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New-York tribune., 1908-11-10
PURGE COLLEGE SPORTS.
association Formed for That Pur-
pose Is Grouing.

In letter the presidents of the various Univer
stiles and colleges in this country Captain Palmer
E Pierce president of the Intercollegiate Athletic
Association OF the United States, tells of the
growth of the association and announces tenta-
tive programme for the annual meeting en- Jsnu-
airy 2. 1909 at the Murray Hill Hotel He says in
part:
The intercollegiate Athletic Association OF the
United States continues to grow in numbers ana III
the influence 1t exerts. Minor associations, que
directly Indirectly its initiative, have oeen OF
are being formed in the New England states ln
the Missouri Valley region. II is hoped 10 nave
before long all thu colleges and uniVersiues OF our
land organized for the purpose OF securing WISE
and sane control of college sports Great prog
has been mad5 since 1868, but much remains
to be done ,
To encourage similar institutions 10 organize ana
to adopt the principles advocated by TINS dssocia-
lion. the executive committee has agreed upon
or universities may Unite and send single dele,
cato TO the annual meeting. This delegate VIII
represent and for the combined institutions
iInder certain restrictions. the smaller coieges
which have been debarred by the question or eS-
pense from iolniug the association and from send
ing a delegate to the annual meeting, will now be
able to do All such are urged 10 unite WltIl
as in this good work OF athletic reform which ts
hound to have Il great educational effect upon the
youth of the United States II properly supported
tentative programme for the annual meeting
has been agreed upon as follows: Addresses on the
subjects: The Intercollegiate Athletic ASSOCIATION
of the United States College Basketball, Col
lege Att'etics" and Proper Control OF Studenf
students in good collegiate standing who previ-
ousIv have PLAYED baseball fer money De per
nItted to represent their institutions IN ihteFcol-
Iesiate baseball ContestsT
New-York tribune., 1908-11-10
ARNI-N4FT Practice.
Light WOrk the RHle at Vest Point
and annapolis.
IL Te!egraph TO raa Tribune. !

West Point. y. Y, Nov, 9.-The Army football
team had a short signal practice to-day but the
men ran through the plays with speed and dash
After an absence of nearly three weeks Chamber
lin get into the game again to-day fulbaek and
Surls in at left halfback. Moss has recovcrad
also from his injured knee and took his place il,
the line Wood, the quarterback is still out bur
Hyau's work is steadily improving. and it now
looks if he will make both Kern and Wood
work hard for the quarterback position. Dean also
got into his togs to-day and in late in the
practice in Surlss place. With the return of these
men the Army is more in fair condition and
some good work Is expected this week
New-York tribune., 1908-11-10
HIDES WAY FROMRUSSIA
POuren Witness Protects Under
ground Rail1ray" for Others.

The hearing before Commissioner Hitchcock q.
connection with the Russian governments attsnps
10 get possession OF Jan JanoH Pouren was cor
tinued in the Federal Building yesterday. when
John Murray took Up the eross-szamination u
Jan Licft for Russia
Why did you leave Russia demanded sr
Murray
Because the Russian government wanted 20 hang
u,a shoot me- ane vas always after me" TIE
reply.
The witness said that ne had besn IN hiding n
Russia from December f3. fs1S for about month
He had remained the woods until Fe5-Gary. 90
when the very deep and he vas obliged
90 10 Riga to escape the cold From Riga hs
went to Belgium Asked whether ne had gone %
Belgium frcm Riga b. rail he declined 70 say.
1t might interfere with others who wanted to gss
away. It might incriminats some one
Mr.. Murray asked the witness about Porrsas
family. and Congressman Parsons. representing
Poursn. objected, and Commissioner Hitchcock
sustained him.
why did your militia attack the Russian baron
troops on the day you spoke o. November % la5 =
asked Mr. Murray
Because they had taken two of our comrades
and had tied them TO horses and dragged them
face downward over the ground. was the reply
Did YOU see the body Of Otto Freioers altar n
was killed." asked Mr.. Parsons.
Yes" replied the witness
Mr.. Murray objected on the ground thar &, had
not been shown that Frsioe-s had been killed
The witnes. in reply further questions said
that the head Of the dead man had been shot
through, and over again, and was a EhastlT
sight Mr. Prisons succeeded in getting the viz
ness Furthermore, 20 tell or five other bodies that
he had seen at about the same time and % give
the names OF the victims One of The bodies, hs
said had been frightfully INITIATED
NIr Murray asked when the elections FOR militia
officers had been held by the rebels The witness
could not remember the exact dates. The voting
was by raising Of hands and by ballot. he said
Pocren elected officer in the militia NJ.
Murray objected to the witness testtfytns 20
Pouren's election, stating that the minutes Of the
meeting should be produced IN evidence. CCrlznis
siOner Hitchcock overruled him.
Al a meeting Of the Pouren defence committee
held at the home OF DR.. Paul 8 kaplan. No 80
East Broadway. last night three different ways Oc
getting funCs for the release OF PouTeR were dis
cussed IL was decided extend their appeal 20
the Central Federated Union II was decided 20
send representatives 10 theatre managers 20 OBJ
tain permission address the audiences in theatres
in behalf Of Russian political prisoners. So far
over S2,06O has been collected
New-York tribune., 1908-11-10
Colleee Football Automobiling Athletics Other Sports
HAYES TO RACE DUR1NDO.
Olympi Marathon VIII Be Re-run
IN Madison Square Garden.

Johnny Hayes. the winner OF the Olympic Mara
thon in England last summer. has signed
contract to meet Pietri Durando the stout hearted
little italian runner, who was half carried and
half pushed the tape In front OF the Ameri-
can and was afterward disqualified owing to this
assistance. The agreement which Hayes has signed
calls for practically rerunning OF TINS race IN
Madison SQUARE Garden on November % II is
stipulated that the fun Marathon dlstance-S
miles SS5 yards-be run.
Durando in company with his brother Will sail
for New York tomorrow the Teutontc His
brother Is also hts manager and will look after MS
training while in this country
New-York tribune., 1908-11-10
AFTER THE CROSS COUNTRY TITLE.
Columbia Has Entered Two Teams in Big Run
at Celtic Park

Two Columbia teams have been entered in the
national cross country championship run at Celtic
Park On saturday. The large number OF candidates
for the Columbia team has furnished some good
ma terial. and WefeTs thinks that he Will able to
do something with two sets of men in the running
He is also preparing the varsity runners for the
intercollegiate cross country run. and he thinks
that the Saturday Will give them good
practice The teams that will run in the national
championships will he made up follows:
First Tcam-R. Sanders captain; l. q. KistIer.
L. f. Yer Planck f w Kennedy T. B. Counsel
man. H. +. Kudlich II. II. Anderson and NJ d.
Smith
Second Team-G. p. Gunther H. w Eastman B.
LIebowitz, ". {. Dorr, j A Grimes r. Schwarz.
W u Bucksch and Fl. II. CiEne
New-York tribune., 1908-11-10
LRy Telegraph to T,ns T,-,huns. !

Annapolis. Nov. 9.-The Navy football squad had
little over half an hours practice this afternoon,
INST Of the time being occupied by infantry
d-Ii!. from which the football were not e&-
cuSe'I. All of the regulars the field for
a little kicking and catching the ball and a short
signal drill. Wright. right guard. who stayed out
Of the NtllanoVa game, the field. He Is in
good condition, but has been working 50 hard this
season that the coaches kept him out of Saturdays
There is general satisfaction with the work
three times as many scores against that team than
has any other eleven this season. notwithstanding
It has played, Pennsylvania. Princeton and Carlisle
New-York tribune., 1908-11-10
BASKETBALL. AT c. c. N. v

The basketball schedule of the College of the city
Of New York was announced yesterday as follows:
December >, Yale at New York: December l2
Princeton at New York; December IS. Rensselaer,
Poly At Troy; December ~. Cornell at Ithaca:
December - Columbia at New York January g.
LeIIigh at South Bethlehem; January l5. Cornell at
New York; January 3D Rensselaer, Poly at New
York; February ., Massachusetts Institute Of Tech
nology at New York. February u. Fordham New
York; February l9. Brown New York; February
y. Franklin and Marshall New York
New-York tribune., 1908-11-10
lR. relegraph to Tas r-thune.l

Philadelphia, Nov. 9-The University Of Pennsyl-
football PLAYERS had their last practice prior
the Michigan game Franklin Field this after
noon. All of the regulars hand, and none
the worse for the Lafayette game. The practice, OF
a light nature. devoted for the part to
signal. drill in which all of the new plays were
rehearsed The win leave for the West to
uorrow noon. The undergraduates have rIauned to
make the occasion a gala one and the entire Stu
body. headed by the university band. VIII
company the eleven to the station.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-10
SUICIDES BODY cREMATEo.

Mrs Walsworth W. Tappan, wife Gf the engineer
who shot and killed himself in a Vashroom at the
Hotel Savoy on Sunday night, called at the
ners office yesterday to claim the property OF her
husband. Mrs Tappan was on the verge Of a
nervous brea kdoWn. She reiterated her statement
of thu night before that her husband became de-
spondent following III health.
The bedy cremated yesterday. Coroner Har-
burger, who had charge - the case. said he would
Ald an inquest time week,
New-York tribune., 1908-11-10
CURB BROKERS "PueLlc huisANce.r

Boston Nov. 9.-The shouting and gesticulating Of
curb brokers alleged to be public nuisance in
a bill in equity fled in the Supreme Court to-day
asking that certain brokers be restrained frcm
dong business in Doane street. into which the
curb exchange moved two weeks ago. The trustees
of a Doane street business building the pc
titoners a temporary injunction was granted
New-York tribune., 1908-11-10
R. THOMAS AUTO CASE POSTPONED

The case OF f. r Thomas. who has been di-
rec-ed by the New Jersey Automobile and Motor
Club to show why he should not he dis
missed from that organization for reckless driving,
was again POSTPONED last night at the meeting Of
the club held in Newark 1t was set for December
Nj Thomas is still suffering from the effects
Of his automobile accident at Long Branch last
summer.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-10
THEOLOGICAL STUDENT A SUICIDE

Boston Nov. Sit became known tonight that
CGoyd Gray HERSHEY, aged twenty-five years. Of
Ilogansport, Ind graduate of Depauw Uni
versity junior in the Boston University
School of Theology, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the brain in his room al the
school last Friday night. The cause OF the suicide
is not known
New-York tribune., 1908-11-10
BASEBALL NEWS AND NOTES.

Over six hundred and forty players have been
reserved for next season, according To bulletin
issued ~ th. National Baseball Commission YES
terdav The American League has 54l men re-
served q of whom are held by the Yankees. The
Nv York Giants have forty-ssVen players for
next season and the National League has 3G2 men
on the list.
Joe Lake. the New York American pitcher can be
seen early in the morning running along the Shore
road IN Rrooklvn He is also keeping weight on
bv plaving basketball for the St Michaels Ath-
letic Association.
RaIeptf the Carlisle Indians clever quarterback
and rlace kicker may play professional baseball
next season with the Philadelphia Americans
Chief Bender has exscted 8 promise from the
football star to play next season with Connie
Macks team
New-York tribune., 1908-11-10
~ Ta,aerarh 70 The r-ihuna- !

Ithaca. y. Y. Nov 9.-Seeret practice, from which
even reporters are excluded. will be in order at
Cornell this week in preparation for the Chicago
game Saturday. The team had long drill to-
DAY lasting from 2.So 10 5 clock. The scrub lined
up against the regulars, but attempt to was
made The work in general vas better than that
displayed Saturday Following this the line was
drilled in defence against Chicagos open forma-
tons, special attention being given to breaking up
forward passes and on-side kicks
Signal practice fer the scrub and regulars brought
out several new forma ations and trick plays that
are said he Improvements anything used
50 far this ear. The only men showing signs of
TIE game with Amherst Walder and Nc
Collun Hoffman and Caldwell were on the field,
The latter being in practice for the first time since
his injury.
Elmer Thompson ard Dan Reed responded to
The call for coaches Thompson All-Amer-
lea guard last year, and Reed one Of the
greatest guards Cornell ever produced. Between
them the weakness in the line displayed in the
Amhu-st game should be remedied.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-10

Hanover y H Nov. 9-Dr. O'Connor. Dart
mouths head coach. said tonight: ''Dartmouth's
team came cut OF the Princeton game with few
injuries Hawley Is suffering from a wrenched
arm. which We hope will uo- keep him out Of the
Harvard game. HIS end and ou-side kicks
factors giving the Green victory over
The will get much work this week; in fact.
there viii be little scrimmage practice for the
varsity We will leave he-e on Friday for Boston
The varsity had rest to-day and watched the
freshmen beat the sophomores by a score of II
to :. The will be coached almost entirely in
defensive work. for the Harvard attack is feared.
Or. O'Connor believes that Harvard has this year
the stronges. team she has since 1851 when she
beat Yale % 70 0.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-10

she-Wonen have cleaner minds thsn men, any
how.
fie-NaturaIIy- Look how much cftener tnev
change them - Boston Transcript.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Louis A. Prince and J Walter Laba-se Who
vera arrested on Saturday charged with violating
the postal laws in connection With E1o150 NexI-
can mining scheme were arraigued before CcHl-
missioner Shields yesterday and released IT E.00
bail each pending their examination on MondaJ-
New-York tribune., 1908-11-10

Magistrate Corrfzan discharged yesterday sam
ueI Aronson proprietor OF the cigar store a. Nc
sA2 Bieecker street. where some one tore CUT the
mage OF the public copy OF the registration SOCK
containing the name OF PatroIu1an Thor-as Mali
gan who has been indicted for registering twice
New-York tribune., 1908-11-10

BrouEhton BrandenbuTg the magazine writer.
who was arrested early yesterday morning a. his
home. the Westminster Hotel after Daniel J.
Kane. his bondsmaR- surrendered him
ordered Mr.. Brandsnburg 70 pay his wife 81
week had given his consent over the telephone
New-York tribune., 1908-11-10

The charge of grand larceny against Edward s
Little or Edgeclide Terrace. Yonksrs, who xa5
arrested on October =, it being alleged that he
had nisappropristed 500 belonging FTedericl~
T Chandler a banker and broker az No. II
Broadway. was Withdrawn in Part I Of General
Sessions yesterday.
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
TEETOTALERS PALE,
SAYS CALVIN CHASE
Colored Attorney Causes
Laughter at Senate Pro-
hibition Hearing.

According &c W. Calvin Chase, the
colored attorney. who appeared before
the Senate District Committee yester-
day afternoon 10 oppose, on behaic of
the COlored Personal Liberty League.
the proposed legislation for strictsr ex-
else laws, folks who don't drink are
pale and weak"
DO I look pale and weak asked
Senator GaIinger. chairman Of the com
mittee. who tips the scale at a Soodly
figure In the region Of 90.
NO replied the attorney. but I
think YOU touch little"
Nhereupon there was loud laughter
the colleagues OF the Senator from New
Hampshire included Even Senator Ca
linger joined in the hilarity.
According to Chase, the colored min
listers who are advocating strIeIer ex-
else laws are hypOcrites. because they
nearly all drink themselves He charged
that the local police and courts are az
resting and timing colored people as
drunk and disorderly when the evidence
does not support the charges.
Il was asserted by Chase that the
Anti-SaIoon League bill II enacted wOIid
close all the cOlored saloons. he enuoci-
ated for the benefit Of the committee his
theory that the human body needs a
certain amount OF alcohol. and II was
in this connection. lie said, persons who
took no alcohol were pale and weak.
The committee completed hearings on
the bill yesterday afternoon The after
noon session opened at . O'Clock. Major
Sylvester was the first TO apear. lie said
he was not prepared 10 say whether the
city would be benefited BY a higher
license law. He said 3 per cent OF the
arrests here were due 10 drink. but
crime was no worse in proportion 10
population than Il was ten years ago
He thought saloons ought 10 be con-
fined 20 the business streets. and did
not believe early closing could lessen
drinking. unless the --IUDs were closed.
Hugh F. Harve~. OF the Washington
Mercantile Association. sDoke against
the proposed legislator. lie Joid the
committee the Char. oer Of Commerce
the Personal Liberty League and the
United German Socie. les were opposed
20 changing the preSenI. excise laws.
You arc very eloquent advocate Of
bad cause" said natc: CaUinser.
when Mr. Harvey SAT down. after an
earnest plea for the present statutes
The Rev F. c. Dinwiddle legislative
superintendent OF the Anti-Salooo
League, ~Ei A T. Shoemaker. and T
NJ Hare spoke for the AntI-SaIoon
League bill.
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
PENNSYLVANIA HIT
FOR ALTERED FAITH
Representative Burke Scores
Lewis Emery, jr., Former
Democrat.

Friends CT Senator Knox were in
formed yesterday that Lewis Emery.
IT., who was elected a delegate TO the
Republican National Convention from
the Twenty-frst Pennsylvania district.
has declared that he viii vote for Sec
rotary Taft upon the first ballot. Mr..
Emery's election as a delegate TO the
Republican convention was a great sur
prise. IN view OF the fact that II re-
cent campaigns he has been opposed u
the Republican ticket and allied with
the Democratic party. Representative
James Francis Burke of Pittsburg, who
las been looking after Senator Knox 5
campaign, made the following state
ment concerning the announced inten-
don of Mr.. Emery:
Lewis Emery. jr., a former caldi-
date for Congress on the Democratic
ticket. and the last Democratic candi-
date Tor governor Of Pennsylvania.
whose platform declared that the only
prominence the Administration of Theo-
dOre Roosevelt has attained has been
by the feeble and pretended application
Of the principles OF William J Bryan,
The great Democratic COmmoner. who Is
now regarded as the certain successor
Of Theodore Roosevelt. has declared
for Taft.
Having learned that his right 10 sit
in the Chicago convention is about TO
be contested on the ground that on the
OILY question with which the Chicago
convention has tc deal that is. the sue
cessor 10 Theodore Roosevelt. Mr.
Emery already Sc on record as commit
ted TO William J. Bryan, he has pri-
v tely declared his purpose, If seated. 70
vote for Secretary Taft. whose name
he proposes TO substitute for that OF
Mr.. Bryan I'm his new declaration as
10 who shall be the certain successor
Of Roosevelt.
Mr.. Emery's platform vas doubly OF
fcnsive 70 the Pennsylvania friends or
Senator Kn0s. because IL was The only
political platform enunclated In any
state in he Union that pictured the
President as a weak and feeble pre-
tender And in his speeches in Pittsburg.
on October q. and IN Philadelphia. on
October %. near the campaigns close,
Senator Knox completely exposed Mr.
Emery's political dUplicity and riddled
his claims to any sort Of recognition
from either party in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Emery's avowed purpose, there
fore. 70 again ignore the wishes Of the
Republicans Of Pennsylvania IS not as
tonishing. but lie viii be compelled TO
20 10 Denver. where he is qualified 10
enter the Democratic convention, and
not 70 Chicago. where Republicans only
are entitled 70 seats
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
TAG Game in the Loquer House
Effective if It Is Rjdcnted
Williams Busy With His Filibl Ster Force. and
Payne Keeps All Eyes Open HarPoonng
the Democrats-Both Shout Victory

ing the Iegislating TO the queens taste
not mentioning the Presidents.
SO it went
Williams was in great tune. Brandish-
ing his little lantern, he spoke. now softly.
now loudly, now defantly. aow plead
ingly, He rumpled his hair. jerked his
arms. and talked like an encyclopedia
Of menacted legislation.
Scores. Democrats.
Payne was Oh the job with the voice.
He spoke loudly. not TO say boastfulIy.
He dehed the Democrats and deiaed the
Republicans IN every known figure OF
speech. ALTERATION and condemnation
were gentle little creatures which ne
paraded on the ambient atmosphere TO
paint what miserable thing it was TO
be a Democrat.
Out Of the love he bore his country,
Williams asked that all the bills the
Democrats favor and the Republicans
oppose be Put through before midnight.
Cut OF the love he bore his party, Payne
said he was not there TO do the bidding
OF man from Mississippi, state
which haG not even passed a child labor
law. Williams minated that ne had
no regard for the Republican party. and
Payne insinuated his feelings toward
the Democrats were worse than he
cared to say at that time.
The Republican floor leader waved
his ann, hOomeranged his voice until
it broke a skylight and vowed chat it
vas too absurd 10 hear a Democrat
a;king for rdTe election funds. The
minority leader said all Democratic
elections We're as innocent as a pink
tea in the ancestral mansions that dis
figure the banks Of the Mississippi with
old-fashioned architecture
Thus Il went all over again.
IL was "A day devoted entirely &c man
ufacturing political campaign material
and hanging lanterns on legislation un-
81 IL looked ike a japanese garden
With all the lights lit The Democrats
applauded Williams and Pavne was ap-
plauded by the Republicans.
And the people in the galleries seem
ed 10 believe every word that was at
tered-whlch was going some
The Washington times., 1908-05-10

PENDED to give the bird its luncheon.
Several tires The pigeon was released,
each time bearing a message 10 the
owner. asking that its new friends be
notified Of its arrival home But instead
OF going home the bird took flyer over
10 the New Willard. pic5.ed out the room
OF Richard Harding Davis, and made
Itself ct home.
When Mr. Davis came IN he vas ST.
prised to find his room occupied. nut
the pigeon was evidently tired OF its
surroundings and wanted TO depart.
Davis Selds Message.
Mr.. Davis wrote he following letter
TO the Treasury host Of the homer.
THE pigeon YOU libt -ated today Tew
into my room. SO. Of q Is hotel. and ]
found IL there al $50 p an Hoy long Il
/ left the hotel AT IL O'Clock I offered
it some water, but Il would not drink.
and as IL was making efforts to escape
/ set II free. From the fact that 10 twice
settled in this neigh bOrhood 7 imagine
II must belong TO someone living near
THIS place. Il am yours
RICHARD HARD &c DAVIS"
The bird evidently few on after being
released by Mr. Davis hut was perched
high and dry on the same window sill
the next morning when the clerks in the
Instrument room reported for their
duties
In addition to the bend bearing the
number there is another band on the
birds foot bearing the initial "E. D"