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Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-08-26
PLANS OUTLINED FOR
TEACHERS CONVENTION

!. -. Jolly. superintendent Il schools
of Yavapai county. and president 'i
the Arizona Teachers. Association mas
addressed the following letter 90 all
Arizona county superintendent.
Prescott. Ariz. Aug ~, 1905.
Dear superintendent
At tne last meeting Of the Arizona
Teachers Association, the place "
meeting for this year was fixed az
Tucson 10y a majority vote Of the
teachers present
The executive committee of the as
ISOLATION has fixed the time Of the
next convention for Nov. l0lll2, lN'.
The association this year will be i'll
vided into the Primary, Grammar, Hign
school and Art Sections. \ program
for each section will be arranged, ana
the sectional work will he under the
direction of a compctnt leader. There
will be one general session each day
in which all sections will join for the
general work and business of the con
vention. and 20 listen 20 good lecture
from a leading educator.
Such is the plan have briefly out.
lined for our program. This plan Will
enable the teachers of every depart
men. of school work in the territory,
to take part in the special line of
work which she is doing, and which
most interests her.
Such a meeting as we have planned
will give much better instruction to
our teachers than they could possibly
get in county institute, for free dis
cussion will be invited and made a
leading feature Of each section. Think
of the inspiration and enthusiasm to
be gained from such an assemblage,
and the impetus such gathering will
give the educational thought of the
territory.
want your cooperation. and the
help Of your teachers in carrying out
this plan as here outlined. will you
unite with rs in Joint .Institutes |
want your assistance in making the
program. Suggest subjects that you
would like to have discussed, and name
the teachers from your county that
You would like TO have appear on the
program. This is to be a Territorial
Teachers Association and Joint Insti.
tute in all the name implies, and we
want every section Of the territory rep.
resented, and every department Of Ari.
iona school work thoroughly discussed.
This is to be an educational meeting
pure and simple. and il shall be our
endeavor TO prevent the consideration
Of all pleasure trips during the asso
citation sessions. This must be a meet.
ing that will command the respect and
admiration of every educator in Arizo-
ma, and we can make it such with your
help.
Any suggestions that you have to
make will be gladly received, and we
invite you to give them without nesi.
tation.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-08-26
PIONEER OF 40
CROSSES THE DIVIDE

One of Arizona's most picturesque
pioneers and one Of Yuma's very ear.
Hest settlers crossed the Great Divide
at Tucson Thursday night when Charles
o. Brown died, says the Yuma Exam.
liner. Astonishing as it may sound, Mr..
Brown had lived in Arizona for sixty
two years aud had arrived at Yuma as
long ago as lsi6. At that time Arizo.
MA and New Mexico were a part of
Mexico, the Gadsden treaty not having
been negotiated. Although but a strip.
ling, he mad already seen much of from.
tier life, having left his home in White.
hall, Illinois, TO which the family had
removed from New York when he was
boy of IL.
He was in the employ Of the Mexi-
can government and was sent to Fort
Yuma in lsi6 in company with Cap.
tain GlantOn. At that time there was
a considerable settlement Mt Yuma.
and the town possessed an organized
force of defenders and stockade.
Shortly after arriving, Mr. Brown,
with Glanton, established the first fer.
ny across the river. Travel along the
southern trail into California was rush
ing in 1880, and the ferrymen pros.
percd greatly. In 1850 there were ri.
mors Of an Indian uprising. Mr..
Brown needed the warning and obtain.
ed permission to go to San Diego. A
short time after he left, the Yumas
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-08-26

icadquar,cr. in BiSbee and IN the
course of the next 80 TO 60 days we
hope t, begin operations in Cananca on
"a large scale. The opening of the
Greene. Cananca mines mas encouraged
the outside companies and there is ev'
.ry Indication that this section OF the
mining world will see its most active
period.
"Thc new company will take over
the assets and liabilities of the Ortega
Mining Company's new holdings for
,bo Southwestern, under whose dlrec'
ton the work has been carried on
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-08-26

and Cocopahs murdered every waite
man in the settlement save one, who
CHANGED 20 he down the river. OF tho
funds accumulated. Mr.. Brown took
with him large amount IN silver, but
jar containing 10000 in gold was
buried along the river bank AMI is sup.
posed not 10 have been recovered 90
tAs day.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-08-26

Unadvertised things are sold some.
times. Journal Miner want ads will
sell it quickly.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-08-26

journal miner for high class job work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE.
Eligibility Rule Adopted by the
Board of Directors.

The board of directors of the Sunday
School Base Ball League decided at their
last meeting that the eligibility OF
player would be est blished after he had
attended two Sundays prior to the time
in which he played his first game. After
participating in one game a player TO
remain eligible would be required to at
tend only two Sundays in each month.
This rule will probably do away with the
many charges of ineligibility which were
so much in evidence last year, as the
percentage of attendance required there
is no reason why man cannot attend at
least two Sundays when it is taken into
consideration that in some months he will
have four days in which to make his
two and in others he will have five.
From present indications the promises
made by the different managers of the
teams that they would be in the race from
the very start this season seem to be
maturing. if reports from the several Sun
day schools can be taken criterion.
First Church will in all proba bility. stick
to the team it had last season. with pos
sibly change in the infield. with Turner
taking Johnson's place, who has gone to
Portsmouth for try-out Ninth will pre-
sent a stronger lineup. especially in the
infield with the acquisition of Barnhardt
at second and Richmond on third Beth
any can be depended on to place strong
team in the field, regardless of the fact
that 1t has lost nearly all of last years
champions. Although this is the first
season of Grace and Fifth in the new
league, they will prove stumbling blocks
to the others, for it is we'll known that
they have two exceedingly strong teams.
The tail-enders last year are not eX-
pected by many to have team which
will prove of much strength. but II is ru-
mored that the Waugh aggregation Is
likely to spring surprise by placing
team on the field that will make them all
hustle. President Carpenter has appointed
his committees and he expects them to
make their final report at the meeting
which Is to be held tomorrow night. He
hopes by that time to have the schedule
completed and ready for publication in
the next two or three days. When seen
last night by a Star reporter he said that
the work on the grounds and stands would
begin just as soon as the weather per-
mitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
SIMULTANEOUS CHESS BY FOX
WINS TEN AND LOSES FOUR IN
EXHIBITION AT CHESS CLUB.

The simultaneous exhibition recently
given at the local Chess Club by Albert
w Fox the Washington and New York
EXPERT was an enjoyable entertainment
and instructive alike to the participants
and spectators. Some fine chess was
shown both by the single player and by
some OF his opponents. Although neces-
sariIy playing under high pressure, many
of Foxs combinations were brilliant in
the extreme, a queen sacrifice being Of
fered in more than one case About the
middle of the seance his game looked to
he safe on every board. but the strain
told to some extent afterward and four
of his opponentS succeeded In Outwitting
him. The winners were Capt. Walker,
J.. b. Napoleon, c. II. Stephenson and j.
w. STARTS. Five others whose names are
in the list below were able TO staVe on
defeat and accepted draws
This exhibition constituted part of Fox 8
training for the annual cable match with
Great Britain. in which he took part as
one of the American representatives. rms
great international contest took place Fri
day and yesterday.
The names of the players in the sinful
taneous, with the results, are as follows
Board ]. r. G. German, draw; board ,,
Capt. Walker, won; board }, II. v. Tul-
lock, lost: board 4. w. X. Pratt. draw:
board ,, S. Wienchick draw: board q. l..
b. Zapoleon won: board I, II. w.
Graham, lost; board s. w. B. Mundelie.
lost board q. r. J. Lavender, lost; board
10. A. j. Prick, lost: board II. III. O. Nash.
lost: board II, w. P. Borland. lost: board
IL. j. NJ. Gitterman, lost; board IA, J. w.
Harris, draw; board -. e. III. Stephenson,
won: board 10, F. w. Halstead draw;
board L. j. w. STARTS. won: board IS, V.
&. Shade, lost: board 10. DR.. Hodges. lost
Rice Gambit Tourney.
Considerable progress was made during
the week in the test of Prof. Rice's fas-
cinating attack. The total games played
to date have been 173, and IS were de-
cided since the last report. AS regards the
chief scorers the four leaders retain their
positions but there has been considerable
shifting lower down the list. F. Is. WalHe-
added four more wins to his clean score.
making ii ten straight. r. r. Mitchell is
still behind on his schedule. but increased
his score by one win and no losses. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
IRREGULARITIES OF SOME OF THE
FAMOUS TS-NERVOUSNESS
BEFOREFIGHT-DI FFERENTC COURAGE

ing to Jim Jeffries on that hot summer $
night down al Coney Island when the big
Californian fought his first fight with Tom
Sharkey.
Paul Armstrong. the clever playwright.
was then doing boxing notes for the New
York Journal under the pen name of
Left Hook while Harry Beecher was
serving as the sporting editor of the
World. and big Bob Edgren. once the IA
nous college athlete. was making pictures
and writing on all-around sports for
Harry Beecher's paper. II was due to
Beecher's influence with Billy Brady. the
theatrical promoter and the hacker of
Jeff. that the four of us were allowed the
exclusive privilege of getting in to see
both the big fighters a short time before
they were due to go on the platform.
Jeffries. as he sat upon the edge of a
spring couch. with his hands hanging
loosely down between his huge legs. acted
as If he were in trance. and when
Armstrong. who was a quick-talking per-
son. asked the giant Il question Jeffres
looked in an appealing manner 10 Brady.
as If he could not comprehend what Paul
had said. Seeing this. Paul repeated the
question. which was a very simple one.
and after a long pause Jeffries. seemingly
after terrible internal struggle. man
aged to understand what Armstrong had
asked. andohe emitted a surly growl OF
the monosyllable variety.
Other questions put to Jeff by the rest
OF us had the same effect on the mental
portion of the huge fighter. 1t took a
long time for him to dissolve the query.
or else he was handicapped in finding the
simplest answer for H. He gave the finest
imitation of dummy that one would
care to see.
From Jeffries dressing room We went in
to see Sharkey, VINO was talking to Jim
. Rourke when we entered. Although
Tom on ordinary occasions talks in fog
horn accents, his tones on this particular
night were hushed and awed. He was
less daZed than Jeffries. or quicker
thinker. for he answered the questions put
TO him readily enough. although he hard
ly raised his big voice above a whisper
1t was plain that he was under terrible
strain. and we retreated from the
dressing room he bade us goodbye In
the same awe-stricken tones that he had
used throughout the conversation.
When these two brawny aladiators con
fronted each other that night the cheers
Of the thousands present must have had
an electrifying effect upon them, for al
the call of time it was clearly seen that
the awed feeling which seemed to enveloI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

LONDON. March 1.-THE fight between
Tommy Burns, the American heavy
weight fighter, and Jem Roche of Dublin
will take place at Dublin March Ia, un-
less Burns injured eye becomes so bad
that it would prove d serious handicap
The accident occurred Tuesday ana
resulted in inflammation of the eye. The
injury at first was consid ared slight. but
since has grown more serious. and yestef-
day morning d physician ordered mat he
keep his eye covered for some days.
Burns wrote the Dublin promoters OF the
fight asking them if they would donslder a
poStponement on account OF hrs INJURY. As
yet they have made no reply. but in inter
views they have declared themselves as
against change of date, saying that the
house had been sold out ard that ihere
would be difficulty in getting together at
another time such a big crowd of spec
tatorS.
The fight therefore will take place AS
scheduled unless Burns eye grows worse.
The injury was at first considered slight,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

but il grew more serious, and the eye was
completely closed for twelve hours. 1t was
decidedly better last night. and Burns
says he is prepared to go into the ring
with Roche. as otherwise he is in the
best of condition.
The National Sporting Club has received
letter from the manager of Jack
Johnson. the American negro fighter. ask
ing whether the club could arrange
fight between Johnson and Burns on the
same terms recently offered by Mr..
Kelly. and declaring that the National
Sporting Club is the only place i'm Eng
land where Johnson will fight. The sec
rotary OF the club replied that the or
ganiZation was unable 10 offer such lib
eral terms as had been given by Mr..
Kelly. which included 5000 for Johnson,
win lose OF draw
Burns now says that he is willing To
wait until he returns to the United States
10 meet Johnson. believing that some
western club. after his success in Eng
land. will offer "a large purse for such Q
contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

or to use his own words, he first be-
came possessed of the confidence that he
was great pugilist in Washington.
where a fight was arranged between him
and a local slugger named Billy Young.
who was the greatest fighter the Capital
city ever turned out.
Billy Young and Jack McAuliffe battled
twenty terrific rounds to draw. and. as
Jack himself once told the writer. when
he stepped out of the ring that night he
felt it in him TO be champion of his
class.
His subsequent career proved that his
confidence was well grounded, for he
proved himself a giant killer. and for
more than ten years he whipped all the
aspirants for lightweight honors. and he
retired still undefeated because there
were no more foemen worthy of his fist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
JAKE SCHAEFER, HAVING WON THE
HIGHEST HONORS IN BILLIARDS.
is GOING TO GIVE UP THE GAME

Jake Schaefer, the wizard of the cue
worlds most marvellous billiard player.
says "A writer in the Chicago Record Her
aid, who has outlived scores of experts
and is still as good. if indeed he is not
better. than ever before, is Saing to quit
the game. The strain of match play is
not racking the nerves of this wonderful
little man. But the strain Of working
himself into fit condition for play is wear
ing him down. That is why he is going
to retire from active participation in
match games and tournament play.
win or lose with Willie Hope
Wednesday night, whether l retain the
emblem at ISL balk-line or am forced 20
yield it to this young giant. 1 am
through" Schaefer said before his recent
match with Hoppe, which he won. IF
Willie beats me he can take the trophy
and / will not bother him again or dispute
his possession of it. Should | be fortunate
enough to beat Hoppe l will return the
emblem to the donors and request them
to put 1t up for "a tournament to decide
the new champion. or relinqush it with
out contest to the first challenger"
ThirtyFive Years at the Top.
For thirty-five years Jake has been at
the top of all billiard players. He has
faced defeats, dozens of them. but none
ever crushed him. Always did he rally,
return to the fray and vanquish all COM
petitors. Only in spots has his reign as
a champion been broken.
They tried to stop the speed Of this
sporting marvel through all these years
by widening the lines, till now they al
most touch each other across the width
of the table. These changes made no
difference to the wizard"
He it was who showed several genera
tions of cue experts how to master the
ntricacies of one of the greatest prob
lem games ever devised. And today he is
still at the top. He has outlived most of
them, outraged some of them and gen.
orally outplayed all of them.
Hoppe Schaefer's Pupil.
When the Hoppe boys first were brought
out of the west by their father they were
child prodgies. They were little tots.
scarcely able to poke their noses over the
rail of a table. They played pool and
billiards and played them well. Willie
outgrew his brother. and Billy Cation
was the first to publicly recognize his
ability. He told Jake. and Jake took the
lad on the road with him. Willie was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

close student and learned rapidly from as
ISOLATION with the old master
Only a tritle over six years has this
style of game. the ISL, been in vogue
The lines were widened because the old
Ia now the prevailing style among
amateurs, became too easy for the eX-
perts. 1t was necessary to bring the top
notchers back in their speed.
First Won by Schaefer.
The first tournament for the present
emblem, which is a magnificent medal
heavily studded with diamonds and other
precious stones. was played in New York
in December, 1901. 1t was an open tour
nament, and the wizard won it by
safe margin. Jake then went to Paris
and was followed over there by Sutton
because the Parsian academies were in
full swing and prices for skilled men at
the game were running high. Sutton chal-
lenged for the emblem and Jake took his
full time in replying He claimed to have
forfeit up in America and named Chi
cago as the place of play.
To this Sutton demurred. and unjustly.
according to Schaefer. the emblem was
declared forfeited TO Sutton. Maurice
Fignaux. man of advanced years, then
challenged Sutton, and in March 1903.
took the prize away from the tmerican
in an exciting contest.
Hoppe Defeats Vignaux.
There were no more challenges for it
until Hoppe appeared in 1906, and. to the
establishment of all, the boy whipped the
veteran. 1t was a brilliant performance
and one that made Americans feel proud
of the little blond boy from out of the
west.
Hoppe brought the honors back to
America. and in March of the same year
defended them against George Slosson.
In October he also defeated Schaefer. but
Sutton soon after challenged. and. as
Hoppe intended going to Holland to play.
he was compelled to forfeit. In I.arch.
1907, Schaefer again entered the lists and
defeated Sutton for the emblem in Chi
cago after a memorable contest. The
struggle was renewed in December, with
the same result. Schaefer outga ming the
count" in desperate combat. Albert
Cutler challenged, and also was defeated.
the match being played January %. The
game of the past week was the eighth
match to be played for the emblem.
Frank Ives. the Young Napoleon"
now dead. made the highest run at this
style ever made in public contest 40.
Twice Schaefer has almost eclipsed II,
making runs of 139 and 13S. Schaefer's
average of 80 is the highest on record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

Persons who eagerly devour everything
written about prize fighters generally
Ia Dor under the impression that the pro-
fessional puglist of any standing is
man endowed with courage of wonder
full quality. when. as matter of fact.
mos. of thes knights of the roped arena
are at times almost nervous wrecks and
could give weak woman pointers on
ft-throwing.
Take the average professional swatting
gladiator on the eve of his fight and if
you do not find something along neurotic
lines. then you have run up against a
rare exception
This nervousness. as manifested on the
part of the pugs. varies widely in the
different classes of men. Some fighters
of the Jim Corbett class cannot sleep for
several nights before the mill takes pa ce
and on the day of the contest it is
simply impossible for them to keep still
moment: Vet. strange TO relate. these
high-strung individuals recover more rap
idly from the strain than their more
sluggish fellows of the Jeffries stripe
There are two distinct kinds of nervous
ness from which prize fighters are par
tj"ularly liable to suffer. and they are
separated by the widest possible distance
The high strung fellows like Corbett. X i'd
others on the eve OF battle and. III fact,
for days before. seem hardly able 10 re-
strain themselves from screaming. SO
wrought up do Sley appear TO be and as
they pace hurriedly back and forth. talk
ing in quick. jerky sentences, 1t is evil
] mt that the strain these men are under
gong must be a terrific one
PuSi!sts OF the Jeffriea. Sharkey and
Sullivan type also suffer fearfully from
tie demon nervousness, although it has
I vastly different effect on these men,
who are known as the phlegmatic type.
II causes the first-na med class of men to
aNhibit nervousness to a hyster!cal degree.
rut the pugilists of phlegmatic tempera-
Cnent seem TO be under the influence of
some opiate. for when they gaze at one
their eyes have a far-away look in them.
and when asked a question. of the SIM
pies; kind the answer is given in la
porious and stumbling manner.
Jeffries and Sharkey.
This fact was strongly impressed on
he mind Of the writer, when. in company
with several other New York newspaper
men. ne was granted the privilege of talk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
TO SHOOT FOR PRIZES.
Company E Challenges H Of the
ENGINEERS.

Company E. I'd Battalion of Engineers;
has issued d challenge to Company il,
I'd Battalion of Engineers, for gallery
target practice 10 take place on or about
the 18th of March. Teams will be COM
posed of five men each recruits) who
have never had any target gallery
practice. Prizes will be offered for high
est individual score and for each MEM
Der of the winning team. ten shots each
at stapding. kneeling and lying down
Only the men who make the best show
ing between now and the Cay of the
competition will be allowed to shoot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15

Landry made good progress by winning
four and losing only one. another beng
drawn. J. L. Telling went back slightly
Pratt has been up against some hard
propositions. and consequently his per
centage has suffered His record for the
week was one win and five losses, two
of the latter being caused by F. B. Walk
err. Advances were made by l.. B. Zapo-
leon. who won four and lost two. and j.
w. STARTS. who had two kins. one, loss.
and one draw
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
BETTING IN WINTER BOOKS
ODDS ARE LAID ON BIG TURF
EVENTS OF EASTERN TRACKS.

Books have been opened in New York on |
the principal turf events in the east, as |
follows: