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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
FARMER BURNS Is STILL
A HALE AND HEARTY MAN,

Martin Farmer) Burns. the veteran
wrestler. like ''Old Cy" Young. the
festive finger of the Boston Americans
Is typical example of what the temper
ate life will do for active participants in
athletics. The comparison drawn by
Frank Gotch. the worlds heavyweight
wrestling champion. tells only truly how
the heroes of bygone days are able 70
maintain their positions with the men of
the hour In sporting events. Gotch. bet
ter than any other man in the country
perhaps. is qualified 10 tell the story of
the life led by the Big Rock veteran.
which has enabled him to remain within
touching distance of the wrestling
heights. For It was Burns who taught
Gotch all he knew in the early career of
the present champion and the friendship
Of the pair is like adamant. Gotch
though loaded to the guards with work.
rehearsing for the vaudeville sketch in
which he will shortly be launched as "A
histrionic possibility. Is a close follower
of the base ball pennant races. The bene-
fit given Cy Young by his townspeople
at Boston put the big champion in a
retrospective mood. He didn't recall the
days when Farmer Burns at the age of
eight years first tried his hand at
wrestling on the old farm in the Hawk
eye LOT the veteran Is now III MS
fiftieth year. But Gotch never tires OF
relating his experiences when as youth
he acquired his first knowledge of the toe
hold. which has since been associated
with him. while scuffling with the
Farmer. Burns has always been a bitter
foe to- John Barleycorn. and though
tempted many times has never given that
opponent the least consideration. Tobacco
is another deadly enemy I'm the eyes Of the
Farmer. He abhors the use of profanity
and Is known far and wide throughout his
native state an ardent churchgoer. In
fact, the ex-champion is one of the pill
lars of the church at Big Rock. where
he passes the contribution box each Sab
bath. With his happy family the old
athlete lives on a little homestead sur
rounded by four acres of rich soil. and
his time when not taken up with the mat
game is devoted to agriculture and the
raising of chickens. The Farmer is re-
puted wealthy man in his community.
and friends who know him opine his bank
roll ranges around the $4,000 mark
Economy has long been habit with
Burns. Thousands of aspiring wresters
have fallen before the proves of this
old gladiator. and even today. when
Burns is preparing to celebrate the golden
anniversary of his birth, there are few
men enjoying the prime of life who can
hold their own in a tussle on the canvas
with Burns. He won his title from Evan
Lewis in Chicago and for years was in
vincible, until Gotch came along and
wrested the crown from his former tutor.
Now they are as thick as bees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
LONGBOAT TELLS WHY.
Flanagan Trained Him Wrong,
Famous Runner SAYS.

NEW YORK, August 29.-Tom Long
boat, the Canadian Indian runner. and
Tom Flanagan, who has been his mana
ger for the past year or SO. have reached
the parting of their ways. Lorgboat says
he is through with Flanagan and will
look out for his own interests in future.
1t was Flanagan who arranged all the
races in which the redskin has taken
part since he won the Boston Marathon
a year ago, including that against re-
lay of runners at Boston. an effort for
which LOngboat is alleged to have ac-
cepted a cash prize.
> Longboat blames Flanagan for his de-
feat in the London Marathon. The In
dian wanted to train in England. but. so
the story goes. Flanagan ordered him to
Ireland, where ii rained from the day he
arrived until the day he left. Even I'M
der these conditions Longboat ran re-
markedly we'll once he got used TO the
cold and rain
Two days before the Marathon Long
boat arrived in London. The trip from
Ireland knocked him out completely, and
he was unable to do any work the next
day. The following day was the day of
the race. so Longboat had TO start with
out the slightest knowledge of the course.
Now Thomas is sore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
BASE BALL IS KING.

Il wasn't very many summers ago
that ST. Louis was supporting TOUR
race tracks, besides its two base
ball plants.
Then. some fifteen summers back,
there was horse racing at the two
East Side merry go rounds, Madi-
son and East ST Louis. as we'll as
night racing at the South Side and
Sportsman's Park, Jericho" and
base ball at Won der Aheville.
Later, though. just couple of
summers ago. the firm of Celia, Ad-
Ter & Titles alternated. running the
Fair Grounds, Delmar and Kinloch
courses; Pat Carmody and his asso-
ciates had the Union track In opera
ton and the Browns and Cardinals
were holding forth the same as to-
day.
Then. to make times all the
"sportier." Charley Haughton had
his West End Club in operation,
while Joe Cappels was showing the
pugdom chappies at the Jai Alai
building.
All of a sudden the lid" was
damned on. The race tracks were
closed. So were the fighting clubs.
Base ball alone was allowed to
continue. That condition has con-
tinued. Save for an occasional track
meet or an auto show. not counting,
of course. the fall combats on the
gridirOn. ii has been base ball, and
base ball only, for the sport lovers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
| kETCHELl IS GETTING BIG
WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO TAKE
ON TOMMY BURNS NEXT.

NEW YORK. Aug. 22-While the middle
west is rejoicing over the recent victories
of Stanley Ketchell. the Michigan middle
weight. owing to his recent knockouts OF
Mike (Twin) Sullivan, Jack (Twin) Sulli-
van and Hugo Kelly and his win over
Billy Papke after ten rounds of hard mill
ing at Milwaukee. a match is being
clamored for with Tommy Burns, the
present heavyweight champion.
Ketchell is growing too big to make the
settle accounts with Sam Langford. the
KetcheIl, has committed the fatal error OF
getting too good. until there is no one
else in his class for him to face.
Langford returned to Boston after his
decisive win over Tony Ross. to await an
answer from ketchell as to meeting. In
the event of 1t being turned down Joe
Woodman, Langford's manager, will go
avoid meeting him. The Bostonian' s
showing here in New York when he stop
ped Jim Barry, John Willie and Tony
Ross. all outweighing him from ten to
twenty pounds makes him look better on
paper than Ketchell.
The western fighter has been demand
ing that his opponents make weight, and
while he has come out on the big end, he
did not take any chances. Langford. on
the other hand. has not faced a man OF
his own weight in two years. and has
been bowling them over at that. Jack
Johnson. the so-called heavyweight cham
pon. cannot be taken seriously, as the
best he could do with Langford was to
get a draw, he having many things in
his favor.
Taking the records of ketchell and
Langford the latter is the most worthy
of meeting the present heavyweight cham
pion for the title. Ketchell will face Billy
Papke again on Labor day at Los An
geles, and, should the latter hold him
safe again. he would be ignored by Burns.
Langford is not only clever. but carries
a knockout punch in each hand. Should
Langford and Burns come together as no
doubt they will. the latter would have the
call in the betting. owing to his big ad-
vantage in weight; but the colored boy s
friends would be willing to unite their
purse strings on his chances. The largest
clubs in the country will bid for the
match
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
COUNTY KENT ELEVEN WINS.
Beat Philadelphia Cricket Team Fou
Wickets to the Good.

CA%TERBURY. August 9.-The cricket
match between the Philadelphia team
and the County Kent eleven was con-
cluded today with the home team vic
torious by four wickets to the COCO. Al
the beginning Of their second innings 'he
Kent men needed 124 runs TO win. the
score of the Americans standing at I'd
The home team completed ITS first m
ninps with a total of 1O2. The Philadel-
rhians then went 10 the bat for their sec
ond innings. but were all out for 81. They
made 1888 in their first innings, SO their
total is 22J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
MIDDIES WANT TO ROW.
Think They'd Have a Good Chance
at Poughkeepsie.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. August 29.-Accord-
ing to reports here the middies and Off
GERS of the navy are endeavoring to pro-
cure permission to enter Naval Acad-
envy crew in the PoughkeepsIe regatta
next year 1t is the desire of the Acad-
emy's rowing authorities to send two
crews to compete against the rest of the
colleges on the Hudson next year. Be-
sides the regular crew. they desire to en-
ter a plebe eight to compete against the
freshman boats of other institutions IF
the authorities can secure the approval of
the superintendent of the academy to
this plan il is said that the Navy De-
partment will also approve it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
Racing in st. Louis.

BUFFALO. August 29.-Confrmation
of the report that a race meeting of ten
days duration will be attempted in ST.
Louis this fall has been received here.
Although the project is still in tentative
shape it is practically certain that the
meeting will be held. Prominent bust
ness men in the Mound city are inter-
ested in the meeting, and the ST. Louis
fair grounds have been leased. The pro-
posed meeting Is intended for September
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
LOOK OUT, DANIELS!
Here's a Crawl-Stroke Champion on
Your Trail,

NEW YORK. August 23.-For some
time past experts have been watching
with keen interest the swinging Of James
II. Reilly of Townsend Harris Hall High
School. and predicting that he would
soon be the peer of the middle distance
man. When the try-outs for the Olympic
games came along and he failed to quail
ify his friends were much surprised and
disappointed. but il later leaked out that
ne had competed in spite of a bad injury
to his foot, and did not come within ten
seconds of his consistent figures for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
Peace at Golf Park.

NEW YORK, August 29.-Peace now
hovers over the green grass 1t Van Cort-
landt Park. To carry out the fourth an
nual tournament for golf professionals
there August 81 and September 1 the
committee of the Scottish-American Golf
Club, which has been promoting the
movement. and the executive committee
of the three former tournaments have
consolidated. All is amity and the affair
which is timed TO catch the professionals
on the rebound from Myopia. will be the
most successful competition of the series.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
They Loved Lever.

Charley Lever. the steady and reliable
pitcher of the Pittsburg club. was once a
country school teacher. He was noted
for his strict adherence to the spare
the rod. spoil the child principle. and
the bowls that sometimes issued from his
temple Of learning were frequent and
piercing.
One of his worst pupils when it came to
outguessing him, was a little curly
haired chap, who lisped when he talked
and who was always made to stand uI
and show off, for the edification OF
visitors.
One day the board of trustees came
around to look things over and one of
them selected the lisping tyke to answer
his questions.
DO you like your teacher Willie?" he
asked.
"Yes-s-r-r," said Willie
And why do you like your teacher"
asked the old quizzer.
Because" lisped Willie. 1.-The Bible
says that we must love our enemies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
Donovan and Waddell.

These are the days when pennants are
won by clever pitchers. and just now
American League fans are sizing up the
relative merits of Donovan and Waddell.
McAleer and Jennings are holding these
stars back for the rush down the home
stretch and students of base ball are
wise to this fact. So there has been a
method in the seeming madness Of Wild
Bill Donovan being put out Of the game
SO much this season. Bill, acting under
instructions from Jennings. has been saw
ing himself. and from now on 1t is afe
bet that he will not again be suspended.
McAleer has been holding Waddell in
reserve by allowing him to work along
easily all the season without risking his
arm by pitching him in regular turn
Waddell won the pennant for the Ath-
letics in 1902. Tannehill aud Bill Dinneen
did the same for Boston in 1903 while
Dinneen accomplished the feat for Bos-
ton in 1904 and Waddell for the Athletics
in 1905.
PHILIPPE won for Pittsburg in 1903. Ma
thewsOn for New York in 1904 and 1905,
Brown for the Cubs in 1906 and Walsh
for the White Sox the same year Dono-
van by his fine work for Detroit undoubt-
eddy brought the pennant to that city in
1907. and it is up to him and Waddell to
show whether the Tigers or the Browns
will win the bunting for 1905
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
LITTLE STORIES OF THE BASE BALL PLAYERS

struck a billy place in the outfield and
bounding over his shoulder, rolled away
back to the fence. Ambruster chased
Harry Davis over the plate on his home
run and we won the game
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
BY Revere Rodgers.

this talk about managers having to humor
George Edward are poppycock. for 1 find
him tractable. You'll hear from the big
''rube' when we fellows are coming down
the homestretch. Stick a pin right there
and don't forget it"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
Milan's Merry Retort.


Clyde Milan the candy kid of base ball,
is one of the quickest thinkers in the
local outfit, and few of the Washington
lads ever care to tackle him. On the
local street car line that the base ball
players use is a grouchy conductor. who
is so disobliging that the other day the
boys decided to put up job on him.
So when a bunch of them got on this
fellows car they each handed out %
cents in coppers and demanded tickets.
IT'S we'll known that no conductor
cares to handle coppers, for they take UP
lot of room and require tedius count
ing, and as the crouch came down
the car aisle and the Washington boys
began to hand out their coppers, his face
was study.
AS he got to Milan. who looks like a
kid. the conductors temper failed and
snatching Milan's money he cried:
Say. i don't want to be carrying all
this junk around in my pockets"
"All right" replied Clyde In a voice au-
dible to every one in the car, turn it into
the COMPANY"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
By Revere Rodgers.
Sam Crawford's Story.

Big Sam Crawford of the Detroit club
is a barber by profession. He halls from
way out in Nebraska, and cherishes the
memory of once having lathered and
shaved William Jennings Bryan. But be-
fore Sam went into the barber business
he worked in glue factory.
When the Detroit club was last in Wash
ington the players were sitting around
their hotel lamenting the threatened rain
and chattering of various things.
THE first time / began playing ball for
money said Sam Crawford. II received
only half a dollar a game, and thought
was we'll paid at that, for money was
tight in my part Of the country"
WHO gave you all that money. Sam
laughingly inquired Ty Cobb, who receives
five thousand for six months work.
why, 1 was working in glue factory
at the time," replied Crawford. land the
manager Of the joint was bugs on bas
ball. and gave each member of the club
fifty cents for every game we played
WAS 1t a good team?' asked COBB.
We'll, the team wasn't much of an out
fit" drawled Sam, as he warily glanced
about in the direction of the nearest exit,
"but as we all worked in the glue fac
tory we stuck together pretty well.
And then Sam ducked.
Jimmy McAleer and Waddell.
''Rube" Waddell. something that no man
ager ever accomplished before.
When asked how he had succeeded in
pulling off this supposedly impossible play
Jimmy said:
Il treat Waddell as 1 would wish to be
treated myself, and l do not have the
least bit of trouble with him. l find him
to be a very willing fellow. and what he
does he does in the open and allows all
the world to know about it.
There is absolutely nothing two-faced
about George Edward One Of the finest
points about him is that he does not sulk
or nurse fancied grievances. like a good
many star ball players ! have known in
my day. Men like this, while they
wouldn't come out into the open and do
things. they would. by secret means. so
demoralize a winning outfit as to eliminate
1t from the running.
.'Waddell is a peculiar fellow, but the
fans in every city pamper him, and 1t Is
not hard to find plausible excuses for
some bad breaks the big fellow has made
in the past Personally. l very much
like Rube, and consider him one of the
best twirlers now in the game, and all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
Connie Mack on Base Ball.

Connie Mack is bemoaning the fact that
luck has been against his club all season
He says that but once has the club got
an even break Of luck with any club.
ITO illustrate my point" said Connie
Il will recall a little instance which oc-
CURED one hot July day down in Wash
ington. We had played a double-header
the day before, the Thermometer was
lowering about the ninety-five mark and
both clubs were pretty we'll tagged out
But we played the game for keeps just
the same.
THE Washington club knocked Waddel
out of the box and l sent in Bender. who
had great year then. and the Nationals
hit Bender. too.
Finally. when in the last or next to
the last inning, with Washington leading
us and all our men dead on their feet
Seybold became affected by the heat and
retired from the game. l sent in young
Ambruster to bat for Socks With
Harry Davis on first base, and Wash
ington having the game sewed up. tina,
kid got on to one of Tom Hughes curves
and laced the ball out toward John An
derson. in left field. Just as John came in
to take the ball on the first bound, ii
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
MORE BURDENS.

The Bee interviewed a teacher
highly connected in the public schools
of this city, last Monday evening, and
among other things he complained
that there are prevalent rules which
keep the teachers huStling from morn
ing to night The teacher says that
very often the special teacher will
report a teacher if he sees q piece OF
paper upon the floor.
Teachers must visit certain schools
each week, and sit all day and observe
The rule is so, said the teacher, that
you must criticise a teachers school
whether or no.. If there is nothing to
criticise it is not appreciated. The
teacher says this is what is called
Official tattling," to which many
don't subscribe.
This system was inaugurated by the
supervising principals. 1t is not be-
lieved that the superintendent knows
anything about these silly rules and
childish regulations
There is a feeling of discomfort
throughout the entire corps of teach
ers. Many of them don't know where
they stand. Every day, more or less,
there is a new rule.
Many of the supervising principals
may have a dislike for a teacher and
if they do, an adverse report will go
to the superintendent, against the
school. Then here comes a letter
from the superintendent that the al
legged supervising principal, who
doesn't know half as much as the
teacher he has reported, telling him
that Mr.. Doe, supervising principal,
has informed me that your school is
moi up to the standard, and that you
are deficient in enthusiasm. etc. "
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28

and son of Lord Elcho: Rev. Leander
T. Chamberlain, of New York City;
Mr.. Robert Underwood Johnson. as
sociate editor, The Century Maga-
zine: Mr.. ". G. Wilcox, New York
City, and Mr.. Robert c. Ogden. New
York City. Mr.. Bryce delivered a
formal address in the Tuskegee In
stitute Chapel on Tuesday, at ? 80
o'clock.
Ambassador Bryce said in part
1t is interesting to me to see that you
have a number of students from the
British empire, and | thank them for
their welcome. We have within that
empire many millions of the Negro
race, in eastern, southern, and west
ern Africa, and of course, also in the
West Indies. We are profoundly in
terested in what is being done here.
We hope to obtain suggestions by
which we can be benefited, and we
are very glad that colored people
from British Africa and the West
Indies should be among you.
81 have long been convinced that
the idea which your principal put
forward, and which is here being
worked out, of the Importance of ia
dustrial training is a sound, fertile,
practical idea. 1t is grounded in the
history of the human race, every
family of mankind, whatever its col
or, has to begin, and the white race
did begin by acquiring habits Of steady
ad constant labor, and by working
out for itself a knowledge of the in
dustries and arts on which civilization
even in its simplest and rudest forms,
must rest"
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
BOSTON GUARDIAN" "

said that it was correct. Prof. Lewis
was summoned to the superintendents
office for an explanation. Prof. Lewis
made manly defense. To the sur
prise of Prof. Lewis he received a
letter from Superintendent Bruce, in
forming him that his school was de-
fcient in everything, even in music.
The Bee has made an investigation
of the teaching ability of Prof. Lewis
and every teacher of standing states
that he is one of the best eighth
grade teachers in the public schools.
The consensus of opinion is that
the entire business is spite work
which The Bee understands the Board
of Education will investigate, and if
necessary. the entire matter will be
presented TO the Senate District Com
mittee.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
TUSKEGEE WINS.

FL Liberal, one of the newspapers OF
Havana. Cuba, announces an archi-
tectural competition recently held
there for the privilege of designing a
Leper Hospital, and that Delfn Val
des. who graduated here in May of the
present year, was successful in hav-
ing his plans accepted.
Valdes came to Tuskegee a number
of years ago as a very young student
and was successfully promoted from
wear to year. He was one OF the
brightest of the architectural students,
and we congratulate him upon his
success in having his plans accepted
for this important building.-Tuske-
gee Student.
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28

Of course the superintendent gets his
information from John Doe, supervis-
ing principal If you talk back to his
''highness, it is an insult, and such
is sufficient cause for your dismissal,
no matter how wrong John Doe may
be- He is your supervisor, here, AMI
his word goes.
Prof. Lewis and Supervisor Baily
got together Tuesday and settled their
differences. 1t was admitted that both
were wrong, DR.. Baily was wrong
in criticislng Principal Lewis, because
Mr. Lewis was correct and principal
Lewis was wrong because he didn't
admit that Supervisor Baily was right
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
IS IT SPITE WORK?

Principal Lewis Marked Down.
Some few weeks ago The Bee
briefly mentioned the fact that a su-
pervising principal had entered Prof.
W. H. Lewis room and severely crit
icised an example he had placed upon
tae blackboard. 1t turned out that
the supervisor was DR.. BaiIy
Upon investigation it was discover
ed that Prof. Lewis was right in his
explanation Of the example; he hav-
irg been sustained by supervising
principal John c. Noll. Prof. Lewis
called the attention of Principal Noll
to the method that he adopted and he
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
GreatWork At TuskeDee
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS AT
TUSKEGEE.

Tuskegee, Alabama, Nov. 2o.-A
distinguished party visited Tuskegee
Normal and Industrial Institute, of
which Booker T. Washington is. Prin-
cipal. Included in the party were
Hon. James Bryce, British Ambass-
ador to the United tates and Mrs.
Bryce; Sir Harry H. Johnston, the
African traveller; Hon. Hugo Char
toris. attache of the British Embassy,
The Washington bee., 1908-11-28
CHIEF GRIFFIN'S FATHER
DIES.
From the Richmond Reformer.

From the Richmond Reformer.
We are in receipt of a telegram
from Chief w. R. Griffin, informing
us that his father, who lived in
Lynchburg, Va, died in that city
Tuesday night, November 18th, and
that his remains were funeralized
Thursday, the 10Th. The Brotherhood
and the many friends of Mr. Griffin
will hear with sadness, the said de-
mise of his father. Mr.. Griffin has
the sympathy of the Executive Board,
the Office Force and the Brotherhood
in general in his sad loss.