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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17
To EVA0E
INTERSTATE
FREIGHT RATE

ii Ii ycfy ilkelg thet u Zee Okla,
boma Supreme aauft aiiirna The or.
der Of tie Corporation commission re-.
quIrlng The Santa 20 10 built d state
line depot hear Higgins. Texas ihe
commission win eooperaio wllh the
Texas commission - au ciiofs 20
evade The interstate commerce rates
on sho sblpment 81 freight between
points III tho twq states. AZ now
planned. since the Texaa supreme
court bas aHlrmod the 0rdor d ihe
Corporation commission 0f that state
HI Fequlrlhe the Frisco % build q
depot n Texhoma. which ls on the
state line between Oklahoma and Teg
aa that At this point test viii be
made relative 10 The establishment
Of d state line depot thefa BY me
Oklahoma commission A company IS
10 Be chartered tc build an industrial
line through the city of Tcxhpma-
running 4 quarter 81 mile 9n ellher
side ol the State ilnn ana connecting
With the Frisco on both ihe Oklaho
me and Tesas Sides hs under lhe
fnlngs of the courts the commission
has authority s0 compel tho road ~
make physical connection With lhc
Industrial ilnc
Wheat eau be shipped 70 fhe liis
dualrlal switch company e Iexhnpn
and transferred over the state line
Into Texas belEg rerIlled out e lhe
plata of destination betpaen points
In Texas
s this could be accomplished y
would be- great saving TO she ahlps
pefs oi grain ln Western Oklahoma
A. she interstate rate between Went
efn Oklahoma points IL Galveston ls
n GENTS. while Fho rate between
polHa d Bexsa aHl seventeen
ceAle
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17
PROVIDES
JIM CROW
NARSH|PS

Washington. April a. pregidenl
Taft has again Demonstrated hla abil
itg as sactful and successful pacl
1eator hy putting down 8 'revalt III
lhe commission appointed 70 50 Is
Africa and stralghten out the tanslea
afHaigs 81 the republic Of Liberia
When the President appointed Q ne
sro on the IiherIan commission thf
srouhIe kesan The two white com
nlbsi0nafa. w Morgan schuatar and
sse0sgo sale. the latter from Georgia
objected to being put on q plano oi
social equality With the negro com
missioner Emmett j. Scott, as on
clal guests un a wafshlp s
ThereanOn Il was announced that
the commission would 60 to Ignglsndl
and lhen sall Oh d regular African lin
FL for Liberia This plan still mhde
It necessary for the commissioners
10 travel together, and therefore did
not solve the problem President Tati
did not despair. however lie Hgured
out nnw scheme
Fl wanld not 10 20 send lie iWn
whllo commissioners on one SHY ana
shn negro commissioner on anotbel
Ishlu so There wns nothing else e
Go but furnish a separate snip fpF
aath r0mmlssIoaer Accordingly t
waS ANNOUNCED today that the lllfhf
scout shina. Chester, salem and BIT
lmlnsham. would carY the commits
sganern % llhefie eanh ship carry
line one commissioner ~ Thy u
hahiic explanation. L Was onnnuncea
/ |lhal Tie accommodations on Harshlps
lafe ralIHF limited
ltnhce Librarian Commissioner I'm
nett +. sr0lt sill travel ii louelY
Hatb on one scout ship. and eaen q
Ilah Millle c0mnliaslonafa VIII have
fcout sIun 70 himself i was an tx
nebAle6 aolullon Of lhe prnblhnil bai
! lhh nlfIe one thai has yet haen sug
kesled lhat VIII smooth oVcsehe Colo
/ IIIaa fou and ieare the lenAl atlns
Emmett II Scott. tie Negro cQu
ImIssIpnaF, was formerly resident d
| H0ualon. TeKas. where be- served 8
afllre h0s bn ! dailY papef he i
HIlsAla saefefafY e Hooker Wsal'
|lualoh.
~
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17
RECEIVER


lola Kansas April IT. Upon appll.
cation cf Alton d Parker acting on
behalf ui tbe trustees for the bond.
holdem ] Q. Rogers vas today APP
pointed receiver f0f the Lanyon Zinc
company the largest smelsing works
ID sbe world Rogers IS president Of
the Lahyan company The petition
ere declafed there are atlll ousssand-
ing yl,fls.000 IT tho companys bonds
on which liiere Is doEaulicd interest
amounting To $4,000 No interest has
been pald on the bonded debt Of the
company. they declare. since 1906
The Laayon company contsoia over
forty per cent Of entire zinc output
Of the world. The company Holds
stock in numerous oihef companies
including among The largest he Cvl0
raao 1ine Mining company.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17
warn SEARCH FOR ASSASSIN


special i0 Daily Leader.
Claremore, OK Apgl i7-slnce a
O'Clock Thursday night posse go.
der the leadership o. sheriff hiram
Stevens Of Rogers county, the police
and eillzcna OF Clafemore. have been
searching for The unknown assaAaln
Of Capitalist Snhn HulIettQ. perhaps
ono 81 the best known Indian cltl.
gems Of Eastern Oklahoma
Deep mystery surrounds lhc whole
afiaIf and there seemn % Be no aolu.
ilons
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17
THOUSANDS WITNESS MURDER

New York. AlglI i74lAadfea Can
binnl NhiI Killed = man three years
ago. vas hlmaalf killed hy trec Ilal
lans who pursaod him foua bloeka
through crowded Streets liHlng fln
lllade of bullets
The killing was done on Fifth ave-
nue. Elrooklyn ln sight Of 1000 per-
sons With lfis great crowd l6kle
Ing ~ two II the mufdcfefs escapel
Then ii fhe FFenxy u raee. BE crowd
tried % lyaeA plelra zhfeona lhe
third man hgsi lhe pollfa h8l "a pro
shct aim WIlh their fevnlxefa tour
other Eia|lhnz Scr subsequently, ar
lsAlsl.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17
OIL. DROPS


narllesyllle OK. Apfll t7-A feduc
ton III the price II crude Oh IA toe
Glenn pool and Morris fields from
tlllrty.liva 10 thirty cents barrel was
announced BY tpe Gulf plpa Line u9m
pang l0deg.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17

The following National banks Il and
out u - state have made alplIea
ton % bank Commissioner s. NJ
Young = 30 appointed unlimited fts
serve agents f0F tho oklahoma State
bank glfai National perry: amer.
ieaH National f Bmllh. Ark chs
NalIonai Frederick Flfsf National.
Wichita FaIla TexRa Merchants and
Planters National d sherman. Texas
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17
PLANNING
IIr FOR WARM CAMPAIGN

The Democratic city central com
mlttcc held a meeting 81 city hall
last nlght to perfect campaign ar
rangemenls Tor the coming city cleo
ton j. D. Burke acted az chair
man and H. 9, 0lds kept the min
uies.
Committeeman from the various
wards we're present, also q number OF
the Democratic candidates Felix ADJ
Ter was elected chairman, and J, T.
Calvert secretary oi the Central COM
mittee.
The membership Of the city com
mitleN a as follows
First ward Felix Adler and Frank
Connor.
Second ward: John scsibbIns ana
T. G. Niblack
Third ward: II. r. Derwin and
Frank Hindman.
Fourth ward: P A. Finch and M.
White.
Fifth ward: John Calvert and N. A.
Myers,
Il was decided today to hold q meet.
Ing Of the committee, and have All
the city candidates H. attendance, on
next Monday night, at the Offices OF
Jefferson & Jefferson, over the Ok
lahoma state bank. Plans will be
discussed and perfected for an as
gressive campaign all along the line
Call For Meeting.
There will be a meeting of the
Democratic central committee and the
cliy candidates al NJ H. JEFFERSON 5
ollice. over the 0kinhoma State bank
on Monday evening az 1880 o'clock
Lei eypry candidate ne present.
FELIX ADLER. Chairman
ID. ls CALVERT. Secretary
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17
WEATHER FORECAST

Now Orleans, l.a, April i1-~ Tonight
and Sunday neronslng cloudiness;
warmer tonight IL oasi cooler IN
west sunday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17

The Corporation commission today
continued for the term The cases on
lodays assignment "a the next term
Iof court The faaes were upon the
complaints filed bg s. Douglas Rus
aell, of l.angstpn against The various
railroads operating tn the State ask
Ing for equal accommodations for The
negroes pa trains as white passen
gers now have
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17

r. w Dick. warden 81 the slase
penitentlary. has bought two cars Of
mules q navls and Younger Of Per
ryl 10 ise on the farm and de- lhe
hauling afqnnd the new buildings pi
McAIesluf Davis and Younger arc
ono og lhq largest tIrma In the aoaih
vest dealing n lnulee and horses.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-17
SLEW MOTHER-IN-L
AND HER DAUGHTER
Offered Desperate Resistance
10 Officers Before Finally
lveTpOWerad

Speclal "a Daily Leader
McAlester, Okla, April .-fheFe
are aIn gnultorlng Of mob vengeance
upon Mike Han0ne, who was landed /
lail here last night, after Staying his
molherInlaw and her young daugh-
tor, but the officers have thrown q
strong guard around the hul.eing ano
are conhdent 0f their ability to resist
any effort Of The mob 90 aelze The
prisoner
Mrs George N0eg end her daughter,
While, aged seventeen, were shot aud
instantly killed Ia their home O.
llartehoin lale yesterday afternoon BY
zanone. The murderer was later cap
tured, after desperate struggle With
tho officers, aud hurried tn MeAlestcr
where he barely escaped vengeance
from mob. which quickly gathered
upon hearing Of The tragedy
Zan0ne Is & son.inlaw Of Mrs Y0ss,
but recently his wife secured dt
Yorcs and, taking her child. vent 20
i've with her pareuts When 2anone
appeared At the Voss home yesterday
afternoon he went into d room whore
Ills wlfe was wlth The child and told
her he had come % see The eoslngslaf,
aud had brought Il sumo candy
His mlfo asked him 10 leayc Tho
house. and sho went into another
room Mrs. Voas and her daughter.
Ii Is alleged, then demanded that p.
none 70 et once but instead be
opened fire with 4 revolver killing
both women. ILe then ran ont Of the
house. and when an oficer. attracted
to the house hg the shooting. arrived
1anoae was looking Ia al the vim.
dows evidently trying 70 GOT 4
glimpse Of hts wife
officer Opens Fire
The officer opened ilre on tho as
saaaln. who returned the fire and then
led toward the barn. whore he was
met BY. his father.in4aw who at.
tempted To stop him Failing III lhisi
Mr.. Voss Shot zanone IN the back ol
the head and the shoulders With 4
load Of bird shot. Other officers had
arrived By this time, and lanone was
surrounded not far from the houHn
but he kept up hla firing until hls
ammunition gave ont After 4 han
to.hand encounter With the officers
ho wac finally overpowered
Mob ceta 3 Rope.
By this flme o crowd Was gather
lng and, Oh learning OK The killing
quickly got j rope and were deter
fmlned % hang the prisoner The ON
GERS started for the lnternrban line
followed by the mob Wrlsn The ofl
GERS entered the car the mob fol
lowed and II was only BY desperate
effort that tho murderer Nas landed
safely fln the McAloater jail AEtei
reaching the jail ais wounds were
DRESSED, and u was announced tina
he was not seriously wounded
Quiet Last Night
Ianune was OF q quprfelsone as
position and had at different Elmel
threatened the lives Of all tho V0sl
family because hts wife had left hin
and gone back home 10 live, 7h1
young woman who was killed was I
member Of lhls years graduating
class IN. Harthorne and VA populal
with 81 The young people u tae city
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Yha Ii nn6ks osBeAis epmpha4
nHs ba|II bIfek NaEfhpHsA At iae
EHas y Ihe s|0zs
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08
LONG SHOT IN FIRST.
NebuIOsis, at 80 10 ]. Wins at
EmeryyisIe.

San Francisco. Jan T-NebuIosis. as good
rs - 10 I in some books. was the big sur
prise at EmeTyville to-day. winning the
fourth race In the last few strides Bel
mere, hot favovite. was nowhere IN
sight.
FIRST RACE-Six fu7Iorcs Furaylss 1oo
esiibert)- 1 20 /. won. Hand Maiden Iol ,Tariini
. TO I. sCUHd. BelChambor q lOuavl. Is 10
thiTa, Tine. l.ls f-5. SainesaE. Sid Silver Silver
sue Rose CheTy. BaHtsn. ZiCk Abrams HulfOrd.
and Dr. Sherman also ran
SECOND RACE-Three fJrrIores J-9re O--iB-
1C-- (ScoviIle) 20 / Won Balronia. -0- JAIept-v]
10 l. second; Basel 10 lAIcCsrthy) % 10 / third
Tine. Ok. P-itsie. Gerando Prince Asturias. XII
lie Rsdd- BrseT Rabbit English Mail Do De
Dunnelg. and Wicket also ran
THIRD RACE-Six fuTloDgs TaEasantha- III
theoghl, ) 10 !, Won. Honest, 100 fNotteri II to
10. second; Gene RusseI, I0c (Goidstsin). ls 10
third Tine. 1:16 IS Platoon, Little Minister.
He Knows. and Sainrda also 7an.
FOURTH RACE-Mie and seventy ysr5s. Nel71-
losis 1OS DIeutTyl, . 70 I. won; Red LesF. I05
(ScOvillei. Is n l second. HUSKY I05 BUIerl. I3
to l. third Tine. I-fs - Estelle c. Billy Pun
man. Fred. Bent. Belmere. Be Thankful. J. r
LaushTey, County Clerk, JscUmo, and Docle also
raj.
FIFTH RACE-AIiIe and Quarter. Prfr,e Nan
lc5 tSc0Tilel. I3 10 3 Won. TIE Caut1in Il6 tGiI-
bert, TO l. second; Lord Rossingto1 20 CTaplinl
Is to l. third Tine. 2:l245 Byroneriale North
West- Prince Of Orange. Invader Flavigny. Ny
Bouquet Ciererland. ard long BaT also ran
SIXTH RACE-SfilC- Tom Haywood 100 (GiI-
BERT, "a 1, wou; AeEouagt. fos tCFto1}. { 10 I
second; Tom Reid. lG lNcCarthyl 20 I. third.
Tine. Ia 80. B;H Eaton. Yankee Daughter.
Aks2r-Ben. and Moorish King also ran-
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08
WAGNER QUIT IN TIE FOURTH
Young Britt Has Ali the Best of
New Yorker.
Baltimore Fight Fans Witness a
SIcShinE Battle Between Bantam
weights at HeFfOFd'S Club.

SPECIAL to ne Washington Herald.
Baltimore. Nd. Jan. Claiming that
his hand was injured and that be was
unable 20 continue. Joe Wagner, Of New
York, lost 10 Young Britt, Of this city,
in the fourth round in the star bout be-
fore the members of the Eureka Athletic
Club ~ the GeTmauia Maennerchor Hall
tonight
IL was an abrupt ending OF a mill which
gave every promise Of being one Of the
hardest fought ever decided in this city
between two little knights of the ring
At the start il was easily seen that the
bout would De a Slashing one for. throw
ing an science aside. both OF the little
men continued To- wade in. Britt was the
master Of the situation. He cleverly
evaded Wagner in his wild r-shes. and
he always awaited the opportunity 10
catch the New Yorker coming in
Wagner started out well In the first
round ne found Britt 20 the face. but the
local champion. after being Outfought in
the early part Of the round. came back
with a flash Of speed near the close. and
Wagner had nothing on HIN. Britt at
the start seemed as though he had
trained a tride too hard for the contest
as his face looked drawn and white
After the opening session. however. he
gained confidence and in the second.
third. and fourth rounds he had the bet
Ter o. the milling.
4 big delegation came over from Wash
ingt0n via the electric line.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08
SANTA ANITA RACES.
only One FavOrite Lands Inside the
Money.

Los Angeles. Jan Races at santa
Anita for the most part went 10 out
siders, only one Of the favorites. Aniuus.
az 3 70 ;. rewarding his hackers The
summaries
FIRST kACE-FfVg and a hslf furIcu-s. Ybor-
ia faEeI. > 70 J. TIl- Wo5-UInder- IL .shl-Hnzi
e 20 8 second Jane Lzrrel 1I2 Rice. U /
--I7d- Tine. l5s - Nr Rishop Eupsu- WI
IAN III DirechO. Melton Cloth. Allen Lee. C-af-
trch, and Hamper also IN
SECOND RACE-Tnree f-rl0r-S F-s7k G
Hogsn- i0s sailing : ~ = E1u- Yi--riz CASE
O lPowersi. Q % 70. seco-d. Don F-1co l57
Booker : % l. third Tine 8-34lG Dcr,ithilda
HeiI1A :. Chslrl. Wicket Less King a Yolo
and Melto1dzle also rzr
THIRD RACE-Seven furiongS Yaacr. q rvsln
. 20 1, Won; s. kida. p lWIsoal. g J. se-,ud
Third Ran. IS Page. 9 % 5 thirE- Tine Is -
Calves. Ards. Ed B. Bon Ton and Her-y q
Shenaume-e also rsn.
FOURTH RACE-Sevsn f1riones. John Cs-rol
RS tIrCebell- : 70 , wol; Hssty Ages 9S PAGE
70 /. second; Center SPOT. 10 .Cla-kl. 3 . /
tnird- Tine. Ia S5 Molesey An6ove- Marx
Anthony. Ida MAY Clcyns. and RzTid Water also
Tsn
FIFTH RACE-Siils and thres-six.eeaths AMI
nus. lo9 tPoTeES, % ;. voa; Black Mate W5
,Wis0nl- % !. seeord; ]. c. Glen. Is fKf--i
: &c I. third Tine. Is - Wu-zic-zer also -zn
SIXTH RACE-FiTe and Cne-hzlf f-rla--zS I-z-
dTiUche 100 iMCGecl. > 70 J. Won shirley R8S,-
mCTc. s (Pagei, = 20 l. second. GolIv ni1- lai
Shilling i 20 : third. Tine II5s5 Col Bon
ard Hal ket also ran
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08

2 lineup and summary follow:
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08
Union League.
District DueknIn Learue-
Plate Printerz' League.
COIOniaI League.

TotaIs...... 40 la3 As n
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08
;ends School Positions

q , ulsW q IaNN-| N-aINN-- =
The lineup follows:
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08
SAVANNAH RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-SiK and half furlonzs. sam
Clay. IL lIoangI. : to :. won; Belle Cf the Bay.
go tCr0wleyl 20 .. second. Arauaka. Us Mc-
Ardle). % .. third Tine, I-9 Is. Jigser and
Liiia and Giuter also ran
SECOND RACE-FITe and q half furlon-z BABY
Willie. 10 tIcCabel : % = uon- L-clllIs. IL
Young. % 5 second, Miss X. q. B. Io5 Bran
non. . 70 = third Time. ia IS BCscm
Friend ard Catherine Cardwell also ra1.
THIRD RACE-One NILE. Calico rs Young.
. % Z won Flaney. rs Gore. % J. second !:
Coincdent. lis Mcclure. 10 70 l. third Tine
Isl Izdy RilTle and Frank Patton also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Five frriouSs Rerery. I1S
tPoThankal. : 20 :. Won, Avsy. y tBrznncBf.
10 ? second, 5nsley. iG9 johnson. ! 10 / thini.
Time, lSs - Arthur Stiliwell Miss Dustin,
Cero Santa. Virgil T. and Riccadouna also rsn
FIFTH RACE-SiX fUrlOuCS Suufre rs jBurnS)
3 ~ 70. won: RisS II5 ,Mzh0ni. 10 20 / second
AusTiciogs. il Dale, : to 3 third. Tine - -
Clifton Faye. Ben Double Ray Thompson and Po1
Zsnita also
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08
TO FIGHT II SKILL RETURNS
JEFF Viii Meet Johnson Sure" Is
the Verdict.
LimeIight-Says He VIII Tackle
the "Tsr Baby"

New York, Jan. Jim Jefries viii
not declare that he is willing 10 fight
Jack Johnson until he has found out in
just what kind Of physical trim II is
possible for him 10 get after q steady
course OF training in the next few
months"
These words were spoken to-day by a
man who was once closely identified with
the management Of Jefries and who
knows him Ike a book
''JsTries would be foolish 20 agree 10
a match with Johnson now this man
continued. for he does not know whether
he can regain his old form or not
But just as soon as Jen feels that he
can show his old speed and skill. you
can bet that he VIII come out Of hts re-
urement and agree 20 defend the heavy
weight championship against Johnson OF
else"
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08
NOT FOR NATIONALS.
Joe CantiIIOn Has No Place for
First Baseman,

"a dispatch from the West says: 'Presi-
dent Higgins. OF the Des Moines club. Of
the Western League. wants one Of the
major league clubs TO try out Bill Dwyer
He has offered the first baseman to Man
ager CantiIlon. OF the Washington team"
Word received from Des Moines is to
the effect that Dwyer is now owned by
Comiskey. Il is planned to have him
manage DeS MOineS next year. if waivers
can be secured He might GO TO Mime
apolis. but is not of Washington caliber
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08
OLD STAR TO RETURN.
Whiting VIII Try for End on the
Hatchetite Eleven.

Louis Whiting star end on the George
Washington football team two years ago,
has written TO Coach Nelson, compli-
menting the latter on the success OF the
Hachetite team last season. owing 10
the iatteT's efficient coaching In his
letter Whiting states that he expects TO
be back at the university next fall TO
complete his course and viii come out
for the football team
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08
DEFEAT TROOP F
Close Basketball Game Played at
Fort Myer.
Cavalry Boys Put Up Stubborn Figh'
but Are outcIassed in the
Second Period.

The CorcOran Cadets last night won
their first game Of the Military League
series defeating the Troop r five, Of Fort
Aiyer, in the Fort Myer gymnasium by
the score Of Il 10 %.
The Cadets team work vas exception
ally clever. but they were away OF on
free tries for goals. missing not less than
twenty chances Both sides covered I'd
finely. the Cavalry boys having a slight
advantage in weight aEd besides the
Corcorans were Handicapped by the loss
Of Mccarthy, Bouty and Crown. who are
sick.
The Troop FIVE missed the services Of
Lockland, but Furses did some clever
work. as did McLane for the Cadets.
The first half resulted IN a tie. the score
being 10 70 10
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08
KETCHELL IS ARRESTED.
Grave Charges Preferred Against
MiddIe-weisht PuEiIist.

Grand Rapids. Mich. Jan STANLEY
KetcheU. champion middle-weight pugiIist
Of the world. was arrested here to-day
on 6 capias sworn 10 by Elizabeth Hou-
man. an eighteeu-year-old girl OF this city.
who charges that Ketcheu is guilty Of
breach Of promise and seduction. and
claims damages in the sum OF SIeGoo
KetcheII was taken into custody by the
sheriff. and. after an hour AT the Jail.
gave bond in :he sum Of $1,000 and was
released.
He says il IS blackmail.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08
WANT ANOTHER GAME.
Navy Anxious TO Play Georgetown
Basketball Team.

SPECIAL 20 The Washington Herald.
Annapolis. Nd. Jan 7--Midshipman D.
F. FriedeIl, manager OF the Naval Acad-
emy basketball team is negotiating to
arrange another match with the George
town quintet.
The teams have net twice before this
season, the Navy winning the initial con-
test by the narrow margin OF one point
while the WashingtOnians captured the
second game last Saturday by only two
points.
The Middies are therefore anxious to
decide the tie, and determine the superi-
ority Of playing.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08
BASEBAL LII '% HATCHETITE @ 2 BASKETBALL
FENDALL CADETS VICTORS.
NOrthEninsters LOSe by Score of
2I 10 r.

The Fendan Cadets PLAYED their first
home game In Peck gymnasium Wednes-
day night. defeating the strong North
minister quint in a very Interesting game
by the score Of q 10 =
The Rhode Island Avenue team secured
an early lead, but the home team cut this
down, and at the end Of the first half
led by the score Of 13 10 s.
In the second half both teams played a
great defensive game, thereby keeping
the score low. The visitors, however.
were unable to reduce the Cadets lead
20 any great extent. and at the close Of
the game the home team led by nine
points.
There were no bright stars on either
side, team work taking :he place Of in
dividuaI playing Murphy led in field
goals. as he shot four from difficult
angles Goucher was a close second to
his team mate. having three to his credit
FURNACE scored two free losses out Of
three attempts
The summary.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08
CHASE TO BE REINsTATED.
New York Americans Manager Re-
turns from Meeting.

New York Jan. Frank J Farrell
president OF the New York Americans
arrived here tonight from the big base
ball pow-wow in Cincinnati. He said
that the reinstatement Of Hal Chase. his
star first baseman. had been postponed
until the next meeting Of the national
commission in February because Chase's
formal application had not been delivered
10 the commission in tine for action.
FarreH said there was no doubt that
Chase would be restored TO good stand
ing, but that the player would probably
have to pay a stiff fine
The settling Of the minor league tanele
Farrell declared, was an excellent thing
for baseball, as II removed all friction
and prevented trouble in the shape of an
invasion Of some Of the major league
cities
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08
Lvnchburg PoIo Teanl b..

STeclal 70 The Washington Herald.
LynchbUrg, Va, Jan The Lynch
burg polo team, which recently wrested
the State championship from the Mel
rose Club. Of Roanoke has received a
number of challenges for games through
out the State. The first game 10 be play
ed in defense Of the title viii be here
Friday and Saturday nights Of this weel,
with the stars. Of Roanoke.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-08

Stanley Ketchen. the middle-we;ght
champion. has issued a statement making
il clear that he is willing 10 tackle John
son. He says; As long as the Amer
lean people are iHcensed over the fact
that coIored man has captured the
championship. 7 viii aIvays be willing
70 re-estabilsh the supremacy OF the
white race by showing the public that
7 am Johnson'S master. II the American
public demands it, 7 VIII fight Johnson.
but al other negroes are barred"
KetCheI IS said 20 have released Joe
O'Connor. his manager. because the lat
ter opposed a match with Johnson. and
has engaged Willus Britt % look after
his affairs in the future.