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The Washington times., 1908-08-24
Manager O'Connor Strongly
Objects, But Likely to
Come Around.
WAKES INDIGNANT
AT BOOZE" STORY
Brands as False Statements That
He Was Under Influence
of Liquor.
by TAD.


NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-Stanley Ketchei
may fight Sam Langford, after All; so
don't be surprised ii you hear OF the
pair hooking u IN the near future.
IN an interVieW the other day Ketchel
SAID Jhdt ne Was willing to nght anyone
IN the world-g'Aite, black or yellow
DuJ at present would leave It TO his
manager, Joe O'Connor, 10 decide. The
latter, OF course, objects strongly just
now 10 Langford, but the way things are
turning out in the West, Joe. IL is said,
VIII probably change bis mind and take
the Boston terror on.
The Papke fight III Los Angeles Is
SIM In the air. Ketchell is tirm on the
weight question. and the go with Burns
IS as good as of, the side Stopper
demanding $4,000, win, lose, or draw.
A letter was received from San Fran
cisco last night saying that a ketchel-
Langford match was thought OF, and as
a certain promoter expected TO draw a
record-breakng house, that Ketchefs
manager might reconsider and make tue
match
ketchel is ve-y sore about tbs booze
story which appeared last week, ana in
an interview said.
Il suppose / must expect 10 be critl-
cised, even If + don't deserve Il. SUCH
is fame, they say. The man who sent
word East that he saw me frequently at
late hours and under the influence OF
liquor while training for Thomas lied.
During mat particular training spell
took one automobile ride out along the
beach boulevard. and was back 70 my
quarters before dark
Il was never out late at all. I was
properly trained. as my work IN the ring
showed. haven't reached the height
OF my ambition yet, by any means, and
] would Ike my friends all over the
country 10 understand that ! will take
good care Of myself. and lead the kind
becoming the worlds champion would
lead.
The Washington times., 1908-08-24
Williams VIII WreStLe Turner
At Rockville This Week
College Wrestler Finds a New Field of Endeavor-Shad
Link Learns the Folly of Pulling Buffalos
Whskers.

Lest we forget that he Is alive. Tom
Williams. the college wrestler. has
written several lengthy epistIes to LEI
US know that he is still on deck and
on the mat.
Williams has been valet TO a number
OF cows on a milk farm near Rockville
this summer. and has been astonish-
ing the natives with his exhibitions OF
hardness I'm tossing hay and throwing
the bun con. He is a liteable chap
and has made a number of friends out
In the county where the reform e'e-
ment seems to think suppressing t1e
rum devil constitutes the whole duty
of citizenship. no matter how bad the
roads may be- and these yeomanry are
anxious tol see him grapple with wor-
thy antagonist.
Fair Management interested.
After much negotiating and conten-
ton about the matter Of weight, VIII
liams has finally made a match with
joe Turner. the best middleweighi
wrestler In Washington, for a finish
bout at the Rockville fair on Thursday
Of this week. The fair management be
came interested in the proposition as
an extra attraction. and has hung up
a purse TO be wrestled FOR. on the basis
Of GO per cent 10 the winner and 40 per
cent to the loser.
Williams and Turner should make q
good card, and furnish a contest well
worth the trip 10 the fair grounds. VIII
nams makes up IN gameness and
strength what he lacks in science, but
at that he has been coming along rap
idly ia the finer parts OF the game.
Turner is one Of the fastest. cleverest
wrestleTs Washington ever had. and is
likely 10 use his best efforts 70 keep
Williams from lowering his colors.
Shad Link In Our Midst.
Another grappler who bulged to the
front today was our old friend Tooth
less" Shad Link. The man with the
missing teeth has furnished Washing
ton some OF its dereest and, at the
same time, most amusing wrestling
bouts There is a peculiar earnest
ness with which he dismembers an op-
pcnent that IS highly impressive and
whoever sees Shad in action is due for
thrills
link has been wrestling around through
the West, among his victims being
ProkUs, the Greek. who was doWncd by
The Washington times., 1908-08-24
Bill Squires Makes Best
Showing of His Whirl-
wind Career.
STAYS THIRTEEN;
STRONG IN TENTH
Australians Aggressiveness Takes
American Unawares in Early
Rounds-Latter Clever.

SYDNEY, \. S. W. Aug. 24-Whether
IN return for the courtesies shown the
American fleet. Tommy Burns, the
American heavyweight, allowed Bill
Squires. the Australian scrapper. to
make a good showing before knocking
him out in the thirteenth round last
night, or Kangaroo Biz has greatly
improved. the fac remains that souires
did put up good fight, and had Burns
groggy in the tenth round
The fight was one Of the hardest ever
pulled Off in sydney, and hundreds Of
American sailors. Marines and feet Of
| hcers witnessed the milling and wildly
cheered their representative. Burns had
| knocked Squircs out so easily in their
two previous meetings that the odds
were 70 on him last night, with few
willing 10 take risk on the Australian
even at this figure.
Squires. relying on one good punch TO
settle the fight in mis- favor, Waded into
Burns from the start, and Was geuer-
ally the aggressOr.
The second round squires began his
! hammer-and-tonss tactics, and landed
being in his favor.
In the third round Squires reached
Burns mouth with a hard smash
Burns braced in the fourth and held
some pretty milling, without ADVANTAGE
20 either man Equi-es broke down
Burns defense in the seventh, and had
IOnilny wee bit weary. For the next
Two rounds Burns played more care
fully. and by bis CleVerness wholly or
SET Squlres aggressiyeness and punched
the Australian real merrily.
Tenth SquiTes' Best.
The tenth round was souires' bsst
ne landed & savage swing on Burns
Jaw, and repeated on the mouth again.
After session with his seconds he re-
ViVed. Dat he was IN trouble in both
the eleventh and twelfth rounds. Souires
lighting like a maddened bull.
IN reply 10 entreaties from the Amer
lcdn contingent Burns got real busy
~ the thirteenth. He landed hard on
Bits Jaw. and put his man down for
a count OF nine. SQuiFes reeIed 70 his
feet ike drunken sailor, ana Burns
Tlpped into him again and pUt him 10
ne mat Ior what appeared a knockout
On the count or eight Squires got I'D.
and offered himself for the FINISHING
punch, a crash TO the Jaw. There was
no more night In him. and he was car
RED on the stage, while the Yankees
set up howl Of delight.
Lang Next Victim.
The fight was held under the aus
pieces Of a local syndicate, which will
also match Burns, against Bill Lang,
when the fleet reaches Melbourne.
Burns received 1880 for his rights
work. and Squires got a little balm fo-
bis mangled features In the shape OF
s. go.
Burns was roundly cheered BY tho
sailor boys. He wore an American nag.
ana when he had finished Squires With
a catapnlt blow flush on the Jaw, he re-
ceIved an old-time ovation.
Another American pugilistic victor
was Pretender Cast, the light champicu
OF the feet. He defeated a local celeb
rlty in the fifth round or what was
TO have been ten-round so this after
noon.
The Washington times., 1908-08-24
FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD
WINS ROGUE TITLE

NORWICH. Conn. Aug. 24-Late Sat
urday after the rain had stopped. the
deciding game in the national rogue
tournament was played. resulting IN q
victory for Clark. Of Springfield, over
Rudolph, of Norwich.
This gives Clark the national cham
pioashiQ, with twelve games won snd
two lost. For second place BOsworth,
OF New London, last years champion,
and c. Carlton. of Springfield. played
on a tie, Bosworth getting two Of the
three games. Clark, the champion, is
a boy OF fourteen, who has been play
ing the game for four years. His
brother will win out in the second d
vision tomorrow, with BROOKS, OF Fhlia-
dellhia. second.
IN the third division, steele, Of Spring
field. is first, and GOldey, OF Philadei-
pbfa. Is second. For the second Van
yCicke medal. steele defeated Kirk, OF
Philadelphia. IN straight games.
The Washington times., 1908-08-24

him in Kansas City after 3H hours OF
bitter strife. Link also trained with
Frank GOtch. He saw the big match and
says Gotch simply took the heart out
of Hackensehmidt by means Of his
rough tactics.
He Throws the Bull.
When not otherwise engaged. Link
announces himself as Ursus No. 2 and
undertakes to throw real bulls as well
as the bull con. He met with a depress-
ing accident at that game a couple of
years ago, when a cows husband jam
med him up against a brick wall at the
back Of a stage and mixed up his
lizards IN such strange fashion that the
doctors had TO use an adding machine
TO find out whether all the sections they
took out OF him had been put back ia
their proper places.
Not at ali detarred by this experience.
Link branched out this summer by en-
gaging IN contests with real live buff
faloes. While IN this line he learned a
lesson which should be valuable 10 sci
entists and nature takers. In st.
Louis theater, according 10 his story,
he wrestled a huge buffalo for couple
of hours without being able TO wear
down the tremendous head and neck OF
the animal. AS the crowd was getting
impatient. Link suddenly had an in
splTatiOn.
Buffalo's Whiskers Sacred
He would grab the buffalo by the
whiskers. Il was a great gcheme, but
had startling results. He took a hand
ful OF goatee. then an ascension that put
him in the Baldwin class The sleepy,
heavy-headed buffalo came 10 life like
a pair OF tomcats In a bag, and ram
PACED around at such a rate that it al
most created a panic.
When he recovered himself Link went
back 10 work at the bison in the ortho-
dox manner. and finally threw him IN
three hours by drawing his head and
forefeet together.
The latent dangers in whiskers we're
not FIRST discovered by Link. Mike Don
lin, the great National League ball
player, pulled the alfalfas OF an aged
man IN St. Louis in the days when Mike
was young and fun of sin. He has not
touched one since, for the old-timer
came 10 life with a bowie knife and
came within an ace Of hacking Mike s
head of hts shoulders. He still carries
a scar from his ear TO his chin as a sign
that he has learned his lesson.
Link shows in POttsVille. Pa. next
week, and soon goes on the road with
Miners Bohemians, meeting all Corners
In the meantime he is looking for
matches, Jim Calvin preferred.
The Washington times., 1908-08-24
UMPIRE'S DECISION
PRECIPITATES RIOT

GOLDEN CITY, No, Aug. 24-The
decision of an umpire in a game of base
ball. between two country mines at Syl-
vania, near here. yesterday, started a
fight among the players, in which elev-
en- were injured. one probably fatally.
Lee Farmer. SON of former Sheriff
Farmer. was struck over the head with
a ball bat and his skull fractured. He
was picked up unconscious and hurried
10 his home where physicians said he
probably would die. Half a dozen war
rants were issued and several arrests
have been made
The Washington times., 1908-08-24
NAVY'S ELEVEN IS READY
FOR EARLY PRACTICE
THIS WEEK

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Aug. 94.-The foot
ball squad OF the United States Naval
Academy. consisting Of twenty-six mem
bers. arrived here from Hampton Roads
yesterday on the tug Standish
The men have been allowed to 90 on
le&.e a week earlier than usual. as they
return TO the Academy about a week
in advance Of the opening OF the schoI-
astic year, in order 70 start practice.
This Is the first year the concession has
been granted them. Max s. Demott. the
regular end, is III with typhoid at New
port r J.. and may not be able TO play
this season.
The Washington times., 1908-08-24
PLAY FOR NATIONAL
GOLF TITLE IS ON

The first Of the national golf cham
pionships occurs this week. when ANA
teurs and professionals will compete for
the open title at the famous Myopia
links. in Massachusetts. Willie Ander-
son, Alec and VIII Smith, most OF the
other leading professionals, and several
strong amateurs viii make up an ex-
cellent field.
Walter j. Travis and Eben II. Byers,
both former amateur champions. are the
best entries or this division. Travis was
IN a tie for second place once, and will
be watched with interest throughout the
seventy-two hole competition.
The Washington times., 1908-08-24
OLDEST BASEBALL
IN CAPTIVITY

What IS said 20 be the oldest base
BAH in the United States is on exhibit
ton in a show window az Mt Vernon,
y. Y.
It was used by the Newburg team and
the old Eclipse A c. team on June 20.
1852. Ex-Governor Odeirs father played
with the Newburg team The ball has
been gilded and inscribed with It's his
tory. II IS now the property OF DR..
Philip Slexas, Of Mt. Vernon.
The Washington times., 1908-08-24
ASSOCIATION LOSES
TWO STAR ARBITERS

MILWAUKEE. Wis, Aug. 2TThe
American Association loses two OF its
umpires this year. Umpire Jack KERN
will 90 10 the American League, and
Clarence owen has accepted a PROPOSE
ton made by President Pulliam Of the
National League.
The Washington times., 1908-08-24
CAPRON TO RETURN.

ST. PAUL, Aug. 4.-Capron. Of the
University Of Minnesota, 1t is said, will
return in the fall and attempt to get in
the good sraces Of the professors. Ca
prom, who was the sensation of the
West IN football circles last year, fell
behind in his studies
The Washington times., 1908-08-24
NATIONAL A.C. TO REOPEN.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24.-Manager
Jack Michigan, of the National Ath-
letic Club, announced that the club will
reopen the coming Saturday with Grover
Hayes and While Moody in the wind
Up. Michigan has a number Of other
matches on tap, which he will announce
in due time.
The Washington times., 1908-08-24
Today's Games

New York az PittsbuTg.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Chicago
Boston at ST Louis
The Washington times., 1908-08-24
Standing OF the Clubs.
National League.
Yesterdays Results.

Chicago. .. brooklyn. 0.
Chicago. 2; Brooklyn. 0.
Boston, 10; st. Louis, O.
ST Louis. 8; Boston, g.
Cincinnati, 2; Philadelphia, 0.
The Washington times., 1908-08-24

The range officers were Captains Tom
linson and Cookson, Lieutenants Denni-
son and Caldwell.
The Washington times., 1908-08-24
American League.
Yesterdays Results
(No games scheduled.)
Today's Cameo

Today's GamsA
Detroit at Washington.
Chicago al Boston.
St Louis at New York.
Cleveland at Philadelphia
The Washington times., 1908-08-24

II Is said that Charley Street, now
that he has caught q baseball thrown
nom the top OF the Washington Monu-
ment VIII not be satisfied until he
tackles one thrown from the tower Of
the Singer building in New York. Pixies
Peak viii be taksn on latar
The Washington times., 1908-08-24

Bill Coughlin will not be at third
for Detroit today. lie fell and hurt mis-
arm, when he jumped of the bus, after
reaching the hotel on Saturday after
the game. Schaefer is billed 10 Dlay
ttlrd, and Downs second, with Downs
hating in COughlln's place.
The Washington times., 1908-08-24

Jesse TannehiH is confident his arm
is NJ again, and may pitch this after
noon, DuJ the selection Is doubtful as
Yet. Charley Smith Is about due for a
turn on the slab. but he is complaining
OF q sore arm and would hardly do.
Dc-oyan or killian look ike the best
be- for the Tigers.
The Washington times., 1908-08-24

One feature OF the game Saturday
was that Washington's lits were most
timely, even though they only totaled
six. That knack Of hitting the ball
al the right moment Is lar yely a mat
ter of nerve in critical moments, which
is half the battle
The Washington times., 1908-08-24

Jerry Freeman. the Washington first
baseman. viii have ollie Pickering and
Jim Delehanty TO stand up for him
when he is married this evening 20 Miss
Lulu 3. Gilbert by the Rev. J. c. But
Ter, at the parsonage OF Luther Place
Memorial Church.
The Washington times., 1908-08-24

Among those on the job with a timely
tap was Pickering in the seventh in
ming, when he whanged out a smash to
center that scored Mcbride. He has
been somewhat shy recently in the mat
ter Of opportune safeties and his revival
will be double welcomed.
The Washington times., 1908-08-24

It's about up to washington to take
another game from Detroit today.
The score between them on this series
IS a game apiece, but on the season
Detroit has won eleven games to wash
ington's i've BY splitting even with
the Tigers while they are on this mai
trip East Cantillon's men VIII be doing
a classy bit of work that Will do more
than anything else TO justify all the
kind words we have been saying about
them for the past week or ten days.
The Washington times., 1908-08-24

Umpire Egan threw 1t into Washing
ton on Saturday and both times on
plays which a major league umpire
should never miss on Friday he hand
ed something Of a lemon TO Detroit on
a couple Of close decisions. Everything
thus being squared up, lets hope he
viii keep his eyes open this afternoon
and not hand raw deals TO either cam.
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PHOTOGRApHING A THIEF

A LOCK for which a New York lockmaker
not long ago received an order taxed the
ingenuity of all the experts in his establish
ment. 1t is point of honor with the house.
well known throughout the world, that no
order. however ingenious, shall battle the in
ventive faculty of the designers or the tech
meal skill of the workmen. Whatever a GUS
toner wants he must have.
The order in question came all the way from
a raja in India. After the manner of dusky
potentates, he suffered from the dual possession
of dishonest servants and magnificent dia-
monds. The diamonds had been disappearing
at an alarming rate, and though only seven
servants had access to the box containing the
gems it had been impossible to discover the
culprit Whether the raja dismissed his
retinue, or put them to death on suspicion, the
thefts continued with unbroken regularity.
In his extremity he heard of the New York
house. An American would have contented
himself with procuring a safe, the lock of which
would answer to no key but his own; but the
raja desired something more. He wanted not
simply to preserve his jewels, but to catch the
thief. His order was for safe fitted with
eight different keys, one for each of his SER
wants and one for himself A piece of glass
about eight inches square was to be let into the
front of the safe The lock must be SO con-
structed that upon the opening of the safe by
any particular key the photograph of the
opener should appear Immediately in front of
the glass, to remain there till another key
was inserted. Thus it would always be pos
sible to tell who had last opened the safe.
The clumsy ingenuity of the idea made it a
difficult one to realize: but in short time
apparatus was designed which would contain
the seven photographs This was fastened
inside the safe and made to communicate with
the lock. By clever mechanical device. the
key of each servant, as it turned the lock.
brought the photograph into view.
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Beliefs of a Benedict

NO marrying parson has yet been brave
enough to advertise. Money back if not
satisfied"
After few years of married life, a fellow gets
used to being woke up to be asked why he
doesn't go to sleep.
A woman is known by the company she cuts.
ried life is willingness to be forgiven.
Sometimes the only way to secure harmony
in the home is to play second fiddle.
Why does it always seem to rain harder on
Sunday just before church time than on q
Saturday just before matinee time?
r. W. Zones
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An Animal Census

A CCORDING to an official of the Smithson-
4 ian Institution at Washington, the latest
enumeration of the animals known to science in
cludes no less than three hundred and ninety
thousand species. The real number is be-
heved to be much larger
1t has been estimated that of insects alone
the earth harbors two million species: but tho
late Professor Riley. a recognized authority
on the subject. held even that estimate as far
too low. According to his opinion, ten million
would be moderate estimate of the number
of insect species. The number of individuals
is, of course, incalculable
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Where Four States Meet

TT is odd to reflect that it is possible for one
to be in four States at the same time. Yet
there is one such spot in the United States
CHANGING at a map of the United States one
finds an intersection between two straight
lines. where Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and
Arizona meet. The place is not often visited
as it is not easily reached. The stone erected
by Government surveyors is on the top OF
spur in the Carriso Mountains. The nearest
railway town is Mancos Colorado, nearly a
hundred miles from the -four corners"
The region about was once densely popu-
lated by cliff jewellers: but there are now no
human beings within miles. Some years ago
the Indians destroyed the boundary shaft. 1t
was not replaced until 1904, probably because
long time elapsed before the authorities
knew the old one had been wrecked.
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A Peculiar Name

THERE is a post hamlet in Cass County.
Missouri with nothing peculiar about it
except its name, and that is Peculiar Its
origin. according to local tradition. as
follows
When the settlement had become sufficiently
populous to need postofhce, one of the promi-
nent citizens sent petition to Washington to
have one established. In due course the petit
ton was granted, and he was asked to suggest
a name that would please the people: He re-
Piled, 1.-The people are not particular so long
as the name is peculiar
Thereupon the postoffice was christened
Peculiar, and the name has never been changed
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1.-The new maid looks intelligent"
He said; yet she may prove Ounce
We've always this to fear
The answer came quite promptly, "Oh.
She is intelligent. -" That so!
How have you learned so soon to know .
because she told me right at once
That she was stupid. dear
-uddeiine Bridges
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