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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09
MAKES HER RECORD

SALT LAKE CITY, July 8-F, A.,
Mcfarland made new worlds rec
ord alst night by kicking his bicycle
two miles in the Salt Lake Palace
saucer in 3;55 2-5. 1t was an open
paced race The former record 4:02
for the same distance was made by
Mcfarland July in pursuit race.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09
BASEBALL GAMES.
American League.

American League.
Al New York--New York 3, De-
troit 6,
AT Philadelphia Philadelphia 3, ST.
Louis D,
At Washington - Washington 7,
Chicago !.
At Boston--Boston 2. Cleveland 0.
National League.
AT chicago-Chieago 6, Brooklyn
AT Pittsburg -Pittsburg !, 5, Phila-
delphia 0, g..
At Cincinnati-cineinnati 8, New
York 3.
At St. Louis-St. Louis 7, Boston 2.
Pacific Coast League.
At San Franciseo--Los Angeles
IL. Oakland 2,
Northwest League.
At Spokane-Aberdeen $, Spokane
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2, Sc
attic 0,
At Butte-Bu,,e S, Tacoma 6.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09
Colonel Guifey and Friends An.
nounce Intention to Fight
10 Last Ditch
IS STUNNED BY the NEWS
The Element Friendly to Bryan Sc
cured Complete Victory Before the
Committee on Credentials. Which
Unseated Guifey Delegates.

DENVER, July s-The supreme
fight OF today ragged about the con
test over the Pennsylvania delegation
and the displacement OF Colonel Jas.
NJ. Gufey OF Pittsburg, for years the
leader OF the Pennsylvania democ-
raey Intense interest has been
awakened over this all-night fight,
which eliminated at 10 o'clock this
morning, when the element friendly
to Mr. Bryan secured a complete vic
tory before the committee on ere-
den,ials, This was but the prelude to
a contest OF intense bitterness on the
floor OF the convention today as Col
Cuffcy and his lieutenants imme-
diately announced their determination
to fight to the last ditch, 1t was not
alone a personal contest, but one to
some extent involving the Presiden-
tial nomination itself, for II Guffey
should be finally and decisively I'M
horsed before the convention then 1t
meant that the one rallying point OF
the anti-Bryan forces. had gone to
pieces, whereas Guffey fight on the
floor OF the convention meant the
first Showdown" OF roll.call be
tween the two contesting elements
Bryan and anti-Bryan Here, then,
was to be the first alignment which
might force New York into the open
and compel other wavering delega'
tons TO show their colors.
Colonel Guffcy was fairly stunned
when word was brought to him Of
the action OF the committee.
"Can it be possible" he said, that
this disfranchisemen Of men repre-
senting the sovereign State OF Penn
sylavnia, men holding certificates I'M
der the great seal of the common
wealth, has deliberately taken placer
The report OF what had been done
was laid before Colonel Guffey by
John NJ Garman, former Democratic
State Chairman OF Pennsylvania and
the Pennsylvania member OF the
credentials committee. All night he
had stood at the door Of the commit
tee room, being refused place ow-
ing to the pending contest, but always
on guard, without food or relief,
throughout the final action was taken,
His summary OF the situation to Col.
Guffey was the following:
Eight OF our Pennsylvania dele
gates have been unseated and eight
contestants put in their places; Prior
to this action, the Pennsylvania dele
cation stood 32i for Guffey and 26l
for Keeney. But taking off the eight
Philadelphia delegates and adding
the eight contestants gives Keeney
42A votes to Guffey's 32l votes, with
one not voting, as he refused to take
sides. The selection Of Col, Guffey
as chairman OF the national commit
tee is referred back to the Pennsyl-
vania delegates, which means that II
the credentials committee report is
sustained by the convention, the anti
Guffey forces will make a new selec.
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reply TO MESSAGES
Mrs. Cleveland Expresses Her
Thanks
MANY EXPRESSED SYMPATHY

Her Heart is Touched by Condol-
ences and is ;Jeeply Grateful for
the Comfort They Gave-Too Many
to Answer Personally.
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| ltion for a National Committeeman
from Pennsylvania
Immediate steps were taken to
carry the contest to the floor Of the
convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-15
EASTERNERS WIN
 TENNIS TOURNEY

New York. August 14-The eastern championship pair fin tennis doubles, Beals c. Wright of Boston and Raymond D. Little of New York, earned the right to- day to challenge Hackett and Alexander. the national champions, in doubles, and will play them for the national title in the tournament at Newport, R. l., to be- gin August IS.
 Wright and Little won this right on the grass courts of the Crescent Athletic club at Bay Ridge by beating the west ern doubles champions, Nat Emerson of Cincinnati and Louis H. Waidner of Chi cago, in the second round of the national lawn tennis doubles preliminary.
 Wright and Little won in straight sets 7-5, GA, 6-3, but the westerners proved more formidable opponents than the southern champions, Whitehead and Win ston, whom Wright and Little defeated yesterday. Waidner, indeed. was in more than his usual good form Emerson.s play was the weak point, although neither western man showed ability to handle the service of the opposing side. Wright's service was especially deadly.
 With all that the customers were forced to play their utmost throughout the match.
 The first set was in doubt until the last game Wright and Little took it after if had gone to Deuce, the exhibition being one of the most exciting ever seen on eastern courts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-15
TRYING TO EXPLAIN
 OLYMPIC FARCE

London, August 14-Theodore Cook, member of the British Olympic council, has sent a long communication to the presidents of London, stating that as the criticism from America on the 400-meters race at the Olympic games appears to be based on an ignorance of the facts, he has deemed 1t advisable to give the exact facts on which the decision W asbased He then gives the statements of various of ficials of the Amateur Athletic associa- tion, who acted as starters, umpires, etc., and the evidence presented at the in quiry of the race, showing that all the staters in the race were warned at the start that watchers had been placed around the track, and that any wi1ful jostling would result in the race being declared void.
 MT. Cook, commenting on this official evidence, says
 ''The only question that can be raised is whether the Olympic games should have been held under American or English rules. It was not open for the American athletes to appeal for American rules aft CT entering under English rules. All can say Is that after our experience with what the American code appears to per- nit no English athlete is likely to ac- cept it as a fair basis for international competition"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-15
MARTIN SHERIDAN
 RECEIVES HONOR

Dublin, August 1.-Two thousand members of the Gaelic Athletic asso- citation met Martin Sheridan of the Irish American Athletic club of New York on his arrival here tonight with torchlight procession headed by the may or of the city and escorted him to the hotel. The demonstration was an ex- pression of gratitude to Sheridan for his support of the Gaelic Athletic asso- ciation in its recent dispute with the Amateur Athletic association. Last month a number of American athletes came here to participate in games gov erned by the Athletic association'- rules The Gaelic association protested and threatened to blacklist any athletes participating therein. They also cabled President Conway of the Irish -Amerj- can Athletic club, who advised his athletes not to compete. A number of the Americans. however, refused to ac- cept the situation as MT. Conway saw it and took part in the games Sheri- dan was one of the men who did not participate.
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EXPRESS AGENT ARRESTED.
The Case Is Made on Liquor Shipping
 Question.

Nashville, August 14.-Bqrt Simms, Southern Express agent, is under ar rest at Murfreesboro, Tenn, a dry town, on a city warrant charging him with receiving and delivering packages of whisky shipped to Murfreesboro contrary to ordinances the city board adopted year ago.
 The arrest of MT Simms caused con- siderable excitement and surprise, as it has generally been supposed that the law passed by the city board was void.
 Acting on the supposition that these ordinances were void the express com panies began to receive and deliver packages of whisky about month ago and since then thriving business has been carried on between whisky deal CTS in this state and consumers in Murfreesboro and the surrounding ter ritory.
 The city, it seems, is not undertak- ing to interfere with interstate ship ments where they are limited to a quart or less, but they are trying to shut out shipments from Nashville.
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Jake Wells Zs Rep0Yted
 Planning To EnteY League

1t was reported on excellent authority yesterday that Jake Wells head and shoulders of the BiJou circuit of amuse- ments, is behind the deal to get Chatta- nooga in the Southern league.
 According to this report. it is Jake who has commissioned R. J. Chambers of Montgomery to purchase the Little Rock franchise.
 Wells Is a great baseball fanatic, and is now at the head of the Richmond club in the Virginia state league. He has been connected with the game for a long number of years, and, in his day he has found" several stars who are at present deliver ing the goods in big company.
 R. J. Chambers, according to a state ment recently made by hlrs, is determined to get Little Rock out of the league. He states that s10.500 haze been put in his
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Montgomery, August 14-(Speeial-)- RobertaiIle found it a comparatively easy thing to turn the tables today At the end of the ninth inning. when he looked around for the damage, he saw that the ,aau giving him support had piled up I1 rms. as opposed to three scratch runs which the locals managed to cut
 McCafferty was an easy article for the slussing visitors During the nine ln- nings they easily walked off with lS hlts' while Gremingers crowd managed To cop only seven off Bobby A big crowd was out to see the game
 Montgomery scored in the first lnnlns' starting the game bravely enough Bliss' who was playing for Persons, beat out a drive to third. Hopkins sacrificed, and the runner scored on a single by Reasah The locals other two runs were made lh the sixth inning, when Bliss and Hopkins hit safe Reagan sacrificed, adVahcins both, and the runners crossed the ruppel on q two-bagger by Greminger down the third base line After this the Climbers had nor a chance McCafferty was re- tained in the game, which quickly went ,,, +ba snout so far as the Climbers were concerned
 Birmingham scored in the third, ioufln' seventh and eighth innings In the third Larsen hit to third and reached first on Perrv's tumble. Robertaille bunted to the pitcher and went out at first, while Lar sen advanced to second, reaching third on a passed ball and also scoring on passed ball. Henline, the next up, walked anu scored on Molesworth's single to left.
 In the fourth inning Smith and Larsen crossed the plate, the first scoring when +ba hall was thrown to second to eaten Larsen. and the latter tallying on ROD ertailles hit to deep center for three oass-
 Tn the seventh inning the Barons made four more runs. Robertaille scoring on Downey's hit past third for two oags- Henline scored on Molesworth's squeeze hit to pitcher, Downey stole home' ana Molesworth scored on Douglass ground ball to second
 In the eighth, Walters, the nrst up' tanned. Larsen hit safe to left for two bags and went to third on Robertaiile grounder to short, scoring on Henllhe hunt to the pitcher. Henline stole sec ond and scored on Downey's hit to left for two bags. Molesworth followed with hit to right for one bag and Downey scored
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Athletic Club Projects
 Plans For Successful Year

The Birmingham Athletic club enter tained 25 new members and 25 old ones last night at the Country club
 An elaborate dinner was served, the menu being excellent. There were a dozen happy talks, Judge B. NJ. Allen especially pleasing in the oratorical role.
 After the spread was removed, a vaude- vile performance was given, which pleased the guests and created a deal of enthusiastic applause. The Williams tumblers and acrobats, with their feat which has been the card of the Air Dome this week, concluded the evening. Will lams with four children make up this team The young girl, probably 10 years of age, Is the star, and the youngest member, lad of probably years, drew enthusiastic applause.
 The Athletic club plans to have most
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hands. and that with this amount he in- tends gaining a berth for Chattanooga. He is not "set back by the reported ef- fort of Chattanooga to enter the South Atlantic territory.
 Jake Wells, man in baseball for sports sake. primarily would fit in well in the Southern league. and 1t is very probable that in case of Judge Kavanaugh's retire ments he would fill the presidents shoes in very acceptable manner.
 Should Wells enter the Southern league, in other words. he would solve the prob lem of Kavanuagh's successor, in case the judge withdraws with Little Rock There are at present two candidates, R. J. Chambers of Montgomery and w. R. Joiner of Atlanta. It is believed that Wells would make a more popular vote getter than either of the two already in the race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-15
GRAND CIRCUIT
 MEETING OPENS

Buffalo, N. T., August 14-After hav- ing been postponed three times because of rain, the grand circuit meeting opened today at Kenilworth park The weather was favorable, but the track was heavy and slow. The attendance was very small. The three races on the card were stake events. The feature of the day was the Dominion of Canada 2:10 pace for $5OO0. Seven horses started and The Eel, the Canadian favorite, took the event in straight heats. He paced the second heat in 2:061a Spanish Queen, the winner of the Merchants and Manufacturers stake at Detroit, won the 224 trot in straight heats. Copa D'Oro, the California horse, won the 2:O6 pace. The first two heats he took handily. Darkey Hale took the third heat. Major Mallow won the last heat. Copa D'Oro finishing third, after getting away last. Summary:
 2:24 trot, stake s2OOO three in four heats: Spanish Queen, b. m., by Onward
 Silver -Elfn Dance, by Wilkes
 Boy (Macey) .. .. .. .. .. .. l l Bonnie Way b. m. Nasalle) .. .... 2 Nancy Royce, b. m. (McCarty) .... 2
 Time, 2:16aa, 2:16&, 2:17.
 2:11 pace, stake $5OOO, three in four heats:
 The Eel, br. h., by Gambolier-
 Belle Bidwell, by John L.. (Mc-
 EWen ! Jerry B., oh. g. (Cox) .. .... 2 Major Brino, blk. g. (Richie) :. .. 5 Z
 Time, 2:O6%, 2:0611, 2:071k.
 206 pace, stake 5000, three in four heats
 Copa D'Oro, b. h., by Nutwood Wilkes-Atherine, by Patron (Durfee) V Major Mallow, Dr. g. (Mallow) ] Darkey Hal, blk. m (Snow) .. Time, 2:o9, 208A, 2:O8A, 2:12
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-15
Flanagan Makes New Record.

Queenstown, August 14-John J. F'lan- agan, Irish-American Athletic club, while last night, threw the 16-pound hammer from a nine-foot circle for a distance of .1s1 feet inches. This breaks all previous records and particularly the one made by M. G. McGrath, New York Athletic club, at the Gaelic athletic meeting held at Nenagh, August.9. McGrath then threw the hammer distance of 176 feet Flan- asans previous recordN was 175 feet 1N inches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-15

successful season in the sporting world this fall Several speeches on the outlook were well received. The keynote was struck by MT. McGaughy, who declared that the Athletic club, within the last few years, considering the number of it's members, and the opportunities thrown out to its members, had never done itself as proud as it should have.
 Early in the fall the basketball squad will be got together, and all members are urged to try for the team. The club hopes to make splendid record this sea- son, and is even thinking of winning the southern championship.
 It is understood that the Athletic club will father a movement for the formation of southern basketball league, embrac- ing the cities of Birmingham, Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, Montgomery, Atlanta Mobile and Chattanooga.
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SUMMARY: Two-base hits-Greminger, Downey 2, Larsen, Pope,
 Three-base hits-Robertaille. Stolen bases-Smith, Larsen. Rocken- field, Downey, Molesworth 2, Raup, Hen line. f Sacrifice hits-Hopkins, Ropertalile' Walters, Reagan.
 Double plays+Pepe to Greminger; Lar sen to Walters to Douglass. Base on balls-Robertaille f. McCaffer- ty 8.
 Struck out-Robertaille 3, McCafferty 2. Wild pitches-McCafferty 2. Time of game-1 :50. IJmpire-Carpenter.
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Cholera Is Feared.

St. Petersburg, August 14.-During the past fortnight an immense number of cases of an intestinal disorder have been recorded in the city, and today the department of health published fig ures showing that within the first five days of the current week there had been 210 deaths from this cause. Last week there were 175 deaths from the same malady The department de- clares officially that the city of St.
 Petersburg is threatened with cholera.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-15
Death From Doq Bite.

New York, August 14.-Although Conrad Steingruber laughed at the Christ hospital physicians in Jersey City, who said he would die in "A hours from the effects of bite from dog' the prophecy was fulfilled today. Stein- gruber said he was disbeliever m hydrophobia and that he would pc around again few days. He rapidly grew worse and until he died his sur fering was intense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-15
COTTON STATES LEAGUE
Jackson Cinches Pennant.

Jackson, Miss, August 14.-(Special.)- Another large and enthusiastic crowd as- sembled at the baseball park today to witness the second of the series between Vicksburg and Jackson, the topnotchers in the pennant race, and most of them went wild when Jackson cinched the rag by a score of to 3. The game was hot ly contested from start to finish and the score by innings will show that it was anybody's game till the seventh, when Jackson hammered Robb all over the field and rolled up three runs. The bat ting was heavy on both sides. Vicksburg showing nine hits to F for Jackson. This settled it for all time to come for If Jackson should lose every one of the four games she is yet to play, something that is not among the probabilities, she would still be the winner with Vicksburg win ming all four. The score by innings: R.H. E. NickSburg ..WO UlO zV-o l | Jackson . .. .. .. .. 100 oil 30S-6 l2 ] Batteries: Robb and Dudley; Barber, Blakeny and Ott. Umpire, Laroque.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-15
AMERICANS MAY
 WIN CRICKET GAME

London, August 14.-Play was resumed here today in the cricket match between the Gentlemen of Philadelphia and the Marleybone eleven, and, with much lee way to make up, the home team re- sumed its innings. The visitors gave the home team several. with the result that 1O4 runs were added to the overnight score before all were dismissed.
 On going in for the second inning, King and White were first to the bat. The side was all dismissed with PA.
 With PAT to make in order to win. the home team commenced a strong inning. They. had compiled 15 without the loss of d wicket when play was closed for the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-15
Biz Plant Burned.

Dawson, Ga, August 14.-The vari- ety works, operated by Baldwin Com pany & Geise, one of the largest enter prises in this section, were destroyed by fire last night. The plant had been in operation for 65 years, and was en- gagged in the manufacture of Confed- crate guns during the civil war. The total loss to the owners will probably foot up $75.000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-15
Whose Fault Was This?

Nashville, August 14.-A Hopkins vile, Ky, dispatch says Walter May ton, aged 9, shot and instantly killed his sister, aged 2, with shotgun. They were playing with the weapon. when it was accidentally discharged, blowing off the top of the little girls head. They are children of prominent farmer.
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se-Hit for Smith in ninth.
 Score by innings-
 Nashville 020 900 OO0-2 Atlanta 900 900 0O3-8
 Summary: Two base hits, Butler. Stolen bases, McElveen, Fox. Sacrifice hits Daubert, Bay, Dyer, McMurray. Double plays, Clayton to Jordan. Bases on balls. Duggan 8, Johns 1. Hit by pitch ed ball, Johns (Wiseman). Struck out, Duggan 8, Johns 2. Passed balls, Hardy. Time of game, 1:50. Empires, Brown and Pfenninger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-15
ERRORS LOSE GAME
 FOR NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans, August 14.-Errors by Rickert and Lord are directly responsible for the defeat of the locals in today s game against Memphis.
 Rickert booted Cranstons single, allow ing Carey to score. Lord allowed Don ahue's grounder to slip through his legs, giyign Donahue an extra base, Babb fol- lowed with a hit to the fence, scoring Donahue.
 Lindsey and Carter, Memphis new players showed LID nicely Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-15

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Roqer O. Mills Is Better.

Baltimore, August 14.-Former Sen- ator Roger Q. Mills of Texas, who was operated upon at Johns Hopkins hos pital last Wednesday, was today said to be making favorable progress to- ward recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-15
"GRANDPA" HART
 IS MOBILES JONAH

Mobile, August 14-Hart let Mobile down with but three hits, being practically in vincible, the locals only run being scored on Connors error. killian, Mobiles new southpaw, pitched a good game, but yielded up a hit twice with a man on third and thus lost his game. Score:
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bases, Cranston, Carter, Rickert. Sacri- flee hits Mil, Dundon, Baerwald, Mat thews. Double play, Babb to Cranston to Carey. Struck out by Fritz 4, Savidge B.. Bases on balls, Fritz ?, Savidge 1. Left on bases, New Orleans 2, Memphis g.. First base on errors, New Orleans 2, Memphis ?. Time, 1:52 Umpries, Wheeler and Moran.
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Butter Fingers In Evidence.

Macon, August 14-Poor fielding by Dietz and Lcvings In the eighth inning gave the visitors the only runs of the game. Stowers pitched a great game. striking out 12 men. Score: RHE Macon 900 600 0OO-0 ? Jacksonville 900 GOO 020-2 Q
 Batteries: Stowers and Shea. Goettell and Roth.
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cincy Beats Cardinals,

St. Louis, August 14.-Spade made bad start. but proved effective after the second inning. and Cincinnati won to- days game. Cincinnati got all her runs in the first three innings, by batting Me Giynn at WILL Score: R.H.E. St. Louis .O40 900 0oO-4 6 8 Cincinnati 401 900 OO0-5 8 4
 Batteries: McGlynn, Raymond and Bliss; Spade and Schlei. Time, 1:5S. Um- pire, Klem.
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R.H.E.
Hard Luck for Charleston.

Columbia. August 14.-After two men were down in the fifth inning of today's game, Columbia hit Clancy for four sin gles, which. with an error, netted four runs-enough to win. Score RHE. Charleston 01O 001 100-3 g 2 olumbia .. .. .. .. .. 900 040 OO~-4 5 i
 Batteries: Clancy and Reisinger; Flow CTS and Cole.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pirates. Win Lona Game.

Pittsburg, August 14.-The thirteenth in ming proved unlucky for Boston today, Pittsburg winning. In the thirteenth, on a single by Leach, Clark's sacrifice and Wagner's single, the home team took the winning run Score: R.H. E. Pittsburg 900 900 O10 GOO 1-2 10 1 Boston 100 GOO 900 0OA0-1 3
 Batteries: Campitz, Leever Maddox and Gibson: F1aherfy and Graham. Time, 2:05. Umpires, Emslie and O'Day.