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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-06-21
COUNTRY NEWSPAPER GOT HIM.
How You Couldn't hide Merit Even
in Little Kansas Weekly.

It's hard to hide piece of really
good news. You sure can't do it
by printing it in even the most OBJ
scure country paper.
A short time ago a Kansas farm
er visited Idaho, half intending to
locate here. He had grown so used
to lodging cyclones, fighting grass
hoppers and hearing long whisker-
ed populist oratory that country
without these diversions didn't
seem like home to him, so he went
back to his Kansas farm. But Ida
no touched a responsive chord in
his warm Kansas heart, and he un-
folded an iridesceut tale of her pos
sibilities to the local editor. Then
he put his money back in the bank.
returned to the bosom of his fam
lily, and was at rest.
When the story appeared, it cre-
ated sensation. Men gathered in
crowds, in the postoffice and else
where, to talk Idaho. One young
man was so impressed that he
threw up good job, packed his
money in a grip, and set sail for
Alberta. He is there now, waiting
for the opening, to get a good farm.
And there may be lot more from
his same part of Kansas.
Send the local papers to friends
outside, and tell them about Idaho.
Every little publicity helps lot.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
HORSE RACING IN MEXICO
Government Promoting Derby Event
Which Should Be Turf
Classic.

Mexico City, Aug. 17.-Racked by the
federal government. the Mexican Der
by will be run each year for ten years,
beginning in 1910.
sum OF 100000 will be given by
the government for the purpose of inn
proving the breed of horses in Mexico.
The amount will be divided into ten
parts so that purse of $4,000 will be
hung up at the running Of the race.
The first race will be run over the new
track which is TO be built in Condesa
on the present grounds of the Polo
club
1t is stated that the government is
behind the move to establish the big
race and to encourage the importation
of the thoroughbred mares i'm order TO
improve the general breed of horses.
The Long Island railroad viii share with
the proposed Automobile Owners asso-
citation of Long Island the expense of
posting conspicuous signs to warn motor
lists that they are approaching railroad
crossings at grade. Eventually. at a cost
of over S. 10000. a part OF which the state
of New York will pay. the railroad will
abolish all grade crossings
On its first severe long -distance test one
Of the new Union Pacific all-steeI motor
cars followed the fast Overland Limited
as a second section. more than $50 miles
In third of this distance the motor car
gained on the limited to such an extent
that the car was held at q block signal
six minutes. The newest type OF these
cars is fifty-five feet long and seats sew
snty-five persons.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
HYLAND SIDESTEPS NEARY
Milwaukee Promoters After Dick for
Battle on Labor
DaY.

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 17.-Diek Hy-
land, who is wanted to meet Charley
Neary here on Labor day before the
Milwaukee Boxing club, is trying to
play game of hide and seek with the
local promoters, judging from wire
received by AL Bright last night, in
which Hyland states that no terms
have been made to him, and asking the
club to wire it's inducements. This
move on Hyland's part is enough TO
set one guessing. as the club has been
in constant communication with him
ever since he left the coast, and he has
accepted the terms offered, which were
so per cent of the gross receipts or an
option of $3.50 for his end.
According to Bright, Hyland is fid-
ding round with hopes of getting a
better offer. There is little probability
of the club increasing the purse, how
ever and Bright said that unless Hy-
land comes to an agreement imme-
diately the show will be called off, He
is not considered worth one cent more
than $3.50 here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18

Jack Chesbro, the big spitball artist.
tho. had he remained in form. would
lave been responsible for the New
|ork club taking the peunant. is a
ian of large appetite Most bali play
rs are for that. but Chesbro is simply
wonder in the devouring line, and
|Ow he manages to digest all he puts
|bwn is a mystery to his team mates.
|&ticularly 10 Griffith. who for years
bs suffered much with Indigestion.
Last season during the Yankees sec
nd trip to St. Louis The big pitcher.
h account of his quick methods OF dis
bsing of his food. brought on indispo-
|tion that made it necessary for him
be confined TO his bed and to re-
hire the services of a physician.
When the doctor arrived at the no.
u Griff accompanied that eminent
ian up to Jacks room, and upon his
|quiring what was the nature of Ches-
|ro's illpess Griff replied:
IT thAnk it's a clear case, doc, of
bsty consumption"
''Ha,Hha! ma" laughed the wise saw
|pnes. as he looked at the herculean
|rm and rudy face of Chesbro: why.
here's no consumption about this
bung man."
THAT'S what he is suffering from
b the same" said Griff why. doc,
hat fellow there lying in bed ate two
|ounds of porterhouse steak. with
INNINGS. in less than fifteen minutes,
lad If you can diagnose his trouble as
LnythinF but hasty consumption, then
|ou surely must not know your bust
less"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
OLOFlELO TO QUIT GAME
Says He Will Retire, as There Is No
More Money in
Racing.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. 17.-Barney
Oldfield, the automobile racer and
demon driver, to say nothing OF sew
eral other titles. is going to retire Bar
ney is getting old, he confessed yes
terday.
I'm going 10 quit" he said. It's
on the square with me, and 1 amt
making farewell tours either
Now, I'm a professional" confessed
Odfield, and I'm out for coin. Maybe
I shock some of these people who
think that automobile racing ought to
be just gentlemen's game when
get right down 10 hardpan as to money
matters I've seen the auto racing
game from start to finish. l was first
in this country, and now I'm last. The
game is dying out here. 1t costs the
manufacturers too much to build ex-
pensive racing cars and to keep them
on the road
The game is better than ever in
Europe now, but l won't go over there
I'm getting pretty old and this season
will be my last"
Oldfield says he will go to work SELL
ing automobiles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
LE PAGE
OUTLOOK GOOD
FOR MICHIGAN
YoSt Thinks the Wolverines
Will Be in the Game Again
This Season.

When asked what the prospects for
a winning team for Michigan were.
last week, Coach Yost replied:
"First-class. Exams are over. sum-
mer school is past. vacation is draw
ing to a close, and still we have list
of candidates that looks awfully good.
A year ago in June we thought we
had the making of a good team.
SWISH The faculty ak got Rheims
child, Schultz and Coe. Then came
hard luck that drew Patrick and Cur
lis from us. leaving our team in badly
banged-up shape.
Few of the men I counted on for
this fall have lost out. 1 understand
Quarterback Bishop and End Feather
stone are out of it through faculty &C
ton. though the Ohio boy may get
into shape if he works hard. / don [
know whether Newton, the tackle, has
recovered sufficiently his physical
strength after his illness of last win
ter
will the team be heavy enough"
Now" and that smile reappeared
again, don't you worry about the
weight. Let's see what we have; For
GarreIs' place at full there are Loell,
whom l expect will show class as one
Of the greatest players in the country
this fall. and Allerdice. the sophomore
from ShOrtridge high, Indianapolis.
Both are good at booting the leather.
The quarterback, half and squads
are usually made up of about the
same class of men. In them we will
have Joy Miller, Wasmund and Rum
ney of Detroit; Captain Magoffin,
Douglas and Sullivan, the ball player.
Every one of these five men is good,
mighty good.
"On the line we have old Ger
many Schultz at center, 'Octy' Gra-
ham. Sam Dawson, Flanagan, Tom
Joyce and Rheinschild. Everybody
knows Schultz, Rheinschild and Ora
ham. Dawson is the man / drew
from a class team last fall just four
days before the Penn game, gave him
one scrimmage practice and three
workouts. and stacked him up against
the principal defense of the Quakers.
He played splendid ball. twice holding
the Pennsylvanians when they were
battering away on our vineyard line.
] count him a veteran.
Tom Joyce is a great, big. pleasant
Irishman from Notre Dame. bright in
his studies, as genial as the sun on
Ireland's hills. I've never seen him
play. but if he plays as he acts he will
make good. He's backed up by a good
record On the Notre Dame eleven.
Flanagan is a corkingly hulking
man. He moseyed around in good
style on the engineering team last fall,
but / don't know now he will show up
in the varsity company.
Schultz and Rheinschild are valu-
able not only for their physical
strength but for their knowledge of
the game. Their enforced stay on the
side lines last fall did both of them
good. They got an insight into how
we'll and poorly coaching instructions
were followed, and of what importance
headwOrk was in this little game we
play Toward the end of the season
they were capable of doing some good
coaching themselves and were a big
help to me-"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
SCHRECK REACHES FRISCO
Will Start Training in Nelson's Old
Quarters at Once for Coming
Bout With Kaufman.

San Francisco, Aug. 17.-"Kaufmann
is harder man to whip than Tommy
Burns, but 1 mean to beat him." was
the way Schreck greeted those at the
Oakland mole to meet him and his
manager, Billy Hogan, as they stepped
off the Overland limited.
The big Cincinnati pugilist shook
hands with his many friends and then
hurried across the bay, where articles
for his match with Kaufman were
awaiting his signature. Once they
were signed breakfast was enjoyed
with Billy Nolan, who came to meet
them, and then the party journeyed tc
Larkspur to look for training quarters.
1t is thought that Schreck will occupy
the same quarters formerly used by
Nelson.
Mike has made hit with the sports
out here and great fight crowds will
watch him do his daily training Ho-
gan is still after Burns and johnson.
and says that he will not leave the
coast until a match with either one or
the other is arranged.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
FOOTBALL SEASON
WILL OPEN EARLY
Before End of September the
Eastern Games Will Be Co.
ing in Full Swing.

For the opening of the football sea-
son among the big colleges there. are
four games on Sept 81. the most i'm
portant being that between Carlisle
and Albright at Carlisle. Following
this opening the Wednesday and Sat
urday dates are well filled, the lead
ing teams gradually drawing toward
the supreme tests in meeting eacn ON
er. Three important games of this
sort are scheduled for Oct. 13. when
Swarthmore plays Pennsylvania at
Philadelphia. Carlisle meets Syracuse
at Buffalo and Vanderbilt plays at An
napolis.
One week later Browne meets the
QuakeTs at Philadelphia, West Point
plays Yale, Harvard meets Annapolis
and Cornell plays Pennsylvania State.
The following Saturday Princeton is
at Ithaca with Cornell Lafayette at
Annapolis and Carlisle at Pennsylva-
ria, while in the west Illinois is at
Madison with Wisconsin, and Michigan
plays Ohio State at Ann Arbor. The
November dates are we'll filed, the
first Saturday bringing Brown at Har-
ward, Washington and Jefferson at
Yale Colgate at West Point, Lafay-
cite at Philadelphia and Chicago at
Minnesota. Just a week later Cornell
is at West Point, Carlisle at Harvard,
Amherst at Princeton and Wabash at
Ann Arbor with Michigan.
The championship round begins Nov.
Is. when Princeton goes TO Yale, Penn
sylvania to Ann Arbor with Michigan,
Dartmouth TO Cambridge with Har-
ward, Carlisle with Minnesota at Min
neapolis and Pennsylvania State to
Annapolis. Harvard and Yale play at
Cambridge Nov q, Cornell plays
Pennsylvania at Philadelphia Thanks
giving day, Nov Is, and Nov. 80 the
Army and Navy play at Philadelphia.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
SONERS MAY QUIT GAME
Cleveland Baseball Magnate Tired of
Trying to Win Pennant-
His Stock for Sale.

Cleveland. Aug. 17.-"My stock in the
Cleveland club is for sale" Such was
the remark made by Charles W. Som
ers. vice president of the Cleveland
club and also of the American league,
last night.
Il have worked hard to get a pen
nant-winning team for Cleveland, and
we have spent a big pile Of money in
the same cause, but without success.
Year after year the club has been
crippled. and men, for whom we have
paid big sums i'm addition to the large
salaries they have drawn, have failed
to deliver the goods. 1t is enough to
make a man Disguised with the game,
and I am ready to quit it. There is
nothing in il but worry.
"I have just returned from a trip
looking over some youngsters. Some
of them look very good in the compa-
nv they are in. but whether they will
make good for Cleveland is another
thing. 1t does not look as if there was
much use in paying fancy prices for
men that cannot deliver the goods"
Should Mr.. Somers really sell out. il
would be a big loss to the league. and
there would be mourning all along the
circuit. as Il was he who financed the
organization in its early days, going to
the rescue in Chicago, Boston and Phil
adelphia. as well as TO Cleveland.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
GANS-BURNS GO STILL ON.
Mecsrey Says the Lishtweiahts Will
Meet in September.

Los Angeles, Aug. 17.-Tom McCarey
gave out the statement this morning
that the Gans-Burns fight would take
place in September without fail, and
that all the talk about fighting to be
stopped in this city is rot. McCarey
says that he allowed Cans $1,000 train
ing expenses. Had not Burns taken
sick the fight would have come off as
scheduled next Friday night. No
blame is attached to Cans for his ac-
ton in taking on Britt first, as a big
house awaits him in San Francisco.
If Cans is defeated by Britt his fight
with Burns is off and McCarey is to
take the s., 500 now deposited with
Jeffries as a forfeit for his trouble.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
What sehreek Would Like.

Ossie Schreck, the famous one-hand
catcher of the Athletics, is perhaps the
greatest pie eater among the profess
sional ball players of today. Ossie can
eat pie at any and all times, declare
MS brother ball tossers. Connie Mack
says he always expects to hear the no.
tel management along the route set up
a 'holler" on account of the way the
horny-handed Schreck goes into the
pastry.
Mike Powers, the doctor, who is a
close student of all things pertaining
TO the medical profession, was the
other day reading a treatise entitled
The Revolution in the Mince Pie"
when Ossie Schreck happened along.
and glancing over Mikes shoulder, his
eye took in the title of the work Turn
ing to the little doctor, he exclaimed:
That's the kind of revolt, Mike
that 1 would like to put down.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
luton IS LIKE JEFFRIES
hmous Woman Tennis Player on
Way Home From
England.

/ London. Aug. 17.-Covered with hon.
5 and with about as many champion
hips as one young woman should be
PRINTED to carry on shipbOard, Miss
lay Sutton is now en- route to her
|bme in America. Miss Sutton won
be Woman's championship at Wimble-
FDn, the mixed double at Wimbledon.
he Kent and Welsh championships
E1d a number of other mixed and sin
[e championships of minor impor-
nee. In fact, if there was anything
he young California tennis expert did
|pt take it was simply because she
Edn't want it.
That she is the finest woman tennis
layer who ever faced the nets in Eng
ind is the unanimous opinion OF eX-
|erts. She is like that ether California
Eoduct, Jim Jeffries. in a class by her
.3lf
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
JAMESTOWN MEET
WILL Be BIG ONE
Crack Athletes From All Over
United States and Canada
to Get Together.

New York. August.-One of the
greatest meetings of athletes ever held
in this country will be the champion
ships Of field and track athletics at
jamestown, September and Z.
Not only will be the United States
send its best athletes, but Canada will
also enter, which means that the meet
will be one of the greatest intersec-
uonai meets in A. A. q. history. 1t is
certain to be in the nature of long
step forward in the direction for such
sport As result of the great inter
sectional gathering, the men of the
New York A c. and the Irish Ameri-
can A. A, the two leaders in local
championship seizing, will have to go
the limit If they do not wish to be out
classed by their opponents
For each of the divisions of athletes
the juniors, who are the men without
senior championship to their credit.
and the seniors-the program will he
the same, consisting of sixteen events.
calculated to test every muscle in the
body. The prizes offered for the con-
tests OF skill and Drawn and endur-
ance are the most coveted trophies in
the amateur world in this country, for
a man who can sport the gold medal
emblematic of the championship of the
United States is shown to all men to
be an athlete Of great ability.
The programs events are as follows:
Runs at Toe, 220. 440. $50 yards one
mile and five miles; hurdle races at 100
and go yards; running high jump, run
ming broad jump, pole vault for height,
throwing 56-poupd weight. throwing
1e-pound hammer, putting 16-pound
shot, and throwing the discus, both free
and Greek style.
Outside of the New York clubs the
strongest competitor in the games will
probably be the Chicago Athletic as
ISOLATION. The wearers of the cherry
circle won the national championship
games at the Lewis and Clark EXPOSE
ton in Portland.
Coast Will Be Strong.
California, too, is going to make
strong bid for a place up near the fore
in the final list OF winners and has
picked a dozen mighty men to strug-
gle for the glory Of the Golden state.
The Olympic A 9. of San Francisco,
which is to send the team to represent
the state, has many good men.
OF the eastern clubs which are to en-
ter the lists, the Boston A. A is ex-
tremely likely to give the leaders a
close run for the majority Of points.
OF the other westerners who are to
come on for the games, the Pacific
Northwest association is considered to
be the most dangerous. The twelve
men that body will send have not yet
been selected, except that it is under
stood that Dan Kelly. the wonderful
sprinter of the Multnomah A C. OF
Portland, will be among them.
The Missouri A. c. of st. Louis will
send a formidable team, and the South
ern A. A. of New Orleans has a num-
Der of good men who will win points.
The entry list from across the border
will contain the names of some Of the
best athletes that Canada can boast
of. A team of more than twenty per-
formers will compete. and the Domin-
ion men have hopes that they will
figure well up in the list when the ia
bles are finally totaled.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
'OH FIGHTERS
RgCk UP NAMES
pine Come by Accident,
While Others Take Names
to Use in the Ring. 81
BY RoRET EpoREN.

Fighters names are an interesting
udy. Some are gained by accident
I'D some are deliberately chosen for
PINE reason or otner. Many OF the
hack scrappers have refrained from
aking their real names famous.
8 "Fighting Dick Hyland's" real name
william Uren. Dick isn't ashamed
his profession. He picked up the
Knitting nom de mitt by accident.
Dick appeared one night at an am
q eur tournament in Frisco and asked
D. a chance TO fight. He was a little
EIIow and unknown. He had never
ought before. The management turned
m down.
but, fortunately, an amateur named
lex Hyland failed to show up. The
*anager of the show let the yOungster
#om Grass valley substitute under
Eat name.
He won. From that time on he was
hown as Dick Hyland. The Fight
III Dick" was added later.
$Tommy Burns was Noah Brusso
4 ice. He had a good name for a Swiss
ker, but a hard one for a fighter. He
anged to Tommy Burns and soon be-
me famous. There's a whole lot in
s name after an.
SO Joseph Jung (some people called
. m Joseph Youngs) thought. He con-
uded that a good old Irish fighting
s me would help him get matches
hd money. He became Tommy Ryan
hd champion of the world in the mid
eweight division.
LWiHie Rothwell happened to come
X1f hafora "a red
ON the pugilistic map. Jim was the
everest boxer on two legs. RothWen
@uldn't box for sour apples, but he
3 build fight. He was so unlike big jim
brbett that some wag called him
zpung Corbett. Johnny COrbett man
ked him and the name stuck.
Norman Selby named himself. Nor
{ an always had a great admiration
r any kind of crook. He was al
lays reading nickel novels. Just about
e time he ran away from home and
4 gan wandering around the country
was all wrapped up in the adven-
s res of Mccoy, the burglar. Norman
topped his aristocratic handle and
He'd himself Kid Mccoy. He held to
e name when he took up fighting,
nd years later ii became one of the
{ ost famous in the ring.
George Memsic fell in with Tommy
lrns. Tommy told Memsic that he'd
ver become famous with such a bar
nder handle as that. Memsic changed
mself into Jimmy Burns. For a while
i. was laughed at, but he is gradual
u climbing up. He's i'm the 'Chal-
sge-Joe-Gans" class now.
4
3Gus Rubin was playing professional
otball at Akron, o. This was before
became a fighter. He tossed the
Z her players around until he was
flown an over the state as the Ak
n GiatL" That name followed him
to the ring.
Battling Nelson's real name is Bat
fng. That was a curious coincidence.
{ nee his success scores of Battling
/ llys and Smiths and Andersons have
bpeared. There are Cyclone Kellys
BID Cyclone Johnsons.
As a rule fighters changing their
hines take TO Irish names like Ryan
Kelly or Burke. There is a general
flief that 1t takes an Irishman to
1ndle his fists.
mo one ever suggested a change of
<hme TO jeff or FitzsimmCns.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
When They Brought the Umpire
Home.
Birmingham Age-Herald.)

birmingham Age-Herald.)
His little wife stood weeping in the
shadow of the door,
And when she saw his form appear she
trembled all the more.
They brought him on a window blind
that did window screen,
And everybody yielded to the pathos Of
the scene.
He called Red out at home" they said
land then the team came on
And when they finished bruising him the
spark of life was gone.
He was so young twas sad to see him
meet so hard fate.
But twenty hundred fans declare that
Reddy touched the plate"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18

kTommy Burns was Noah Brusso
bee. He had a good name for a Swiss
ker, but a hard one for a fighter. He
{anged to Tommy Burns and soon be-
4 me famous. There's a whole lot in
name after an.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18

Battling Nelson's real name is Bat
ing. That was a curious coincidence
{ nee his success scores of Battling
Iellys and Smiths and AndersOns have
bpeared. There are Cyclone KellyS
=hd Cyclone Johnsons.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18
WANTED TO WEAR "eATs.'

I. Goldfield, New, Aug. John =
!: T. Powers of Chicago, formerly =
I. president of the Wisconsin Base &
{. ball League. figured in a sensa- =
:. tional capacity here yesterday =
4. when he appeared TO umpire :
- game between two teams of min =
{. ers with revolvers strapped =
4. around his waist. He was dis =
4: armed by the sheriff and then the =
: game proceeded. The contest was =
{. for $1,000 a side. but Powers es- =
1. capped with his life. .