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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-20
". 0. ". MONDAY NIGHT.

The W. o. w. viii meet Monda-
night, Nov. %, in the new Eagle Hail
in the Mc-Farland-Rosenquent building.
Important business is to be transacted
and a full attendance is desired.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-20
NOTICE ELks.

Chickasha Lodge No. 755 win meet
in regular session this evening for the
transaction Of important business. All
members are urged to be present.
q. A. Peyton,
Secretary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-20

BRIDAL COUPLE FROM KANSAS.
A Kansas couple married. in the
county judges office at the Grady
county court house this morning were
Mr.. R. s. Sherman of Wichita and
Miss Margrettie Bird Zochert of Well
ington, Kansas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-20
THIS DAY OF
FATALITIES
Special to The Express.

Special to The Express.
Chicago, Ill, Nov. This has been
a day of fatalities.
An automobile went into the river
and tw- citizens of Chicago are dead.
Fo~r people were killed by a train
near Clicago.
An explosion at Brooklyn, N. Y, was
the cause of twelve deaths.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-20

Arthur Adams and Hard Butler, bus
mess men Of Middlepurg, were city
visitors today
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-20

Esquire Lents Of Ninnekah was in
town today on official business.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-20
WEATHER FORECAST.

For chickasha and vicinity: To- .
night fair; colder. Saturday fair.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
PROFESSIONALISM IS CHARGED
RUMoRS REGARDING TWO or
GEoRGETowNs PLAYERS.

Now that the ban has been put on the
George Washington University basket ball
team by the Amateur Athletic Union Tor
playing alleged professionals on the ream
in the game against the Yale University
team recently. 1t is reported that charges
are about to be preferred against George
and Jim Collifower Of the Georgetown
University basket ball team OF having
played professional base ball.
1t is stated that anonymous letters have
been sent out to that effect. One Of the
letters is reported to have been sent to
the management OF the University Of vir-
ginia team, which Is scheduled to play
Georgetown. and another to the Amateur
Athletic Union.
Prof. Maurice Joyce, athletic instructor
at the Georgetown University, when seen
by a Star reporter last night. admitted
he had heard that such charges were ru-
mored, and also that anonymous letters
had been sent out by some one. He de-
sired the man who wrote the letters to
present the charges, and II the writer did
not prove them he would prosecute him
for perjury.
DR.. Wiber, south Atlantic representative
of the Amateur Athletic Union. stated he
had not heard OF any protest to be made
against the two Georgetown players men,
toned. and that II 1t were made in the form
of an anonymous letter no attention
would be paid to 1t. as all such claims
have to be proven before action can bs
taken.
1t is claimed by the Georgetown man.
agement that a mistake has been made In
there are several OF them, and that an
other one has played professional base
ball. but not George or Jim. now on the
Georgetown team.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
GUARDSMEN TO HOLD A MEET
FINALS WILL BE IN THE
ARMORY HALL MARCH 27.

The athletic board Of the Athletic Asso-
citation. National Guard. District OF CO.
lumbia Militia, has authorized Capt. c..
arrange for the annual indoor meet to
be held in the National Guard Armory
Hall March "A and 81. The preliminaries
will be held the oath and the finals the
9th. Capt. Edwards will have the reg
ular program and special features. and
in addition some very interesting events
for the military only. some Of which are
original. This list of events will be pub
lished this week in a circular issued by
the management by order OF the board.
Prof. Horan, physical director of the
National Guard gymnasium, promises
some novel and interesting special fea-
have a special relay for the District
championship and the association will
offer a large silver cup and four gold
medals for the winners. He will also try
to arrange a relay race between the Ma
tional Guard team of the District and the
5th Regiment team of Baltimore. There
will be special relay race for high and
preparatory schools, for which there will
be silver cup and medals as prizes. 1t is
his intention to make relay races special
feature of the meet.
It will not be surprise to see the list
New York Regiment relay team here In a
special race. Capt. Edwards Is in COM
munication with the management and is
trying to arrange a relay.
He is also arranging for wrestling
tournament for the local mat artists. He
has asked DIR. Wiber for a sanction for
February II, the meet to .e held in the
National Guard gymnasium. The asso-
citation has just bought new sixteen
foot-square wrestling mat to replace the
one destroyed last summer by fire. It is
expected that the Y. M. c. A.. Georgetown
University, Carroll Institute, Washington
School, Gallaudet, Memorial A. G. and
the N. G. A. A. will have entries.
The entry blanks will be issued tomor-
row by Capt. Edwards. and can be had
at the sporting goods stores.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
SEVEN EVENTS ON PROGRAM
RACES ON THE
oRMoND-DAYToNA BEACH.

NEW YORK. January 11.-Entry blanks
for the sixth annual Ormond-Daytona
beach automobile races have been issued
by the contest committee of the Autono-
bile Club of America, and the entry list
will close the 18th Of next lonth. Seven
events are on the program. of which four
are long-distance affairs. ranging from
100 miles to 2S3 miles For the longest
distance the prize will be the Automobile
Club Of America cup, and the entrance fee
will be 5000. the greatest of the entire
program. The 12S-mile race for amateur
drivers will have a silver cup as it's prize.
The definition of an amateur. as set forth
in the entry blank, is lone who does not
race or drive an automobile for hire, or
who is not actively engaged in the auto
mobile trade, or who does not make his
livelihood or any part of it as result of
his racing or who has never been de-
clared a professional by any sport-govern-
ing body"
The race for stock cars. which will be
100 miles in length. is open - any Amer
lean or foreign stock chassis. providing
that the total piston area shall not exceed
1O3.S7 square inches, which Is equivalent
to a four-cylinder engine having bore
Of oA inches. Two Of the main trophies
have already been put in competition.
The Minneapolis national worlds cham
pionship for the 1GO-mile race from a
standing start is now held by s. +. Edge
of London, England. but must be won
twice to obtain permanent possession. so
that there is still hope of its being kept
i'll America The championship trophy
offered by Sir Thomas Dewars for the
mil, flying-start race is at present held by
Frai Marriott of Newton, Mass.
The mile flying-start and two-mile n.y.
tng-start for the two-mile-a minute trophy
are to be run in the form Of time trials.
and in the latter the winner must equal
or exceed the speed of 10 miles an hour
There will also be record speed trials for
the mile and for the kilometer.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
oDoM HAS FAIR SUCCESS.
Former Jockey Training at the New
Orleans Meeting.

ATLANTA, Ca. January 1.-THE latest
trainer. once jockey, to break into the
leading winner class Is George Odom
The former star rider saw that he was
getting too heavy to accept mounts and
quietly bought few horses about two
years ago. Since then he has met with
fair success with his small stable. During
the meeting at Benning last fall he led the
list of winning owners. and the star of his
stable was the good colt Oraculum. which
raced In his colors in his two-year-old
career. Odom carefully looked after the
colt and won a race or SO with him as a
two-year-old, and also won quite few
last year.
Encouraged by his success at Benning
he sent his stable to New Orleans, and
will race throughout the meeting. In his
stable he has. In addition to Oraculum.
Coincidence. Tea Leaf. Bellwether. Rus
sell T. and Gay Gryselle. Odom was
anxious to secure the young rider c..
Henry from James Mclaughlin, and it is
said that he has succeeded in getting the
contract. II this is true. many horsemen
believe that 1t would be wen to watch
this boys riding on the eastern tracks
the coming season.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
AFTER BENNETT BALLOON CUP
Challenge Sent by the Aero Club OF
America.

NEW YORK. January ia challenge
for the Gordon Bennett balloon cup has
been sent by President Cortlandt Field
Bishop on behalf OF the Aero Club OF
America to the Deutscher Luftschifrer-
Verband of the German Balloon Union.
which now holds the trophy by virtue OF
Oscar Erbsloh's victory in the interna-
tional balloon race last October In st.
Louis At a meeting of the directors OF
the club held here Mr.. Bishop was au-
thorized to issue challenge. and, pro-
vided no other country challenges In the
meantime, America will be the first to
make a formal challenge for the coveted
trophy.
All countries intending to compete for
the Gordon Bennett cup must have their
challenges in by February / and the date
for the race must be named by March l.
The event will probably be held eafly in
October. There is great interest in the
contest abroad, and as Sweden has just
been admitted to the federation eight
nations are now eligible to enter teams
of three for the cup in 1908, being France,
Germany, italy. Spain. Switzerland, Bel
GUM and the United States.
Evening star., 1908-01-12

MILLER At LAST WINS RACE
JOCKEY MUCH PLEASED AT
ENDING RUN OF HARD LUCK.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, January IL
After losing twenty-three races here
Jockey Walter Miller piloted Arklirta to
victory in the twenty-fourth. Muler was
just as pleased over breaking his bad
streak of luck as the public, who had
long been wondering what had caused the
slump in the boys work. The dis
tinguished bettors naturally were inclined
to the belief that things were not as
they should be. and all kinds of rumors
were af1oat in /the betting market, while
quite a few were of the opinion that Mil
ler had grown so rapidly that he was un-
able to reach 1O2 pounds without an ef-
fort. The boy, however. claims that he
eats 'three square meals per day" and
that he never felt stronger or better than
he does now.
You can't expect me to win on bad
horses" said the jockey. when asked
about his poor riding. was .rylng an u.
the time, but luck was against me- II
happened that way once at Brighton
Beach when l rode eighteen straight
losers. Even when l would beat the gate
a couple Of lengths the horse Wouidn' I
be up to race and would faiter IN the
blame me if the bookmakers chalk up
false odds against a horse simply because
I am up A horse that is logical 10 10
/ shot is made a second or third choice.
while a horse that should be about 3 to
second choice is made short price
favorite. While I'll admit that I have
had bad slump all of the other prom
inent jockeys in their prime have had a
similar bad streak. However. now that
1 have finally got another pair of win
ming brackets I hope that I'll shoot them
in with as much success as l formerly
did"
The jockey system players who have
been consistently following Miller s
mounts have had dent put in their bank
rolls that will take long time to repair
unleA he does come home in front on a
majority of his horses during the next
few wpak9
Evening star., 1908-01-12
HACKENSCHM|OT AND eoTCn
wRESTLERS TO MEET FOR
WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP.

LONDON, January 11.-Hackenschmidt
has been offered a purse OF $1,000 for q
series of four exhibitions in the United
States and final bout for the worlds $
championship with Frank Gotch. the
American champion wrestler, and 1t Is
understood he has accepted.
AS the sequel to his victory over Pa
doubny, Zbysco has been matched with
Hackenscnmidt for $1,000 side, the
wrestle to take place within six months.
The negotiations were completed only
after protracted discussion. For long
time the parties could not agree as to
whether the match should be contested
in the Graece-Roman or catch-as-catch-
can style. Hackenschmidt contended
that >he had given up Graeco-Roman
wrestling and that he never intended to
meet. the winner of the Zbysco-Padoubny
match in the style in which that bout has
been contested. A compromise was at
length effected by Hackenschmidt agree
ing that Zbysco should have six months
and on that understanding the men were
matched to wrestle the best OF three pin
falls, the date and place to be fixed at
further meeting.
The agreement signed states that the
match must be finished in one night and
that fifteen minutes rest be allowed be-
tween each fall. The division of the
gate money will be as agreed on. 1t is
hoped the men will be able mutually to
select referee. If not, one will be de-
cided upon by the shareholders.
After the meeting Hackenschmids stated
that he would resign the title of Graeco-
Roman champion, and this honor was
claimed for Zbysco, who Is now pre-
pared to meet within the next six months
challenge for the title.
1t Is assumed that Hackenschmidt's de-
cision to wrestle Zbysco only at catch
as-catch-can was actuated by a doubt as
to the practicability Of obtaining hold
on the leviathan Galician within the limi-
tations of Graeco- Roman.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
DANIELS MAY BREAK RECORD
WATER CARNIVAL OF THE NEW
YORK A. G..

NEW YORK, January n.-An interest
ing program has been arranged for the
next water carnival Of the New York A.
c. to take place January Is in the pool
of the 59th street natatorium.
The feature of the meet will be a 100
yard race for the championship of The
metropolitan district of the A. A. u, in
which there is hope that Daniels may bet
ter his record of 55 % seconds made in
England last summer. Daniels is not very
confident of being able to do SO, but, then,
he is never enthusiastic. Those who have
followed his work closely and noted his
sixty-yards in 80 seconds and lis seventy
figure that he is good for even figures n
he wants to go after them. The fight for
second and third places daniels is con-
ceded firsD will be watched with antici-
patton. On past performances Marquard
Schwartz Of Lawrenceville. with recent
mark of so la is the logical choice for
second, as Jack Lawrence of the New
York A. c.. with a century in Loo, is for
third; but Stoddard and Richards of Yale,
Chambers of Princeton and Trubenbach
and Crane of the New York A. C.. may
have q look in, and it is well to be pre-
pared for surprises like the one fur
nished by Berk in winning the last 200
yard junior race in 235.
A 150-yard handicap, which should bring
out most of the good swimmers In the
neighborhood. is next on. the program,
and then comes 100-yard novice, ex-
pected to have the usual long list Of col
lege and athletic club entries.
Fancy diving will also have an inning
and it is not unlikely that new factors
will figure in tho awards. Some college
entries have been promised and rumor mas
II that at least two varsity" stars will
place In the money. This will be nov
city. for in the past collegians have been
counted quite out of the running. But
the sport is progressing.
The water polo games between the home
team and a sextet from the Bath Beach
Swimming Club will afford an oppor-
tunity to size up the newcomers, of whom
much has been written.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
FOR BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP
CASsEGNIoL, GREAT FRENCH
PLAYER, SEEKING TITLE.

NEW YORK, January 11.-With the
avowed intention of carrying the worlds
billiard championships of the divisions
they represent back to France. two noted
French cue artists, Cassegniol. the pro-
fessional title holder, and Rerolle. the
best OF the foreign amateurs. will invade
this country in the spring. and by their
presence add interest to what already
promises TO be a great season.
Americans returning from abroad de-
clare that Cassegniol Is not only the
greatest billiardist now before the French
public but one of the best ever devel-
oped on the other side of the Atlantic.
He proposes to take on the best Amer
ican professionals one after another until
he is in a position to challenge for the
title.
Rerolle is coming over principally to
take part in the international amateur
championship tournament. but in letter
to the Brunswick Bake Col!ender Com
pany declares that he would like to play
exhibitions at the 1s2 balk-line game
with the most prominent of the American
amateurs.
The first two big billiard contests of the
season are to be played in the east They
are both championship contests and are
arousing unusual interest In billiard cir
cles The first of these will be played in
Philadelphia January g. when Albert
Cutler of Boston will try TO wrest the
1S1 balk-line championship from Jacob
Schaefer. The second will be held in this
city January ~ between Ora Morningstar
and George Sutton for the 1872 title. Be-
sides the winning of the worlds embems
now held by Sutton and Schaefer. there
are $500 side bets and the net gate re-
ceipts at stake.
play an exhibition match early in Febru-
airy. They were to have played 1.20O
points divided into three blocks. toward
the end of this month, but after every
thing had been agreed upon and II only
remained to secure hall Hoppe suddenly
let the matter drop, for nothing has been
heard from him on the subject.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
HACKEN5CHr1IDT
PREPARING FOR THE SEASON
PROSPECTS OF THE DEPART
MENTAL BASE BALL LEAGUE.

The Departmental League of ball play
ers will come into life some time this
week, as President Chance has instructed
Secretary E. A. Anderson to consult the
officers of last year in order to pick out
the evening that will best suit all OF
them as a meeting night.
The teams to be represented will be the
Treasury. Navy, Interior, Commerce ana
Labor and the Post Office. and it is prob
able that both War and Agriculture Will
make application for membership after
the league is again formally organized
for the season.
President Chance has not heard directly
that the Agricultures will put team in
the field. though indirectly he is assured
that the Farmers will get their men
together and under the captaincy of Con-
ME Doyle will again go after the cham
pionship.
1t is assured that the War Department
Will put in cracker-jack team, as Chief
Clerk Schofield Is determined that every
inducement shall be given the men to
get out and practice for the honor of the
department. Chief Schofe)d this season
cannot personally look after the interests
Of the ball players. but Gen. Edwards OF
er of repute, will assume the task and
will have as his assistant Mr.. w. II. Wor-
ley. who managed the affairs of the
Church League last summer.
The ranks of the War Department are
pretty we'll filled with ball players just
now, many of them being college ath-
ietes who went out to the Philippines
and are now back here on the civil service
list; SO Gen. Edwards and Manager Wor-
ley will have easy pickings. 1t is prob
able they will follow the example set by
the Treasury team last season and have
regular coach in charge of the players.
The Navy people claim that they are
going after the championship this year
In earnest, holding that 1t was an acci-
dent that kept them from winning last
year, and also claiming that had they
won the goal it would have been easy
for them to win the local championship
by defeating Trinity and Aloysius in the
pOst-seaSOn contest.
The Department of Commerce and
Labor team will be a hard one to beat.
says Secretary Anderson. as, taking the
best of the players of last season and
adding the fine material that has come
into the office since, Commerce and Labor
will be over so per cent stronger than be-
fore.
Chief Clerk Robinson and his champs"
expect to start the season with about the
same material that pushed them to the
'front.' last year. though, like the other
departments, he expects to bring out
some finds" that will surprise the talent.
They will keep their coach on the jump
from the time outdoor work begins and
will depend on good team work to land
them again at the top.
The Post Office team is not putting out
any strong claims for 1908, as President
Chance sees the folly OF ante-season pre-
dictions. so he will keep his manager, j..
c. Kondrup. hard at work saving wood
and remaining mum. They will not at
tempt any more ''phenoms, having been
repeatedly gold-bricked in the past
At the meeting this week committees
will be appointed to take immediate action
in regard to playing grounds.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
CoRCoRANs BADLY BEATEN.
Basket Ball Team Defeated by the
York Y. M. G. A.

Special Dispatch to The Star
YORK, Pa. January lin a game of
basket ball, which resembled indoor foot
ball, the Corcoran Cadets. Washington,
D. c., lost here tonight to the York Y.
Al. C. A. team of the Tri-City League,
the score being 32 to 6. The contest was
listless throughout. because of the rough
playing of the visitors. During the play
Leach and Kaufman came to blows. spec
tators parted them, and both were al
lowed to continue in the game.
Notwithstanding the locals were without
one of their regular forwards. the quintet
played with a marked degree Of team
work. Coleman, who did the best work
for Washington. was compelled to retire
because of injuries. Clark. center for the
visitors, was taken from the game for
refusing to abide by the referees de-
cisions. Fifteen fouls. ten of which were
against Washington, were called. York; 8
best playing was done by Barnes, Root
and Cole, the latter substitute. The
lineup:
York. Positions. washington.
Cole, Barnes. Forwards. =. Hunter. Coleman
Leach
Root ...........Ce Center Clark. Cassasa
Kaufman Bond +. Guards. .Giocannoni, Cassasa
Goals from feld-Barnes (6). Root 6l. Cole 80,
Coleman On Clark Bond ul Goals from
foul-Barnes f2). Fouls called-York. o: Wash
ington TO- Referee-Mr Bowers. Timekeeper-
Mr.. Morrison. Scorer-Mr. Senft.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
WILL PLAY EIGHTEEN GAMES
SPRING SCHEDULE OF WEST
POINTS BASE BALL TEAM.

WEST POINT, N. Y. January 11.-A
base ball schedule composed Of eighteen
games has been arranged for the army
nine for next spring. 1t is one of the
hardest lists that has ever been drafted
for the cadets and includes games with
practically all the big eastern colleges.
besides the annual contests with the navy
and the 7th Regiment of New York city.
All of the dates are fixed positively ex-
cept those Of these two games. June 8
has been allotted to the Middies. and fol-
lowing a custom of years standing the
contest with the 7th Regiment was set
for Memorial day. The Naval Academy,
however, has requested that they be given
another date and this change is now
being contemplated.
Owing to the early graduation this year
1t will be necessary to pick practically
a whole new nine as the majority of last
years team will leave the academy in
February. However. it is expected that
a good team will be turned out for Dennis
Houle of Cohoes. n. Y, who has coached
the team for several seasons past. will
be in charge again during the coming
season. The first work will be started
in the cage on February 1. Negotiations
are now under way whereby the army
hopes to secure the services of Christie
MdIHeWSOn OIL the jldIltS lot d lew weeks
before he goes south. If this can be done
the cadets will consider themselves we'll
supplied in coaching material. It was
necessary to hold reelection OF caotain
for the 1908 team. for Groninger, who
was chosen as a leader. gradutes In Feb
ruary and Mountford has been chosen in
his place.
The schedule is as follows: April 6.
New York University; April II. Union;
April 10. Lafayette; April IS. Manhattan;
April oo Williams. April c5 Fordhan,.
April 20, Yale: May .. University of Vir-
ginia: May g. University of Pennsylvania;
May 0. Lehigh; May 13, Penn state; May
16. Dartmouth; May 20. Wesleyan; May
Regiment: June 3. Navy; June 8. Amherst
All games excepting Annapolis will be
played at West Point. The Navy game
IS played at Annapolis this year.