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Albuquerque citizen., 1908-06-16

Chicago. June 16.-At 1918 o'clock
Chairman II. 5. New of the Republican
national committee raped for order
snd the Republican national conven-
ton to select candidates for the presi-
dency and vice presidency slowly SET
tied itself and begun the program,
which is expected to continue for five
days. 1t was some little time before
quiet was secured. part of the delay
being due to the timely arrival of a
delayed portion of the Ohio delega-
ton, bearing a blue satin banner with
a picture of Taft autographed in col
ors upon it. There was cheering for
time and then the band struck up
Hail 10 the Chief" The Taft banner
was not allowed to remain in the hall
and was taken to side room.
After a flash light picture had been
taken of the assemblage Chairman
New made a brief speech during
which he mentioned the name of
Roosevelt. This was greeted with an
outburst of cheers which, however,
continued but few seconds New
then introduced Bishop Muldoon of
Chicago, who recited the Lords Pray
el with a clear, resonate voice. After
Secretary Malloy had read the call for
the convention the chairman intro
duced Senator j. Z. Burrows of Mich
igan as temporary chairman.
Senator Burrows then began his
speech Of $4,000 words, reviewing the
record OF the Republican party. He
said in part:
Four years ago the Republican par
ty In national convention submitted
the record Of its achievements to the
American people, announced its poll
cies for the future and, invoking con-
tinuance Of public favor, placed in
nomination for the office of president
and vice president of the United
States, Theodore Roosevelt and Char
les W. Fairbanks, who We're elected
anu the platform approved by pop
ular vote of 7,623,4S5, a record uneX
ampled in the history of political par
ties since the foundation of the gov
ernment, receiving the endorsement
of thirty-two states out of the forty
five with but thirteen in opposition,
In view Of this endorsement 1t be
comes pertinent and opportune to in
quire. what has The Republican party
done in the last four years of govern
mental control--in many respects the
most remarkable and brilliant in the
history Of the party and the country
TO forfeit public confidence or create
distrust in its capacity for future ad-
ministrationH Although some unto
ward and unforeseen conditions have
beset the republic during the last four
wears, yet these have been met and
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-06-16

ardent Of Delivers supporters, and
ne now says he is convinced that
Cummlns Is more available and can
carry a larger vote in the far west.
According to George d. Roberts,
former director of the mint, and one
OF the Iowa men, a prominent move
ment to steer the nomination away
from Dolliver Is on foot and the Iowa
delegation will give undivided support
to Cummins.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-06-16

Denver. Colo., June l6.--Tonighi fair
warmer southeast portion. Wednesday tair.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-06-16
FLOODS OF 1908 ARE OVER.

Kansas City, June 16.-According
to the weather office the floods of
1908 have passed. Both the Kaw and
Missouri are falling and less than a
week is expected necessary to allow
the water to return to normal. Slight
rains In the past twenty-four hours
are reported all along both rivers. but
these have little effect
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-06-16
LEADERS CONTINUE WORK ON the PLATFORM
WHILE DELEGATES DISCUSS THIRD TERM REVIVAL

Delegates We're Slow In Arriving and Effort Was Made to
Start Taft Demonstration When Convention Was For.
mally Called to OrdeT---SendtOr Burrows Makes Key.
note Speech Calling Attention TO Republican Record
and EiCtS Applause with Mention OF Roosevelt Con-
vention Adjourns When New National Committee Is
Announced.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-06-16
TRAIN ARRIVALS

No. - 45 ~ m
No As. SO p. m
No. 10. s. p. IN.
No. SO. 40 p m
No. o-It As p m.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-06-16
FISHING BOATS WRECKED.

Toxic. June 16.-Fifty fishing boats
have been wrecked off the coast OF
Kagoshima and $50 of the crew were
drowned.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-06-16
REPUBLICAN Invention
BEGINS FI>,- DAY SESSION

Every Available Inch in Coliseum Is
Filled With the Delegations From the
Various States and Enthusiasm Is at
High PitCh--SpeCtatorS Crowd Caller
les and Throng Streets Outside, Un-
able to Gain AdmittdnCe.
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LAWN TENNIS EXPERTS WHO
HAVE PASSED THE TWO
SCORE MARK AS TO YEARS

an active figure upon the courts and in
all that pertains to the sport abroad In
all Of the English and foreign tournaments
SO much dependence is placed upon the
older players that in each a so-calied vet
Grams singles is played under a handicap
play FROM scratch. while for every year
above forty they receive ona-SiXth on
each game.
Arthur S. Westfall. the father of Her
bert l.. Westfall. Of some international
achievement, has recently proposed i'm all
seriousness that a special tournament
confined to the more elderly opponents of
the game. be decided in this country 20
many fathers Of younger experts are de-
voted to the game that he at first proposed
to limit it TO these alone. This patron OF
the Kings County Club who has more
recently turned his activities to the knick-
erbocker Field Club. is grandfather at
that. This yOung-old man has contrived
to keep Father Time at distance. He
never misses an afternoon session at his
favorite sport and his enthusiasm for the
tournament he is fostering was recently
stimulated by his winning a challenge
match against Charles NJ. Bull. the for
mer president of the Crescent Athletic
Club and the father of c. NJ b. jr., who
so impressively trimmed Raymond d. Lit
tie in the Metropolitan championship a
few weeks ago. Both Of these men are
nearly at the three-score limit OF years.
Qualifying under the conditions which
A. s. Westfall proposes would include
Louis ]. Grant, who. as a lawyer, has de-
Tended policemen against the ISLANDERS of
persecution from the present day Of Com
missioner Bingham back through many
administrations. He is the father of Wy
lie C. who sailed for the Olympics, and
he has not missed competing in a big
tournament for many years. Herman LIE
Roy, father of Robert lie Roy, also keeps
up his game, but mostly upon indoor
courts. Then there is John W. Hall, ia
Their of W. Merrill Hall. the Hamilton
Grange champion. and the list might
be much further extended. even to
including the snowy-haired father of An
thony T. Wilding. the great Australian.
who possesses AS much keenness for the
game as his son.
The thing that makes lawn tennis at
tractive for these men. Just as il does for
Presiden; Roosevelt. and the right rever-
end Bishop of London. : that il may be
played with the utmost vigor. yielding the
greatest amount OF exercise in short
time: It may be continued throughout
an entire afternoon. with varying degrees
of spaed and skill. Tennis is often played
with the soft pedal on in way. or it
may attain to the Wild dash of the foot
ball field.
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TURNER'S TO GIVE FIELD DAY
PROMISE AN INTERESTING
SERIES OF EVENTS.

The Columbia Turn Verein field meet
at Brightwood Driving Park. Saturday,
July Is, promises to be one of the most
interesting that has thus far been held
IN this vicinity. The Turner'S contem-
plate making this a yearly event. and
each year a new feature will be added
The scheduled events are relay race.
running, broad and high jump. lOO-yard
dash, sixteen-pound shot-put. pole vault,
horizontal and parallel bars, vaulting
horse and hop. step and jump.
The field events will no doubt be
close, especially the pole vault, as Ster-
rett and Thrall OF the Gqrley Athletic
Club will enter, and Ward of the Cen
trail y. NJ. c. A, Baltimore. who pushed
his fellow-contestants in the South At
1antic games rather hard. will also be
there. The broad and high jump and
the shot-put should bring a very large
held, as there is some splendid material
in this section for that.
In the new feature. the hop, step and
jump. promising athletes are expected
10 enter. 1t is an event scheduled for
the London Olympic games this year.
and the only reason that no athlete
from this section Of the country is rep
resenting America in this event In Lon
don is that 1t is here very little prac-
ticed.
The Columbia Turn Verein will have
seven men entered in the hop, step and
jump, the apparatus events and scat
tered In the other events. They have
thus far never gone into any field meets.
but this first venture viii no doubt
lead to their being entered in probably
every meet scheduled in this section or
the country.
Gold. silver and bronze medals will
be awarded to the first, second and
third in each event. and medals viii be
given to each individual on the winning
relay team, as we'll as a silver cup to
the team.
Entries will close July IL at noon.
Further particulars may be obtained OF
F. +. Mann, secretary, Columbia Turn
Eerein, eth and l. streets northwest.
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AARVARB IS not N IT
WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO
ROW IN HENLEY REGATTA.

LONDON, June 27.-There is little
prospect of the Harvard varsity eight get
ting race in England this year. The
Harvard crew cannot row in the annual
Henley regatta, as the stewards have de-
cided not to accept foreign crews TO COM
pete In the regatta Of 1908. and they are
too late to enter for the Olympic regatta
to be held July Is. the entries for which
closed June I. An exception has been
made in the case Of some countries. for
example. Canada, and few continental
countries have until June 80 to enter for
the Olympic, but 1t was decided that the
names of the American and some other
crews must be in the hands of the sec
rotary of the Olympic Association not
later than June Is. When shown the
dispatch from New Haven saying that
the Harvard crew was to SAIL next week
with the idea Of rowing here on July %
the Secretary Of the British association
said:
Il am afraid there is some misappre-
hension. We have not received their en-
try. and as the time expired June l. am
certain tia association would not accept
the entry should it come this late"
James E. Sullivan, the American secre-
tary Of the association. is OF the same
opinion. 1.-THE only hope Of Harvard get
ting a race In England this year. MT
Sullivan said. us with one Of the Eng
lish universities, preferably Cambridge,
which defeated Oxford. tried hard to
get the Olympic Association to give us
until June 50 to get in American entries
but I was refused We could not enter
June !. as We could not pick our crews
until after the big races. II this time had
been extended by one month we would
have had crew in the Olympic regatta"
Mr.. Stuart, the Cambridge stroke. when
questioned today regarding Harvard's
coming over. said:
II know nothing Of Harvard being in
vited to row."
Mr.. Stuart last year objected to racing
with Harvard on the ground that the
Englishmen did not care to extend their
period of training. which now lasts over
six months.
Mr.. Kirby. president of the oxford Uni
versity Boat Club. said today that he had
heard nothing of a race between Har
ward and any British university.
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ARMY-NAVY GAMES.
Contests Will Be Held on Franklin
Field for Three Years.

PHILADELPHIA, June 27.-At recon,
meeting of the representatives of West
Point and Annapolis and the University
of PENNSYLVANIA foot ball teams three
years agreement was signed, under which
the game is to be played in 1903, 1909
and 1910 at Franklin Field. The seats
are to be divided as usual. 1t is hoped
that by a plan under consideration the
seating capacity Of the field may be in
creased by four or five thousand seats
without inconvenience to those using the
field. and without the unsightliness and
risk of fire involved in the building OF
large stand against the gymnasium.
The representatives of the academies ex-
pressed themselves well pleased with
the increased definitcness that the three
years agreement gives to their plans for
this important game. The date for this
year Is Saturday, November Is.
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CLUB BATTING AVERAGES.

such a man alone. 1t is only when the
manager has sluggish man on his staff,
or q player who is apt to get into careless
ways, that he nudges in and hands such
a player a little taste of the quirt. and
he never does this. either. in front of the
PLAYERS mates. He gets the sluggish or
careless man Off into little shadowy
corner Of the hotel, and he tells him the
few things needful. not in a raspy, bull
dozy way. but as man to man and
straight from the shoulder. and then It's
up to the reproved player to show wheth-
er he's big enough to take the stuff in the
way it's offered or not. In nine cases
out of ten or even a bigger proportion.
the player who is handled in this decent
way will come through with the acknowl-
edsment that he has been a bit wrong
for some time back. and end by promising
anne ndment. In brief, the f1rst-rate man
ager isn't An indiscriminate praiser nor
Yet a regardless knocker. He quietly
hands out the little medals where they're
due. More than all, he maintains and
always maintains certain aloo1ness from
his gang. don't mean to say that he's
got to try to work the leader OF the Four
got to indicate to them. by certain re-
serve, that he is the manager and direct
or of the proceedings and that they're
the performers. and that they must keep
that relationship in mind. The manager
who hasn't innate dignity can't make
headway in the ball business. Dignity
and fairness and Observation-Disclosures are
the three things. The manager who
shows his men that he has the slightest
trace Of what you might call a streak of
rust down his spine will be run over by
them, and he'll never do again as a man
ager.
"Owners Of bail clubs are finding out
more and more as the game tightens up
that ball club managers have got to be
men Of exceptional temperament to fetch
ont the best stuff of which players are
capalble. and that's the reason that the
right kind of a ball club manager Is, in
the final analysis. about a dozen times as
valuable as any actual star OF the
diamond in the advantage his personality
confers upon the team"
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AS if in refutation of the famous theory
of DR.. Osler it is singular that the ma
ioritv of lawn tennis honors should be
held by men who may no longer be prop
erly spoken of as young in point of years
The waxing and waning of summers ap-
pear only to add skill to the wieIders of
the racquet. who still keep up their COM
paiening after tie trophies of the courts.
II NAV be, as explained by one expert
who discussed the matter. that cooler and
we'll balanced judgment. such a potent
factor in the winning Of lawn tennis
matches comes to its fullest development
only as the players approach the meridian
of life.
As an example Of this the case of Will
liam A. Larned. the present holder of the
national championship. was cited. Larned
is now regarded as supreme upon the
American courts, and that at time when
he is thirty-eight years Of age. After
many years of striving Larned won his
first national title on the historic courts
of the Newport only when he was thirty
one years OF age.
In many branches of sport. track ath-
letics in particular. the title winners are
beginning to retrograde when the years
reach a score and ten. Among those at
the top Of the American game Clarence
Hobart ranked sixth last year. is a year
older than the champion. Yet Hobart is
still very much to be reckoned with in
any titular meeting in which he may en-
ter, for it has been his fortune to miss
the highest hOnors several times only by
the narrowest of margins. Richard Ste
vens. active up to a season ago and al
ways among the upper class. has passed
his fortieth birthday, which is likewise
the approximate aSe of Robert ID. Wrann.
The eX-champion. Henry W. Slocum. Is
still to be seen in few tournaments each
season, despite his forty-siX years. which
appear to touch him but lightly. Few OF
the top flight are under thirty. In fact.
that seems 10 be the magic number OF
years at which they round out into their
fullest and best game. and an Illustration
OF this is afforded il the supremacy of
Frederick =. Alexander and Harold III.
Harkett. whose unapprOachable perform
ances in the doubles have brought them
the national titles in that event In addi-
ton TO causing them 10 relatively outclass
any other pair in this country as to gem
eral all-arOund excellence. Yet again 1t
must be recorded that these honors came
to them only after passing the thirty
mark. although they had often Sought the
championship.
In England the tOp-class experts range
onsiderably older than the Americans.
4. W. Gore is forty-five, and both of the
famous Doherty brothers are but eight
and ten years his junior. George W.
Hillyard, rated as dean Of English tennis
has reached the half-century mark and is
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Odds Offered on Cans.

NEW YORK, June 27-Although the
forty-five-round fight for the lightweight
championship of the world between Joe
Cans and Battling Nelson will not be
fought At Colma. Cal, for a couple of
weeks, the admirers of the great colored
fighter are already offering odds of 2 10
l that Cans will beat the Dane. Ben
SeIig manager of Cans, is SO anxious to
get his money covered that lie has an
nourced that he will bet any part OF
sio.oU0 on Joes chances. Cans told Selig
that he would take half OF all tho money
tina. he got down on the fight. IL is eA-
pected that by the time the men enter
the ring Cans will be hot favoEits 1t
odds Of ~ to l.
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Tv Cobb as a Joker.

Tyrus Cobb, the much-talked-of and
also much maligned youth of the De-
troit club, is a good fellow at heart, and
the reason he got in bad" with some of
his teammates in his first season in fast
company was because the young product
from sunny Georgia could not get the
other fellows to understand him.
Cobb is now one of the most popular
men on the Tiger team.
Ty is rated as one of the quickest, wit
test players in the business.
were walking down Dearborn street In
Chicago when Cobb suddenly exclaimed:
There goes a man, Bill. who gets a
dollar a day and his board
When Coughlin turned around to look
in the direction indicated by the extended
finger of the young Georgian he saw moth
ing more interesting than one of those
human advertising persons, commonly
known as a sandwich man. who was
walking YEARLY along with the adver-
Using matter, painted on the board he
was carrying, strapped to his back.
Bill Everett's Base Running.
Recent talk about the falling off in
base running, as compared with the
way the spike shoe lads used to go
around the bases in other days, recalls
what whirlwind of base runner was
wild Bilr' Everett when he Joined the
Chicago club.
Bill as a big. rangy chap with a
frame like iron and spirits so efferves-
cent that he was literally bubbling
over. He talked in a roaring tone and
was never at rest a moment
Bill hadn't been long with Chicago
when he conceived the notion of leading
the league In base running. and it Is
doubtful If there ever was another base
runner in the history of base ball like
Everett. for, though he was put out a
good many times in his tour around the
bases, yet at the same time he stole
more, or. at least. got more. extra bases
for his hits than any of the other fell
lows who played in those days.
On an ordinary single Bill would in
variably attempt to go down to second.
and on a two-bagger he would not ONLY
try for a third on the same. but with
any chance at all he would attempt to
stretch it into a homer. When the man.
ager would get after Bill about his
recklessness and ask him why he had
not stopped at second base instead of
coming around to third and having the
ball put on him ten feet away Bill
would. in his rough, clustering way.
blurt out "And why should I stop? 1
wasn't bit tired
One day at Cincinnati Bill was turning
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By Revere Rodgers.

lobby Of their hotel at Louisville. when
a boy came along selling papers.
In eiancing over the sheet Jimmy saw
an item which interested him. and he
slowly read it out loud, and as follows:
THE University of Bologna is eight
hundred years old.
There's one place I'd like TO 60 to. eX-
citedly cried Browning.
What for?" quered McAllister. who
was almost struck dumb at Pete's an
nouncement.
why. sos T could see how they make
them bologna sausages; explained
Browning in all seriousness.
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The Sears Girls.

The Sears girls are two of the stars
of the twenty-second annual lawn tennis
tournament for the championship Of the
United States in women's singles and
doubles. and the seventeenth annual in
mixed doubles. which has been in prog
ress the past week on the courts of the
Philadelphia Cricket Club at st. Mar
tins, Philadelphia.
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Shiebeck's Eccentric Habit.

When Frank Shiebeck played at short
for the Washington club. when it was
under the management of the Wagners,
he developed a habit Of saving off the
end of any bat that happened to meet his
fancy. No matter who owned the Suck,
and regardless of the bowls OF protest
that went up from the players when they
found their favorite swatting-piece TIM
Der mutilated, this chesty little iEhelder
kept steadily on his mutllatnG way. He
had a rabfd liking for a short bat and
was firm in the belief that his batting
average would fall away down to the
zero mark If he did not use short bat
when he faced the pitcher. He further-
him to have a large number OF these
sawed-off bats. if he was 10 be up among
the three hundred hitters.
OF course. the other players on the
club thought lot of their own bats
which they believed were responsible for
their batting averages, and when they
would show up at the park some AFTER
noon and find that the long sWattlng
stick that they had left in the clubhouse
the day before was now Shy several
Shiebeck had taken a sudden liking for
it. there was pretty certain to be some
language of the lurid sort.
But Shiebeck didn't mind the anger OF
his teammates. and as he was something
Of a ready mixer when it came to the
scrapping game few players cared to
arouse his anger to the fighting point.
After Frank left the Washington club,
he signed with the Milwaukee team OF
the American Association, and his first
month up there he batted only about 1850
When the local boys heard Of Franks
low average they bundled up all the short
bats that Shiebeck had left, together with
some others which they sawed on them
selves. and shipped them on to Shiebeck.
In a few days letter was received
from Shiebeck by Al. Maui. in which the
shortstop Thanked the boys. and wound
UP by saying. But you fellows forgot to
pay the expressage."