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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26
j they may. ! decline Sin Thomas's

they may decline Sir Thomas's new
challenge If lie sends II, 4 for he gem
.erallo opinion here is thatSthe real$rea Ls
for the curt ref usal OF Sir ,rfom ma $
las chall enge was due to the. fact that
he wa s In trad g and that the Americans
thought he was slmpl sing tn 9 Amer
lea snup races as a 81 gantlc advertise !
ment6 OF his business, 1t Is hoped and
believed, h however, hat til ere will be
an sinternntionalr race next Year ~ Al
Richard Crokerlis & firmly convinced
that inShiu st. Nru sauins II lly II liodora
he has the best threerYe ar-old In trains
ing to-da ID ha Isl more han hope
$5ful 81 IS ca pturing heSs Assoc II G. Ia /; Gun
With her In u hne; The Ascot CUP its
second only to he I'D erbys In the yes
of Br ttsh sport Il, rs nd AIr:a C,,nlsnp
does ca are y he wi u 55h,lYo aeldct,s IAN
Very grand fen Their to his Fpap. IN
q rare thing for q tllgee ry caro- Ia to go
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26
local Baseball Outlook Seems Good

ern League, last years champions,
will play tho locals on March 31st,
and on April list and I'd the New York
Americans will be here on the 4th and
9Th. Rochester, of the Eastern League,
will play on April 10th and 18th; Buff
falo, of the same league. on the 18th,
and Princeton on the 18th.
The following two days will be de-
voted to signal practice, and the sea-
son will open on April 18th, most prob
ably with Roanoke, where Shaffer,
Richmond old manager, will be the
leader.
Shaffer may be counted on to do some
tall playing on his first appearance
In Richmond as the manage of rival
club. His speciality is a3song and dance
Oh the side lines. in which he has
gained reputation all over the cir
cult Richmond fans have never had
an opportunity to see shaffer's per-
formances, for he was always on his
dignity at home. His llumor and fun-
making form great element OF diver
sion in any game, and the local fans
may prepare themselves to laugh when
he again steps foot on the Richmond
diamonds A.
While the professionals are practtc-
ing on April 10th and 18th, Princeton
will do battle against the University
tof Virginia and against Agricultural
and Mechanical College OF North Caro-
lima. Both games will be good and /
large attendance Is assured.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26
ABE ATTELL'S Cash
GOES TO THE PONIES
Game Fighter Throws Away His
Earnings at the Race
Tracks.

SAN FRANCISCO, January e5,-
Abe Attell, the lightweight fighter.
has squandered a fortune backing the
ponies. Being clever at his own
game. he figured that he could beat
another. Some friend tipped Abe that
the races We're q snap to beat, and he
has been following them ever since.
When he has no fight on hand the
little Hebrew scrapper can be found at
iEmcryville hop SEQ tching. about for ili-
side information. Inside information is
for suckers and Attell gets his share.
Before Attell went into the ring for
for his last battle, he was prac tically
broke His forfeit was posted by a
Fillmore Street friend, who has too
much brains to dabble With the book
makers. Abe even had to borrow
money to tide him over until nftersthe
flight, But for the horses he would
now he In comfortable circumstances
for he has earned big bunch OF
money. s3sS'5
Speaking OF lighting. Attell mention
ed the terms under which he would
fight frankie Nell, who has been peg
| cling him ever since he beat him al
Los Angeles. Abe said Neil could
only have q match by giving him q
s1,5OO side bet. 'eJim Nell has beer
yelling his head off about me being d
lcoward," said Abe. II have got tiret
of this talk. II Neil is on the leve
he will give me a $500 bet, but Il
he is four-flushtng he. won't. Frank;
cannot. have n fight from me under
any other terms.''5 sf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26

Perry Lipe. Richmond's new base
ball manager, has about completed.
signing up his men for try-out. and
Judging the men by their past perfor-s
mances the bunch looks to be some
thing more than a winter pennant.
winner. Lipe proceeded carefully In his
selection of men, and he believes that.
the aggregation he has gotten together.
will be as good as any in the league,
and that it Is as good as can be col
electedGina minor league of this class.
AS Lipe will. OF course hold down
third bag, it is stated that Roanoke
and Lynchburg are hanging out their
strings for Kirkpatrick, who began
the season here last year and finished
1T with Jack Grim.
Kirk will make either of them a good
man. for he is promising youngster.
needing only little more stability
and certainty than he has previously
shown. If the proper price be forth
coming, kirkpatrick will be sold to
other Roanoke or Lynchburg.
Meanwhile the other clubs are get
| ting busy. But Danville is still lin q
bad hole. It is fast becoming late,
ana the Tobacconists have not yet
gotten a manager. They tried to get
hold OF Griffin, but Mr.. Bland hitched
onto him first for the Truckers. and he
I.believes lie has secured q winner
Griffin played second for Norfolk q
short time last season. and led the
league in batting. Failing Griffin,
Danville has her hooks out for Dick
Padden, who played in the old Yir-
Eginia League and was one year With
IChicago, and also once in the IVES tern
Association. He is second baseman
and IS reputed to be one OF those old
timers who have never forgotten how
! to play, ball. y
M Clarke to Columbia.
""Win"s Clarke who was once slated
to manage the Truckers this season
and; who gave up the position follow.
IingEa disagreement with Owner B land
satgoing to Columbia, S. c., III Til.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26
Continued on Second Page.)
ny RICHARD DAIILGtEN.

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch.l
II ONDON, January 225.-A gain come
erumors that Sir Thomas Lipt will
chall nge for the American cup.
Sir Thomas is now in the Far East
looking after his interests in that sec
$tion Of the world, and the report which
has gained currency among yachts
men thatBthe Irish baronet has decided
Ito challenge again under the condi-
tons outlined in the last communica.-
atlon from the New \ ,orls. Yacht Club
cannot be firmed, IN ss
II may be- So Id a however, hat the
report Is credited among men who q ne
\ close to Sir homas in yachtin mat
tiers and IT Is Very genera lly credited,
q Of course, "a a s eeogn lSec 4 shat the
Il very aristocratlc Nav lollsss Club
\ may gain ind so me 20 int q n Which
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26
SPORTING NOTES. FROM ACROSS THE BIC POND

first Monday In June. Heretofore the
baby races of that country have been n!s
idle until the last day of j ly, and the
change is one that meets with general
approval, for the reason that sit ls
hedgeds with q restriction that insn S n
the saving OF the better juyenll ].
q Ths latest ruling Of the French t W
authorities is that two-year-olds may
race after the first Monday In ] 1In
hut only in selling races, o Their events
for Juveniles will not be permit e so Pc.
fore the last day OF July. AZ kSrench
owners take few chances WITH WA VI! ~
they.consider flrst-olass horses In soil.
ing races. 1t Is believed that Only.
genuine selling platers will axe Y Az
lii these early events 4 n f;
The recent marriage OF Tom Y ahhols
sTr. eldest son iof tina better known
old-time Jockey ot Thu same nam VA "
the occasion OF q great celebratsso = Asa
London, An IS, INV
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26

The morning papers We're filled with
accounts of the doings OF Lemoine. an
engineer, accused Of obtaining two
millions by pretending To hos able to
manufacture diamonds. On the race
card many betters notioed Ia horse
named Diamant, mounted by IA Jockey
NONE. whose mount, an 4 -to- Il chance,
Iromped home and the hunch players
had Il jubilee I'M
4 The challenge for. & cable chess
match between the 4AHeric can col eyes,
harvard, Yale. Prlnceto ton S,lnS Column
Ebla and oxford and lsc Cambria ge. lins
|been Haccepted A, Il & u 4 I.
Sss There win he q x Al,eri cans and, Sslx
British plas ers the so INES vii be
mayed at q date s9eS Esil 'Ss ln March,
MS ews mas lust lpssnS reeel From
SOUPS America ~ WI the aeRt lS II d N he
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26
CITY; OF MEXICO TO {
HAVE "A BIG RACE-TR.xCFl.

n CITY OF MEXIco January ga
movement is in progress here to open
a race-track In one OF the suburbs.
Wealthy mon are enthusiastic over the
idea, and already the project has made
a lot. Of Roadway. The capital will be
furnished fully by Mex leans y them
for sport, with mo Intention Of making
a profit. In fact. II seems to be the
idea to place racing in Mexico on 4.
plane equal to that found In New York.
or In England or Franc e.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26
BOSTON.

South Atlantic League. Clarke will he
missed in the Virginia League on ac-
count#of his aggressive playing. for, he
never gave UP a point without hard
contest.
The ante-season game schedule for
tho Richmond team has been pretty
nearly completed. AS Is the custom, the
first game Of the Lawmakers will be
against Richmond College, on Satur-
day, March 2Sth. Toronto. OF the Eas t.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26
YALE LEADS II s:

Athletic Championships Falls 10 the Dark
80 isstss Blue. s
4 NEW HAVEN, CONN, January 25.-Yale
lea dis the universities Of America in he NUN,
ber3 of8lntercollegiate athletic ampionships
her teams have Won during the year /.
ern colleges have held championship meets
tho Ellis are supreme lin SIX, and II fale
chose to- dispute Cornell's right to the row
sport. Yale was first in)football. basketball.
Shooting, water pol J, wrestling aud golf.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26

Sporting Life said recently: We can
look forward to one of the most IN
teresting struggles on the mat that
has Witnessed for5many wears.
And what will BIO of more vital inter-
est to England and Englishmen IS that
for$lne first time, for years a real 5Elg
lish-b born wrestler, fit and compsstent,s
will strive to win back for the home
land the laurels which should never.
have left these shores.
AT the last Meeting Of the. IIunga.
;rian Jockey Club Count Elener3 l'at "
Sthyany resigned as president The
club elected him honorary president
for life,
NO a. certain extent the French
Jockey Club has taken down the bars
with regard ia the early running %
two ysnr-pl III by 4 recent ruling which
permits Youngsters sci lin g-plate
class 70 colltpete in aces al ter me
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26
Sporting Letters Z

The sportinE editor of The Times
Dispatch will gladly answer in thcse
! col umnx any question regarding
sporting matters. Communications
ON sporting subjects will nlso be
printed, and comments Will be made.
Address Sporting Editor. Times Dis
patch. W
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26

after this prize in earnest. and the.
fact that Mr.. Croker intends to start
3Rhodora shows.5tne esteem in Which,
he holds the filly. FL Il 5i
Il Theret5lla been little or no betting.
so far on the 4 - pson p erby, and IN a
cord withNsthe trend OF development
ante post betting III II hardly assume
noticeable proportions until a few
weeks before he bi 81 race, which + is
scheduled for II ne 3 I'D. Betting ON a
llors g race in these day S. four of five
months before tho horses face he
starter is too much OF IL Glenn gambls
ito strike tile fancy, 81 my Scept the
most confirm led ganbl ers. RI u sS8;
''lrhat the III rene i rRce- 90 ers 10 CO a.
stone lylsa Isl known IL 4Al,lels--
iGtl q 8 s., = ha e. they come,
ttnlsA here by !. Is Nideneed sby ,ss
recent Incl DEN Nat the ~ clenReA true Ii,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26

STALLION Pietermaritzberg, which had
been sold to q prominent breeder In the
Argentine Republic for $4,000. Pieter-
maritzberg wonrthe $4,000 Jockey Club.
Stake at Newmarket in 1901. Tho de-
ceased horse was by st. Simon. out OF
Sea Air.
ii How hard put toait England is for
athletes OF class is evidenced by the.
fact that doe Rogers, the wrestler,
who is to meet inckenschmidt for the
championship is claimed as an Eng
lishman. s5 AZ "a 4Sg
AS u matter of fact Rogers was born
an England. but he Went bnek to the
old country ms an American wrestler
and save for the accident Of birth he
is an Americnnsa AS an American
nm rather glad 10 gers is 10 swrestle AS
an Englishmant for Iiac lSenschmidt In
Sa.l 3pr0kSblttys WI II do Witll&liini as he
will wien tllpN meet at, % he ma li5
ss Speaking of tile Slllatct the London
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26

To Slect4at Deep Run.
Deep Run hounds were not unken-
neled yesterday on account of the bad
weather. The next drag will! take
place on Saturday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26

Indoor II record.
Sporting Editor Times-Dispatch:
Sir,--What is the best indoor record
for 100 yards and one-mile runs?
J. IA. 4.
For 100 yards, 10 seconds, made By
Bernard Waters; one-mile run, a min
sutes "a seconds, made by Frank Ne
brick. sSs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26
f:,,,. nul Herman

Sporting Editor Times Dispatch:
s5tS Sir.-Did Joe Cans fight Kid Her
Emanf'last year. and II: SO when and
Where? : 3.
5pah, Nevada, on New Years Day of
1907. The fight lasted only eight
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26
Rest Bntn,,,nii,.

Sporting Editor Times Dispatch:
lSir,-Who made the best record at
the bat in the American League last
season? . FAN.
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Continued on second Page,l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26

The packs made up Of splendid en-.
amples OF the best type of Virginia
hounds, We're as follows: Gloucester
3Pacl-Remus. Queen, Sweet, Driver
Ring, Noble. Trailer, Lead, Fanny,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26

yss mas Just been IeeelY V Il ny
ESo,lt America 3ot he SieA III Ii q 4 the
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-17

fastening with giant strides to the
abyss Of bankruptcy.
The excess of exports over i'm
ports for 19o6-O7 amounted to sl4.e54,-
622. and the highest this balance has
ever been was in the year 19o5-o6
which was s5I,1S4.O54. These figures
are in Mexican money. Now here is
what Mexico has to meet in the way
Of payments abroad on the public
debt. the bonds of which are nearly all
held abroad, calls for about s24 OOO,-
600 a year, about s9,5OO,OO0 more
than the balance Of trade for 19O6-O7
Then there has to be going out of
the country money for items which
do not figure in the fiscal statistics.
such as interest profits and dividends
on capital invested here Besides.
there are states and municipalities
the bonds of which are held abroad
and this item is not less than 81 ,000,-
600. The railroad companies send out
not less than s25,OOO.OO0 in payment of
interest and there is no way of getting
at the exact amount sent out by pri-
vate concerns as dividends and profits.
Finance Minister Limantour in his last
budget statement to congress on De
cember IA, 1907, frankly says: "All
these items, plus interest and profit
distributed by private concerns,
-amount in the aggregate to sum far
in excess of the difference in favor of
exports in our international trade bal
ance and hence the conclusion has
been reached that the balance be.
tween the debit and credit, consider
ing respectively the remittances of
funds, drafts, securities and merchan-
disc which we have to send annually
abroad, and which we are entitled in
turn to receive from outside, is made
good year by year by the natural spon-
taneous investment in Mexico of for
eign capital
No further argument is necessary
to explain the present hard times in
Mexico. Owing to the money strin-
gency in the United States and Europe
during the last few months there has
been very little foreign capital invest
ed in this country and Minister Ii
mantours next budget will be worthy
of study. Capital is timid and it is
already being talked in the foreign
money centers that if foreign corpora
lions are to be prohibited from min
ing in Mexico as in the suggested Art.
IA of the new mining law. maybe
other laws will follow regarding cor
porations engaging in other lines of
business.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-17
FOREIGN CAPITAL AND
HEXICo'S TRADE.

Apropos OF the much talked of pro-
pUsed anti-foreign mining law 1--WE
mean Art. IA which would prohibit
Greign corporations from owning and
operating mining properties I would
be well for both Mexicans and for
eiSners to study what foreign capital
has done for Mexico, says the CHI
uahua Enterprise. AS to what con
s.derabIy over $1,000 100000 gold now
Invested by foreigners could do, has
dona ana IS doing TO develop the vast
natural resources of the country and
FJrnishh employment for the people,
mat is TOO obvious to discuss. 1t turns
the tide in favor of Mexico in the
trade balance. 1t is conceded that the
excess OF exports over imports is en-
tirely insufficient to settle the nations
annual debt balance.
We have been greatly interested in
reading the able editorials of the
Mexican Herald on this phase of the
subject during the last few days 1t
appears that it was a puzzle for a
long time as 10 how the balance of
the debt was actually met, says the
Herald, and goes On to say that zone
of the first to supply the clue to the
problem was the late Genaro Raigosa,
who, in a well dlgested report submit
ted by him to the monetary commits
sion in 1903 showed that the entarnce
of foreign capital into the country
served to onset the insuficiency of ex-
ports" This report showed that if it
were not for this national asset the
country would have been drawing on
its reserves of wealth which are its
capital stock and the nation would be
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-17
Motherly Care.

Six-year-old Marion has an eminent.
Iy practical mind, and the delights of
dolls tea parties, games, and other
infantile joys are easily eclipsed by
the promise of being allowed to dust
the parior or help cook Marion has
just acquired a new canary bird of
tender age, and has added the care
of Dick to her other small duties. On
saying her prayers the other night
she astonished her mother by adding
as a postscript: And God bless my
birdie, and let him grow up to be a
strong, healthy useful little canary
birdi"
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-17

A contemporary has expressed a
fear that while in Africa Mr.. Roose-
yelt may contract the sleeping sick
ness" If he does, even his SHORES
are likely TO brighten the animals of
The Jungle into variety of fits.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-17
Gid Ap.

Gid Ap.
Why, durn it. this humorous stunt is q
joke
They's nothIn' t. do but t. loaf an T.
smoke!
Gist tend tn machine with yer grease
T chop Of the lines an T. lie up tn
gears.
It's funny tn, jigs that them typewriters
do
I mean the machines of tn humorist
crew!
They's barrels an barrels of jokes in tn
Thet only need tckIn' t. start EN-. b.
jings
GIst press on tn poetry stop an'-hooray!
TIL verses cum Iiltin' an smeltin' o.
May.
You nip Off tn tape when tn little bell
An jine in tn chorus tn typewriter
singsl
Next thing is tn key with tn mother'n-
law stop.
You give it a poke Hi! Gist see tn thing
hop,
TIL Adam jokes next an tn dog sau-
sage tale
Gums rippin' along in tn typewriter gale!
tn topics of Yesterday, now an last
night
With snappers an cracks in their tails
gist a fright
TIL quip and tn saw and the thrice
Jump onto tn papsr-git onto that wag!
Yew don't need a thought er a rhyme 81
a within
GIst git tn machine in a fine worI<in'
trim:
Touch one of tn stops. an then laugh al
This dodgasted funny old typewriter
- sings,
600
SclntiIIations.
The mosquitoes bill always calls for
blood money.
A fellow always feels his oats after
he has taken his rye.
A little woman sometimes gets q
man into big trouble.
& 4 4
When praying for rain. TO be con,
sistent, carry an umbrella
4 Il 4
Too many women tell joke the
same way they throw a brick at a cat.
Il 4 4
When a hold-up man with gun
asks for assistance he usually gets 1t,
Z z =
Some men who give interviews to
the newspapers should write denial
OF the interview by first mail.
- ~ d
Thank goodness, the sleigh-ridtns
rule of driving with one hand holds
over for carriage rides on moonlight
nights.
Before I say anything more about
the glad springtime, l want to know,
'Ts the openwork fashion coming in
again."
4 & 4
A wise man traded horses with q
fool and the fools horse ran away and
broke the wise mans neck. Thus e
true virtue rewarded! Z
r & 4
Who ever heard of hen laying two
eggs a day? Why. then, should man
work overtime? Answer-Because the
man doesn't scratch his matches that
VIZ
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-17
SAVING Grace of Humor,

Blessed are the cartoonists and the
satirists and the funmakers. For by
enlarging upon our folEies and foibles
and conspicuities they awaken US to
their elements of the ridiculous and
lead us with wisdom to temper exuber-
ance. Blessed is the saving grace Of
humor. For where humor is, treason
finds no fertile soil, deceit fiourishes
not, hypocrisy withers and dies, greed
is tempered and reason only rules.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-17

the shrill cries of the coyote, the wolf.
the squirrel. the woodchuck and the
grounding. some pershing in the
burning jungle, others fleeing before
the fury of the FIRE. terrorized by the
heat and smoke, their shrieks and
cries heard even above the inigas-
roar of the fire, adds to the general
pandemonium and to the horror of the
situation already suggested by the
burning of the stately pines.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-17

The Democrats of Bisbee are plan
ming a monster ratification meeting
Immediately following the nomina-
ton of Mark Smith at Prescott. 1t
will be national ratification meeting
and a territorial ratification meeting
combined
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-17
An Execution,

children" observed the teacher,
you must not use the expression,
Up against it. 1t is slang" Well"
said bright lad, Il saw an ANTONIO
bile go into a wall full tilt yester-
day" Yes. but we're talking about
something else now" But l was goin'
to say" continued the lad, IF the ma
chine wasn't up again2t it I'd like TO
know what"
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-17

1t is perfectly natural that there
should be several aspirants for nomi
nations on the Democratic ticket. A
nomination of a competent man or
the Democratic ticket in Cochise
county is as good as a certificate Of
election.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-17

The Omaha Bee is knocking the re-
publicans who show a disposition to
shoot their party in the back" Mr.
Roosevelt himself could inform those
gellows that the back is not the place
70 aim at when hunting elephants.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-17

The Republican campaign managers
shout me too" and announce that
the public is to have a peep at the
fat fryings before the November eIec.
ton.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-17

The Democratic press accuse Roose-
welt of being a boss, and the Ropub-
lican newspapers enter the same in
dictment against Bryan. Neither one
of them is a boss They are inter
prefers of public opinion.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-17

Col James Madison Guffey got a
dose of his own medicine at the Den
yer convention. 1t proved harder to
swallow than it does 10 administer.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-17

Candidates for sheriff on the Demo
cratic ticket are increasing. Indiea-
lions are that Bisbee viii have two
and possibly three aspirants for the
honor.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-17

Everytime a railroad president de
clares for Taft and Sherman several
thousand common citizens pass a reso
luton to vote for Bryan and Kern.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-17
FOR CONSTABLE.

l desire to announce myself as
candidate for the office of constable
of Precinct No. =, Bisbee, subject TO
the decision of the Democratic county
convention. JOHN II. JAMES.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-17
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR SUPERVISOR.

1 desire TO announce myself as
candidate Tor reelection 10 the Office
OF supervisor of Cochise county
WILLIAM NJ. RIGGS,
Dos Cabezos, Arizona.