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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-12

tract the greatest athletes in the
world, will be divided into two parts
the main Olympic games, beginning
july 18th. and the winter games, open
irg October 18th. The Marathon race
must necessarily take place outside. for
the greater part of It's course, only the
finish of the twenty-five miles being
visible to the spectators in the arena.
THIS long -distance run was originally
set for Saturday, July 25th. The event
has been moved forward one day and
will be held Friday. July oath. The
reason given officially for this action
Is that two weeks of athletics will be
completed on July 25th. and it was
thought better to move the running OF
the Marathon forward one day in or
der that such an important event should
not become the tail-end of an already
loEg program.
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length and just under 100 yards in
width Round the edge of this arena
is cinder running path of three laps
to the mile. laid out under the superin-
tendcnce of the Amateur Athletic AS
,ociation, and outside this again is a
cycling track. two and three-quarteT
laps OF which go to the mile. On the
grass plot itself. which Will he avail
able for every kind of athletic exer-
cjse. ana Immediately in front Of the
royal boxes. Is an enormous swimming
tank, 32T feet long by so feet broad.
Over most Of the surface of this the
water has depth OF only four feet six
inches but square section In the mid
die is Carried down fourteen feet six
inches. This part Is intended for high
diving competitions and a movable
tower platform is to be provided for
the purpose.
The games, which are expected to at
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ATHLETICS
Syracuse may take up golf.
Yale plans an $50, 900 boathouse.

Syracuse may take up goii.
Yale plans an $4,000 boathouse.
Har,rantt. PENIS hurdler. is being gotten
into shape by Nike Murphy for the one-niile
relay team.
Hess, of Dickinson, has entered the weight
events at the relays He has done over 40
feet with the hammer.
In a game at Shreveport. La. on Sunday.
Rube Waddell pitched four innings for st.
Louis and struck out nine mon
The lid Is down tight in Atlanta, Ga,
that the Chicago Cubs are not allowed to
practice at the ball grounds on Sunday.
Schommer, captain of Chtcagos champion
ship team. is not only star basketball
player. but also their best high jumper.
Joe Knots. OF Worcester, says he will not
Join the Philadelphia outlaws. Worcester
has sold his release to the Harrisburg Club.
OF the Tri-State League.
over 100000 worth of power-boats. That
u a conservative estimate of the value of
the engine-drven craft in the Lakewood
Yacht Club, of Cleveland.
Stephenson, of Harvard. who won the
she tput at tho intercollegiate championships
two years ago, Will be on to the relay races,
when he Will meet Kruger, Stipp, Talbot
and other star putters.
DIR. d. b. Roller, the former star guard
of the University OF Pennsylvania. and who
played IN Syracuse when Connie Mack's All
Philadelphia gridron warriors were there,
is winning wrestling bouts in Seattle with
persistent regularity.
The Chicago Yacht Club. on behalf OF the
former Detroit yacht spray mas accepted
the challenge OF the Boston yachtsmen TO
race for twenty-one- foot honors. They stip-
ulate that the race be sailed of Chicago un-
der Lake Michigan rules. beginning about
July 9Th.
AS this is Spider" Goes last year in uni
versity athletics. the Michigan rooters are
locking TO him to smash records right and
left. In defeating Haskins. Coe came with
III three seconds of equaling the worlds
record for the 1000 yards. In his present
condition he is capable of faster running
tlian ever before, and when he gets outdoors
we'll, records, look QUIT
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40 COLLEGE Teams.

PHILADELPHIA, April 11.-More
than 175 colleges and schools will COM
pete at Pennsylvania's relay races on
April 25th at Franklin Field. In tho
class or group races there are forty
five college teams and thirty-one gram
nier school quartettes. There are si;
schools in the high school champions
ship. several in the preparatory school
championships and in the special events
at least ten more colleges will be rep
resented. In these contests the entries
are not called for until the 18th of this
month, but 1t was necessary to have the
group entries early so that the very
large number of prizes might be en-
Sraved and the banners lettered
There is always considerable inter-
est in the final classification. as it is
always impossible to adhere strictly to
the original grouping. The final classi-
fication Is always done with the great
est care. This year it was done with
exceptional care, so that every team
will feel satisfied. But little change
was necessary in the college grouping,
the first class alone being changed.
Washington College was added to the
fifth class, and Louisville to the third.
More changes were necessary for the
schools, but as far as possible the
groups have been kept as originally
classified.
The preparatory and high school
championships have fine entries, all the
best teams of the country being rep
resented. In the college championships
every team that has chance to win,
will be entered. These races and the
special events will be most interesting.
as they will bring into competition vir-
tually all the college athletes that have
a chance for the Olympic team that
will be sent to London next July.
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prur,,e Chcss NInicl1,

According to the official program of the
international chess masters tournament, to
ba held In Prague, Bohemia play Will be-
gin Monday morning. May 18th, and
there will be ten prizes. as follows: First.
1000 crowns; second, 5000: third, 1000:
fourth. 1900: nth, 1000; SIXTH 500: sew
enth. 600; eighth. 400: ninth. 500, and tenth.
200 crowns. The entry list will be limited
to twenty players of International reputation.
There also Will be n tournament for first
class players not of the master rank, for
which ten prizes, ranging from 500 crowns
to 40. have been provided.
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stations In the South special atten-
ton being paid to any man who shows
promise.
1T is very great pity that boxing
is not to be included in the Olympic
games. It certainly has far more claim
to be in rhe program than some of the
sports which are included there.
DO I think the American style WI.
be adopted here? Yes, certainly. VIZ
snail have to do IT.
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be considered In the final race for the
class championships

In game yesterday afternoon char
acterized by multitudinous errors. u
picked-up team of seniors licked a
picked-up team OF the faculty by the
score of to 6. The game was inter
esting and it was tit for tat as to who
would win the crown of victory. How
ever, along towards the sixth, the
seniors got the lead and kept 1t until
the end Of the game.
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a RroatIway Trarcdv.

In the heart of New Yorks automobile
row.. on Broadway sandwiched in between
the motor-car saesrooms and garages, with
a long row Of gaily decorated buildings on
each side of 1t, there was to be seen all dur
ing the motorists carnival week carriage
repository" over the door of which hung
a sign announcing: manufacturers Sacrifice
Sale of Carriages at Greatly Reduced Prices"
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AMERICANS FAILED TO
SAVE DAY At OXFORD

epidemic OF influenza by the free use
Of oranges. and 1t was commonly re-
ported that the crew had trained on
oranges.
A disgruntled American who had n
bet on the losing crew, with this story
in mind remarked, rather bitterly af-
ter the race: Huh, oxford must have
trained on lemons
While Tommy Burns has defeated
one after another of the British heavy
weights with an easu which has been
painful to the British public, his visit
will have one good effect. 1 has
aroused interest in boxing throughout
the length and breadth of the land
and as result England, in the next
generation OF boxers, Will produce
real fighting champion.
Eugene CORR. one of the best-known
authorities on the sport in England,
talking on the subject of the Ameri-
cans great superiority over the pick
of the British boxers as represented
by Palmer, Moir and Roche. says:
'"rhefe is no doubt that IT has given
boxing over here a big lift. In the
army and navy especially they are
keen to find really good heavy
weight.
II was down at Portsmouth recently
judging some contests, and can say
that no one is keener in this than Com
mander Watson. of the Royal Naval
Barracks there. or Lieutenant Fo-Ties,
of the irish Guards. At the National
Sporting Club, too. good work is be-
ing done under Mr.. Bettinson. We had
more competitions this winter than
ever before
personally, think 1t Will be in the
navy that man or men will be
found, and. Commander Watson, I am
sure, means to go on trying until he
succeeds. AS it is. monthly compe-
ttions are now being held in all nava1
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Russell to Fight Gardner.
II Is now said that INK RUSSELL viii be
substituted for Harry Lewis in the fight
with Jimmy Gardner at Los Angeles
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In the death of st. Gurin. the British
turf loses {, horse which has produced
more great race horses than any other
on the turf In recent years. A great
racer himself he had the faculty OF
transmitting his speed ana stamina to
his progeny in marked degree. 1t
seems odd that his death and the death
OF his great son. Persimmons. should
have come SO close together.
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BY RICHARD DAHLGREN.

LONDON. April 1o.-Cambridge is
juhlant, and why not? Not only has
she beaten her historic rival on the
water in the great inter-varsity race.
but she has beaten her in the inter-
varsity field and track athletic meet.
1t was believed that. through the
infusion of new blood into oxford. by
way of the Rhodes scholarships. that
Oxford's supremacy in this line OF
sports was established for long time.
but when points were counted, Cam
four were credited to Oxford. 1t was
close thing at that.
The favorite for the l00yard dash
was l.. c. Hull. of Michigan. whose
college is Brasenose. oxford. This
young American. who is reported to
have done the distance in ten seconds,
was defeated by two feet by Macleod,
of Cambridge. whose time was 10 2-5
seconds. Had Hull been up to form
the games would have been tie.
A. NJ. Stevens. of Yale and oxford.
again demonstrated that America can
give Englishmen points in the art OF
throwing the hammer. His throw was
1913 feet inches. which was 10 feet 2
inches more than his nearest compete
tor, Irwin. OF Cambridge, could man
age.
The result of the boat race was not
unexpected. The general opinion
among experts was that Cambridge had
the better crew, and the race proved
that in this case, at least, expertopin-
ion was correct. 1t was a pretty race
from start to finish. This Is the third
time in succession that Cambridge has
won, but she is still behind on the
series.
a story has been current that the
crew was saved from an
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-01-24
Violence at MeIOnes.

Sunday night, January 18th, an out
rageous assault was made by non
English speaking aliens upon an
American citizen, in Melones, the
mining camp seven miles north of
jamestown, on the Stanislaus river.
The circumstances as related to a
Magnet reporter by gentleman from
Calaveras county are as follows:
Recently, in obedience to orders
issued by Angels Miners Union, the
employees of the Melones M lining
Company went on a strike. We have
heard such conflicting accounts of
the reason why this strike was order
ed that We are not sure of the
grounds. However, we believe the
men went to and from work on their
own time. and they struck to enforce
a demand that one way should he on
the company time, not an unreason-
able demand.
In regard to the outrage the facts
ulO CO 1O1lOWS' ouuudy
nine O'Clock, G. Hogan miner work
ing for the Melones Company, was
called to the door of his loom by a
mob of fifteen men armed with clubs,
guns and rocks. When he opened the
door he was struck on the head with
rock, dragged to the river and
beaten severely. His cries for help
were heard by number of citizens
who rushed to the rescue, arriving in
time to save his life.
Because of this assault a meeting
was held in Melones Monday at which
a citizens protective association was
formed. All the reputable citizens of
the camp have become members, and
peace and order are to be maintained
in Melones at any cost, about a dozen
citizens of the camp having been
deputized by the sheriff of Calaveras
county to preserve the peace. -
Jamestown Magnet.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-01-24
Installations.

The Women of Woodcraft, Encino
Circle No. Gil, held their instala-
tion last Tuesday evening, the follow
ing officers being installed: Guardian
neighbor, Maria A. Heath; adviser,
Ellen Silva; magician, Augusta Elem
ing; attendant, Eileen Fleming !;
inner sentinel, Helen Simcich; bank
or, Mary W. Folger; clerk, Fannie
Heiser; musician, Christina Schacht
Past guardian neighbor Palmer was
presented with a pin emblemetic of
the order in token of the apprecia-
tion OF the members for the work she
had done during the time she had
been in Office. After the ceremonies
they injoyed the usual repast.
Camp NO. 6S9 Woodman of the
World held installation of officers
last Saturday evening the following
being the incoming officers: Neighbor
Froelch being in charge of the cere-
monies: Counsel commander, John
r. Huberty; adviser Lieut., j. u.
Palmer; banker, j. II. Wilson; clerk,
@. q. Heiser; escort, X. W. Scott ;
manager, h. h. Devin.
Last Monday evening the Workmen
lodge and Harmo ny Lodge D. of FL
held joint installation of officers.
After the ceremonies they all repair
ed to the banquet hall where the
tables we're spread. Those installed
in the Degree of Honor we're: Past
chief, Vienna Guerard; chief OF
honor, Hannah kohler; lady of honor,
Ella Conlon; chief of ceremonies,
Lulu Clark; usher, Louisa Seymour
financier, Gertrude Barker: receiver,
Gala Seymour; recorder, Anna
Lemin; inside watch, Anna Lapava
outside watch. Marie Barker.
Those installed in the Workmen
we're: Master workmen, W. j. Nettle
foreman, L. j. Seymour; overseer,
John Going; recorder, James e. Dye;
receiver, Geo. Gritton; fnancier, l..
j. Glavinovich; inside watch, l..
Poggi; outside watch, b. q, O'Neill.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-01-24
Early Flight of
Wild Geese.

The first of this week .focks of wild
geese we're seen migrating to their
summer hsunts in the north. They
were travelling due north, as if on the
way to their summer home. This
early flight of these birds is remark
able. They do not usually start on
their journey before the first week in
March, fully five weeks later than
this time. Their flight is generally
taken as an evidence of the close of
winter, and the advent of spring.
The flock noticed this week did not
act as though lost in the fogs that
have prevailed in the lower counties,
where they are accustomed to pass
the winter months. They were
marshaled as though they we're we'll
aware of the direction in which they
we're moving, and maintained their
course due north until out of sight.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-01-24
Pay Your Taxes.

Remember, that the first instalment
of state and county taxes becomes
delinquent after Monday next, Janu-
airy u. The date of delinquency was
extended on account of the financial
stringency, from the last Monday in
November until the last Monday in
January. Taxes have been backward
in coming in, not only in this county,
but throughout the state. The long
postponment may have had tendency
to cause property holders to overlook
or forget the matter of making pay
ment. After II O'Clock midnight
Monday next, the first instalment be-
comes delinquent, and the tax
collector will thereafter under the
law collect an additional penalty of
10 per cent.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-01-24
An Old Offender.

Albertches Vivian was arrested in
Ell Dorado county on warrant sworn
to by Sam Pearce, and brought to
Jackson on the twelfth of this month.
He had jumped a board bill at the
Amador hotel, of which fearce is the
keeper, besides which he is accused
of borrowing money under false pre-
lenses. The sheriff of Ell Dorado
county placed him under arrest, con-
stable futile of Sutter Greek going
over after the prisoner.
The Mountain Democrat says that
he is an old offender, having been
convicted of stealing tools from a
blacksmith shop at Gold Hill, but
owing to his youth he was placed
under parole. For some time he has
been living in an old cabin just
above the Chilli Bar bridge.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-01-24
Bureau of Mines.

CONGRESSMAN Englebright has intro
duced bill in congress to establish
In the department of the interior a
bureau of mines; the object of which
are set forth as follows:
First, the acquisition and diffusion
among the people of useful infor-
nation concerning the mine and
quarry industries and the more
efficient and safer methods of extract
ing and using the mineral products
of the United States, its Territories,
and insular possessions, with view
to the betterment of these industries,
the Improvement of mine conditions,
the prevention of accidents, lessen
ing the waste of materials, the i'm
provement of milling and reduction
of ores, and securing wise con
versation of the fuel and other
mineral resources of the nation.
Second, the investigation of ma
terials used in construction, fuels,
metals, and other mineral materials
belonging to or for the use of the
government of the United States and
how these can be used most efficient
ly.
The bill provides for the appoint
ment by the president OF director
OF the bureau at salary of $4,000 per
annum. The director is empowered
to experts and regular employees
necessary to carry out the purposes
OF the law. 1t also provides for the
establishment of a station for the
investigation of explosives and matters
pertaining to mine accidents, also
laboratories for the conduct of such
Investigations. Tests of minerals
may be conducted tree of charge not
only for the government, but for
private corporations and private
parties. 1t also provides for the
publication of report of the opera.
tion of the department annually,
setting forth the mineral operations,
mine accidents, and all other in
vestigations by the bureau.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-01-24
Damage Suit
Against w. a. NeviIIs

The hottest thing in the way of a
complaint that has shown up in the
court house in many days was filed
last Tuesday by attorney IL. w. Hol-
land. The plaintiff is IL. NJ. Sanford,
the hotel man, who sues Captain w.
A. Nevills and his wife, Della
Frances for $40, 900 for defamation of
character. The complainant lays the
foundation for the action by saying
that ne has conducted the Hotel
Vichoria in Sonora for more than
four years, always in a proper and
respectable manner, and then pro-
ceeds with allegations, short but to
the point. He complains that on
November 30th of last year Mrs
Nevills entered the Office and sitting
room of the hotel and in the presence
of Thomas Donahue and several other
persons declared, addressing him
(Sanford) that he was not conducting
a respectable hostelry, but instead was
running it on tenderloin lines. In
thus denouncing him it is claimed
that the lady called a spade spade,
as is quite evident if the words
credited to her in the document filed
are true.
just what caused the trouble be-
tween Mrs NevilIs and Mr. Sanford
ic L. Lo 1tAI
Victoria, and he holds five year
lease on the property. This does not
expire unit! some time next April.
On the Both of last November Mrs
Nevills brought suit against her
tenant, claiming $500 damages for
loss Of mattresses, silverware, table
linen, etc, to which he replied with q
cross complaint claiming that she
owed him the $500 for money expend-
ed in the purchase of new carpets and
having furniture painted. Other
complaints we're filed, one citing that
the hotel was not conducted in
accordance with the provisions of the
lease, in that.the responsibility clause
had been violated. Defendants reply
to this was that the allegations were
vague, didn't constitute, therefore, 6
cause of action, and he demanded
more specific charges.
All the parties to the suit are quite
prominent, Mr. Sanford being vel
known as hotel man, while Capt
Nevills, who it is alleged instigateC
his wife to make the speech it is
asserted she delivered in the hotel. il
owner OF the once famous Rawhidt
mine in this county, also owning the
App. Union Democrat.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-01-24
Trappers Down
From Mountains,

Willis Hoss and Arthur LESLEY
came down from the high mountains
last Wednesday. They have been
engaged in the trapping business to-
ward the headwaters of Bear river, on
the old Laiferty place. They have
passed the winter there, in the eX-
pectation of corraling big game upon
which good bounty is paid by the
state. They succeeded in trapping
one California lion, measuring six
feet from tip of nose to extremity of
tail. A bounty of $40 is paid by the
state for the scalps of these animals,
and the skin is also valuable. They
also caught black bear weighing 800
pounds; besides mum Der of smaller
game, the furs of which are market
able. A big mountain eagle was
captured measuring 6 feet from tip to
tip. They have left for the season.
They report but little snow in that
region so far. They had a strenuous
time in getting from the Latterty
place to the Tiger creek saw mill, a
distance of 70 miles.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-01-24
Petition for
DisinCorpOration

We are informed that the petition
for the calling of an election TO vote
on the question of the disincorporatio IN
of Jackson is now being circulated.
II. H. Showers started out to secure
signatures this morning, commencing
in the south eastern part of the city.
There seems to be, so we are told, no
trouble in getting signatures, and 1T
is expected that the required number
of names will be obtained TO the
document in few days, so that the
petition may be presented to the
board of trustees at their next regular
meeting, on the first Thursday in
February.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-01-24
Church Notes.

On Sunday Jan. 26th services will
be conducted at the Methodist
Episcopal church as follows The
pastor will preach in the morning at
IL O'Clock on the question, "what is
the Billie to me?" and in the evening
at 7 80 on "What sinner must do
to be saved. " All are cordially in
vited to attend these services. Sun
day school at 2 O'Clock. Prayer
meeting on Thursday at 1880.
Episcopal
Jackson-Every LIST aud 3rd Sunday
at 10 80 a. m, and every I'd and 4th
Sunday at 80.
Suffer Creek Every I'd and 4th
Sunday at IL a. M, and every lst and
Sd Sunday at p. m.
DO not forget, that the regular time
for services is I 80 p. IN. next Sunday
evening.