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ley Robson; of st. Louis. mot only do
want one .myself.es but j. have letters from
half a dozen -Ininor. league clubs asking
me to name some ;one. who Will be, eligible
to take charge OF their affairs next sea-
sIt takes more .thani famtiys Illness to stop
Chubby sChawles Webb Murphy of the
Chicago Cubs A big red chrysanthemum
heraIded the president, of the worlds
sound the National League rnoguls on the
spitball. c.. Webb has made himself
champion of the anti-salivary delivery
clause. He's about the only one In that
boat The rest wisely. believe that
pitcher is entitled to everything he can
master. Charley Indignantly refuted the
charge that his motives came from the
fact that he himself has no "spitters.
why; how, about rChick' Fraser 2? asks
the Windytcity magnate.
Needless to osay Charles Murphy was
unaccompanied by Ban B.. Johnson, pres
ident.of the American League. :. In yieWSof'
the threatened exposures Of 'sthes sultan,
on that world s series speculation, It 1s.as
we'll for the peace OF: the passengers that
the Beef Town lads didn't take the same
train. Little Charlie hasn't a, word to, say
on the ticket scaIping question. 1--WE
must await passfyely the court martial
says he.
Clark Griffith will manage the Reds next
year. Garry Hermann in TINA ties as much.
now that George Tebeau declares that the
Old Fox has not-as. ghost of a chance of
landing the Kansas. City franchise. Garry,
who hitstown yesterday, believes. he will,
depart with Gridfth.s signed contract.
Garry IS out In falltthe very latest Gin
cinnau creations, which. make. the Beau
BrummeI Col. Pulliam look like a Scotch
cigar sign. And. that is going some!- :.
Before thes week is over 1t is, expected
that; the Cincinnati. Boston, Brooklyn ;and.
st. Louis clubs Of. the National League
viii be able to name their. manager for,
the season of: 1909 The owners Of the
teams @intimated yesterday that they.
would Hike to have the. matter. settled be-
fore the National League adjourned. y. :
Honest John CAMEL, late manager ofthe
Reds. has, beaten 1T back to Ibis Grand
Rapids Mich, winter ,;hangout without
signing up as the new. manager of Roch-
ester's Eastern League turnout. c.. It.
Chaplin. president of the Bronchos is not
sure that CAMEL will lead his forces.
According to Stanley Robson presi-
dent Of the ST. Louis aCrdinals, a f1atter-
ing offer has been made Roger Bresnahan
to take hold Of the meek and lowly Ma
tiOnal leaguers as chief pilot. The Giant
catcher is very anxious to break out as
full fledged manager and is trying to ne
gOtiate with John McGraW for his release.
Robson is willing to pay a big price for
the crack New York backStOp either in
coin Of the republic or in players but
McGraw is unwilling to part with his star
catcher. Besides being a very useful re-
ceiver, Bresnahan is q great drawing card,
both at home and on the road.
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! M Street High School and Armstrong
Technical High School have played splen-
did foot ball this year. The Tech Tigers
were a strong, husky bunch with plenty
Of fighting spirit. and with more expert
ence would have doubtless won, the
scholastic championship. Each man on
the team went through the season in
splendid physical condition. Only one
serious injury marred the seasons record.
possible criticism might be suggested
as to the positions of players. The team
would undoubtedly have played a faster
offensive and more effective game had
one Of the backfield men been retained
as tackle and the captain been played on
end. Coaches Murray. Clifford and
Washington are to be highly praised for
their great work in shaping so good
team from the green material on hand at
the seasons start.
Armstrong gave the Howard University
team. composed of men who have played
foot ball for years. a tough fight. and.
although defeated, played a star game.
At Storer College Tech" was at its best,
and on strange grounds against a harder
team fought its way to victory. During
the series with NJ Street Armstrong out
played the former team in the first the
slumped dreadfully. and in the last two
games only showed flashes of its former
good playing.
M Streets team played one of the most
successful years of its existence. The
team lacked condition for most of the
season. Many of the star players were
out of true throughout the season. How
ever. the team played clean up-to-date
foot ball, with such superb team work
that victory was not denied it. The
team deserved and won the scholastic
honor among teams of secondary school
class of this section of the country. NJ
Streets coaches, Smith, Jackson, Doug
lass and Bassett. worked hard and faith
fully with their charges. and feel COM
pensated with turning out a winner. M
Street won from Storer College. tied three
games, two with Armstrong and one with
Baltimore. finally winning from Baltimore
and Armstrong.
All-Star Team.
OF the two high schools an all high
school team would best be composed Of
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combined with great strength and these
factors make him dangerous PROPOSE
ton: at all times. Johnson possesses an
advantage in weight. height and reach
over Burns, and on his past record the
big smoke seems the most formidable
contender for the premier honors that
Burns has ever been called on to meet.
Johnson is six feet; two inches in height
and his best. fighting weight Is about 100,
pounds. Burns is fully five inches shorter
and when trained at his best weighs about
175 pounds. All conditions seem to favor
Johnson. but whether the cofored' man
can stand the grueling punishment Is
yet to be determined There is no Ques-
ton about the gameness Of Burns.
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BURNS-JOHNSON
FIGHT SUSPECTED
MANY Americans Do Not Be-
Iieve Scrap to Be on
the Level.

Pugilistic interest now centers in the
coming worlds heavyweight champion
ship battle between Tommy Burns. recog-
nized title holder. and Jack Johnson, col
ored challenger, at Sydney, Australia, on
December &c. This is a battle that ring
followers the world over have awaited
anxiously for many months The sum
of S35,OOO divided on a basis of $4,000
to the winner and $4,000 to the loser
is the magnet that has attracted these
stellar heavies to the antipodes
There Is rather uncertain aspect
TO the arrangements for this champion
ship battle, and fans in this country
will not believe that the contest is to be
on it's merits until after the battle is
over. There are several causes that have
developed this suspicion OF the sincerity
of Burns and Johnson In the first place.
Burns has accepted sd 600 to box in
SYDNEY, whereas he could have had at
least $4,000 for his end had he accepted
offers from promoters in San Francisco
and In Nevada, who were eager to stage
the contest.
Bigger Money Here.
In talking fight terms while in the
United States. Burns steadfastly refused
to consider d meeting with the negro
unless he received $4,000, win, lose or
draw. Then, too. the length of ne COM
ing battle is indefinite. and no late ad-
vices from Australia have cleared this
point.
Writing from Colombo. Ceylon, on De-
tober II. Sam Fitzpatrick, manager of
johnson, who was then en- route to
Sydney with his prOtege, said the battle
was to be to a finish. Hugh Mcintosh,
matchmaker of the Sydney Grub. cabfed
San Francisco parties recently that the
contest was to be forty-five rounds, while
from other sources II is learned that the
contest will be twenty-five rounus
1t is not generally believe. that the
battle is to be a frame up" but Inc
conflicting statements and the unusual
willingness of the French Canadian to
engage the colOred man for less MONEY
try naturally has aroused a feeling Of
diStruSt here.
Should Be Corker.
If the battle is to be on the level then
the affair ought to be one of the greatest
ring engagements staged between heavy
weights in many years. Burns, In spite
of many questionable acts in the past. is
undoubtedly one Of the best heavyweights
developed since the great Jeffries relin-
uuished the crown some years ago.
There are many knockers of the French
| that he has never really lodged a meet
| ing with any man. He has invaded for
| ei9n countries and beaten the best those
| lands produced and In each battle he
has shown marked improvement.
| Burns Is one of the coolest nd craftiest
| lighters that ever has adorned the heavy
! weight class. He has science and speed.
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GOOD GAMES AT GEORGETOWN.
Results of the Interclass Contest and
Varsity-Corcoran Battle.

There were a couple of good fast bas-
ket ball games up at Georgetown yester-
day. and there was large. noisy crowd
on hand to see them. The first one was
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Shortstop Morris may not lead the Car
dinals after ALL President Robson says
that he never announced such q fact, and
will not make known the next Mound
city leader until after the National
League meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-07

President Joe S. Jackson of Detroit has
issued a call to the members of the Ma
tional Association of Professional Base
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Pat Powers has invited the base ball
notables to drop into Madison Square
Garden any time this week and watch
the wheels go round. Between the six
day bicycle race and his base ball duties
Patrick will be busy all week."
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Au-Star Team.
OF the two high schools an all high
school team would best be composed Of
those nlaverS.

Richardson and Anderson were both
swift ends both getting down well under
kicks. Anderson carried the ball well and
was good at boxing tackle. Richardson
was adept at recovering outside kicks and
forward passes and a sure tackle. Kenny
was by far the star halfback, a sure line
pluuger and swift on all plays outside of
tackle His long cross tackle bucks
proved the sensation features of all
''Tech's' games. Pendleton ran well. as
did Kenny. but did better work than
Kenny on the defense. Beckwfth. quiet.
but a power at tackle. played sure. un-
assuming game. Capt. Shippley Of NJ
Street did not play so strong a game on
account of poor condition as last year. but
in the kicking department was all there.
Robinson of M Street was only excelled
by Shpley's star kicking.
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Gray Stood Out.

Gray of NJ Street surpassed any guard
he played against. He often got through
the line and was down the field as quick
as the ends on punts No other guard
came up to the standard, but Hardy.
tackle and guard of Armstrong, was the
strongest contender.
Bacon of NJ Street was perhaps the
strongest all-round player Of either team.
Early in the season his grasp of signals
seemed weak, but carrying the ball and
on the defense he was team in himself.
Brown of Armstrong must be awarded
premier hOnors as quarterback. his judg-
ment of punts being excellent, and he ran
Techs inexperienced team we'll. Capt.
Conway deserves mention in this posi-
ton. but undoubtedly suffered by being
withdrawn from end where he seemed at
home. McDuf1e of M Street was an ex-
cel,ent field general. but was not the fin
ished player in general technique that
Brown was.
cambridge of Armstrong is one of the
best centerS of any team of high school
caliber. a sure passer and good, all-round
player.
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BASE BALL NOTES.

Bill Armour will have to move the
fences back out In Toledo next
season. now that he has signed up Char
ley Hickman and Socks" Seybold.
Addie Joss is out with strong advice on
his sporting pages to the Red Sox not
to split the Cy Young-Lou Criger bat
terry ''They are one Of the greatest COM
binations that ever played" says Joss.
Says an exchange: John Camel. John
McC!oskey, Patsy Donovan, Clark Griffith
and Joe Kelley are unit when it comes
to comparing the management of a second
division team to what Gen. Sherman said
This talk about there being little chance
of Mike Donlin returning to the Giants
next season Is the bunk He likes the
game too well to forsake it again.
George Stallings will appear in a dual
role next week. Besides looking out for
deals that may. strengthen the Yankees,
he will try to pick up some good young
performers for the Newark club.
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School Umpire-Frof. Joyce. Ryan Gymnasium.
Time Of halves-i6 minutes Substitutes~
Smith for Dougherty, Dougberty for Downey,
Ashe for Reilly, Pierce for Ashe. Final score
Freshmen, IA; SophomOres. 8.
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Managers in Demand.

Seems to me that everybody is on the
hunt for managers this fall said STAN
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-10
HERO HOBSON kEBUkED
Makes a Japanese War Scare Speech
and Anglers Delegates.

Denver July 1O.-Richmond Pierson
Hobson, congressman from Alabama,
hero of the sinking of the Merrimac
and constant war scare orator Of
America, was rebuked by the Demo
cratic national convention. When Mr..
edmond, of Alabama, made motion
that Mr.. HObsOn be heard the yeas
were fainter than the nays, but Ten
porary Chairman Bell cast the decid-
ing vote and invited Congressman Hob
son to the platform. The southern
naval hero Immediately began talking
war with Japan, and the convention
audience was quick to express its dis
pleasure. Frequent cries Of ''sit down,
"Shut up" Amen" and the like came
from all parts of the hall.
Hobson shortened his talk when or
der was restored and delivered an emo
tional peroration, urging the Democ.
racy to provide for war and placing
responsibility for threatening condi-
tions upon the Republican party. When
he had taken his seat Chairman Bell
said:
1.-The chair wishes to say that he
halls from the Pacific coast and he
hasn't seen any occasion to enlist up
to the present time"
His remark was received with loud
cheers and .aughter. but Congressman
Hobson refused to feel the humilia-
ton and joined in the applause.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-10
Platform Is Built Up After
Hard Work by the
Committee.
VICTORY WON BY LABOR MEN
Anti-Injunction Plank Provides fer
No Writs in Ordinary
Strikes.
What the Platform Says on the Tar
iff and Trusts - Roosevelt is
Raped for His Advocacy
of Taft.

Denver. July 10.-The committee on
resolutions of the Democratic national
convention devoted a great deal of
time to the formation of a platform.
The main trouble was to agree to an
injunction plank, but the matter was
finally Strengthened out.
"No injunction shall issue in a labor
dispute in cases where the writ could
not be employed in the absence of the
existence of such dispute This is the
essence of the injunction provision
which was drawn by the subcommit
tee Of three of the resolutions commit
tee. The subcommittee consisted of
George Fred Williams, of MaSSachu-
setts; Alton B. Parker, of New York,
and Jerry Sullivan, of iowa.
The plank declares also for an eight
hour day and for comprehensive en-
ployers liability act. The plank fur
ther provides for jury trials as to the
facts in all cases of injunctiOns. This
plank is exactly what was asked for
by President Samuel GOmpers of the
American Federation of labor, but is
said to be unsatisfactory to the train
men, who protested to Bryan by tele-
granh
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-10
SCHOOL CHILDREN
At ANNUAL PICNIC
Young People of St. Marks
PdTOChidl School at IT,
VOli Island.

With weather ideal fJr picnic,
the st. Marks Lutheran parochial
school celebrated it's annual picnic on
Tlvoli island yesterday afternoon. AT
! 80 o'clock the children, numbering
between three to four hundred, marched
to the picnic grounds from the school
house, keeping step to the strains of
the Watertown band. The teachers
and committee had spared no efforts
for the OCCASION and kept the little
folks busy all the while, having many
and various amusements. Something
which caused quite bit of amusement
and merriment was a cannon, specially
made for the occasion. The tube of
the cannon, stove pipe about two
feet in length and holding peck, was
loaded with peanuts instead of cannon
balls and then shot off, the children
picking up the peanuts. Refresh
ments and supper were served by the
societies of the church. The city
band furnished the music during the
afternoon. The attendance was the
largest for many years.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-10
WISCONSIN GIRL
TO MARRY A JAP
Sixth Madison Girl to Wed an Ori-
entail Student at the State
University.

Madison, Wis, July 10.-Miss Ruth
Mary Baltzell, daughter of the late
judge and former mayor of Madison,
will be married July IA to Suyege
Hatsutari, of Japan, a student at the
state university. They met in Feb.
ruary on a snowy evening when Miss
Baltzell lost her glasses in front of n
club house where Mr.. Hatsutari re-
sided aud where she called for light
to assist her in finding the glasses.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
T. d. Sheldon, Of st. Paul. Miss Balt-
zell will be the sixth Madison girl to
marry Japanese students at the uni
versity within the last eight years
Half a dozen other Madison girls have
married Latin-American students dur
ing the last few years.
Miss Baltzell's father was engaged
in the milling business at the outlet of
Lake Mendoza many years. He died
a few years ago.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-10

Liquor dealers and >, manufactures
who have on hand whlskies which had
not been labelled have been in a ner-
vous state regarding the effect the
new law, which went into effect on
midnight of June 80, would have on
their goods. The law provides that
ell whiskies must be labelled fur what
they are, either "straight whiskey, :"
"b!end, compound" or imitation.
To follow the law strictly with OLD
whiskies would have caused no end of
trouble to many manufacturers.
Their anxiety has been relieved,
however, by ruling of Commissioner
Capers, internal revenue department,
who hol 1ss that all goods marked un-
der the old law can be placed on the
market without interference from
the federal government. Commission
er Capers said that even If the goods
had been kept in bonded warehouses
for years and were then placed on the
market they would not be interefered
with az it would be absurd to require
the relabelling of these goods.
Henry Fink of Milwaukee, collector
of internal revenue in this district,
when asked regarding the ruling of
the commissioner. said: "Only
whiskIes distilled or bottled since
June 80 at midnight will be required
to conform in labelling to the new
law
DIR. W. H. Wiley, chief of the
chemical bureau of the department of
agriculture, has sent out the follow
ing explanation of the new law:
''There is no possibility of escaping
the intent of the law that every bot
tie of whiskey must be labelled true.
There is no insistence that every bot
tie of whiskey must contain absolutely
pure whiskey, but it's contents must
correspond TO the label or the bottle
in every case That is the whole
test. Whether it is sold one way or
the other in sealed packages or across
the bar, the ruling of the department
must hold guod; that it must be MS
repi esented.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-10

Daughters OF Bryan and Roosevelt
Watch Proceedings.

Denver, July 1O.-The two women of
greatest interest in the crowd at the
Denver convention are Mrs. Alice
Roosevelt Longworth and Mrs. Ruth
Bryan LeaVitt
Mrs Longworth has deserted her
place in special box for a seat down
among the crowd.
"My wife wants to get down in the
thick Of things" said Congressman
Nicholas Longworth to Tom Taggart
and princess Alice's wish was graft
fed. Dressed in a simple linen cos
tune, with her large hat in her lap,
she sits from the start Of every session
until the finish. No detail escapes her
Mrs. Leavitt is the heroine Of the
convention. She was responsible In q
large part for the record breaking
Bryan demonstration Of Wednesday
With Mrs. Longworth she has been
the social lion at many entertainments
given by Denver women.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-10
MRS. LEMP ADDS
TO THE CHARGES
In Her Divorce Petition She Says Her
Husband Called Her "Lit-
tie Runt."

st. Louis, July 10.-Mrs. Lillian
Handlan Lemp, the young and stylish
wife of William J. Lemp Jr., million
aire brewer, in an amended petition
for divorce sworn to at the summer
home of her brother, A. II. Handlan,
in Wisconsin and filed in court here,
makes one new allegation She says
that her husband called her "little
runt."
Mrs. Lemp also charged that at
Cherokee Garden, a German resort in
South st. Louis, her husband objected
to glances cast in her direction by a
gentleman seated close to her, and told
her he would have to have a screen
built around her. She also names 9th
er places and gives data when he of
fered her indignities alleged in her or
iginal divorce petition.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-10
GREAT BLAZE ON
BOSTON WHARFS
Nearly the Entire Loss of 5 1 100000
Is to Fall on the Insurance
Companies.

Boston, July 10.-Practically the en-
tire loss of S1,50O,OO0, caused by fire
which destroyed almost quarter of
a mile of the water front of East BOs-
ton, will fall upon the insurance com
panies, those taking marine risks, as
we'll as the companies which insure
against fire, being responsible for part
of the loss under a clause IN the poll
cies which protects merchandise for a
time while at the wharves awaiting
removal.
The Boston and Albany Railroad
company, which is leased by the New
York Central had property valued at
100000 destroyed, including the two
piers used by the Cunard line and a
grain elevator. The Leyland line pier
was also destroyed, together with sew
eral freight cars and a large quantity
Of miscellaneous merchandise.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-10

from the committee on credentials and
adopted that of the majority, the eff
feet of which was to unseat the group
Of contested delegates from Philadel-
phia hostile to the candidacy of Mr..
Bryan and friendly to the interests of
National Committeeman James NJ. Cuff
fey, Of Pittsburg. In addition to this
the report added four to the repre-
sentation from Oklahoma. These four
arS Bryan men.
I Permanent Organization.
Permanent organization was taken
up the first thing on reassembling.
4 Henry D. Clayton took the gavel as
permanent chairman and delivered a
speech Of 5000 words. The afternoon
was devoted to this speech and the plat
fern, then a recess was taken until 7
o'clock for the unlimited presidential
speeches.
With the platform written in the rec
ords of the convention. the way was
clear to take up the nomination of a
candidate for president. Ignatius J.
Dunn, of Omaha, Neb., placed Mr..
Bryan's name before the convention
Half a dozen or more states were
heard from in second speeches.
Governor John A. Johpson's name
was placed before the convention. Con-
gresham w. T. Hammond, of Mime
sofa, being picked to tell the delegates
why the executive of the state of Min
nesota should be nominated for presi-
dent.
Judge George Gray, of Delaware,
was another presidential entry re-
corded in the convention proceedings.