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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-09-26
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE
ono llpr~r Steam Engnc.
onc 10 llprS' Boiler.
One Band Saw.
one llancr.
One Hub Boring Machine
ono Icnnor Cutting Machine
One sand Belt Machine.
Ono Emery Stone Machiu,
One Power Drill
On" Cold Tin, setter.
ON" Hot Tire setter.
. Blowers , Auyils.
One Set Dies
3 Large Quick Shifting Nis,s.
llor~' Shociug Wise.
Tir' Render.
l.argr Grind stone.
Also a lar@' stock of goods. such as
ruins. shafts. singlctpvs, cross hnrs.
coupling poles. tongues. spokrs Ac.
Also lot of tools OF all kinds and a
good business To start with. VIII sa.l
the whole business in lump Nv reason
Tor selling out Is | am going into Other
business.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-09-26

Happiness il not idnnd in getting and
having. but in giving and serving
others"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-09-26

Many a train has been wrecked in a
ballroom.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-09-26

10 the voters of Chancellor District.
SpotSylvnnia county.
announce myself a candidate for
supervisor ior Chancellor District and
L "'vt'd will serve the l~-oplr To the h,.st
Of my ability.
Yours truly.
ull 81. j. l.. Flippo.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-09-26

change of the duties of said office arror,l
ing To ia" h"St of my ability.
Very respectfully.
koht 4 slanton
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-09-26
A Special Cut Price
To Close Out Ali
Summer Clothing.

This line OF Clothing must 20 il the price will move
them. We have have placed in this sale o best
values. and those who wish "A suit To wear the re-
man,er of the secure it mt "A very small cost
To see them you will be convinced OF that fact
Evening star., 1907-11-04
BUCKNELL.
POPULAR AT PRINCETON.
Rowing Takes a Firm Hold at
Jungleville.

PRINCETON. N. J.. November 4-The
graduate advisory board on rowing at
Princeton has set the date for the first re-
gatta on Carnegie lake as November 8.
This will practically be the opening cpl
sode in the history of aquatics at Tiger
town and comes at time when festivities
at Princeton will be in full swing On
the night of the water turnout glee club
concert will be held, following which
comes the senior prom. Rowing has
taken firm hold en- the undergraduates
OF Jungleville. and daily the various crews
are out ON Carnegie lake. Coach Titus
has arranged an elaborate program, in
which the four-cornered race between the
four classes Of the university takes the
prestige. The Carnegie cup has been
offered for this race. and the winning
crew will have it's numerals engraved on
1t. There will also be an exhibition race
between Titus and O'Neil of the Nonpa-
reil Rowing Club Of New York over prob
ably mile straightaway course. Canoe
ing contests will be III order too.
Evening star., 1907-11-04
TRAINING TABLE MENAcED.
Vegetable Diet Proposed for Yale's
Foot Ball Squad.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, November A.
Yale's foot ball squad is threatened with
a vegetable diet, and perhaps a complete
abolition of the training table. Coach
Stages ideas for training the gridiron
candidates of the University of Chicago
seem to have taken root throughout the
country. and, after all, 1t may be that all
the years spent In determining the proper
food for foot ball players have been for
naught.
Prof. Chittenden. who is championing
the vegetarian plan, has stirred the Yale
student body into nightly meetings for
discussing the proposed abolition OF oid
IDEAS. Quite formidable faction OF the
themselves as being opposed to training
table. Seeing the approach of storm,
the men in charge of the Yale training
table have been very quick to MAKE
changes. The menu offered at present
is far less rigorous than formerly. IN
food offered at frst-class boarding
houses. Pies and all kinds of pastry
have been tabooed, but otherwise the food
is practically the same as that eaten by
ordinary mortals who have the price,
The vegetarian idea, however, has
started a heated discussion throughout
the university. Prof. Chittenden is dl-
rector of the Sheffield School, and has long
favored The vegetarian diet. To support
his theories he had a squad of Unitad
States soldiers at New Haven for year
and showed that they could thrive with
out meat. Prof. Chittenden not only re-
CARDS the training table as of no ad-
vantage but says it is a positive hln-
drance. He maintains further that a veg
etable diet will make the young atnletes
much stronger and give more powers OF
endurance than meat no matter what the
quality.
Evening star., 1907-11-04
BIG SPORTING
EVENTS CARDED

NEW YORK, November 4.-There are
several sporting features for the coming
week that will attract more than passing
attention. They include the match be-
tween Jake Schaeffer and George Sutton,
beginning Tuesday night at Chicago, for
the 1872 balk-line billiard championship.
the cross-country run between Yale and
Princeton on Thursday and the foot ball
game between Cornell and West Point
and Harvard and Carlisle Saturday. West
Point and Cambridge should witness stir.
ring battles that day.
With the close of harness racing for
1907 review of the achievements Of the
trotters and PAGERS shows that eleven
new worlds records were set three OF
them by Sweet Marie. These were: Trot-
ters, three-year- -olds. in race. Gen. Watts.
2.U65.; two-year-olds, in race. Trampfest,
2l2A; against time, one mile on half-mile
track, George G.. 2.06A; one mile. on half
mile track, for mares, Sweet Marie. 2.G1;
one mile, on ha!f-mile track, to wagon.
Sweet Marie, 2.GS11; mile, on half-mile
track, to wagon, driven by amateur. Sweet
Marie, 2.O34.; two-year-old filiies. racing,
helen Hale, 2.1aA; three-year-old stall
lions, two heats, Gen. Watts, to race,
2.V64, and 2091z for record: three-year-
olds on half-mile track, Ruth Dillon.
-lO12, llNc " WdSOi. ISQ Dly6i&o
1903; one-mle PAGERS, under saddle.
Kruger, 2.1212.
With view to devising ways and
means for getting into closer union and
thereby to further scientific angling for
game fish, a meeting will be held in this
city week from tomorrow, which will be
attended by delegates from all over the
United States. The scarcity of the game
fish and the best means for its rehabilita-
ton will be the chief subject of discus
sion. Over-fshing and net fishing are at
trlbuted as two of the causes for the
gradual decrease of these fish. but the
pollution Of waters has played the chief
role in depicting the streams.
Among the clubs sending delegates is
the Santa Catalina Tuna Cub, which has
as honorary members President Roosevelt
and former President Cleveland.
More than the usual amount Of interest
has been given to the fall practice of the
oarsmen by all the big colleges and the
hard work just closing has developed
much promising material for next years
crews. Princeton, which will enter crews
in next years aquatics for the first time,
has had fifty men at work, from whom tha
best material will be chosen
Evening star., 1907-11-04
HOPE TO TURN THE TABLES.
Local Marksmen Will Meet th9SBal
timoreans Again.

The National Capital Rifle and Revolver
Club will begin practicing at the shooting
gallery at 9Th and L streets tomorrow
night for the second series of five shoot
ing matches with the Baltimore Revolver
Association to decide the intercity cham
pionship of revolver clubs.
The first match was shot in Baltimore
and was lost by the Washington team by
1882 to 1853 out of a possible 1000, which
shows that neither team was doing its
best shooting. The Washington organiza-
ton is composed of civilians, policemen
and National Guard members. all of
whom are expert marksmeu. and in the
next match, which will be held November
30 they should experience little difficulty
in defeating the Baltimoreans. In the
recent match at Baltimore the Washing
tonians started off like winners, but could
not keep up the pace on account of lack
of practice President Ferree declared
that with ten of the best shooters in the
club in proper training the next score
would be much different.
The National Capital Rife and Revolver
Club is a member of the National Rifle
Association of America, the parent Or
ganization of all civilian rifle and revolver
clubs. Members of this organization have
the privilege of shooting in national
matches and having their scores kept on
record by the War Department, and also
the privilege of being enrolled at the War
Department as national marksmen.
The matches are held under the follow
ing conditions: Twenty shots a man,
twenty yards, standard American target
reduced. military revolvers. any ammu-
milton, each string of five shots to be
fired in two minutes. The n. c. r. & r.
C. has furnished a cup to compete for,
and the team taking the best three out of
five matches will keep the cup.
At present there are twenty trying to
make the team that will shoot the next
match. The scores of each person are
kept and the ten having the highest scores
at the end Of the trials will make up the
team. Among the most promising who
are out for the team are Capt. Ferree,
Farrow, Summers, Police Officer Bum,
one of the most noted shots with a re-
volver In the country: Policeman Bucking
ham, Bischoff. Morris, Reichelderfer, Mac
dannell, Heidenreich and Alderman. The
Evening star., 1907-11-04
TOM sHARKEY's LUCK.
Picks a Winner at Long Odds at
Jamaica.

NEW YORK, November 4-Tom shar-
keys presence at the Jamaica race track
the other day caused a good many to Won
der what was up. Tom surely has some
thing up his sleeve, or he wouldn't be
here" said a prominent member of the
judiciary as he observed the ex-man-o-
wars-man strolling on the lawn before the
horses went to the post in the opening
event. Asked what, If any. significance
there was in his presence at the track, the
ex-heavyweight winked knowingly and
said: IN tell you after the l.rst race is
over"
Tell me now, Tom" urged his friend,
"for want to win bet the worst way"
"All right" said Tom. but keep 1t to
yourself, as I promised to say nothing
about it to any one. It's Progressing. and
he's already in. SO get down at the first
betting"
AS soon as the odds were posted against
the horse Tom was there with three
brand-new hundred-dolar bills.
"One hundred straight, one hundred
place and one hundred to show on Po-
guessing" said Tom. just as If nothing
was about to happen
Two thousand to a hundred. eight hun
dred to a hundred and four hundred to a
hundred" called out Zack Forst as he de-
posted the three NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bills
in the cash box.
Tom felt SO confident of winning that
he invited some friends to join him in a
quart while the race was being run. After
the race Tom leisure.y y strolled out to
Zack Forsts book and collected the s3, 200
he had won. and, after slipping his friend
Dan Murphy a hundred-dollar bill for
cigar money. quietly returned to his tav-
ern Tom has a nose for speculation, and
II Is not the first time that ne has foiled
the layers.
Evening star., 1907-11-04

they would become a decided factor in
seven or eight players on their eleven
who are the speediest players In the
race, and the basket ball would i'm
prove so per cent. Four Of them, Far
mer. Dodd, Whitney and McGiffen. have
played basket ball, and hence are ia
miliar with the game. 1t would not
take Coach Kerr long to break the
other few players in the going.
The fans of Business High are yelling
us for basket ball." as they are firm In
their belief that all laurels Of the past
lost through foot ball would be retrieved
and that they would shine brilliantly In
the champion race In basket ball. They
have lately made "Cotty' Boerstein ath-
letic adviser of the institution. AS all
know, "Cotty' is something great in bas-
ket ball, so he will put his shoulders up
against the scheme 'and shove it along
Morgan of the foot ball squad played
basket ball at the Maryland Agricultural
College. Welcker is regarded as the most
prominent player of the city, and there
are several more in the school who
would like to shine in basket ball.
while not desirous of becoming foot
ball heroes.
Basket ball would keep UP the spirit Of
rivalry in the high schools until the
annual indoor athletic meet in February
of next year, and the promoters of the
game may get together some time this
week to take steps toward forming the
necessary organization.
Evening star., 1907-11-04
BASKET BALL WILL
FOLLOW FOOT BALL

The Athletic Association Of the Wash
ington High School, having made a
success of every venture it has under
taken In the past, either in base ball,
track foot ball or rowing, has deter
ball-and the indications are that there
will be a four-team league formed for
play in the coming winter months.
The most important barrier that stood
n the way of success suitable gym
nasium. where the teams could prac-
tice and play off their championship
schedule-has been surmounted, as Prof
Beckett. director of physical culture at
the Y NJ. C A, has rendered the use
of the gym" of that institution for
such purposes
1t will be recalled by the adherents
Of this sport that last winter several
of the high schools made a small be-
ginning in the field of basket ball, and,
small as it was, the promoters of the
scheme were much encouraged by the
success of the undertaking.
The foot ball season has given ample
evidence that in each of the contesting
schools there is ample material to make
good team and as Trainer Bill Foley
Of the physical development depart
ment Is in hearty accord with the
movement he will give his personal at
tention to the training of the players
on the four teams.
The boys from Tech will enter the
league with all the dash that distin-
guishes them in every line OF sport.
Hart, Thrall. Ellis, Spransey. Aucrback
Bullough and others will probably COM
pete for places.
That fast-going crowd from across
Rock creek the Westerns, will gladly
welcome the formation of d basket ball
league, and they are already claiming
that they will sweep other high school
aggregations off the floor. They are
fast on their feet, and, headed by that
star left end of the high schools, Ray
mond Obenchain, and supported by
others such as Parker. Hodgson. Smith
Guy and Champion. would have little
trouble in picking out a team.
Jimmy Kerr would pick out the quin-
tet from the Easterns. and. Judging
from their speed, as shown in foot ball
Evening star., 1907-11-04
GOOD RACING
TODAY AT PIMLIC0

BALTIMORE, Md. November 4.-One
of the strongest cards of the fall meeting
of the Maryland Jockey Club will be de-
cided on the Pimlico track this afternoon.
An event which will be looked upon with
intense interest by the followers OF the
ponies will be the second race. for three
year-olds and upward, at six furlongs' IN
which Botanist and FL Dorado. win
ners of excellent races Saturday. WILL
come together at even weights and the
resulting duel should be great exhibi-
ton of speed and courage Each has a
large following in Baltimore. Botan1st
mas won all Of his three starts at the
meeting and both horses can go on any
kind OF track. which characteristic, by the
way, Is one of the best tests of thor
oushbred.
The Greater Baltimore steeplechase is
also expected to De a good race, as there
are ten well-knoWn chasers named to
start
The high wind of yesterday dried out
the track considerably. and. although the
going will be heavy today, 1t Will not be
neariy SO bad as on Saturday.
If Hoot Mon does not win today Billy
Oliver should try running him in kits.
Hoot Mon is entered in the fifth race. the
distance being one mile.
Secretary William P. Riggs arranged an
oyster roast for his racing officials Sat
urday at the bungalow Of his brother. on
Chesapeake bay. 1t was thoroughly
enjoyable outing, and the feast-a novelty
to most of those who took part-was rel
ished very much. Among those In the
party were Messrs John Boden. o. c.
Farley, Jonn F. Ryan, Frank J. Bryan.
Mortimer Mahoney, Harry N. Price and
Frank Riggs. In a well-worded after
dinner speech Mr.. William P. Riggs told
of his pleasure at seeing the kingly sport
advancing with such strides In Baltimore
and promised that the Maryland Jockey
Club would never cease striving to bring
racing in this section up to the standard
of the metropolitan tracks.
The Blue Bonnets steeplechase today
is named after the new race course at
Montreal, of which Mr.. W. P. Riggs Is
vice president. There is much in COM
mon between the Montreal club and the
Maryland Jockey Club. The racing Off
ciaiS are the same at both tracks. and
nearly all the horses, owners, trainers
and Jockeys now In Baltimore, were also
at Montreal.
The paddock sale. which will be held to-
day. Is interesting many owners. Nearly
all the animals to re offered are now in
training. and some which should win
at this meeting will be put up with the
rest
With the exception Of Gwyn Tompklns'
pair, all the steeplechasers that started
in the Harbor Hill stakes at Belmont
Park are now at Pimlico and the jumping
race on Wednesday will look something
like renewal of that event. Sandy
Creeker. winner of the Harbor Hill. will
be d certain starter
Evening star., 1907-11-04
NATIONAL LEAGUE
FIELDING FIGURES
Leaders in Their Respective
Positions as Shown by
Official Averages.

Secretary John Heydler of the National
League has concluded his work on the
fielding averages of his organization for
the past season and they are herewith
published below. The figures will prove
interesting reading to close followers of
base ball:
Hannifan of New York leads the first
basemen; Chance, Camel and Tenney be-
ing some distance down the line. At sec
ond base kid" Gleason of Philadelphia
Is the leader, whila Steinfeidt of Chicago
has played the best at third. Among
shortstops. the star-Ronus Wagner-is
down in fifth place, while BridWeli o.
Boston carried off first-place honors.
The outfield positions had as leaders Nc
Carthy of Brooklyn in left; Osborn OF
Philadelphia in center and Batch OF
Brooklyn in right.
Bowernan of New York had the pest
percentage of all the catchers, and Reul-
bach of Chicago led the pitchers, Win
three Fingered Brown of the same team
in second place.
Following are the averages in detail:
Evening star., 1907-11-04
NOT PROVING SATISFACTORY.
Discomfort With the New Foot Ball
Rules

The new foot ball rules, it is claimed
are far from proving satisfactory. With
a little luck the weaker team is just as
likely to win as the superior one. And
rthe real object for which the rules were
invented has proven a fiat failure-the
game today is much more rough than
when flying wedges and such were al
lowed.
The most enthusiastic friends of the
new foot ball" the most significant
features of which are the 10-yard rule
and the forward pass, are discouraged by
what they have seen and heard OF the
games so far played. They are almost
ready to agree that the new game Is I'M
practicable. Those who still believe that
the new game, being still in Its infancy
should be given a fair chance to grow
and develop. have to ADMIT that no signs m
parent in recent big games 1t looks as
if fully half of the games between We'll
matched and highly expert elevens would
result indecisively, and many OF the otneF
games would be decided by luck, which
has been so successfully injected into
what was once a game of skill. What Is
wanted is game in which luck shall be
quite subordinate to skill, and in which
even a slight margin OF superiority VIII
be revealed by the final score.
The forward pass appears to have ac-
complished the purpose OF loosenlng ths
defense to meet 1t. but as a standard
means of gaining ground it has been a
lamentable failure. The onside Kick
brings an enormous element of luck into
the game, and admittedly should not pc
effective against an alert delense; ne
effort to gain consistently by straight foot
ball is well-nigh an impossible one where
the teams are still well matched. and the
contrary will become the case only Where
the effectiveness of defensive playing De
comes impaired, as it certainly will be as
the generation of players who were
schooIed to tackle hard and low gives
place to that one which will not have
learned the old lesson that every fractloh-
al inch of trodden turf must be won or
defended desperately.
Evening star., 1907-11-04
MAY PLAY FOR DAVIS CUP.
Good Prospect of Challenge Of the
Australasians.

NEW YORK. November IA good deal
of discussion is taking place with refer
ence to a challenge from the United
States National Lawn Tennis Association
for the Davis cup next year. Immediately
after Karl H. Behr and Beals c. Wright
had returned from England the early part
of August. there was little enthusiasm
among the officials of the association as
to the prospect of challenging the Aus
tralasians In 1908. The difficulty of get
ting players this year. the fact that Aus
tralasia is considerably more of a trip
from the headquarters of lawn tennis in
the United States than is London. all Goa.
tributed toward making them skeptical as
to challenge for 1908. While the ma
tional championship tournament was on
at the Casino courts at Newport mem-
ber of the executive committee detailed
why it would not be we'll for Americans
to challenge for the cup next year. That
the attention must be given to developing
the American national organization, the
players. and of establishing the game on
country were the epitome Of his conten-
tions. The respect with which this COM
mitteemen is held by the players lent
force to his remarks, and the wisdom con-
tanned in them was realized and appre-
clated as possessing force and weight.
There Is now the most excellent pros
pect of this country challenging for the
coveted cup next year. and this turn OF
affat re- has developed within the past
week or two. 1t is far better condition
than any Of the Americans dared to hope
for. as the preliminary ties may be de-
cided in this country. This is such a
glorious prospect, and coming at the tall
end OF season that has in a way been
befogged with gloom. 1t promises to act
as the most stimulating tonic for the
coming year and season upon the Ameri-
can courts.
1t is believed that the Englishmen have
had hand in 1t. AS 1t is a certainty
that the famous Doherty brothers will 20
as challengers to Australasia the natural
thing for them to do would be to 60 by
way OF the United States. 1t would break
the tedium and strain of a long voyage,
and as both Hugh Doherty and Reginald
F. Doherty are not in the most robust of
health their journey through the United
States playing in matches on the way
CONTINUED on Twenty-secoad Pa9a1
Evening star., 1907-11-04
EBBETs GETS BRooKLYNS.
Acquires Hanlon and Vonderhorst
Baltimore Interests.

NEW YORK, November 4-For the
first time since the reduction Of the Ma
t.onal League circuit from twelve to
light teams the 3 'ooklyn club is owned
ntirely by residents of the City of
Churches. for as a result of negotiations
that were completed Saturday President
Charles H. Ebbets acquired the interests
Of the Vonderhorst estate, Ned Hanlon
and Gus Anan in the old Baltimore club
of the National League and American
Association and their interests in the pres
ent Brooklyn club 0 ganization.
This move puts an end to all the law
suits that have been instituted by the MI
nority stockholders of the Superbas and
! aves Mr. Ebbets in control.
Ebbets, under the new arrangement
will control 90 per cent of the stock, and
his son-Charles H, jr., secretary of the
club-wiu have a 10 per cent interest
Treasurer Med!cus VIII control the other
80 per cent of the stock. According to Mr..
Ebbgts the present officers of the Su-
p2rba organization will continue to serve
and there will be no change in the policy
of the club.
The fight for the ownership of the
Brooklyn club has been of long standing
and from it lawyers have reaped large
Tees. For some time the matte has been
in the courts, and last April Ebbets was
,r1Jo ned from selling any of the property
of the club and from accepting any big
offers for his stars Hanlon's grievanc
vas that Ebbets was couping all tn
profits and paying to himself salaries
Doth as presd dent and general manager.
Aben for a time held aloo. from the con-
trove sy, but finally allied himself with
MS former manager.
1t was from Abell that the proposition
to make an anica BILE settlement of the dis
pute was received, and thus put an end to
all the litigation. The overtures Were
made last Friday, and once the bird of
peace was near the warr.ng magnates it
was quickly captured.