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The Washington times., 1908-04-02
CANS SHOWS
NOT A SIGN
OF DECLINE
Oh Master Easily Knocks
Out Spike Robson in
Third Round.

PHILADELPHIA. Arru Before a
crowded house last ni,--lt at the Ma
tional Sporting Club. joe Cans. the peer
OF all ligbJweights, cleaI ~ demonstrated
that he is still there With the goods by
knocking out Spike -.oi'son IL the third
round OF what was 20 nave been "A six
round contest.
Robson was in much better condition
than Cans. His skin WAS pink and his
muscles stood out prominently. indicat-
ing that he had worked hard for the
fight.
While not in the best shape, Cans did
not carry much extra weight. He was
trifile fat around the stomach, but
not enough to do any harm.
Indulge in Feinting.
Neither man was overanxiOus to lead
off first. and some pretty feintins and
sidestepping was INDUCED in untE the
crowd began to tire Of it.
Cans led of with his right aimed for
for the head. The blow went over over
ROlsOn's shoulder and Joe brought a
left up 10 the face. Cans CleverIy step
ped back and shot his right up and
Robson blocked the punch oleverly.
When they broke Robson sent a hard
left high on Cans head. followed by
a right to the ribs Cans was making
a careful fight OF it and tried 20 pull
Robson on for a lead. but the English
champion was holding his right In po-
sitiOn TO drop fl over on him at the
first opportunity.
The first was merely a feeler for both
men, but Cans soon had his man meas
ured and was ready TO drop him any
time.
The Second Session.
Cans opened the second with left
TO the head and Robson also scored
with light left. Cans shot MS right
and left TO Robson's face. but the blows
were partly blocked and did little dam
age. Joe held Robson of with his Ions
left and worked his right to the jaw
He held Robson on the ropes and
hooked his left hard to RobsOn's mouth
Robson fought openly at times. and
IL was evident that the wicked waIlops
OF Joe were telling on him. Cans walk
ed around him. leading with the left
ana hGding his right 10 send Il over
when ne found an opening Cans had
him measured and Il was only a mat
ter Of when he wanted to crowd his
well-placed punches.
Busy From Start.
Cans opened the third by dancing
around and sending IN his left twice on
Rohson's head. lie caught him of his
balance and sent his right hard to the
head. Robson was on the ropes. and
Joe sent his left in with fun force on
the point The BritOu drOuued 10 his
knees and fell over on the mat. The
referee counted seven over him and Il
was an effort for hin 10 stand up. He
went to his knees again and was up in
an instant, but ne was dazed and his
guard was down and open for a knock
out. Cans hooked his left over on the
jaw and then shot his right out when
Robson Strengthened Up. The blow
landed clean on The BritOn's Jaw and
ne went down in a heap.
The Washington times., 1908-04-02
The Score.
GaIlaudet ....------. o. ooo2 q
Georgetown $1,000. 1 s. 2 0 I-l5

Earned Georgetown. ., GaIIaudet.
g. First base on baIg)DH Dillon. 2 OF MA
monc, g. on BlrrE. q. Innings pitched-Dil-
ION. 2 Diamond. q. -uch. b Danahv. 3
Fits mEdc-Of Lii d. on Diamond I. Or
b'rch. 3 or DeT AZ r- Struck OuL-Esy~ Dill
ION. J. by Diamond % b. Birch. 8. BIZ Dan
aay. 2 Three-bass nit--COcper- TvFo-bass
hlts-Hower. NTH Sacrifice hits-SlnnOn,
H. smith. Schlafiy o. Stolen bases-AIess
90, Courtney "a. simon CD. Macdonald. H
smith t2). SchleGy. Nayock, Hover %. Nor
rs, ODo1neu. EckCnrOde- Dnubie plays
Morris % W Ben 10 Hover. air by pitcher
Ply Dillon. .. by Birch. Q WIZ pitch
Bi-ch- PASSED. ball-A- Bell Cnplre-ES5
Handiboe- Time OF game hour and g min
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lect party, who were next TO the good
thing bet chunk on him, getting 10
1 for their money. John Madden showed
another good two-year-Old IN this race,
his Ragman running into the place.
Madden did not fare so we'll in the
maiden tWO-year-Old race. his entry,
Chaperone and Deviser, falling 10 get
In the money.
Edgely's Performance.
Edgely was one out OF the clouds
yesterday. At the juicy odds OF 10 TO ]
he carried of the first race. beating out
the choices. Greene and Lally. This
one was strangely overlooked in the
betting. Last year he was a very con-
sistent horse. winning a number Of
races on the second circuit. and show
ing an especial fOndness for heavy go
ing The fact that McFadden had the
mount kept many from betting on the
horse.
hotter and v. Po@ers will be on
hand 10 ride Saturday, and they Will
help out the jockey contingent i'm
mensely- Notter has been doing great
work at New Orleans and so has Pow
ers, who is one Of the most improved
boys in the business. Powers viii ride
for Mr.. Belmont this season
The Washington times., 1908-04-02
By THOMAS S. RICE.

WICHITA, Kan, April 2Nlanage CantiIon
baseball and
toas in Sporting 90 he
severely attacked first allowing Chicago
City League baseball play Minneapolis
which Mike against
eaguers and other practice secondly
buying Bert Kelley the Chicago semo pitcher
Concerning Callahan playing with Minneapolis
Mike play New
Nationals York Americans
Both became outlaws for refusing
the Callahan reported
here that either has been
Hermann,
clared before they
cited Canon. Isbel deliberately report to Chicago
thought
in Wichita Isben drawing the
spring travelling majors who
IN
The Washington times., 1908-04-02
of the commissions decisions an
awful Jolt.

I attended two meetings last winter.
one in the American Association al d one
in the Western League. where they
wanted 20 cut out the Sporting News.
take no advertising I'm Il. and --fuse
10 honor your credentials. I fought this
In both leagues and can safely say I
was the means Of defeating Il in both
places. but 1 am first to get the hook
when the News thinks I am going 10 do
something have not done.
August Hermann, chairman % the
national commission. wired Nike Can
tllon that an ineligible player could
not play with or against an organized
club until he had applied for reinstate-
mcnt and same had been granted. Kind
" look up the records and see how
many men are now playing To whom re-
lnStatement has not been granted. then
handle the commission as YOU did me
These are simply my feelings. Charles.
about the article in the News last week
and. In justice TO myself / must ask
that YOU publish this letter in full. not
cut 1t up to suit yourself. 7 NAV add
that have given a copy Of It to Thorn
as : Rice for publication in The WASH
lngton Times, Is your editorial was
based on his story.
1 trust our friendly relations in other
sports VIII remain the same.
Very truly yours
JOE CANTIILON.
The Washington times., 1908-04-02

men in organized baseball, but it
looks as though the News is a bit
timid about taking a shot at the
boys on top Of the pile.
The News also censures Nike and my
self for playing Callahan IN the practice
games at Galveston. There were no
bulletins or instructions to keen Gala
nan or any eligible player out Of spring
practice or fan games. We thought
II Mike Donlin could play at Dallas
/ waco. and Fort Worth. and Jake Stahl
/ who is IN exactly the same boat as
Callahan, could play in all the Southern
League cities and IL Isbeu could play
In the exhibition games at Wichita.
| there was no reason why Callahan
1 should he picked out for a MARI
You claim 1 am covering up Kelley
/ Tor Callahan. How in the world could
| / do that2 If turn him back 10 Gala
| han he VIII surely be q free agent and
anybody can sign him who viii pay
| him the MOI ey; If I send him to or
ganized baseball / must secure waivers
on hlm-so / can't see where I have
done anything wrong
Your paper SAYS ] have net the
interest Of the Washington club at
heart. That looks like an effort to
knock me ont with the Washing
, ton owners, but a fellow ten feet
deep in a pit on a bar in the Mis-
slssippi could see where that knock
comes from.
OF all the ineligible players working
out this spring YOU picked out that fel-
/ low with me. Callahan IS the same
! outlaw now he was when he worked
/ 70 the American League. after jump
/ ing there himself He is not half as
! pad now as the American League
wanted him 70 be at that time
have felt mighty sore over the many
| little cracks at me through the News.
but The last one was especially uncaIled
iOr- did not fail 10 notice that
the News was constantly throwing an
anchor TO windward in its editorial by
saying: If Rice's story in The Wash
lngtOn Times is correct. Of course.
Rice may not have II right, but If his
story gives the facts" etc. or words to
that effect. I should think as good
| friends of myself as Joe and YOU pro-
! fess to be. would have wired and asked
1 If Rice's story was correct.
am trying, as / have always
done, TO give my best efforts to my
employers, and am not now disre-
garding, nor never have disregarded,
the rules of organized baseball.
When / took up the Mike Kelley
case / told you and Mr.. Flanner L
was right, and that he should not
be kept out of baseball Just because
the st. Louis club was covering him
up for st. Paul, and the national
commission upheld me after it had
been proved by Mr.. Bruce telling
them that st. Louis never paid a
cent for him. Yet / have seen no
fine imposed upon ST. Louis nor
have l seen that club condemned in
the editorial columns of the News.
They have all taken baekwater now
by letting Kelley manage Toronto.
One day some smart fellow who has
played long enough will give soma
The Washington times., 1908-04-02
GALLAUDET BARELY
ESCAPES SHUT-OUT
Georgetown Easily Trails
Kendall Green's Colors
in Dust.

On a muddy ground and before q
small crowd. Georgetown took Gauau-
det into camp yesterday by l3 to 2.
The Kendall Green nine put I'd q
decidedly poor exhibition OF bali. in
both fielding and batting. Its players
were completely puzzled by Danahay
ana Diamond, who We're on the firing
line FOR the winners. and the only thing
which saved them from a shut-out was
COOper's triple in the eighth.
Georgetown scored one run In each
Of the first two innings, and by a COM
bination Of singles and GaIlaudet's er-
rors, put five men across the plate in
the eighth. II Smith made the only
error credited 10 Georgetown. while the
miscues on GaIlaudet's part were as
frequent as they were foolish
The Scora
The Washington times., 1908-04-02
WITTEN WILL LEAD
HATCHETITE NINE

At a meeting Of the candidates for the
George washington University nine
Aubrey WItten. Architecture 20, was
unanimously elected captain Of the
team.
Witteu is already a letter man. hay
ing captured his wv in last football
season when lie played fuuback and
end on the varsity eleven. He IS a
member OF the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
fraternity.
Manager A G.. Gonzalez announced AT
yesterdays meeting that he hoped 10 be
able 10 secure e diamond on the eLliDsa
in the near future. for team practice
The q. ". L. ylen are now using the
Monument grounds
The Washington times., 1908-04-02
CITES STAHL CASE.

StahI like wise deliberately refused to
play with Chicago last year, procured
capital. and cut into National Agree
ment territory I'm Chicago with an indie
pendent club. He would be running it
yet and drawing money away from the
Sox and Cubs box offices had not his
club been a failure financially. Gala
han is said to have made $1,000 the first
year he ran a semi-pro. club In chicago.
He did not buck and ignore the man
dates OF the commission because he
thought he had a grievance after a fair
hearing, as Stahl did, but left Comiskey
with the most friendly relations, which
have continued ever since.
Yet Stahl plays without protest before
B reinstatement is granted. while Gala
! han draws down the wrath of the mo-
} guls and the Sporting News because he
works out in scrub game between
! make-shift teams. All of which Cantil-
lon notes.
Indorse Times Statement.
Joe CantiIon and Jimmy Callahan
read the explanation of Keeley's status
. r. The Times, both admitted to the
writer that it was entirely correct. and
,,CantiloR in nowise disputes the story
} in his letter. given herewith. He might
have pointed out that the burden of the
Sporting News editorial was that he
; should be severely reproved for having
the honesty to pay the slightest atten-
ton to legal contracts between men
outside of organized baseball such as
Z Kelley and Callahan. The argument
s-seems to be that business morality does
not require man TO keep faith with
& anyone not on the rolls of an artificial
sand arbitrary body, and CaEullOn is
called down for acting with due honesty
toward his friend Callahan, who had
{ already spent. good money to obtain
keeley's services.
The editorial was premature. for
nothing had been done. nor is anything
! likely 10 be done for, unless contingen-
cies not now foreseen arise, Kelley will
Join the Washington club when it
reaches Chicago on June 10.
Following is the letter Joe Cantillon
has sent to Charles Sphinx. editor of the
Sporting News, with the request that
! It be published IN full:
Here's the Very Note.
Mr.. Charles Sphinx, Sporting News. St.
Louis. Mo.
read with great surprise he article
/ In your last weeks Sporting News. in
which a hard and long crack is taken at
myself and brother Mike-at myself on
account OF Pitcher Kelley, whom I
signed 10 play with the Washington
baseball club. It does not matter what
. intend to do with Kelley. and I have
done nothing with him to date.
Your paper seems to think it a
terrible crime If / buy him from
Callahan. or have an outlaw like
Callahan assist me in any way in
getting a man, but you make no
comment whatever when COmiskey
gives Callahan $500 to sign Pitcher
Most; nor was anything said when
Frank Farrell paid Callahan TO go
to Springfield and look over Player
Doyle. Also, when he went to Min
neapOIis to look over Player Hill.
He was then, as now. an outlaw.
and was paid money by the smartest
The Washington times., 1908-04-02
SEASON OPENS TODAY
IN COTTON STATES

JACKSON. Miss. April 2-The base
BAN season for the Cotton States
League opens today with games ~
Jackson Meridian, and Nicksburg
President CroWder has announced
BemmerJ, LaROUrke. and Han as UNI
pires for the season The first ball Of
today's game viii be pitched by Presi-
dent CrOWder.
The Washington times., 1908-04-02
R0SEDALE NINE WANTS
GAMES FOR OPEN DATES

The game Sunday between the At
lantics and ROsedalcs was postponed on
account Of rain
The ROsedaIes are DESTROYS OF arrang-
ing gaines with all teams in the cl y
and vicinity. Next Sunday IS an open
date.
The grounds at Seventeenth and Gales
streets northeast are among the finest
IL the city, and viii be fixed up this
week for the season OF 1903. FOr. games
address Edward DOre. 6l2 Fourteenth
street northeast
The Washington times., 1908-04-02
LAWRENDON TO RACE
0'BRIEN ON SKATES

Manager Dempsey Of the Convention
Hall Skating Rink. last evening re-
ceived word from John Brent, saying
that owing 20 an attack Of the measles
he would be unable 10 race with Jack
O'Brieu tonight
Arrangements have been made TO
bring over LawreudOn,s OF Baltimore.
who viii try conclusions with O'Rrien
tonight. LawTendOn IS considered one
Of the best skaters in the South. and
has appeared in most Of the large cities
of this country
The Washington times., 1908-04-02
Cantil1On ReSentS
Charge of Breaking
National Agreement
Prefers Striking Counter Charges Against
Gotham Managers and Comiskey in Reply
to Editorial in Sporting News
Burning Words from Toe's Letter

You make comment COmiskey $500
sign Pitcher
"We thought if Mike DOnIn could play
could play all Southern cities there
Callahan should be picked for a mark"
"YOur [SpOrng News that
OF the Washington a deep
in pit bar in the Mississippi
frOm"-Manager CantiIIOn. =
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-04
DETECTIVE
RECEIVES
WARNING
GRUEsoME PICTURE AND LATIN
INSCRIPTION SENT To BALD.
WIN MAN.

charles III. Rosenfeld. OF tho
baldwin Detective Agency. received
n gruesome warning which he does
not understand. and he is firmly
convinced that 1t is the work OF the
Black Hand.
1t is a drawing showing coffin
with skull and cross bones on ton
or It, and hand pointing at them.
Underneath is written warning I'm
Italian or Latin. II Is bordered with
wreath from which leaves are
dropping. which Mr.. Rosenfeld
thinks means that some one wants
to drop him
This is the third time that MIR.
tosenfeld has been warned.
While he was out I'm West Vir.
ginia he got one warning him t.
leave the state In ten days, but n:
held his ground and Is yet alive.
he received the second soc. e.
months ago. In the meantime he
continues to grab the sons OF Italy
and other countries. and keeps the
chain gang well filled up with good
workers.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-04
COAL OPERATIONS
ARE RESUMING

Bristol. Tenn, March d. The
coal mining business in the South
west Virginia fields has been very
quiet for few wonths on account
of the suspension Of many industries
and the curtailment Of traffic on the
railroads Conditions are gradually
Improving and there IS every indi-
cation that the demand for steam
coal will grow rapidly until in the
near future the coal operations will
be experiencing old-time activity.
with the resumption OF work at the
Crescent rolling mills. the plant of
the Columbian Paper company, the
Wilkinson mill and other industries
here. the demand for steam coal has
increased in the ibcaI market
The fact that winter now seems
to be- breaking, is having the effect
Of diminishing demand for the do
nestle supply Of coal. However. the
demand viii likely be considerable
up to the end Of the present month.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-04
HARTMAN
GAVE REBATES

Washington, March 4-OnIcials
OF the department of justice and
members Of the Interstate commerce
commission are greatly Interested I'm
the Investigation OF i5Ddif1g charges
against the Southern Pacific railway.
to be commenced tomorrow by the
California state railroad commits
sion.
Franklin X. Lane, OF the inter
state commerce commission. con-
Quoted an inquiry into Southern Pa.
cific practises on me coast last Octo.
Der, and in his report, from the evi.
dence adduced he found:
The existence of an extensive
system Of preferential rates granite
certain shippers on interstate bust
ness by the Southern Pacific com
pany The record disclOses a list OF
1913 firms, corporations and indi-
viduals who ENJOY what are known
as Special inside rates -less than
the rates published to the genera
public-on the movement OF certain
designated traffic between points
within the state OF California.
"phat such shippers paid the full
rate published in the first instance
and were allowed the refund on
claims which went through the
auditing department under instruc-
lions from the traffic departmen;
that such special rates should apply
upon Interstate shipments without
tariff authority. That such funds
amounted in various months Of the
years 1906 and 1907 TO from 500.
900 to $4,000 per month";
It was also alleged by Commig
sioner Lane that the rebates OF
state business we're used as an in.
ducement to large shippers to give
the Southern Pacific their interstate
shipments
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-04
THE Clansman" to lie Seen Herr
With the Big New York Cast
and Production.
SENSATIONAL PLAY RETURNS

That much talked of play. THE
Clansman." is booked for return
date at the Elks' Opera House on
Monday, March 16. with the big
New York cast of favorite actors
and splendid metropolitan produc-
ton. Lovers OF American drama at
It's best will look forward with
pleasant anticipations to this en-
gagement, which is among the most
noteworthy OF the season. The play
is as well-known as any dramatic
offerings OF the past fifty years.
Founded on those famous novels,
The Leopard's Spots" and "The
Clansman." II is in character and
treatment an original work. No scene
which could Justly give offense from.
a dramatic or moral standpoint has
been retained; but 1t is rich in com
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-04

HOUR
LAW
NORFOLK 81 WESTERN SYSTEM
MAKES 1T EFFECTIVE TO.
DAY.

The Norfolk & Western railroad
today put into effect the new nine
hour law. which applies to all tele.
graph operators. March 4 is the final
date set for the law to become eff
fectivc
The nine-hour law for all tele-
graphers- engaged in the dispatch.
ing of trains or handling news of
the moving of railroad trains was
enacted by congress with a view to
preventing so many accidents. In
vestigations of railroad wrecks by
the interstate commerce commission
showed that a very large percentage
OF them were caused by some over
worked operator or dispatcher's fall
ing asleep at his post
The Richmond, Fredericksburg e.
Potomac put the nine-hour day into
effect Monday. Seven extra teleg
raphers were given employment as
a result OF the new rule. Three small
Offices along the line where business
was very light were closed.
The seaboard also put the new
law into effect Monday.
The Atlantic Coast Line will put
it into effect Wednesday.
The Chesapeake e. Ohio will put
it into effect today.
The law is TO go into effect all
over the United States today, and
means the employment of thousands
OF additional operators. Several rail
road companies had their counsel in
Washington for some weeks oppos.
Ing the law and asking the inter
state commerce commission TO ex-
tend the time OF its going into ef.
feet to a later date.
Recently the Chesapeake G. Ohio
reduced expenses and cut out a
number OF stations all over the sys-
tenn. The running OF trains at night
was curtailed to a minimum and as
result numbers OF telegraphers
were laid off The same was done
with practically every other railroad
in the country and the majority Of
men who have been benefited by
the nine-hour law are those who
have been laid on on account OF the
closing Of small and upimportant
stations.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-04
oCRIngEpo ms GRAFTON.

Des Moines. Ia, March "a
connection with the state prohibit
ton oratorical contest, to be held
tonight at Oskaloosa through the
confession Of II. H. Gill who was
selected to represent Morningside
college. that his GRAFTON was crib
bed"
Gill ls one Of The leaders IN the
students temperance movement and
president OF the College Prohibi-
tlon oratoricaI association lie won
easily I'm the contest for first place
in The ranks OF the Morningside
college dry" orators and his later
public confession that his arotion
was plagarized created sensation
I'm college circles throughout the
state.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-04
CANADIAN MINING INSTITUTE.

Ottawa. Ont. March with n
brief address OF welcome by his ex.
celleney the governor general. the
tenth annual general convention OF
the Canadian Mining institute was
opened this morning In the Russell
house. Today's session was largely
devoted to the transaction of the
business AFFAIRS OF the institute.
Leading engineers and mining au.
thorities will read papers tomorrow
and Friday. and the meeting will
close Friday evening with the an
nual dinner. Delegates report a
great development or the mental and
mineral wealth of the dominion
during the last year.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-04
SPLIT IN THE CAMP
ALABAMA REPUBLICANS ELECT
TWO sErs OF DELEGATES TO
CHICAGO.

Alfalfa Ala. March 4.-Both fac
lions OF the Republican party held
conventions for tho Seventh Con-
gressional district here yesterday
and each elected two delegates TO
the National convention. The ad-
minlstration faction unanimously
endorsed Secretary Taft for presi-
dent and elected j. j. Curtis, of Win
ston. and q. II. Ashley. OF Etowah.
delegates to the National conven-
uon. The anti-administrat\;s fac
tion elected DR.. j. L. Armstrong, OF
Cullman. and II. IL. Anderson, OF
Fort Payne. as uninstructed dele
gates. Both conventions had repre-
sentatives from every county in the
district.