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New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
RACING At NEW ORLEANS.
JacObite Beaten Orer q Sl0ppy
Track k-POzcers an Form.

New Orleans. Jan. 6.-The racing scene was
changed from City Park to the Fair Grounds to-
day. The conditions We're unfavorable as the
rain down in torrents and the track was a
sea of mud. Banrida. played from TO to s.
and Donna. split choice with Delphie in the last
race, the only winning favorites
Powers earned the jockey honors, riding three
winners-Banrida Third Rail and Donna Lee the
negro rider was also in good form, bringing Gold
quest and Chief Hayes home in front
Jacobte was hot favorite for the handicap at
six furongs, in spite of the heavy impost of 1877
pounds. He followed the pace closely to the last
furlong pole. but stopped under the weight. Chief
Hayes, a noted mudlark closed fast in the stretch
and won driving by half length from Higgn-
botham.
Herman B. Duryea's coIors were carried to vic
tory in the fourth when Goldquest. quietly
backed from 20 to / to 15 to l. came away in the
last furlong TO win easily. The summaries follow:
Powers TO 5 xon: George H White. lO1 CMyer). 80
tRrd m Speed n Nave Heen aoand 1n to NY
Love Honia Bucking Boy. Auspicious. Surdart Flor
Second @ race Selling six farl0ngs,,DshaE 1s Iogg
I;2o Mlltiedes Abe Meyer Marsh Redon Martius Don
Carlo also ran.
Third Third race 'ssng: furlOnss, Third Rail. 1o5
: second Thomas Calhoun. skiTTn, to = third D.
ine. Edna. Bayou Lark Convenient and
Fourth b race % selling seven g. III
Ethel aR s is' TO dhs hrd Tms II
@ and Tf6S sS, MIsooT nso Belle Ed Kane Virginia
- Fifth race Selling six furiong9-Chief Hayes, 1os
econ ns 'P Pa,oo mon 30 enneS S 81 Tint
1908 Jacobite. Coor. Gold Proof Charlie Eastman
and Okenite also
le5 tPowers,, II TO won DociIe. BrusselI % To-
Hours os c aon ssep 81 to 2 oH rd amo ms
Lady Alicia and Pearl Hopkins also 0'1''''
New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
ON THE GOLF LINKS.
Metropolitan Championship Wiu
Be Held at BaltuSOl.

AS predicted in this column several weeks ago.
the amateur championship tournament of the
Metropolitan Golf Association will be held over the
links of the Baltusrol Golf Club. At recent meet
ing the executive committee OF the association II
decided to hold the tournament over the course
near Short Hills on May 20, 81. % and % Grin
nell Willis of the Morris County Golf Club, is chair
Of the tournament committee. His associates
will be John r. Maxwell, tr of the Nassau Country
Club, and a third member be selected later
This is of the few important championships
that have not been decided the Batusrol links,
and II may be said that players who have visited
the course since the national amateur tournament
held there in 1904 will be surprised by the
many changes Although always excellent
course, Baltusrol has undergone wonderful improve
ment during the last two years Something like
$4,000 was expended on the course last season.
Many traps have been built for the
part along the sides of the farway, thereby
forming to the latest idea which favors the old
fashioned cross bunkers. Baltusrol is of the
most scientifically laid out courses in the country
to-day As il is always at its best in May and June.
a capital contest seems assured
Jerome D. Travers, of MontcIair. gained his sec
ond 1907 title Baltusrol last June. when he won
the New Jersey State Golf Association tournament
Later IN The Travers also won the chief cup
in open tournament held there.
Il said yesterday that a METROPOLITAN Golf
Association open championship is almost certain to
be held this year As the organizations treasury
is in better condition than before the
executive committee has decided that an open tour
nament will be given provided some club offers its
links and contributes $3.50 This is an improve
ment last seasons offer when the association
announced Its willingness share half of the ex
penses. There metropolitan open champion
ship contest last So confident is the commit
tee of the affair being brought off during coming
that it has decided to reserve the last week
in September. In the associations last open cham
pionship, held at Hollywood in 1905. George Low
of BaltusroI, the title.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
WITH ATHLETIC BOWLERS
ROseCflIe Team Loses Three STRAIGHT
Games and the Lead.

The Roseve Athletic Association championship
team fell down hard in Athletic Bowling League
series the Elizabeth club alleys last night, when
1t lost all three games This unexpected setback
cost Roseville first place Elizabeth, the other
hand, is right in line for the lead
The story of the nights conflict is simply that
Roseve outrolled An average of 904.2 would
win good many occasions, but it counted for
nothing against Ezabeths mark of 1861.
Roseville had chance to win every game, but
the home five invariably finished stronger. For
instance, the first game Roseville took the lead
the start and held it to the eighth frame, when
the visiting team forged ahead and won by forty
odd pins with 953 total. Both sides had five
splits
In the second game Rosevlle showed in front
for two frames, but then the home quintet began
png UP the strikes, and with the handsome total
of l,031 by wide margin. This was the game
where AL West jumped into prominence. He began
with a double header. spared in the third and
fourth frames and then struck it out for a 256
score, the highest TO date in the league. His
seventh and got 223
II looked like RoseviIe in the last game as the
team led up to the ninth frame. But Elizabeth
again got busy this time Pope finishing with
cluster of strikes for 245. The result was that
Elizabeth, with 975. by twenty-three pins
Clauss averaged 2131 and Pope 2oi. The scores
were follows:
New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
CHANCE FOR SKATERS.
Hone for Some Real Ice-Leagae
Hockey Season Here.

The skaters will be out in force to-day on all the
small ponds and lakes in the metropolitan district
unless rain snow, predicted by the local weather
bureau, puts an end to all fond hopes The outlook
was bright last night for some good sport on the
steel blades, with some prospect even of the red oal
going up Van Cortlandt Park.
Phil kearney and T, Yale Sarony tried the ice at
the Riverside rink at 18th street west OF
Amsterdam avenue yesterday, and laid out track
between 9th and Hath streets that will measure
ten laps the mile. Both will take part in some
speed trials tonight at the rink. where they will
meet Auguste Merlo, fleet French Canadian
skater.
The Riverside hockey team, led by Captain David
Blaclley, is practising each evening, and the first
match will be against team from Fort Lee, N =
Captain BIackiey halls from Toronto, and he has
surrounded himself with a group of Canadian hockey
PLAYERS who expert in following the elusive
puck. The rink is open to the public throughout
the day and night.
The New York Athletic Club will take the ice to-
night against the st. Nicholas Hockey Club at the
St. Nicholas rink in the first game of the season
for the American Amateur Hockey League chan.-
pionshp. Judging from the advance sale of seats,
q big crowd will be in attendance.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
B1SEBALL MEN CONFER.
Hermann Reelected Chairman of
the National Commission.

Cincinnati Jan. 6-AThe annual meeting of the
National Baseball Commission began here to-day,
August Hermann reelected chairman and
John L. Bruce secretary. Most of the opening
sion was devoted hearing the reports of the
chairman and secretary
The cllaiImans report showed that the commits
sion had decided ninety cases during the year aud
that SO57 letters and telegrams figured in these de
csions. During the year the commission expended
S1G634 Co. which s9772 30 paid for the worlds
championship series.
The secretary's report showed that during the
year the major leagues had paid s1S.i!5 for play
ers drafted end s82,026 for players purchased out
right.
number of minor cases were decided. The Toledo
American Association got sole title to ]. j. Quinn
who under the name of Jack Picus, nad been
signed by the Philadelphia National League Club
The commission ruled that he had not lived Up to
his obligations to the clubs to which 70 as
signed, and that his claim OF bad treatment by To-
iedo unfounded.
The committee from the National Association of
Minor Leagues at the afternoon session, which
open to the public, presented a series of re
quests for changes in the national agreement.
Ned Hanlon and Judge Kavanaugh represented
the Glass A leagues DR.. f. r. Carson is here for
the Glass r clubs d. NJ Shively for Class C
and Frank Baumeister for Glass d. Changes in
classification for the American Association and the
Eastern League and a proposition to give the
minor leagues a representative on the national
commission were discussed prior the meeting.
1t was said that if President OBrien of the
American Association carried out an announced
intention to ask that his organization be permit
ted play a team in Chicago, the commission could
do nothing except explain that it has no authority
in the matter and tell him the steps necessary to
accomplish his purpose.
At the night session the commission recommended
to the National and American leagues refuse
the request of President O Brien to place an Amer
lean Association team in Chicago.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
All ATHLETIC MEET IN CHINA
Great Gathering OF All Nations in Small
Olympia at Peking.

Princeton y. j.. jan sway of in China few
weeks ago. the athletic ground of the British Le-
cation was the of inteFna tiOnsl eOmDeti-
ton which perhaps failed to rival the Olympic
Games at Athens last year, but which nevertheless
in spirit was just keenly contested the events
in Greece.
More than two thousand persons from the various
legations of Great Britain. France. Germany. Rus
sia. Italy Austria Belgium. Japan Holland and
the United States crowded arena in Peking.
where the games were held, and witnessed sixteen
events of track and field
The meet was held under the auspices of the
Princeton University delegation in far away China.
and the motley array OF uniforms and Oriental cos
tumes-the groups of civilized Chinese spectators
indicated that the religious movement in the Occ-
dent is progressing. at least in Pekng, the centre
empire, in far il is affecting among the
Chinese an interest in worldly affairs and ideas.
Princeton Universtys delegates have taken Up
their abode in Peking. and there in the last two
years they have accomplished much good among
the student class
Robert r. Galley, the Ali-America centre
Princeton's championship SO football team. is in
charge of the work for the New Jersey college in
Peking-
New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
CHAMPION NEGRO FIGHTER DEAD.
Money Came Easy" Last Words Of Georgs
Dixon. Who Won and Lost $500, 600.

.sNeney came easy were the last words OF George
Dixon. the former featherweght champion pugilst
Of the world who won szDa.OoO during his career
and died pennless in OF the charity wards az
Bellevue Hospital yesterday His body Is now in
the nnorglie awaiting a claimant. while the sporting
men along Broadway are enumerating the feats of
the negro fighter whose giories in the ring ended
when he met Terry McGiOyern seven years ago.
Since his defeat Dixon had followed downward
course and was reduced to the three round
class OF fighters WHO were permitted TO fight in
New York two years ago He had spent all the
money gained in the three hundred fights which hs
undertook under the management of Tom ORourks
and several months ago was forced to call on John
L. Sullivan, who had befriended him for small
allowance keep him in shelter
On Saturday night the former champion was
taken 10 the hospital by two friends AT the time
he gave the address Of ~ A. Harrison. at No. 35s
West fst street. as Iis home. and told the doctors
that his present condition was due to drink. al
though he added that he had earned a snail
amount money a boxing instructor
Dixon was born in Halifax N s. He was thirty
seven years cid Most of his fights took pIacs
within the last twelve years
New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
GERMAN CHESS MASTER WINS TWICE.

Jacques Mieses, the German chess master. wound
I'D his arrangement the Rice Chess Club by
defeating j. Kosenthal In a struggle lasting fifty
four moves yesterday. The visiting expert had
the white pieces in a Vienna opening, and built
up an attack against the black king. which ended
finally in the loss of the queen for RosenthaL The
latter had established a passed pawn on the
seventh row. but the ingenuity of Mieses equal
the emergency.
In the gIne with A Ettlinger at the rooms of
the Manhattan Chess Club. Herr Mieses like
wise successful winning an irregular opening.
adopted by Ettlnger,- after forty-one moves The
New Yorker instituted vigorous attack. but
reached himself and emerged in the ending with
the exchange minus
Herr Messs will be pitted against Major j.
Moore Hanham at the Manhattan Chess Club to-
night
New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
DUAL CREW RACE OFF.
Rumor That HarUdrd and Cornell
Haze Broken Relations.
(By Telegraph 70 The Tribune-I ]

Boston, Jan. 6.-The Harva7d crew management
has announced tha. there will be no boat race with
Cornell this spring For the last three years tho
two crews have met. and Cornell has been the win
ner every year. No reason is given for caneeiling
the race nor can it be determined which manage
n1ent cancelled it, but Il is safe to say that the
Crimson has.
At the same time il is given out BY those close to
the athletic committee that within a few days an
other announcement will be made. severfng all
athletic relations between the two universities 1t
is understood that inability OF Harvard to turn
out crew so early in the spring TO meet sucn a
crew as Cornell produces led to the first break.
Harvard cut off the boat race. II Is said, and in
retaliation Cornell has severed all relations.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
ENTRIES DRIFTING In.
Handicaps Shoe Failing Off an
Spite of Increased VaIue.

In spite of the increased value of many of the
stakes this year, there Is falling off in the num-
Der of entries, which still drifting in, to the
fixtures of the Coney Island Jockey Club. the
Brooklyn Jockey Club and the Brighton Beach
Racing Association. which closed on January 2
The California mail under date of December 81
1907, arrived yesterday, that few more nomina-
tions may be received entries bearing date of
January will be received S. c. Hildreth has
not been heard FROM and Uncle and Montgomery
almost to be named. The big spring
handicaps at mile and quarter, the Brooklyn
Suburban and Brighton, show the most decided
falling off in numbers year ago. but, has
been pointed out before. what is lacking in guam
tity is more than made up in quality.
Up to o'clock yesterday ffty-four horses had
been entered for the Suburban, against eighty
four last year; forty-fve for the Brooklyn,
against seventy-four last season, and ifty-three
for the Brighton, against <fighty-two in 1857
This is the surprising the Suburban and
Brooklyn increased in value from $4,000 to
$4,000 to make them equal to the Brighton. Hard
times. the growing dread of forfets and the fact
that better horses eligible probably account for
the decrease, the small owners are the who
have been more cautious than usual.
The following horses have been named for the
three rich handicaps in addition to those previously
published in The Tribune
Suburban-Glorifer. Old Honesty, Jack Atkln
Dorante Lad of Langden. Faust, Sir Huon, Arctic
Fair Play and Johnny Lyons.
Brooklyn-Glorifer, Sir Huon, Master Robert
Fair Play. Faust Riieman, w. H. Carey, O!a
Honesty, Lad of Langden and Jack Atkin.
Brighton-Glorifer, Jack Atkn, Dorante and Old
Honesty.
Jimmy Mccormick is planning a sweeping cam
paign for Glorfier, which the Carter and Met
ropolitan handicaps last year. The Hastings horse
retired after his victory in the Metropolitan
and did not start again until a few days ago at
New Orleans, when he galloped home an easy
winner. Jack Atkn looks of place in races at
mile and quarter. he proved himself
sprinter pure and simple. The Brooklyn Handicap
has suffered the most in respect to numbers, as ii
is decided early in the year that it has not at
tracted of the three-ycar- named for the
Suburban and Brighton.
Some question may be raised concerning the ELI
gibility of Kercheval, entered for the Brooklyn
which may lead to his entry being refused
The Produce Stakes do show any falling off
in the number of entries, which indicates that the
breeding industry is more prosperous than
Up to yesterday 9l2 mares had been nomi-
mated for the Futurty of 1870 with the late mails
still to be heard from. Last year the total was
954 The Brighton Produce Stakes of $780, 900 has
done better, 905 entries have been received
to date, hgh-water mark.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
MORE STRENGTH NEEDED.
Change IN Personnel of College
Chess Team for Cable Match.

Columbia Harvard, Yale and Princeton will CO.
operate with the Triangular College Chess League
made up of Cornell. Brown and the University of
Pennsylvania, in arranging the next international
cable match with oxford and Cambridge, accord
ing to the understanding at meeting of the
cable match committee at the rooms of the Man
haitian Chess Club yesterday. Columbia was rep
Perry Princeton by J. B. Hunt and Yale by \. S.
Jameson. OF the contests held America has
won only Three times there has been a draw
Including the matches OF 1906 and 1907, and each
time the Isaac L. Rice trophy has in pos
session of the British universities.
Columbia Harvard, Yale and Princeton have con-
trCl OF the matches under the deed of gift, but
their representatives have TO the conclusion
that it is time TO make common cause with the
Triangular League In order to strengthen the
American team.
The consensus of opinion at the meeting was that
Roy #. Black, Of Cornell. who made the best score
in the recent triangular meeting. and William II.
Hughes champion of Pennsylvania. should he in
vited TO play for America, In addition to them
the players favored for the other places are l.. j.
Wolf and II. Blumberg. of Columbia both of whom
played last year, and @. Burgess, OF Yale. To de-
terInine the sixth player it is planned to arrange
match between Charles Williams. of Princeton
and X. s. Johnson. of Harvard
The subject of endowing the cable matches In
order to provide q fund 10 defray the yearly ex-
penses. which considerable was also discussed
Another meeting will be held In about a week
The title 10 the trophy. the value of which Is
$500. is vested in a board of trustees consisting
of eight members. four representing the American
and four the British universities The American
members H. a keeler. Colunhia W l'atch-
ings, Harvard; j.. B. Hunt, Princeton. and j l.
Lockwood. Yale. Challenges must be issued be-
fore January Is Of each year,
New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
ELIZABETH.
ROSEVILLF,
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
ONE MORE BASEBALL LEAGUE.

Philadelphia. Jan Ga new baseball organiza-
ton. to be known the Pennsylvania and New
Jersey League. was formed in this CITY to-dav
when delegates representing Camden Chester Ho
boken, Trenton. Lancaster and Pottstown met and
agreed minor details. Another meeting will be
held later in the yeek for the purpose of selecting
a president. Application has been made to the ma
tiona commission for protection under Glass
but If this is refused the league will be run as
outlaw,
New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
TWO KILLED IN QUARREL OVER GIRL

IBy Telegraph The Tribune-J
Marion. y. C.. Jan 6--AS Miss Edith Patterson
Robert Moore, admirer; Alfred Patterson and
James Patterson her brothers and four other per-
returning from church yesterday, they
were met by Graham Finley. another of Miss Pat
tsrsons admirers. who ordered Moore TO leave the
party. Upon MOore's refusal a quarrel enSued.
Joined in by Miss Pattersons brothers. Finley.
getting the of the encounter. drew a revolver
killing James Patterson and fatally wounding Al
fred Patterson
New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
SPEAKERS AT HUGHES DOLLAR DINNER.

Arrangements have been completed for the 18th
Assembly District Hughes dollar dinner. to be held
next Thursday evening at Terrace Garden, 5sth
street and Third avenue Speakers announced
follows: Ex-MayOr Seth Low. Henry Wymans
Jessup. Bainbridse Colby, former Assemblyman
of the district. and Dr. Robert 5 Macarthur. This
dinner will be followed. it is announced. by similar
dinners in every Assembly district of the city.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
TWO FAST HURoLERs TO MEET

Forest Smithson. the hurdler and sprinter. OF
Portland. Ore, will meet Harry Hillman. the cham
pion hErdIer of the New York Athletic Club. al the
annual indoor of the Pastime Athletic Club in
Madison Square Garden on January -
New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
YALE SUSPENDED FOR TEN DAYS

Washington, Jan e.-The registration committee
of the South Atlantic Association OF the Amateur
Athletic Union suspended the Yale University
basketball team to-day for ten days for playing
here on December 30 against two men that had
been suspended by the Amateur Athletic Union for
professionalism.
II was announced that sjeorge Washington Uni
persity has been disqualified from all open ANA
teur Athletic Union basketball contests until II
frees itself of all professionals on its basketball
tesn."
New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
BURNS AND ROCHE SIGN ARTICLES.

fight were signed to-day Tommy" Burns. who
recently defeated Gunner Jim Moir before the
National Sporting Club, is to fight Jcm Roche, the
Irish champion, twenty rounds for $3.50 aside and
a purse of $500 offered by Dublin syndicate.
The fight will take place in Dublin March II
unless Burns is defeated February 10 by Jack
Palmer. Newcastle.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
TO MAKE SUNDAY BALL TEST CASE

Justice Greenbaum. in the Supreme Court, granted
order yesterday to show cause why the police
should not be enjoined from interfering with ball
be given next Sunday by the Independent Ladies'
Aid Society. of The Bronx. 1t is intended 10 make
this
New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
MRS. cLARKs COMPANION KILLED.

LBy Telegraph The Tribune
Los Angeles. Jan 6.-MsS May Duffy. companion
10 Mrs. W. a. Clark jr, widow Of the OF
United States Senator Clark, was struck by
electric while riding a spirited kentucky thor
oughbred late yesterday afternoon. and died the
Sisters Hospital here this evening Her home
in Chicago The horse. which vas also killed. was
valued at S2.C0o.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-07
CUTLER DEFEATS HOPPE.

Philadelphia, Jan. 6.-Albsrt Cutler. of Boston.
defeated Willie Hoppe here tonight in the first
game of the 2o00point 1s-nch hllkline, shot in
billiard match. by of 400 10 30. The match
will continue tomorrow and Wednesday.
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