first class will contain cars OF
Sc. 900 end over; in the second class will
be entered machines sold at price
ranging from 81. 500 TO 5000: all cars un-
der 1880 will compete in third class.
This provision will insure the driver
fair chance for his car against ma
chimes in its own class.
The Washington times., 1907-11-28
Cornell Favorite.

Cornell also rules a slight favorlte in
the betting
The ardent supporters OF Pennsylvania
have convinced themselves that vic
tory over Cornell will give the Red and
Blue position beside Yale and leave
undecided the question of first place in
the East. This is a mistaken notion,
but If Il VIII help along the Quaker
spirit any one can afford to let the
undergraduates cherish the thought.
because Cornell. too, he's nagnihed the
Importance CT the contest as affecting
the ultimate standing Of her team.
The Ithacans believe that II they van
gllsh Pennsylvania they have a right 10
slip in next 10 Yale.
The Washington times., 1907-11-28
Penn 0utweighc5.

Cornell viii outweigh Pennsylvania
about eight pounds 10 the man. Re
tween tackles Cornell averages 200
pounds 10 Pennsylvania IS5. Her end
averages I66 rounds TO leo for the Quak-
ers Behind tho line. However. Penn
sylvaniR has nine pounds advantage.
Zach team has developed a specially
which has been very surcessfuI In re-
cent games. With Cornell II IS the long
and short forward pass. and with penn
the on-sids kick. Ability to follow tie
pail Will be a premium during the en-
IRE struggle because the leather IS
the timc
The probable Hne-rns.
The Washington times., 1907-11-28

Firebrand Is a little better than the
talent had given him credit for. lie won
the first race yesterday very hand
somely, showing much speed, and hang
ing on gamely. There was a good price
few profted well by his victory Billy
Garth started his good two-year-old
Billy Hubs in this race and finished
third with him. Billy Hibbs has a rec
ord OF speed and Is a quick breaker
but he does not like to run far. Up to
date, the siX-furlong distance has
proved little too much for the Father
less gelding.
The Washington times., 1907-11-28

Apprentices and maiden jockeys made
life miserable in the last race of the
day. or course the youngsters must be
given a chance at some time, but these
races are the bette noire OF bettors.
The Washington times., 1907-11-28

Yesterday Dolly SpanKer. with only
ninety-eight pounds up. looked a rare
good thing. and was made a favorite.
The old Kingston gelding had Nelligan.
who had never ridden a winner, up. and
the wise ones hesitated about putting I'D
their money on such an uncertain propo-
siiton- Master Nelligan made a mess
Of matters and the best he could do
was to land Dolly Spanker in third
place. The boys must get their educa-
tion, but 1t is hard to make conhding
bettors pay for it Always play the boy
in races Of this character and pay no
attention to the horses is the advice
of a wise old horseman.
The Washington times., 1907-11-28

Gwynn Tompkins started his two
year-old Tenakoe in the fourth race. but
the colt failed to get in the money. In
his two previous starts Mr. Tompklns
had a good bet down, but yesterday he
allowed Tenakoe to run for Sweeney
and the purse.
The Washington times., 1907-11-28

Mr.. Gleniver's High Jumper ran an
excellent race IN the last event After
getting away poorly and being knocked
back he closed very strong in the
stretch and got the place from Lady
Avis, on whom there was a hot tip.
High Jumper is a fair horse in his class.
but has been unlucky IN his races. He
won AT Plmlico and was disqualified
for foul
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-30
GOSSIP GUARANTEED TO BE
ABSOLUTELY UNAU7HEN7IC

before the National Sporting club.
Melbourne. March S0.-Bill Squires
has decided not to visit America this
year, but may do so next spring. He
has been offered a big purse to fight
Jack Johnson, the negro heavyweight,
but declined it.
Sydney. n. S. W.. March 30.-Bill
SQuires has determined to win the
championship of Africa before tackl-
ing America and will sail tomorrow
for Cape Town. where he will meet
several South African heavyweights.
Tonopah, New, March S0.-Match-
maker Riley announced today that he
has arranged fight between Squires,
the Australian fighter, and Philadelph-
ia Jack O'Brien. SQuires will reach
here in a day or two and the battle
will take place about the middle of
next month.
Several ether reports have reached
New York but they will not be pub
lished, as it is feared that they are not
reliable
Meanwhile. American fight fans
would like to know if Bill Squires is
a real parsonage, or merely the crea-
ton OF fertile press agents. Judging
from the reports that have been re-
ceived during the last few months re-
garding the coming of Squires to
America. the latter theory would APP
pear to be correct.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-30

at Vancouver.-Texas league opens
season.-Yale nine plays Amherst at
New Haven.-Columbia plays Pennsyl-
vania at Philadelphia. - Dartmouth
nine plays Massachusetts, State varsity
at Hanover, N. 1.-Two weeks racing
meet begins at Jenlico, N. Y.-Auto-
mobile club of Milan holds annual mo-
tor tour of Sicily.
April 22.-Al belmont, the New Eng
land featherweight, and Owen Moran,
the English boxer, will fight twenty
rounds before the National Sporting
club at London.
April 23.-Mike Twin Sullivan and
Honey Melody will fight for the well
terweight championship of the world
before the Pacific Athletic club at Los
Angeles. - Atlantic City Automobile
club will begin a four days spring race
meet.-Annual bench show at Buffalo
Kennel club opens.-Entries close for
Park Brew stakes of $4,000 in free-for-
all pacing class, to he decided at Grand
Circuit meeting of the Narragansett
Park racing association at Providence.
Iowa varsity nine plays Missouri
varsity at Iowa City.
April 24.-Eastern and Tri-State
leagues open season.-Cornell nine
plays Columbia at Ithaca, N. Y.-West
Point nine plays Yale at West Point
Brown nine plays Dartmouth at Provi-
dence.-Pittsburg sportsmen's show
opens in Duquesne garden.-Kansas
State Trapshooters' tournament opens
in Hutchinson. - Wisconsin Kennel
club opens annual bench show.
April 25.-Connecticut baseball league
opens season.-Mississippi varsity nine
begins series of three games with Ten
nessee.-Tufts nine plays Dartmouth
at Medford, Mass.-Lakewood Country
club begins annual three days golf
tourney on Long Island.
April 26.-Metropolitan Jockey club
begins eleven days race meeting at
Jamaica track.-Oklahoma interschol-
astic field and track meet begins at
Norman, Okla.-Virginia varsity nine
begins series of two games with Geor-
gia varsity at arlottesville.-Arkan-
sas varsity nine plays Texas varsity
at Fayetteville, Ark.-Andover plays
plays DePauw varsity at Crawfords-
vile, Ind.-Kansas varsity nine plays
Oklahoma at Lawrence.
April 27.-Columbia nine plays Yale
in New York.-Harvard nine plays
Dartmouth at Cambridge.-Pennsyl
mia varsity holds thirteenth annual in
tercollegiate relay race meeting.-Ar-
kansas State Athletic association holds
track meet at Little Rock.-Lexington
(Ky.) Racing association opens seven
days running meet.
April 29.-Baker varsity nine plays
Oklahoma varsity at Baldwin, Kan.-
Chateau Thierry automobile Hill climb
in France.
April 30.-Iowa Aggies nine plays
Nebraska Indians at Ames, Ia.-Car-
Isle Indians nine plays Pennsylvania
State college at Carlisle.-Entries close
for the American Gold Cup tour of Eu-
rope by American automobiles.
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.".April Calendar for Sports Of All Sorts....

at Atlanta and Shreveport at New Or
leans.-Yale nine plays Fordham at
New Haven.-Dartmouth nine PLAYS
Virginia at Washington, Pa.
April 11.-National league opens sea-
son with Philadelphia at New York.
Brooklyn at Boston, Pittsburg at Gin
cinnati and st. Louis at Chicago
American league opens season with
Chicago at st. Louis, Cleveland at De-
troit. New York at Washington and
Boston at Philadelphia,-Cotton States
league opens seasOn.-WaIbash college
nine opens season with INDIANAPOLIS
Naval academy nine meets Dartmouth
at Annapolis.-Yalen nine meets Tufts
at New Haven.-National Hunter I'm
provement society meets in Washing
ton.-Denver automobile show opens.
April 12.-Intercollegiate gymnastic
meet In Chicago. - Dartmouth nine
plays Georgetown at Washington
Oklahoma varsity nine plays South
west Kansas normal at Norman, Okla.
April 23.-Racing meets at City park,
New Orleans, Oakland, Hot Springs;
and Bennings, Washington, will close.
Joe Cans and Harry Lewis may fight
at San Francisco.-Yale nine plays
Brown university at Providence.-Col-
orado varsity nine plays Baker at Bald
win, Kan.-West Point nine plays I'm
ion college at West Point.-Dartmouth
nine plays Holy Cross at Worcester.
April 15.-Queens County Jockey
club opens ten days racing meet at
Aqueduct. with $4,000 Carter handi-
cap as opening feature.-Trout fishing
season opens in Pennsylvania.-Yale
nine plays Wesleyan at New Haven
Alabama varsity begins series of three
games with Louisiana.
April 16.-Annual meeting of Ameri-
can Polo association in New York.
Iowa Aggies nine opens season with
Cedar Rapids at Ames, Ia.-Virginia
varsity nine plays George Washington
at Charlottesville.
April 17.-American association opens
season with Milwaukee at Columbus,
st. Paul at Toledo, Minneapolis at In
dianapolis and Kansas City at Louis
ville.-Western league opens season.
Yale nine plays Niagara varsity at New
Haven.-lllinois varsity nine plays Wa
bash college at Urbana.-American
golfers leave for Scotland to take part
in British Observation-Disclosures
Ing tournament opens at Ottawa, Kan.
Chicago Kennel clubs sixth annual
bench show opens.-Bench show of
English Setter club opens in Philadel-
phia.-Annual bench show opens at
Erie, Pa.
April 1S.-Sewanee nine plays Geor-
gia varsity.-Garden City Golf club
opens three days tourney at New York.
April Observance nine plays Geor-
gia Technical at Oklahoma
varsity nine plays Baker at Baldwin,
Kan.-Bench show of North Shore Ken
mel club opens at Salem, Mass.-Mara-
thon race in Boston.-Trapshoote
tournament opens at Chanute. Kan.
April 20.-NOrthwestern baseball
league opens season with Spokane ut
Tacoma, Butte at Seattle and Aberdeen
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HOMAS
W | S E

President Comiskey of the White
Sox is also president of minor
league. Fourteen infant Sox are with
their papS on the training trip
Last seasons work of Patsy Dono-
vans team brought the Brooklyn fans
to life and now they are all 'scratchy"
for the season to open.
Pitcher Railing, who thought he
carried the goods that the Boston
Americans needed. has been told by
Manager Stahl to go roll his hoop"
say is true there will be sixteen pen
Pitcher "Rube" Kissinger saws that
this is his last season with the Buffalo
club. Is it not a little early to begin
the play for more money in 1905?
Philadelphia scribes have organized
sporting writer's union" That's
the stuff. Wait until some managing
editor gets sassy. You without the
baseball dope and we'uns on the pick
ct.
Pearl Casey will play with the Port
land, Ore, club this season. No. the
Portland club is not hiring "bloomers."
Pearl is a boy.
Pitcher ice Harris. the fat child of
the Boston Americans. playing center
field and the ball going over his head
roin -
make YOU giggle?
Jimmy Burke says he would rather
delphia. Tough on Philadelphia, isn't
it?
Andy Stevenson, a st. Louis prize
fighter. is having try-out with the
Browns. Pugilistic umpires will not
be the whole works this season.
After a twenty-year rest President
Dovey has been practicing daily with
the Boston Nationals. And the funny
part of it is he can play as we'll as
any member of his team.
Catcher Charlie Schmidt walked up
to Tyrus Cobb and said. amy man
who does that is coward" and then
gave Tyrus wallop on the jaw. This
is new training stunt of the Detroit
Tigers.
Johnny King of the Cubs says
that editing sporting page is harder
work than trying to make President
Charlie Murphy give up more money.
A hot tip-Blister New Orleans).
Governor Higgins of Rhode Island
wants to suppress prize fighting in his
state. He says that Little Rhody" is
altogether too small to witness real
prize fights.
Jimmy Briggs and Tommy Quill
have signed an agreement to fight in
Lymansville, r. 1.
The Canadian Bowlers' association,
which is in affiliation with the Ameri-
can Bowling congress, has completed
arrangements for a monster bowling
tournament to take place in Toronto
next week.
st. Louis is now to be the centre of
attraction for the automobile world.
The big show in that city is to open
Monday and continue through the
week.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-30
Associated Pres. to The Evening Times.


New York, March 3O.-The follow
ing dispatches and cables are among
those received in New York today re-
lating to the coming OF Bill Boshter
Magnificent SQuires, champion heavy
weight of Australia, and are apparent
ly from the most unreliable sources
and guaranteed to be absolutely un-
authentic.
San Francisco, March 30.-William
Squires sailed from Melbourne today
and will arrive in San Francisco in
three weeks, when he will begin train
ing for his bout with Jeffries. The
battle will take place before the Pa
cific Athletic club at Los Angeles on
July 4.
Los Angeles. Cal. March SO.-James
J. Jeffries, heavyweight champion of
the world, has definitely announced
that he will not meet Bill Squires. as
he intends to sail for Europe on
June 10.
Newcastle, Australia. March 30
Articles have been signed for a finish
fight between Jack Johnson, the Amer
lean colored heavyweight, and Boshter
Squires. to take place before the New
castle Athletic club early next month.
London. March 30.-Bill Squires. the
Australian heavyweight, will arrive in
London early in April and will meet
Gunner Moir in twenty round battle
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-30
THE DAYS SPORTS
Few Things That Came in Over
the Wires From Sporting
World.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 3O.-The
high school athletes of the orange
Belt Athletic league are holding a
Anna. Scheduled events include 100,
220, 440 and $50 yard dashes, mile
run, running broad jump, running high
jump, pole vault, shot puts and relay
races. Some of the best athletes of
southern California are competing for
the trophies.
New York, March 3O.-The Thirteen
tn regiment of Brooklyn will hold its
annual games this evening at the Sum-
ner avenue armory, where an eight
lap track has been installed. The
feature will be 100-yard low hurdle
scratch race. open to all members of
the Military Athletic league.
New York, March 3O.-A hearing of
the mandamus proceeding brought by
the Empire City Jockey club against
the state racing commission was held
today in the surrogate's court at Yon-
kers.
Chicago, March 3O.-The Central
Amateur Athletic unions swimming
championships will be held at the A.
A. U. pool this evening, with the crack
swimmers of Chicago, Milwaukee, Gen.
trail Y. M. c. A.. Evanston, New Illinois
and other athletic clubs contesting
The program includes 40 and 60 yard
contests in addition to the standard
card of 100, 220, 440-yards, half mile
and mile events A fancy diving con-
test and plunge for distance is also
scheduled. H. J. Handy will defend
his championships at the quarter mile,
half mile and mile, and may also at
tempt to repeat his last years feat of
capturing the titles at all distances.
The competition will be much stronger
than last year and some exciting races
are in prospect,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-30
Associated Press to The Evening Times.

April Last racing meet of season
at New Orleans begins at City park,
lasting two weeks-Tommy Quill and
Jimmy Briggs will fight ten rounds at
Lymansville, R. mississippi univer-
sity opens baseball season with Jeffer-
son college. - Arkansas university
opens baseball season at Fayetteville.
Princeton and Georgetown baseball
teams meet in Westinghouse. Louis
automobile show opens.
April 2.-International motor boat
races begin at Monaco.-Abe Attell and
Spike Robson, the English feather
weight champion, will fight six rounds
In Philadelphia. and GEORGETOWN
baseball teams meet in Washington.
April 3.-Kid Mcdonald and Kid Du-
fresno will fight twelve rounds in Lew
iston, Me.--Jack Dougherty and Indian
Joe Gregg are scheduled for ten rounds
in Indianapolis.-Colu and Prince
ton baseball teams play at Princeton.
Pennsylvania and Virginia baseball
teams play at Charlottesville.-Dog
show of Duquesne Kennel club opens
in Pittsburg.-Georgia horse show
opens in Augusta.-Fancy roller skat-
ing championship will be decided in
New York.
April 4.-Wisconsin state basketball
tournament opens at Appleton.-Van-
derbilt and Alabama baseball teams
begin series of three games for cham
pionship of south.-Indoor games and
relay carnival of the District of Co.
lumbia National Guard Athletic asso-
citation will be held in Washington.
April 5.-Military Athletic league
tournament opens in New York
pennsylvania and Georgetown baseball
teams play in Neutrality-suspicious.
and Arkansas varsity ball teams play
in Fayetteville. Ark.
April 6-FirSt tourney of National
Bowling association closes at Atlantic
City-California and Stamford varsi-
ty ball teams begin series for Pacific
coast championship.-Mississippi and
Louisiana varsity ball teams begin Sc
ries at University, Miss.-Yale nine
plays New York Giants in New York.
Second international automobile and
sportsmen's exposition opens in Mon
treal.-London motor car show opens
in Agricultural hall.
April 8.-South Atlantic league sea-
son opens with Macon at Charleston,
Augusta at Savannah and Columbia at
acksonville.-Dartmo opens base
ball season with Lexington and Lee at
Lexington, Va.-Indoor tennis tourna-
ment opens at st. Nicholas rink, New
York.-Sam Langford of Boston will
fight twenty rounds with Gunner Moir,
English heavyweight champion, before
the National Sporting club in London.
-Pittsburg automobile show opens.
April 9.-Pacific Coast league opens
season with San Francisco at Los An
geles and Portland and Oakland at San
Francisco. - Fifteenth annual horse
show of Brooklyn Riding and Driving
club opens in Brooklyn.
April 10.-Southern league opens
season with Little Rock at Memphis,
Birmingham at Nashville, Montgomery
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A. A. U. sGYM' CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
New York, March 30.-In the gym
nasium of the Brooklyn Y. M. C. A. a
considerable number of star gymnasts
met today to take part in the annual
gymnastic championships of the Ma
tional Amateur Athletic union. The
competitions are to occupy both after
noon, and evening and include nine
events, namely: The horizontal bar,
the parallel bars, the side horse, the
long horse, the flying rings, tumbling,
Indian club swinging, rope climbing,
and the all-around competition.