davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08

keep in doors for time. The cabin CON NJ
tanned one room, with a large fireplace at
the sn side opposite, the door, while, next the
ing each other. Alongside the chimney was
a large closet in which the provisions were
stored, and the guns-the only iearms they
had-were staked against the cupboardd door
at night.
The cabin door was fastened with a wood
en- latch: One night, while the party was
sound asleep, there came a crash and as each
man sat up in his bunk he saw. in the full
down the guns, and they lay beneath his
feet, while the owners stared at the enemy,
without the slightest idea what to do.
In TACT, there was nothing to do but look
on p,, bretsy soon the bear gave sniff and
piece OF bacon, which he devoured. Then he
lunched on some buckwheat, and presently
there came the rattle of tin can, and the
prosspectors knew that Bruin had found the
lard.
They could hear him sucking away at the
delicious substance, and were wondering what
he would next attack, when there came a
sniff, but not of satisfaction, and then a rat
tie OF the can. Then suddenly, with deep
er sniff, Brrin faced around, and they saw
that he was muzzled with the lard can. 1t
was round and fitted his jaws perfectly, and
he made it fit tighter by trying to open his
mouth.
AT first he gave the can gentle tap on
the door, as if to argue with it, then the
taps came faster and faster and the bear be.
gan to spin around as he banged away II
was funny performance and the spectators
had all they could do to keep from laughing;
but they knew the bears claws were not
muszled, so they discreetly smothered their
risibles and watched the performer, until,
with one great growl of concentrated rage,
he darted out of the door, giving a final bang
on the doorway as he passed Then the four
men laughed until the tears ran down their
cheeks 1t was too dark to pursue the bear,
but they put log against the door as pre-
caution against his return.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08
Two Bear Stories

OUR prospectors started to explore
and hunt through the Bitter Root
Range, In Idaho, and in shelter
ing valley built them a log cabin.
In the beginning of January the
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08

GYY1 NEVER fooled a bear but once in
f@1 my life" said an old California
k@A hunter. II was hunting quail with
RdENS0I light shot gun one day, when |
tseXssJ suddenly met a very large bear |
was willing to pass without speak
ing, but Bruin was, mad about something and
bristled up for fight
So let him have both barrels, and then
cut for tree. The shot dazed him for a
minute, and then he gave chase, and pretty
soon came clawing up after me. There was a
long projecting limb on one side, and when
saw him coming, | got out to the extreme
end, although it bent like reed under my
weight.
Out came the bear after me, slowly and
lower When the bear got within two yards
of me- I was within ten feet of the ground.
Then | dropped down, and, as the bear shot
up twenty feet in the air, | made for home
as fast as could run
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08

Many a pupil engaged in the study
/ Of the geography of our country
/ has observed the anomalous shape
ii Of the northern boundary of the
l State Of Minnesota.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
UNION LEAGUE
TEAM SIGNS PLAYERS

President Hart, Manager Irwin and Sec
rotary Helm of the Washington Union
League Club held a conference In this
city yesterday, at which the manager
announced that he had signed Wyatt
Lee and Morton Burdick for the local
team.
Shortly after Irwin took charge of the
team he began dickering with Lee. and
II was not until yesterday that he was
able to secure his services. Burdick. the
other player who was signed yesterday.
Is an outhelder who halls from New Eng
land He has had quite little expert
ence and is at present student in the
Georgetown law school.
In addition to signing these two men,
Irwin announced that he has gotten two
inhelders. Lyons and McDermott Lyons
was with the Wilmington Tri-State
League team last season, and in addition
to being good fielder, established quite
g reputation as hitter McDermott IL a
philadelphia semi-pro who has been high
ly Recommended.
While he was here Irwin had a long talk
with Billy Keane Of this city, and 1t il
pr r"ble that he will sign the former
Toledo outieider.
After practicing for ten days at Frank
lin Field. Philadelphia with he'Cniversity
Of Pennsylvania squad, the WASHINGTON
club will come here April IS to open a
series of three exhibition games with the
b. fillmore Union League club at the new
U.-ion Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
HARVARD FAVORS
SPORT REDUCTION

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. March 23-It is
generally believed at Harvard Univer-
sity that the vote of the faculty at a
special meeting Friday night recommend
ing an intercollegiate agreement to re-
duce the number of intercollegiate con-
tests will have no effect whatever, upon
any of the matches arranged for this
academic year. The base ball schedule
for this spring has been completed and
calls for twenty-seven games.
In the opinion of many Harvard men
there Is strong possibility of a radical
change next fall In the foot ball schedule.
There is even prospect, it is asserted.
that the schedule may be cut to two
games and that the Harvard teams pub
lie activity in this line of sport may
eventually be limited. though probably
not this year. to contests with Yale and
one other college on1y-probably Dart
mouth. The supporters Of this plan take
the view that foot ball should be put
on plane with rowing and that the foot
ball team, like the boat crew. should be
trained and developed for not more than
two or three contests. --
President George Harris and the ath-
letic authorities of Amherst College are
in favor of the plan. President Harris
holding that a few games are better for
the scholarship and physical we'll doing
Of the students than long schedule
or the adjustment of. contests. alto
gether Amherst's base BAH schedule has
already been cut to twenty games.
President NJ: II. Buckham- of the Uni
yersity of Vermont favors the plan. but
as the base ball games have already
been made up there will be no curtaii-
ment this spring at least.
Dartmouth. which has for the past
few years trimmed her athletic sched-
ules. will probably not be affected by
any further curtailment. acting Presi-
dent John r. Lord believing that the
present proportion of athletics is a, neces-
sary form of recreation at the college.
DIR. Frank IL. Whittier, physical di-
rector at BoWdoin College, believes that
Bowdoin's , present sporting schedules
are satisfactory. ~.
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HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & CAFES
Where to Dine.

until everything was I'm working order
and then shoot over one knockout blow
James f. Sullivan. president of the Anna
teur Athletic Union. and his associates
have been laying their plans and saying
nothing about them. Probably all wouC
have been lovely until 1t came time to
take final action had not the proposition
to amateurize the public school athletic
instructors and coaches popped up. AS
soon as that was placed before him Mr..
Sullivan flew off the handle and delivered
himself of a line of talk which would al
low of no mistaken idea as to his senti-
ments.
After dwelling at length on the ute,
foolishness of this scheme Mr.. Sullivan
branched off and gave his opinion Of the
present state Of amateur athletics I'm gen
eral.
THE whole trouble" he said. lis that
they want one set OF rules for one thins
and a different set for another. or. bet
ter still, no rules at all. AS fast as We
can make rules they seek means OF get
ting around them. II they. would rather
endure a state Of affairs such as prevailed
before the A. A. L. existed. why don
they say So and get out? We have al
ways sought to make the A. A. L. rules
fair to all ard as lenient as they possioiy
could be. But the more they get the more
they want, and the time has come when
it is essential to the good OF the ePort
that something drastic should be done.
at will be- committee of six has
been appointed to revise the rule book
and report at the annual meeting next
November l won't say what the enanses
will he but the old rule book Will look
AS though an earthquake had struck II.
they will not find 1t so easy next year &c
avoid the law. And these new rules will
be enforced if we have to throw out
every athlete in the country.
an seems to be a popular pastime &c
smash the A. A U. When the new rules
90 into effect the lawless element will
have, its chance to come out into the
omen and fight fair. And II amateur ass.-
Ietics thinks it can get along without the
a A. L.. let it say so. and I will resign
the presidency on the spot"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
MIDDLE WEST FOOT BALL.
Strenuous Games Ahead for Chicago
and Michigan.

NEW YORK, March 23.-The near ap-
proach of spring, combined with the stric-
lures set upon football in the middle west
has caused a stirring in gridiron circles in
the colleges of that section which augurs
we'll for some strenuous work to come
shortly and for a hard season next fall
The clinching OF a game for November IA
between Cornell and the University Of
Chicago on the latter's Marshall Field has
awakened interest even this early among
the Maroons. and all the talk is Of the
hard schedule which has been prepared
for Chicago in spite of the restrictions
of the western college conference. Three
big games now face Chicago. those with
Minnesota. Cornell and Wisconsin, and
the lesser contests are likely to bring
some severe struggles for honors as the
opponents for the Maroons in these will
be Illinois, Purdue and Indiana, with pos
sibly another game unless Coach Stagg
decides that he wants his men to have a
two weeks rest before meeting the Itha
cans 1t was impossible for Chicago to
arrange to come east this fall. when the
invitation for game came from Cornell.
but the undergraduates hope that they
can meet the 1thacans at home next year.
as they have not been east since playing
the army at West Point several years
ago.
..s for the University of Michigan.
which is in the cold as far as games with
which has had several flattering offers
from eastern colleges, there is every indi
cation that there will be some hard spring
practice this year. Coach Yost addressed
his football warriors a few nights ago
and told them that when they returned
to college on April %, after the spring va
walton. he intends to get them out on
Ferry Field in their toys and for the rest
of the term put them through exercises
in tackling, punting, charging, passing
and getting down the field under the ball.
so that when college r-opens in the fall
he can send them out into scrimmages
much earlier than in past years.
What We lose in the length of schedule
has got to be made up some way" Yost
told his men, land as Pennsylvania has
the jump on us with more games We
have got to go the Quakers one better by
beginning in April to train for that No
vember game. You'll not forget in the
summer SO much of what is taught you
this spring but that weeks brushing up
will not have it back for you in the fall
and in that way we will be at least tour
weeks to the good when the football sea-
son opens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
Cracks Entered for the Great Bel
mont Park Race

NEW YORK. March 23-Fifty-five en-
tries have been received for the $1OO0o
Metropolitan handicap. to be run at Bel
mont Park May IL. The list includes
Chapultepec. Fair Play, the Shaughraun,
Faust. King Cobalt, W. Fl. Daniels.
Gowan. Blue Book. Kentucky Beau,
Johnnie Blake. Lawrence P. Daley. Min
ME Adams. Live Wire. Running Water,
Ben Ban. Don Creole Old Honesty, Nota-
sulga. Montgomery. Meelick. Uncle, Tony
Faust. Dandelion. Salvidere. Roseben,
Senator Clay Ballot. Superman, Ceit,
Restigouche. oxford. Ellicott. King James,
The Quail. McCarter. Spooner, Cohort,
Nealon. Charles Edward, Don Enrique,
De Mund. Stargowac,, Far West. DR..
Gardner. Jack Atkin. Wexford. Light
Wool. Brookdale Nymph. Baby Wolf,
Westbury. Falcada and Fancy.
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BLO0MtNGDALES IN
CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE

he Capital City League met in the Of
Fl, of President OShea on 9th street yes
te day and completed arrangements for
II coming season. The most important
G "nge was the admittance of the Bloom
ir:1aie Athletic Club into the league in
p e of the Southern Railway
of this years teams were repre-
81 ed by their managers The schedule
Committee submitted schedule which
was adopted and will be published during
Il: week. as VIII the, names of the off,
e.. woo were c:ected for the season of
y ork will g 'c,nence during the week
Sc the imp-"' 'ecnt OF the grounds at
Moth Capii :, d l. Streets, and the
erec ton of IL. arand stands and tine fence
W!l:ch will inclose the grounds
re Bloomingdale Athletic Club which
va; organized in May, 1902. and within
Il. past six years has made an entia BILE
Isautation in this city and in Baltimore
? e lineup of the Bloomingdales this
yea will be he best that has ever rep
,c. Gated this organization. and. although
tie team Is composed of youngsters. It
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
NATIONAL AMATEUR
BILLIARD TOURNEY

The present amateur tournament at
fourteen-inch balk lire in Chicago has
brought out better play than any previous
amateur championship tourney. 1t has
furnished one amateur record average for
this style of game of 80 IL, made by
Demares, ana three times has an aver
az" of u 1-13 been made, once by Pog-
genburg and twice by Demarest. This
would haye heea the amateur rerord-for
$50 points. that is-f Demarest had not
set up his exceptional average OF 81 IL,
or IL Wright had not averaged over 30.
Twice has Demarest made new record
figures for high run for amateurs one
of It's and later one Of 10 Wright is in
the lead for the championship. He has
won four games and lost none, and if he
wins his remaining game-to be played
with Conklin-he Will win the champion
ship. He may win il anyway. for if he
should lose to Conklin he might beat
Demarest IN the playoff of the tie The
records TO date follow:
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so much pleased with the suggestion in
The Star that he sent it to James f. Sui
Ivan of the Olympian committee. as well
as to Messrs. Curtis and Pilkington, who
will select the American crew.
An erroneous announcement was sent
out last week that many of the crew
had been selected, and that Newman had
been chosen for bow seat in the boat.
Newman Is unquestionably one of Amer
ica's best Oarsmen. having pulled four
years at Cornell and was bow seat man
in two varsity victories at Poughkeepsie.
But Newman is ineligible under the rules.
not only Henley, but also the American,
as last year he was paid foot ball coach
at the Carlisle Indian School. which
makes him a professional. The crew has
not been selected. and will not be until
some plan is mapped out by the commits
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
Pitchers Were Effective on
Both Sides.
PLAY IN TOPEKA TODAY
Rain Prevented Regulars Playing
the St. Louis Cardinals.
START HOMEWARD ON FRIDAY
Eastern Racing Season Opens at
Benning Todey-Jay Gould
Won at Tennis.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WICHITA. Kan. March 23-The Wash
irgtoa colts took the Wichita team
here yesterday and defeated it by the
score of l to o in fast game. The tenn
perature was very low, and the men had
to keep moving in order to keep out the
chilli
A single by kahoe. sacrifice by
Hughes a single by kaphan and wild
throw to second to head off the latter
scored the only run of the game for the
Washington boys. At only one stage of
the game did the locals have chance to
cross the score line. 1t was in the sec
ond. when Peoples connected for two
bases and was sacrificed TO third. but this
was as far as he travelled. as the next
two men were put down by Hughes In
quick succession. Topeka is to be the
next place where the Washington team
will stop OFF, Two games will be played
there. one today and tomorrow.
he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
COMPANY 81 DEFEATED.
Fast. Game Played on the Washing
ton Barracks Grounds.

In fast game of base ball yes
terday afternoon picked team of To-
cal players defeated Company H of the
Engineers at Washington barracks by
to ;. Throughout the game the soldiers
outfielded and outbatted the local men.
and claim they would have won were it
not Tor several decisions in the last three
innings. The soldiers played a heavy
hitting game. while their fielding was ex-
cellent. Dewitt. Mines and Trip played
fast and gathered everything that came
their way. Harcierode pitched a strong
game and received good support from
Sullivan behind the bat. The work Of
both Nicholson and Purcell was first:
class in every respect.
For the local men Jones and Spalding
played a star fielding game. In the
eighth inning Spalding kept the soldiers
from tying the score by making one of
the quickest ca tches ever made the
barYack grounds Score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
GOVANS WON
AT BASKET BALL

The Alexandria basket ball team was
defeated Saturday night at Govans by the
Eovans team by the score OF 19 to ~
The Alexandria team outweislled the
Govans five by twenty pounds to man.
but the Govans boys played with a deter
mination to win at all costs, and did So
The week before the Alexandria team had
defeated the Govans team by the score
OF AZ to Is and the result of Saturday
nights game makes the sGovans five feel
that they have blotted out their former
defeat. The lineup:
. Queenstown Gibson and T. McAfee, forwards:
Vaughn. center: Pf"ity and J. MrAfse. Guards
Observation-Disclosures and McKenna. forw rds:
Robey, center; Ray, Dobson and Hoy, guards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
MILLERS DIDN'T
SUPPORT 0BERLIN

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GALVESTON, Tex, March 23.-Mike
Cantillon's Miliers fresh from the chilly
north and without bit Of practice. went
up against McCloskey's Colts yes
terday afternoon and lost by a score of y
to j. The men we're all out of condition
naturally and could not give Oberlin of
the Nationals. who pitched for them, any
land of decent support. Score by in
lungs:
R.HE
81. Louis - 90 2 . O-S II /
minneapolis l y u o OcJ 10 )
.Batteries-St. Louis, Raymond and Mar
shall
.Ailnneapolis-Oberlin and Block.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
RULES OF AMATEUR SPORT.
President Sullivan Says a Crisis Is
Rnund IN Come

NEW YORK, March 23.-An upheaval
Is almost due in amateur athletics For
long time the Amateur Athletic Union
has been quietly preparing for it. and
tic crisis is sill some months off. but il
is coming, and when il does come 1: will
be with such "A smash that there will be
no mstaking ii. After it is all over the
governing body will be stronger than it
ever was. or will have ceased to exist. and
the United States will be brought back to
the conditions that prevailed quarter of
a century ago. when almost everything
and anything went.
Believing the wisest policy to be to wait
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
GOULD DEFEATS
LATHAM AT TENNIS

TUXEDO PARK, N. Y. March 23.-Jay
Gould. amateur court tennis champion
of the United States and England. de-
feated Peter Latham. professional cham
pion Of the world. on the court of the
Tuxedo Tennis and Racquet Club yes
terday sets to 1. or % games to s. The
galleries were crowded with fashionable
gathering, including a majority of the
tennis experts OF this country.
The victory was a bl illiant one for
Gould and a surprise to the audience, due
to the fact that Latham so easily de-
feated Miles Saturday. Before the men
entered the court Latham was the ia
vorite. The professional conceded Gould
l5
Gould Won the spin and startc1 the
service, Latham taking the inst four
games. With 4 love against him, Gould
than. took the next two games,- making
the score : to =. Latham, who was play
Ing strongly. took. the next two and won
the set "a 81. The next three sets went
TO Gould by G-1, C. and 6-1.
Gould was in fine form and PLAYED a
ve"y aggressive game. using his railroad
service to great advantage. Latham
seemed very Tired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
RAIN KNOCKED
OUT HOUSTON GAME
Social Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
GALVESTON. Tex, March 23.-As 1t
rained In Houston both Saturday and yes
terday Cantillon's Nationals remain over
in Bayou City today for the purpose of
having one game there on this trip any
how. They will practice twice at Ath-
Ist:c Park here tomorrow and play Mike
cantil.on's Millers Wednesday. Thursday
and Friday. These games will finish up
the 1908 spring practice in Galveston. The
houston club will join Cantillon in making
determined fight for Bob Edmondscn.
owner Reilly would rather give back the
300 he received from Washington for him
and retain the player. The Galveston club
they have taken in the case, but will, of
course. abide by the decision of the ma
tlonal tribunal
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OsexLlw

has copeo with the best teams in this
section.
Manager Morley has again secured
the services OF Lefty Wooden.
whose good work in this league last year
was the surprise of the season. Among
the other prominent players that will be
seen in the Bloomingdale lineup will be
Camalier. who will do the bulk of the
catching. Turner at first base Maddox at
second, Nau or LeMatt at short. 'Dukey"
Mess at third and Fegan. Hubbard. I.chay
and Freeman in the outfield.
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Earned runs-Engineers. 8: Outlaws. }. First
base by errors-Engineers. =: Outlaws. l.. Left
on hases-Engineers. o: Outlaws. 2. First base
on balls-On Harclerode i. off Me;ster. o. In
nings pitched-By sHarcerode. 0; by Meister. g.
Hits msde-06 Hnrclerode, 4: of Meisier. IL.
Struck out-By Harelerodp. 4: ,hv Msister. "
Home run--Muilin. Two base hits-Patton, i:
Nenes: /; Stolen basss-Engineen. ); outlaws
balls-Sulifvan. /: Williams. 2 Umpire-R
Ryan innings: W.. Reagen. 2 innings. Time
Of game hour aud IL minutes
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WASHINGTON.

Two-base hits-kaphan. Peoples. Bases on
l. struck out-By Smith. 4; by Hughes. A.. by
Speer .: by Hendrck. 3. Double play-Hen
drick Stolen bases-kaphan, Nichols t2l. Sac
rifice hits Hughes. Hendrick Passed ball-War-
ner. Hit By piteher. H by speer; Warner;
Pasten 3 innings .; of Hughes. innings. 1:
Of Speer 5 inninge 3: OF Hendrick. innings.
/. Cmpire-Mr. Edwards. Time hour and Is
minutes.
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Breaks Ski Jumping Record.

. DULUTH. Mimi, March 233teJohn
Evanson ot Duluth broke the American
ski record yesterday afternoon with a
jump of 1871 feet in the last tournament
of the season. The former record was III
feet. made by Evanson at Ishpeining
Mich. four weeks ago. Ole Fering of
Duluth jumped 135 feet, but fell. Fou.
others distanced the former American
record. The new mark Is the more re-
markable because'th day was warm and
Ii was necessary to haul snow from near
by woods to prepare the slide for jumping.
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WRIGHT NOW LEADS.
Progress of the Amateur Billiard
Tournament.

CHICAGO, March 23.-Calvin Demares
Of Chicago was the victor in Saturdays
game of the national amateur 14.2 bill
lard tournament. defeating c. F. Conklir
of Chicago. 400 to I'll. The result OF to-
nights game puts II. A. Wright Of San
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