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Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
CITY PARK SUMMARY
ny Associated Press.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. s7.-city park re-
suits:
Pisk second, Bitter Man third; time. 1902.
Second race, six furlongs-Coone won, Teles.
cope second Robin Hood third; time. 1:14 3-5.
Third race, seven furlongs-Lens won, Gid
second, Coltness third; time, 1;2S 20.
Fourth race, mile and seventy yards-Hy-
rerion ii won. Dainty Belle second. Orly II
third; time, AS AS.
Fifth race. mile-Stilerio won Moscow Belle
second. Bucket Brigade third time 1:43 2-5.
sixth race. mile and sixteenth-Lady Vim
cent won, Clara Huron second, Louis McFar'
land third; time. a5ol-5
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
CHICAGO TO BUILD CHAIN
OF EMERGENCY HOSPITALS
b. Associated Press.

b. Associated Press.
. CHICAGO. Dec. 27-There is every in
dication that Chicago within few
months is to have its much needed series
of emergency hospitals, the absence of
which costs at least a score of lives an
nually. 1t is probable that some of them
will be established within a few weeks.
City officers have decided to remove the
too often fatal necessity of hauling dan
gerously wounded patients across the err
tire city to the county hospital for treat
ment.
If the plans now under consideration by
Health Commissioner Evans and num-
ber of aldermen are carried into effect,
hospitals will be placed at the city hall,
In the wholesale district, at South Chi
side
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
ACCIDENTS MARK FRIDAY AS
UNLUCKY OCCASION
MONEY Muss AND scARFELL IN
CLOSE FINISH
Preston Delays Making Move and Is
Nearly Caught at Wire-Favor-
ties and Good Things
Score
BY J. G. GRIFFIN

TTNLUCKY Friday is the way three OF
Santa Anita's jockeys-or near
" jockeys-will describe yesterday
afternoons doings The boys had narrow
escapes from being added to the doctors
list OF available material, and in each
sinstance the grandstand had chance to
get busy with cry of horror.
The first accident occurred in the open
ing number on the card, with chefs IS.
sistants-caled maiden jockeys-handline
tho ponies On the way to the post Walk.
err an apprentice boy in the Lloyd stable
was tossed off Edna Felice and was
carted back to the paddock in the start
ers wagon.
The reserves were called on and the
race proceeded, TO be won by Niblick
4 with Sharp Boy second. Lester, On the
latter. was unable to stop his mount
after the finish and the horse ran away
for mile and an eighth, tearing across
the track near the judges pagoda, and
throwing Lester into the fence. The boy
gamely jumped up and grabbed his
mount, after which 1t was discovered that
he was not much hurt.
Accident No. came in the fourth race,
when Murphy, on Summer Cloud, did a
Brodie right after the start and was
dumped onto the track with thud. He
was carried to the jockeys room, where
it was discovered that he had been as
lucky as the other. boys and had escaped
injury.
The closest race of the season, and one
that called down the disapproval of about
third event, when Money Muss and Scar
fell finished so close together that 1t
looked like a dead heat The judges
thought that Scarfell failed to get up
by whisker and placed him second.
Preston might have scored a cleaner vic
tory on Money Muss, but he delayed all
action until Scarfell challenged hun
dred yards from the wire.
Favorites and good things took every
thing in sight, and rot d long shot came
home to reward the guessers. Niblick
was odds on in the opener; Jane Swift,
post time favorite. annexed the second,
and the third went to Money Muss.
Marster was backed heavily and won the
fourth and Halton made the same kind
of noise in the number following. The
last went to Crepps Beckham, played
down from high price of to 21k to 1
at post time.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
SOCCER FOOTBALL WILL
BE BIG THING AT CHUTES

Soccer football will replace the weekly
baseball program at the Chutes today,
when the Thistles and Los Angeles teams
will meet forthe first of their match
games. The gong for the starting toss
will chime at 2:30
A good sample of the association game
is expected to materialize at the contest,
as both teams have followed a steady
routine of practice for the past month
A second game will be played on Sunday
at the same time, the Rangers being
slated to take the Thistles' place as op-
ronents for Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
NO TROUBLE FOR ATTELL
TO MAKE THE WEIGHT
nv AssncIated Presn.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27.-Abe Attell,
the little Hebrew champion who is to
box owen Moran of England for the
worlds featherweight championship on
New Years day, has at least five days
left him to take off a half pound, which
will be an easy task.
At his training camp he bounded on the
scales befc-e a number of sporting men,
making the beam register 1201z pounds
Moran's weight is given out as at the
same figure The betting remains the
same, Attell being the favorite at to TO-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
TAD JONES MAY ACT AS
HEAD COACH NEXT YEAR
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. Dec. H.-It is
stated in Yale graduate circles here that
Tad" Jones, this years quarterback,
will be head coach of the Yale football
team next year. 1t has always been the
custom for the captain of the team to
return the following year as coach, but
Capt Bigelow has decided to give up
athletics altogether Jones will grad
uate in June, but will return to college
as director of the Y. NJ c. A. of the
Sheffield scientific school, and will be
able to act as head coach without inter-
fering with his other duties.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
CLEM's SELECTIONS

First race-BilIowy. barney Old
field, RuscimO.
Second rnce-Taylor George, LIN
Gloria, Waterbury.
Third race---Mamie AIgOl, Avon
tellus, kins snnn.
Fourth race-Lisaro, KiIter, Critic.
Fifth race-NOrfoIIK, j. II. Laugh
rey, Eel CaxadOr.
sixth race-Line of Life, The Sui
tan, Red Reynard.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
NEAL AND TRIMsLE

BY Associated FTesa.
SAN DIEGO. Dec 27--San Diego fight
fans are now discussing the Neal-Trimbe
battle, which takes place on the night
of December 30. Neal seems to be the
favorite in the betting, although the Los
Angeles man is not without backing
Both men are clever fighters, and about
five years ago fought a draw in San
Francisco.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
Mines in Utah to Be Closed

BY Associated Press.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Dec. N-The mines
of the Silver King Coalition and DAILY
West companies at Park City will close
on January /. This action will be taken
by the directors because of the unre-
munerative prices of lead and silver. A
thousand men will be directly affected.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
WALSH BREAKS IN WITH
FIRST WINNER OF SEASON

After trying several times with good
horses J. ]. Walsh and Trainer Walker
finally broke their run of hard luck and
scored victory with Marster. The geld
Ing was heavily played. and under Pres
toms superb handling had no trouble in
winning from Ed Ball and Eduardo
The field of six was easy to send away,
and about thirty yards out Murphy, on
Summer Cloud. was unbalanced and
thrown. The field went on. and after Ed
Ball had taken short fling at the pace
Preston sent Marster up to lead to the
three-quarter pole. Here the Walsh trick
was taken back TO, a breathing spell.
and after following Ed Ball around the
last turn came on to win by two lengths.
Eduardo was in third place all the way
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
JANE SWIFT is EASILY
BEST IN SECOND NUMBER

The betting at the opening of the second
race found Creston installed as favorite
over the five sprinters opposed to him,
but flood of collegebred scip soon placed
Jane Swift in the honor position at to
5, with Creston as second choice and
Auburndale next in fancy. The money
spoke Alright, for Jane Swift was an easy
winner, with Creston second and Booger
Red third
The start was fair for all but Godfather.
which was left at the post, and Booger
Red and Auburndale essayed to make the
running. Jane Swift and Creston lay
close up. and when Auburndale stopped
they came along to nail Booger Red
Jane Swift drew away at the paddock
and was winner by two lengths, with
Creston only head in front of Boog Il
Red for the place. Auburndale dropped
clear out of it. stopping to fifth.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
sEsT FINISH OF YEAR
is WON BY MONEY MUSS

The closest finish of the year was re-
corded in the third number, when Scarfell
and Money Muss went under the wire so
close together that opinion in the stand
was evenly divided as to the winner The
Judges caught Money Muss in front by a
whisker and placed the horses according
ly with Progress a length back to be
third.
Money Muss broke flying and was taken
along in front, with Aunt Polly and
Progress keeping him company. They
ran this way into the stretch, and at the
paddock Muss appeared an easy winner.
but Scarfell closed like shot from fourth
place at the turn and Preston was forced
to a drive on the favorite He responded
gameIy, but Scarfell was not to be denied.
and at the wire was much the faster
horse. Progress stuck around and was
four lengths ahead Of Aunt Polly for the
short end Of the purse
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
GRIF's SELECTIONS

First race-siIberschwnDz, Green
Goods, Bon Ton.
Second race--La Gloria, Taylor
George, Waterbury.
Third race-AvOnteIlus, Ellie, Eel
PrimerO.
Fourth race = MoIesey, Kilter,
LisarO.
Firth rnce-NorfoIIx, Ell cazndor, J.
II. Laughrey.
Sixth racc-Line of Life, Halle
Sherman, JOyner.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

Mrs Crimsonbeak-The ideal This paper
gays the vocabulary OF the average person is
enly 700 words.
Mr.. Crimsonbeak--Don't get excited. my
dear. That refers 10 the vocabulary OF man.
They wouldn't dare to speak Of a lady as "a
person" oh. no.-Yonkers Statesman.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
SANTA ANITA sMATTERINes

]. J. Walsh and Trainer Walker finally
busted their unlucky streak and cleaned
I'D handsomely on Marster. The gelding
has been running well all the time, and
that he was well meant yesterday cannot
be doubted after the play he received at
post time. From now on Walker and
Walsh will doubtless win their fair share
of purses.
Phocian Howard, associate editor of the
New York Graphic, was a visitor at the
track yesterday. He is well pleased with
what he saw, and intends to stick around
ali winter.
Harry Schwartz and George Marks Of
the Denver club tangled up in three
cushion billiard game at Morley's last
night, and after a hot contest the former
won by single point, registering 20 on
his string, while Marks ran 10.
The maiden Jockeys had everybody in
the ring scared before the first race, for
while Niblick looked like a / to 10 shot
there was no telling If the boy would
stick on and let the horse run his own
race. The one best bet was that the race
didn't unveil any coming Millers.
Creston wasn't up to winning six
straight, and proved that he does not
care for too big a weight package. The
116 pounds on his back anchored the De
Arman bird, and the best he could get
was the place.
Preston was the sta boy of the day.
landing home with two winners out of
four mounts. He had one second, getting
the place on Creston. Burns, Martin and
Taylor each had winner, as well as the
cook who broke in the opening number.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-31
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Mrs, J, L, Martin was in Montpelier
last Friday.
\. II, Hunt of Nashua, n. H., was in
town yesterday,
Fred S. Doak of New York city was in
town yesterday.
Edwin II. Miller sang at a concert IN
St Adams Monday night.
Judge Charles Robb of Washington, d.
c., was in town last Friday.
Miss Maude f. Brigham spent Memorial
day at her home in Winchester, n. II.
Miss Mary Dawson went yesterday to
Stamford. Conn, for a few days visit.
Mrs. Arthur p. Simonds went to New
Britain, Conn, Monday, for a few days.
J. W. Payette, who has been working
for j. w. lizard, has returned to Lowell,
Mass,
Bert Seims has moved into the new
house of George Z. Eels off South Nam
street
II. p. Greene of the University of Yer
mont is at his home on Green street for
a few days.
Mrs. W. II. Henley and son, Percy
Henley. Of Proctorsville were in town Sat
urday on business.
Mrs. II. w. Dudley of Winthrop, Mass,
comes today for a visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. p. EIopkinson.
Walter Prouty and L. \. Smith are
working on the local street railroad as
spare conductor and motorman respective
~
Mrs. Ernest Rice and two children re-
turned Saturday from Watertown, y. y,
where they had been visiting for some
time.
Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Hopklnson and Mr.
and Mrs w. p. Brown of Bennington
came Saturday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. f..
p. Hopkinson.
Mrs. Ella W. Donelson is taking a va
cation from her work at the Home for
the Aged and staying at the home OF Mrs.
II. X. Chamberlain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Goodenough Of
Springfield. Mass. are spending few days
in town with Mrs. l.. \. CudwQrth and
Mrs. AIaverette Howe.
Miss Mary Stakeholder was elected one
of the vice-p presidents of the Vermont Ii
brary association at its annual meeting in
Manchester Wednesday.
Z. r. Clark president of the E. R.
Clark Automobile company OF Springfield,
Mass, was in town yesterday, making the
trip in a Thomas flyer.
Mrs. Bessie Martin, William and John
Martin, John Martin, jr, and Robert
Martin of Boston came Wednesday. IN an
automobile to spend Memorial day here.
DIR. c. R. Aldrich, DR.. L. S. Edwards, j.
r. Ryder, F. c. Adams and H, G: Rice
leave next Friday for a weeks fishing at
Middledam. Me-, on the Rangeley lakes,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-31
TOWNSHEND.
Sudden Death of Mrs. Eddy.

Mrs. Harrison Eddy of this village
died very unexpectedly yesterday after
noon (Memorial day at her home. She
had been feeling indisposed for some two
weeks. but was not confined to her bed,
and was up about the house part Of the
time the day of her death. At halfpast
| o'clock she talked with Mr.: Eddy and
seemed all right; she went to her room to
lie down, and her husband went in to
see her at ? o'clock and found her dead
on the bed. Mrs. Eddy was a middle aged
woman, and leaves besides her husband,
several children, among whom are Milton
II. Eddy of Brattleboro, DR.; Merritt Eddy
of Readsboro and Miss Alice Eddy, a
nurse. She WIS also a sister of Mrs. Ed.
ward Batchelder of Townshend and of
Mrs. Sidney Garfield of West Towns
bend.
The baseball game yesterday between
Townshend and Newfane at Townshend
was won by the Townshend team by a
score of 10 to 5.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-31
WTIITINGHAM.

Charles Putnam has returned from the
hospital.
Miss Blanche Sprague was a guest of
Edna Willard over Sunday.
The Hills are expected here this week
to occupy their summer hill home.
Mrs. Esther Osborne of Williamstown
came Wednesday to the home Of her sis
ter. Mrs. Clara Jillson.
Mrs. Lurrissa Brown and her boarders,
the Reads" spent Memorial day in Will
mington with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Murdoch went to
North Adams Wednesday to consult a
doctor for Mrs. Murdoch.
Mrs Addison Taintor of Greenfield
came Wednesday and visited her sister
in-aw Mrs. Chauncey Bryant.
Preston Busby and bride returned from
Waterbury, Conn. last Saturday and a
reception was given them Tuesday even
ing.
The village school teacher with her
pupils and also Davis Bridge pupils held
their exercises in Green Mountain hall
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Carrie Wheeler spent a few days
in North Adams last week. Her daugh-
ter, Christine, went over SATURDAY ana
returned with her mother,
The drum corps from North Adams
which was engaged to play here Memorial
day. arrived Wednesday night and stopped
at II. A. Wheeler's for board and lodg-
ing.
Ansel Boyd died at his home here We'd
nesday evening. For several days his
death has been expected any hour. His
nephew, Leslie Boyd, of Wilmington came
down Saturday night and remained with
him until Sunday night. The trained
nurse who had been there caring for him,
left for her home in Brattleboro Wednes-
dav morning.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-31

for West Manchester against Mont
pelier. Barre at Manchester, n. H., but
was taken out of the box in the fourth
inning after the visitors had scored 10
runs,
In statment in reply to the
question as to how the Chicago
"Cubs" were rounded up Manager
Frank G, Selee recently told the fol-
lowing facts about Ruelbach who was
member of Amidon s Hinsdale IN.
H. Bluebirds for a short time three
seasons ago: Ruelbach was recon-.
mended to me by Mike Lynch of
Pittsburg, and / sent HUFF up to
northern Vermont, where he was
pitching under the name of Sheldon,
to look him over. George found that
it was the old Notre Dame pitcher,
Ruelbach who had pitched against his
Illinois team at Champaign"
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-31
Baseball NeWS.
INDEPENDENTS WIN
TWO GOOD GAMES
Mortified Team Goes Down Before
Local Team Twice Owing to Lucky
Break of Fortune-Clune
Pitched Good Game.

The Brattleboro Independents sig
palized the opening of their season
here Yesterday by taking two games
from the Mortified, Mass aggrega'
ton. The youngsters played lucky
ball in both games but the latter was
whore the horseshoe figured. Leavenss,
the visiting pitcher, had too much
speed for his catchers and no one could
hold him. Hicks, who tried In the
four innings at the start, had total
of 10 passed balls and Leavens struck
ont five men in the first inning. the
local bows were able to score i've runs
in the first period and that lead
cinched the game. The visitors tied
the score in the eighth by hard and
consistent slamming of Ellis's Blenders,
but he frightened up in the last innings
and held them safe while his team
mates ioltcd out enough bingles as
sisted bv errors and a sacrifice to make
two runs. which won the game. Clune
caught a corking good game each time
The feature of the second game was
the long distance banging of h. heete
for the visitors. Two of his hits were
among the longest ever made on the
local field. Ferriter made a couple OF
nice catches in left field. Riley was
hurt in collision with Dunleavy in
the seventh inning but rallied from
the shock and played the game out.
The first game was an interesting
session in doubt until the eighth Inn
ing when, with three men on bases,
Wendall johnson drove a wallop SO
deem into left field that three men
scored Up to this time it had been
n pitchers battle with the honors even.
CLINE pitched himself out of several
bad holes. In the first inning Quinlan
first up. for Northfeld slapped the ball
ont of the infeld for single. Il:
Keefe was famed and Preston waited
for four bad ones. r. Keefe followed
in the steps of his cousin and went
to the bench by the strikeout route;
Smith, the visiting catcher, walked
and the bases were filed Leavens S
best efforts put a grounder to Jimmy
Chimes feet that was shunted to first,
retiring the side. Cray's error, a steal
and a hit gave Mortified one in the
second and the local boys tied in the
third on Tommy Clune's hit, steal,
passed ball and Preston S error
Things bumped steadily along with
both sides playing well and in the
eighth inning Johnson broke up the
game. His error gave Bolton lift in
the ninth and Quinlan's three base
drive to right center scored Bolton,
Ouinlan himself being out for failure
to touch second. The next two were
easy out and the game ended with the
score to 2 in favor of the local boys.
Score.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-31
Sporting Notes.

James Barrett began playing left
field for the Boston Americans We'd
nesday after an enforced idleness of
several weeks on account of wrench
ed knee. In the second game with
Philadelphia Wednesday Barrett Sc
cured two-bagger.
Bergeron and Brooks of Hinsdale, N.
H., were the battery for Stafford
Springs Saturday when that Bi-State
league team defeated Ware by a
score of IA to 6. Bergeron, though
wild, kept Wares hits well scattered
and allowed but seven. He secured
two hits out of four times at bat while
Brooks batted out four out of five
times up. Bergeron started in to pitch
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-31
WEST NORTHFIELD.

Mrs. William Miller is on the sick list.
Lyman Smith is visiting relatives in
Greenfield.
Edward Graves has been spending sew
eral days in Boston.
Memorial exercises We're observed in
the school Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Ware have been en-
PERTAINING their sons wife from Holyoke
Mrs. Kate Cushman of Westfeld and
friend of Springfield were over-Sunday Wis
itors of Mrs. William Strange.
The neighbors and friends of D. W.
Parker gave him birthday surprise party
last Tuesday evening. Refreshments We're
served and a very pleasant evening spent.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-31
MOUNTAINSIDE.

Mrs. William Moseley of Springfield,
Mass, arrived Monday to spend the sea-
son.
In spite of the cold weather applica-
lions are being made now that will fill
the house in June.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-31

Score by innings:
Brattleboro, =
Mortified, -
*Ouinlan out for not touching sec
ond. .,
Summary: Two base hits, Riley,
Johnson: three base hit, Quinlan; bases
on balls, off Clune 2, off Howard, 2;
struck out, by Clune 9, by Howard 8;
left on bases, Brattleboro 3, Northfield
7; wild pitch, Howard; passed ball,
Smith; hit by pitcher, Riley, Da-
Wis 2; first base on errors, Brattleboro
g. Mortified 4; stolen bases, Riley, Da-
Wis. T. Clune, J. Clune 2, Bolton, E,
Keefe; sacrifice hit, Riley; umpire,
Ferriter; attendance, $50.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-31

Summary: Two base hts, JohnsOn,
Ouinlan 2, Hicks; three base hits, b.
Keefe 2; home run, Leavens; bases on
balls, off Leavens 2; struck out, by
Leavens IS; by Ellis 2; passed balls,
Hicks 10; umpire, Ferriter; attend
ance, 400.