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The Washington herald., 1908-02-10
CRACK HURDLERs ENTERED.
-Four Champions WIZ Compete in
Race at Federal Games.

-Four Champions WIFE Compete in
Race at Federal Games.
With four champions and four other
men almost as fast in the 5O-yard hurdle
race in the Federal games al Convention
Hall next Saturday night, it will be one
Of the leading events on the programme.
Three OF these men have records of six
seconds for the distance over the sticks,
and that the race will be fast ana close
is a certainty.
j. II. Hall. of MerceTsburg Academy
has the best hurdle record of any of the
entries. He is the Eastern interscholastic
champion in the 19O-yard hurdle with
record Of 10 As seconds to his credit Joe
Hill, of the Mount Washington Athletic
Club. and South Atlantic A. A. L. cham
pion, has a record over the high sticks
only a fifth of a second slower than
Halls, and he is better at the shorter
distance. He is the American record
holder for the 100-yard hurdle over eight
sticks. r. F. Rddell, OF the Brown
Prep School. is the best scholastic tim
Der topper in the Quaker City, and ran
only a yard back of Hall last spring
while j. II. HaTtTanft is rated as the
best hurdler in the University OF Penn
sylyania this year. Archie Randolph. the
University of Virginia star, and Southern
intercollegiate champion, has record Of
10 seconds for this event. and has done
the 50-yard distance in seconds. Tom
Smith. of Georgetown Prep, the best
schoolboy hurdler in the District, and W.
X. Martin, of the Baltimore City College,
will represent the Southern schools.
In the scholastic hurdle, at the same
distance, Hall, Riddell, Smith, and Mar
tin viii meet again, with half a dozen
other good boys and the struggle for
points among this quartet will be. fierce
and speedy.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-10
Cause of Lis DoNnfaII.

"Rube" by this time had become the
sensation of the baseball world, and his
popularity among. certain classes was so
great that in every city that the Athletics
visited there was delegation of friends
waiting for him at the station, TO steer
him of for a good time. 'Rube" was
easily led and that is the cause of his
downfall
Had Waddell taken care of himself he
would still be the greatest pitcher in the
country Wadden was never a high
salaried man. but did his great work for
at least half tie sum paid to other star
pitchers Of his day.
In 1893 Waddell established the strike
out record for a season with 301 in IS
games. He frequently concluded contests
by calling the outfeld in off tile field
while he struck out the last three men
in the ninth inning. He pitched three
memorable battles that year. one of II,
one of IS and another of 20 innings, land
ing all three OF them
Waddell had a great season in 1908,
when he led the American League pitch
The Washington herald., 1908-02-10
BOXING BEING REVIVED.
ReOpening of New Orleans and Gin
cinRati shows Demand for Sport.

ReODeHiBE of New Orleans and Gin
cinRati shows Demand for Sport.
The reopening Of New Orleans and Gin
cinnat to the boxers shows that the sport
is so popular that it is almost impossible
TO keep it down permanently. There is a
persistent demand for it from men with
red blood in their veins all over the eoun-
try and if they can't have it in public
they viii have it in private and if they
can't have long bouts they viii take short
ones, but boxing in some form they must
have, says the Philadelphia Record.
In almost every State in the Union there
are old laws passed many years ago which
are invoked TO stop boxing matches, al
though in nearly every case the laws do
not apply really 10 modern boxing bouts,
but were passed to do away with the old
fashioned prize fights on the turf which
the vast majority Of the men who patron
ize boxing to-day would not have ever
attended, even if they were allowed the
privilege of doing so. Prize fights were
sickening, brutal contests with the bare
knuckles, and in many cases the brutality
became so manifest that the most hard
sport in tine became disguised with them
and were glad TO turn away when the de-
Gliding punch laid low one or the other Of
the men.
But the modern boxing bout is a diff
terent thing, and differs almost as much
from the old-time prize fight as the
modern fencing bout differs from the duel
with rapiers that was so popular with the
sWordsmen Of Europe in times gone by.
Few OF the men who 90 TO boxing bouts
nowadays, especially in cities like Phila-
delphia, where the sport is properly con-
Quoted. can find any serious objection 10
them They have been freed from brutal
ity, and in the majority Of cases are free
from disorder or rOwdyism such as is fire.
quent in such sports as baseball. football.
basketball. &c, which give the police de-
partment officials cause for worry at fire.
quent intervals. In this city, for instance,
where public boxing has been popular for
many years, there has never been a seri-
Gus instance for police interference, and
the sport has never been put under the
ban here on account Of disorder In or
around the boxing halls
The Washington herald., 1908-02-10
NELSON'S CAREER CLOSING.
Once Terrible Dane Has Declined
Until End Is Near at Hand.

The end Of Battling Nelson as star of
the boxing game Is near at hand. Per
haps no better proof of this can be
had than the fact that he has just signed
contract to box Jimmy Britt, Of san
Francisco. in a ten-round, no-decision
match at Los Angeles, Cal
Britt has long since ceased to be con-
sidered in the front rank of American
light-weights. and the fact that he knock
ed out Nelson at their last meeting gave
a very good indication Of the way the
Battler had gone back in their skill and
staying powers since he was beaten to a
pulp by Joe Cans in their memOra BILE
fight at GOldfeld, New. If Britt and Mel
son were considered by anybody. even
by themselves, as fTst-cIass boxers. there
is very little chance that they would hook
up for ten-round bout in place where
there is no decision allowed to be given.
Betting is a great consideration among
fighters in California, and the decision is
so valuable that the gamblers want a
man to get it by hook or crook in order
TO know how to lay their money in ad-
vance. If they know how the decision
is to go, it is plain sailing for them to
hiIo" hOW anu NheIe 10 pace ulelI bets
in order to catch the innOcentS who be
lieve things are on the level In san
Francisco they give decisions, and Britt
is a native of that place. But he has
ceased to be factor in the boxing game,
and no manager there would care to
match him with any first-class man, for
the reason that the public would not
patronize the bout sufficiently TO make il
profitable to promote such a contest II
he We're the Jimmy Britt of old. the ma
tive son would never consent to box in
any place but the Golden Gate city. But
the terrible wallOping that Joe Cans gave
him the last time they met was Jimmy's
undoing. for even his best friends We're
forced 20 admit that their favorite was
vastly inferior TO the champion as a
boxer.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-10
MAY WRESTLE HERE
HackenSchmidt Wants Bout
Before Meeting GOtch.
LOOKING FOR AN OPPONENT
II Heavy-weight Can He Found 20
Go Against Russian Lion Match
Convention HaII-Foreigner One of
the Greatest GrappIers that Lives.

George Hackenschmidt, the world S
champion wrestler. viii show in this city
before his match with Frank Gotch. the
American title holder, providing a suit
able opponent for the Russian Lion"
can DE found.
The management of the Convention Hail
Skating Rink has received a request that
March IL be set aside for the champion.
and the promoters of the tour of Hacken-
schmidt are now scouting for some heavy
weight wrestler to oppose the foreigner.
Thus far the search has been frmtless,
but If a match can be arranged it win
draw large crowd for Hsckenschmidt is
considered one Of the greatest grapplers
that has ever stepped on mat.
Not since the days Of William Muldoon
has the United States developed a wres-
tier who could successfully cope with for
eign grapplers on the mat. In the SOS
that marvel Of physical development met
in turn Japs. Russians Greeks and. in
fact any nationality whose representa-
tiyes came to this country. and their
shoulders went down in one-two-three
order, American sports have yearned for
another Muldoon. There is a revival OF
wrestling in Europe. and with the COM
ing Of Hackenschmidt America is to ex-
perience a renewed interest in the mat
game.
Depends ON GOtch.
The Stars and Stripes must rise or fall
with Frank Gotch. He is the aeknowl-
edged premier wrestler of this country
to-day, and his coming match with the
Russian Lion will be awaited with fever
isb excitement throughout the civilized
world
The two men will meet on the mat in
this country on some date between April
and April 8. Just where the match will
be held is not definitely decided, but vii
liam ". Wlttig. Of Milwaukee. who has
arranged the meeting, says that, being
unable TO obtain Madison Square Garden
or any other suitable place in New York,
it probably would be held In Chicago. al
though Kansas City. st. Paul. and Mime
apolis would be considered.
The big match will be for a purse OF
$1,000. Up TO this time no side wager has
been arranged, but Hackenschmidt is said
to be willing to cover any reasonable
amount that Gotch may elect The con
ditions provide for a meeting at catch
as-catch-can. best two out OF three falls.
Pin falls and flying fails will not count,
and the strangle hold win be barred.
Hackenschmidt will be the favorite. in
all probability, but Gotch will not lack
for followers as many OF those interested
in the sport viii pin their faith 10 him
on account Of his Well-knOwn cleveTness.
believing that this viii more than make
up for the Russian lions remarkable
strength and bulk
The Washington herald., 1908-02-10
SWEET MARIE REPORTED SOLD.
Champion Mare Said to Have Been
Purchased by w. Il. Bradley.


New York, Feb. 9.-It was reported
here to-day that W Z. Bradley Of this
city, had purchased from f. T. Stotes-
bury, Of Philadelphia, the world s
champion trOtting mare, Sweet Marie.
2:02. by Mckinney, and that the mare
would be shipped to W. +. Andrews, at
Poughkeepsie, next week The sale
price was not announced
Last season Sweet Marie broke two
worlds records over the Allentown
half-mile track, clipping the sulky rec
ord against time to 2:08 cutting a full
second off the record made by Cresceus
and an hour later the wonderful mare
stepped a mile against time to wagon
IN 2;0Slz clipping four seconds off the
worlds mark. also held by Cresceus.
These miles caused great interest
and later Sweet Marie met Mai. DeImaf
1891 in a match race for s.. 600 at
Allentown. and won in straight heats.
establishing a new worlds record for a
half-miie track, trotting the second
heat in 2:0S.
W F. Bradley, who is reported as
the new owner of the mare. owns
George G., 2:0514, the holder of the
worlds record against time over a
half-mile track, 2:06 a, made at Allen
town on the same day that Sweet
Marie beat Maj. Delmar.
1t is understood that Mr. Bradley will
race a string extensively next season.
and that he has engaged W E. An
drews who drove Sweet Marie last year.
to handle his horses. in conjunction
with Alta Mcdonald, who drove for
Bradley last year II Bradley has pur-
chased the mare, II is very likely that
the Bradley stable will cut quite a fig
ure in giving exhibitions against time
and in match races next season. with
two Of the cleverest trainers and driv-
ers in charge.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-10
OUTLAWS TEMPT PLAYERS.
Union League Is After Men on Rolls
OF the Tri-State Clubs.

Altoona, Feb. 9.-The Altoona Tri-
State team viii go TO Newport News.
Va, to do its spring training. Manager
John Farrell viii have the players re-
port to him at that place March %.
He viii arrange a number of exhibit
tion games to help defray the expenses
of the trip. Farrell spent the winter at
Kansas City. He is now at a Hot
Springs resort getting in shape for
spring work
Tri-State players are being tempted
by the outlaw Union League Shortstop
Joe Ward and Catcher George Starna-
gle have been approached. and players
of other teams have been offered In
ducements 20 jump TO the outlaws.
The various managers, however, are
keeping their eyes on their reserved
players. and do not propose 10 let them
go without making a struggle.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-10
PLANS FOR HIGHLANDERS.
GrifHth's Men Report at Atlanta on
March q To Regin Series.


New York, Feb. 9,-Plans for the spring
training Of the Righlanders were com
pleted yesterday, when Secretary Nahon.
in the absence of Manager Clarke GrN-
fifth, finished the teams schedule for the
spring trip.
The entire team will be at Atlanta on
March s. At present Manager Griffith.
j. Garland Stahl, and Kid EIberfeld are
al Hot Springs Ark. Chesbro Hogg
Kecier, and Hleinow wifi leave here to-
morrow to join Griffith. Doyle, Rickey.
Orth, and Hemphill viii leave from their
homes to-day and will report 10 Griffith.
The players scheduled TO start from
this city on March for Atlanta are
Lake. Neuer, Ball. and Newton All
the other members Of the team will 90
10 Atlanta direct from their homes.
The games scheduled for the High
landeTs are as follows. On March 8. T..
Is, II, l9, %, p, and q they Will plav the
Atlanta team. Of the Southern League.
al Atlanta: March ., at Atlanta. they
VIII play the Georgia School Of Tech
nolOgy, and March %, game has been
arranged with the Athens (Ga) in
dependent team. On April , and 8 the
Highlanders VIII pass in Atlanta, playing
the Atlanta club.
The trip North will begin on April 4.
The team viii be divided, the first squad
playing al Atlanta and the second at
Richmond On April 6 the first team
plays at Roanoke and the second at
Richmond On April the teams will
reunite and play Walter Brodie's Lynch
burg Virginia League) team at Lynch
burg. on April 8 and 9 the Highlanders
will meet Jack Dunns Orioles at Balti-
more April 10 they will play the Tigers
al Princeton, and April II the Skeeters
at Jersey City. Sunday, April Y. Grif-
fths men VIII play the Sailors at
Newark
The Highlanders will practice at Ameri-
can League Park on April 13, and the
next day viii open the regular season
with the Philadelphia Athletics.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-10
White sox Leave Februarr %.

Chicago, Feb. 9-President Charles
Comiskey has completed all arrange
ments for the trip of the White Sox
10 Los Angeles. The White Sox" spe-
cial will run as a second section of the
Golden State Limited. leaving on the
night Of February %. The special will
be first-claSs in every respect. carrying
buffet-libraTy car. dining car and stand
ard sleepers through to Los Angeles
There viii also be a standard Pullman
designated as the Fans Car"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-10
ALOYSIUS CLUB OUT
RelinQuiSheS Franchise in
Capital City League.
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION GIVEN
Secretary WOOdgate Presents Resig-
nation, Which Is Accepted by the
League DIrectars in Session Yes
terdRy No Reason Assigned for
MOve-Plans for Benefit Dance.

The Aloysius club has dropped from
the Capital City League.
Official notification that the team had
severed connections with the league was
made by Secretary WoOdgate of the
Aloysius club, when ne turned over the
franchise to the league directors, in meet
ing yesterday in the office Of President
James A. O'Shea, The resignation was
accepted by T. L. Fortune, secretary of
the league.
No reason is assigned for the with
drawal OF the club, but il is known that
dissension has been rampant in the Alloy
sius camp ever since John +. Luitlch, the
former manager. resigned and took the
helm of the Government Printing Office
team. It is rumored that Luitich's with
drawal from the team was the signal
for quick getaway for the majority Of
the clubs best players, some of whom
have openly stated that they intend to
play under him on the printers team. so
that the scarcity of material for strong
club may be one of the chief reasons
Why the North Capitol street team will
not take the field this year
That the team viii be missed goes
without saying. The AIoysius club has
been a member of the Capital City
League since its inception. and has al
ways figured prominently in local anna
teur circles
Last year it won the pennant, after a
bitter struggle with the st. Stephens In
stitute club, and made a most credtable
showing in the post-season series for
the championship of the District. being
beaten for the title by the Trinity club
OF the Marquette League, only after the
hardest kind of "A struggle, in which luck
was a prominent factor
Vacancy in League.
The REIMBURSEMENT of the franchise Of
the Aloysius club leaves a vacancy which
many strong independent teams IN the
District would be glad to fiji. but the
matter of selecting a successor will be
gone over carefully by the directors of
the league before a choice is made. Two
or three applications have already been
received for membership in the league.
but nothing was done in the matter at
the meeting yesterday
The grounds committee, which was ap-
pointed To look into the advisability of
inclosing the diamond at First and NJ
streets northeast, has not made its re-
port as yet, but it Is considered doubtful
that "a fence viii be erected. although
additional stands for the spectators will
probably be built
The entertainment and dance for the
benefit OF the league 10 be held at Car
roll Institute February q came i'm for
considerable discussion, and from present
prospects the affair promises to be d
huge success. The Carroll Institute Dra-
matte Club will put on a one-act play,
and Connell and Allen. the local team.
viii appear in "a Comical sketch Tom
Trodden. jr, win appear in negro mono
logue, and Frank Wiegand will do his
weil-knoWn impersOnatiOn of a Dutch
man. In addition to vocal selections by
John Grout. James OShea will recite
that famous piece, AT the Bar of JUS
tice"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-10
saiIors 70 Sc Boutsl On ,Friseo.

San Francisco, Feb 9.-When the battle
ship feet reaches here Uncle Sans tars
Will have a boxing carnival arranged in
their honor by Promoter James Conroth
IT is the latter's intention TO put on a
number Of good ring battles to which the
sailors viii be admitted practically free
the purses to be provided by popular sub
scription. As boxing is extremely pOpu-
lar among the sailors of the navy, Cof-
froth's plan indicates that there will be
plenty Of sport
The Washington herald., 1908-02-10
WAS COMRADE OF LINCOLN.
California Mans Father Used 10
split Rails with War President.

Santa Rosa, Cal. Feb. 9.-James F.
Miller. son Of Billy Miller. who split
rails with Lincoln in Illinois, died here
after q long Illness. AS a boy he was a
companion Of Lincoln in Kentucky. and
with his parents emigrated TO Illinois
when the Lincolns did
Miller Wss a native Of Kentucky.
where he was born seventy-four years
ago. He came to California in 1863. but
returned to Illinois four years later He
again came to the Golden State thirty
years ago and settled I'm this vicinity.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-10
American Robbed in Mexico.

Mexico City. Feb "A dispatch from
Oaxaca says that as J. c. Carroll the
American superintendent Of the Southern
Cross mine. was passing along a noun
tain trail he was attacked by Indians.
who were armed with machetes. He was
badly cut up and robbed Of his horse and
vaUables.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-10
4O0. .OO0-eandIepower Lighthouse,

Liverpool. Feb. 9.-The new lighthouse
which has been under construction dur
ing the last two years on Stumble Head
Pembrokeshire. was used for the first
time last night The light which is OF
more than 100000 candlepower, is white in
color, and shows four flashes in quick
succession every fifteen seconds.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-10
HiIIman VIII Run Against Taylor.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
New York, Feb. 9.-Harry Hillman has
signifed his intention to enter the hurdles
event in indoor games of Columbia Uni
versity. in which he will be pitted against
Parsons. and Taylor. the dusky sprinter
of the University of Pennsylvania.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-10
wrong Man Has skull Fractured.

sunbury Pa. Feb. 9.-Wlliam Knable.
Of this place, was attacked and beaten
by four men, When they had knocked
Knable down they fed. exclaiming they
had struck the wrong man. knable.
whose skull was fractured is In a crit
fc9l condition
The Washington herald., 1908-02-10

Waddell always did his best work when
the grounds were packed; he feasted on
the plaudits Of the crowd, which seemed
to spur him on 70 greater work He has
many wonderful performances to his
credit while connected with the Athletics
The first year he joined the club "Rube"
showed to best advantage In one game
against Baltimore in 1902 he was almost
unhittable, and only twenty-seven men
faced him in nine innings
The Washington herald., 1908-02-10
Officers Are Installed.

The recently elected officers Of O'Kane
Council, No. 434 Catholic Benevolent
Legion, were installed tonight at ST.
Mary's Hi, in the presence Of q large
number of members and friends. The
ceremonies were conducted by Judge
William F. Dunn, supreme president, Of
Baltimore. Afterward Judge Dunn and
others delivered interesting addresses con-
corning the workings OF the order.
The officers are: John D. Normoyle,
president. S A Breen, vice president;
f T. Quinn, secretary; r. l. Wenzel,
treasurer; NJ. J. Mcfarland, collector;
James p Quinn, orator; John q. Eber-
hart. marshal; William Desmond, guard
Edward Quinn, NJ Igo, and J. Harry
Rice, trustees.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-10

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The Washington herald., 1908-02-10
NEWSOF ALEXANDRIA
Member of Gypsy Band Ar
rested i'll Council Bluffs.
HOPED TO BRING GIRL BACK

joe MarenO. Accused of Kidnapping
Marie Mitchell, Whose Uncle Took
Her Home-NegrOes ia StabbIng
Anray-OmceFs of O'kane Council
InstaIied-E. HOratiO Day Dead.