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DORANDO WILL NOW
RACE TOM 1ONGBOAT

NEW YORK. December 2.-Dorando
Pietri, the Italian runner. whose spectacu-
lar failure to win the worlds Marathon
race in England this summer was one of
the most notable events in modern ath-
letic history, is to run his second Amert-
can Marathon at Madison Square Garden
December Is. competing with Tom Long
boat, the famous Canadian ng-distance
man. Dorandos recent defeat Of Hayes.
who brought the Marathon honors to the
United States, led him to seek a contest
with the Indian, who has long been the
idol of Canadian enthusiasts, In spite of
protests against his appearance in the
British Marathon and elsewhere as an
amateur
Both men are said to be in excellent
condition, and although Longboat had in
sisted that he needed a full month for
preparatory training. this was finally
waived. Dorando had broken training
Immediately after his defeat of Hayes.
but his trainers say he is even now ex-
tremely fit
The full distance Of the 1908 Marathon,
26 miles, $50 yards will be run. Some
minor engagements made by Longboat for
contests will be Cancelled, and he will be
in this city early next week at training
quarters.
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BOXING BRIEFS.

For the first time in twelve years Jack
McAuliffe. former lightweight champion
of the world, has decided to indulge In
public boxing exhibitions He is on the
road with sparring partner and got an
ovation in the Hub the other day.
Old Joe Choynski has caused much mer
riment among sporting men G.n,a ny ex atrhs,
Those who have seen ketchel put up his
hands say that Choynski in his prime
could not have beaten him. some or
these old time fighters who do not know
when they have had enough seem to be In
need of friendly advice.
Jim Stewart. the New York heavyweight
who made an absurd showing In a bout
with Kid Mccoy not long ago. tackled Al
Kubiak the Michigan backwoodSman,
in Philadelphia. Monday night WINE
Kubiak could not score a knockout he
sent Stewart down for the count once ana
had much the better Of the argument ac-
cording to impartial observers. stewart
has the strength of Hercules, but his
heart is about the size of pea For that
reason he will never be a champion.
Battling Nelson says that when he de-
cides to fight again he will take on Fred
die WEIGH, the English lightweight. In
stead of Packey Mcfarland. WEIGH wants
to meet Nelson in forty-five round bout
and saws he will bet 5000 on the side.
WEIGH has declined to meet Mcfarland.
Three important mills will be decided on
the coast this month. Papke Will meet
Hugo Kelly for twenty-five rounds at Los
Angeles December Is, Sam Langford will
tackle Jim Flynn in Il twenty-round affair
at San Francisco, December II, ana Al
Kaufman Dill take part in forty-hVe-
round fight with Jim Barry of Chicago at
Los Angeles December 81.
Young Corbett is laboring under the de-
fusion that he can still fight bit and Is
going to New Orleans to tackle a young
fellow named Phil Brock December IL
The bout is scheduled to go ten ROUNDS
and If Young Corbett does not win II VIII
be up to him to get out of the boxing
game.
Abe Attell now says that he Will never
meet a man again VIII weighs more tnan
126 pounds He does not care TO go OUT OF
the featherweight class in future. TINS
means that he should be Wiling 10 mas
a match with the winner OF the coming
Driscoll- Griffin mill in Boston, as both are
after Attells scalp.
RiII Souires. who has been knocked out
three times by Tommy Burns, says ne Will
challenge the winner of the Burns-John
son mill. He declares that Burns VIII
win and that he can beat him in another
ho,It If Burns is victorious it Is dollars
to pennies that, following his usual policy'
he will give the preference to Squlres
rather than to Kaufman -or hetchei.
Rurns knows that he can pick up a bunch
of sure money in Australia by stopping
Snuires again. while a battle with either
of the. Californians would not be sure
thing.
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IRISH-AMERICANS
WIN ATHLETIC MEET

NEW YORK. December 2.-The Irish
American Athletic Club won the point
score at the two days championship
meeting of the Amateur Athletic Union
concluded last night in Madison Square
Garden. The final score of the winning
organization was ~ points. Three rec
ords We're broken in the meet. On the
first night the worlds record for throw
ing the 56-pound weight for height was
raised from Is feet Z inches to 16 feet
- inch by P. Mcdonald, and NJ. P. Dris-
coll made new figures for the two-mile
run. Last night Tom Collins of the Irish
American Athletic Club set a new Ameri-
can figure for the f1ve-mile rum breaking
e. Carter's record of 1913 3-5, made in
1887. Collins time was 25.19 2-5.
Melvin Sheppard won the 6OO-yard run
from Bacon in LA 45. J. j. Filler Of
the Irish american Athletic Club was the
greatest individual point winner. with Is
points, securing first in the l5O-yard run
and the 22O and 3OO-yard hurdle. races.
The final point score was Irish-Ameri-
can A. C., "a; New York A. &C., SO; Pas
time A. c., p; Boston A. A., IL; Harvard
A. A., 10; Princeton A. A, 3; Brooklyn
Y. NJ. c. A. 8; unattached (Gissing), q;
Mercury A c., 5; Mohawk A. c.. 4; Ger.
don House A. A., 2; Montreal A. A., l.
The summaries:
FL, rut, ting. the 24,pound shot-won BY W. w
$. P: Giles New York a: G.: second. 81 feet
ra nehs g feet n u eY Inches J. nn
Anne lean A. G. Fourth 50 feet " inch. 'f'S0
,ri hSSa nsr dash final hest1Won BY J. Eler
A. C.. second; F. Lukeman, Montreal A. A..
third: R: r Edwards, New York C.. fourth
tween j. A. Biller. Brooiiyn 7. n. C. p' a. and
3; w. igcns Adams. New York A. G.: with feet
7s9s a 4 ,i:a "a Isr S;,s fsf{
inches. J. 4: Biller won the jump-of for first
Ptvscs r@nWon by n. Tom Collins Irish
third; George v; Bonhas. irish american 4. G.:
6Oo-yard run. nrst heat-won by II. Gissing,
unattached G. J. Bacon; Irish American e A &C. G,
Second heat-won by NJ. W; Sheppard. Irish
s american A c. sd,sI HAYWOOD N a ;n, g.
Time. 1 minute Is 3-5 seconds.
Three standing broad :.,jjg u%ps.won by ; s 6
fees 70 inches Ss,'Ie adams. New York n
second. 81 feet liz inches: 1. P: Packard.
irish American third 81 feet ~ 3snl inches :;
hurdle rsesWon b P + Esss
University, second; O. f. Langan. Irish American
A. c. third. Time, 81 % seconds.
coward dasl-Won by Robert Clough. Irish
American a. c.; ]. F. O'Connell. New York A.
c., second; r. Reed, Gordon House A. e., third
!; Rosenberg. Irish-Americ"n A c. fourth
6OO-yard run, fnal-Won by Melvin w. Shep-
Irish American A. C., second; H. Closing. un-
attached. third; H: Haywood, New York A. c.
Pole vault for height-Won by c. Vein:
Princeton University A. A.. with II feet z
inches; s. C. Lawrence. Harvard University A.
A. second II feet; ]. L. Barr, Harvard 4. A.,
third. 10 feet inches: J. A. Mcleod, Irish
American A. c.. fourth, 10 feet.
Three mile walk-Won by Sam LiebgOld. Pas
time A. C.: II. Mann, Pastime A. G.. second;
J. F. Crowley Irish American Al C., thir1;
Louis Liebgold Pastime A. c., fourth Time, -
minutes 10 seconds.
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TO
PLAY BASKET BALL

The National Guards semi-professional
basket ball team will open the season
Saturday night in the drill hall over Cen
ter Market, and for the first game will
have for opponents the ''crackerjack' ex-
collegiate quint from Philadelphia.
The visitors are a fast, husky bunch
and know the game like book, and they
claim that they will be able to demon
strate it.
The locals held another hard practice
last night and are fast rounding into
shape. Stocky Thompson received very
bad injury to his knee. which may keep
him out of the game.
The fact that James DIETER known as
Shorty Hughes is to referee gives to
the followers of this great indoor sport
the assurance that the game will be a
fast one and clearly played.
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FIFTEEN MEN REPORT.
Large Bunch Out for Georgetown
Prep Track Team,

Yesterday the Georgetown props held
their first practice in training for the
field and track campgain OF 10000.
Fifteen men reported in suits, while
half dozen more expressed their intention
of starting to work before the week
ended.
The runners We're under tR direction
Of Tom Smith, the ex-prep star, and
present champion hurdler of the District.
He only gave them a little jogging TO
do and then sent them to the gym for
other work.
Prof. Joyce had charge of the weight
throwers and jumpers He kept those
that reported going for over half an hour
and when he finally dismissed them they
were pretty well tired out. Both Pref
Joyce and Mr. Smith are favorably i'm
pressed by the outlook and they are con-
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Whereabouts of River Men.

Sergt Russell Dean Of the harpor ponce
precinct who has been on leave Oh ap-
sence for several days, reported Tor duty
at the station this morning.
Policeman Dunnington or the harDSr
nrerinct is on fifteen days leave of alb
sence. which he is spending in hunting
and fishing in Maryland and Virginia.
Capt Frank Thomas. master or tne
schooner Jennie l.. James, dischargins
lumber here was in Baltimore yesterday
arranging a charter for his vessel.
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Y. M. C.. A. TEAM
BEATS CARROLLS

For the third time this season the y.
NJ. c. A basket ball team defeated the
Carroll Institute five in the latter's gym
nasium last night by the score of u to
"A in the best game of the series
Both teams worked like trojans from
the time the referee blew his whistle
until it was over The Carroll five start
ed off like winners early in the first half
but were unable to keep up the pace sei
by the fast Y. NJ. c. A. boys.
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Field goals-Fuse 90. keliher 90, Elildreth
t2y Croghan u2), Jones, Reyes Fowler 90. Free
tosses-Kellihpr u. Croghan (2). Hubbard Cll.
Refelee-Mr. Hughes. Timers-Messrs. George L.
Cox and Bopp. Time OF halves-2O minutes.
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FAvoRITE WON PRATHER.
Jeanne dare outran Smiley Corbett
in Feature at Oakland.

OAKLAND, Cal, December 2.-Jeanne
d Arc won the Prather handicap at EN-
eryville yesterday from a field Of clever
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Famous Colored Runner Dead.

PHILADELPHIA. December =
John Baxter Taylor, the Famous
colored Pennsylvania quarter-miie
cham pion, died this morning OF ty-
hoid-pneumonia-
John B. Taylor, jr.. the crack
ouarter-miler Of the University of
Pennsylvania, was one or the
American representatives In the
4OO-meter race in the Olympic
games in London last summer. Ii
is said that the hard training he
underwent In preparing himself for
the games in England weakened his
constitution considerably and left
him in poor physical condition.
Two physicians were in constant
attendance at his bedside. In the
race in London he was running
third, Carpenter leading and Halls
welle second. when Carpenter was
disqualified by the English officers
for an alleged foul. He is the in
tercollegiate record-hOlder for 40
yards.
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! town school for the past two days and
the speed shown by the boys in their bat
tie yesterday is thought to be entirely due
to his coaching
The line-un and summary.
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The lineup and summary:

Touchdowns -Robeson go. Sharpe Schofeld,
Lascola Goals from touchdowns-Robeson 81.
Missed 2. Observation-Disclosures for Smith. May
for Williams Head for RobesOn Duvall for
Guy. Randolph for Garner, SHINES for Parham
Referee-Mr. ObenchaD. Umpire-Mr. Fort.
Head Linesman-Mr Randolph. Timers-Rob-
inson and Orme. Time of halves-15 minutes.
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RESTAURANTS & CAFES
Where to Dine.

TEIEST. JAMES, Pa a. awe ave, 4 ~ 9Th tn. St
European. Rooms. 81 to So.
High class Restaurant at Reasonable Prices.
my1?-tf.4
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Minors to Meet.

at will after all clubs of such circuit
waive claim.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-02

For the first time in twelve years Jack
McAuliffe former lightweight champion
of the world, has decided to indulge In
public boxing exhibitions He is on the
road with sparring partner and got an
ovation in the Hub the other day.
The Washington bee., 1908-06-20

genial, shake hands with callers, and
talk half an hour about music and
other subjects. He never smoked,
chewed, or drank. He never was
heard to swear. Several times when
somebody in the room where he was
uttered an oath, Tom would Jump
up, raise his hand, and order the of
fender out of the house.
After the Johnstown flood old Tom
was killed" first. A Negress iden-
tilted the body of a colored man as
that of the musician. The body was
inferred and a small monument with
Wiggins' name chiseled on it was
erected over the grave. But Tom
wasn't dead. ~ He appeared in his
old home, Columbus, Ga. Next year
he was reported to have been drown
ed Time after time correspondents
killed Tom, but he always appear
ed hale and hearty. He is reputed
never to have been i'll.
Apoplexy caused his death.
The Washington bee., 1908-06-20

Thirty years ago there was no
name so we'll known in the musical
world as that of "Blind Tom" Man
ayers of theatres and music halls fig
uratively knelt in front of whatever
hotel or friends home he was stop
ping at and begged him to play. His
name spelled Money" Not a per-
son who read the newspapers or took
interest in theatrical amuSements was
unfamiliar with the character of the
broad-shouldered, solemn-faced Ne
gro, who, despite his lack of sight,
could interpret Beethoven, Chopin,
Rubinstein, Wagner, and the other
great composers in mastery fashion.
Dies Among old Friends.
His technique was almost fawless,
and depsite the gloom one might inn
agine would be attached to the tenn
permanent of a man who was devoid
of sight, Blind Tom" threw his
heart and soul into even the rollick-
ing music of the old plantations of
the ante-bellum days.
Blind Tom" died last Saturday,
but not until yesterday was the news
made public, and then only through
the filing of a death certificate. He
expired in the home of Mrs. Eliza
Bethune Lerche, at No. 90 Twelfth
street, Hoboken, where he had lived
for years. Mrs. Lerche's former hus-
band, was General Bethune, who was
patron of old Tom. Mrs. Lerche
took care of the gray-haired, vener-
able musician tenderly, plying his
plight and admiring the grit and the
genius he displayed. Tom was born
in I849. He was the son of Charity
Wiggins and Mignon Wiggins, slaves
on plantation in Georgia.
NeVer Used Liquors or Tobacco.
Old Tom, besides having a remark
able genius in the musical line, also
had his eccentricities. Many times
when would-be interviewers called
upon him Tom would humble inco-
herently, and then burst forth with:
Il will not talk! Go away, y,pleasep
At other times the man would be
The Washington bee., 1908-06-20

ed to the action of the Administra-
tion in the discharge of the coIored
soldiers of the Twenty-6fth Infan-
try, alleged to have been concerned
in the Brownsville affair. We be-
lieve that every man should be re-
instated to his rank and position in
the army without prejudice,
We are opposed to discrimination
as between the citizens in capacity,
whether it be in politics, in Jim
Crow cars, in theaters, in hotels" or
in any other public place which OBJ
tains their rights from the Govern
ment and are dependent upon the
public for support. We believe that
all men are equal before the law and
should be allowed to exercise their
civil and legal rights.
The Washington bee., 1908-06-20
LIBERTY LEAGUE.
Chicago, III, June Is, 100

Chicago, ILL.,, June IS, 1903.
We, the representatives of theCol-
ored Personal Liberty League in con-
ference assembled, do adopt and set
forth the following platform of prin-
ciples of the National Colored Per-
sonal Liberty League.
History and all human experience
have shown that the sumptuary laws,
or attempts by Legislatures to regu-
late the opinions of men, by desig-
mating what hey should "eat, drink
or wear" are either wrong in prin-
ciple or cannot be successfully en-
forced by law.
We believe that the best method to
promote true temperance is by a
strict license law, believing that pro-
hibition is detrimental to the COM
mercial interests Of any community.
Be it resolved that we are oppos-
The Washington bee., 1908-06-20
BLIND TOM DEAD
WONDER OF MUSICAL WORLD
TWENTY YEARS.

New York, June I5-"BlindTom, -
whose real naale was Thomas Wig
gins, and who for nearly twenty
ears delighted countless thousands
with his performances on the piano
is dead. Year after year reports
were made that the old, sightless
man, who was born a slave, had
passed away. The reports proved IN
true. But the body of Blind Tom, -
the wizard of the musical world, who
astounded the masters, was inferred
today.
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APoPleXy caused his death.
ANDERSON HON
ORED.

ORkD.
New York, June 6.-New Workers
have seldom If ever, witnessed
more elaborate luncheon, both in
| point of service and in the distinction
I of the guests present, than that serv-
ed to over two hundred guests on
board the new palace steamship Prin-
cipe di Udini, of the Lloyd Sabaudo
Line, on last Thursday afternoon, in
honor of Baron Meyer des Planches,
the Italian Ambassador to this coun-
try, and Dean of the Diplomatic
Corps at Washington. The function
also celebrated the initial trip of the
Principe di Udini which is the larg-
est, fastest and most beautiful steam
ship that has ever piled the Mediter-
ranean waters between Naples and
New York. The gangways, main sa-
looms and cabins de luxe were all
profusely decorated with Towering
plants, while the main dining saloon
was perfect bower of roses. The
menu was most unusual, owing to
the fact that it was supplied entirely
with Italian products, and as the
choicest of game can be obtained in
Italy during the sommer months, the
guests were treated to a delightful
surprise, it being served with pheas-
ants and quails, n the month of
June.
The party included many diplo-
mats, jurists, statesmen and leading
men of the professions, as we'll as
the representatives of the WhiteStar
Cunard, Hamburg-American, North
German Lloyd, Transatlantique, Am
erican, and other leading steamship
companies.
At the guests table were the fol-
lowing: Chevalier Cesare CONT,
president of the Bank of Naples in
New Cork, and general agent of the
Lloyd Sabaudo Steamship Line; Ba-
ron Meyer des Planches, Italian Am
bassador to the United States; Count
di Rosa, Italian Consul at
New York; Baron Carlo Pfster Roy
al Naval Commissioner of Italy;
Commentators yucca, president of
the Italian Chamber of Commerce;
Supreme Court Judge Charles A.
Truax; Supreme Court Judge James
A. OGorman, the Chevalier de Ne
gri; Col. Samuel N. Dickerson, sec
retary of State of New Jersey; Hon.
Allen n. Spooner, Commissioner of
Docks and Ferries; Hon. Charles w.
Anderson, United States Internal
Revnue Collector; Signor Vicario,
editor of the Italian Herald; Signor
Salvatore Banome, vice president of
the North Bank of New York; Law
son Sanford, secretary of the North
Atlantic Conference of Steamship
Lines, and Signor Bojjanio,president
of the Italian Savings Bank.
MIR. Anderson was the only colored
gentleman present as guest.
The above named gentlemen were
taken on board the Chevalier Conti's
yacht, The Owlet, at the Battery, and
conveyed to the steamship, which
was anchored at Pier B., Jersey Ciey.
The Principe di Udini is named in
honor of the youngest son of the
House of Savoy, the reigning house
in Italy, and is the ship on which
the titled guests will sail to attend
the Elkins-D'Abruzzi wedding.
w 7 p,,,- - AFoco~ No-4L r.
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We believe that the representa-
tives of those Southern States that
have disfranchised the Negro,in most
cases, one-third of their population
should be reduced in the National
Legislature, to compare with their
actual voting population; and we,
therefore, call on the Sixty-Second
Congress to enforce the same.
1t is the purpose of the National
Colored Personal Liberty League 10
promote the equality of men in all
civil and political rights; to support
the rights of individuals to act ac-
cording to their conscience within
the limits of the law. And to these
ends and objects this League will
use its influence to prevent any Leg
islature, Federal or State, that shall
interfere in any way with our person
al liberty as American citizens, and
we pledge our individual support to
the party that will further the prin
ciples of personal liberty.
Officers.
L. A. Wiles, Iowa, president
James Edwards, Pennsylvania, vice
president.
James H. Jones, District of Co
lumbia, secretary.
P. c. Hall, New Jersey, corre-
spending secret ay.
S. Johnson, Nebraska, treasurer.
w. E. Everetts, Pennsylvania,
chairman of the executive committee.
c. s. Cushingberry, Montana, chap
lain.
c. Vessels, Virginia, sergeant-at-
arms.
Executive Committee.
Charles c. Curtis, Iowa.
S. Johnson, Nebraska
w. F. Everetts, Pennsylvania.
c. s. Cushingberry, Montana.
]. H. Anderson, D. c.
L. A. Wiles, Iowa.
Isaac Williams, Rhode Island.
B. F. Bagget, New York.
P. c. Hall, New Jersey.
c. S. Curtis, Maryland.
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FAIR PLAY AT CHICAGO.

TAFT MANAGERS SHOW GEN
EROSITY TO NEGRO CON-
TESTANTS - NO MN UN-
SEATED BECAUSE OF COL
OR - CLAIMANTS WERE
"IRREGULAR" IND MADE
LANE SHOPPING BEFORE
NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Lilly Whites" in Bad OdOr - Mr..
Hitchcock Stands Firm for Rebub-
AcaH Principles - FdgOrS COIOred
Republicans iii Spite of Threats
AgaiHSt Secretary Taft II b for
the Cabinet.
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w. F. Buns, of Macon, North Ca
rolina, reports that masked men en-
tered his cabin, overpowered him,and
carried away his wife (All white.
The way they do in the Sunny
South
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A LATE PICTURE OF SECRETARY TAFT.

4 LATE PICTURE OF SECRETARY TAFT.
secretary
candidate
Cincinnati school, a became
nOr 1892
Ssh 1904 be appointed
Panama. and b American interests throughout world
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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-05-01

The students OF Dallas College will
abandon their track and track work
In favor of the baseball team recently
organized to support the sporting
prestige Of this city during the coming
summer. The track on the college
campus will be demolished, the
grounds plowed, scraped and rolled
and the best equipped baseball field
that has ever been laid out in Dallas
will soon be ready for use by the
players Of the new team. A paper cir
culated for the purpose of securing
funds for the support of the new team
has been literally subscribed to by the
business men of the city, and Dallas
hopes to put in the field the fastest
aggregation of ball players that she
has boasted for many years.
The machinery will soon be installed
in the new building for the Dallas
branch of the Stolz Bottling Works,
and the manager hopes to have the
plant In operation within the next two
weeks.