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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
CRACK NAVY CREWS
TO RACE POTOhACS
First and Second Fights Will
Meet Local OarSmen
Here.

ANNAPOLIS, March 30.-The Navy
rowing authorities have received per-
mission TO send two crews to Wash
ingtoa on May I TO row the Potomac
Boat Club Of that city.
The first and second Fights viii so 10
Washington. and the first crew will
meet the Potomac Boat Club eight in
q twO-mile race
The second eight viii meet the Poto-
mac Intermediates in race over the
same course.
This IS the second lime in the history
OF Naval Academy rowing that the
midshipmen have been allowed to leave
the Academy 10 row. Tne first time was
Two years ago, when they took part in
the me intercollegiate regatta at Pous7-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
AMATEUR TOSSERS
CLASH WEDNESDAY

The first interleagUe game of the sea
son Will be played or the Monument lot
on Wednesday afternoon between the
Commissioners. of the Departmental
League, and the Marines, OF the Capital
City League
Both teams are strongly touted for
championship hOnCrS in their respective
leagues, and this first test OF connpa "a
tive strength viii be interesting to ANA
teUr fans
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
WILD RACE IN AUTO
ON BICYCLE TRACK
Lewis Strang Turns Hazardous
Feat at Atlanta Six-Day
Meeting.

ATLANTA, Ga, March 3j-Lewis
strang. the noted automobile racer, per
formed daring feat at the Coliseum
here during the six-day bicycle race bv
driving his Buick racing car around the
tweIve-lap bicycle track thirty-six times
at great speed
The track Is banked at an eighty-fye-
degree angle, and is much smaller and
sleeper than the Madison Square Garden
bicycle track The performance wac 60
spectacular that the occupants OF rhe
boxes and front seats left them in panic
as Strang made the first round. Auto
mobilists here consider the limit OF dar-
Ing was reached by Strang
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
JEFF IS UNMOVED
BY CHAMPS ACTION

BOSTON. March 3O.-Jim Jeffries is
nor at all disturbed today by Jack John
sons posting Of 5000 forfeit in New
York
/ don't care if he has posted $4,000.
saId Jertries. II have nothing to say
When get ready to talk fight, il won't
De because johnson has put un money .
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
Topeka, Kan,
March Is 1903.


Dear Fanatics: We heard IL ru-
mored that they were Offering prizes
10 all those who corld suggest to the
Kansas Legislature anything that had
not been reformed.
When we got this tip we abandoned
baseball for a moment and sketched a
bill making it twenty years in the peni-
Tertiary for anybody to initiate George
conan on the stage. We also outlined
another prescribing a life sentence for
the alleged actors, and also the house
manager, whenever the vaudeville
stage is Uttered up with a child phenom
act, in which the "humor" consists in
having a fresh" and fII-bred youngster
sass" its parents. We have not been
able to think Of a penalty sufficiently
severe for the show girls" with abnor-
NAL hips and subnormal clothes, who
occasionally insult washington audi
ences by walking around the stage IN
a Fl gid and Iakadasical manner, think
ing 1t useless to exert themselves be-
cause they are no longer ION dear old
Broadway
These are real live topics for the Kan
sas saloons and would make a tremend-
GUS hit with a suffering public. but in
terS the Legislature of this State de-
vot IS its energies to such things as for
bidding the sale of cigarettes, which has
recently become a law. and is being
more or less enforced, and TO attempt
ing 10 stop Sunday baseball. The Sun
day bill was killed, and It's death meant
the saving of the game in most of the
Kansas cities.
Baseball Regulation.
Should the ready reformers of this
State eventually try to pass a bill giving
some sort of legislative commission
Jurisdiction over professional baseball it
would not be at all surprising. One OF
that stripe in Boston recently came |
forth with a denunCiation of the present !
form Of baseball government, claiming |,
II was imposing slavery upon the play
erS- Now that the big laugh over this 7
bright emanatiOn has subsidized. the Bos- !
tOnian can still come to Kansas and get 1
the hearty welcome which Is always ex-
tended those who can think up some
thing else for the lawmakers to inter 1
fere with.
Throughout the middle West women |
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
SPORT WRITER TAKES
FLYER INTO REFORM
Sldetracks Baseball For Pertinent Suggestions in the
Dramatic Field-Tips Off Meddlers to Fine
Opportunities Offered by Kansas
LETTERS TO WASHINGTON FANs-No. p

are certainly stuck on baseball Even
on The coolest days, when TIE Washing
ton club IS playing exhibition dates In
this part Of the country and the at
tendance is small, a surprisingly large
proportion CT tHe shivering crowd are
wonderland they know the game and
are great nome rooters. An odd case
happened IN Kansas City two years agO
When Washington played there on
Easter Sunday. 1t was so cold that
everybody moved over into the bleach
eIs 10 get the benefit OF the sun, and
9,VvO people were there together in a
close bunch for mutual protection
among hem was one solitary woman
VINO had on an Easter hat that had a
S SiIo oL paTadlse looking like a wet hen
one was the only woman present, who
she was 5ever appeared
W lcnlta, Am, had a left fielder named
Fenneii, who can nit and field well up
20 the major league standard, according
70 competent critics, but he is not in
last company bCeaUSe Of an unfortunate
tendency to geS disgruntled ComisIlev
once mad him with the White Sox, but
LuIheo MN loose When Comiskey can't
salVe a man into line with the uoanae-a-
ment and his felloW-players 81 looks I{ITe
a nopeles9 case, and IL is not likely Can
tlllOn VIII take a try at him aTfbouo,
PsnneIl Nigh not be a bad experiment.
me Weaver now catching for Wich-
ia Is Buck Weaver, formerly with the
chicago Americans, and three or four
other big league clubs He has been in
as any man in the business, but can't
quite stick among the majors
Street Is Attraction.
Charley Streets catching is an i'm
portant attraction in the exhibition
games. The fans always want you 20
point out Walter johnson and Bill
Burns, then ask TO see Street His
throwing immensely admired. and
when he nails a runner going to sec
ond he generally gets a round of good
natured apr iauSe- The whole Wash
ington club. in fact. is well known 10
the fans in the small circuits and IL
the weather would only be good Treas
ureF Clarence Jacobson would return |
10 the Capital with a fat bank roll.
George Mcbride seems to have more
acquaintance knocking around the
country than any other man on the |
Washington squad with the exception 1
OF Tor Hughes, who knows more peO-
pie than a book agent At every hotel 4
somebody happens along who considers /
George one Of his best friends, and I
they get together for a Ginning fest.
Mcbride does not do a great i
deal Of talking on baseball, and never \
knocks.
Yours in the faith.
TEOMAS s. RICE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
CLINE MAY EMERGE
FROM MAIDEN CLASS
Is Picked TO Defeat Cure, French
Expert, in international
Tourney.

NEW YORK, March 90.-Henry Cline
VIII have another opportunity TO get
out OF the maiden class in the interna-
uonal 1872 balk line billiard tournament
when he meets Louis Cure, the French
expert, this afternoon.
The Philadelphia player has already
lost four games. In the evening. Ora
Morningstar, the leader in the tourna-
ment. will clash with A. g. CUtfer he
Boston expert.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
BILLIARDS ENDANGERED.

IT HILE the interest being dis
M played IN the billiard tourna-
v v ment now in progress IN New
York city indicates that the
American public has a liking for pro-
fessional play, il also serves 10 enpha-
size the fact that matches between the
leading experts of the country are not
nearly as frequent as they ought 10 De.
Although the winter is nearly over.
not half a dozen games OF note have
been played the country over. and Chi
cagO has not been blessed with one
When the stirring matches between such
players as SChaefer, SlOsSOn, and Ives
at Central Music Hall are recalled it
looks as II the professional side OF the
sport had refrigerated. Willie Hoppe,
who claims a CIean-Cut title to the 49,
championship, cannot get good match
because lie desires 10 play half NJ il on
the make of cushion he IS representing,
leading 20 the inference that profess
sIOnai matches are dominated solely by
The influence Of manufactures.
No such condition appears JC exist in
England, where the leading profession
ais meet IN big matches all through the
WlH-er season If the manufacturers
here would follow the lead OF the base
ball magnates and air their grievances,
the billiard loving public might get a
line on the true inwardness Of the stu
alton and be able TO suggest a remedy.
w W LyIes. who consented to play
the colonies paw in testing the Locke
law in Louisiana. has the sympathy and
support Of his legal advisers, but he viii
have 10 do six months IN the Parish
prison all by himself
There is no knowing how those things
are going to work out. If IL weren't
for Jack Johnson. Jim Jeffries would
not be getting $500 a week for posing
as an impossible possibility.
Whitney. Keene. and Belmont are rae
ing their thOrOuEhbreds I'm England, and
&. r. G. Billings is taking his trotting
horses to Berlin.
Pittsburg thinks Pitcher Philippe is
sure to come back this year lie has
been away" quite a spell
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
LANGFORD SLOWS
ONE MORE AWAY
Boston Scrapper Gets Bacon IN
Bout With Philadelphia
HEAVY.

NEW YORK. March 39.-Sam Lang
ford. BOston's dusky scraDper. still has
his famous sleep producer with him. He
put the punch into action against Morris
Harris, the negro heavyweight. from
Philadelphia, and the latter took the
count in the seventh round last even
ing.
Harris was game while the fight
lasted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
RINGSIDE GOSSIP.

Jack (Twin) Sullivan has posted q
forfeit Of 800 for another match with
Stanley Ketchel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30

Sam Langford IS reported to be ready
10 post a forfeit Of 5000 for a fight
Win either Stanley Ketchel or Jack
Johnson LangforG saws he can whip
both Ketchel and Johnson
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30

in different manner.
IN the turf and the fight game, which
are examples, there was so much money
Tor the promoters in the pslmy days of
those pastimes that there grew to be
TOO many promoters, and the resu. was
public outcry against too much Of
both, or each, as the case may be- But
there was not too much prosperity for
the actual fighters or horse owners 10
keep them near the feed store.
In baseball the fact it is not an ille-
gal sport anywhere has enabled the far
sighted men who originated the organ
lied form OF the sport 10 regulate for
themselves the number OF promoters
within any given radius Thereof the
danger of Oversatisfying the pu bliC's
appetite has been leSSened. But Things
have come to a pass where the actual
performers share in bSsebalIs prosper
lty 70 such an extent that il IS hard
TO keep them IN the game.
There Is no disposition tn find fault
on that score. None begrudges Fielder
Jones the possession Of the coin which
nate. John Kings friends all are glad
he has the comfortable fortune Of $780,
90 in tangible form.
Baseball patrons, not oct0genarians,
at that, can remember when the nsSjOr
league ball player could not OF did not
save enough out of a seasons salary 10
carry him over from October TO April,
and never had q chance 10 lay off un-
less hurt OF released.
The clubOWner knew in those days
what players would retire from his
team 1t was up to him 10 decide At
the present rate il may be necessary
for the national commission 70 raise
the thirty-five limit on the number OF
players club can reserve from season
10 season, so as to provide for the loss
Of stars by the new process.
There Will be no test casing in Cali
fOTnia- Col. Tom Williams looked over
the exhibit OF FIRST class legal advice"
and concluded 10 pass. Wise fish-he
does not wish TO Join tbe formidable
arraV OF nonWirners who have nlaved
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
BURNS AFTER JOHNSON.

CHICAGO, March @0-Tommv Burns
has come 10 the front. In a letter Just
received here from Australia by L. &
Bailey. Burns offers to box Jack john
son once more. lie expresses c0un-
deuce that he can nut mn a y,inni1c.
fight
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
GOTCH STARTS WORK
FOR MAHMOUT BOUT
Champion Will Take Rugged
Course for Wrestling Match
on April II.

CHICAGO, March 3O.-Frank Gotch,
champion wrestler, arrived here today
and Immediately started training for
,his match with Yussif MahmOut, the
Terrible Turk" April IA.
GOtch will do considerable road work
i'm connection with his training
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30

Jack Monroe. the heavyweight pugiI-
ISL and wrestler. whom Jim Jenries
put out OF business. has been elected
mayor OF Elk City, Ontario
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30

At Paris on Saturday evening. Willie
Lewis. the American welterweight. de-
Ieated Jewey Smith, OF England Dis
rounds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30

Sam Harris, OF Baltimore. MANAGER NJ
KID sullivan, Of Washington wants 20
match sullivan against any 100 to l33
pound boxer in the country
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30

Jim Smith, the BROOKLYN middle
weight, broke his right wrist IN his bout
Win Jack Fitzgerald i'm the fourth
round OF the scr wind-up AT the Ma
tional CluD on Saturday Smith had
all the best OF the bout up to shat time
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
COMMENT ON SPORT
TOPICS OF THE DAY
PROSPERITY INJURIES GAME

~ ROSPERITY threatens to hurt
- baseball as it has several Of the
Il other important sports, although
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30

There is no knowing how those things
are going to work out. If IL weren't
for Jack Johnson. Jim Jeffries would
not be getting $500 a week for posing
as an impossible possibility.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30

There Will be no test casing in Cali
fornia- Col. Tom Williams looked over
the exhibit OF first class legal advice
and concluded 10 pass. Wise fish-he
does not wish TO Join tbe formidable
array OF nonwirners who have played
that game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30

~ HILE the interest being dis
M played IN the billiard tourna-
" " ment now in progress in New
Vo7-l- civ indicates that tho
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30

Whitney. Keene. and Belmont are rae
ing their thorouEhbreds I'm England, and
G. r G. Billings is taking his trotting
horses to Berlin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30

i'm a different manner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-30
Spring Suits
At Fifteen Dollars

Other values at SlO-Upward 10 $50
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-17
WORK ACTUAL HARM TO
PRODUCERS AMO CONSUMERS
Various New York Stock and
Trade Exchanges Thoroughly
Investigated
(By Associated press]

New York, june 1.-THE report ci
the committee appointed by Governor
Hughes "a investigate speculation IN
securities and commodities and ihe
organizations used In dealings there
III was made public today. The New
iork stock, the Consolidated stock,
the Cotton, the Produce the Coffee,
he Mercantile and the Metal ex
changes ana the curb market we're
thoroughly Investigated and recon-
mendati0ns looking TO Improvement
of existing conditions we're made at
length by the committee The most
drastic finding Is that affecting the
Mercantile and Metal exchanges, ae
follows.
Under present conditions, we are
"a The opinion that the Mercantile
and Metil exchanges 40 actual harm
TO produ, ers ana consumers and that
their charters should be repealed"
Concerning speculation In general
the committee declares that Il may
be wholly legitimate, pure gambling,
or something partaKlng OF the quall-
ties Of both. that in some form II Is
4 necessary incident OF productive
oporalions; TINT It tends to steady
prices and that for the merchant Or
manufacturer the sneeulator performs
selYiee which has lhc effect Of IN.
auranee. I'm law slys the report
Speculation becomes gambling when
the trading which it involves docs not
iaad and Is not intended 70 lend. 20
the aeluil passing from hand tO haad
OF he property th8t Is dealt ln
"The rules of oft exchanges forbid
Ramblng MS defined by lhla opnloni
but they make so easy The technical
delivery of the property contracted
ior. that the practical effeei OF much
specula ion In point OF form leelt.
mate, is NOT greitly different from
that Of gambling"
The committee makes no present
ment against short selling but deelaf'
es the tendency OF such selling Is iu
steady prices. Il IS recommended that
The minimum margin should be 90 per
cent and strong disanprovl Is eXpeess
cd of bflnch hrokeraga offices which
supply liquor and resort to other I'm
proper means to induce speculation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-17
ECLIPSE OF SUN TODAY
SCARCELY NOTICEABLE

There was an eclipse Of the sun
wllsaaul parallel IN tho annals Of such
occurrences today though Il wns
scarcely noticed n this locality. Tho
peculiar feature Of this particular
eclipse Is that X was both an annular
and total eclipse ~ the same time.
il WAS possible to note snail
portion of the moons shadow on rs
face for short time IN the terms
Of those wao study such phenomena
this shadow covered about The space
Of ono diRil. OF section one.tenth
the width Of The sun disc.
The feature Of this eclipse Is the
fact that Il II neither ahnulaf nor
total 10 far as iype Is concerned but
Is bosA i Is an annnlar eclipse
first. then changes to total eclipse
and finally back % an annular
ocIIroe for The second time
Astronomers say that IN all the ar-
nails of history there Is 10 record
nor mention oi such = pnenonenon
having taken plhee begore
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-17
GOING AFTER B0NlH0LnERS

Attorney n. u Asp lefi iast night
for McAlnslcr, whore he viii flle be
fore Federal Judge Campbell inter
ventl0n pnpcm IN the Interest Of
employees OF the oklahoma Contra
Railroad company Ia tho case 0f the
Central Trust Of Chicago. trustee
against the railroad company The
napors aet forth That the employee
had sa0,000 due them for labor per
formed at The time The railroad wen
into the hands Of The receiver and
ihat they arc entitled 70 be paid ont
If the earnings before fine h0ndhold
erB. alleging that $4,000 OF uhe
earnings az me rond had been paid
al interest 10 the h0ndh0ldor8 Ia
slead OF being used in the construe
lion of the road wherefore fine Inter
vencrs ask the court 20 make ga af
der compelling ihe boudholders ie
refund this money 10 pay the labor.
efs Who. they elalu hage preference
right over The bondholdefa ln thf
premises
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-17
EXPENSIVE STORE FIXTURES

Contractor J. T Brlobner who has
the contract ior making $4,000 worth
Of cases and fixtures for The " o..
Lutz Deg Goods sore has completed
the fitting up lhe display windows
and the store yesterday decorated
the windows for the fret time IN
several months. The windows are
madern and present an attractive ap
pearance Uptodaie fixtures WIN be-
inslallc throughout the store. An eles
.stor VII be erected In the aouihs
west part Of the building and q rest
room win be fitted up f0f tho conyen
ience OF The lady shoppers IA the sces
end siole Of the building Mf Brick.
ner has a large force Of men turning
out the fixtures at bits mill and ex.
poets 10 complete the cOntracl and
have everything In readiness for the
formal opening Of The store on Oct. /.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-17
NAMES DELEGATES TO
COTTON CONFERENCE

Governor Haskell today appointed
he following 0kl9homans IS dele
rates ta the third Nallonal Cottaf
Conference which meets q Monte Ar
Kansas, June gisl 10 2sih' LEO Mes
af. sayre. Richard French. Mllburn
John v scrnlehfleld. spiro; lra MI
hell Wgnnew0od. G. j. Leach Hold
nylne. NJ. T. webb, Hugo M Il
seagley VE'shoma city, A. !. Glib
IONS Mas !, A. Lawrence Tah
iaauah an, Morse "
K Miller Musks D King Well
stan Thomas A Kes g0n. Guthrie
Il k Wooten. ghlckasha Il Y hul
shIns checotah. a 6 Eakin, Madlil.
George fiaraaou. 0kemah; + j. Phil
llps. say.e !. Nj. Aydeliotte and I a
Norris. shawnee. s.. Davenport
feeumaeh !. va fiafl Woodward
Carl VI Moore. oklahoma City
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-17
MUST RE ADVERTISE
FOR BIOS ON PAVING

ritg Attorney FRED W Qrann hns
filed written report with the city
council holding that IN order to
change the aerial on Springer War
ner gna Villas avenues from single
course trlek to asphalt the city must
ro-adyertise for bids on The paving.
This vii; neceesitata delay Of from
sixty to ninety days before The work
can be resumed on these streets. The
paving company has offered 10 change
The material without re-adve-tislng at
the same Figures other asphalt Is be.
Ing laid the citizens to bear no OK.
tire exponse by The change except the
cost OF drayage on the brick where
q has been placed along streets nam.
ed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-17
GARFIELD EXPOSES AN!MUS

In speech at Detroit, June III,
James Il. Garfield, secretary of the
Interior under President Roosevelt
said "The grand jury will decide
between Governor Haskell and ex-
President Roosevelt"
Oklahomans pretty generally have
believed That primarily The town LOT
grand jury al Tulsa was called for
this very thing but thus far no STATIC
ment from a man in authority or who
has been IN authority has borne out
the theory until Mr. Garfield spoke.
IT is deporable thing said q
prominent Democrat today when We
must realize that grand iuries may
be organized and used to vent per
sonal spite. There III nothing more
destructive Of free government than
10 have courts influenced by motives
Of seIfshness, Jealousy aud vlndiet'
iveness."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-17
KANSAS OFFICIAL
ADMITS HIS MISTAKE

Bank Commissioner A NJ Young,
who took Bank Commissioners l. NJ
Dolley. OF Kansas. down the line In
caustlc letter for alleged false
statements made by the Kansas com
missioner WITH reference TO the Ok
lshcma guaranty luw, Is IN the re-
ceInl Of renly from Commissioner
D0llay apoingizlng for his statements
concerning the Oklahoma law before
the Bankers convention at Wichita,
He writes that he owes Oklahoma
and the state bankers an apology as
he was mlsinformed as to the law
and had not been aware that the
Second legislature amended the law
IN several respects. He siates that
he has since read the Oklahoma law
as amended and adds: Il wish TO say
that consider Il a splendid law, safe
and sound In every particular and
congratulate you upon the snlendid
success you are having with iis
workings The statements made by
me At Wichita were Of great inius.
lice 10 the law and assure you that
Il was not intentional upon my part.