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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-16
English Bo1mg Promoters
KeenIY ALI0e TO Financial
Possibilities Of the Game
Womens Patronage of French Fights Surprise
to Americans Partisan Pugiiists Ignore
the Color Line

Joss Radcliffe. recalls perhaps one OF
the most remarkable sporting feats on
record, OF which Radcliffe was the hero.
He was an exceptionally good man in
all classes Of sport When over forty
two years Of age. he backed himself 10
run. swim, row, ride q horse and ride
a bicycle a quarter OF a mile each event,
and all within a quarter of an hour.
He won with something In hand. The
times in which the various events were
accomplished will long stand as a rec
o7d. They follow;
Rowing. / minute 43 seconds; swim
ming. minutes 50 seconds, fastening
on shoes, So seconds; running. I minute
% seconds; cycling and horsemanship
together minutes 10 seconds: total. d@
minutes IS seconds. time allowed. Is
minutes; time won by, minutes =
seconds.
The date was September IS. 1891. and It
was after 5 o'clock in the afternoon
when he started from the railway
bridge over the Tyne. Having rowed his
quarter OF a mile, he sprang from the
boat into the water and swan II
laughs. After landing. he leisurel7
fastened on his shoes and performed the
remainder Of his task in easy style.
Mr.. Radcliffe was also good boxer
and president of a golf club.
The horse breeders Of the Argentine
certainly are careless Of expense when
it comes to getting what they want.
The announcement Is made OF the sale
OF the noted sire Cyllene, who has been
bought from w Bass by the Ole de
Anna Stud. in the Argentine. The sale
was effected through the agency OF
Lord Marcus Beresford and Cyliene will
take the place Of Pietermaritzburg,
whose death was reported January g.
The price paid for Cy1lene was, under
stand, the big sum OF s25,000- OF course,
CvIlena vii have TO fulfill his this
years engagements in England, but he
. will be exported 10 South America al
the end Of June.
Cyilene had a most successful career
both as n racehOrse and as a sire. 4
chestnut colt by Bona Vista-Arcadia
ht, was bred by c. y. Rose in 1885
so that he is now thirteen years Of age
J. II. Martin. the American jockey
is again Distinguishing himself in tn
b5b-sleighing races at Davis PlatZ
Steering his victorious Gazeka. he has
beaten the record. getting down the course
in the magnificent time OF minutes .,
seconds, which is a fine performance
/ over. a course OF two miles length, Will
hfty-one corners in il. some Of them
recurring no little skill to take without
an upset. The way Gazeka whizze6
round the last tricky corner without
break elected the admiration and ap,
plause of the large crowd at the finish
! the applause being renewed when the
4 minutes 50 seconds was exhibited or
tie board.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-16

A fast basketball game is expected
at the Y. NJ. c. A. boys gymnasium
next Friday night. when the Y. NJ. C..
A. Rese rves and ths Boys Department
win liYa up. The Reserves defeated
the BOYS early in the season, and since
that time the younger players have
been cIamoTing for return game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-16
ENGLISH YARSITIES
DECLINE CHALLENGE

OXFORD, Feb. 1.-THE Oxford and
Cambridge athletic authorities have de-
cided to not accept the challenge OF the
American intercollegiate Association of
Amateur Athletes for IN international
OLYMPIC games N London next summer.
The ground for the refusal OF the
challenge is shat the time is too short
20 ulelze Ell arrangements and to prop
elry Investigate the standing Of all the
entries.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-16
YALE BEATS CORNELL

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Feb. 15.-Ths
vie basket ball team defeated Cornell
here tonight by Is to Is, overcoming
CorneIl's lead of 14-7 at the end OF the
irst half
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-16
RELAY RACES.
Sunday School Championship, 6oo-Yar

Sunday School Championship, 6oo-Yard
Relay.
Won by Trinity; second, Gurley. Time
minute Is seconds.
Trinity Episcopal-T. E. Stokes. L. z.
Cuviller. w. f. Alexander. c. Rose.
Gurley Presbyterian-M. Hall. R. K.
Galbraith, Z. D. Evans, H. alconer.
Midget Championship, 600 Yard Relay.
Won by Baltimore City College: sec
ond, fremont A. c.; third, Y. NJ. c. A.
Time, / minute p As seconds.
fremont Athletic Club-F. E. Warren,
G. Horton, w. A. Anderson, F. ".
Glenn Baltimore City College-w H.
Carroll, ]. F. Burlington, c. Jones, Z.
Warrington. 7 NJ. c. A-E. NJ. Camp
Mckinney. Georgetown Prep School
w. Nanneman, @. Kelly, c. P. Lucas,
D. McCullen.
Junior Club Championship, 1,zoO-Yard
Relay.
second, Potomac a. c. (protested).
Time, minutes IS seconds.
Ark9Ea Pleasure Club. Topper,
ingdale Athletic Club. r. Van Reuth.
j. Darlington, John Stecher. William
Hammeft; Washington Y. NJ. c. A,
Fritz Reuter-. Charles Wetzel, George
Marks. L. Meyer.
Inter-Club Championship, Yard
Relay.
age limit nineteen years)-Won l,y
Gurley A. c.; second. Mccullough A. C..
third, Olympic A. c. Time, minutes
% Is seconds.
Gurley Athletic Cuba. c. King. C.
E. Smithson, F. Beali, +. H Young.
Olympic Athletic Club-yohr Owens
Louis Russo. Edwin Giles, Blslke Law
son.
Bloomingdale Athletic Ciub-WflIiam
Farmer. Thomas White, Hehry Kenig,
Engle Farmer.
Mccullough Athletic Club Baltimore
j. Bruno. J. II. Steels. w. Steels. B.
TemDleman.
Scholastic Championship Of Virginia,
0ne-MiIe Relay.
Won by Episcopal High; second
Woodberry. Time, minutes 81 is sec
onds.
Woodberry Forest school-w. Nc.
| Clure, ]. Y. Granger. c. G. Gait. Ben
nett.
] Episcopal High school-T. T. Pendle.
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VANDERBILT CUP
RACE IN DOUBT
Dilatory Action Toward
Arranging Course Respon-
Sible for Trouble.

NEW YORK Feb. 15.-After nearly
two years, In which there have been
columns printed about the proposed
Long Island motor parkway over which
it was expected that the Vanderbilt
Auto Cup race would be held in the
future, il now appears that there is very
slight possibility o. a contest there this
year.
The uncertainty has caused the auto
makers much anxiety for the reason
that with only seven months in which
TO prepare-the race usually being held
in Octoher-it now appears that there
is land get to be acquired and that work
of construction will not begin until
81 100000 has been subscribed for the
stock.
Touted Last Year.
over a year ago some Of the towns
along the proposed route in the eastern
end Of Long Island donated land for the
new parkway. Press agents were busy
in sending out reports OF the enthus-
iastic meetings held by the promoters,
and the public began TO believe that
the race would certainly be held last
fan.
Then there was a further announce
ment Of a postpOnement until The fall
Of 1908, and at this time when the max
ers want to know whether to build new
racers they complain that 10 definite
Information can be obtained.
Old Cars Ineligible.
Ply a change in the international race
rules the cars built for the contest
last wear would not be eligible for com
petition. This brings the limit of time
| for construction OF new cars down TO
less than six months. as at least two
months is desired in which to try them
out
There is a possibility that the old cars
might be used under an agreement, but
even in that case the greater uncsr-
tainty of having the course ready is
| ever in the mind of the makers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-16
POOL MATCH OPENS
TOMORROW NIGHT
Long, Fresh From Baltimore
Victory, Against
Sherman.

The first nights game OF the big pool
match between Frank Sherman and Ir-
wing (Kid) Long. of New York. win be
played tomorrow evening at the Bruins
wick Pool Parlors, Sixth and c streets
northwest beginning at O'Clock.
The match viii be 600 balls. divided
into blocks Of 200 balls each, each night $
play being 200 points. The second and
third nights score will continue from
that of the previous nights and the
man reaching coo points first wins the
game and purse. These players are
the best obtainable IN this line Of sport
and the outlook for lovers OF a good
pool game is good.
Longs Record.
Long is pool player OF national rep
utation, heving defeated some Of the
best experts OF the country, and was
also an entrant In the worlds cham
pionship tournament won by Sherman
in Boston several years ago.
Long played Johnnie Klein. or BaIti-
more, a 6O0-ban match last week and
defeated him. After the two first
nights OF this match the score stood
Klein 400, Long, 800. and Long must have
played classy pool to overhaul his op-
ponent and gain the match by fifteen
balls. Total score, Long. COO. Klein
5S5.
Popular Local Expert.
sherman is a well-lsnown Washington
expert and Is eX-champion OF the
world and favorite with pool players.
The game viii be played on the Bruins
wick Pool Parlor's 5xlO table, one Of
the finest tables in the city. and with
the regulation size alI-ivory balls The
all-ivory set will be furnished by Sher-
man for this special match.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-16
Chenille Relay.

Won by St. Johns; second, Catholic
University. Time, , minutes = seconds
ST. Johns College (AEnapolis1-W. H
Tarbcrt, Edwin Varied, jr., Harrison
MacAlpine, Harry Ruiz
Catholic University OF American. J.
Semmes, J. c. Daley, ~. Csnals, n
Lsora-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-16
1,zoo-Y Yard Relay.

Won by Western High; second, Wash
ington School. Time, minutes IS sec
onds
Washington School for Boys (first
team)-W. L lockwood, ]. /. Mosser, F
Paul y. Blown. Emerson institute
g J. ArmbFuster, J s Mckinney, II
p. Woertendyke, r. A. Marmion
Western High ScnOol-T. Tanner, r
Y. Fleming, A. HodgsOn, 3. +. Cramp
ton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-16

The recent death OF that fine all
round sportsman and athlete, Mr..
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1,aoo-Yard Relay.

Won by Business High; second. BaId-
more City. Time. minutes 80 seconds.
Baltimore City College Second team
j NJ. Locate, j. G. Patterson, A 3.
German, J. B. BFanham. GEORGETOWN
Prep School Juniors r. Weiser, W
LeisheaT, r. r. O'Brien. II. n Mac
Fadden. Baltimore Country SchOol-R
ObeF, y. Bolton. L Levering. z r
Simpson. Business High School-T. L
Lloyd, y. Stem, Albert Welcker, A. 2
Davis.
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One-Mile Relay.
O44C THU kANLaJs
Won by Georgetown. Tire. minutes
Grade School Champion
Relay

Won by Abbott Sc.lc1t- sSSc1G Ross
School. Time, minute ~ seconds.
Ross School-G. ". Hamilton Ay
WOoten. W. B. Burrows, Z. Peckhsm.
Abbott School-D. s. Johnson, jr.; z. F.
OTmes, L. B. Blait. B. Robinson.
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ton, S. I. White, J. 2. Moclelland, Hsw-
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-09
A FATHERLESS BILL

HE persistent effort power privileges Sierra
the forest without paying anything for the
sions unexpected places The latest effort in
this direction bill of innocent appearance introduced by
Senator Crane of Massachusetts by request This unhappy @
ativ child epudated by its alleged father and he passes
Boston attorney who declares that he knows nothing
of its paternity less of its intent Possibly if he had inquired
OF Mr. Frank Short OF Fresno he might have been enlightened
the purpose of this congressional The Peoples Lobby
bulletin says:
One franchise grab praciced by fnancers municipalities
Crane Of Massachusetts Mondel of Wyoming
shall
through the public
These really intended enable
take the public lands of
of
regulation and with but nomination the public large
The chief forester sMr. Clifford Pncho has stood in the
of these franchise graber and insisted that they shall pay
thing for the vauabergh that they ask All of pressure
has been brought bear without avail and they
take away the forestry the stop the
poaton OF public property without therefor
This they attempt by trying sneak through bill whose
paternity be found acknowledge An effort will be
made plank the inserted the national plat
FORM The power make these grants and the of the
very properly vested the forestry which has proved
wise and viglan guardian of public rights without any way
hampering the legitimate course of industry.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-09
BURDENsoME INSURANCE CHARGES

IRON careful review of the insurance situation
II evident that the companies fully recoup
themselves the losses in the confagraon Of
within the five years. principally from San Francisco
An examination OF the published
how great burden thus added upon
ness community by the conhagraton itself
In plain words the premiums being charged San Fran
cisco beyond In the past years California
been assessed by the insurance companies the
OOO tor premiums Last year the S165O0O00 of
which San Frapsco alone than 40 per
e he losses the entire of California last
than SOG0OO0 figures only
10 S3.l98lz
The significant figures in the article above referred to
hose which show that the last years California has paid
The within S1OO0OOO
e for the 10 years ending with 1905 In past years
California has been burdened with o. of the paid
by the entire Pacific
The total injustice of this
to be borne without protest.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-09
Language of Diplomacy

The question of diplomatic language
has been raised in China for the first
time in our recollection by the Jap
anese with the last week or two. Up
to the present time treaties have been
made out in the language of the west
as well as that of China, and in each
aseit has been stipulated that if there
were found TO be any difference be-
tween the two, the western should
be held to be the correct version. But
as a rule, we believe, communications
with native officials have been in Chi
nese, and the Japanese in sending in
theirs in their own tongue have at
tempted to create an awkward prece
dent.
For very long period the diplomatic
language of Europe has been French,
though OF late years there have been
many breaches of the rule. English
was largely spoken, for example, at
the Berlin congress after the Russo
Turkish war.
An amusing story is told of the
manner in which the iron chancellor
discouraged the st. Petersburg author
tiles from writing to him in Russian.
He gave instructions that all communi-
cations received in other languages
than German, French. English and Ital-
ian should be left unnoticed and put
away in the archives. Budberg then
wrote screed after screed in Russian.
No answer was returned and the docu-
ments were all laid by with the state
papers. At last he came himself and
asked why he had received no reply.
Bismarck himself tells the story:
REPLY / exclaimed, TO what?'
Why. he had written a month ago and
had sent me several reminders.
"'Ah, quite So I said. There is a
great pile of documents In Russian
downstairs. But we have no one who
understands Russian, and I have given
instructions that all documents written
in q language we do not understand are
to be put away among the archives"
1t was then arranged that Budberg
should write in French, and the for
eign office also when it suited them.-
Shanghai Mercury.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-09

So far local knowledge goes fault be that
abuaon Taft will undoubtedly have the whole Pacific
But doubt attaches the claims of 20 delegates
sachuse There will be big fight for that delegation
oston Transcript thus outlines politics the Bay
One d the OF the plans
which under
The fight the delegates Guild
and others
and Ex-Governor John l. while congressional districts
the which take their politics
Crane without duon marked along with the Others for the I
slaughter In accordance with plans loudly proclaimed Washing
ton drive will be made to secure the full 81 Taft delegates
II
ticket the republican
That should make of national importance
Lodge leading the Taft and Senator fighting
his political life Crane has sought avoid this
succeed lodging the unpasanness He has little
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-09
Little Girls Initiating Club Example Mothers Organization Try Pledge Boys Against Cigarettes

ments Will be played by Miss Grace
Haley, one OF the most gifted of the
city's young pianistes.
Richard Hotaling will entertain the
members and guests of the Forum club
Wednesday afternoon with several dra-
matte selections So large a number
of guest cards have been requested by
the members of the club for this occa-
sion that it has been decided to hold
the meeting in Golden Gate Command
cry hall. Several songs will be given
by Mrs. John Jacob Apple. On the fol-
lowing Wednesday Mrs. Lowell White
will speak about the free. playground
commission
The music of the sea was used for
a delightful program by the San Fran
cisco musical club last week Bar
caroles. sailing songs and gondoliers'
chants were included. Perhaps the
most notable number was Beach's can
tata, set to the words of Holmes
"Chambered Nautilus" and sung by a
double quartet with organ and piano
accompaniment. This was conducted
by DR.. Humphrey Stewart and sung
by Mrs. Benjam min Apple Miss Marian
Cumming. Miss Viola Van Orden. Mrs.
James Kelly. Mrs. John Jacob Apple,
Lehman. Miss Laura Taylor and Miss
Hilda Green. Miss Mollie Pratt was
the organist and Mrs. William Ritter
pianiste for this number. Others who
contributed TO Thursday morning 5
hour of music were Mrs. Robert Mich
OILS, Mrs. Harry Cowell, Miss Helen L.
Stroupe, Mrs. E. d. Magee. Mrs. j. t.
Young and Miss f M Nachtrieb
The Saturday Morning club of Sacra-
mento gave musical program, COM
posed entirely of selections from the
works of Moszkowski and Saint Saens,
Saturday. which was much enjoyed by
the members and their friends. a little
analysis of the music 70 be given, with
few words about the two composers.
by Miss Emelie Connolly. opened the
program, which contained eight fine
numbers.
The Womans Improvement club of
Vacaville is one of the most enter
prising of the states women's clubs.
sBi-Bi, the fascinating little musical
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-09
New Fishing Industry

Consul E E Bailey reports from En-
senada that a Los Angeles. Cal. COM
pany has leased a British fishing con-
cession and is starting operations on
the coasts of Lower California. Their
purpose is to build factories at Ense-
NADIA and at San Quentin. 125 miles
farther south. and a small force OF
workmen is already on the ground. A
can making factory has been arranged
for. The first business venture will be
to supply fresh abalone and crawfish
for the San Diego market. The ccnces-
sion, which runs until June, 1917, gives
the right to take all kinds OF fish. in
cluding pearl fishing (for territory not
already gfven) on both coasts of the
peninsula and the exclusive right to
build and operate canning factories
and to export fresh, dried and pre-
served fish,
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-09
DIPLOMATIC TROUBLES OF THREE NATIONS

7E mysterious recall of Aoki substitution of Takahra
the representative OF Japan this country
Of much speculation and the Louisville offers
the conjecture based adves that the anbas-
sador had been make trouble between the
that Ao Immediately his to Japan put himself
opposition to the ministry and lined with the
Okma # there party in Japan which doubt is
with the Okuna faction The ministry exceedingly
the United States Neither there
The immigration question will be domestic
legislation here by diplomatic There the
the open door Manchua Japan
and Russia had agreed divide that province and
both would like hold exclusive trade Of
their spheres of influence. We do
iude OF China this and Mr. WI said the that
he charged by his make
the United States the subject said
ie thing either his dsegarded
The dispute that China and Japan
The nited States will offer protest against closing door to
trade will further the other powers join pro-
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-09
Calvary Choral Society Of $50 Voices to Glye
First Public Concert Thursday Evening
Bv Walter Anthony

tanca IN expose himself and his art
in the bright glare OF many mean
descent lamps have, he says notnlns =
whatever to do with the case II -
Just sore eyes. Think of IT. Thus does
the ogre of the real rout the rosy
wrath of the ideal.
Paderewski said to me once:
II have weak eyes; the doctors cali
it something else with very lons
name, which I couldn't pronounce ana
you couldn't spell; but I call IL weak
eyes; my wife calls 1t sore eyes, anu
that. indeed, is what IL is.
"Newspapermen looking for story
have made the most or my affiicuon,
so / don't care II il pleases any one
to think I turn down the lights IN the
concert room because it is esthetlc ana
effective, let them think so. The DIVER
sion costs nothing and makes good
story But mine is q very unfortunate
infirmity, for I am doomed to go
through life in darkened rooms Ike
this one is now. III I am exposed 10
the bright glare of the sun, or II go
to the theater, where the stage II orl-
Iiantly Illuminated. I literally weep for
hours afterward. and that is very
unpoetic thing to do when there IS
nothing on earth to cry about
GehI Albert. the boy violinist. played
at Christian Science hall last Thursday
night Ills NUMBERS COuS4Sbcu u eHO
Ernst F sharp minor concerto. Paga-
minis 'I PaIpiti.'' and nocturne by Ole
Bull Young Albert was ably assisted
by Miss Carrie Sheurerman. pianist His
final recital will be given at Golden
Gate Commandery hall in Sutter street
near Steiner Wednesday evening when
the following program will be pre-
sented:
Violin concerto, Op- (.La Cloehette"( Mod
erato, larghettO, rondo. -Paganint
Gehl Albert.
Piano solo, Carnival I'........-..-..-S -Shumann
Miss Carrie Sheurerman-
Violin solo. Hungarian Melodies. Op. y Ernst
I Moderate variazi0ne-
III Andant motto expreSsione-
III Allegretto motto spirito con variazione-
Gehl Albert.
Piano solo. (a1 ..Die Prineesstn' (b) Hold
Miss Carrie Sheurerman-
Violin solo, -Polonase Brilliant - Wieniawskt
Gehl Albert
Harold Bauer. pianist, is the next
artist Manager Greenbaum has on his
list OF attractions for san Francisco
Bauer will play at Christian Science
hall Sunday afternoon, March 20.
Miss Eula Howard, local pianist OF
prominence. will give a recital at
Century Club ball Thursday evening,
March 10. Miss Howard's poetic inter-
probation of Chopill's. music is highly
spoken of.