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The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
RESULTS AT ENrERYyILIE.
Favoritcs Successful on Mnddy Tracks
 Weather Dlsagrcablc.

oakland, Cal, Dec 23 Fayorltes were successful at Emcryvlllo to-day. The weather was foggy and the track muddy,
 First race, six furlongs selling St. Francis 1l5 CMentry, 1 to 2, won, Lady Carol, 1l2 CBueler), to 1, second; Duke of orleans, ll2 (Keogh), 15 to | third. Time 1:14 4-5,
 Second race, seven furlongs selling Yankee Daughter, IF tButler), 8 to 5, won; Cowen, no CKeoghD, to 1. sec ond; Ak-Sar- Bon lO5 (scovillo), l5 to 10, third. Time, l:29.
 Third race, mile and a sixteenth selling Fulletta, lO6 CTaplin, to D. won; Beechwood, 1o7 GKcogh), 17 to | second; Col White, ilo tMiller), 1S to ,, third Time, 1850 3-5
 Fourth race, mile and seventy yards selling Captain Kennedy, l03 (Wash) [ 10 2, won; Estella C, 10s (Butler), 12 to l. second; Billy Pullman, 1Ds CMil- ler) to l. third Time, 1;46 S-5.
 Firth race, mile and q sixteenth Katie Powers, 1O2 (Glasner), to f won; Melar, TOT (Mentry), 15 10 l. sec ond; Derdom, lo7 tvan Dueen), to 1 third Time. 1:52 1-5,
 Sixth race, five furlongs Bubbllne Water, lO5 CKeogh), to 2 won; Aptc Orc, 1Os tMentrW, il 10 3. second; Hannah Louise. 1O5 tMcCarthy), i3 tc 5 third, Time. 1Ol 2-5.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
YALE's USUAL VICTORY.
Harvard Iampoon Follow Up Stories
 of Local Correspondents.

The latest issue of the Harvard Lam poon slips one In on certain New Ha- ven correspondents who send to metro politan newspapers highly colored arti- cle fin reference to football injuries. The Lampoon says:
 sunday-Yale's outlook for the sea son could not he worse. Only nine men of last years team are back, and Of these only eight arc eligible,
 Thursday-The famous old guard, p. Whata-W Whack, had his knee-cap brok- on to-day, He cannot play until next year.
 Friday Hall, son of Vanderbilt Hall, captain of the victorious 1881 eleven, had his leg broken to-day. He cannot play again while in college. It Is even doubtful if he can play when in the medical school.
 Saturday splendid chance of winning the game has been wrecked by the injury to O'Callaghan, son of the Emerald Isle. He has fractured his skull. and will never be able to play again, except in.
 Sunday-Yale won. Whack made the only touchdown, and Hall kicked the goal with his broken leg. O'Callaghar was brought on the field in his coffin and with only his skull and bones made the 4o-yard run preceding the only score - Harvard T,ampoon.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
GRrDIRoN STAR DoNs MITTs.
IT. F. Casey, Villa Nova Tackle, Chai-
 lcngcs Heavyweight Boxers,

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec % Another aspirant for Heavyweight pugiistic honors has appeared in tho form of a college man, one who has played tackle on his varsity football team and who this year faced the Pennsylvania, Princeton. Annapolis. the Indian, and West Point elevens on the grldiron. Tho woud-be champion ls Thomas Ed ward Casey and until yesterday after noon he was a student at Villa Nova college
 Casey !s the man who made tho touchdown against Princeton this fall but inc play was disalowed after he had made an Seward run and outfooted Tbbott. the All-American halfback, who chased him down the field
 Casey is a magnihoontly developed man 19 years of age, stands six feet weighs l95 pounds stripped, has a nor maj chest development Of Al inches, 45 inches expanded. and has 34-inch waist. Ho lives in Bridgeport Conns and expresses desire to meet John John Willie or kuhiak
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24

and investment brokers he made to the tax commissioner instead of to the comptroller as provided
 Before making his recommendations the commissioner devoted, in his re- port some space to the discussion or each subject He also reviews hls work of the year in consideration of questions brought before him, of his meetings with local assessing boards, and also recItes the legal problems which were handled by his office.
 A working library on the general subject of taxation has been started III the office of the commissioner. In ths time covered by the report the conn missloners recovered 427 corporation reports l6S0 reports from taxing or flclas; t.639 letters were sent to taxing officials relative to their duties; 5i5 let ters were sent to taxing officials rela- tive to statutory provisions. 3i7 officials called at the commissioners office, representing ninety towns; the com missioner visited twenty eight towns
 During the two years 7S7 estates re- ported to the commissioner, the invcn- tory value of which totalled $l0, 625, 0SS. There were 110 estate subject to the lIneal tax of ono per cent, the tax be- Ing s32, ,S03, and 43 estates were subject to the three per cent, collateral tax, netting s26, 49S. The cost of main tenance of the commissioner office for the hiennal period was sl2,1l4
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
FRANK CHANGE TO STICK.
Captain of Chicago Cubs Expects to
 Adjust Difficulties.

Los Angeles. Dec 23.-Frank L.. Chance captain of the Chicago Cubs" ball team, said last night In reply to reports that he would not manage the team next season. 'I have signed a contract to play with Chicago for three or four years, and if don't go there. cannot play anywhere. There Is a little difference between President Murphy and myself on the money question. but that is not serious, and I suppose that We can fix that all right. I never said I would not go back to Chicago to play ball, but that I would prefer not to 20, if the pres ent conditions existed next year
 q have not seen President Puliam and do not know whether or not he is in town. He has hinted that he might want to butt into the manage mcnt of the team next year"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
sHRuBB TO RUN THREE MEN.
Each to Go Four Miles--This Instead
 of Race With Longboat.

New York, Dec. 2S,--Instead of q marathon race for amateurs at Mad ison Square Garden on January 9, the date originally set for the professional race between Alfred Shrubb, the Eng fish champion. and Tom Longboat. the Indian runner, since postponed to January 28, indications now point to race between Shrubb and re- relay of three of the best middle dis tance men In the country as the chief event in an athletic meet at the Gar den on the early January date. Shrubb signed an agreement to-day to run twelve miles against three men here! after to be picked to run four miles each. Shrubb will make his head- quarters in New York after New Years and train for both his Garden races here.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
BREAKS MILE RECORD.

Los Angeles, Dec. 23.-Another worlds record was smashed yesterday at Arcadia when Center Shot covered the mile in 1.S7 1-5 in the running of the fourth event.
 The feat clips one-fifth of second off the former figures held by Dick Welles and Kiamesha. Dick Welles made his phenomenal figures at Chica- go in 1903, and two years later Kiam- esha equalled the time at Belmont Park. This performance, in conjunc- tlon with the two new records made last Saturday, makes Arcadia the fast st track in the world.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
WON BY PRINCETON Tiger Chess Team Captures First Honors in Seventeenth
 Annual Tournament.
YALE FINISHES FOURTH
Ili Team One Point Behind CoIum. bia---Crimson Players Second--
 Play Very Close.

New York, Dec, 23,-Although beaten in tho final round by Harvard, Prince toms chess players carried off final honors in the seventeenth annual chess tournament with Columbia, Yale and Harvard whicn has been in progress here for the past three days. Starting the last day of play with next university in standing Princeton scored lh points in her match with Harvard against 2h for the Cambridge players and at the end of the toprna- ment had 71s points to her credit to Harvard's 6h.
 Columbia defeated Yale by 21k to 1h in to-day's match and the bleu and white finished third, with 51s points, one below Harvard's mark. Yale was foutrh, with one point less than Colum- bia, scoring Az points. The records show the tournament to have been ths closest In the history of the series.
 Captain L. w. Stehens, of Princeton. again won his game at the top board and shared with W. W. Parshley of Harvard the distinction of placing all his games to the credit of his univer- sity. Parshley, however. played throughout at the third board, whereas Stephens had the strongest players on the opposing teams to contend against. The other three members of the win hing team were J, w. Alexander. J. l.. Tiemann and H, R. Ferger.
 To-day's games resulted:
 L. w. Stephens. Princeton, defeated F. H. Gruening, Harvard; K. S. John- son, Harvard, defeated J. W. Alexan- der, Princeton: w. W. Parshley, Har- ward, defeated J. l., Tiemann, Prince ton; r. P. Byerly, Harvard, and H. R. Ferger, Princeton, drew. Totals, Har- yard 21a. Princeton IF.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
s, ,0O0. .000 AUTO ROAD.
Automobiles Throughout Country In. terestcd in Project Before Congress

New York, Dec 23.--Automobile men are interested in several bills now pending in congress providing for the construction of memorial highway from the White House in Washington to tho battlefield of Gettysburg. as a Inatlonal tribute of affection toward Abraham Lincoln,
 It is provided that this highway is to be not less than l50 feet wide, and in it's construction the sum of $3.OOO,OOO is to be utilized The proposed memorial highway Is to he constructed under tho dlreetion of commission composed of the chairman and the ranking demo- cratic member of the senate and house library committee of the present con gross, tho secretary of state. and the secretary of war.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
WITH THE BOWLERS

The report that Butch" Weber was to go to Providence appears to be without foundation. Butch" when seen last night says that t Is all foolish talk and that he Is going to stay here to get in on some of the state league money at the end of the season.
 Ed. Andrews, the Bush leaguer of the Republican club certainly captured the alley managements goat last night Ed has habit of swinging his ball an lnnumerabe number of times while taking aim at the head pin Last night the management decided to put a counter on him and 1t was found that the honorable, Mir. Andrews took on an average of IS swings before relieving himself of the ball His high single however ran up to %.
 schoenllber the Industrial lcaguer certainly split the pins some in last nights match State league team Is a little shy of players at present. He might make good,
 George Robert Kelsey's now ball Is certainly coming up to expectations. He rolled q high single of 269 coupled with high three string Of 7ol.
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 Schmidt of the Electors in the Win chester league complained to the Y. NJ. R C. alley management that he could not see the head pin. Tho management in tho interest of sportsmanship an- nounced that il would place red light on it for him hereafter.
 The meeting of The Journal-Courier individual championship tournament scheduled for yesterday afternoon was postponed for q week and will be held next Wednesday at the Academy alleys at o'clock
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
JEFF DOHERTY REPLIES.
Local Boxes Willing to Meet Gorm-
 Icy Any Time at Any Weight.

In answer to he def of "Jim' Gorm- ley, which appeared in an evening pa per recently, Jeff Doherty the local fighter says that he s willing to take on cormley for fight for anywhere from six 10 fifteen rounds, winner take all. sAs regards the weight, IeM says that Gormley may weigh ton if he wants, and that the weight question would have but little bearing on the matter
 As regards the assertion that Mr. Gornley had "lt'' on him when they last met for six rounds at Merideu Jeff says that it's all absurd, and he ls willing to prove it so So now if Mir. Gormloy wishes to meet good man, and really meant business fin his challenge, why, here is his chance
 Jen fights in Albany the eighth of next month, hls opponent being either Dick Nelson or Young Corbett He also intends to meet Paddy sullivan, the whiriwlnd, with whom he fought a draw here on the fourteenth Of the month at the Sharkey club in New York ulty, Iii the near future
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tContinued from First Page) sessment date from october to April l,
 Extension of time for examination by assessors of those failing to give in lists.
 A quadrennial report to the tax commissioner of all exempted prop crty by the assessors of all towns and cities.
 That non-resdents be placed on the same basis as residents in the re- quIrement for list of taxable property for taxation purposes.
 The taxation of personal property of non-residents which has remained in this state for more than eight months of the year.
 Legislation to develop sheep raising and reforestation go waste land may he made productive.
 Tho registration of choses in action in name of owner with the distribution of tho proceeds to the different towns
 Tho taxation of the telephone bust ness conducted by Individuals under the special telephone tax
 The taxation of long distance tcle- phone wires used for messages between places in this state to any price outside of this state
 The taxation of express business con- ductcd by individuals wholly on tho lines of electric or street railways in | this state.
 That the aggregate lengths of tracks comprising the man Inc trackage of railroads in this state be used for comparison with the total length of the frackage within and without the state In determining the proportion or valuation for taxation purposes.
 A definite basis or formula for the use of the board of equalization in computing the average value per mile of the trunk road of railroad com panIes
 Placing the savings departments of national banks under the jurisdiction of the bank commissioners ! The taxation of deposits of the sav- ings departments of national banks it the same manner as those of trust companies.
 The increasing of the inheritance tax rate from ono-haIf per cent. to one per cent. on property passing to ineal benehclaries and from three per cent, | to five per cent on property of a de- cedent passing to collateral bene- nciaries, with a reduction of tho eX- emption on the latter property to $500
 The reduction of the exemption un. der the present inheritance tax law from the value of the property on non- resident decedents actually or con structlvely in Connecticut. ] That reports of investment companies
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
COAST LEAGUES WARRING.

San Francisco, Dec 23 Pacific Coast and California state leagues of baseball will not unite. The ultimatum was delivered today after a session held by the Coast league delegates. They refused absolute reinstatement to three blacklsted players, and Cy More ing and Al Jarman of the independent organization would not accept their terms.
 President Pulllam and President Ban Johnson will now start east, their peace mission having been failure Presl- dent Puliam will make trip to F'res- no. where he will have talk with Frank Chance to try 10 stralghten out his affairs with Murphy, owner of the Chicago Cubs
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
ANGUS WINS CROSS COUNTRY

In the Howard clubs cross country run yesterday Angus had but little diff ficulty In winning thc lnurcls of the victory from Gerard. Both boys ran together for almost the whole course until about 900 yards from the finish when Angus started a sprint which his opponent could not withstand. Angus ls going to run for the Kim bcrlys at their annual athletic meet al City Point on Christmas day
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
COLLEGE RELAY RACES.

New York, Dec. 23.---One of the most interesting of the many features of the Pastime Athletic club games on Janu- ary 20, 1909, will be tho relay races be- tween the intersettlement clubs and the colleges Pennsylvania, Cornell Yale and Harvard will all enter teams prob ably, and the issue now appears to lie between the Ithacan and the Quakcrs
 In the 300-yard run Dorland, the champion, will no doubt meet Jim Me- Entee, Ellor, Hyass Richmond, Rosen- berger, and other crack sprinters, who will have suitable handicaps.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
ARCHIE A SOCIOL0GIST
Young Roosevelt and Other Grotor
 Boys See New York Prisons.

New York, Dec % Archie Roose- velt. son of President Roosevelt was enc of a delegation of ten students from the Groton school in Massachu- setts, which visited the cty's penal ln- stitutons on Blackwclls Island today, Commissioner of Charities Hebberd ac- companied tho boys who appeared deeply interested In everything they saw Another visiting party to the is- land Institutions comprised 21 Will Hams college students, who also spent some time later in the day at police headauarters.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
SAN FRANCISCO LID ON

San Francisco, Dec. 23.-rhe board permits to clubs to hold prize fights next year, and strong minority has expressed the view that fights should be outawed altogether. Many clti- zons have declared that San Francisco should not he known throughout the country as the only big city where a brutal prize fighting Is tolerated
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
TIGERS WIN AT HOCKEY.

New York Dee. 23 Princeton de- foatod Williams at hockey hero to- night by the score of to ?, The game, which was a lively one throughout, was played at tho St Nicholas rink Brown and Van Gorza scored for Williams, while Brush and Phillips tailed for Princeton, tho two last named scoring two goals each.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
POLO IN wiTERBuRY.
Rumor Has It That Park City Quintet
 May Go to Brass City.

Waterbury. Dec 23, David NJ. Hart ford, loading man of the Hartford Stock company Il threnlrlcal venture playing at Eagles hall in Waterbury which was recently fitted up as a theater by which poio was busted, has quit the city and is not expected to return. The owners ot the hall say that thcatrlcals will be continued ten days longer and then the hall will be turned Into q polo and skating rink again II is fur- ther stated that overtures have been made Co William W Hanna of New Britain, owner of the Bridgeport roller polo franchise, 10 induce him 10 trans- for the team 10 WaterhurN
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
ASSAILANT SURREMDERS
Man Who Stabbed in Quarrel Decrnl-
 Der Gives Up.

on December t6 Catalonc Do Laindeo an Italian lad of oak street. was stabbed in the rib by another ftal- ian in a quarrel on oak street near Day. The injured man was taken to the New Haven hospital and is still there, Last night Enrico Tesa of 572 Oak street, surrendered himself to the police as the man who did the stab- bing. He was released on bonds of $500 on a charge of breach of the peace. Catalone s now able to be about and will be discharged in q few days from the hospital
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
SAILED FOR SCOTLAND.
Three of New Haven Soccer Team Conc to See Some Big Games.

Alexander Coull. George Valentine and William Fraser, three of the crack players of the New Haven champion soccer team, sailed for Liverpool yes- terday by the Cunard line steamship Campania en route for Scotland. They will be gone for about six weeks, and during their sojourn in the old coun- try will make a point of seeing several of the crack teams in England and Scotland compete against each other. They expect to gain many points that will strengthen the local team in their matches for the Connecticut soccer championship cup next spring.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
HOWARD'S CHALLENGE.

The Howard club basketball team which was recently formed, is out with n challenge to meet any l3o pound team in tho city, Address all chal- lcnges to the Howard club, corner Kimberly avenue and First street.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
saRsTuELD CARNIVAL.
Big Event Begins Tonight at the
 Armory.

The big Christmas carnival to be given by the Sarsheld Guard will open tonight at the Second regiment ar niory Tho elaborate plans of the company are complete, and q rush of work to-day will make all ready for the opening at o'clock. The car nival, as already announced, will con tinue tomorrow afternoon and even ing and Saturday night
 owing to the carnival there will he no basketball games at the armory until next week, The Blues held their weekly drill last night, instead of to- night at the same time that the Grays held their regular drill
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24

It Is almost certain now that "Jim" Driscoll, the English champion, and "Abe" Attcll the American champion, will come together in a % round battle before the Jeffres Athletic club of Los Angeles, Cal, for the featherweight championship of tho world "Jim" Jef- fries, manager of the club Is anxious to bring these two great boxers togeth- ar, and has offered SO per cent of the gross receipts for them to battle for at any date next month which is suita- ble to them
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
ApAcKY" M'FARLAND co. OFF.

New orleans, Lao Dec, 23,--1t was officially announced to-day hy the West Side Athletic club that the pro- posed bout in New Orleans between "Packey' Mcfarland and Young" Trne has been called off and that it Is not expected that further negotiations will be made 10 have the men meet here at an early date,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24

New Years eve is the date selected for the 2O-round go fin Lexington, Kyp between Mike" Schrcck the cIncin- natl heavyweight and Marvin Hart, the Kentucky "near' champion. They will meet before the now Fayotto Athletic club and tho contest will be for q de- cIsion. with some well known ring of- fcial as referee Hart Is in Lexington, and will finish up his training there schreck is traiping at Reading, Ohio, where he boxes each day with his spar ring partner, Harry Wuest
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24

The Worcester polo team, tho same that is making such grand spurt in the National league polo race at tho present time, will be the attraction at the QuinnipiaC rink this evening. The visiting quintet Is a truly dangerous one and will certainly provide little spicy entertainment for the devoted fans of the great winter sport
 Sutherland at the present time ap- pears to be out for tho league leader- ship among the goaltenders and unless Frank Warner and George Bone are a little more precise in the manner In which they aim at the visiting cage tonight they undoubtedly will get but a very few by the famous Kid
 Coggeshal seems to bc tho man that "Fido" Sutton will have to watch. for if Allie puts up some more of that quality of polo With which he made the Worcester rink hum on Tuesday night, the locals will have but poor show of landing the match. The local players had a rest last evening and should ho in fine condi- ton for the evenings game. Bone did not get into the game with New Britain Tuesday night, but in all prob ability will be there when the whistle blows this evening.
 The teams will probably take the floor as follows this evening New Haven. Worcester. Warner ..,..........,... Lincoln
 First rush.
 hone '''t.'. ........,. ..,+...,....,.. Hart
 Second rush.
 Glllntn ,,,,,. ....,.,......,. CoggeShall
 Center.
 Gardner .....,............ Fahey
 llalfback,
 sutton .....,,..,, ,,....,. Sutherland
 Goal.
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THE NEXT MARATHON.

New York, Dec, 2S, Tom Longboat has postponed his Marathon race with Alfred Shrubb the English runner. from January s to January 26 at Mad ison Square garden Longboat's fifteen mile race with Dorando Pietri will take place al Buffalo January 2,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
ANOTHER FOOTBALL VICTIM.

Harrisburg, Pa, Dec 23.--eGeorge Hadden Yinger, aged 20 years. of Steel ton, died last night as the result of a football accident this fall. Yinger's ribs were fractured and pieces of the bone were driven into the lung.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-24
HICKEY AND FORD.

Spike" Hickey ana Bunny" Ford will meet for eight rounds at catch weights in Norwich on the seventh of next month. A number of sports will probably go up from here to witness the mill