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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-10

- Since cock fighting has hcen for
- wars outlawe1 in most civilizes.
communities, it may surprise some
persons to know that the breed
ing and training of cocks for the fight
ing pit is a profitable business.
This interesting industry comes to
light annually during the national poul-
try show. which will be held in Chi
caeo from January 90 to %. inclusive.
Special prizes are offered at this show
for pit game chickens. 10 be Judged on
their form, not on fighting ability, and
this year C!lic"go's prize gamecock
breeder, Tom Howard. has Il quartet
OF prize winners To enter.
A ganet requires training as
careful as that given a prize fighter.
and Howard, among gamecock
breeders, has the reputation Of i'roduc-
ing pit champions. such n reputation
as is enjoyed ny a star football coach
1r the trainer Of ring champion.
He lives in an ancient frame house
IN the rear OF 4 lot, in which there are
training quarters for 100 fighting chick
ems. He has q farm in Wisconsin and
another down in Ohio. whore he breeds
the fighting birds from 4 strain which
many victories have made famous. Tha
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-10
AT EIDDEFORD.
5000 People See Gannaught Have Best
OF rank Balm.

Biddeford, Me, Feb. 9.-The great
est sporting event of the winter &C.
CURED at Long reach on the Saco river
Saturday afternoon, when the speedy
horse Frank Balm, owned by George
H. Bayes of kennebunkport, and the
fast Gannaught, owned by Bert Little
field of SaCO, raced over the ice for
purse OF $500. The owner of each horse
put up 500 some i.onthS ago.
Fully 5000 people braved the cold to
be present. The mercury registered at
zero while the horses We're racing.
John B. Fowler of Saco acted as
starter and the judges We're George Z.
Twarnbley, James o. Smith and Frank
NJ. Irving. The race was the best three
in five over a half-mile course The
veteran driver Tom Marsh drove Frank
Balm, and Ira Woodbury. steered Gan
naught
The first heat went to Frank Balm by
20 feet. The second was dead heat.
The third and fourth heats were easily
won by Gannaught. Bayes then with
drew his horse and the judges declared
Gannaught the winner and that all
bets should stand
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Chicago headquarters is the central
marketing place. The largest demand
comes from the towns on the Mexican
border, where cock fights still flourish,
and thousands Of dollars are Wagered
on a main.
What preparation is needed
to fit a cock for the pitt" Howard
was asked.
"A bird must be trained for wind and
strength. just like Il prize fighter" said
he. "A battle lasts anywhere from
seven 10 forty minutes. and to last
that long cocks muscles must be like
iron. In training the bird is first put
on 4 diet until he gets III the right con-
dit!un and weight Then his muscles
are nlaEsaged to make them hard, ana
ne is forced to run to improve his
wind.
AS we cannot wei turn q chicken
out to run Il few miles on the road
every day like pugiliSt. "" have
found another way to improve his
wind. one trainer STANDS at one CnI
of a long table on which high sides
have been huiit. Another man stands
ii the opposite enc, ana tie l,ird is
driven ;slcll and fortn between them
NJ first he is allowed L. run slowly,
then il" is forced ia 90 at fHi. speed.
and must keep il w until he is out OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-10
A FUNNY COMPARISON.
Bath Admirer Of Bob Somerville Likens
Him Unto Jacob.

To the Editor of the Times:
Wrestling is an old game and very
interesting one. in Bath. for one rea-
son, we own the champion and | think
by his performances that he VIII re-
main champion Indefinitely. l do nos
believe that anyone of his weight can
defeat him and l wish him success.
We read in the Bible OF q WreStle
Jacob had with q man (some say an
angeD. They wrestled, | suppose, as
we do nav, catch-as-catch-can and
Jacob came out ahead. They were
clinched all night, but in the morning
the other fellow touched Jacob in q
tender spot and he had to let go, but
was praised for his faith, fortitude
and perseverance, three qualities that
think Mr.. Somerville possesses to q
finish. He has faith that he can 10
the other man. fortitude enhanced by
hard training and perseverance to con-
tinue the job to q successful culmina-
ton. so l think the robe Of Jacob Of
old has fallen on his shoulders Sue
cess to him. Read Genesis q and 80.
c. B. HARRINGTON.
Bath, Me, Feb I, 1908.
The above is from the Bath Times.
Wrestling is indeed an old game, but
the performance of Jacob can hardly
be likened to those of modern athletes.
In those DAYS the rules were not 50
strict, if indeed they had any rules,
and there are several other things Mr..
Harrington evidently has not taken in
to consideration. According to all ac-
counts that ancient wrestling match
was an informal affair, inasmuch as
there is no mention of any referee Of
and either of the contestants
might have made any number of fouls
which in modern times. when officials
are present to insure fair play, would
have disqualified them.
Again there is no record that Jacob
had won any previous wrestling
50 it could not have been Il
championship event anyway. and for
that reason was probably not up to the
high standard of wrestling Mr. Somer-
vile has attained. 1t might be good
policy for Bob to tel Jacob by Wire
less to get reputation before he con-
sertS to wear his mantle.
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A GREAT SHOW IS EX-
PEcTED At ARMORY A. A.

Boston. Feb. 9-Tuesday evenings
boxing show at the Armory 4. A.
gives promise of being one of the best
local events of the year.
When an all-star show is given it is
hard to say which bout is really the
best, but the appearance of Jim Bon
ner in the ring against Dave Deshier
means that the members are in for q
treat. Deshler has clevernaeS on his
side, but the little tornado from Penn
sylvania showed plainly against Will
lie Fitzgerald the other evening that
he is one OF the best lightWeights now
in the ring.
Even conccding that Deshler viii
have the advantage in weight, the re-
cent bout in which Bonner engaged
with Willie Fitzgerald. where Bonner
had decidedly the best of the 10
round argument. makes il sure that
the Cambridge boy viii have to look
to his laurels Tuesday evening.
In addition to this bout. Bill McKin-
non is to box Chicago" Jack Robin
son for 10 rounds. Those who have
Deen waiting for the South End mid
dleweight to get his" are very apt
to see it come off Tuesday evening.
The other bout is one that will make
the members sit up and take notice.
Any time that Billy Kirkland puts on
the gloves he is sure to have a great
numher~Qf his old amateur admirers
sitting at the rims side and they are
sure to be there Tuesday night. be-
cause the South end lad will meet
Billy West of Brooklyn, who is with
out doubt the hardest lad that kirt-
land has ever faced
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WATERVlLLE INTERESTED.
Neither Mr.. Terry or His Attorney
Have Anything to Say Now.

Watervile Nc, Feb. 9.-(SpeciaD-
been found against George Fred Terry.
manager Of the Sawyer Publishing Co,
and Henry Bosnian. clerk at the Water
vile postofficc, by the grand jury at the
United States district court at Portland,
became circulated about the city Satur-
day ey enng there was considerable stir
in the business sections. The case before
the jury has been closely watched as both
were residents Of this city and all inter-
est centered here. The Portland papers
during the last few days having publish
ed nothing OF certainty as the proceedings
at the federal court Were not made public.
The evening editions Saturday with their
full accounts of the case created some
thing of u sensation in this city.
G. T. Terry was interviewed yesterday
by a representative Of the Journal, who
said: There is nothing ! have TO say
nothing / can say at this time. We are
going to try the case not in the newspa-
pers but in the court. 1 feel certain that
everything will come out all right. I
have engaged Hon. W. c. Philbrook OF
this city for Attorney
Hon. W. c. Philbrook was seen shortly
afterward hy the reporter and short in
terview was granted.
II have been engaged by Mr.. Terry az
attorney ir the coming trial" said Mr..
Philbrook, but at the present time there
is no possible statement 1 can make. I
have not even examined the indictment
and consequently do not know the full
facts of the case.
II wish it made known" said the at
torney. that as the case is to be tried
before the United States district court in
Portland my position as assistant attor-
ney general Of the state is 10 bar. I
Will so to Portland tomorrow morning
and examine the indictment papers,
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ing and had charge Of the second class
matter. When it was determined to make
the investigation Inspector Robinson pro-
cured Boshan's transfer to the Portland
office on the pretext that extra help was
port OF the mails. A postofficc inspector
was put in Boshan's place in Waterv:lle.
Roshan was sent to Portland to get him
ont Of the way and he remained here four
or five weeks. While here he made sew
cral requests to be allowed to 20 back
10 WaterviIlc over Sunday but every such
request was refused and he was kent
here in the city.
The officers say that the weights Of
Sawyers Monthly obtained by the inspec
tor, who was acting as clerk in place Of
Roshan, We're much greater than those re-
ported by Bosnian and indicated that the
weights had been falsified to the extent OF
5000 pounds month. This was about
one fourth of the total weight Of mail
from the Sawyer Publishing Co. and a
considerable portion of it, say the in
spec:ors. would be required to pay at the
rate of four cents a pound.
In order to make out a case it vas
necessary for the officers 10 get at the
real paid circulation Of the paper ana
this required painstaking effort The in
spectors obtained access to the mailing
cards and from these made their report
and obtained whatever evidence they pre-
scented to the jury.
Mr.. Terry will appear in court Wednes-
day with MI. Bosnian ard unless a con-
tinuance is granted the trial will begin
then.
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BOWDOIN COLLEGE.
Stone Fund Of $4,000 to Be Turned
Over to Andover Theological.

Brunswick, Me. Feb. AT the
meeting Of the Bowdoin New York
Alumni Association, Gen. Thomas II.
Hubbard, enc of the board Of over
seers Of the college. explained that
Bowdoin College has always been nom
sectarian, although it has had on its
books for many years records of funds
which nave a religious restriction at
tached to them. One fund of $4,000, the
Stone professorship of moral and intel
lectual philosophy. was given with the
understanding that as long as the ma
Jority of the board of overseers were
Congregationalists the college should
have the use of this fund, but when
those of that faith We're in the minor
ity the money should be turned over to
AIGover Theological Seminary.
Bowdoin will turn this fund over to
Andover. because the Carnegie trus-
tees considered that the spirit of tho
Carnegie fund was violated if this
money was retained. Gen. Hubbard
desires that every requirement of the
Carnegie trustees shall be met, but de-
sires it understood. also, that if the
fund was retained the officers of the
college would not consider the require
mentS broken.
The Maine branch of the New Eng
land Classical Association held meet
ings at the college Friday and Satur-
day. One of the features was lecture
by Prof. l.. X. Pand Of Harvard upon
"Mediacyal Libraries" 1t was illus
trated nv stereopticon views.
David Il. Porter. the first Rhodes
scholar to go from Maine to Oxford.
has left for a trip to the Pacific coast
in the interests Of the International Y.
NJ c. A. work.
H. l.. Coopman, librarian of Brown
University, and q. c. Soule, president
Of the Boston Book Co., have been at
the college to inspect the Hubbard
Hall building with a view Of getting
IDEAS for the new library to be erected
at Brown
kaulback, IL, will take the heroine's
part in the Dramatic Club in place Of
PIerson, IL.
President Hyde is meeting with good
success in his efforts to raise the $780,
BOO which it is necessary to secure to
get The 100000 o:ered by the general
board.
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BASEBALL,
Pres. Dovey Releases Two
OF His Players.
Several Former Giants Have
Not Signed With Red Sox.
Spring Plans Q! tie Hishianders
Are Announced.

Boston. Feb. 9.-PreSidept George e.
Dewey of the Boston Nationals an
nounced the releas" of two of his
players Saturday Newton j. Randall,
the outfc!der, is to go to Milwaukee,
having been purchased by that club.
The other release was that of Oscar
Westerberg. an infielder, who is to go
to Jack Carneys Trenton club of the
Eastern League.
There are a number of Doves who
are Yet to be heard from, and, al
though President Dewey does not
think that their holding off is any
thirli serious, later on there may be
some anxiety at the local headquar-
ters if they do not come to time.
Br,wne, Bowerman and Mccain of
the last years New York team, who
figure in Joe Kollcys DEAL are still
among the missing. Browne has al
ready stated that his contract did not
call for enough money. Bowerman is
usually rather late in sending In his
papers and Mccain may be trying to
figure out just what is the best thing
for him to do. At any rate these men
will be seen personally by Manager
Kelley.
Among the Red SoX two notable
hodouts are reported in those OF Jack
CBuliet") Thoney, the fast outfleld-
er purchased from Toronto, and DR..
Harry GesSlcr of last years Columbus
team. Both are said to want 4 sub
Stlntial increase in their salaries. GeS-
Sl2r has returned MS contract IN
signed and intmates that he will start
to practice his profession if he is not
given what he wants.
ThOney and Gessler are said to be
wonderfully good feeders and hittcrs,
but one or the other of them is likely
to so back to the minors, as all of
the fast outfielders obtained from min
or league clubs cannot be given a
place on the team.
The local clubs will get going in
week or more in full blast. Mana ger
jim Mcclure is due to arrive along
about the Goth Of the month. He will
do some missionary work in the cases
| Of Gessler and Thoney before he comes
Continued on Page Nine)
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VIII reunite and play Walter Brodie's
Lynchburs. Virginia League team at
Lynchburg. On April and 8 the High
iahders will meet Jack Dunn's Orioles
at baltimore. April 10 they viii pIav
the Tigers at Princeton ard April II
the Shelters at Jersey City. Sunda =
April i, Grifith's men will play the
Sailors at Newark.
Inc Highlanders viii practice at
american League park on April 10 and
the next day will open the regular
season with the Philadelphia Athletics
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AT UNIVERSITY OF MAINE.
University Teams Win Two and Lose
One Of their Games.


''o' 49,
evening thice teams ielfVSV '4hE inc
University of Maine PLAYED series OF
gan,ns in the rvnrnaei,un Maine winning
ne nfS' f''.'' W. '"oei' th''i'-e
uHcopd ,e,rp .... -c.rn renr.centinp
-, =. ~ =.
higgins CLASSICAL '.F'hhtc- ihlS WAS Il
very one-sided ''r =. the university men
having eyeryth--, their own way. with
m. resu,, the, tho final scora yras - +,
nc 's ~ ~ ~
-
,
wy - '9
'e
MAINE md. NJ. c. l.
Parker. RI ................,.. RI. Washburn
n"T po, ~ 1uIo az
Keith. re- ..... re-. Uacomber
Russell, lg Observation-Disclosures. lg. Puptell
.os T;me .,rn ney;ods Cn.,,s I,l, - ~
Parker Mason Washburn . Norntain
E'ouls-Wushturn .
rho Cocoon, o Mill, - ,.ao
~ o' ~ - '' 'Ue''''i+
Company c and the Alpha Phi Society
Of Bangor High school. was much mora
interesting than the precedinr game and
o,,,, ,,,o. .a,-,, e.: .''o'
9o'h' ''0"e pi"' ING were
the victors. The final score was /. to 10
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The golden harp, which the Rev.
Frank ". Sanford bought in London.
and for which he paid $1,000. is now
in the Shiloh Temple, it having been
sent back with the people who re-
turned on the Kingdom. George Min
er and his son Earl. IA, who came to
Shiloh from Fredericton, N. B., have
run away from Shiloh Provisions at
The colony are becoming scarce, and it
will probably be necessary to break
into the stores which Sanford order
ed stored up for a predicted year Of
famine
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leave here tomorrow to join Griffith,
Doyle. Hickey. Orth and Hemphill will
leave from their homes tomorrow and
VIII report to 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 go
to Atlanta from their homes.
The games scheduled for the High
landers are as follows: On March 5.
II. Is, IA, 10. 20, 81 and 81 they viii
play the zAtlanta team of the southern
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-10

League at Atlanta: March % at At
lanta they will play the Georgia School
of Technology. and March IS a game
has been arranged with the Athens.
Ga, independent team. On April .
and the Highlanders will pass in At
lanta, playing the Atlanta Club.
The trip North will begin on April
1. The team will be divided the first
squad playing at Atlanta and the Sec
ong at Richmond. On April the first
team plays at Roanoke and the second
at Richmond" On April 7, the teams
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-10

ne" York, Feb. a.-Plans for the
spring training of the Highlanders
were completed yesterday when Sec
re'arS Nahon. in the absence of Man
sser Clark Griffith. finished the teams
seneoule for the spring trip.
the entire team will be at Atlant,
"a Ma1ch g. At present Manager Grit
nth. J. Garland stahl and Kid E,hsr
n ,slo are at Hot Springs. Ark. chcs.
AesS. Keller and Kleinow vii,
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AT OTTAWA.
1000 See New Worlds Ice Record Made
Races Continued.

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. $50 many entries
are there at the central Canada ice racing
meet that the events must lie continued
for three days next week. anu could not.
rs in other years. close Saturday night.
Another victory was added to that Of
the American string Of racers Saturday
when Anita. owned by +. Matty cf syria
cuse won the final heat in the > % event
and thus the race. The races run Satur-
day We're the named race and the free
for all. and both were closely contested
More thar 5000 saw the events.
The worlds record for Il four-heat race
on ice WAS made in the free-for-all by
Lady May. The fastest heat. III IT'S. is
only Il qIartcr Of Il second behind the
track record. Anita of Syracuse .Eon the
deciding heat of the Us pace, unfinished
from Friday.
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N. c. |. 4s; DovER-FoxcRoFT 49,
Maine Central Thinks II Has Good
Chance for Championship.

Pitts'ield. Me. Feb 9-Thc Maine Con-
'fai institute basketball team defeated
me Dover and FoXcroft team here Satur-
day night 10 TO 70 1t was I, tryout for
the championship games. and the victory
Continued on Page Ninc)
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AT SPRINGFIELD.
Twenty seven Heats in Seven Events
Saturday Afternoon.

Springfield, Feb. 9.-The Hampton Driv-
ing Club held the third OF its series of
six matinees on the new track at Forest
park Saturday. Despite the cold leather
a large crowd turned out and sl,arp
brushes were features. The prizes; wer,
silver cups. l.. T.. Bissel Of SutfieIJ. \
member of the club, drove in with a pair
of horses and wished a race Another
pair We're rot available SO ". NJ SWANS
Dick Brino vas matched and won.
The judges were r. H. Young and
James Lemlien Of Iiolyolle and Edward
Gothier of Montreal. The starter was
W. F. PIPER The summary,
FREE-F ORALL. FIRST DIVISION
Cotton Hall, b (Siddcln ......1
kmsren, blk 2 Fftzpatriclo ..2 )
n r I:tt-- FOR-ALL, SECOND DIVISION.
lolSohla, b m tAshtGm .......I /
bunker Hill, b Z Crosby. ...........a ,
CLASS A.
Dent F.: g Crowley .........e 211
shady Giri, blk IN (Warrom....1 l , .
CLASS 3.
annie AXworthy. b m CLARK. .1
LICK ", b & webb. ,
CLASS c.
Baronet, blk = (knox)
Fanfair, blk Carmichael. 5 , .
"ouprette, N Quinn. s
CLASS D.
GROWN Brford. br E Young.a !
;Hettle r.. br n fFrosD. ....i > 4 !
war News hr II (BurnelD...3 3dr
SPECIAL MATCH.
pick Brinn, Xix (Swaip, Iii,
Folo and Mate (BisselD.
* Continued on1.Raees Nina1
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ICE RACING,
Great Sport at Lewiston
and biddeford SATURDAY.,
New Worlds Ice Record Made
on Track at Ottawa.
So Many Entries That Races will
Last Three Days This Week.

Lewiston, Ne, Feb. 9.-Some interesting
races were held by the Lewiston and Au-
burn Driving Club on the ice track on the
Androscoggin river Saturday afternoon.
About 800 spectators braved the intense
cold to witness them. 4. c. Scribner was
starter and Harvey Clapp IF Attleboro.
Mass, VIII Miller of Auburn and 7. w.
Elliott of Rumford FAILS were judges.
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Sheriff Pennell and JaiIer Delano of
Portland failed to identify the man
arrested for the break in the Salisbury.
Mass, postoffice as George Houston
who broke Jail at Portland a year and
half ago and who was suspected of
committing a murderous assault on
Deputy Sheriff John w. Emery who
was looking for him. esq
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-10

Big league teams. who will meet COL
lege teams next spring, are the New
York Nationals VS.. Yale, New York
Americans VS.. Princeton and the White
Sox and Boston Americans VS.. Illinois.
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BASKETBALL.
Colby Wins q to I From
Bates at Lewiston.
Maine Beats Bar Harbor Y. N.
C. A., "a TO Y at 0fono.
pIttsfieId Defeats Dover.Foxcroft
and Brunswick Whips cony.

Lewiston, Ne, Feb. Sin the first in
tercollcgiate champic rsh.p game Of bas-
ketbali ever played in this city between
Bates and Colby Saturday night the vis-
itors won y to 4 Some pretty passing
was done by Colby. The features were
the work Of Gocde, Blake and TTibou Tor
Colby and OF Hartman and Mccullough
for I:ates The summary,
CCLI.Y BATES
Tribou. II ............ ID, Bridges ulbDey)
Blake. II ...............:......
rb, Hartman tNahCn,y. Sirg mt, t.ilsw IN,
Oc< IcIIan, G ......-.-..... e. SCI ''l, CO.,
Goode, RI ......... If, Mccullough I-ynch)
Mckenzie lb ............ RI, Cobo Drown
Score-Colby Il, Bates : Goals from
fioor-Go1de !. Mcclellan .. Trlbou :, Har-
riman Goals from fouls-NcCu!iouGh !,
Schumacher, Blake g. Referee. II. j. K
Tewksbury Timers. Coombs of Bates,
Smith Of Colty. Time. 2Hn. PERIODS,
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Gould Academy Of Bethel beat West
brook Seminary - to Il Friday at West
brook
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Cleveland will have two farms next
yrar-T"lcdp. managed by Bill Ar
mour, ard Nashville. managed by Bill
Bnrnhardt
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Many American and Canadian horse
men attended tonight 4 big cocl<-figllting
main near here an annual race week
event. for which II battles We're arrang-
ed. and on which about $4,000 was wa
Gered.