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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-02
BRITT LOSES FIRST BATTLE
One Time When Jimmy Was De-
feated Overlooked in
Done Book.

After James Edward Britt the pride
of California" accumulated enough
money TO buy a bunch of San Francis
co fats for $4,000 cash, he was con-
sidered one of the lucky boys in the
ring.
When the terrible calamity devas-
lated San Frisco the Britt fats es-
caped. and a couple of months after
James Edward sold them for $42.5O0.
"Oh, you lucky Britt" was the re-
mark that went up on all sides When
the purchaser later sold the flats for
SEQ. 600 the eX-lightweight champion of
the world went around with long
mouth and declared that his hard luck
couldn't be equaled anywhere in the
whole wide world.
That was Just one touch of i'll for
tune James Edward has had in many
a day. There was saying up to the
time he went down in defeat before
Battling Nelson that he never had been
defeated on the level, but that is a false
impression.
James older brother, Willie, once
was the bully of the south of Market
street gang in Frisco. One day, when
Jimmy was a kid, Billy had bare
knuckle fight on his hands with the
pride of the "gas house gang.
Willie was messenger in San Fran
cisco newspaper office, and he was late
in keeping his engagement. Jimmy
was on deck. and when Willie failed to
show UP members of the gas house
gang" declared that Willie was afraid.
The accusation was too much for
James Edward He stripped to the
waist and got in with the bully that
was to trim William. The fight was a
short one. James Edward was knocked
out completely Willie rushed into the
arena back of the gas house in time to
see his brother stretched fiat on the
cinders. Willie set i'm and trimmed
..the nride of the gas house gang in
short order. while his brother. Jimmy
lay watching.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-02
CHICAGO COACH SYSTEM
Yale Gives Up Professional Baseball
Player to Teach the
Game.

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 1.-The Yale
baseball authorities. after a conference,
have decided to have no professional
coach to take charge of the baseball
team the coming season and. as a re-
suit William L. Lush of this city, who
has coached the Yale teams for the last
three seasons, handed in his resigna
ton, which was accepted.
No one will be secured to take his
place, and Captain Tad Jones will later
appoint a head coach, and the coaching
of the baseball team will be i'm the
hands of graduates. The decision was
reached because of the determination to
eliminate professionalism. as far as
possible. from Yale athletics, on ac-
count of recent criticisms
Coach Lush was told there would be
no objection to his remaining another
season, but decided that in view of the
sentiment of the athletic authorities he
would step down and out. During his
management of the Yale teams for the
past three seasons he has turned out
one championship team, and greatly
improved the quality of Yale baseball
and its methods.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-02
IONA GIRL IS SPEEDY
hin springer Says She Will
Break Lou Dillon's Record
Next Year.

Angeles. Feb. IL have every con-
|e that Sonoma Girl can beat any
Il in the world. and next year /
flor her to break the world rec
|Or the mile without a wind shield.
Eby Lou Dillon at Z:0l She will go
to the Grand circuit next season,
II is my firm belief based on my
Hence with her in her races in the
last sea son, that there is not piece
lrseflesh in existence that can beat
h a trotting race
tain j. ID. Springer formerly owner
|noma Girl and veteran driver. made
Etatement here recently. and his
&stneaKS left no doubt of his belief IN
IDiiits Of the great mare 10 perform
| his expectations. Springer SAYS
The rumor that he sold Sonoma Girl
Sc he believed that she was going
was false He was offered the
I for her that he thought was fair
Ind he accepted. He declares there
| foundation for the story that he
faith in his horse.
3ough Captain SpEinger did not take
through the entire season on the
circuit, as he intended when he
4os Angeles last summer. IN the
Is in which he drove her the former
received $500 as a result OF the
his campaign. OF this sum $2oyv
HE purchase price paid for her by
resent owner. Miss Lolita 3. Crab
&nf Boston. the millionaire sports
IN. who took a fancy to the mare
determined TO possess her at any
Captain Springer won $1,000 IN
4 and in a pool on the NJ and NJ.
al Detroit i'm July he won S5WO.
original purchase price of Sonoma
rhen he bought her was $500
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-02
BOWLING ENDURANCE RACE
Connecticut Player Knocks Down
17,245 Pins in Long
Match Contest.

Hartford, Conn, Feb. What is I'M
dOubtedly an endurance record for con-
tinuous bowling has been established
by Crank Griffith and J. T. Epson of
Bristol, who spent thirteen hours,
twelve hours and fifty-two minutes, to
be exact, rolling 100 games without a
stop.
Relays of pin boys replaced each 9TH
er frequently and. altogether. LOO fif-
teen-pound balls. weighing in the ag-
gregate $1,000 pounds of wood, were
thrown down the alleys.
Griffith won fifty-nine games, Epson
won thirty-eight games, and three
games were tied. Upson's high score
was 22s and his low III. Griffiths high
count was 225 and lis his low. Grif-
fith's average was 172.45 and Upson's
1858. The total pin fall was 1929 for
Griffith and $3.50 for Epson. The
howlers, who had a good-sized bet up.
ate hasty lunches while the boys were
setting up the pins.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-02
COVERED HLLF-MI[E TRACK
Dan Patch and Creseeus Provided
With Best Training Quarters
in the World,

Minneapolis. Feb. Grim winter, with
its storms, no longer has the power to
interfere with the contentment or the
regular training of Dan Patch, Cresceus
and the other world-famous stations and
the scores of promising youngsters owned
by NJ. w. Savage.
With the completion last month OF q
completely covered half-mile track on his
international stock farm, Mr.. Savage has
provided training quarters for his horses
inferior to none in the world, and the
lucky inmates of the big barn at Savage
can laugh withimpunity at the rigors Of
a Minnesota winter as we'll as the dan
gers of late and wet springs.
The new track which is connected BY
a covered driveway with the barn and
directly with the palatial apartments OF
the worlds pacing champion, is the only
half-mile regulation covered track in the
world The track is thirty feet wide and
turns being laid out and banked with the
greatest care.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-02
Ty Cobb Champion of Downtrodden
Diamond Artists.

Columbus, Ga, Feb. 1.-"Ty" Cobb
has come out as the champion Of the
downtrodden ball player. The Ameri-
can league batting leader says he did
not refuse to sign with the Tigers be
cause of financial differences, but be
cause the Detroit club refused to put an
accident clause III his contract.
Now "Ty'' Cobb says that such
clause should be inserted in every ball
PLAYERS contract 10 prevent the clubs
from docking men who are injured
while playing the game. Cobb con-
tends that when a player breaks leg
or gets blood poisoning because of d
spike wound he should be paid full sal
airy during the time he is forced to stay
out of the game.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-02
LET PULLIAM RESIGN.

cincinnati. Feb. 1.-Chairman Garry
Herrmann of the national baseball COM
mission said today that he would do
nothing to prevent Harry Pulliam from
resigning as president of the National
league.
sPulliam sort of puts his cause for re-
signing from the presidency up to me,
said Hermann. ''Wen. let him resign If
he wants to- / can't help Il and don't in
tend to say or do anything TO prevent him
resigning He says l could set things
right by forcing the minor league asso-
citation to put aside its blacklist resolu-
ton | don't know as that matter is up
to me alone"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-02
GLEASON GETS PERMITS.

New York. Feb. Jack Gleason. the
fight promoter of California, who fell
out with Coffroth, Willie Britt, Eddie
Graney and Morris Levy, the members
of the fight trust in San Francisco for
wears. will have the laugh on them
now, for the board of supervisors Of
san Francisco has awarded him the
fight permits for the months of Febru-
airy. May, August and November.
The supervisors have also decided 90
let the favored fight promoters pull of
two shows a month while the great
fleet OF battleships is in the harbor
there.
It is estimated that 1900 sailors viii
be ashore then who will be hungry 10
see some good scraps.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-02

Denver, Feb. denver viii have n
team in the New York to Paris automo-
mile race, and the route Of the great
est automobile contest in history may
be changed so as TO include Denver. Colo
RADIO Springs, Pueblo and other Colorado
towns.
The Denverites who will drive in the
worlds greatest automobile event are J..
Linn MathewsOn and Harold Brinker.
This morning the following message
came to the local men after several had
been exchanged in the past few days:
Route touches northeastern part or
Colorado. Will you drive from JulesbuTg
to Salt Lake City? VIII try. TO get Den
yer on route. If you accept arrangements
are complete for trip. Wire immediate
~"
Mathewson's answer read;
viii drive Julesburg, Colo, to salt
Lake. Insist Denver be on route
That settles il for the Denver races
and his partner He has already accept
ed, and according TO the telegram from
the Buffalo factory Mathewson's consent
completes arrangements for the trip.
Over Rough Roads.
From Julesburg to Salt Lake City will
take us over some of the worst roads
in the United States" said Mathewson
today. There are streams, sands, rocks,
stampeding cattle, castus and everything
else along the proposed route between
Julesburg and Salt Lake City. and it
will be a real race from Chicago TO San
Francisco. II can be readily seen this
will not be any pleasure trip"
Denver autOists are working hard TO
get Denver on the New York to Paris
route. as we'll as the Glidden tour route.
In the big run the route will be laid
so as to avoid the Sierra Nevada range
This will make it necessary to go as
far south as Los Angeles. about i.200
miles out of the direct course to San
Francisco, where boats will be used To
carry the autos and drivers to Alaska
It is pointed out by Colorado motorists
that a better route than the one through
Salt Lake City and the northwest would
be to come 10 Denver from Omaha and
to go south from here. taking the old
Santa Fe trail The roads are better thar
way. it is stated. and less danger would
be encountered
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-02
MAJOR LEAGUE CLUBS
'o8 TRAINING CAMPS

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
New YOrk-Atlanta. Ga.
observation-disclosures, Ga.
hingtOn-GalVestOn Tex. =
Philadelphia-New Orleans. =
BostOn-Little Rock, Ark. =
St. LOuis-ShTevepOrt. La.
ChicagO-Los Angeles, Cal. z
Detroit-HOt Springs and Pine =
Bluff, Ark.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-02
AUTO RACE WILL
GO THROUGH ZION
Salt Lake Selected as One of
Points on New York Paris
Speed Contest.


y Ever since the New Nork-Paris =
y automobile race was announced six =
= months ago, the Automobiles of the ,
= country have been more or less in =
> terested in the event II is planned >
, 70 start from New York, race across =
y the country. then up to Alaska, 4
= across the Behring straits to Asia >
and then across Asia, through Eu- =
= rope to Paris. A year ago a race ,
= was held from Pekn to Paris, and =
y the success of this race resulted In =
= the organization of this event The =
= announcement that this race will =
= pass through Salt Lake will be wei =
= come news to the automobiles OF =
> this city. !
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-02
UP TO CAPTAINS
AND UMPIRES
Owner of White Sox Thinks
These Officials Should
Make Baseball Rules.

Chicago, Feb. President Comis-
key of the White Sox sprang a new
idea yesterday. which, if acted upon.
probably would do a lot of good for
baseball 1t was on the subject of
rules The "Old Roman" says the
rules ought to be made by the cap
tains of the big league teams and the
leading umpires. instead of by the
club owners.
Two reasons were given in support
of Comiskeys contention. One was
that the captains know more about fine
game and therefore were better quail
ned to suggest rules, and the other
was that they were the ones who had
to battle over the disputed points with
the umpires during the playing season,
and therefore if an understanding be-
tween captains and umpires were Sc
cured during meetings of the rules
committees there would be fewer
points to argue about during the ball
games.
Errors of judgment on strikes or
base decisions and the consequent
kicking by the injured team will al
ways happen" said Comiskey, but
there is no use of arguments over this
anu A44eAL Ahi1, az AdRpti AANAuSANiS
under the present system.
Would Be Less Kicking.
If the umpires and captains agreed
on the Interpretation of a rule once
that would be the end of the matter
for all time. In case the captain of a
team or one Of his players kicked on
ruling during a game of bali the
umpire could stop the Wrangle in a
second by saying: You remember we
settled that point this way in our
meeting last winter, and that would
end the talk.
AS long as ball players are the
ones who have to be guided by the
rules, it is only right that their lead
ers should be the ones to have a say
in the making and Interpretation OF
them. Besides that, il would be a nice
compliment to pay the captains
Comiskey is a member of the Amer
lean league rules committee, serving
with Connie Mack and Griffith lie
says Jones should be given his place.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-02
BUYS RACE HORSE
FOR FIVE CENTS
All Records Broken for Cheap
Runner by Recent New
Orleans Purchase.

New York, Feb. Now and then
race horses are heard of which during
their careers on the turf cost their
owners many a dollar i'm entry fees and
in other ways and were finally sold or
given away for a mere trife.
Several days ago Burlow & O'Neill
entered their horse. Belmere, which in
his time has won many a race at New
Orleans. They thought he had an ex-
celent chance to win and wagered
some money on him, but his running
so disguised them they sold him short
ly afterward for 81.
Now comes another story of horse
which was bought by mans last 3
cent piece.
Jockey Martin a Buyer.
Several days ago at New Orleans
Willie Martin, who in his time was
considered one of the best jockeys in
this country, was standing with a
group of horsemen talking about the
prospects of the race meeting which IS
to be held at Tampa, Fla. During
the conversation he announced his in
tention of attending the meeting, and
SAID tfldL ne tnOQSfiI he WOulu Dt dDiS
to make out all right if he only had
horse.
Pat Civil. who is selling some of his
horses, was in the group, and when he
heard Martin announce that he wished
he hadNa horse, Civil said:
Il will sell you winner III Matabon,
the Lamplighter gelding. Martin
then explained to Civil that at pres
ent he was driving to the limit, with
out trying to buy any racers. Civil.
however. was determined to get rid of
Matabon, and told Martin that he
could have the gelding for what money
he happened to have in his clothes.
Five-Cent Piece Is Price.
Martain considered it all a joke, but
when Civil repeated his offer he ac-
cepted it, and after a careful search
he found that he had one lonely
nickel Il have only cents" said
Martin, land this is not enough to buy
the handle of a curry comb"
Civil grabbed the nickel and de
clared:
"Matabon is yours; you can take
him whenever you are ready"
He wished Martin ali the luck in the
world with his horse, which had cost
both GoldbIatt and Civil no end of
worry since they purchased him from
William Gerst last summer at Wind
scr.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-02
NATIONALLEAGTE

New York-Marlin Springs. Tex.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Ga.
Cincinnati-St Augustine, Fla.
ChicagO-Vicksburg, Miss.
Pittsburg-HOt Springs, Ark.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Fla.
BOston-Augusta Ga.
St. Iouis-Housto Tex.
L l. 4 L L ~ 1 4 4 4 a.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-02
FRANK NICHOLS
ORGANIZES UNION
Former Salt Lake Ball ToSSer
Believes His Trade Is Worth
More Money.

Every Utah baseball fan knows Frank
McNichols. Pickles" McNichols is the
cratic third baseman and shortstop.
who used to "eat 'em up" in the field
and then fan out at bat. McNichols is
now in Chicago, and has started to or
ganize a union. Frank does not be-
lieve in panic wages for ball tossers.
and has started an organization to
strike for more pay. The union is made
possible, according to McNichols, by the
warfare among the various semi profess
sional factions in Chicago. This player
says the situation is not unlike the re-
cent vaudeville was in Chicago, when
rival factions were bidding for talent
and prices scared to the skies. He says
the baseball managers can be compelled
to pay bigger prices for the best talent
and that d minimum scale could be es-
tablished by the union.
Skyiight the Limit.
The maximum price can not be held
TO very well, admits McNichols. as the
skill of the players varies SO much For
instance, the clubs at war would bid
higher for a crack shortstop than a
right fielder. One player might be more
popular in a certain neighbOrhOOd than
in some other part of town.
The limit for the maximum price,
said McNichOls, will be the skylight,
but the minimum can easily be regu-
lated, and that will be a great thing
for the ball players. The playersSdOn't
know where they get off now. A man
ager signs them for whatever they will
play for, always the lowest price. of
course. The players whose regulations
have been established have little to
complain of, but the fellows just coming
into notice ought TO find the union of
great assistance 10 them. :"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-02
BALL PLAYERS PROTECTOR,

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The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-04
CURED ITCHING
PAINFUL HUMOR
Which had Spread Over Face, Body
and Arms : SweIlings we're as
Large as Dollar When they
Broke, Sores would Not Heal =
Suffered 8 Years.
MADE SOUND AND WELL
BY 3 SETS OF CUTICURA

my trouble began about three years
ago with little black swellings scattered
over my face and neck. They would
disappear but they would leave little
| couldn't keep from scratching them.
Larger swellings would appear in the
same place and they were so painful
could hardly bear it and my clothes
would stick to the sores. The first
doctor l went to said the disease was
scrofula. but the trouble only got worse
and spread. By this time it was all over
my arms. and the upper part of my
body in big sweIEngs as large as dollar.
1t was so painful that / could not bear
to lie on my back at night. The second
doctor pronounced my disease infiam-
nation of the Emphatic glands He
stopped the s'wellings, but when they
would break the places would not heal.
He tried everything that he could but
to no effect. He said / might be cured
but it would take long time. bought
a set Of the Cuticura Remedies and used
them according to directions and in less
than week some of the places were
nearly well. / continued with the Cuti-
cura Remedies until / had used three
sets, and now I am sound and well.
The disease lasted three years from the
time it commenced until | was cured
Before Christmas something broke out
on my seven year old brothers hands
IN the form of large sores. I-tried every
thing l could think of but to no effect
until happened to think of Cuticura
and one application cured him. Also.
not. long ago, my sister got d bad burn
on her ankle. I have been using CUT
cura on that and it gave her scarcely
any trouble. o. l.. Wilson, Puryear
Tenn, Feb. 8, 1905"
Warm baths with Cuticura Soap, gen
tie anointings with Cuticura Ointment
and mild doses of Cuticura Pills, afford
immediate relief and point to a speedy
cure Of torturing, dfsfguring humors
of the skin SCALP and blood Of infants
children and adults, when all else fails.
Cuticura Soap C26c) 70 Cleanse the Skin ct,ttcura
Ointment 650cD 10 Heal the Skin and Cuticura
ReeOlvent (bOcl. in the form Chocolate Coated
Pills 25c. per vial of 6o) Purify the Blood Sold
throughout the world. Potter Drug a Chem fcerT1
Sole Props, Boston, Mass.
~ MHiied TTre. Caticufa Book on Skin Diseases.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-04
STRENGTH FOR
THE DAYS WORK
Depends Upon Good Red Blood
to Nourish the Body.
WEAK PEOPLE NEED A TONIC
One Which Acts Directly Upon the
Blood and That Does Not
Weaken the Body by
Useless Purging.
Useless Purging.

The tonic treatment with Dr. Will
Jams Pink Pills for rundown condi-
tions of the health is based on sound
medical principles and on common
sense. More and more men and women
are beginning to realize that pure, red
blood means health and that the eff
cheney of any tissue or organ is entirely
dependent upon the quality of the blood.
There are thousands of people, who
are without ambition or strength to do
their days work and who are always
tired out, have but little appetite and a
poor digestion, cannot get a refreshing
nights sleep and are subject to head
aches, backaches and nervousness be-
cause their blood is impure.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills give quick
rel1et and permanently cure such men
and women because of their direct ac-
ton on the blood, which they purify
and build up to its normal strength. AS
the blood becomes pure and red it
strengthens the muscles, tones up the
nerves, makes the stomach capable of
digesting the food and repairs the
wastes caused by growth and work. In
word it gives perfect health.
The need in every family of a safe
and effective. tonic is shown by the fol-
lowing statement of Mrs. A. B. Gates,
of No. SO7 East Second street, Duluth,
Mimi.
suffered Tor over a year, She says,
from general debility, which was
brought on by overwork. I had no am
bition to do any work and the least
exertion used me up. My appetite was
poor and 1 was very nervous at times,
L could not get a good nights rest. I
was often confined to bed for day or
so and certainly felt misera BILE.
L doctored with local physicians for
a time but did not get any help from
their medicine. 1 heard of DIR. Will
Jams Pink Pills through a friend and
gave them trial They soon gave me
strength and I was able to do my work
1 have since kept the pills in the house
and recommend them highly"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are not like
ordinary medicines. They do not act on
the bowels but they may be said to act
ually make new blood. In this way
they reach many diseases caused by
depraved or vitiated blood and they
have cured severe cases of rheumatism,
sciatica, nervousness, St. Vitus dance
and have accomplished miraculous re-
suits in partial paralysis and locomotor
ataxia. They are also a specific for
anaemia, chlorosis or green sickness,
and the special troubles of women and
growing girls.
All druggists sell DR.. Williams Pink
Pills or they will be sent by mail post
paid, on receipt of price, so cents per
box; six boxes for $3.50, by the DR..
Williams Medicine Co, Schenectady,
N. Y.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-04
Warm Gloves for Children

Why should you come here for
them?
Because the quality is the best.
Because every pair represents the
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For instance
csc for fleece lined, heavy yarn
Mittens with leather. palms.
CSC for yarn and mercerfzed Golf
Gloves and Mittens.
CSC and SOC for fleece lined Gloves
--astrakhan backs with cloth and
moche. palms.
soc and 75c for fleece lined kid and
mocha Mittens with fur tops.
75c for fleece lined mocha Gloves in
grew and brown. All sizes for both
boys and girls.
soc, 75c and S9c for fleece lined
Gauntlets of leather, corduroy and
cashmere All sizes.
Infants NittenS-wooI at 15c and
csc: cashmere, with fur tops at csc
and silk at soc.