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The Washington times., 1909-12-16
To Elect Leader AS Soon AS
They Are Dried
Out" Today.
AMERICAN ADOPTS
154-GAME PROGRAM
Not Likely That Spikes Will Be
Abolished This
Season.

NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-The exact
time for the election Of a National
League president today depends on how
soon the magnates find themselves suf-
flciently dried out" from Barney Drey-
fuss banquet last night in honor Of
Pittsburg's worlds champion team.
From all accounts, rather incoherent
as yet, It was "sOme banquet" the last
scraps OF which could easffy have served
for today's breakfast.
II the banqueters could have elected
nothing to It but Heydler, as the little
executive was cheered for a full two
minutes when his name was casually
mentioned.
The readoption Of a 154-game schedule
by the American League makes It GER
tain that there will be no change in
the length Of the National League sea-
son.
Minor league team owners are much
pleased with the American League
new rule. which limits the number OF
players that an American League club
can have on it's reserve list between
May 1 and August i, to twenty-five
This will mean the dumping of a lot
Of talent into the market early in the
season, which will be TO the benefit OF
the small clubs.
As Charlie Comiskey, owner of tht
Chicago White Sox. is known to be ir
the reference TO him and Ban johnson
OF the question OF abolishing spikes II
favor of cleats, is taken 20 mean tina
there Will be no change.
The Washington times., 1909-12-16
BOXING IS AN AID
TO GRID PLAYERS

NEW HAVEN, Dec. 16.-To boxing is
given the credit Of much Of the fine
work done by the Yale forwards during
the season just ended. King. boxing
instructor at Yale. says Hobbs i'm
provement in line work, as well as that
Of AndrUs. GOebel, and fitzpatrick. was
due primarily to their frequent and
constant indulgence in the manly art
''In previous years Hobbs has been
considered a mark by opposing teams.
Now, everybody knows that he was a
whirIwind tackle this year, and the men
who could handle him were the scarcest
kind Of article" said King today. "Ex-
cepting PuIIen, Of the Army, nobody
came even near 20 accomplishing the
trick, and the West Point man is quite
boxer himself, so that IT helps TO
prove my assertion
The Washington times., 1909-12-16
DATE FOR REGATTA
CONF USES MANAGERS
Yale and Harvard Unable to
Agree on Time for
Big Event.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec. 16.-Tale
and Harvard are in a deadlock over the
date for their boat races on the Thames
next spring because OF Yale's action in
bringing the spring term to a. close a
week earlier in June. Yale wishes the
races TO be rowed on the Saturday after
the Yale commencement. which will be
n week before the Harvard commence
Ir.snt Harvard wants the race rowed
on the day after the Harvard COM
IN sncement. which will be eight days
after Yale's commencement At present
the regatta is held the day after both
the Yale and Harvard commandments.
Yales earlier closing time IN June has
led to an upset in baseball dates also
Yale and Harvard wish to play their
annual games on each others class day,
and Yale's class day is 10 be held here
after a week earlier than formerly
This will bring the first baseball game
at New Haven, instead Of at Cam
bridge where IL has been played fol
decades The two games have beer
arranged as follows: June q, at New
Haven; June 3. at Cambridge; June q
81 a tie. in either New York or Boston
1t is regarded as unfortunate that the
two games viii be played only two days
apart. Harvard has proposed 70 Yale
tc have the third game played in Bos-
ton, but Yale will insist on playing it in
New York as usual
Yale's nine may take no Easter trip
next spring The matter IS being dis
cusscd at length. Easter comes earlier
than usual next year, and the recess
lasts only a week. Yale IS arranging
several games with Connecticut League
mines, including New Haven and Hart
ford.
Because Of the shortness Of the sea.
son Yale has declined 70 20 TO ithaca
or 10 play more than one game viii
Cornell This viii be at Yale Field
Junc is. the last match before the series
with Harvard and after the Princeton
series has closed.
The Washington times., 1909-12-16

NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-Out Of the
chaos Of inactivity i'm big league barter.
Jimmy McAleer. new manager OF the
Senators, has emerged with what he
considers the prize plppin Of Ban r
Johnson's bargain counter. His catch
was no less a parsonage than Norman
C''Kid'D EIberfeld, for six years the &C
tive little shortstop of the Yankees. This
dicler, with the admission of Horace
FogeI into the ranks of baseball mag
mates by the National League board of
directors, the practical adoption of the
154-game schedule by the American
League, and other minor business Of
Ban Johnson's circuit, formed rather
busy baseball day.
From George T. Stallings, Of the
Yankees, McAleer landed Elberfeld, at
a price variously estimated from 5000
to $500. 1t was a cash transaction
purely. StaIlings preferred telent TO
money. but McAleer was obdurate. Con
ditions necessitate1 the removal OF FL
berfeld from the team at the Hilltop.
The Kid simply would not play pail
with New York tie may not put ms
heart in his work at Washington II
he does not, McAleer is stung- II ne
does. McAIeer has turned the foXiest
strategy Of a long life of strategies.
For the past six years Elberfeld has
been a member of the New YORK
| Americans. Detroit let him go because
he could not live on peaceful terms
with any manager. His life In Ne"
/ yorlr has been a series Of disagree
ments will, Clarke Griffith and Georse
/ StaIIfngs. He has been one OF the
highest saiaried players Of the local
/ team. and enc Of the most expensive
Half the time Elberfeld was out Of the
game With injuries. Some OF these
/ were, o. course, genuine The majority
are believed by his managers TO nave
been induced by sulks.
In thu latter part of the season Of 800
Elberfeld- s usefulness in New York was
] finally annihilated. He was appointed
manager Of the club on the resignation
Of Clarke Griffith. following disas
trous slump. Under Elberfeld the team
went from bad to worse. When Stall
lings was appointed 70 the management
and Elberfeld reduced TO the ranks, M
interest dropped TO 90 below zero. Sine
the beginning Of last season Elberfel'
, has been trying TO get away TO Wash
) ington.
agers who ever managed the Kid wit
/. any sort of success paid high tri0ut
, to the departing player. 'McAlee
turned the best deal Of his life,' sal
| StaIlings. "Elberfield is still one Of IN
! grandest players that stands in sho
feather. III he ever played baseball, n
! should co it for washington. His fam
! liz lives there and his interests lie ]
! the Capital. He is getting too old [
! trihe. It's work or the poorhouse- II
, only would have given New York hi
best, all the money in the league couldn
ray. touched him. But he was thrOuS
4, here"
, II think I will be able TO get alOn
Y with Elbe~feld," said McAleer- II
g wished 10 come 10 me, and If he give
! me his best efforts the Senators viii nS
trail the field next season
The Washington times., 1909-12-16
SWEDISH RUNNER
TO ARRIVE TO-DAY

NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-John Svanberg.
the Swedish Marathoner. is due 70 ar
rive on the steamer President Grant, Of
the Hamburg-Ameriean line, which gets
here this morning
Svanberg win be ready TO meet any
man I'm the world at the Marathon dis
tance as soon as he RECEIVERS his land
legs. His manager, Ernie Hertberg;
Trainer Lawson Robertson. Of the Irish
American A. c.. and Harvey Cohn, OF
the Irish-American A. c., will meet
Svanberg this morning.
The Washington times., 1909-12-16
WILKESBARRE CLUB
FARM FOR PHILLfES

WILKESBARRE. Pa, Dec 16.-NIan-
acer William J. Clymer, Of the Wilkes
barre team. OF the New York State
League. has made a deal in New York,
where he is now. with President Fogel,
Of the Phillies, by which a number or
young players now owned by the Phil
lies. ami who are 20 be farmed out TO
minor league teams during next sea-
son, viii come to this city.
In exchange Fogel viii have first
choice q the best players developed by
the WillSesbarre team next season.
The Washington times., 1909-12-16
BROWNS MAY MAKE
A LARGE TRADE

ST. LOUIS, Dec list. Louis fans
heard today that there was a deal on
with Cleveland whereby Stone and
Hartseu would be traded for StovaIl
and Bradley President Hedges Is in
New York ard the report cannot be
verified. but Il is common talk here
today.
President Robson, Of the Cardinals,
took out a permit TO make $4,000 i'm
Urovements at League Park in the
spring.
The Washington times., 1909-12-16
ONE-ARM PLAYER
HAS GOOD RECORD

ATHENS, Ca, Dec 1.-THE State
Normal School here IS probably the only
school in the United States boasting 4
one-almed football player For three
years w. p. White. an Atlanta boy, has
player quarterback on that team and
for two years has been its captain.
IN spite Of his tnfirmity. White is a
capable football player, and compares
creditably with many a college perform
er less afflicted than he
The Washington times., 1909-12-16
CAMPS AA-Amercan Teams

Second Eleven. Third Eleven.
BnuI<hHrt. DHrtm. Page, ChicHEO.
I,HIey, Yale. SIegIing, PrItOB.
COebeI, Yale. l. Withlng'n inr-
y. NVithing'n Hnr. Fnrnum, MINI.
Tobin, Dartmouth. Fisher, Harvard.
Mckay, Harvard. Casey, Michigan
HrnddocEx, Penn. McCnHrey, Form.
Howe, Yale. SpracISBng, Br'n.
AIIerdIce, Mich. Corbetf, Harvard.
MagIdsohn, Mich. Miller, y. Dame.
Marks, Dartmouth. McCan, Lafayette.
The Washington times., 1909-12-16
DOUGHERTY WINS.

DETROIT. Mich. Dec I6-Local
fight fans are today praising the clever
ness Of Tommy Dougherty. Of Philadel-
phia- who last night bested Paul
Sickora, a local lightweight, IN an
eight-round bout.
The Washington times., 1909-12-16
CAPITAL is SAFE
IN FAST COMPANY
Appointment Of President Moves on Constitutional Com
mittee of American League Quashes Rumors- Good
InfeId Now Assured-Electon Gossip
Bv THOMAS S. RICE.

That is a mighty important commit
tee, composed Of President Johnson,
Tom Noyes. and Frank Navin. APP
pointed at the American League meet
ing in New York yesterday, which is TO
draft a new series Of regulations gov
erning the organic construction Of the
American League. The present con-
tractbinding the clubs TO be true TO one
another expires In 1870 and It is neces-
sary to draw up another, which also
probably will be for the next ten years.
Do you catch the significance Of that?
Noyes and NavIn. Of washington and
Detroit. are presidents of the two
clubs which have been most frequently
mentioned by the Stove Leaguers and
midwinter pill rollers as the two clubs
that might be dropped from the Ameri-
can League In case there were a shake
I'D as tbs result Of major league ac-
tivities on the part Of the American As
ISOLATION dIsafrection and the National
I,eaCuers which might cause one or two
Of them 70 jump TO tie American
Looks Ike washington is safe for an
other ten years without doubt.
Horace FogeI says strictly Phiiadel-
phia capital is behind the purchase Of
the Phillies, but nobody Is taking him
seriously.
washington now having acquired Kid
Elberfeld from New York for e sum
of $500. It has a pretty fair infeld-
better than il has had for some years.
Germany Schaefer and Wild Conroy caa
both play second, especially Schaefer
and Conroy is a pretty nifty substitute
bal To- OF
year and gave no evidence Of the dinlIy
legs which Il was feared he might have
as a result Of the serious spiizing he. re-
ceived here from Bob Ganley IN 1908.
lie was Just as full Of ginger as ever
and was not nursing a crouch, appar-
emily, although il was perfectly well
understood throughout the league that
he was anxious TO get away from New
York When the Kid settles down 10
I it, there is no better fndelCer in the
: league, and as he has long wanted 10
come here and D1CAleeT is an easy man
/ TO get along with, We expect to see him
[ cut a lot of profitable didOes at third
! base, even If he does not bat a million
/ Might be a good idea TO keep Jerry
/ Downs until we see how Conroy and
/ Schaefer shape up
Barney Dreyfuss is making an un-
usually long and game fight to carry
/ his point in the National League and
/ elect John Haydler. It's a crisis for
: Barney. II he does not put his candi-
date through Charles w. Murphy will
be the boss OF the league and viii puI
the strings on the president thereof
such Z contingency would be as bad
for the public and the sport as fOI
Barney, and that is why almost without
exception, the neWspapermen are fol-
Z Barney IN this scrap, even men who
| have spent many weary hours In the
The Washington times., 1909-12-16


An evidence OF how Tar JOLusOl can
stir I'D useless trouble is furnished u
the case Of Joe CantillOn- By long
distance telephone and such Ur-sarlslei>-
tory methods OF communication ne n
terfered with the private affairs OK the
washington bass Oal club in the matter
os naming a mai.4ger for next year. and
CaDtiIIon caused that person 70 lose out
here. Now. when il cones 10 show
down and Johnson and Cantillon meet
under such circumstances that one or
tlea other had 10 make good, the league
is practically forced to repudtate John
sen and make a public declaration that
its president had deprived man OF his
place on unsupp prted charges That Is
a pretty spectacle and we imagine some
Of the American League owners at the
meeting yesterday must have felt about
as big as a baby boy Of Tom Thumb
when they voted for the resolution. Can
tiIon has vindiCation. bat he hasn't the
job. Wonder what he VIII do2
The Washington times., 1909-12-16

Joe sleger the Denver lightweight.
left philadelphia yesterday afternoon,
accompanied by his trainer. Harry
Hart. for Baltimore, where Sieger Is
matched 10 box Kid Sullivan, Of Wash
ington, fifteen rounds tonight.
The Washington times., 1909-12-16

II the Battling Nelson-Fred WEIGH
match goes through IT will be one of
the biggest betting events ever pulled
or in England. for the English sporting
men are very much impressed with
Welch's ability.
The Washington times., 1909-12-16
BIFFS AND BANGS.

Jim Driscol, the English lightweight,
IS matched to box with Seaman Hayes
on January at London.
The Washington times., 1909-12-16

Think II. ovsr. for yourself and you vii
zae vvhv tn National 1laEnsres WI
hardly stand for the Johnson lrrerfer-
ence- They are pig men u their llne
they are much IN the iizle--sflt. -aey Ike
rfdic-Ifa ahorrt Is much a. the rest nt
humanity. and they are not likely %
stand for 1ictatiou- These are al pl34n
facts. which we rehe7rse Win regret De-
carse thew are statements q how badly
the situation is mixed as regards ger
ting our friend Heydier the JOB, 5IG
there is no use disgusting the truth II
such matter
The Washington times., 1909-12-16

The boxing benefit which was pro-
NOTED for Young Corbett to take place
IN New York on Christmas night has
been postponed until February.
The Washington times., 1909-12-16

Billy Weller. who claims to be tbs
lightweight champion Of Canada, has
challenged Battling Nelson.
The Washington times., 1909-12-16

cold and wet and dark waiting with a
sandbag to give him one sWipe for
luck Barney has made many friends
in the past few days and healed many
sores that were thought 20 be incurable.
II you haven't the proof. az least have
reasonable grounds - suspicion be-
fore you call man tra-or.
President Ban 3. Johnson, Of the
American League, by his rash and i'm
polite utterances, has tied up the cleo
ton in the National League 10 such an
extent that the prospects for the sue
cess Of John A. Heydler, OF Washing
ton, to that high and honorable office
are becoming less every hour. Even
the strong Heydler men In the National
feel that they would be put in the light
Of having been dubbed into line by the
executive Of another league. and 81 is
not the American custom 10 stand for
any such line Of talk. AS We have
maintained all along. Heydler o. Tar
and away the best man the National
League could name for tie executive
head, but the political methods on the
part OF Johnson have done his cause
great harm We believe that Stanley
Robson would long ere this have come
out into the open for Heydier. as Rob-
son dropped 900 IN one baseball var
and Is not seeking another, rot Mr.
Robson showed By that very act he
was too much OF a fighting man % -
dictated 70 BY the president 81 rival
circuit, and II he casts a vote Tor
HeydIer now We VIII Be much sur
prised-
The Washington times., 1909-12-16

If not John N. Ward, who Hardy
O'Brien or Brown
The Washington times., 1909-12-16

Horace FogeI says strictly Plaiiadel-
phia capitol is behind the purchase Of
the PhiIlies, but nobody IS taking him
seriously.
The Washington times., 1909-12-16

wonder II frank Roth E7u ever get
into fast company Ciucinrall yes-ef-
day cold him 20 Minneapolis again
The Washington times., 1909-12-16

Might be a good idea TO keep Jerry
Downs until we see how Conroy and
Schaefer shape up.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-17
EIGHT men DIE
IN COLLISION.
Passenger and Fast Freight
Crash in Tennessee.
CARS DESTROYED BY FIRE

Some OF the Bodies Of Victims, All of
Whom Were Trainmen, cremated in
the FIames-Wreck Caused by the
Overlooking Of Orders by the Crew
Of One of the Trains.
Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 1, AS the
result of head on collision between
passenger train No. 4 and fast freight
No. 81 on the Nashville, Chattanooga
and st. Louis railway one mile west
Of Pegram Station, Tenn, eight men
were killed, one was seriously injured
and number of others slightly
wounded. NO. passengers were killed
The cars caught fire and several of
the victims were cremated. The dead
are: Will Mogan, travelling engineer;
Joe Cover, engineer on passenger;
Jesse Harrington, engineer on freight;
Walter Roach, messenger; Samuel
Whited, fireman on freight; S. B.
Walt, head brakeman on freight; w.
S. Stalcap, mail clerk; L. r. Bailey,
mail clerk; Ellis Martin, conductor on
freight.
Both engines were completely
wrecked The wreck was caused by
the overlooking of orders.
Will Mogan, one of the dead, was
for years the private engineer of the
late President J. w. Thomas of the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis
railway and had just returned from
the meeting Of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers at Denver.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-17
DETRIMENT TO THE SERVICE
Army Officer Criticises Roosevelt's
Riding Test.

Washington, Sept. 1 The Roose.
welt riding test for the officers Of the
army is a detriment to the service
rather than an aid in increasing its
efficiency. This, in substance, is the
severe criticism of the tests made by
General Albert L. Myer, commanding
the department of Texas, in his annua,
report.
"There are many efficient asd val
liable field officers" he said, "particu
larly in the staff and supply depart
ments, who would never in any cir
cumstances be required to make any
such rides"
General Myer favors yearly physica
examinations of all officers to ascer
tain their fitness for the peculiar du
ties they are likely to be called upo1
to perform.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-17
NO DANGER OF CIVIL. WAR
Election Excitement in Mexico No
Greater Than Usual.

Washington, Sept. Il The excite.
ment in Mexico at this time, in the
opinion of officials Of the state de-
partment who are in a position to
know, is no greater than that attend
ing q presidential campaign in the
United States. Reports Of impend
ing civil war in the neighboring re
public fail utterly to agitate them.
Senior Davalos, charge d'affaires OF
the Mexican embassy, declared there
was no danger of a revolutionary out
break as an incident to the politica
campaign in Mexico.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-17

1909 diaries at the Pioneer office
at half-price.
Noah Beauregard returned to the
city this morning from Kelliher.
Sweet cream, fresh butter and
eggs, at Peterson's.
O. B. Olson, the Kelliher mer-
chant, came down yesterday to at
tend the Beltrami county fair.
A. Burke, proprietor of the Star
Theater, left this morning for Ten
Mile lake, near Walker, on a hunt.
G.. F. and A. C.. Ross, senior and
! junior members of the firm of Ross
Brothers, were visitors in the city
today.
J. C. McGhee, superintendent of
the schools at Tenstrike, came down
from that place this morning and
spent the day here.
Mrs. NJ. F. Cunningham and
daughter, Olive, returned home last
evening from Seattle where they
had been visiting the Yukon ex-
position.
Try our India Sun Dried" teas,
SOC pound. Phone 423, Bemidji
Tea Store.
| John P. Coleman, special attor-
ney for General C.. c.. Andrews,
state fire warden, left this morning
for his home, having spent several
days here looking after some cases.
John B. Wilm, the versatile pro.
prietor of the Northome Record, came
to the city from his home last night
and spent the night and today here.
John was getting a few pointers as
to just how to run fair success.
fully.
| Hugh Lancaster, travelling pas.
! senger agent for the Northwestern
railway, spent yesterday in Be.
midi, departing this morning fol-
Brainerd, in company with Johr
Lund, who did some hunting yes
terday and presented E. E. Nc.
Donald with forty koots (com.
monty known as "mud hens"), E
variety of birds which E. E
declares make a most toothsome
| dish when properly cooked.
| The girls of the B. H. S. A. A. will
serve supper in the Armory Saturda!
evening, from $50 to 7:45. Csc.
I A. B. Clair, the timber buyer
came to the city this morning from
Nortbome and spent the day here
being an interested spectator at tn
fair. Although he is loyal to hi
home county of Itasca, Mr.. Clai
was forced to admit that the dis
: play of farm products at the fai
here was by far the best he ha
ever seen, and "Andy'' should kno,
as he has been all over this mort
country during the past fiftee
: years.
R. ]. Hebert, who has bee
acting as pilot on the ELAINE
Meehan" steamboat on Red lax
during the past summer, cor
cluded his labors "Wednesday
and came to the city yesterda
l. morning. He left this mornin
for. Minneapolis, where he wi
visit for a week, when he wi
- return to Bemidji and make h
home here during the comm
winter. The FLAMES Meehan
towed logs on Red lake for tt
- Thief River Falls Lumber cor
pany.
All Sunday papers Saturday afte
~ noon and Sunday morning at Pete
sons.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-17
MANY WITNESSES ON HAND
Defense Opens in Trial of Police In
spector Mccain.

Chicago, Sept. lj.-When the de-
Tense in the graft trial of Police In
spector Edward Mccain began an i'm
posing array Of character witnesses
we're present, including Mrs. Charles
Henrotin, Mrs. Gertrude Britton of the
Hull House social settlement, Dean
Walter T. Sumner and Miss Minnie
Lowe, superintendent of the social
SERVICE Mrs. Henrotin is a former
president of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs. The defendant S
daughter Clara sat by his side as for
mer Judge Nicely outlined the defense
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-17
1909 Diaries.

The Pioneer still has a few 1909
diariesleft which will be closed out at
half price. The assortment includes
some of the best aswell as the cheap
er books. .~ -