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The Washington times., 1908-12-17
CHICAGO PROMOTERS
OUT AFTER DORANDO
Will Heavily Back Corey, Western
Champ, Against the
Italian.

CHICAGO. Dec. I7.--Lou II. House
man tonight posted With r. H South
gate. jr., of the Congress Hotel Com
pany. 5000 for race over the Mara
thon distance, backing up the challenge
by Albert l. Corey, the Middle West
champion, open 10 the world.
The race is to be run at the Coliseum
on January s, and the challenge uttered
is directed principally against Dorando.
Hayes. and LOngboat
Charles Harvey, Of New York city.
was also wired an additional 5000 bv
Mr. Houseman 10 be used IL II became
necessary as a further evidence Of his
good faith
The Washington times., 1908-12-17
MACK MAKES OFFER
FOR CATCHER ROTH
Cantillon's Proposition Is Rejected
By the Milwaukee Club
Owners.

MILwAUKEE, WIS, Dec. IACatch-
er Blue, Of Philadelphia, with one other
player, name not made public. is the
offer of Connie Mack. of the Athletics,
for Catcher Frank Roth. of the Mil
waulzee Association team
Roth has been doing good work f.
Milwaukee, but in view OF the fact that
Beville has been doing all the work. il
has been hardly thought economy to
keep a man Of ROth's caliber or the
bench. Milwaukee needs material in
other parts Of the team, and with Blue
as a reserve backstop, and some other
man for the outfield, a good trade can
be arranged.
St Louis also wants Roth, as does
Cantillon, but Cantillon's offer OF three
lame ducks viii be rejected.
The Washington times., 1908-12-17

gets two men on. iu SchildmilIer. the
Green's great end, and TObiu. captain
elect for next season. who IS booked
for a berth 1T guard.
Pennsylvania also gets two in HOuen-
bach at haIfback and Scarlet at end.
Princeton has but on5 man on, Tibbott
at halfback. SteheI. Of Chicago. is
picked as quarter. and Horr. OF SYRIA
cUse for tackle
Dexter Draper. the former Springfield
Training School star is not put on the
first team, Mr.. Camp figuring that his
absence from the game in the early
part Of the season E"evented him from
getting into his old-time trim II viii
occasion some surprise in New Eng
land circles to see Brusse. Of Dart
mouth, picked for center on the third
eleven, over Morse, Of Williams. Gray,
Amherst's COlOred haIfback. gets a
place in the third eleven. Schulz. OF
Michigan, who was first choice for cen
ter last year, IS put below NOurse this
year, as he had the same experience as
Draper.
The Washington times., 1908-12-17
KINNEY, OF YALE,
WILL WE'D SOON

TOLEDO. Dec. T7.-An interesting
sidelight % the historic gridiron struE-
gle between PricetOn and Yale in 1sJ-
has just come 10 light with the an
nOUncement that Miss Mary Mcknight
OF Bowling Green, is 10 wed Gilmore
Kinney, IT., eN-captain or the Yale has
ketban and baseball teams. and now ar
Idaho real estate dealer.
Imcdiately after the game Miss Nc
Knight who had been an enthusiast il
rOcJer for Yale, ran onto the field 70
congratulate Howard and Tad Jones
who were close frienGs. she was intro
duced TO young Kinney and the romance
beSau.
The Washington times., 1908-12-17
LITTLE BOY WILL
NOT LEAD INDIANS

CARLISLE. Pa. Dec. 17.-Little Boy.
who was recently elected captain OF
the Carlisle Indian football team for
next year, has been declared ineligible
10 play another year and another cleo
tion viii have to be held.
Little Boy played in some of the minor
games in 1905. and as he has been a
regular player since that time, the de-
Cision was that he had repre- eSeuted Car
Isle upon the gridirOn the four years
which is the time allowed by tie eIigi-
bilIty rules. Hendricks also will be Ce-
prived from playing next year on ac-
Sount of the fOur-year rule.
The Washington times., 1908-12-17
HEDGES WANTED
PITCHER BUNS
Offered Fancy Price for Big
Left-hander-Canfllon
After Trade.
CHASE FOR YANKEES.
SAYS ST. LOUIS MAN
Browns Will Start Early on Spring
Trip-EXpect a Good
a.. Year

ST LOUIS, Dec. 1T got SO per
cent OF what I went after while down
in New York." states President r. L
Hedges, Of the Browns. When I
started for the big town sought
Catcher Criger, Pitcher Lotsofstuff. and
Outfielder Hitsemamile
Il landed Criger Yes, Spencer and
5000 formed the purchase price. Com
iskey was there shaking his check for
$4,000 in TaylOr's face. The Old Roman
also was willing to give the Boston
maSnate his choice OF Shaw. Weaver,
and Hart witt 5000 TO boot.
If Comiskey had offered Sullivan
even up, he would have secured Criger.
This he refused TO do. so pretty soon
Taylor and I We're talking. I tried to
make the trade man for man and paint
ed Spencer a marvel with fifteen good
years before him.
But Taylor wouldn't stand for it,
kept raising the offer 500 at a crack,
ana when I reached $500 he accepted.
7 confidently believe that if Criger- had
been added to our team August 1 last. we
would have won the championship.
hope to bag two more good men. but
even II 1 fail, think Criser insures me
1913 team.
Was Offered Southpaw Burns.
Joe CantillOn asked me how I would
like TO have BIZ Burns. told him
] would pay a fancy price for the big
southpaw. I don't want any money
replied CantilIon, but If You will give
me the right man in return, we can
make the swap
Il asked Joe who he wanted. and
nearly had fit when he replied. 'Hobe
Ferris 1 suggested that he toss in
Ganley, Hughes, Street, and Mcbride.
but he objected.
Il am looking forward to getting
star pitcher and a star outfelder- We
have some mighty good trading ma
terial and am hopeful that I viii be
able TO put through a couple Of swans
before we start for Houston"
There isn't hardly a chance to get
Chase. Farrell, and StalIirgs are bent
on keeping him providing ne IS rein
stated To judge by the talk heard
about Hal, he stands about an even
chance of being in the game next wear.
II he makes up his mind that he wants
10 resume his position with the Yam
KEGS"
Figures on Heidrick.
Hedges expects great things of En-
NETT Heidrick next year. Butts" will
be ordered TO go over 10 French Lick
with the other veterans Of the team the
middle Of February.
They will tarry there some two
weeks, and then hit out for Houston
with the full army. Hedges is con
ndent that Heidrick will be able 10 scale
some ten or twelve pounds lighter than
he did last season, and that. shy that
amount OF avoirduDois, he will be his
good Old-time self
The Washington times., 1908-12-17
SMITH TO REFEREE
FLYNN-LANGFORD GO
Both Fighters in Great Shape, and
Below the Required
Weight.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. I7.-Joe
Woodman and Tim McGrath, managers
Of Sam Langford, and Jim Flynn ano
Billy ROache. representing the Wash
ingtOn Athletic Club, held a conference
last highland Eddie Smith was selected
TO referee the Flynn fight to
be held Monday evening Alvie King
will referee the Walsh-Atteu contest.
Yesterday was day Of rest at Lang
ford's camp. The Boston negro is rap
idly nearing perfect condition and is
under weight. He viii take things easy
for the balance Of the week
Flynn also is taking things rather
easy compared to his usual strenuous
workouts.
The Washington times., 1908-12-17
Canadian Rivalry Causes
Payment of Ruinous
Salaries to Stars.
SPORT THREATENED
BY EXTRAVAGANCE
Unless Put On a Business Basis
Professional Game Must
Die.

PTTTSBURG, Dec. 17.-NOw that hook
ey managers in Canada are offering the
players here such colossal salaries to
jump back there, the local experts are
figuring out for themselves how impos-
sible it viii be for the Canadian moguls
90 make good. For, stacked up against
these offers, the baseball stiDends do
not look like frenzied extravaganza that
one would at first be led to believe
The great and only John Honus Wag-
ner received, il is said. $1,000 for a
season Of five months. comprising ap-
proximately I54 games. Ottawa last
year paid Tom Phillips, the brilliant
forward player. SI.690 and a SO a month
job with all living expenses, FOR ap-
proximately two months hockey, which
made ten league games.
Better Than Honus Wagner.
Getting down to real figures, Wagner
received about so every time he went
out gn the diamond for q league game
Phillips practically cost his club $l,S0o.
or $3.50 every time ne appeared in
championship game. Phillips actually
played thirteen games all season, three
being OF the exhibition variety. but he
only signed 70 play ten. On Wagner
basis of salary Phillips would receive
the sum Of S17.72o.
When the Kenora Thistles went 70
Montreal to play the Wanderers for the
Stanley cup TWO years ago, the defend
ers, after losing the first game, offered
Russell Bowie, the dashing forward or
the Montreal VictOrias. $40 10 play the
LnaI and deciding game. Amateur as 2
was. Bowie had the money in his pOcKet
and got as far as the Wanderers dress
ing room before he changed his MINI.
Last winter. Reufrew offered FREE
Taylor $3.50 Tor season Of nine games
in the Creamery town
Got $500 Per Game
In the late winter Of 1906. after Ken
ora had taken the Stanley cup West,
the Wanderers won tho F. H L. cham
plonship and started for Winnipeg the
next day in quest OF the famous trophy.
The Wanderers had been strengthe--q
by Hodstrong. Consequently, All Smith
and Harry Westwick. Of Ottawa, wee
hurried TO the scene at a salary of 500
each for every game.
Aside from these salaries. which are
out Of all proportion toe the gate re-
ceipts. the clubs are under heavy ex-
penses for travelling. az the Jumps are
much longer there Last year there
was not a club in Canada Of any pro-ui-
nence which did not snow a deficit
The Ottawa Club was the heaviest los
er. and one OF last years directors when
retiring from the game aft making
good his share OF indebteduesz. said.
Sport Must Die Unless
Professional hockey IN Cau.da viii
be killed in about one more year unless
it is established on a business basis
There must be a regulation Of salaries
and the men who are running It must
make q business Of il and arrange 10
keep their expenses within the receipts
drawn through the box Office. This
thing OF running il on popular sub
ScriptiOn and two or three people go
. ing down in their pockets viii soon fall
Players will wake up some morning and
find that the supply OF good sports bas
run out and that their salaries are still
coming"
The Washington times., 1908-12-17
WONDER WHETHER SHRUBB
CAN DO THE DISTANCE
Is Cross Country Runner and Ten-Mie Man, While
Longboat Is Specialist on Marathon
Another Race

NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-If present
plans do not go astray the two greatest
distance runners in the world, Tom
LongbOat. the Canadian Indian, and
Alfred Shrubb, the phenomenal little
Englishman, VIII meet in an indoor
Marathon in Madison Square Garden on
the evening Of January-S
Harry Pollok, who represents Pat
Powers. has been working for some
time TO bring the peerless pair together.
Tom Flanagan. Longboat's marager.
agreed on Tuesday night 10 let the
speedy son Of the OnOndagas meet the
Englishman. Pollok Immediately tie
graphed to ShrUbb, ana yesterday the
Briton replied from Boston that the
terms were agreeable to him and that
he would don his war togs on January
9.
Unless there IS a hitch IN the plans.
New Workers win have the privilege OF
seeing I'm action the two speedlest dis
tance men the world ever has known.
Longboat's 25-Tnne record Of hours q
minutes 20 As seconds. which he made
through mud. sleet and snow in the
Boston Marathon Of 1907. never has been
approached. Shrubb, while running a.
an amateur under the co1ors ~ the
South London Harriers and the lvesr
Of Scotland Harriers. hung UP wCuds
records at all distances from two %
eleven miles thar never have beer equal
ed
Dope on Shrubb.
His time for two miles was 500 3-5.
against the best American figures OF
9.27 4-5. made by Alex Grant. the Cana
dian, who used to sport the Mercury
Foot Shrubs superiority becnr mes
more manifest as the distances fncI e.
His worlds record Of II miles LIS7 yards
for an hours running Overshadows
everything in the distance line. The
american one-hour record IS 70 miles
l1S2 1-3 yards made by 5 Thomas in
$50
On form Shrubb easily should outruu
the Indian. The redskins supporters.
however, say the EngIishman never has
shown that he can 20 more than fifteen
miles They say Slrubb viii crack soon
after the ffteen-mile post is passed and
that LougbOat viii IODe up from be-
hind and catch him. Some OF the ex-
pe-ts, however. assert that Alhe IS so
-ast for fifteen miles that he will gain
such lead on LonEboat that he viii
De able 20 lay down and take q rest be-
fore LOngbOat gets Up to- him. That
Shrubb respects LOugbOats prowess al
twenty-five miles is eVinced by the
Englshmal's attempt 10 TOrJ-a Long
bot 10 post a s.. 000 forfeit TO meet him
In a series O. ten. fifteen. and twenty
mile races after the Garden contest.
Englishman in Condition.
Shrubb is so far superior 10 the ma
jority Of professional runners that he
has had 10 run them in relays. none
caring 70 meet him sinEly He re-
Gently returned 70 Boston from To
ronJO, where he captured three races
The Washington times., 1908-12-17
HOPPE CHALLENGES.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17--WHue hoppe,
the Isl and 1S-2 balk line billiard caam-
pion, yesterday issued a sweeping chal-
lenge, agreeing TO meet any billiard
player in the world a three. four. five
or siX-night match. 800 points a night.
at either style Of game, 1o-inCh baIk-
line, one shot, or 1S-!nch balk-line. two
shots, for the sum Of from s., 600 to $l0-
600, match 10 be played in any city
agreed uD0n-
The Washington times., 1908-12-17
BUSINESS MEN IN
ANTI-RACE LEAGUE

Los ANGELES, Dec. IA number
OF prominent business men of Los An
gelcs viii hold a meeting today for the
purpose OF organizing a business mems
anti-race track gambling league OF
Southern California, TO endeavor 70 do
away with gambling at the race tracks.
Committees viii be named 10 report
on the best methods OF pursuing the
hgai 70 abolish this gambling evil at
the races
The Washington times., 1908-12-17
KELLEY is DROPPED
BY BOSTON OWNER

BOSTON, Dec. T7.-Manager Joe KeI-
ley was released outright tonight by
President Dovey.
Kelley has decided to place the matter
of his contract with Boston in the hands
Of an attorney, and begin legal pro-
ceedings- The document is considered
q formal notification Of breach of a
bona hde contract, but an outright re-
lease from the standpoint Of baseball
law. leaving him Absolutely frea - 40
business, with any club that may desire
his services.
The Washington times., 1908-12-17
GET YALE DATES.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec 11.-Yale
has decided TO give Fordham and Am
hcrsu football dates on her schedule
Tor next season. Both the colleges will
paw al Yale Field
The Amherst Agriculture College,
which proved so weak last season, has
been dropped.
The Washington times., 1908-12-17

against relays or Canadians. be al
ways Is IN condition ShrubO now is
coaching Harvard's distance mer. He
spent last week training over the roads
In the Newtons, and reports say he is
running faster than ever.
LOngbOat was seen in the Hotel Vic
toria yesterday just as ne was prepar-
ing 70 attend matinee with his
nancee, Miss Luretta Maracle. a beau
uful Mohawk Indian girl. They are 10
be married IN Toronto on December 30
Miss Maracle comes from the Llyen-
dinga Res We, about z00 miles north
OF the - Js.-'aga Reserve, LOrEboat's 8
home. EIe air first met at a fair in
Long. 90 - strict. Miss Maracie had
ridden ~ miles on horseback TO attend
the festivities "he acquaintance ripened
into friendship, and they became sweet
hearts. Miss Maraele is q graduate OF
the DeserOntO High School. Toronto
While IA New York she IS staying with
relatives AZ IA Seventh avenue.
LOngboat Talks.
Concerning his race with DOrandO. the
great Indian yesterday said After
the fifth mile ] knew 1 had Dcrando
beaten. AS / was not in the best Of
condition before the race. my feet being
IN bad shape and my stomach out Of
order, vas afraid that DOrando might
lead me home. II he had set q hotter
pace for the irsJ fifteen miles L might
nave cracked As IL was. I won easily.
and did not have 10 SNtend myself
DOTandO is pluCky little fellow, but
he should not say that ! trippei him.
W ny 1 was ten yards in front Of MIN
when he went down. I suppose LIZ was
so cooked that he didn't know what
was happening or what he was talking
about.
IT was my feet that worried me most
last night They were in bad shape be-
fore the contest and much worse after
IL They were SO bliS-ered and swollen
TINS morning that I hardly could get
into my shoes. II was also M feet
that caused my defeat by SmalWOOd
IN Philadelphia / could have beaten
MIN anyway but ! did not want 10 80
out and pound my feet 70 pieces and SO
De unable 10 race DOrandO-'
Another Big Race.
Harry Pollok yesterday said Doraudo
had been matched TO meet Lonsboat in
an indoor Marathon in Buffalo on New
Year afternoon LongOoat had arranged
10 race Black Hawk. the former Carlisle
Indian boy, IN Toronto on New Year
Eve. bur owing 20 better Inducements
being offered for the D0rlndO race. the
Toronto contest was called of
After the LDugboat-SLrubb race on
January o. Pat Powers s. planning 10
orange a four-cCrner-d contest uetweeu
hayes DoranCor LcnEDoaI- and SlE ID b
for the worlds championship The race
probably VII be held IN Madison Square
Garden II February. Hayes hSs been
training lacG since the DOranCO con-
test He has spent some time in a
lumber camp in the AdirOndacks and is
fdSg EeLL.1E back into condition. HAYES
supporters attribute his defeat 70 the
fact that he held Dorand0 too cheaply
eLd that he dld not train conscientious
ly- Johnny lS pGJtin- in some hard
lCks now. however. and the majority
Of the experts say he VIII turn the Ia
bles on DUraudO the next time they
meet
The Washington times., 1908-12-17
is WILLING
TO RETAIN ELBERFELD

NEW YORK Dec Norman Euer-
getic EIberfeld, peppery and high-priced
slortstop and managerial fasco. after
al. may remain with the HishIanders-
Anyhow, the Tennesseean win not
be traded or sold ty Manager SralIinEs
uuJu after January ], and IL is possible
that before that time the Big CHIEF OF
the Hilltop may decide 10 retain the
player whom Clark Griffith sid was
80 Der cent or the New York team.
Stalings leaves New York this morn
ing for his plantation at Ha60ock. Ca
10 spend the TUletide season, au' IL is
in the Sunny South that he viii make
up his mind as 10 the disposition OF
the man whom he succeeded as man
ager.
Like Griffith" said George T. yes
t.rday, Il consider EIberfel6 one OF
the wonders Of baseball TIC get the
shOrtstop, President Farrell had 90
spend a large sum Of money, and
ElbeTIeId, on the books Of the New
York Americans, stands as one of our
most expensive men. We cannot allow
EIberfeId TO 90 70 any other city unless
we get a good consideration for him
in the way Of players.
Didn't Offer Enough.
Mr. Farrell asked EIberfeId TO name
the city where he would prefer to 90
in case a proper trade could be made
for his services. and ElberfeId selected
Washington The Senatorial manaSe-
ment in dickering for his release. has
not made US any fair offer, and I am
averse 20 swapping him for two bat
bags or chew Of tobacco. which Is
HrL.
prefers 10 date.
In considering the disposition of FL
berteld have three interests 10 serve
those or President Farrell, the player
himself, and the New York American
League Club We have tried TO make
@ deal with Washington on the player s
request, and thus far have failed. Other
American League clubs now are at lib
eTJy 10 bid for the player, Offering in
exchange players, not cash Personally.
1 would like TO nave Elberseld on my
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-23
~ IN ne llt,nanl,a -,

Su"'N "\ tnc iu1,n""i,". a''..-7 -- .---
arms OF the stream of pasScrsby the
right arm always Keeping position with
the left leg ana the left arm with the
right leg by ATTEMPTING to reverse the
order of the swing | found that l had
n tendency To progress like Il crab,
while the effort to keep them fixed by
th" side was like the shutting off the
steam from the engine. Arms and the
man must bc amended to arms, legs
and the mau!-London Chronicle
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-23

tanning the ballots and written state.
mtnts OF the results of the election
MANAGERS OF ELECTION The (u
lowing Managers of Election hav
been appointed to holi the election al
the various precincts ir the sal
County.
Bstesburg ID. Rrabham, Barre
Jones and Kennie Hartley.
Lexington-Karl + OSwalt, j, II
Roberts, j +. Kleckley.
Brookland Gary Caughman. Wad,
SoX and James Sem.
1rmo H. X. Dreher, J w. Young
ner, and Wallace Lolick.
Hilton-James McCartha, J. G
Hitler Ensebus Derrick
ST Andrews-T B. huffman, G
#. Leitzey E. II. MeetZe.
Efrd's Stores P. Frick, W. d
Cannon and l.. c. Wheeler.
Delingo-M. X. Hammer, a. b.
Roof and Geo. w Buff.
T. A Shull Store-W X Hook. I II
Shul and 5 o Hook
Drafts Store-Sidney jumper. II.
L. Drafts and G F. Keisler.
Crout.s Store--Siias AmicE VI. l.
Oxner, j b. Dreher
Red Banks. c. Price. = II Goblt
and b B. Pound
GastonV. l.. Goodwin, Il. j.
Fallaw, w l. Jumper.
SwanSea-E. II. smith. Fred Rast.
Stokes Hutto.
Sandy Run--H. S. Grim, N, B. Wan
amaker, James Saylor.
p. w. Shealy's Storc-Taly Shealy,
Nj. l.. Miller, Hamp Hutto.
Edmund-H. c. Reeder, w. Nj. Lu.
cas- and ID. +. Sharpe.
Leesville-D. L. Gunter j. y. cool
cy, w. J. p, Kinard.
| BROOKE l. Addy, A. w, Hitc and
A. l. Bedenbaugh
/ Peak-T w. Amick. J w EaroIe
Ch' pin-B. j. G. Lever. s J. Clark.
Willie Cumalander.
Spring Hll-W. b Eleazor u !
Ristcr, o. NJ Clark
Folk Sch. House j. III Derrick. fl
Elcazer and S, O. Daily.
St.Maithews-J. D McCartha. w II
Kelsler, j. Il. Tay inr.
Ballentine-J j Baukwriph, - u
Meetze, J -. Derrick.
Peiion-A. w. Craft, Geo W FaI-
law, David Rish.
Pools Milo. G. Justus W O
Jackson, f.. A Poole.
III. b. Mill l. l.. CAN'T lIcury Iv.
les and John IShLmpert
Steedman--W. l.. Quattlpbauro. II
j. Burgess and II c. GunIer
Samaria-R. V. CAN'T. f. : Bur
guess and =. S. Hallman
Gilbert-R. X, DOTly, S. T. TAYLOR
and CLINTON OSwalt.
summit. c Hartley, y. II Price,
and A. f. craps,
The Managers at each precinct