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The Washington times., 1908-01-21
LATE EXAMINATIONS
HANDICAP OARSMEN

NEW YORK. Jan. I.-Coach jim
Rice and. the Columbia crew manage
ment are getting worried because they
are unable to make any definite plans
in regard to the spring training before
the crews go up the Hudson for the
final finishing touches for the big race.
A new schedule of holding the final
examinations that goes into effect at
Columbia this June will make it impos-
sible for the oaTsmen to leave New
York before June Is. scarcely two weeks
before the day scheduled for the re-
gatta. In former years the Columbia.
contingent was the first to get on the
water, always leaving the Harlem for
the Poughkeepsie quarters a day or 50
after Decoration Day. BY this scheme
the crews had about a whole month s
practice over the four-mile course
Manager II. y. Moore said yesterday
that Columbia would pTobabl be com
PEELED 10 do ali the preliminary train
ing on the Harlem as heretofore. and
that unless ali other schemes fail an
effort viii be made 10 have the faculty
allow the men to take their final exam
nations in quarters. g, system that has
been in use for some time with the
Yale and Harvard crews at New Lon
don,
The Washington times., 1908-01-21
NeW Worlds
Bike Record

KANSAS CITY, No. Jan. pa
words record was broken during the
first hour Of the six-day bicycle race
yesterday afternoon, when twenty
six miles and seven laps were made
on a tvselve-lap track in Convention
Hall.
The previous recon for one hour
was twenty-six miles AID three laps
on 2 ten-lap track.
Fogler, of the team Of Root and
Fogler. set a dizzy pace in the first
hour, and Bistab, of the team OF
Monroe and Bistab, and Stenhouse,
riding with Morgan, were distanced
in the first fifteen minutes. and both
dropped out Of the race. Esonroe and
Morgan will each ride alone, having
a handicap Of fifty miles for the six
days. There were several spills dur
ing the day, but no one was hurt.
The Washington times., 1908-01-21
WASHINGTON BOXER WON'T QUIBBLE ABOUT EXTRA POUND
BIG NINE
MAY JOIN
THE l. 4. A.
Western Colleges Expected
to Enlist in Intercol!e-
giate Body.

Important additions to the member
ship OF the intercollegiate Athletic As
ISOLATION of the United States VIII be
made within a few days.
The University OF Kansas and George
Washington University have been en-
rolled since the convention held at the
Murray Hin Hotel last month, and IL
Is expected that within a week or two
all nine members Of the Western Inter
collegiate Conference viii be enlisted.
At the recent meeting Of the conference
colleges held in Chicago A. a. Stage, Of
the University of Chicago, explained the
purposes and plans OF the association
and outlined the work which it had
done IN the interests OF college sports.
As a result the conference passed the
following resolution;
Resolved. That the conference indorse
the work of the Intercollegiate Athletic
Association OF the United States, and
recommend to our several universities
20 become members or the same"
Prof. Stagg expresses the belief that
all of the members VIII act on the rec
ommendatiOn made
The Washington times., 1908-01-21
A. A. A. DENIES BAN
ON FOREIGN CASES

NEW YORK, Jan. 2L-A prompt de
NAL was made yesterday by th2 officers
OF the American Automobile Association
n the city that foreign drivers. unless
citizens of the United States were to
be barred from competition IN the stock
car races at Savannah on March Is and
10
Frank q. Webb. of the a. A. a. rae
ing board said: ITO place such a bar
rier in the rules governing the Savannah
contest, especially In view Of the fact
that tEa rules include only stock cars.
yor I'd be fatal mistake. The truth Of
the matter is. that tentative rules were
made last Wednesday in which an article
read that ali cars entered in the con-
test must be manned by drivers and
nlechauicianS who are citizens OF the
United States. but this clause was final
IL stricken out
Notwithstanding the fact that the
rules were only tentative at that time.
as Mr. Webb says. and that the com
pIete rules will not be issued until to
nlorrow, the chairman If the a A. A
technical board. \. II. Won Sicklen, au-
nuunced the rules as official late In the
week. and they are now repudlated by
the association.
The Washington times., 1908-01-21
NOBETTING
FANS LEAN
TOTHOMAS
Twin Sullivan Would Wipe
Out Poor Showing Against
Kaufman.
By :. E. VAN LOAN.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Jan 1.-Two
strong young men will make earnest
endoavors 10 wipe out a little of the past
this evening at the Pacific Athletic
Club.
One Of them is well known in Los
Angeles as the toupeed member Of the
Sullivan twin trust; the other is a ma
tive son. who has done most Of his
fighting on the other side of the Tehs
Chapi
Jack CTwiu) wants the Westerners to
forget his miserable fight against Al
Kaufman and to that enc VAL wade into
Joe Thomas in a IaudsS;e endeavor TO
remove said Thomas FROM the map
pugiUstic. Joe Thomas, fighting at catch
weights for the hrst time in hts life,
hopes TO prove that ten or fifteen
pounds added to his lowest fighting
notch viii make him factor in the
heavyweight class. And why not?''
asked Joseph.
81 know that Twin Sullivan IS no
mark for any heavyweight They tell
me that he is going 90 wade in and
lick me in q hurry. That is where I
1--we. / ike TO have a man come at me
hand over hand because I'm there with
that hurry order stuff myself. and If
Twin tries to hang me hide on the
fence inside Of the limit he viii know
that he has been TO a barbecue I'm
ht as "a fiddle. IN good shape, and de-
clare myself now as having no excuses.
L sio not figure to need any"
John lTWiu) is too well known 10 call
for any extended notice. The Twin is
q slippery character in the ring. out
side Of the ring he is the mildest man
nered man that ever sCuttled a ship.
You can hit him all over the body with
hung starter and get no results on
the jaw il is different, but Twin knows
how to protect that jaw. This time
he saws he is out TO score a knockout
and redeem himself for the Kaufman
thing. We shall see about that. Owins
10 the no-decisiOn law. no betting is
posted on the aght, but public opinion
favors Thomas
The Washington times., 1908-01-21
.OLD-TINE BLOWS
STILL POPULAR
Neil and Attell Start Train
ing-Abe Rules,
10 70 6.

NEW YORK, Jan. Zl.-There are no
rev punches in the game OF give and
take. We see fights day in and day
out, and the same old punches are in
use. No fighter of today has any new
ones.
The lO0p-the-IOOp. the punch which
is hit in a clinch. is the nearest TO a
new one, but that has been in use for
the past three years by the New York
boxers. but as Il is Ineffective we can
not class it as a punch The 'ioop-the-
loop Is merely a slap; YOU cannot
knock man out with il. nor can you
hurt him much.
The old punches used in The DAYS Of
John L. Sullivan are still in use. and are
the most effective. The left and right
swings are the most popular
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21.-F-ankie
Neil and Abe Attell, who will meet in a
tweuty-TOund contest on the last dav of
the month, have started training. and
yesterday put in some hard work. The
betting on the fight started yesterday,
when few wagers were made with
Attell on the long end of a 10 TO mar
ket.
The Washington times., 1908-01-21

PAPERS SIGNED
WreStle to Finish February
10-Real Money
Posted.

After enough talking TO get q tariff
reform bill passed. Rob Roy Aackey
and Joe Turner were matched last night
st the Central Hotel 10 vvrestIs 70 a
finish, best two in three pitfalls, AT the
benefit Of the National Guard Athletic
Association, which Capt. c. z. Edwards
viii mold in the National Guard Gym
nasium on February 10
81 4. Truudell and Joseph Olfverf. II.
represented Turner, who failed to mt in
personal appearance. Mackey talked
for himself. He always dOes-and al
ways willard nobody will ever be able
10 talk 50 mucn Tor him in a given space
Of time
After three hours OF wrangIing the
Turner people put up $50 as a forfeit for
appearance for their man. Mackey de-
posted an even hundred dollars. fifty to
60 as forfeit and side bet, and the other
fifty 10 SO as a further side bet on MIN
self st the best terms obtainable. The
sight Of so much real money apprised
the Turner people that Mackey really
meant business. and to put an end to
the interminabIe challenging and coun-
ter-chailenging between the two gran
piers.
No weight is specified in the articles.
but the men viii weigh about l52 pounds.
The bout is begin AT g p. m. in order
10 allow plenty OF time for results. and
rat O'COunor will referee. Each man
also bound himself not TO appear in anv
bout IN Washington before February ID.
The Washington times., 1908-01-21
Berger Is Back
Ready to Ballot
For Captaincy

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Jan. 2o-George
Berger, the absent member OF the Yale
football squad, returned 10 college today
and reported that he was ready TO vote
for next years captain.
He has been awaited in order that
the tie may be broken which was caused
by the vote two weeks ago. when Full
back Ted Coy and Substitute Bobby
Burch received seven votes each, and
Arthur Brides. half back, got six Of the
twenty cast
Captain Biglow said tonight that he
would call another meeting for election
Immediately. It seems almost certain
that Burch viii be chosen. He viii re-
celve some OF Coy's votes. as that PLAYER
viii be content 10 wait a year for the
captsincy.
Burch played in few games the mast
season, and got into the Yale Harvard
match for only two minutes. He did not
play in the Princeton game. Brides will
oppose him at the coming election. but
1T is not felt that he can command as
many votes as BuTCh.
The Washington times., 1908-01-21

IGNORANT
OF RULES
Il. A. u. May Bounce Regis
tratiOn Committee of Met
ropOlitan District.

When the registration committee Of
the Metropolitan district Of The A. 4. L.
meets tonight it IS expected that a pro-
test viii be lodged against the commit
toe by the national registration commit
tes for the action taken in the cases Of
Ray Ewry and Harry HnIman last
week
The local committee declared that
Ewry had not suspended himself despite
the fact that he actually admitted that
he had violated certain rules OF the
A. A II. The Valentine con
troversy IS also on the calendar for
settlement.
The recent election of Jeremiah NJ
honey as captain Of the New York A. ..
track team viii result in his resignation
from the registration committee. The
national registration committee, II IS
expected, will ask the other members
of the local committee 10 resign as a
result Of the Ewry and Hilman de-
cisions.
The ground will be that the local COM
mittee Is not sufficiently familiar with
the laws OF the A 4. l. to sit in judz-
ment on cases of suspension.
The Washington times., 1908-01-21
ROGERS HOLDS LEAD
AFTER FIRST MATCH

The second pool match Of the series
now il. progress at the Brunswick pool
parIors began last night between An
drew Rogers Of Philadelphia, and Wal
ter Wallace. of Roanoke. Va.
Last nights score was Rogers. 129;
Wallace. I1S The game was interest
ing throughout Wallace deserves par
ticular credit for his determined effort
to win. and after the eighth frame,
when Rogers was more than forty balls
In the lead, and Wallace seemed hope
lessly beaten he gradually but surely
gained on his opponent until, when
the last frame was played only eleven
balls separated the players
The same two men play tonight This
match will be concluded on Wednesdav
night and on Thursday, Friday, aud
Saturday nights Rogers and Kid Won
der meet.
The Washington times., 1908-01-21
VETERAN TRAINER
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Penn Starter SuCCumbS
After OperatioE-HiS
Record.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. I.-GeOrge d.
Turner, trainer and starter at the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania and one Of the
best-knOwR men in the college athletic
ranks. died early yesterday morning at
the university hospital following an
operation.
For more han a year Turner had
been troubled with an injury TO his foot.
He vas forced to 90 to the hospital on
January .. where il was found that he
was suffering from a gangrenOus fOOJ.
aggravated by diabetes.
In. the hospital his condition grew
steadily worse and Sunday 1t was de-
cided TO operate TO save his life The
operation was performed at half-past ID
IN the evening by DR.. Martin, former
director OF health and charities. Turner
never recovered consciousness.
George Turner was born IN Yorkshire
county, England, September 26, 1850, ana
came to America about thirty years ago.
Re was a sportsman ana known
throughout America as an honest and
efficient referee and starter In sprinting
ard Whippet races
He had been both groundkeeper and
coach at the University Of Pennsylvania
for eighteen years He was known 10
every undergraduate. ana was most
popular with them. He was a great
trainer of distance runners, and won
the intercollegiate cross-country cham
piOnship at various times with Alec
Grant. a. c. Bowen, Lloyd Jones. and
Guy Haskins
Two years ago he took John Taylor
and Harry LYMAN 10 England and beat
the best runners there. He has been
starter in the l. c. A. A. for many
years, and the other colleges preferred
him 10 any starter in the country. The
excellent condition Of Franklin Field
has been due to his skill as a ground
keeper. and he supervised the COnstTuC-
ton of the new track.
For many years Turner was enc of
the most conspicuous men in track ath-
letics, dividing with Mike Murphy. the
famous coach, the affection of Penn stu
dents. In every big meet throughout the
country, even including the intercol-
legiste championships, Turner was the
starter.
Re had no equal in this style of work
and had been scheduled to handle the
pistol st the big indoor meet on Fri
day and Saturday nights at the First
Regiment ArmOry.
He was as popular with the school
boys as with the cOllegisns. He was al
ways at Franklin Field curing the after
noon, and gave much Of his time to
the coaching Of schoolbOys VINO were
not fortunate enough 10 have a trainer.
The Washington times., 1908-01-21
G. Y. j. RELAY TEAMS
STILL UNSOLICITED

The George Washington University
training camp trials for the one and
two-mile relay teams for the indoor
meet on January > were held last night.
No time was given out fC- the trials,
and the personnel Of the teams is still
somewhat uncertain, but the one mile
team viii probably be composed OF
Brame, Cunning, Manager Fleming, and
Jack Sterrett, the pOle-vauIter. The
last named has not run since 1905, when
he ran on the first George Washington
relay team against Western Maryland.
He will probably be pitted against Ran
dOlph. the crack University Of Virginia
high Jumper, also making his first relay
appearance. The two-mile team is
very uncertain quantity, but Wenderoth
and Fleming are conceded places
The Washington times., 1908-01-21
MITCHELL TO MANAGE
CYCLONE" THOMPSON

San FRANCISCO. Jan. 21.-Abe Attel
did not ike the mud out COlna-way,
and came into town today to do his
work
He spared at the Washington Ath-
letc Club, at Golden Gate avenue and
Steiner street. and went three rounds
each with his brother, Monte, and Sam
Berger.
Cyclone Thompson is in town again,
and has chosen Gregory Mitchell for his
manager. The new manager today an
nounced that Thompson was anxious TO
sign I'D with Jimmy Britt for a ten
round bout before Tom McCarey's Club
in Los Angeles.
Willie Britt when informed of the
Utah pugiBst's desire, stated that ne
was willing to annex mis- signature to
the articles for such a dght on behalf
Of his brother
The Washington times., 1908-01-21
LARGEST
EVENT IN SOUTH
IS G. ". u. MEET
Entries Larger Than Any
Previous Local Games
Except One.

With the final classification today Of
entries for the George Washington in
door games, to be held in Convention
Hall Saturday night, there was a total
Of 31a individual entries, with a COM
plete entry list OF ass.
With one exception. this IS the largest
list of entries which has ever been re-
received for indoor games held south
Of Philadelphia. These entries include
competitors for twelve open individual
events. and sixteen relay races.
Among the best filled events on the
program are the TWO novice races at 90
and 600 yards.
Full Quota Of SprinteTL.
In the shorter distance there are forty
two athletes, including half q dozen
from Johns Hopkins. the Catholic Uni
verslty, George Washington, five men
from the Washington School for Boys,
and the Central High School, and a
bunch OF others from the Maryland
Agricultural College. the Young Mems
Christian Association. the Gurley Ath-
letic CIuD. and other schools and clubs
There will be fOrty-one starters IN the
6o9-yard event and II viii be necessary
10 run two or three trial heats 10 slit
out the fastest runners. IN this event
there are ten entries from Central High
five from joins Hopkins, and as many
from George Washington, the Univer-
sity of Maryland. the Gurley Club, the
Washington School for Boys. and rep
resentattves from a. dozen other schools
and clubs Some OF the best sprinters
IN the South viii start in the 60-yard
handicap, in which there is 8 total OF
thlTty-stven entries.
OnoIe Contingent.
Stouenwerck, OF Johns Hopkins the
former interschoIastic champion, Is
probably the best OF the Oriole cOntin-
gent. although Martin, OF the Baltimore
CITY College. and BOettingeF. Of the
Baltimore Athletic Club. are IN good
shape and going fast. Dewey and Ham
ilton. OF Central High; Champion, of
Western, and Burke, OF the Washington
School FOR BOYS, are the fastest or
the local schooibOys.
There win be one midget relay race
on the program. between the Baltimore
city College midgets and the Twintng
Grade School Both these young quar-
tets are in good condition, and as the
TwininE team SIS out - win the grade
school championship IN the Federal
games. a good, close race Is expected.
The sest sale for the games viii con-
tinue until Saturday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1908-01-21
Statement Final.
His Explanation.

In his statement given out yesterday
PulIiam says: The issue IS now joined.
1t is up to the powers thai be TO
make the decision. I realize full well
that my position IS not secure because I
have offended those who sit In the seats
of the mighty IF I go down IN defeat
I vii retire from the game that I have
served faithfully for fourteen years with
out regret. I via have that that I had
when 1 entered the game. namely, my
self-respect. and I will have in adj
diti0n the gratitude Of the ball player
the clean ball player-whO knows what
I risked to preserve his rights; and /
viii have also the respect and confidence
of the great ball public. who believe that
the politics of the game should be played
as Clearly and fairly In the legislative
halls as in the game itself on the dia-
mond.
so therefore, if seemingly defeated,
the victory will be mine
The Washington times., 1908-01-21
TYRUS COBB RETURNS
CONTRACT UNSIGNED

NEW YORK. Jan. I.-Tyrus Cobb.
champion batter OF the American
League last season, has returned IN
signed 70 Mr. Navin, president Of the
Detroit team, his 1905 contract.
Mr.. Navin. however, says that Cobb's
differences are not so great but that
he and the club WI come TO an agree
ment all right II is said that Cobb
sskad for q s. 600 salary and a three
yea~ contract. with the stipulation thar
he 70 paid If injured or sick.
The Washington times., 1908-01-21

Fretted by the numerous telephone
and other calls upon him to learn
whether he is really going 10 fight Sol
der Burns in Baltimore next Thursday
night, and what the weight will be, Kid
Sullivan, Wasnington's emIH~-st light
weight boxer. dropped in this morning
10 make a few remarks.
For a. man of his quiet retiring dis
position, and limited lOquactty, the KID
was right there with the conversation.
said he.
II am going to fight Burns next
THURSDAY il I am able to walk. As for
weight. If he is a little matter Of five
or six pounds over the 1873 pounds called
for in the articles will take his money
and fight him anyhow. 1 see Herford
is trying TO make Burns weigh in at
the ringside with fighting toys on. That
IS g. mere minor detail and HEREFORD 5
business as manager II he can per
suade or force Burns into the ring with
a ball and chain on. that's agreeable 10
me. for I am in this game TO win for
myself and friends, but if the soldier
IS stiff-necked and won't 90 upon the
scales except on his own terms. don't
care.
Sullivan for New York
Il am as confident of winning from
Burns as I ever was OF winning from
anybody in my life. / understand he
is one of the rushing kind. and that's
the kind have been beating for several
years.
THE fight means a good deal more
to me than the purse for II l win j
am going 70 New York. and get come
OF the money that seems to be floating
around that burg in the siN-round
bouts = have met Britt. COFDeIt, Bat
ting Nelson. and Eddie Hanlon. TO say
nothing of numerous other ltghtwelghts
of renOWn-mOre Of the leaders than
any other lightweight in the country
without getting more than n decision
against me on points In the Britt bout.
If I Cau stack against that class, l
should be able 10 get by IN New York
with the class of fighters VINO are work
Ing around there just now.
THE squelching Of Burns would do n
lot toward boosting my New York
game, and If I can sand him 10 dream
land, Won can heI I am going to 90 IT,.
and -he difference of pound or 50
won't make any difference in my abil-
tty 10 turn the trick
Too Many False Alarms.
Eddie Crowley bobbed up last night
with an offer to take Buck TaIbert' 5
place against Bobby Baker il the semi
final on Thursday night in Baltimore.
Eddie says his habits have been good
and ne may be taken on, the only Ques-
ton being whether he is hard enough
10 stand six rounds OF serious fighting.
Herford had begun to advertise the
Bakev-Talbert scrap. and was quite
peevish this morning in writing about
the way in which, after so, much talk
by his friends, il developed that Tai
bert could not get into condition.
The tendency of Washington boxers
The Washington times., 1908-01-21

PULLIAM'S
ULTIMATUM
Says He vii! Quit Unless
Association SuTenderS
Blacklist.

NEW YORK, Jan. I.-With all his
bridges burnel behind him. and all
methods Of rctrea- -ut on. Harry Pull
liam, president of the National League,
has made his ultimate stand in the war
between himself and the National As
ISOLATION, AMI states that IL this body
does not surrender and make a retrac-
ton of the resolution that bars twenty
two players from work in any but the
Iri-State League he Will consider him
self defeated and withdraw forever from
organized baseball while It is run under
its present auspices.
The telegram which =. T. Powers
qEoteC 10 show that August Hermann,
Of the National Commission. was not
IN sympathy with LIS attitude would not
swerve him. he said. from his determl-
nation to act as he thought 1T 1T is
all a case Of politics." said PuIliam.
and / am not going TO be made the
goat for Hermann or any one else.
Statement Final.
To-day / sent kilograms to all the
presidents of the National League base
Eal clubs that I would wire them my
final statement in the matter, hoping
that they wC1ld have It published in
their respective cities. and I told them,
too, that Il might be my last official act
as president of the National League
Yesterday two National League presi-
dents and one American called Pult4am
up on the long distance telephone and
urged him not 10 take his present stand,
but he remained firm and refused TO be
Influenced 10 sWerYe him from his pO-
sisiOn.
The Washington times., 1908-01-21
AWFUL EFFECTS.

Acrid Ike-Dey say dat steady drippin'
O. waterH wear away a stone.
Dreamy Pete-Jes' t'fnk. den, wot d
happen L a mans stomach by pourin'
glassfuls inter it.-Bohem1ans