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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
OWEN MORAN IS
AFTER BAT. NELSON

NEW YORK. March 21.---owcn Moran has
challenged Battling Nelson. Charlie Har-
vey, his manager says tina, owen rs weary
mo,cb, and that he is determined TO do
something IN tho nrcworks line, "we'ro
after Nelson now says Harvey "f have
An ldea that Moran can beat him, and the
ii,ile FELLOW ia chuck full of confidence. II,
1, not that we think Nelaon has sonn back
We are isurins on tho basls Of tho Nelson
A,tell Hrht a couple OF years ago, when
Nelson was undoubtedly at his best AtiaIl
eurried the nght 10 Nelson for six rounds
and hi, him wherever ho pleased. Ita true
that AttelI was tired out nj tho end OF the
ststh. but he wasn't In training Ho wen, In on
the reel. Moran is stronger than Attell
a,tvov and rau hff harder
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
LYNCHBURG TEAM.
Tsp.cia1 10 The Times. Dispa,ch.

LYNCHBURG. VA, March 21.-A
letter from William Bentley. the
heavy hitting player, belonging to the
local team, indicates his Intention to
retire from the game. IT is believed
however. that he will report before
the season begins.
Pitcher Kline is the only reserved
player who has come to terms. near
~ all of the others holding out for
more pay. Manager Grim expects all
of them to be here ready for work on
March 2Sth, despite the fact that -four
or five contracts have been returned
Paul Cobb, brother Of Ty Cobb, is
asking the local team for an outfield
berth. He claims to be a free agent
Leavhnworth, of the Western League
having failed to submit contract early
enough to hold him He played last
year with Mt. Clemens. In the Soutl
Michigan League.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
BIC MONEY IN
PRIZE FIGHTS

SAN FRANCISCO, March ?1.---That there
IL money in the lighting game la shown by
a statement Of James Corroth to the effsct
tl'at since tho sport was resumed here last
July the battles decided up to the first, OF
this year draw no follows: Sduires and
Enrns. s2a,9aa; Joe Thomas and Ketchell.
$500; Sdures and Jack tTwin) sullivan,
$500 Jack Johnson ana jim Flynn, s7soo;
Moran and Attell, $4,000: Britt and Nelson,
$4,000: Kaufman and Schreck, St,6oo;
$1,000. and kstchell and Joe Thomas lsecond
tIIht
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
Irish Wclterwelrht,

NEW YORK. March 21.--A new Irish
welterweight. Jack Killecn. n native of Bal
li1asloc. Ireland. has arrived in town. and
h'G appearance at one OF tho local clubs
may be eSpected in the near future. Kill
leen, although only twenty ono years old
has been lighting since the latter part of
1904. and has had twenty battles in that
time. losing only two on points and winning
fourteen by iinockouts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
JIM JEFFR|ES'S
FIGHT STRING

SAN FRANCISCO. March 21.--Jim Jcr-
fries is busy now with plans for the convey
lns of Il stable of four lighters from Cali.
fGrnln to Fairbanks. Alaska. to take part in
the big carnival which is to be held there IN
July tth. The men whom JEFF takes with
him Will be paired In two twenty 1--WE round
fights for big purses, and though there are
no definite plans yet, two OF the lighters Will
probably be Jim Flynn, OF Pueblo and Abe
Atte'. The sum of $4,000 has been raised
for prizes for the carnival and 1t Is said
that of this sum half will DO devoted 10
purses for the two big tigths.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
NINETEEN CAPTURED
Chief ana Officers Caused Constcrnn-s
lion mt .sSkin" Game.

Chief Werner himself took II look at
the game Of policy last night as ii Is.
played on seventeenth Street. With
Policemen Smith. B. II. Werner and
Bryant. no raided the house OF Harry
Williams at No. % North Seventeenth
Street. capturing tho proprietor and
nineteen players. who were caught with
the goods on them. q
Williams was locked up at tho First
Station on the charge OF conducting
disorderly house, where gambling Is
allowed and the nineteen players will
be in the Police Court Tomorrow
morning to tell Justice Crutchficld how
the game OF skin" is worked. Some
of the players admitted that they had
been skinned" all right. al
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
CHAPEL HILL SPORTS

candidates have appeared for the pole
vault.
Thus far tho manager has been able
TO secure but one-meet, though nego-
tiations are under way for another to
take place on the local track. The
meet scheduled is with tho University
Of Virginia, and is to take place on
April 18th at charlottesville. 1t is
hoped that Richmond College will con-
sent TO meet Carolina on her own
grounds. but nothing certain can be
said az vet.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
Randolph-Macon Athletics

probably tho best batter who has been
here for many years.
On Monday, the 23d. the team will
leave for trip to North Carolina,
where It will play Wake Forest the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
at Raleigh. Trinity College, and tho
University of North Carolina. Although
each OF these colleges have far more
students to pick a team from than
Randolph Macon. with the excellent
coaching OF Warren. the yellow
Jackets will no doubt show up well.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
.D|NCLE EXCHANGED.
FOR LINDSAY
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

Especial to The Times Dispatchl
NORFOLK, VA. March 2l.-Sumter,
s. c., baseball team. in that State
league, Will secure the services this
season of the midget outiielder of the
Norfolk club. Dmglc. in exchange for
lntielder Lindsay, the deal having
finally been closed by President Wells.
II Is an even swap, no money chang
ing hands.
With the acquisition of Lindsay and
Wagner, of New York State League.
tho Norfolk team is completed. with
the possible exception that the man
asement would not be averse to secur-
Ing apromising pitcher or two for the
season.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
PENN'S FIRST BOAT RACE
Red and blue VIII Row New York
University on May .lSt.

varsity Fights OF the University of
Pennsylvania and New York Univer-
sity will meet In a two-mile race on
the Schuylkil RiEGr, May elst. This
was the announcement made yesterday
by the Pennsylvania rowing commit
tee 1t Will be The only dual race
Pennsylvania viii have this year. The
Quakers wanted 1t to be three
mile race, but us this Is the New York
erS' first attempt at rowing, they in
sisted that the distance be reduced TO
two niles,
AS this race occurs on May 2lst, lust
two days in advance of the "American
Workers will be. persuaded to remain
over for This regatta also, in which
event they wop.a probably row in the
race for junior college Fights.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
RACING STABLES
TO Be SENT ABROAD
Many American Owners Will
Ship Their Strings to Eng
land and France.
BY RICHARD DAHLGREN.

LONDON, March 21.-British racing
men arc watching with more than their
usual amount OF interest in affairs
foreign to the progress of the fight
against track betting in the United
States. While betting on the track is
so firmly established all institution
here that 1t Is hard to realize there ran
be such serious opposition to 1t as has
sprung up in the United States. The
fact that a number of the most promi-
nent of the American racing men have
already taken steps to enter the racing
game in England and France should
the anti-betting crusade be successful
in New York. explains the interest In
what may be considered local lesisla-
ton in New York.
been made by James r. ieene, Harry
Payne Whitney. John Il. Madden, Clar-
ence Mackay and others to maintain
formidable racing strings in England
These plans are. of course, closely
guarded. and according to my infor-
mant are dependent upon the fate OF
tho anti-betting bill in the New York
legislature.
The rich purses offered on the French
tracks are bound to attract some of the
big American racing men. and w. X.
Vanderbilt is likely to train some OF
his fellow-countrymen as competitors
for the big French turf prizes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
unlnin LIS Manager,

NEW YORK. March al.-Ttle executive
body OF the American Olympic committees
did not consider the charges against Mat
thew 2. Halpin worthy of consideration. and
dlsmissed them them after due elaboration
n. It's last meeting, Halpin viii act as man-
agel OF the American Olympic team for the
big games in London next July.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
Bis FOX HUNT.
Especial to The Times-pispa,ch

ASHLAND, VA, March oi.-The last
fox hunt vi the season took place
Wednesday,. when a gray was liberated
on the farm of Z. l.. Bailey. near FL
let's.
About sevcnty-fve riders took part
in lively chase. The run lasted
about forty minutes, ending in Caro-
line county. when the pack of Brodie
Blunt put the fox UP tree
a number OF ladies were in the hunt.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
RltcllfnL pIttinrct.

Y BALTIMORE. MD, March, l,--Pltchins
1'ittinger, for several years past one Of
the pitchers of the Philadelphia National
League Baseball Club, has been signed
by the Baltimore Eastern League Club
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
LOSE TO LAFAYETTE
Farmers Beaten ON Home Grounds In
pOOrlS-PIaXcl Came


Special to The Times Dispatch1
RALEIGH, N. c., March o1.-A, &
NJ. College lost to Lafayette this az
ternoon In q game necessarily unsat-
isfactory because of wet. heavy
grounds and raw, weather conditions.
The score was to a. with two hits
and nine errors credited to the Farm
ers and two hits and three errors to
Lafayette. Lafayette scored In the
second. third. sixth and eighth innings
and the Farmers punched two hits In
the sixth. The crowd was very small
on account, Of the weather.
Tho batteries We're Edwards anu
Watson, Tor Lafayette; Harris and
Thompson, for 4. s; NJ, struck OUT
on balls Edwards, 9; Harris, /. nj
by pitched balls--IIarris, g; Edwards
s.
Two especially sensational plays BY
LAFAYETTE wore u three-bagger by
Long in the second and a two Dagger
by Guthrie in the sixth Harris did
fine work In the hox for the Farmers
Nho lost out by errors.
.-tLafayette plays Trinity College at
durham Monday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22

about the horse in its pages. \ story
by a daughter OF Major Hancock could
not fail to tell something Of this noble
animal, which has been a source OF
such genuine pleasure as we'll as pro.
fit to the Hancock family. Mr.. Arthur
Hancock, who will be remembered as
the popular Judge of thoroughbred
brother OF the author OF Betty Penn.
broke" This story. which is Miss Han
cocks first venture in the literary field
promises much for her future efforts
l.. G.. Roper, who directs affairs OF
the John l.. Roper Laundry Company
at Roper, N. G., has a stable OF trot-
tors and PAGERS in training there ana
reports that all OF his horses are doing
we'll. During former years, Mr.. Rope.
sent out some good winners season
after season over the half-mile tracks OF
the South. but more recently his horses
have been kept at home. Among those
now In training and that will probably
make their first start at Baltimore fl
June are Twilight the nine-year old
chestnut gelding, with bold face and
four white legs, by Hans Anderson, sor
of Carol Anderson by Alcyone. dan
untraced This horse worked a mile
last season on tOl III a,I0 and did
thehlast half ~ 1904; Adler Bell. ches-
nut gelaing, 4. by Alto Bell, 31,773, dan
Sue Norfolk dam of The Lady Una. .
LIS ia. by Norfolk, $3.50. This son o,
Day Bell trotted miles better than 90,
over the half-mls track at the farm
"a a three -year.old. doing halfs In 2:lC
and quarters quite handily in thirty.
four seconds. He Is a we'll made horse
and attractive In appearances: Bonnie
Bell, bay more, 4, BY Alto Bell, dan
Aline Dudley, a:a4 Id. pacing. by Gle
mentt r., son Of Marbrine Dudlye, is 1
PAGER and fast at that gait; Caroline
Rel, bay mare, 5, by Lynne Bel. eat
l-4 dam Princess OF Rldgfield, BY
Prince Belmont, Is a trotter and wei
gated one, too, With plenty OF speed
and King Knster, bay colt, 3, by kins
ter, oii "a. dam Sue Norfolk. by Nor
l. folk. a.oTo.
Kline and Throop. OF tho Southern
stock Yards. have sold to $. r. Clay, by
whom nhe will be trained and raced
a, promising green trotter In the five
|year-old hay mare. by Point Director
son OF Director, 2.17 Id dam Media
a:a4l.4, dam Of Bedford Girl. e:l5 IA
by Harold Kline. who during forme,
years raced against both Media AM
bedford Girl. thinks lot of this
daughter OF Point Director and WIS
only tempted to part with her on nc,
count OF his time being taken UP witt
the sale business.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
rostnnne NIedlcos, Game.

On account otJtha condition OF the grounds
The game scheduled to have taken place
Yesterday afternoon between the two medical
bcllesss MAS postponed The game will be
Alayed to-morrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22

Mr.. Simpson rolled 1879 in Baltimore
ducks. Among some of the hisl. goose
pin scores arc Gordon, 1879; C.. II.
Cosby. 12e; Merrill, B.. 1oi; Lowery.
w. H., la.
Mr.. c. H. Cosby rolled tho highest
score in ten-pins for the week. score
200. MIR. Gordon rolled the highest
score in goose-pins for the week, score.
139.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22

Americans may be interested to know
that one OF the successful young sirss
In this country is part American. King
Courier was bred in America. In the
main female line he Is typically Amer
lean. for his great grand dame, Bona
venture, was a granddaughter OF Lex
inEton. AS a tEree-yea old, Kings
Courier, then trained by Wishard. won
five OF the six races III which he took
part, and proved himself il horse rich
" endowed with stamina. Towards
the end of that season he was sold to
Mr. Sevier for $500 guineas. and tho
following May he was bought by Lord
Elesmere for $500 guineas. For his
present owner he won the Jockey Club
Cup, beating Stantoi at level weights.
Among the prizes he captured was the
Doncaster Cup. His credentials. there
fore, arc excellent. His sire, Kings
ton, was one OF the most famous horses
that ever trod the turf In America.
When three-year- he won thir-
teen OF the eighteen contests in which
he took part. lie was then sold to the
Dwyers, who Kept him In training I'M
til he was ten years OF age. He car
ried their colors In Ito races, and Won
no fewer than S3 OF them.
1t Is possible to got some pretty fair
odds in making combination bets on
big races. | find these wagers an
nounced on tho double events on the
Lincoln handicap and Grand National:
85O0 to 49, Forerunner II, and Tom
West: 5000 to IL, lrorerunner IT, ana
Ascetics silver; 5000 to IL, Forerun-
nor III, and Rathvale; 1000 TO 10, Sham
Fight and Roman Law: $500 to Is.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22

Contrary to opinion. the So called
English system at race tracks is by
no means confined to credit. settle
ments to be made the following Mon
day, but great deal of the wagering
Is with ready money, especially in the
Silver ring" held on your side. But
many shrcwd horsemen and players IN
England reserve their wagers to be
done by telegraph, the wires sent away
to the course to various addresses III
London and to members OF tho Albert
and Tattersalls Clubs.
In Franco bookmaking has boon
stopped and all the money bet on
races throughout that country goes
through the parimutuo. The laws
against bookmaking We're not rigidlv
enforced in France until the last four
years Coincident with Its actual de-
barment there has been steady and
large increase in racing all over
France, ana a corresponding growth
in the amount OF money handled IN
the parimutuel, Eight per cent. OF the
money wagercd is deducted, and half
OF this Is devoted to many purposes
beneficial to tho country at large.
Charity Is. OF course, an important
Item.
1t is believed hero that the feeling
against track betting in America Is
due to abuses peculiar to that country.
II the big English hoolsmakers own
horses and control jockeys the fact is
very successfully concealed l, an,
inclined to believe the game is played
straighter here than 1t Is in America
That there is some fixing" Of Jockeys
and horses here is true, but the cases
are sporadic and generally meet with
prompt punlshments.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
by w. j. CARTER.
(BrOud I{Ock.)

The recent death which occurred at
Wellington, Ohio, of Favorita, 2:25 IL,
the bay mare, foalcd 1879. by George
Wilkes, dam Press Forward. by Albion.
whose passing removes one OF tho last
surviving daughters of her famous sire
known to perhaps few indeed, that Al
bion Wilkes, a fun brother to this old
time trotter and later great brood
mare, Is owned in Virginia, his home
having been for more than decade
past at Howardsville. Albion Wilkes
was foaled back in 1883, and is on OF
the last folds got by George Wilkes
as the latter died in 1882. He was bred
by w. T.. Simmons, at Lexington, Ky
from whom he passed S a yearling 10
the late w. c. Brockunier, of Wheel
ing, w. Va, who drove him on the road
for years and incidently the bay stall
lion was bred to few mares at inter-
walls. On the death Of Mr.. Brackunier,
Albion Wilkes. passed as Legacy
along in 1897. to relative, Mr.. A. f..
Brady, OF Howardsville, though Or.
Charles Mccullough. former State Vet
terinarian. has since had the horse In
charge. Lansuishing in obscurity and
serving less than half dozen common
mares in a season, and those at the
modest fec of $40, though full brother
10 F'avorita, a great brood mare. ana
Ferguson, a sire OF some note, ALBION
Wilkes figures as nonenitS. but one
of the last of a hardy, long-liTed tribe,
he is vigorous at twenty-five years and
n few OF his get owned In the rich Wall
lev Of the James, make road and driv-
ing horses of mdrs than average value
though not one of them has been hand
led for speed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22

Tuesday night. Mr.. Simpson captured
the prize on Thursday night. Score:
,rucdny Might.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22

: A. Randolph Howard, Of Fredericks-
burg. Va. has sold to Lawrence Jones.
of Louisville, Ky. tho noted show
horse, Royal Regent, browngelding, by
Bow Bells, 2:ls IA, dam Redlnore. Dam
or Red sphinx, o:os Id, by Red Wilkes.
second dam tho great brood mare. Sea
Gull. by stratnore. Price private, but
presumably snug sum. as numper
of stiff offers have been declined for
tho elegent son OF Bow Bells. Before
being docked and taught to step high,
Royal Regent was a fast trotter being
credited with 2.l5 speed, while In the
show ring his career has been of tho
sensational sort, as brought out and en-
hibtted by Mr.. Howard at New York
and other big places, also at all tho
prominent open affairs in the East and
In the Virginia corcuit as we'll, has won
championships and blue ribbons galore.
and established a reputation as a. har-
mess horse equaled BY no othed per
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
soUTHslDEs WIN
Iessrs. Thorp and simpson Prize
Tnkcrs for Week at Lake Alleys.

on the Lake alleys Tuesday night the
Southside team walked away with the
Northsides By majority 1856 Both
teams now stand equal. each having
won two games. Team rolling Will be
held again next Tuesday night.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-12
Search in Babes FUNNY
For unelasped Safety Pin
Reveals Buttons. Prune Pits

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-Unexpected
complications disclosed while they
were combating a menace critical In
itself. have amazed physicians who
are striving to save the life Of Angus
ia Peterson, aged two. She is the
daughter OF T. Bon Peterson. pri-
vate detective, living in Nostrand-
ave-. Brooklyn.
Mrs. Peterson Is seriously Ill. and
to cheer her the nurses led little Aug
usta to her bedside. Mrs. Peterson
saw that Augusta had a safety pin,
unclasped, In her mouth. and scream
ed. Instantly the child swallowed the
pin, and subsequent efforts TO dislodge
it were unavailing. Four experts
were summoned, and they have been
following the course Of the pin with
X-rays. They located II, in the pit OF
the child's stomach. But the Xrays
also disclosed FIVE hard substances be-
meath the pin. which proved to be
three bone buttons and two pruhe
pits, which she had swallowed and
which apparently had given her little
II any inconvenience.
Because of the fact that the pin Is
unclasped and attaches itself to the
intestinal tract, the physicians said
there Is little chance OF removing It
except by an operation.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-12
SON, CUT OFF IN WILL,
TRIES TO GET PROPERTY

Charles Hoffenbecker, OF Cleveland,
started action In Judge Donovan's
court, Wednesday. to have deeds to
several pieces of choice real estate
on Michigan and Monroe-ave. set
aside, claiming that the deeds were
given by his mother at time when
she was mentally incompetent be-
cause Of ill-health. and that undue In
auehcc was used.
The case Is being defended by Mel
son Canton, ibis son and Victoria
Wahlfelder. a\daughter, of Detroit.
Hoffenbecker claims that his moth.
er was married twice, the second time
to Nelson Canton, when he was a
small boy. He says he worked as a
bell boy and sold papers, saving his
money until he had $l.l00. This he
gave to his step-father to assist in
the purchase OF the property now in
dispute. He alleges that shortly be-
fore his mothers death last July, she
decided this property to a son and
daughter by the second marriage, cut.
ting him off with nothing. He claims
to have visited his mother before she
signed the deeds and found her then
In such a feeble condition that 1t was
with difficulty he made her under
stand who he WAS.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-12
DON'T WORRY
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