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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-02
D KILLED IN CRASH
Ii Of Automobile Accidents
Reported.
bent Fatally INJURED

BurIng Car, Going a. ssIsh Speed .
Mica Through safety Gates a =
k.lnS, Was Struck BY Train and
sd High in the Air.
sadeIpnla, Pa. Aug. 4. Driving
touring car across the Reading
N tracks at Hunting Park av-
In the northern section Of the
front Of an express train late
Nav night, Charles Humphreys,
clerk in the buerau OF police
Harry B. Bromley. a prominent
\ in upholstery materials, were
lown by the train and instantly
witnesses Of tho accident say
heard the footing Of an automo-
Drn and saw the car come rush
bwn the avenue.
balm was about 20 pass and the
/ gates were down.
car crashed through the gates
5 the train reached the cross
The automobile was struck
Iy in the middle and tossed into
".
Rphreys was thrown from the
and Bromley was thrown ahead
train. only to be- run over
wheels crossed his neck. sever
) head from the body and cut.
NJ a leg.
pAreys was dead whoa picked
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-04-03

HUG 000A ~ VIVA AA4AAA ~
Il takes no more work or food to
| feed . Observation-Disclosures COW
/ than It does to feed the q which
produces but 200 pounds. Why not
weed out the poorer cows and get in
those which pay . good profit! Acow
ought to produce at least 500 pounds
Of butter fat . year to make It worth
while keeping her. but many q farmer
10 keeping cows which will not pro
duce half that.
Oct Z good bull-pure-bred II YOU
can afford it-and breed up your herd
Cornell university, New York, hal
lust shown what can be done In THU
direction. A COW Of ordinary grade
vas kept and the progeny for foul
s-enerations vas tested. The COW VA
producing 336 pounds Of butter In
year. BY the > Of = pure-bred sir
The next generation produced 176
hound COWS and In the fourth genera
ffoa two cows. descendants Of tn
ORIGINAL d and Improved sires. mad
N average e 40 pounds Of butter 4
yeas. This ought 70 ssttle the quoa
ittcnsas % whether purs-bred * grA1I
An1maas are ~preierAbIs for the dairy.
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
More Than Three Hundred
Exhibitors Will Display
Latest Creations.
EVENT PROMISES
TO BE BEST YET
Tremendous Growth of Automobils
Industry Shown in Ninety-three
Distinct Types of Cars.

NEW YORK, Dec s1.-Afer seven
months OF tedious work and a vast
expenditure Of money. the AIItOmObfls
show Is ready 10 open tonight IN the
Grand Central Palace, when Acting
Mayor MCGOWAN makes the address Oc
welcome on befalf OF the city govern
ment. which. Tor the first time, Of
hciaiiy recognizes an automobile eIhibi-
ton While there is private view az
o clock, to which 3,000 invitations have
been issued, the show viii not open Of
ficially until O'Clock
The afternoon exhibition viii be- in tbs
nature OF a reception 10 high city Of
icials, judges from all branches or 1ha
city and State courts, members OF tha
state legislature. and officers and
members OF the Automobile Club OF
America, and all automobile clubs al
lied with the American Automobile As
sociation.
In the evening promptly at 3 o'clock
Acting Mayor MCGOWAN viii make his
opening speech. This will be a signal
for the switching on OF thousands 0f in
cendescent globes. which viii batfre ths
famous Palace exhibition hall in light.
and reveal the most beautiful and com
plete decorative scheme ever devised for
an automobile show In this country
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
HERE'S A REMEDY
FOR BRIBE CASE
New Zealand Sports Take
Commendable Action in
failing Crook.

From New Zealand comes the account
Of punishment for a sport who tied 10
bribe a football player 10 throw a game
This IS especially interesting. coming as
IL does about the time the National
League made the public announcement
that some gamblers had tried 20 bribe
two umpiUes TO throw the game which
decided the Championship OF the league.
SO far there has been no punishment
meted out TO the men vino tried to cor
rupt the game OF baseball What may
come OF the matter later remains 70 be
seen. But the chances are that the az
fair viii drop without any further eN-
pOsUre. over IN New Zealand, that
country Of advanced ideas in many
things. they do II differently. And We
could well adopt their plan or procedure
The man who got himself into trouble
there offered two playeTs-ano they
were prufessiouals-E2O and a portion or
the betting WinuinEs-f they would see
that their team. lost the match The
players exposed the briber, and the man
was sentenced 20 two months hard
labor.
over here Il has been a long time
since any punishment has been ueted
out TO men who corrupt our sport The
exception IS on the turf. where. OCca-
siOnally, some one Is suspended IOr a
crooked deal A good many years ago
several baseball players were outlawed
from the game because they were
caught red-handed IN q frane-Up. But
despite fakes in the ring and on the
rack, and IN other branches or sport,
the American public contents Itself with
q suspension or q little trOWnlng.
A few months at hard labor. COnine-
ment. and prison diet might prove q nne
purifier Of some OF our sport
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
SUSPENDED RUNNERS
NAY MEET SHRUBB
Several of Those Under Ban
Ask Entry for the
Run.

NV YORK Dec. 31.-The question
or picking three hTzt-CIass men to race
i'm the twelve-miIe relay event against
Alfred Shrubb, England's lons-distance
champion, at Madison Square Garden on
Saturday night, January 3. promises to
be an easier task than was at first sup
posed, owing 20 the recent action OF
the registration committee OF the ANA
teur Athletic Union in suspendinE some
OF the best runners in the amateur
ranks.
The management OF the race. upon
hearing Of the suspension OF such men
rs J. J. Lee. OF Boston George J. Bon
hag. Of the Irish-An erican Athletic
Club. and Freddy Bellars. Of the New
Yor}, Athletic Club Immediately opened
negotiations looking 90 include one or
more OF them in the relay team
Whether these men viii accept the
ruling Of the Amateur Athletic Union,
and then turn pro" remains TO be seen.
but II is certain that they win receive
substantial offers TO Join the ranks Of
the money chasers-
Shrubb's wcnderfJl speed over any
course inside Of fifteen miles makes Il
absolutely necessary TO insure good
contest that the very fastest men bo
obtained
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
WILL NOT PERMIT
ANOTHER BATTLE
New South Wales Authori.
ties Draw Lire on Burns
and Johnson Fight.

SYDNEY, New South Wales. Dac. 81
William h Wood. chief secretary Of
New South Wales. IN an interview re
Gently said that the prizehght situation
at Sydney was being given serious con
sideratiOn by the government authori-
ties. as the BJITns-JO OhnsOn contest last
Saturday savCred OF being more brutal
and repulsive than scientific
He declared that unless infEhtinE
was eliminated boxing here would have
TO be regarded as illegitinate snort
Mr. Wood said that an attempt would
be made 70 amend the law so as 10
make New south Wales less Of q happy
hunting ground for securing big stakes
as In the last contest. as il was not
desired that sydney should CORRESPOND
with the Pacinc slope regarding pugiI-
istic undertakings.
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
Y. M. G. A. Big Card Pulled
Off TOmOrrOW-Run Starts
at 10 O'clock.
EXCELLENT TALENT
ENTERED FOR JOG
Several Prominent College Athletes
Will Run Against Local
Competitors.

The annual cross-couutry run Of the
Young Mems Christian Associatioa will
be held tomorrow morning. The run
Will start at the Fifteenth street en-
trance 20 the Monument grounds. and
the total distance will be a little less
than ten miles. Forty runners repre-
senting fifteen schools, colleges, and
athletic cIuls Of six cities have enter ID.
and il IS likely that all these men Will
start.
The officials and runners will assem-
BILE at the association building. 1876 G
street nor Invest, shortly before 10
O'Clock and proceed from the building
to the starting point. The Judges on
the course Will go TO their stations in
automobiles provided by the association.
starting about $50. The race will be
rua regardless OF weather c..nditions.
The first three runners to finish will
be awarded silver cups, and the team
scoring the minimum number OF points
viii be given a banner Every runner
whose actual time over the course is
not slower than an hour and twenty
~ inutes viii be given a medal If
the course tomorrow morning is un-
usually heavy it IS likely that the time
limit VIII be extended I'VE minutes.
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
LOUGHREY BEATS
RUSSELL EASILY
Has All the Better of the
Fifteen-Round
Battle.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3I-YOUng
Loughrey. the pride Of Nana -unk. put
It ell over INK Russell last night at the
Olympic A g, at EssingtOn. IN q if
teeu-roUnd bout.
From the very start Of Tho mill
LOughrey, who was overweigned by his
opponent, carried the fight to Russell.
and had all the better Of the fighting
IN the all the rounds but the thirteenth.
which was in UnlI's favor
The last two rounds were extremely
fast. and both boys made q hurricane
finish. In the fifteenth LOughEey
backed INK into a corner and used his
left TO face to good advantage. When
he swung both hands TO mouth Russell
slipped 10 the floor.
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
A. A. j. CRITICISED
FOR HASTY ACTION
Too Quick in Dealing Out
Suspensions TO Prominent
Athletes.

NEW YORK. Dec 51--Heated con-
troyersy IS expected 70 follow the ac-
tiOn Jf the rcSistr alton committee OF
the Amateur Athletic Union in suspend
ing SIX prominent athletes or charges o.
professionalism
p J Conway. president or tie Irish
American Athletic Club. is quoted as
follows.
That's q fine way 70 do business
hang q man first and try him after
ward The a Il L. Is persistentIy
preaching fairness, and here they go and
put the ban on half a dozen athletes
because some one with a crouch writes
or reports any old kind OF q charge
against them So far as our men are
concerned / viii see that they get what
Is their due-nO more, no less"
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
DRlSCOLL SLATED
TO SCRAP ATTEiL.
Pair Will Meet in New Orleans
During Mardi Gras
Festivities.

NEW ORLEANS, la, Dec I--Ahs
Attel. the featherweiEht champion Of
America. announced today that ha
would take on lem DriscOII. the Eng
lish champion. IN tEeuty-fve-rouud
worlds championship battle, 10 ba
fought here during Ms7di Gras week.
before the West Side Athletic Club.
BTiscoll s manager opened neEotia-
tions with AttelTs representative soma
time ago, and the San Francisco boxer
says that after ne fights Freddie Weeks
at GoIddeId. New. January Il. he will
return 70 New Orleans and begin train
ing for The bout with Driscou
The Washington times., 1908-12-31

head and body, and once aeain the
gong saved Barry from a knockout
Barry 0utbOxes Kaufman.
The Chicago boy came out braveIy
Tor the thirty-ninth round. Kaufman
sIartlnE mauling his man and Barry
bending over, placed his arms and
gloves IN front of mis- face. With Barry
IN this position. kaufman tried blindly
10 land The deciding punch. He was
ramminS his arms, head. and back,
when the towel came flying in from
Barry's corner.
Brry OutboXed Kaufman for twenty
three rounds Had the contest been
a twenty, or even a twentv-five-rourd
bout, the decision would have unuues-
uonably gone to John LIS pIOtoge- Bar
Ty Is much more clever boxer than
Kaufman, and before last nights event
had gone five rounds, the fellows who
had been laying 90 Z and 10 60 4 on
kaufman began 90 see where they had
been Inixing up the wrong brand Of
dope.
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
Increases Lead Over Charley
Miller to Forty-one
Pins.
WATERS IS SIXTH
INSTEAD OF OUT
Was Sixteenth, Then Lost His
Standing, Now He's Tied
With HarwOod.

BCntz has stiu further improved his
score in the Palace ID. and o." several
big games having increased his lead
over Charley Miller from twenty-three
10 foTty-ouc pins.
Collins is SIN Third. with little hope
of landing the prize tor high qualifying
score, as the tourney has but two days
to run. New Year Day being the last
for the TUll-Offs 20 get on the map.
Harry Waters, who, il was predicted
in The Times yesterday, would cop
some of the coin if he qualified. has
made the biggest gain Harry was six
teenth, was showed of the list, came
back TO fifteenth. and then sprinted to
a tie with Hsrwood for sixth place,
with several go games yesterday after
noon Going some
He may be satisfied 10 qualify. but If
his book gets going good, Harry may
yet carry OF that rat purse for the
best MLEn nualILyIms tOLaI
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
Neither Man ShOlVed Class
For Try With Champion

Los ANGELES. Cal. Dee. 3l.-Jimmy
Barry IS today hailed as one Of the
gamest men who ever stepped in the
prize ring. When his seconds threw
UP the sponge In the thirty-ninth round
Of the encounter with big Al kaufman
last night. it was announced that Barry
had fought with broken hands durins,
the last nineteen rounds OF the night.
lie received terrific punishment from
the hard-hitting Californian. but he
came back time AID again and not
until his seconds ended the encounter,
did the Chicago heavy quit.
One thing the fight developed and
that II IS that neither man is I'm line to
fight Jack johnson. The fact that "Big
Al took thlrty-nine rounds TO defeat
a man whom the negro had made Quit
in much shorter time. is evidence that
the Californian would not stand much
Of a chance with johnson.
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
BUTTE
FOR FORTY DAYS
Such Is Plan for Next Summer.
Stoyer Loses His Good
Thing.

BUTTE. Mont. Dec 3.-H- L Wilson,
president Of the Butte Jockey Club, an
nouuced after. me ting OF the diTec-
tors that forty-dav race meeting VIII
be held in Butte next summer
The opening day will he announced
later. after President Wilson has com
muulcated with the secretaries of the
various racing associations Of the
Northwest.
\ feature of the meeting OF the di-
rectors was 90 eliminate Harry Stover,
of Petaluma, Cal, from any part what
ever in the conduct of next years meet
ing. His work. ii is said, was so poor
that neither he nor any other insider
will be in charge OF the next racing
meeting here. a member Of the Butte
club viii soon 20 10 California to secure
the best racing officials in that State
for the Butte meeting, together with
stables.
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
COLLEGES AIM AT
SUMMER BASEBALL
East and West viii Get Together
Oh rloblem at Meeting Of
Intercollegiate A. A

CHICAGO. Dec. 3.-Summer baseball
for college men is becoming a big ques-
ton in the West, and several of the
Big Eight colleges are in favor OF
the proposition under certain restric-
tions- The Southern intercollegiate AS
ISOLATION has already settled the ques-
tion to the satisfaction Of the young
athletes.
Now the East and West will get to-
gether on the problem Coach A. A.
Stasg, OF the University of Chicago.
viii leave for the East today to take
part in the International discussion of
the mooted subject at the third annual
session Of the intercollegiate Athletic
Association or leXt Saturday.
He will urge that summer football
cannot be permitted in view Of the
general athletic situation.
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
ROSSMAN DECIDES
TO QUIT BASEBALL
Detroit First Sacker Has Accepted
Position as High School
Tutor

DETROIT. Dec 5l--C-aude RoSSmau
has announced that ne has decided 20
quit baseball for good He says that the
position OF tutor in the Johnsto7Tn, -.
y. High School was rendered him and
he accepted f.
While II IS said that a salary Eriev-
ance against the Detroit management
Is The Immediate cause OF MS retire
menL Rossman asserts that this is un-
true ROssman gave no intimation 70
friends in the city OF his intention
II was believed that he would come
back to Detroit IN the spring, but his
assertion low leaves little room for
doubt
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
HURLEY-NITCHIE AGAIN

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Dec. Sl.-There
has been so much talk about the
last meeting Of young Nitchie, of
kensington. ard battling Hurley. OF
New York, that Matchmaker Holland, OF
the Nonpareil Athletic Club. has re-
matched the boys 10 go six rounds at
his club on next Friday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1908-12-31

There is a good one told on the presI-
dent Of the Plate Printers Duckpin
League and the best part Of # IS. its
true. There was an aSSemblaEe Of
caIOrfiC value, many British TheraI
Units. or in other words, several warm
babies In duckpindom In the midst Of
SDarroughs' coy quarters, when the
telephone bell beat a sleiEh-beu tattoo.
and Macs" duSky uuderstudy friSked
70 the front with the query. rs Mr.
Mosquito i'm the house. No answer.
Then spoke up one Louis Perron,
he Of the nifty fingers and the poster
habit: Possibly II might be call for
Max KiesO," Marvellous intuition Louis,
YOU won.
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
DOOLEY-CARMAN ROW
GETS INTO COURTS
Trainer Sues His E.X-BOSS for SlO.-
900 Because Of Broken
Nose

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 8.-For a
broken nose. which he says was be-
slowed by Richard I. Carman Matt
Dooley. formerly Carman's trainer at
the Santa Anita race track. has in
stTuCted his attorney 10 commence SUIT
in the superior court for $4,000 dam
ages.
This Is tile latest turn I'm the Carnan-
DOoIey war. which turfmeu now gath
cred in Los Angeles have been watch
ing with much interest DOOley de-
cided on the suit for damages after
having been fined 500 by the Judges
at Santa Anita He insists the decIs-
ion of the judges was unjust, and he
viii lay the whole matter before tine
executive committee Of the California
Jockey Club.
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
SCHILDMILLER AS COACH.

BOSTON. Dec. J1--SchiIdmiIIer. Of
Dartmouth, viii probably be football
coach at Phillips Andover next fall. Al
though no official notice has been given
out, il was reported yesterday that
Schildmiller WAS the first choice.
AndOver wants an AndoveT-Dartmou
man, and at present Schildmi' Ter is the
only one available Eddie Dillon. VINO
captained Princeton last fall, has been
spoken OF for the position.
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
UP A TREE.

YORK. Pa. Dec. 3i.-Au unusual Incl
dent occurred in a fox chase at Red
lion Saturday. when Reyuard. pursued
by 100 dogs, climbed twenty feet tp a
tree in an effort to escape.
The little animal was taken out OF
the tree and captured and killed by a
cog belonging 10 Claude RaTmhart The
fox chase was held on the farm Of ID.
{. Eaitreidep
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
MAPLE MENTION.

Everett. the unattached duckpinner.
formerly with the RathskeIlars. would
add great strength 20 many Of the mall
lards, teeIS. and canvas back Quints- He
COpped the smokes at SparrOugh's 8
last week with 129. and the week preced-
ing with I5p
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
NAVY HARD PRESSED
FOR ROWING DATES

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Dec 31.-The row
Ius management is having a harder time
than usual getting races for the Navy
crew for the coming season
Columbia and Syracuse are the only
probabilities, Cornell and Harvard hav-
ing declined to come 20 Annapoiis and
Georgetown being without a crew this
season.
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
HINKEY, YALE END,
SECURED AS COACH
Has Been Re-engaged and Will Be
a Prominent Member of
Els Staff.
Els Staff.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Dec. 31.-The
opinion Is expressed that Frank Hinkey
VIII be more active tnan ever In The
Yale football coaching next fall
An effort VIII be mddo TC induce rir
10 come here for the entire season
There viii De some interesting changes
I'm the football schedule Tor next year
il Is planned To drop Wesleyan and
was hinEtOu and Jefferson.
Williams college viii be taken on if
possible. and FOrdham ana Amherst will
be on the schedule.
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
HUESTON COMING EAST.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 31.-WorId's Pool
Champion kid Hueston leaves for
Chicago Tuesday. Hueston is booked
20 give exhibitions in the Windy City
fuT a week
Then ne hops over TO Milwaukee and
likely a return engagement In Chicago.
After that the champion will start for
the East He will travel along the At
lautic coast down 20 Florida
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
GETS GOOD CONTRACT.

Los ANGELES. Dec. 31--As a fitting
climax to the most brilliant display Of
horsemanship ever witnessed on any
track in America. and probably any
where in the world, Jockey Vincent
Powers has signed a one-year contract
with Baron Leopold ROthschiid to ride
for him In France next year
Powers is to receive $4,000 as a re-
tainer and pay for all mounts.
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
CROSS FIGHTS ERNE
IN PHILADELPHIA
PHILADFLPHIA

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. gIescb
Cross, OF New York. has accepted the
terms OF the Washington Sporting Club.
OF Philadelphia 20 meet Young Erne. OF
Philadelphia, Text Monday night
They are TO weigh IN at rs pounds At
O'Clock on the night OF the contest
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
Chips and Chunks of Baseball Chat
From Here, There, and EUeryZUhere

made up his mind on this point two
minutes after hearing that there was a
bar attached 20 McGraw's billiard room,
where any Giant player could sign tabs
against his prospective salary account.
Artie Holman, Of the Cubs, thinks the
Giants will be weaker without Bres-
nahau.
They do know a heap about baseball
on some Of the New York papers. one
sporting paper refers TO Murray as q
good pitcher, while two others speak Of
Raymond as the SOuthpaw pitcher that
AIcCiraw needed Next they viii be call
ing SChlei a promising young shortstop-
They viii soon have 10 advance the
time OF holding the annual winter meet
ing Of the big leagues 50 as not to in
terfere with the training plans Of the
clubs. ''MugSy'' MCCraw announces
that the Giants viii leave New York
February for the workout at Marlin
Springs.
Josh Clarke. the Maps outfelder,
is the happiest man in the State of Min
nesota The stOrk paid a visit to the
Clarke household the other day and left
a fine baby girl as a Christmas present
Here's the way the second-sackers
should De ranked LaJoie, Schaeter,
Williams, Delehanty, Mcconnell, T. col
1ins. Murphy. Unglaub, Davis, and La
Porte.--Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Washington times., 1908-12-31

Twenty.nine Eastern leaguers of L90S
will get try-Outs in the big organiza-
tons next season.
In Mcuveen. Demmitt, and Cree the
EIighIanders viii have an outheld' each
member Of which being star foot
ball player.
Baseball is so popular in Mexico that
a Mexican National League has oeen
formed. Six clubs comprise the body.
players being mostly from our minor
lea que clubs
Cbristv AIathewson, the insurance
SpecIalist, says no risk IS too great Tor
him, but he insists on q big premium
from Bresnahan II the former q ant
catcher promises St Louis a hTst diVi-
sion team.
Pitcher ChesbrO is doing well in the
lumber business in Conway, Mass, ana
his friends say nc Will announce his
retirement from the diamond At the
same time he claims he is now az good
as ever. Sounds like the usual pre-
liminary 10 a salary hold-ouG
Shortstop George Davis. Of the White
So,. thinks that the players who are
making the tour to Japan are foolish
individuals. "Six months work On the
diamond says Davis, IS enough foc
anyone
Rings RAYMOND has decided TO make
his home in New York this winter He
The Washington times., 1908-12-31
HUBBARD ASSAULTED
AT GUARD ARMORY
Y. M. g. A. Wins From Corcorans,
Rough Element in Audience
Knocks Player Unconscious.

In a rough and welI-played game the
crack Y. n. c. A. quint won from the
COrCoran Cadets in the National Guard
gym last evening by Al to 10
The Cadets were completely out
classed. but fought from whistle 10
whistle, the game being fast at every
stage The Old-time rivalry between
the two teams cropped out again last
night with the result that Hubbard.
forward on the Y. NJ c. A team, was
struck and knocked unconscious BY one
Of the audience
In attempting TO break a dribbls Col
lingsworth was inaccurate in his slap
at the ball and smeaTed Hubbard in
the face. Hubbard came back with his
slap and the pair were ordered out of
the game by Referee Hughes. That
ended the matter between thu two play
ers but some Of the rough element on
hand took up CollinEsworth's side OF
the controvers,- and assaulted the Y. N
c. A. player