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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21
Johnson's Record.

New York. Dec. 20.-Sporting men along
Broadway were busy discussing the story
that may throw some light on the alleged
attempt to bride the umpires who Off
ciated in the New York-Chicago game at
the Polo grounds last fall to throw the
contest to McGraw's men.
For several days the story has been in
circulation and the names of two we'll
known gamblers who have made books at
race tracks in various parts of the coun-
try are involved 1t is said these gamblers
played an important part in the arrange
ment OF the Corbett-McCoy fake fight in
Madison Square Garden eight years ago
that one of them got a friend TO hold a
$4,000 guarantee posted by Mccoy that he
would not win. According to the yarn the
gamblers wanted TO cinch New York vic
tory so they could bet large amount
against the Cubs both in this city and in
Chicago The odds were to against
New York. and the sure-thing men be-
lieved if they could get to the umpires''
they could win a fortune.
In order TO put through this deal, it is
said they sent a man VINO long has been
mixed up i'll the boxing game 10 the UNI
pires with a money proposition, which
was promptly turned down. When this
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21
Today's Oakland Entries.

First race. three-fourths mile, selling
Beauman. 10; Semproni. 10; Cowen. los:
Stroke, I05; AptO ORC, I05; Yankee Daugh-
ter, 1O2: Pope. 102; Michaela. 102; The
Vicar, 102; Hampton Beauty, lO2; Laucky
Mate, 100; Prosper, 81
Second race. Futurity course, selling
Native Son, 113; Tawasentha, III; Gene
Russell. 10; Blanche c.. IO9: Combury.
l05; May L. N, los; Paladini 105; Sid Sill
yer, 1o3; Silver Sue. 1903; ST. Joe, 103: St
Avon. Jos; Rose Cherry, 1913.
Third race, mile and one-fourth, SELL
ing-Kelowna, 10; Remember, 197; Frank
Lubbock. 107: Elevation l07: Fulletta. IO5:
Miss Mazzoni. 1913; My Pal, 102; Prince of
Orange. 81.
Fourth race. one mile. purse-Downpat-
rick, 1O2; Voorhees,. 102; Keep Moving. 100:
Legatee, SO; May Amelia, 80; Creation. 9S
Berrymaid, 80; DESTROYS, So; Ocean Shore.
Fifth race, one mile. selling-Military
Man, ia; Kermit, Ill; Little Minister, Iii;
Saracinesca. Ill; Forerunner Ill: Stand
over, III; Etapa, Ill; Mabel Hollander
100; BE Brief, 80; Harry Rogers, 90; FIRE.
donia. 81; Miss BoOtless, 81.
Sixth race, fiVe-eishJhs mile selling
Smiley Metzner, 112; Platoon. III; Belle
Kinney. III; Sevenfull. 112: Raconteur. IO7 /:
Hereafter. 107; Marise 102; Rosamo. 90
Rosevale. %; Serenade, 92; Right Easy
80; Bill Eaton, 81
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21
Today's Los Angeles Entries.

First race, five-eighths mile, selling
Furnace. 10; The Drake. lie; Altenberg
ITO; Director, 10; Miss Carman 10: Ybor
lGd; Howard Pearson, 107; Empire Expedi-
ton l0I; Louis Steuber. 10Y; Wildwood
Bill. 10l; Hardly Son, IO7; Father Stat
ford. l01; Mr. Bishop. 102
Second race, seven-eighths mile, selling
Amigo, III; Shasta Max, 112; Toas i09:
Dainty Belle, 109; Sachet. I09; Paul First.
lGs; Gannett. 109; All AblSze I09; ROYAL
Ascot I09; Golden Rule. 109; Christine A
100.
Third race. eleyen-sixteenths mile purse
Go Between, III; Arragon. III; Jack At
kin, III: Sir Edward III: San Nicholas
los; Bat MasterSon, 100; Bud Embry. IO9
Veil, l09; Light Comedy. 100
Fourth race. mile and one-eighth. sell
ing-Ben Trovato. III; Monvina, l09; Gold
way, 100; Animus, log; Captain Burnett.
l0e
Fifth race, seven-eighths mile selling
Milpitas, III; Guiding Star. Il2: Progress
loS; Translucent. I09: Court Martial. l.s:
Rather Royal, 100; Prince of CASTLE. Io9;
Tim OToOle 10s; Gossiper. 100; yivant
los; Summerclcud, 194
Sixth race. three-foUrths mile selling
Fleming. los; Lord Nelson. 116: Norfolk
le5; Botanist. los; Frontenac, I05: Merrill
103; COblesiIill. 192; Haber. lO2; Hannibal
Bey. 1G-: Wisteria, l02; George Swain, 102:
Phalanx, 192.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21

worked out to deprive the pitcher OF his
Undue ADVANTAGE will receive careful con-
sideration. The most reasonable PROPOSE
ton vet advocated is limiting the num-
Der of balls entHling a 0atsrnan 10 1irst
base to three This would Increase base
running ard would make the pitcher work
harder. In place Nof wasting one or Two
balls every time a runner Is on 11rst he
would have TO cut the plate more feSu-
iarly because if the batsnan were good
waiter he would soon work oase on
balls and the pitcher would nave Two men
on instead of-one
As has often been spoken ana puDnsneu
and shouted from the honsetops the cnleI
chanSe required in the playing code Is
lttle good, common everyday Engilsn or
Onited States or slang or anything that
VIII make the rules palmer and easier or
comprehension. The layman not excep-
tlonaily well Versed in the theories or
baseball would have hard time grasplng
the line points of the game as explained
IN the rules. Over half the words IN the
code could be wiped out. with net result
mat the meaning thereof would be more
than doubled Some of the older newspa-
per men who have had to score under this
code could do the job and do it well
Every day during the playing season
sporting editors are deluged with requests
for explanation of points not entirely
clear. The rules say something on the
subject in mind and probably the inquirer
has read the rule. but the snowdrift of
extra language completely hides the inner
of the rule. One experienced
both in language and baseball could
straighten out these tangles easily.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21

boxer of q few years ago, and l am N. IN,
clined to believe that it is the way the
rules are being construed that IS respV ~,
sible for this lack of class. The way ths
r;nCsters If todav hold on to each otnSJ
is disgusting. 1t is a wrestling match thde
YOU see not a fight 10
Il understand that Charley ~ to 1a IL, l.s,s
compiled new set of rules OF, fa'r ~
that he has revised the old rules. HIS
rules have been highly commenced ~
me. 1 am going to look them over over. am
then write an article on the subject
heIieve the time is right for big change
TO be made in this direction.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21
LoNGRoAT TO MARRY.

Toronto, Ont. Dec 2o-Tom Longboat,
the Canadian long-distanee runner who
defeated Dorando in New York, will be
received into the Italian church here to-
morrow. He is now what is known as a
pagan Indian. His marriage to Miss Ma
rae of the Mohawk Indian reserve is to
take place on the platform of the Massey
hall on Monday, Dec. 2S. at the close of a
benefit performance. Longboat's Indian
name is Ca-We-Ge, meaning everything. "
and that of his intended bride is Ka-Hon-
Do-Son, meaning the leader"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21
Gamblers Tried to Turn Trick

became known another well-knowE gam
bier whose house near Forty-Second street
has been raided on numerous occasions
proceeded to cover the other gambler
money. as the latter took the New York
end anyway, and cleaned up 5000 on the
Cubs victory. Those who circulated the
story said that the facts could be substan-
tiated if the National leagues investigat-
ing committee decided to probe for the
truth.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21

Sydney. y. 5. W. Dec. 9.-Tommy
Burns. French Canadian heavyweight
pugilst. and Jack Johnson. American col
ored pugilist. who are 20 fight here on
Saturday next Cor the heavyweight cham
pionship OF the world. are both - the pink
of condition. Hard work has made them
fit FOR a long and hard battle and al
though the odds favor Burns, probably be-
cause Of his recent victories. Johnson has
many supporters.
Burns is quartered at Darling Point. and
mas placed himself in the hands of his skill
ful trainer. O'Eeefe with O'DonneH, the
Australian middlcweight champion as
sparring partner. Johnson is. at Manley,
seaside suburb. Jack Mullins is his
trainer. and Bill Lang. whom Burns
trimmed so handily in Melbourne last Sep
TENDER, has been doing his best for the
past few weeks to give johnson points
on Burns style of fighting. Several other
pueilists have been assisting Lang in this
task. and johnson has been putting in the
hardest kind Of work with the gloves and
on the road. preliminary to what he con-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21
ARLINGTON TEAM
AFTER BIG GAMES

The Arlington basketball team has add
ed another scalp to its string of games
won since the opening of the game the
early mart of the school year. by defeat
ing the West Enders. the much-touteo
bunch of basketballers in Murray. II IS
the intention of the Arlington team, AFTER
the first of the new year. to branch ous
into a larger field and play games with
some of the schools out of town and IN
the county with the expectations OF WIN
ming a majority of games played mus
far this wear they have made a very cred
ible showing, considering the fact that
most of the old men are now out of school,
Their gymnasium has now been ntted UP
with the latest appliances in regard TO
physical development.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21
FIRST REAL DOPE
ON COMING BOUT
Johnson and Burns to Fight to
a Finish for $35, 900
Purse.


' The following advance dope on the =
= 3 Irns-JOhnson fight is the first al =
y thentic matter Of this kind that has =
y been received IA America. IL comes y
y over the Associated Press. When the y
y fight was first arranged, il was re- y
y ported TO be a finish fight for purse y
y OF 5000 This was corrected later y
= TO "a purse Of 10000. The finish part y
. OF the fight was changed 10 twenty y
, rounds, IL was stated. on demand Of y
' Burns. who did not care to run the y
= risk Of a finish fight. II was also an y
' nCInced that Burns had demanded 4
y the ring be cut down 10 twenty in y
; stead OF tWenty-four feet That is. y
) according to reports sent out from =
, Australia The following dope again y
, changes the previous reports, making y
: the fight for finish in a twenty y
) four foot ring and a purse Of So. 600. y
; As IL comes over the Associated Press y
, wire il can be taken as correct y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21
RABBITS STILL PLENTIFIl
Two Thousand Dummies Killed =.
Trip to Ajax. and
EoS+

y party of rabbit hunters under -
leadership OF Joe Smith of Murray M
the trip 10 Rush valley yesterday -.
brought home about eco Dummies ss
result of a days sport. The party nB we
bered considerably over leo and co--e-
the country a little further south 80
the hunt of two weeks ago The t- .el
service over the Salt Lake Route V-ss = az az
cellent. A car was set out for the ~, q
ers at Ajax Hsld another at Fost ~
hunters divided and hunted in The -
brush around these places. The farn1sss
were on hand with wagons and as a =
suit the hunters did not have as lone U
walk as they did two weeks ago r.
party came home without an accident !.
any kind and every person who took tbs
trip reported a good time
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21
Herald Sporting News

life.
Both have been giving training exhibi-
IONS Twice a week at the stadium. and
thousands OF persons. including many
women. have watched them at work In
this way they have been enabled to gather
IN a lot OF money, d portion OF which they
intend 10 place on their chances The pub
nc betting faVOrs Burns at ) TO 4 and al
ready a large amount has been Dut in the
hands OF stake holders at these figures
* IS expected that twenty thousand per-
sons will see the fight, ten thousand tick
cts having already been sold As vet a
referee has not been selected but il is
said that good man will be found within
day or two. Contracts for the picture
rights are being made in all parts of the
world.
When the finafcount of the referee at
Rushcutter's bay, Sydney. Australia next
Saturday proclaims Tommy Burns or Jack
Johnson the worlds champion heavy
weight pugilist the adherents of the fight
ing game of North America, Europe and
Australia will have finally settled for
them the much-mooted question OF which
Is the superior man. Since James j. JEFF
fries retired and Burns defjantIy\ an
nounced that he would defend the title
against all concentrating colOred men
Johnson has camped on his trail denying
the right of Burns to draw the color line
and no little amount of public opinion has
sided with the black man.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21

stamps him as anywhere near the class
OF the champions of bygone days-men
like Jeffries. Corbett or Fitzsimmons, or
even near-champiOn like Tom Sharkey-
they doubtless will put up great battle
before probably the largest crowd that
ever witnessed a glove contest.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21
Rules Likely to Be Unchanged.

1t is not likely there will be any great
revision of baseball rules this winter. A
lot of folks are going to make a howl
over the spit ball and some magnates
no doubt are going to favor its retention.
There is a general belief in baseball cir
cles that the spit ball will go sooner
or later and the sooner the better. Fans.
players and magEates hold to the belief
that the pitchers have too much advan-
tage ard any safe plan that can be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21

Cut flowers for Xmas. Huddar,
Floral Co., 114-116 East Second Soutb
Phones 106.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21

Cettinje Montenegro, Dec IA.
gathering held today nearly all the "a
fIuential MOntenegrian merchants adonta5
a resolution to institute boycott agsir..
Austro- Hungarian products.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21

Blooming plants for Xmas. Hudds-.
Floral Co. Halls East Second South
Phones LOG.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21

, Opium Diseases.
There is no pub
hcity, no sick
ness Ladies ere
treated private
~ Al their own
homes 7 h t
Kelley InSIi-
tute. S24 W. So.
T 2 m pie St.
Salt Lake City,
Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21

Everything in Leather
At Hubert Bros Trunk Factory, 233
Main, So. of Kenyon hotel.
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Burns Refused.

/ Despite the clamor. however. Burns per-
| sistently refused to grant Johnson's de-
/ mand for fight and went his way piling
| up easy money purses against second and
1 third-rate fighters. Nobody. however.
doubted Burns ability to give johnson a
good fight.
Bill squires, the Australian. came across
! the seas with the championship bee and
sought fight with Jeffries. The Cali
| fOrnian. however. was out of the game
and Burns took him on in San Francisco
The Tight lasted less than one round
Burns claimed that this battle clinched
his right to the title of heavyweight
champion. but Johnson stil demurred.
Burns then went to London where he
knocked out Gunner Moir in ten rounds
and afterward whipped Jem Roche in Ire
land and several other heavyweights
johnson followed Burns TO London and
challenged him. Burns declared he would
give him fight If purse should be hung
up of sufficient size TO assure him SS00O
win, lose or draw: but this was not forth
where he again trimmed Bill Sdures after
harder battle than the Australian had
given him in California. and eight days
later also defeated Bill Lang.
Promoters Get Busy.
Then the fight promoters at Sydney
hung up purse of $35, coo, and Burns
cabled Johnson mis- ultimatum. This was
that of the $500 Burns was to receive
10000 despite the issue of the battle,
JohnsOn's end to be 5000. johnson ac-
cepted ard immediately left for Australia
The fight will be to finish in a twenty
fOur-foot ring in the open air. Besides
the purse of $4,000. Burns will obtain a
moving picture film valued at 81 $50 and
transportation for himself and manager
back 10 London. making in all S33 600 that
he VIII receive for meeting Johnson.
Johnson also gets his travelling expenses
from London to Australia and return.
Tommy Burns, or Noah BrusSO, as his
name really is, was born June Il, 1881. at
Hanover. Ont He iS-five feet seven inches
in height and stOckily built Burns began
has lost but three. one to Mike Schreck in
ten rounds. one to Jack Sullivan in TWEEN
ty rounds, and one TO Philadelphia Jack
o. Brien in six rounds His best fights
in twenty rounds. Later in another fight
with O'Brien. Burns was awarded the de-
cision after twenty rounds
Jack Johnson halls from Galveston. Tex.
He is considered to be the showiest boxer
since the days of James ]. Corbett, and
his hitting power is said to be great.
Johnson stands six feet two inches. He
therefore VIII tower over Burns and in adj
ditiOn will have an advantage in reach.
Burns however, always was a mixer
and viii fight in close playing for body
and wind in order to offset the advantage
of height and reach that Johnson pos
sesses over him.
Johnson's Record.
johnson began his ring career in 1901
win Hart in twenty rounds, and the other
to Joe Jeanette at Philadelphia on a foul
The most notable man he ever met was
Bob Fitzsimmons. whom he smothered in
two rounds at Philadelphia This, how
ever was in 1907, when Fitzsimmons was
but a shadow of his former self.
While. up to the present time there is
nothing in the record of either man that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21

SOC Four-in-Hand Ties zoe.
New patterns. Cutler Bros, SO Main
street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21
PECULIAR IDEAS
ARE SUGGESTED
Southern Fan Would Have
Spiking Player Laid Off as
Long as His Victim.

baseball maguates are being deluged
with suggestions from well meaning rams
who wish to see the game of baseball I'M
proved. Every day some suggestion OF
more or less merit comes from follower
of the game. which he thinks will better
the pastime.
one of the latest is from man IN me
south He confesses 10 never having
PLAYED baseball professionally, but DAD
bled in the sport extensively on an anna
teur basis. His scheme is TO pfotect cluo
owners from loss of services OF players
who are injured, and to accomplish TINS
ne would inflict penalties on players anc
magnates who injure or allow their en-
ployes to injure men on the opposition
II Lajoie were to be spiked by Boston
PLAYER the Boston player would be laid
off until Laioie recovered and the Boston
club would have to pay the Cleveland
managers salary during the time OF ms
incapacity. The fan who evolved TINS idea
would make the punishment the same IN
case of intentional or accidental injury,
holding nobody could determine the cause
that prompts an accident Z
Accurate Throwers.
The author of this proposed revision of
rules also calls attention to the fact that
there are a lot of ball players in the south
who would make good pitchers, yet who
never have an opportunity in the major
leagues. In the winter, he says. II is no
uncommon thing to see minor league
pitchers in the south arm themselves with
respectable sized stones and go out hunt
ing for rabbits. Frequently, he says, these
promising minor league players will throw
stones at a running rabbit $50 feet away,
and, hitting bunny behind the ears, knock
him dead. Pitchers with control of this
sort would make monkeys of northern
batsmen he believes. Possibly they would.
Hereafter Washington Scouts may apply
the rabbit test TO determine pitchers
control.
This is but a sample of the plans con-
jured up.bv enthusiasts for improving the
great national pastime. Other schemes
even more impractical come floating into
the offices of the magnates in winter, by
messenger. verbally and by letter. A lot
of folks discredit the magnates, alleging
they are cold blooded, self-centered and
all wise, but every suggestion relative to
baseball, no matter how i'm
practical or absurd, is carefully noted. If
there is anything of merit in it the meri-
torious part is stored away for future
reference.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

thusiastic applause and from then un- til the finish of the minstrels the fun was fast and furious, The rest of the mnstrel program was,
 End song, James Cosgrove; ballad Allie Fox end song, John Cummings; ballad, Katherine Blake; end song, William Walsh; ballad, Harold Reno; song and dance, Messrs. Condon and McNerney; ballad, Margaret Martin; end song, Joseph Gordon; ballad, Gertrude Donovan; end song. William Newman; ballad, Elizabeth Allen; bal lad Mary Mahoney; end song Joseph Reidy.
 Following the minstrel show there was dancing until midnight and the whole evening was thoroughly enjoy able. The committee which had the affair in charge was made up ofi
 Nellie Ryan. ehairman Mary Nor an, secretary; May slattery. Kitty Slattery, Marion Reagan, Mary Lon drigan, Mary Boyle, Dorothy Shea and Mary Boylan.
 There will De a meeting of the so- ciety in sassacus halL January H. when officers for the coming year will he installed
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
PICTURE NEW HAVEN
Chamber of Commerce Votes to Aid New York Weekly in H.
 lustrated Write Up of City.
NEW MEMBERS CHOSEN
McsSrs Porter. Nathanson and Hale Elcctcd-Report on Rivers and
 Harhors Congress.

At the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce last evening three new members were admitted to the Cham Der as follows William F Porter ssanuel J. Nathanson and Charles C., Hale The secretary also read a let ter from the Honolulu chamber re- Qaostiug copies of tho publications of the local chamber and enrolment on their mailing list,
 Special mention was made of the call from libraries and associations all over the country for the publications of the Chamber, and the work being done by this body in advertising New Haven In this connection it was announced that one of the New York weekly publica- t,ons win. in about a month, give up the larger part of one number to an H. lustratod article on this city It was voted that the sum Of sloo be placed at the disposal of the executive com- mttec to use as they may think best in purchasing and mailing compliment any copies of this issue to different parts or the country.
 Tho report Of the banquet committees was received and showed a deficit larger than in previous years, owing te the fact that the attendance was less than on previous years by some fifty odd The only other matter of busi- nrss taken up was communication from President KeRelmeyer of the beard of fire commissioners, asking the use of tho Chamber Of Commerce hall for the meeting of fire chiefs and com missioners of the state on Wednesday afternoon This was readily granted by tho board
 General Bradley, one of thr delegates of the board to the National Rivers and Harbors congress fin Washington, gave very interesting account of the proceedings and addresses, and the re- suits or the congress After giving General Bradley a vote Of thanks for his talk the meeting adjourned.
 This was the last meeting of 1908 and Inc regular business of the board is well cleared mp for the year
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
MINISTRIES PLEASE St. Agnes T. A. and B. Society Holds Annual Show at
 Music Hall. OVER S150 CLEAR PROFIT Dancing Follows Musical Entertain mcnt--OGcers to Be Installed
 on January II.
DYER S150 CLEAR PROFIT

Over 1000 persons attended the minstrel show and dance given in Music hall by St. Agnes T. A. and B. society last evening and over $150 was cleared The entertainment was the sixth annual one.
 James Ryan was interlocutor of the minstrel show, which took up the first part of the evening. Promptly at s o'clock the curtain was drawn back from the platform discovering an up to-date minstrel troupe. The opening chorus introduced Way Down Upon the Swanee River "Taffy," and Wont You Be My Honey2" At the close of this number there was en-