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Climbs
CHARGES AGAINST TEN EYCK
ACCUSED OF COACHING SYRIA
CUSE IN INTERCOLLEGIATE.

An investigation will shortly be started
by the stewards of the Poughkeepsie Re
gatta Association which will probably re-
suit in some rigid rules for future con-
tests in so far as they relate to the use
OF professional coaches.
Soon after the great race for the var
sity eight the charge was made in some
quarters that the winners-Syracuse-had
been coached all through the race by Ten
Eyck. and so fragrant was it right at the
finish. where Syracuse nosed out a vic
tory by feet only that notice had to be
taken of the action by the other Compel
itors.
The allegations against Syracuse are
that Ten Eyck kept his launch over
against the west shore. ahead of the Off
Gals and within a very short distance of
his crew, who had that course, kept them
in touch by the use of a megaphone, and
at the crucial moment of the race gave
his son. who was stroking the Syracuse
eight. the signal that caused the crew 70
squirt and win the wonderful race right
at the finish of the contest.
II Ten Eyck was guilty of coaching his
crew in this manner he surely violated all
the written and unwritten laws relating
10 boat racing.
The matter has not been ventilated much
In the newspapers owing to the absence
In England with the American athletes
al the Olympian games. of Barton Weeks.
who Is chairman of the Poughkeepsie
stewards. but on his return the matter
Will AT once receive attention. and per-
haps new and drastic laws will be adopt
ed for future race meetings.
=" Ten Eyck treats the subject with no
concern and says that the idea Of coach
ing a crew at that point of the race Is
simply prepoSterouS and out of reason.
Here are five crews pulling their
heart strings out of them In a grueling
race" says Ten Eyck. land here are five
coaching boats. for arguments sake fol-
lowing in their wake. yelling commands to
their various crews. while on the bank are
$500 crazy people with mega phones, all
yoicing the command to Hit il up
Stroke. Now you've got Them Give 1t
10 them. Cornell Pull for your lives.
Syracuse Go It, Pennsy; Columbia
Wisconsin and the hundred of other
yells. and i win bet my life that no cox
swain or member of a crew in such a bed
lam of voices would be able to distinguish
one single direction for any one particular
person. 1t is too preposterous to give 1t
any weight" said Ten Eyck. land no SEN
sible person who has ever had any eXpe-
rience with rowing will listen to such
ina ginary tales of woe. Syracuse won
this year because they were the best
crew. had tn stamina TO stand the test
and they follow ID my coaching to the let
ter. and my coaching ceased the moment
the crews went to the starting point
The stewards of Poughkeepsie consist of
representatives from Cornell, Columbia
and Pennsylvania, and one OF these stew
ards Is authority for the statement that
IN all future races of Intercollegiate on
the Hudson only the officials will be al
lowed to follow the crews. the coachers'
boats being tabooed entirely, which he
claims will nut a Quietus on the contro-
versy
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seconds. Outside Of some minor Mara
thons, such as at Boston, st. Louis and
other places. this brings the history OF
the race to the present.
AS a distance man anywhere from two
to ten miles Hayes was slow and never
figured in the front brigade. But he had
plenty Of stamina, and whenever he did
run any long distance it was noticed
that he finished fresh and in good shape
This led to the belief that he was cut
out for Marathon runner. and his
friends advised him to go for the Bos-
ton race two years ago. He was duly
entered by the st. Bartholomew Club
Of which he was member from the be-
ginning Of his athletic career.
Tom Longboat's Success.
It will be remembered that in this
particular Boston Marathon Tom Long
boat, the Canadian Indian. appeared
The redskin knocked all former records
silly by covering the course in hours
"a minutes 20 4-5 seconds. Fowler OF
Boston was second in 2 hours 27 min
utes 81 seconds. and this was 1 minute
20 3-5 seconds inside the record. Hayes
ran plucky third, his figures being
hours 80 minutes 38 seconds, so that
thus early in his career he gave promise
locally interested in Marathon racing
particularly the Mercury A. c. Of Yon-
kers, organized Marathon and II
brought cracks from the west and all
over. Hayes was entered by the St
Bartholomew Club, and he gave as
brilliant a display as could be looked
for over the course. The race started
from Yonkers and was over the West
chester roads and byways.
Hayes led out of the town. but slack
ened his gait SO that the pace alternated
between Mellor, LORI and Crowley
After passing the nineteenth mile Hayes
took the lead and drew away from his
opponents in the most decisive fashion
winning by nearly two miles from p
LORI Of the Mohawk A. c. Corey of the
LIST Regiment. Chicago, was third In
this same race was T. p. MorrisseY OF
the Mercury A. c.. who was destined
to figure later as a Marathon racer. He
came home tenth.
Hayes time was 2 hours A. minutes
As seconds.
After the Yonkers Marathon Hayes
was recruited to the Irish-American A.
C. However, nothing was seen of the
Marathon men until a twenty-five-mile
race there, and 1t was won cleverly by
Morrissey, Hayes being a non-starter
couple Of weeks later. in April. the
Boston Marathon came along. Hayes
prise Of the whole country Morrissey
won in hours 25 minutes 43 seconds
It was said by officials that had he not
been interfered with by the crowd OF
autos on the course he would have low
cred Longboat's figures. Hayes was
second in hours 26 minutes seconds
and he, too. was hampered by the autos
Hayes is member of the 9th Regiment,
N. G. N. Y.
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Indian crumples up before he goes twenty
miles. Tom Longboat is like a prize
fighter who has seen his best days, and
don't believe he will have enough in him
to go the distance"
The actual running of the Marathon
proved how accurately young Hayes had
estimated his own ability and the strength
of his competitors. Longboat, the Indian
gave up before the twenty-mile marlA and
except Tor the Italian and the South
African It was the Americans who gave
Jack Hayes the stiffest trial. He ran as
he said he would up with the pacemakers
until he got ready to let them see hts
heels. and then he sprinted on and won
as he told his friends he could.
Hayes went to work when he was seven
teen years old as messenger and odd
job boy. He wasn't all muscles and legs
so he worked his way up to the lob of
assistant In the superintendent office at
a salary of $50 a week. When he gets
making $4,000 or 5000 year as head of
sporting goods department.
In letter Hayes wrote to one Of his
friends the other day he said
There won't be any excuse If we don't
win. AS for myself I can still eat, sleep
and run just as good as did on the other
side"
First American Winner Abroad.
Hayes is the first American to figure
prominently In a Mara thon held abroad.
The event at the first Olympic revival in
Athens was won by a Greek, Loues, who
covered the original course from the VIII
lage Of Marathon to the stadium at
Athens in hours 55 minutes 20 sec
onds. At the Paris Olympfad of 1900
the Marathon was won by Teato. a
Frenchman, with A. L. Newton Of the
New York "A. c. a good second. Teato6
time was hours SO minutes. In the
st. Louis Olympiad of 1904 all the
places were won by Americans, there
being no foreign opposition worth while
the winner. T. ]. Hicks Of Boston. win
ming over a wretched course in the I'M
avoidably slow time Of hours 20 min
uteS So seconds.
Once again the event was held on the
original course at Athens in 1906. and
though the Americans made a good
fight. first place went to Sherring OF
Canada. w. G. Frank of the Irish
American A. c. was third in. Sher-
rings time was hours 81 minutes % 3-6
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Jockey Miller Falling Back.

NEW YORK. July 25.--walter Miller,
the jockey. is rapidly going to the rear A
year ago he was the reigning sensation In
the saddle here. and on the Pacific coast
last winter he was easily the best jockey
He is growing rapidly now and has taken
on so much weight that 1t is difficult for
him to get under ITO pounds. He has SO
few mounts, too. that he Is losing his
former great skill. But Miller has saved
his money and can retire a comparatively
rich young man. 1t is said that he Is
worth 100000.
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johnson to Fight Martin.

NEW YORK, July 25.-Finding it hard to
get on a fight in England, Jack johnson
has agreed to take on Denver Ed Martin,
the colored fighter of this country, and
big Ed will sail for the other side in a
week to clinch the match. The fight will
probably be fought at the National Sport
ing Club of London in September, as
Matchmaker Bettinson is anxious to put
OF big men at his first show when the
club resumes its boxing entertainments.
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RACING IN NEW ORLEANS.
Claimed That New Law Will Not
Prevent Bookmakinr,

LEXINGTON. KY. July 25-In the
opinion of a prominent turfman there will
be racing and betting in New Orleans
the coming winter. despite the Locke law
which was enacted by the Louisiana leg
islature June %. signed by Gov. Sanders
June Is and became effective last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26
Billy Sundays Bon Mot.

Billy Sunday, the evangelist and in his
day one Of the very speediest ball players
that ever lived. was always of a re-
hgious turn of mind, and as the base
ball heroes Of those days were anything
but men Of godly thoughts. Billy had his
work cut out in standing for the joshing
that was handed him by his teammates
But Billy always managed to hold his
own. but he did it by turning the joke
on the other fellows, for Sunday was
n1mble witted, and in this regard he had
his teammates and contemporaries beat
en- a whole row of city blocks.
Sunday was also quite a pianist, and It
used to make his comrades sore because
he devoted his playing to airs of a re-
ligious kind instead OF the music hall
tunes that were then very popular.
One evening, when the Chicago club was
playing in st. Louis, Sunday was sitting
in the parlor of the Planters Hotel; softly
playing to himself. when big Ed William
son, the shortstOp, came into the room,
and after listening q moment he strobe
over to Sunday and cried out:
Look here. Sunday. how Is it all those
tunes you've been playing this evening are
religious ones?
We'll. you see.'' sweetly replied Sum
day, this. Ed. is an upright piano.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26
Passed Balls.
Double PLAYS.

Chicago. 5; Detroit. Z: New York, .; Phladel-
phia. 8: st. Louis. o: Washington. .; Cleveland.
II: Boston. II.
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HAYES PREDICTED
HE WOULD WIN RACE
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
John J. Hayes. the New York boy who
won the Marathon, told his friends weeks
before he started with the American ath-
letes for England that he would win the
big race sure.
II Just know I'm going to win,'' said
Jack Hayes, land 1 wish it were fifty
miles instead of twenty-six. The next
the laurel wreath. or whatever they give
the winner, around my ears. I've been
training my head and my legs ten years
for chance at the Marathon"
The boy who made good in the toughest,
most heartbreaking athletic contests In
the world is only nineteen years old. a
slim. little nickeled steel athlete from his
toes to the crown of his head He stands
just a shade under five feet four inches.
and he weighs 125 pounds
Jack Hayes is as Irish as you find them.
with black hair. blue eyes, a good-hu
mored and freckled face and a ton of
confidence in himself. With all his tri-
umphs on the cinder path-and he has won
enough cups and medals and trophies to
fill q cupboard-he is a modest chan who
doesn't care to gable about his own
achievements. When he talked about his
chances In the Marathon before he left
this country young Hayes said to his
friends:
Predicted Longboat's Collapse.
Il know to a breath how far l can run
and how fast. I intend to go right out
with the pacemakers. keep at their heels
until / am ready to finish and then go on
and win. am not afraid of any of them,
but expect our own boys to make 1t hot
for me. Longboat? I'll bet you the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26
Waddell's Guessing Stunt.

Rube Waddell, who is not setting the
world afire these days pitching the ball
that he did in former times, is still the
same Jealous person, though. when II
comes down to going after the long green
With Jimmy McAleer holding the whip
hand the big RUDE finds the touching
game a mighty hard proposition for Nc
Aleer will not be held up for any money
between pay days unless the holder-up
can give a most plausible kind OF an eX-
cuse for needing the 'kale' before tine
time is due for paying it over.
When Connie Mack was handling Wad-
dell he stood for a whole lot OF these
touches on the part OF the lrrepresslhie
Rube. Now, with Jimmy NcAleer, an
entirely different policy has been adopted
as far as Waddells touching propensl-
ties are concerned.
When the ST Louis club was last In
Washington Waddell thought that he was
due to take a bit of flyer, and SO he
sided up to Jimmy one evening after
dinner and remarked:
81 guess I couldn't get $40 of you to-
night, could l. jimmy
"Why, Rube,'' drawled McAleer, as he
you ought to make your living on the
race track"
"How's that?" inquired the puzzled
pitcher
Simply because you are such good
guesser." calmly answered the st. Louis
manager, as he buried himself in the con-
tents of his newspaper. while the Rube
turned on his heel and walked away,
muttering under his breath.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26
chickering's Home Run Hit.
By Revere Rodgers.

until he left the umpire business Burn
ham was called Watch Burnham.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26

ST. Louis, q: Cleveland. 20: Chicago. 81: Wash
fhgton. SO: Detroit, 55; Philadelphia, so; Boston
AZ: New York. IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26
Umpire Burnham's Watch.

A decade so ago tnere was an UNI
pire In the National League, named Burn
ham, who broke into the big league by
reason Of his having been the best indi-
Gator handler in the old Atlantic League.
Burnham was. in reality, a very good UNI
pre, but he mixed too much with base
ball players when he was off duty.
Then again B.rnham. who was very
good-hearted fellow, would allow the
spike-shoe lads to take too many liberties
with him. They took advantage of his
good nature. a failing in an umpire that
the crafty major leaguers watch for. But
Burnham's good points offset his faults
a whole lot.
In those days 1t was the custom in all
the cities to make presents TO the popu-
lar players of a club. These presents
were bought with money subscribed by
persons who attended the games, and 1t
was an almost everyday occurrence TO see
he came to the plate. The umpire al
ways gave a little talk before he handed
over to the player the present.
Then the recipient of the gift would
pull off an oratorical stunt. while the
members of both clubs. with hats off,
stood about in respectful attitudes. These
presentation stunts were really the proper
things all right and as Durham was a
fine speaker he was always selected for
master of ceremonies at these love tests.
One season Burnham must have off,
ciated in as many as seventy-five of these
presentations and in consequence the in
dictator handler became infatuated with
the business. for he evolved the plan of
having a handsome gold watch presented
to himself and to have it appear that
the gift came from his many admirers
in the cities where he had OBLIGATED.
So "Burnie' acting on his inspiration,
went down to a jewelers. store on Dear
born street, in Chicago. and there gave
a afch
which he passed over to false friend,
to have the watch presented to him on
the Chicago ball field, and in the presence
of the players.
The presentation was made all right,
and Burnham's great speech of acknowl-
edgment of his appreciation of the gift
was published in all the papers and then
the false friend got tide on" the same
night and told all about the conspiracy
on Burnham's part and from that day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26

t Pay.c 1 Standing -erne Carr Rider Leonard Davis


paper man. by reason Of the fact he is a
born inquisitor.
The least thing interests Josh to such
a degree that to find out the most minute
details he will drive questions at a per-
son for hours at q time.
josh has been very much Interested
this season In the business venture that
is owned by Doc White Of the Chicago
club and Charley Hickman of the Cleve-
lands. Josh wants to know all about the
profits accruing from the venture, and
Charley Hickman has had the time Of his
ries.
When the Chicago club played in Cleve-
land last some one told Clarke that Doc
White was practicing dentist, and when
Josh learned that this was fact he hot
footed it for Hickman. Charley saw him
coming and prepared himself for the
string of questions that he felt were COM
Ing. but which he hoped to forestall.
Josh In excited tones cried out: Say,
Hick, they tell me that that fellow Doc
White is practicing dentist In the winter
time?"
That's right" drawled Charley.
We'll. how does he make out?" asked
Clarke.
"Oh, he only makes a hand-to-mouth
living" shot back Hick, and then he had
to run for it. because Josh quickly
grasped the point Of the joke.
What Browning Wanted to Know.
When Pete Browning was playing the
game of his life for the Louisville club,
when that organization was in the Ma
tional League. and when the big fellow
was knocking holes through the center
field fence by his home-run drives, a
crowd Of his Louisville friends got to-
gether and they had wheelwright turn
out dozen Of the best base ball bats
that could be bought. These bats were
made Of expensive lignum vitae and they
were guaranteed to stand any kind of a
pace.
The day came for the presentation of
the bats to the heavy-hitting Mr. Brown
ing, and quite crowd of base ball en-
thusiasts were around the home plate
when the bats were brought up. One of
the prominent men of Louisville made a
rafting good speech. to all Of With Pete
listened tntently, although his eyes kept
wandering from the speaker to the bats
and then back again. When the speaker
had finished, and when everybody in ST.
lence was waiting for Pete to say some
thing. that worthy. after peering all about
him. turned to the expectant group and
in his usual abrupt manner and bass
tones he growled out: Say, where tell is
der bat bag?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26
Ten Leading Run Getters.
Triple Plays.

= Detroit. Tvs. Boston,. Philadelphia, 1 Tvs
Washington.
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Charley Hickman's Repartee.

Josh Clarke of the Cleveland club, and
the brother Of the strenuous Fred Of
Pittsburg fame, is not only swell ball
player. but the Cleveland men maintain
he would make superb lawyer or news
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-10
New York s. Detroit g. But Wait Till We Hit the Road

, the summary Both men on base came
gathering across the pan. though Jones
nearly caught the second one with a
pretty throw
Immediately prior To the cutting
loose OF the Tiger aviatory party. Grif
and Killian exchanged heated words
Little black stars. sold at popular
prices Tor the oeneht OF the Detroit
rooters bug house home Will soon be
a popular movement
Look out yelled Knllan TO Niles
In the ninth. just as the ball had skat-
! ed by the Sturgis lads ribs and nad
I plunked In the catchers mitt
Jake Stahl was surely the hero OF
the game. \ single. a double and a
triple with "A grandstand catch and a
double play TO wind IL all up
The crowds hangs on fairly well but
growing disposition is manifest TO
rcundiy cheer the feats OF the opposi-
ton at the expense OF our late idols.
In spite OF Mannings good work.
Griffith had Newton and Chesbro warm
irg mp In the background. The first
mentioned was hustled out on the run.
too.
Keelcr's single in the sixth took an
ugly bounce and dinged Bill Coughlin
IN one OF his trusty peppers. But a
little matter like that never pheases
Bill
third when his short fly fell between
klllian ana Schaefer. both OF whom
We're racing for IT, and gave him time
TO make first.
4 ro6ter who has been prominent IN
Detroit semi professional baseball was
quite personal with the New York play
ers al times but they had the laugh OF
him at the finish.
The New Works exhibited the squeeze
play in the very first inning They
worked e as successfully as they did
at Cleveland Monday when IL got them
two runs The Tiges apparently think
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-10

NEW YORK. June l0-The follow
ing list OF 1875 men. comprising be-
yond a doubt the greatest athletic
team ever enlisted under one banner,
has been cabled 10 the London Of
! fcials in charge OF the entries for the
| Olympian games, as the finally set
tied on team from the United States
100 METRES-Cartmell. Hun klral-
| ~ May. Rector. Robertson ID X. Sher-
: man. Smithson stevens. Whitman
Cloughon.
lton. Hun Kiralfy. Mason, May, Rec
tor. Robertson. Il. X. sherman WHIT
ham, ClOughon.
nell de Selding Hnlman. Mason. Mer-
ram. Pilgrim. Prout Ramey w Z
Robbins Taylor
500 METREs-B Beard Bromilow, IL.
l. Coe. French Halstead. Jones. Light-
body. J. c Miller. Pilgrim. Ramey
She chan. sheppard.
SOC ES-BlankengeL II l.
Coe. Dull Hslstead. Hoyns. Jones.
Lightbody. Riley, Rowe, sheppard, sui
10 METRES. HURDLE-Cooke. Gar
rels. HartranfL Howe. Natwick' Patter-
son. Rand, u. r. Robbins. shaw. smith
400 METRES, HURDLE-Bacon. Bro
inflow II. l. Coe. French, Halstead
Hamilton, ttillindN.
Lightbody. Merriam. Sheppard.
LECHASE-Bonhag r. p.
Carr. Dull. Eisele. Halstead. Hall. Jones.
Lightbody. Rowe. Splitter. Truoe. II. G.
FIVE-MILE RUN-Bonhag. Armor
Bellars. T. T. Carr. r.. J. Carr. Cohn.
Dull. Eisele. Hail Rowe. Truee. *. c.
TEN MILE wAL.K-Bonhag
MARATHON-Forsh Hatch. Hayes.
Lee Morse. Morrissey. o'Mara, Ryan.
Thibeau, Tewanina. weiton, Wood.
STANDING BROAD JUMP-Adams.
Muehz Robertson. Schommer Sheridan.
STANDING HIGH JUMP-same en-
tries , as standing Bg broad iqmR ,
Beilah. Brennan. Cooke. Irons Kelly,
Mahoney. Mount Pleasant. OConnell,
d. r. Sherman. Stephenson and F.
RUNNING HIGH JUMP--Brennan.
Gidney. Irons. Mahoney. II Mifler. Mof-
ftt. Patterson. Porter. schommer and
Hop STEP AND JuMP-Adams Bel
lah. brennan. Cooke. Irons. Mount
Pleasant. OConnell. Schommer. sheri-
dan. d. X. Sherman. Stephenson and F.
POLE JUMP-Allen. Benah, Camp
bell. Cooke. Drsy. Gilbert, Haggard
Jackson. Jacobs, Mercer. Nelson and
Parker.
HAMMER - Burroughs. Flanagan
man and Talbot
Observation-Disclosures. W W coe Jr
Flanagan, Garrels Oils Horr. Kreu
ger, Rose. schommer. Sheridan. Ste
THREE-MILE TEAM-Armour Bel
lars Bonhaz. +. p Carr. r. J. Carr.
cohn. Dull. Elsie. Hall. Rowe. Trube
$500 METER wAI.K-Bonhag
1900 METER TEAM RACE-cart-
nell, Hun. Taylor and Sheppard.