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The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
HOPE TO GET HILLEBRAND
Griffith Has Not Give Up Effort to
Land COllegian.
Manager VIII stop on on Way East
to Try "a Induce Former Prince
ton star to Sign,

New York, Jan. 2l-Aromd American
League headquarters, in this city, the
impression prevails that Manager Clarke
Griffith viii not arrive from the West
before the February meetings
II had been expected that he would
reach here shortly after the holidays 10
get his big squad OF players into line
but nothing definite has been heard from
him, and as there is no particular necessity
for his presence, he will probably stay
at home as long as possible Griffith s
players are signing up from day to day
the only contracts that have not gone
out being those TO q section of the re-
cruits 10 whom Griffith talked business.
When the Highlanders leader shows up
he viii md these contracts all filled out.
except for the salary figures. These he
viii MI in and they viii be sent out
The return of the contracts will be only
"a matter of days as most of the young
sters with q chance % start out IN
major league company are anxious to
break into the big town. On his way
here. Griffith VIII make another effort
10 sign Hnlebrand, who is rsnching in
South Dakota. The chances for obtain
ing the former colIegian are not bright.
One of the latest contracts received by
Secretary NahOn. of the Highlanders. IS
that of Joe Doyle II is a virtual Ger
tainty that Doyle viii make the regular
pitching staff this year. When I'm c0ndi-
tion during 1896 and 1sJ7 Doyle did some
brilliant work. He will not. however. De
required % pitch more than two games a
week, as he lacks the physique of the So
called iron men" In the big leagues
Doyle's delivery is cxasperatingly slow.
but he secures results and is popular
with hilltop fans,
A majority of the Giants have affixed
their names to contracts for the season.
but among the dilatOry ones are Tenuev
and Bridwell, the stars of the Boston
trade. There is no doubt. however. about
Tenney's intention 10 play. lie is out for
the money and realizes that he can get as
much playing baseball as at anything
else. Knowing this. Brush is unlikely 70
submit TO holdup, but there is very
little likelihood that anything OF the sort
viii be attempted. il ia not known that
McGraw fixed a definite salary when the
recent deal was made. but he promised
that the amount would be satisfactory
and is not in the habit of Understanding
men of TenuCy's ability
Sleeve mOuOgramS instead of big letters
on the shirt fronts viii distinguish the
Giants of 1905 Secretary Knowles has
made the arrangement for the change
and considers il a rather nifty idea
White and gray uniforms the former for
use at home. viii be the prevailing coIors
OF this year The caps and stockings will
differ slightly from those used last year
Spikes will continue To be fashionable
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
Cornell 10 Meet Penn on Track

Philadelphia, Pa. Jan. A.-For the first
time in three years Cornell and the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania will meet this
year in a dual track meet The events
are to be held on Franklin Field. The
meeting of Pennsylvania and Columbia
will be discontinued at the request of
Columbia The New York feeling is that
the Quakers are superior on the track
and that the meet does Pennsylvania no
good and Columbia great deal of harm.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
SHRUBB TO COACH WILLIAMS.
English Distance Runner May Oh
tain College Position.

Boston. Mass. Jan. 2f-Alfred Shrubb.
the noted English long-distance profes-
sional runner. who will conclude his pres
ent engagement i'm this country In a race
at Philadelphia next week. hopes to OBJ
tain an appointment as track coach in
one Of the smaller American colleges.
It leaked out here to-day that Shrubb's
friends are trying 10 land him as athletic
coach at Williams. and that the speedy
little English runner has already had
two or three conferences with some of
the students there regarding the possi-
bilites of an appointment
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
Carp Make Trouble in Potomac.

Special 90 The Washington Herald
Boyds. Md. Jan. 4-The fishing for
bass In the Potomac and in the Monocacy
in this county tire last few seasons has
not been as good as in former years. The
Monocacy makes dividing line Of Mont
gomery and Frederick counties near
Diekersons, and anglers who fished there
have previously been reporting good
catches. As far up as Weverton. it is
stated, many large carp. weighing forty
and fifty pounds, have been caught at
times. The anglers fear the carp have
hurt the bass supply by eating the eggs
IF the game fishes.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
Captuin for Union PhilI;cs

Philadelphia. Jan. 24-Afanager Walter
schiichter Of She Philadelphia Union
League Baseball Club, announces that
De- has signed Bobbie McIatchie to play
tird base, who viii probably captain the
Philadelphia club this season. McLatcbla
is weh-known minor league player, and
last season captained the Reading club.
champions of the, Atlantic LcagUe. Nc
Latchie led the third basemen of that
ieague last season in fielding. and batted
30 in 100 games played.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
Giants Want Sen Trim

New York, Jan. 24-It looks now as il
the Giants. that are scheduled to start
from New York for the training camp at
Marling Springs Tex, will make the trip
by steamer. Mathewson and Seymour
to-day expressed a desire TO take the
ocean route, and Mike DOnlin is also
believed to be in favor of a bit of sea-
sickness. If there are any more appli-
cations this week for the sea trip, all
hands will be sent down that way.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25

Minneapolis Players to Prac-
tice with the Nationals.
WILL HAVE SERIES OF GAMES
Joe CantiIIOn Believes that Presence
of Friendly Club VIII Do Much to
Encourage Youngsters Who Are
on WaShingtOn's ROIIs-MiIiers tO
Reach Texas Middle of March.

Believing that two teams working to-
gether viii be mutually benefited, the
CantilIons-J0e and Mike-have decided to
have the Minneapolis club go te Calves
ton IN March to do its preliminary train
ing with the Nationals.
Galveston is considered one Of the most
desirable training grounds ia the country,
not only because of the favorable climatic
conditions but the Galveston club is on
hand at all times ready to practice with
visitors. Last year the Nationals played
a series of games with the Galveston
team and got lot of much-needed prac-
tiee. The same conditions viii obtain
next spring but because of the number
Of new players Joe Cauuuon has to try
out he thinks that having the friendly
Minneapolis players around viii do much
To encourage the Washington recruits
who are 10 make their initial bows in
fast company when the American League
season opens. Several Of the new Ma
tionals are former MHlers, while Pete
O'Brien, Tip O'Neil Jim Block, and era
ham, Of Minneapolis, were formerly MEM
bers Of the Washington club.
As soon as the teams reach Galveston
a series of five or seven games viii be
played giving the two managers excel
lent opportunities to size UP their ma
terial before the trips begin
Had No Early Training.
The Minneapolis team has, in former
years, tried To train in the North. and
generally started the season with prac-
tcally no training. Thus all chances
TO win the pennant went gIimmeriug right
at the start Of the race, indianapolis.
considered the weakest team in the asso-
citation at that time, beat the MIlers
the first four straight games Of the 1897
season. and out OF the nrst fourteen
games only three games were Minneapolis
victories With practically the same team,
rounded to some form. Minneapolis went
home and Won eight straight games and
eighteen out of the first twenty games
played after the first disastrous trip,
taking four straight games from the CO.
lumbUs champions.
just how Manager Mike CantilIon will
line up his men is difficult To determine.
The loss Of Jerry Freeman AT first base
has left a hole that VIII be hard 10 fill
John Buck Freeman has been men
toned as q first base possibility. Buck
Is az home on the hrst cushion. but pre-
ders the outheld
Pete O'Brien. formerly of the Nationals.
viii captain the team from second base
When in condition. O'Brien is a fast and
heady player and "a good hitter.
Andy OyIer will again cover short field. |
Ed Gremiuger has been retained for third
base, but will have "a competitor for that
position in a youugster from the White
SoX, supposed 10 be Lee Qullan
Tin O,SeuI in OutaaI5
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
Dunn rolled second and third games.
SPARROIGH- TOURNEY


La Cross, Wis, Jan. PA settlement
in the La Crosse baseball row over the re-
tention of Manager Pink" Hawley, once
released, was reached to-day President
John Elliott Withdrew his resignation and
offered TO secure finances for the club If
allowed to name the manager. President
Elliott is a Hawley man. His PROPOSE
ton was accepted. and a committee of
three appointed TO select the manager.
Manager Hawley viii be retained
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25

New Haven. Jan 2l-Ogden Reid, Yale
20, came mp from New York yesterday
20 attend a conference with Prof Heaton
and others i'm regard to the new Carnegie
swimming pool Reid. who was formerly
captain OF the water polo team. said that
he had collected the necessary $1,000 to
complete The pool Andrew Carnegie gave
Sit'7 last year toward tine pool and Reid
has collected the rest The pool viii he
the best m the country, and viii be
located back OF the Yale gymnasium.
work viii be started in March. and it
vii be ready for use by next September-
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
VIRGINIA OUTLOOK GOOD
Varsity Pitchers Are Already Pre-
pairing for the Coming Season.

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Charlottesville, Jan. 2t-Virginia should
get out an excellent baseball team this
spring, since all last years men. with the
exception of Hammond, Johnson, and
Dalton, are back, and there is plenty %
good material from which 20 select others.
Johnson may come back. and pressure
rs being brought To bear upon him TO
induce him TO return. TWO new catcheTs
from LawrencevilIe are in college this
year, and they are said to be tip-toppers
All last years pitchers are also back in
college, among them the iDviHcible Susoug
and Fulton, a freshman last year. and "A
promising yOungstCT.
Walker will be back i'm center neld
Jhom, at right field: Honaker. Shortstop.
johnnie Hof (captaiu). third base, Mad
dGx. second base. New men will be pro
vided for left field and first The pitch
ers are exercising now. and their arms
VIII be in good shape by the time they
are needed for outdoor work.
The big games of the season will as
usual be with Georgetown.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
Gotch Won from Barnes.

Springfield. Mass, Jan. A.-The supe-
rior strength of heavyweight champion
Frank Gotch brought him viCi5~y last
night in his handicap wrestling match
with middle-weight champion Jim Barnes
Gotch agreed to throw Barnes three times
in an hour. and accomplished his task
after some clever work. The time for the
falls in order was 1880. 1890, and TO-
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
Cannot shift Boathoure.

New York, Jan 24.-It is announced that
Columbia crew practice will be held on
the Harlem this year as usual, and that
the management has never seriously en-
tertained any idea of installing a house
boat on the Hudson. An effort was made
TO get the graduate to permit the Gould
boathouse to be shifted to the Jersey
side of the Hudson, but this step will be
impossible this year
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
Jake stahI RECEIVERS from Grin.

Special 70 The Washington Herald
Chicago, Jan. 24.-Jake Stahl reported
downtown to-day for the first time since
his battle with grip, which has kept him
in bed for a week He showed slight
traces Of the struggle
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
Nnrr-MnrrInnd Gnme OF
] to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald
Annapolis, Nd, Jan. 24-The basket
ball game between the midshipmen and
the quint of Maryland University, of Bal
timore. scheduled to be played here to-
morrow. has been called off because OF
the disbandment Of the varsity aggrega-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25

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The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
ATHLETES AWAITGUN
Squads Are PPimed for the
G. w. L. Indoor Games.
SIXTEEN RELAYS ON CARD
One-miIe Team Race Between Vir-
ginia and George Washington and
Two-miIe Race Between Hatebet-
ties and Hopkins for Southern
Championship Features OF Meet.

The first annual indoor track and field
games Of the George Washington Uni
yersity Athletic Association will be held
/ in Convention Han tonight, beginning at
/ = o'clock There are twenty-elght events
on the programme. including sixteen relay
races and twelve individual events.
/ The feature events Of the games will
+ be the One-mile relay race between Vir-
ginia and George Washington. and tine
two-mile relay between George Washing
ton and Johns Hopkins for similar honors.
All these teams appear to be well match
ed, although George Washington may be
slightly weakened in the two-mile event
because one Of her men may be forced 10
repeat
Virsinia's one-milc team is not quite as
strong as during the past two OF three
years. bat Rector, Davidson. Thurlow
and Randolph make a welI-balanced quar-
tet
6. ". 4. Team Strong.
Despite the fact that one member Of
the team viii have TO run two races. the
George Washington two-mile quartet con-
sisting OF Fleming, Wenderoth. Blruey.
and Truesdell. is expected 10 defeat Bren-
ton Stewart Breycr. and Brown. of
Johns Hopkins The Buff and Blue uni
yersity will depend largely on Wenderoth
and Fleming to hold the Baltimore team
even. and Holcombe and TruesdeH to win
the race. The latter men. although new
in local athletics. have shown more speed
than rF F. -F-.~-
IL is up TO them 20 turn the trick against
The Orole City students.
or the other relay races those between
Company O. of the District National
Guard. and Troop +. OF the Thirteenth
Cavalry. or Fort Myer. and Richmond
College, the University Of Maryland and
the Maryland Agricultural College viii
furnish good sport The Gurley Club.
headed by Smithson Is pitted against the
senior National Guard team. and both the
club and the guard viii be represented by
second relay teams.
In the school relays there viii be some
good races between the Baltimore Couu-
try School and the Washington School
for Boys Western High and Bliss EIec-
trical. and tie Episcopal High School Of
Alexandria and the Baltimore City Col
Iege.
The Baltic Bl0omngdaIe. Potomac.
Olympia fremont, and half a dozen
other clubs viii DE represented by second
and junior teams and there will b. TWO
events for midget relay teams one lu
which four quarJets Of the Y NJ G. A.
boys department viii contend for the
supremacy Of the association. and an
other between the TWining School and
LLr ITemunt AILIntir OHM uidpnfs
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25

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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-09
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Do Not Endanger Life When
a Johnson City Citizen
Shows You the Cure

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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-09

One morning a rustic appeared at the
window of postal station, and after
peering through the bars inquired:
''Hev yeou got bout so cents worth
of stamps, mister?'
Certainly, replied the clerk. "What
denomination, please?"
"Wa-al, sir, if it's emmy Of your bust.
ness, I'm a Baptist Judge
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-09
g One Touch Of Nature Makes the Who'll,
World Kin y

When rooster finds big fat worm
he calls all the hens in the farm yard to
come and share it. A similar trait Of
human nature is to be observed when q
man discovers something exceptionally
good, he wants all his friends and
neighbors to share the benefits of his
discovery. This is the touch of nature
that makes the whole world kin. This
explains why people who have been
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write letters to the manufacturers fol-
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is for sale by Fl. g. Miller.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-09
Object TO Strong Medicines.

Many people object to taking the
strong medicines usually prescribed by
physicians for rheumatism. There il
no need of internal treatments ia any
case of muscular or chronic rheuma.
tism, and more than nine out of every
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the other of these varieties. When
there is no fever and little (if any)
swelling. you may know that it is only
necessary TO apply Chamberlain Lin.
iment freely to get quick relief. Try it.
For sale by Fl. @. Miller.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-09
Beauty of Body.

A healthy body is a beautiful body,
and beauty of body is to be preferred
to beauty of face. 1t is easy enough fol-
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her body is in good health. To insure
good health it is necessary to keep the
stomach active and the bowels open,
This can best be done by the use of Dr.
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-09

"And now, ladies'" concluded the
lecturer on woman's rights to her down
trodden sisters, 81 am ready to answer
any questions. would you mind
telling u.s." ventured one fair auditor,
"where You got that perfect love of a
hat?"-Philadelphia Ledger.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-09

81 suppose it is love of country that
that impels orr friend to run for Office. "
81 cant be quite sure" answered Far
mer Corhtossel. Whether it is love of
country or hatred Of work. Washing
ton Star.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-09
A Twenty Year Sentence.

ST have just completed a twenty
year health sentence, imposed by Buck
lens Arnica Salve, which cnred me Of
bleeding piles just twenty years ago, "
writes o. 3. Wooleyer, of LsRaysville,
n. Y. Bucklen's Arnics Salve heals
the worst sores, boils, burns, wounds
and cuts in the shortest time. 25c ct
q. @. MiIlsr's drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-09

Mrs. Ryetop-John, how much time
elapses between the second and third
acts?
Mr.. Ryetop-The program says SIX
months, Maria.
Mrs. Ryetop (aghast) Six months,
John? Lands, we can't wait! Why,
them buckwheat cakes l left to riz will
have gone clear through the roof by
that time.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-09
Plenty of Trouble

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the work without grinding or gripping,
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-09

3 Wilfred was sitting upon his fathers
knee watching his mother arranging her
hair. Papa hasn't any Marcel waves
like that" said the father. laughiHgly.
Wilfred, looking up at his father's
bald pate, replied, "Nope; no waves; its
all beach. "-Harper's Weekly.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-09
The Happy Family Circle.

Father and mother, brothers and sis
tiers, soon get to know one anether's
intimate affairs, and the little bowel and
liver disturbances soon become house
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bowels quick cure can be had by the
use of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin.
Take it tonight and you will feel per-
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and if you want to try it before buying,
send your address for free sample
bottle to Pepsin Syrup Co., 119 Cald.
we'll Bldg, Monticello, I'll. 1t is sold
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-09

Doan's Ointment cured me Of ecze-
ma that had annoyed me long time.
The cure was permanent, Hon. S. W,
Matthews, Commissioner Labor Stats
tics, Augusta, Me.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-09

''If men really would vote as they
pray, remarked Cooley, ''this would
truly be happy world"
YES" replied Wise, ''but in that
case you wouldn't get some to the
polls once in ten years. philadelphia
Press.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-09

A. s. @. Corporal lat soldiers dance)
Will you have drink, sir?
Maior-Thanks very much, corporal,
but I think I've had enough
Corporal-Don't say that, sir. One
more drink won't make you any worse
than you are slready!-Punch.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-09

Impure blood runs you down-makes
you an easy victim for organic diseases.
Burdock Blood Bitters purifes the
blood-cures the cause-bnilds You up.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-09

Deacon Are you willing to go?
Unpopular Citizen (dying)-Oh, yes,
I am.
Deacon-W Well, I'm glad you are, for
that makes it unanimous-Judge.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-04-09

First Frog-That young Miss Green
back came ell the'way over from the
next pond TO propose to me.
Second Frog-Well, this is leap year
-T,ifa-