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The Washington times., 1908-09-21
.SKIN-PIG WANTS
A PlG-SKIN JOB
Heap Disappointment Awaits
Hefty Indian After Place on
Football Team.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2I.-Father Burke,
of St. Louis University. was somewhat
startled Thursday when he looked up
from his desk and found a giant In
dian staring intenUy at him.
What can L do for you, sir2'' in
quired Father Burke. as he slowly
backed toward the door
"I came down from Montana TO get
a job on your football team" replied
the sonNof the forest, as ne threw out
his chest ard straighteneG up his shouI-
ders.
"Nwfully sOrry," declared Father
Burke. now within striking distance Of
the exit. but the primaries have closed
and some one threw away the keys to
the ballot boxes
"CGh. heap disappointment" grunted
the redskin, as he sailed majesticaIly
out Of the door.
Father Burke later learned that the
Indians name is "YOUns-mau
piS," that ne is six feet six inches tall,
weighs 32j pounds, and was engaged in
pulling stumps for d Northwestern IIm-
Der concern prior to being stUng by a
gridirOn bee.
The Washington times., 1908-09-21
KENTUCKY TURFMEN
CUT DOWN PURSES
No Trouble Anticipated, as
HorSemen Understand
the Situation.

LEXINGTON. KY, Sept. 2l.-The
Kentucky Association booked loss OF
Ll50 Saturday. and at a meeting Of
the executive committee yesterday
it was decided to reduce the purses to
$3.50 each and give five races daily for
the last five days OF the meeting, that
is, beginning with racing Of Tuesday.
The program as announced for touay
VIII stand.
1t was a case of take this action or
close the track The association still
owes $28000 Of the purchase price Of
$4,000 for the track TO the estate OF
Capt S S Brown, the Indebtedness be
ing covered by mortgage held by the
Union trust Company, OF Pittsburg-
Taking the figures OF the opening de.y
as a basis for calculating, the assOcia-
tion. even with the reduced purses. will
lose in the neighbOrhcod Of $1,000; there
is only $500 in the treasury, and out Of
this there IS due for taxes, insurance,
ard interest. 5000.
The trouble IS chiefly that there is
no money in the hands OF the people.
Tho mUtuels, too, were not patronized
as extensively as IL was believed they
would be. How the horsemen viii ac-
cept the reduction remains 10 be seen,
but the presumption is that they un-
derstand the situation clearly enough
TO preclude concerted kicking.
The Washington times., 1908-09-21
TRAINER SCOUTS
HARD TIME TALK
Plungers Who Escape Bankruptcy
Few, But Business Still Good
for "PlOdderS."
for "PlOdderS.

NEW YORK, Sept "A hard-headed
trainer secuted the idea that these are
hard times for horsemen at Graves
end.
Il don't see the hard times they're
all talking about" he said.
NO. I haven't got a million dollars.
either. but we had a good long spell OF
big purses, didn't we? and a man must
look ahead a bit I went to New Or
leans last winter with a few useful
horses. You didn't see my name in the
paper, betting thousands every day, as
you saw some others. but I came 20
New York with more than any Of those
gentlemen, and I've stiH got some OF Il.
Going TO lbs Angeles this winter and
I reckon III be back in the spring,
too"
The hardheadcd one emphasized the
fact that the plunEing stable usually
winds up with nothing. Take a look
hack and see how few them escaped.
'Fittsburg Phil" and Pred Walbaum
are about the only two who quit with
anything. and WaIbaum wasn't a
plunger at that, except when he laid
against a likely long shot Phil raced
and oct and ne died with q fortune.
The Washington times., 1908-09-21
GOODIES REVENGE.

1t isn't always safe to say too much
about a player. as comments OCCa-
sionaIIy come home to roost. OF Wilbur
Goode. who is playing a whirlwind game
with the Maps. one Of his former man
ayers said that he needed an alarm
clock TO keep him from going TO sleep
in a game. As Goode scored from sec
ond IN game with st. Louis on a ball
that did not go three feet from the
plate. the man who welded the hammer
on the young Cleveland Outfielder.
making the statement Of Wilbur's
sIownesS before a large COterie OF ad-
mirerS. has damaged his reputation as
a Judge of players.
The Washington times., 1908-09-21
AdUent Club Plans Distance Run
Along the Road Near Rockville
For Washington in NoUen1ber

The management of the Advent track
team is preparing TO give something
new in the line of distance running.
1t is planned 10 hold a ten-miie dis
tance race some time IN November.
Nothing definite has been given out. but
the prospects for the race are bright.
1t is very likely that the event will be
pulled on on the Rockville road. start
ing at a point in Maryland and winding
up somewhere near the city limits
a race Of this kind should attract at
teution throughout the South and prep
aTations viii be made to start nearly
100 athletes. II is likely that the man
agement viii bring a number of out
side stars from other cities 10 partlci-
pate.
Last year there were two cross-coun-
try runs in this city and one in Mary
land. George Washington University
was the first to give a distance event
last season, which was successful all
around. A Johns Hopkins man won this
run. Later in the spring Johns Hop
kins University gave a run in Mary
land which was won by Elphinstone, Of
the Cross-Country Club, OF Baltimore.
Inspired by the success OF the two
universities, the BloomingdaIe Athletic
The Washington times., 1908-09-21
Kill THE GERMS
That's the Only way 20 Cure DandruE
and Partisan Sage IS the
Only killer.

Partisan sage" said New YORK
barber win kill the destructive anf
persistent germs OF dsnIrUT. and E5Olish
the disease There may te other rene
dies that viii DO The same. but 1 never
heard OF one
And just read what one OF the rore-
most BARRIERS of Springfield, Mass, says
Of Partisan sage,
Dear Sis: / used your Partisan Sase
and found il better than any other L.
is the best hair restorer I ever used. ana
I have used them ALL I md it a great
dandud remover also. You should ger
i- into ali the barber shops. and get
the BARRIERS 10 use IL. as ID is great -
Geo A. Sriltz, 1872 Main Street, Spring
field. Mass
Partisan Sage sosks into the scalp and
when Do reaches the roots or the hair -C
not only kills every ddudTTIf germ, but
it supplies the hair with just the r.$lr
kind OF nOUrlShmeut 20 put VlgOr and
strength into II and make it grow
Partisan Sage iS the most CeliSn-tul
hair dressing iu the world Use 70 one
week and you viii never give IL Up
Partisan Sage IS guaranteed by Henry
Evans 10 stop falling hair, 10 cure
dandrUf5- 10 keep hair from fading;
10 cure itching OF the scalp. sr money
back. Price 80 cents q bottle ar Henry
Evans or by express. charges prepaid,
from GirOux MfE. Co. Buffalo. y. Z
The Washington times., 1908-09-21
FIGHT FANS MAKE
VERY JUST KICK
Sure-Thing Boxers Defrauding
Them by Constant Refusal
to Take Chances.

NEW YORK, Sept. H--LOcaI promOt-
ers should put a stop TO the siX-rOund
dancing and huEEinE matches that have
become frequent In the New York clubs.
Two youngsters are matched, and as
they are well thought of by the public
and are equa- in ability, the patrons Of
boxing prepare for a treat What do
they see2 The boxers, afraid 10 take
chances. dance about, hug each other
for five rounds. and then in the last
round cut up a whirlwind finish Then
for a month afterward the partisans Of
the two men argue as 70 which had
the better OF the bout. OF course
neither had any special advantage, as
IL was not their purpose to do anything
except make the bout as even as pos
sible.
This IS a fraud on the club members
and shOUlG De stopped. There is one
certain way - do it, and that IS 70
insist that IN every bout the purse snail
be divided on the basis Of % per cent
10 the winner and > per cent 10 the
loser There IS no good reason Why
referees should not pick winners ut the
CIoSerof bouts.
Under the present system Of paying a
boxer on the basis OF past reputation
without reference to what ne is going 10
do iu the ring. the boxers can do as
tnev please. With their compensation
secure, they go into the ring determined
to keep out of danger. BY hUSEinS and
dancing they succeed in escaping SeTi-
Gus injury, but they don't give the club
members q run FOR their money. Il IS
now time for the promoters to stop this
sort of game, and they should 10 il
at once or their members viii decline
10 come to the center with their dues.
The Washington times., 1908-09-21

Club of this city, gave a run shortly
after the Hopkins event. After a hard
race Fleming, of George Washington,
beat cut Elphinstone, of the Cross
Country Club. George Washington
University also carried Off the hand
some banner that was offered for the
team of four coming IN first. OF these
three races only one was for more than
five mites, the Hopkins run being slight
~ over six miles. The George Washing
ton and Bioomingdales run was over
the same course, which measured IOur
and a half miles.
In races Of this kind IL has been GUS
tOmary to 2Ne three medals, a goi /
medal for first, silver for second. ana
bronze for third. A banner has always
given To the team Of four that finishes
first The Advent Club VIII not only
give medals for place and a banner for
the winning team, but viii also provide
silver medals for each athlete on the
winning team. 1t Is thought that by
doing this it viii inspire the athletes
into working harder 10 win the banner
for their team.
All Of the local clubs are expected TO
enter teams in this race as well as the
local schools and colleges. II IS thought
that q large number Of Marylanders
viii enter athletes. The exact date OF
the run win be given out IN about a
week as arrangements are being made
with the Amateur Athletic Union
The Washington times., 1908-09-21
RACE
ENTRY LIST GROWS

NEW YORK, Sept. a.-Besides the
two additional entries for the Wander
bllt Cup race received on Saturday
there viii be two foreign cars named
to start during the present week.
Clifford Prokaw's Isotta, named on
Saturday, is the second foreign car IL
the race so far. The two to be entered
this week are welI-IluOwn French
makes. Chairman Thompson hopes for
six foreigners when the lists close on
OCtObcT !.
With the two LOCOmObiles promised,
this would make fourteen cars in all
The addition II the new Matheson on
Saturday made six American cars-the
Mora, Acme, Chadwick. Thomas, and
the two KTOnS were the others. The
NatheSOn is not Jhe former racer. IS
expected. but a new car built To Grand
PTix rules With 6.1-inCh cylinders. the
car will also enter the rand Prize race
at Savannah.
The Washington times., 1908-09-21
THAW AGAIN TRIES
TO REGAIN LIBERTY
Lawyers for Whites Slayer
Ask for Jury Trial to De-
termine Sanity.

WHITE PLAINS, \. y. sept d.
Harry X Thaw made another fght fol
liberty today. when Lawyers Charles
1IorshaUser and N r. Barrett. applied
20 Justice Mills, in part one oE tee
supreme court. for an order allowing
Thaw 10 be tried by a jury TO deter
mine whether he is insane or not.
The hearing again was adjourned un-
til next Saturday, as District Attorney
jerome was not ready.
Lawyer MOrshauSer announced AT the
outset that the hearing was simply q
motion 10 decide whether Thaw is en-
titled 10 a jury trial. and the mode o.
legal procedure. The Thaw argument
was delayed by four cases. which were
given preference by Justice Mills. The
prisoner in a talk with a guard said ha
considered District Attorney Jer0ms
the greatest criminal lawyer IN the
State.
''T viii adjourn this matter until next
Saturday" said the Judge and tle
hearing must go on then L must dis
pose Of this matter 1 never intended
that there should be any protracted de-
lays It is not a question OF constitution
al right, but a question OF the dlscre-
ton Of the court so far as a trial BY .
jury is concerned"
The Washington times., 1908-09-21
AOGRESSOR SHOULD
GET FULL CREDIT
Man Who Forces Fighting En-
titled 10 Consideration From
Referee.

The following argument in relation 10
one basis Of points calculation is inter
esting. but not specially HhI ortant;
That aggressiveness plea is getting
to be something Of a bugaboO. Take the
Sharkey-Jeffries hght. for example
Two-thirds Of the men who saw that
fight VIII tell you that George Siler
erred when ne gave the decis on 10 Jeffr
because Tom forced the hsHt every
minute He did He backed the big
boiIermaker all over the ring, and that 5
why he won, they said. But all the
timeAhe was coming in and making the
big fellow break ground, he was having
the life battered out Of him Time bore
Siler out. Sharkey never recovered
from the shdtteriug that has ribs got
and that very fight ended his wonderful
career in the ring.
The young man who advanced that
argument makes the general mistake Of
assuming that a boxer VINO has been
hurt 50 that he shows the marks after
battle must lose the decision. IS the
'prOper comment OF the New York Press
Such Is not the case. The referee does
not decide a night on what may happen
after a bout is finished, but solely on
what takes place in the ring during the
contest. There IS not much doubt that
had the bout gone half dozen rounds
more ShaTkey would have been knocked
ont. But the bout, by agreement of the
contestants. was limited 10 twenty-five
rounds. and what might have taken
place in the twenty-siXth or twenty-sev-
. enth round could not be considered oy
the referee
The fact that Jegs blows hurt
SHarkey more than the Sailors punches
hurt Jen had nothing 10 do with IT,.
Sldrkey was on his feet AT the end of
the twenty-Gfth round. and fighting
Ee had landed more blows than JEFF,
ard had been the aggressOr from first 20
last. The Sailor carried the fight 10 Jen
every round of the twenty-five, and hit
JEFF twice Tor every blow he got Jen
was on the defensive all the time, and
did not lead half a dozen times IN the
fight Sharkey was entitled 20 the de-
Cisiou, and ne was deprived Of his rights
when ne did not get II.
The Washington times., 1908-09-21
MARATHON WINNER
TRAINED ON VINE
Janitor Corey's Friend, the Chef,
Furnished Champagne Dur
ing the Race.

CHICAGO, sept. 2l.-Albert H Corey,
the Frenchman VINO won the MARATHON
race here Saturday from a field OF
seventy-nlne Of the best runners in
the WeSr, last night declared that ha
owes his success to having trained on
champagne.
The wine was furnished Corey, who IS
a janitcr, by mis- friend George s. Peti-
tain, d chef I'm one OF the big hotels.
Petitaln, IN an automobile, followed
Corey along the route, and kept him
supplied with champagne.
He covered the twenty-six miles In ?
hours 81 minutes and 2p seconds, which
was only sixteen minutes behind the
worlds record. When he finished he
was apparently as strong and fresh as
when he started. while all Of his COM
petitOrs had either quit from fatigue
or crossed the line In state bordering
on collapse.
So strong was ne at the finish that
when the clubhouse was reached Corey
insisted upon remaining outside TO
watch his opponents finish. Members OF
the club refused TO allow this, and
picked him up and carried him on their
shoulders
The Washington times., 1908-09-21

carted away $4,000 worth OF silverplate
in a plumbers truck. It was a big
loot. and the job was neatly done.
"On reaching their hiding place, bis
pal turned panic-stricken and said:
It's al up with US I've left me
coat an umbrella on the sUy's bed fc=-
ninst de piano
Just then a black cat came in The
room The pal caught che cat by the
tail. pulled out three Whi-4 hairs 5urn-
ed them over the tame OF a candle ne
had used at a wake the night before
and that killed the noOdoo.
Next day.. the crook said though
cont believe him, the brewer sent
around the coat and umbrellas, with
polite note, saying that as the two were
a power IN politics, and had worked for
hls ticket. he wouldn't give EN- away
till after the election Now the crook
swears Dy all that was lovely that but
Tor the luck o CatChlu' that cat and
havln' the candle handy. they'd ha' got
twenty years, because their names was
on some pawn tickets in the coat
'ErOOks call II bad luck TO visit a pal
IN prison awaiting action By the grand
jury, and guess that's right enough,
though not as they mean II. They say
that II you re a crook and your partner
gets arrested, IL viii certainly hOOdoo
mis- case and perhaps send him 70 the
peni -enuary even II you drop in at the
Iombs 10 cheer him up with the news
coin ia circulation an viii send him the
best lawyer IL town. But you can stay
away and send the lawyer and not hurt
his case in the least
Never Visit Each Other.
Crooks believe that 50 firmly that
wien we hear Of a crook visiting a pal
Il. % Ison We know he's an amateur
haven't you any hrst-hand fnfOrma-
ti0n about hOodOos7' the sleuth was
a5. I. as he paused for another light
Got exactly first hand was the re
r.y- but here's a funny case 1 was con-
.-.:ed IN myself:
A guy pinched a poCketbOOk in an
avenue saloon A seCOud-stOTy chap
that had il H. for him and was working
for me OF tie quiet, tipped me OF 70
him as he was passing the pOcketbOOk
20 the bartender The guy saw him. and
ne must have knocked nearly a pint %
teeth down tie fellows throat. But he
was game, and testified against the
thief at the trial
1t looked like q sure case. The
cooks own lawyer said he'd sure get
ten years, and I thought he'd get more.
When all the testimony was IN the
guy sees a lunChbaCk talking 10 his
lawyer, and. putting his left hand on
the hump. he says Hello, old man.
wish ne luck
The hunchy looks him fun in the
face. smiles like a May morning. and
SAYS You're all right don't be afraid
Next morning the Judge nearly
knocks ali OF Us or our feet BY saying
Six months
until that day FOR n it wasn't a hunchy
that saved that teller I don't know
what il was
And the reaI-thirg sleuth. having fin
ished his cigar. got up and said il was
time 10 report 70 the old man
The Washington times., 1908-09-21
STEALS LETTERS u. ST.
SOLDIER SENTENCED
Private Takes Articles Worth Il
Cents-LoSeS Pay-Gets
Three Months.

Because he stole from e fellow sol
der an article worth II cents. Private
Fred r Petersen, OF Battery f Fourth
Field Artillery. has just been sentenced
by a general coUrt-martial 10 coufine-
menJ At hard labor fer a period Of three
months and forfeiture OF SO a month or
his pay during that time.
The court, which convened at Fort
Sheridan. Illinois, found Petersen guilty
OF theft from a fellow soldier Of tEe
hr-uZe letters ~. s." which form The
collar ornaments OF an enlisted man. al
Fort Sheridan. on August :. The court $
sentence was for diShCnorable dismissal
from the army and confinement for one
year. with forfeiture OF al pay Que
him
The sentence was later mitiEated by
BriCadieT General Carter 10 confinement
for three months
The Washington times., 1908-09-21
NELSON WILL TELL
STORY OF HIS LIFE
Contributes Autobiography, Which
Will Deal With His Career
in Prize Ring.

saN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21-Champ-
ion Bat Nelson is writing a book which
VIII give a record Of his life, mainly
since he has been IN the IlmeIight Of
the prize ring.
The book will be fun Of straight facts
only, according TO Nelson, and ITS most
interesting feature to sporting men viii
be the figures that the Dane gives in
regard TO his profits from professional
pUEiiism. He has nSUy5I It all out care
fully. and declares that in five years
he has made sI25,oj1 fros1 his various
fights, and tie bets he has made on
himself
In addition ne has uett-d $4,000 from
theatrical ventures He is now the
greatest drawing card among pugIIists.
and commands $l,Zso week, besides a
percentage Of the profits.
The Washington times., 1908-09-21
PENNANT
GOES TOORIOLES

BALTIMORE. Sept 21--The Eastern
League baseball season ended yester-
day with doUble-headers AT Newars
and Providence. and Baltimore won the
pennant-
II was not until the final games that
the pOssessor Of second pace was de-
termined- Newark captured the open
ing game from jersey CITY. while PrOVi-
dencs dowped the Baltimore Orioles. Brr
the Indians were not successful in the
second encounter. and as the GragE
again defeated the Orioles in the second
game. second place goes 10 StaIins's
crew.
The race was one Of the closest bat
tlCs since the league was organized II
was not until the closing week that 'ls
YeuuanC winner was decided The C,-i-
oles had the lead By d scant margin,
and. although they dropped the series
Of four games 10 the Grays they led
the league by two games.
The Washington times., 1908-09-21
National Commission Will
Probably Recall EdiCt
Against Players Bonus.
WANT TWO UMPIRES
IN THE OUTFIELD
Scheme viii Abolish Interference
o. With Willing Workers in
Garden by RoOters.

NEW YORK, Sept. a.-Ban Johnson,
president Of the American League,
ought to be headed this way shortly.
Generally at this season of the year
Big Ban makes a trip 10 New York to
confer with Harry PuIliam regarding
the umpires who are to work in the
worlds series It looks now as IL either
Cleveland or Detroit would win the pen
nant in the American League, and un-
less St Louis or Chicago should turn
out 70 be the home Of the Johnson
gonfalon it seems certain the games will
be alternated daily between New York
and either Detroit or Cleveland, with
the Saturday combat slated for the Polo
Grounds The jump to the West and
back isn't a hard one, and can be made
without much trouble and without the
use Of special trains.
In a short time the National Commis-
sion viii adopt a resolution putting a
safe and sane limit on the amount a
club owner can hand his players after
a worlds series. At present any gift
IS prohibited under a resolution passed
last month, but the matter, according
to reliable rumor, is to be reopened, and
Harry and Garry and Ban-BalIdom' s
Big Three-wiu decide just how much a
generous club owner can give to the
players who have won for him a pen
nant, even should they have lost for
him q worlds championship.
At the time the national commission
passed its resolution prohibiting mag
mates from handing out any extra coin
TO the participants in the big series il
was amusing 10 note how players on
second division teams rushed into print
and condemned Johnson, Hermann and
PUlliam and the tiEht-hstcd club own
ers. VINO, according to the highly paid
athletes. dictated the move. The st.
Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati
Reds. for instance, complained bitterly
about the edict, but it was noticeable
there was nary whimper from the
players on the Chicago. New York and
PittshurE payrOlis.
While II IS an Euesswork the proba-
bilities are that Hank O'Dav and
Charles RiEIer viii be the umpires
chosen by the National League for the
worlds series, and Jack Sheridan and
Billy Evans by the American League.
Pulliam and Johnson have passed uu the
scheme of having the referees chosen
IN rotation, and intend TO select their
best arDitratOrS hereafter. O'Day and
Sheridan viii do the umpiring on the
diamond. and Rigler and Evans viii act
IN the Outfeld. A referee in the outer
works in the series OF 1906 would have
been useful commodity. as In the Ia st
Cubs. AYERS that a biEOted South Side
tan caused him TO drop a bill. the error
turning the tide Of battle IN favor Of
the White SOX.