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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04

to the ringside and bounded upon the
platform like a. scheolboy. The entire
building rocked with cheers. jeff bowed
and smiled and quickly went to work
He pulled the weights. skipped the
rope. did abdominal exercises, "rOughed
it, with Mccormick, his sparrng partner
and shadow boxed
After he had finished the crowd called
upon him for a speech He said:
Ladies and gentlemen. I thank you
from the bottom Of my heart"
Then he bowed and smiled and started
to go. The crowd wanted more. jeff.
who never could talk, went to the edge
of the ring and took another start. This
time he did not smile.
Jack Johnson says he has trailed me
for four years, trying to get fight
Well, he caught me this morning and
he is signed up tight. After this fight is
over the championship of the world will
rest where ii belongs
From Convention Hall Jeff and his
party went to the National Press Club.
where they were given reception. jeff
said about the same at the club that he
said at the hall. DR.. Roller did all the
talking and gave his views on various
branches of athletics
In private conversation Jeff said there
was no doubt in his mind regarding the
outcome of his fight with Johnson. He
said he knew just what Johnson amounted
to. understood all about his cleverness
and his punching power. He also knew
just what his own condition was and
what it would be after seven months
careful preparation.
Jefries confidence is shared by the
others i'll his party. 1t is easy to tell
the difference between mana gerial. press
agent talk and sincere expressions If
JeffrieS fails to defeat Johnson decisive
ly and easily or if Johnson even gets
the big boilermaker in distress Callahan.
Gotch, Roller and all the rest of them
will be the most surprised men in the
world.
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ever. Topsy Robinson, in the same race
was almost played off the boards at IL to
5. The second event, which was WOE
by Banives. was probably the most ex-
citing race Of the afternoon. The weather
was disagreeable. but a large crowd was
in attendance. Summary:
First race five and a half furlongs; selling
Fond Heart, 1O7 (sicCarthy). to /, won; Austin
Sturteyant, 103 (Franklin), to I, second: John
A. Munro 1O6 ,ButwelD, ID to l, third. Time.
LII 1-5 FL Orc. Catherine Cardwell, Sir Va.
grant, Trappe and Comedienne also ran.
Second races six furlongs; purse; two-year-oldi
monde. 1o1 Hammondl, to s. second: O. X
Herndon. 8S (Gilbert), 8 to 1, third. Time, LII
Indian Maid. Herdsman, Ten PAGES and French
Girl also ran.
Edgely, 107 Musgrayel. TO 1. won; Earle
Court 1O1 CBergenl to 5. second; Cloisteress
107 (Obern, II to 5. third. Time, 90 10. Rag
man, Waterbury. Splendid and Sister Phyllii
Fourth race, seven furlongs; selling three
TO 8, won: Topsy Robinson, 104 (iusgraveD. II
to 8, second; La Refine HndOo 103 (Gilbert),
to 2, third. Time, 1.30 Billy Pullman Cunning
and Alamo also ran.
Fifth race, mile and a sixteenth; selling; three
year-olds and upward-Pocomoke. 103 king,
ond Jack Baker. los Raynorl. to 3. third
Time. ] 80 As. Roseburg II. Bosom Friend and
Polar Star also
Sixth race, mile and an eighth; selling: four
TO 2 won; Heart Of Hyacinth, 10 ReItl, to /
second: Mamie Algol. 1N tOberp. 8 to ?, third
Time, l. IS rs. Agreement DR.. Young Crepps
Beckham and Mr.. Knapp also ran.
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ATHLETICS GET GOODE.
Nichols Is Traded for Cleveland
Outfelder.

PHILADELPHIA. December Am
nouncement was made last night of the
trading of "St'' Nichols of the Athletics
for Outfielder Goode Of the Cleveland
team. Connie Mack closed the deal re-
Gently and it is generally conceded that
he has made a very good base ball move
Nichols, who was a star shortstop two
years ago, was not used very much when
Barry was obtained to fill that position.
He can easily be spared, therefore, al
though it was supposed that Connie was
training him to fill Davis shoes at first
when Harry decided to quit active base
ball.
Goode, who has been with Cleveland
several years, is very classy fielder and
was always an idol in the Ohio city. He
fell off somewhat in batting last season.
but his fielding was always up to the top
notch. There is very little difference in
the batting records of the two men last
year, Goode swatting at a .214 clip in "a
games, while Nichols had an average of
I'll in Fl contests. In 1908 Goodies mark
in batting was ..279.
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FOOT BALL ON GRILL.
Call Out for Meeting to Discuss the
Game.

NEW YORK. December Capt f.. Pal
mer Pierce, L. S. A. president of the In
ternational Athletic Association of the
United States. has issued a call for the
annual meeting Of that body in this city
December IS and has included in the no
tice, request for opinions from all MEM
bers on the subject of foot ball. These
three questions are asked by way of gath
ering the information sought:
Shall the American game be retained, or
shall another Rugby or Association be
substituted?
Shall the rules of the American game
be continued as they are practically?
Shall the rules of the American game
be revolutionZed?
Addresses by Capt Pierce, Chancellor
Day of Syracuse, DIR. Sargent Of Harvard
Prof. Moran of Purdue and DR.. McCurdy
of Springfield Training School will form
the morning program of the meeting,
which will be held at the Murray Hill
Hotel, and III the afternoon will come
routine business and the reports of COM
mtttees. including those on foot ball and
basket ball and the one appointed to for
mulate a law on amateuriSm.
The discussion on the foot ball rules
will come with the election of a rules
committee, the members of which sit with
the old committee to formulate the code
Instructions will undoubtedly be given to
tIllS committee, anu THESE lhStf uCtloHS Will
represent the views of the association on
the game and the changes 1t will hold to
be necessary for the elimination, so far
as possible. of undue roughness and Sc
rious accidents.
Capt. Pierce will reach West Point, ac
cording to his present plans, December
"a there to discuss with the foot ball
authorities the changes necessary in the
code. but it is possible that he may be
able to come east before that time.
4 large attendance of delegates from
the colleges composing the association is
looked for this year, in view of the agita
tion against foot ball. and some delega-
tions, it is thought, will be instructed as
to their action on the question of revision
of the foot ball rules.
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Regular Marathon Walk.

Starting from the Central Young Mems
Christian Association building in BaNi-
more at daylight this morning, seven ad-
venturesome members of the Washington
Y. NJ. c. A., began forty-five-mile mar
athon walk, which will conclude when
they arrive at the G street building of
the local association late this afternoon.
At noon they We're between Annapolis
Junction and Laurel, and their schedule
will bring them home in time for 6
o'clock dinner, coming into the city over
the old Bladensburg turnpike.
These are the men on the road: w. ].
Hill, captain; H. r. Bassford, w. l..
French, G. T. Carvell, J. N. Mutt. E. s.
Ersfeidt and w. w. Tenney. All these
men are members of the Washington as
sociation's pedestrian club, and the jaunt
today is the first Of a series of long dis
lance walks planned to be held during
the winter.
The walkers left Washington for Balti
more by trolley last evening, spending
the night in the building Of the Oriole
city association.
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GOAL TOSSERS BUSY,
Extensive Program Keeps George.
town PLAYERS in Limelipht.

With an easy victory over Western yes
terday credited to the Georgetown Prep
quint, and another battle on the cards
for the same team tonight. practice
game arranged for the varsity tomorrow
morning and a faculty sanction having
been announced for the collegian club.
the devotees of the indoor sport at
Georgetown certainly have their share
OF the limelight during the present week
end In addition to this, the other gym
nastic performers will come into notice
this evening, by reason of preliminary
sneet being held in preparation for the
pig affair a week hence.
The sanction of the collegians was
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Rickard Denies Giving Bonus.

Although TEX Richard vehemently de-
had given Jeffries a ten-thousand-dollar
bonus in cash Wednesday night to con-
slider his bid favorably
Il have given no bonuses to any one"
declared Richard at the Hotel Albany
yesterday afternoon.
WIFI you say on your honor as a
gentleman that you have not paid $4,000
to Jeffries above the terms of the pub
lished contract was asked.
Il see no reason why l should do any
thing of the sort was the naive way in
which Rickard dismissed the subject
But the daring Nevada bidder offered to
bet this favorlte way of clinching an
argumenD that Coffroth had no part in
the promotion of the bout. Five to one
in any amount. if any one likes" was his
clincher on that score.
In the face of announced sentiment
by the Utah authorities against the fight
do you intend to try and make Salt Lake
the battle ground?'
il will be held in Salt Lake." replied
Rickard.
AS the present laws of Utah preclude
the possibility of holding such a ring
contest In that state, and special legisla
ton would be required before it could be
pulled off there Richard is not Offering
overnberal odds when he says even
money would not be particularly good
price on the chances of Salt Lake City
Fifty to one against it might find a few
wild spectators willing TO take q sport
ing chance, but il wouldn't be a good bet
at any odds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04

NEW YORK, December 4.-Formal ar
ticles of agreement for glove bout OF
forty-f1ve rounds between Jim Jefrries
and Jack Johnson for the heavyweight
championship of the world were signed
yesterday at Naegeli's Hotel. in Hoboken.
All negotiations were conducted behind
closed doors. both press and public being
allowed to cool their heels below stairs
while the momentous affair was being
discussed between the principals. their
so-called managers, Berger and Little,
and the successful bidders TEX" Rick
ard and Jack Gleason. The conference
lasted more than an hour, yet the articles
of agreement drawn up by Attorney Hen
ry Kowalsky in impressive legal fashion
the day previous were not changed by
the single scratch of a pen. When it was
seen that the boxers, according to the
paper, had agreed to divide the prize
money of SOL 200 on the basis of 70 per
sent to the winner and % per cent to
the loser. the time taken for the several
parties in interest to affiX their signatures
ceased to myStlfy.
With a purse of SOLO this division
of the spells would mean that JeffrieS
was betting Johnson and vice versa ex-
actly $3.50 that he would be returned
winner of the fight. This sounds the
first discordant note. 1t is a direct slap
at the intelligence of the sporting public
to ask confidence and belief in such d
statement. Neither of the participants
has ever been noted as a gamester AS
matter of fact, Jeffries has boosted
that he seldom took chance of such
character. From his old trainer, Billy
Delaney, he learned the time-honored
trek of self-protecton, and nearly al
ways covered the difference between the
winning and losing end of a purse by
bet on his opponent-a perfectly honora-
ole business deal.
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Notre Dame Players All Right.

NOTRE DAME, Ind, December "A
representative of an eastern weekly spent
a considerable portion of yesterday go
ing over the athletic situation in Notre
Dame University. The object of his visit
was to probe the charges of ineligibility
raised by Coach Yost Of Michigan against
Notre Dame foot ball players, and a thor
ough investigation was made.
Full scholastic records for the last five
years were shown and the identity Of all
players corrOborated by means of their
records and pictures. Dolan, Miller, Dim
mick Philbrook, Hamilton and Matthew'S
who, 1t has been limited, are not eligible
to play under college rules. all made
signed statements covering the full his
tory of their foot ball career.
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FIGHT AGREEMENT
SIGNED IN HOBOKEN
Jeffries and Johnson Decide to
Limit Bout to Forty
Five Rounds.
Proposed Fight in Nutshell.
Event Worlds heavyweight title.

Evcnt-World's heavyweight title.
Contestants-Jack Johnson, present cham
pion: James J. Jeffries, retired indicated
champion.
Date-July 4. 1910.
Location-San Francisco or Salt Lake
City.
Limit of fight-Forty-fve rounds OF more
Pursc-Guarantee of S101, 900 and 663s
per cent of moving picture receipts.
Division-Winner to take rs and loser ID
per cent of purse. Picture privilege to be
divided equally.
Rucs--Straight Marquis of Queensberry-
Size OF gloves-Five ounces.
Promoters-Tex Richard Of Utah and
Jack Gleason of California.
RefereC-To he chosen from two men
named by principals and two men named
by promoters sixty days before the contest
to be paid 81 1000.
Training-Men must be in active train
ing ninety days before the fight.
Forfeits-Each fighter deposited $4,000
as guarantee of appearance aud pro-
rnoters made a twenty thouSand-dollar de-
posit as evidence of good faith.
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Ketchell Going to Australia.

SAN FRANCISCO, December STANLEY
Ketchell yesterday accepted the offer of
Promoter Hugh Mcintosh to go to AUS
tralia for three ring battles. The middle
weight champion will embark in a few
days. While he has not been informed
as to the identity of his opponents TO be.
1t is thought here that he will be pitted
against Tommy Burns, Bill Land and
Bob Fitzsimmons.
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Soccer at Fort Myer.

A grand soccer game will be played
Sunday afternoon at Fort Myer between
the Washington Sons Of st. George and
E Battery of the Sd Field Artillery sta
toned at the fort. The kick-off will be
at 2:3O pm, and 1t Is expected that an
interesting and keen game will follow.
as the Sons beat the artillerymen a few
weeks ago. and both teams will struggle
hard to carry off the laurels.
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Goodacre Buvs DR.. Chase.

Acting as representative of Little Joe
Wiesenfeld. Charles Hardy yesterday sold
the great trotter, DIR. Chase. to George L..
Goodacre of Washington. While the
terms were private. Mr.. Goodacre, who is
one of the Capital city's most ardent low
ers of the harness horse. paid a big price
for the big chestnut gelding, that has a
record of 2.1OA. For week or more Mr..
Goodacre had been dickering for the pur-
chase of DE-. CO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04
Recovering From Operation.

The condition of Charlie kalbfus, son
of Charles H. Kalbfus of the Post Office
Department who was successfully oper-
ated on at Georgetown University Hos
pital Wednesday, last for serious throat
and nose troubles, Is improving and his
friends look for his early return homa.
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readily agreed to by the faculty, and now
there will be no obstacles for the man
agement to overcome before arranging a
schedule for the team. The team will
be allowed to play in any of the nearby
cities, and already negotiations have been
started with the Navy plebes. the Virginia.
freshmen. the Penn freshmen, Loyola
College. Baltimore City College. Fred
erickSburg College. Richmond College and
the local high school teams in regard to
games. 1t is hoped that the first battle
will come off next Wednesday evening.
although as yet no quint has been secured
for that date
The varsity game tomorrow morning
will be against a bunch of old District
stars, who should he able to give the
representatives of the Blue and Gray
plenty of hard work in, preparation for
their first big game next week-against
Columbia in New York. The All-Star
quint will be composed of the two
Moriartys James Croghan, and possibly
Kerr. This quint. although it has not
been completely organized, should never
theess. be able to show up formidably
against the schoolboys, and an exciting
and beneficial battle should result from
the meeting.
This evening the Props will meet for
the second time this season the strong
Northninster five. which is making such
an excellent record among the club
leagues of the city. The church team
will most likely play the same lineup
IHdl ~ Wy GU uAuoLHS VI Tile eiuDTSoS
on the Goth of last month and which has
shown much Improvement in succeeding
games. Capt. FURNACE and Plumber
will play the forwards Bischoff will fill
the center ring, and Morris and Rouzee
will retain the guard positions.
The Props will oppose to these Capt.
Murphy at center, Loehl and Trumbull at
the forwards. and Waldron and Heiskell
at the guards. This is practically the
same team that displayed by it's easy
handling of Western High School yester-
day that it is to be considered
strong contender for the District inter-
scholastic championship.
Although Capt. Mallon of the Red and
White lads played an excellent game. he
was unable to make up the deficiencies
of his team mates and the battle ended
with the score standing SO to 3 in favor
of the Props. For the victors, Loehl,
Murphy and Tr7tmbull all showed up as
stars.
In addition to the game this evening.
preliminaries for the annual gym meet,
which is to be held next Saturday will
be run off in the boxing. wrestling and
goal tossing events. As the entrants in
all of these number many, the sport on
tap should be Of q classy order and high
ly entertaining. At the conclusion OF
the preliminaries, the matches for the
meet will be announced by Prof. Joyce,
who has charge of the affair.
The line-upS and summaries of yester-
days game follow:
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INNING FOR OUTSIDERS.
Court Lady and Golconda Are the
Lucky Favorites.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, December A.
Only two favorites, Court Lady and Col
conda. took first money yesterday, and
the outsiders had their innings. Court
Lady was heavily played at to 5. how,
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Will Probably Split Purse.

There can be but one reasonable solu-
ton of the long secret conference-there
is one set of articles for the public and
another on which the fighters will actu-
ally work. The cut of that juicy purse
words, any monetary return from the
bout will be split squarely in two parts.
The balance of the articles given out
deals with cut-and-dried details. Neither
Jeffries nor Johnson may participate in a
glove contest or exhibition prior to July
i, 1910. This does not interfere with
theatrical appearances, of which there
will probably be many. The referee is
TO be selected sixty days before the fray
by agreement: in case the boxers fail to
settle on suitable man, each one is to
name the two referees most available
and the promoters will do the selecting
Utah, Nevada or California will be the
scene Of the battle and the boxers are re-
quired to be on the ground ninety days
before July in active training. Richard
and Gleason deposited $4,000 as a for
felt and the fighters put up $4,000 apiece
To carry out their agreement. The ulti-
mate stakeholder has not been decided
upon. Sixty days before the battle the
promoters agree to deposit $4,000 more
of the purse, and forty-eight hours before
the men enter the ring the balance of
SOL 600 is to go in escrow.
Temporary Stakeholder Bob Murphy
gave out these details after the fighters
and promoters had escaped from the
hotel by a side door. jeff hustled to
catch a train for Washington, where his
show gave an exhibition last night. John
son trified with the speed laws in rush.
ing his auto across country to a Brook
lyn theater. The promoters came back
TO New York 10 snatch a few hours rest
after the busiest two days of their sew
erdl careers.
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Keferee-PrOf. Joyce, Ryan gymnasium. Scorer
Mr.. Smith, Georgetown University. Timer
Mr.. Miller, Georgetown Preparatory. Time OF
halves-15 and 20 minutes. Substitution-Lane
for Trumbull Goals from feld-Loehl a., Muir.
ply (5), Trumbull ca, Heiskell ~, Todd a..
Leech ID. Goal from foul-Mallon. Fouls conf
mitted-By Georgetown Props, 4: by Western
High School, l. Final score-Georgetown Props,
So; Western High School, 5.
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jeff Comes On.

Jeff was waiting in an aisle near by
and at a signal from Callahan he rushed
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school players in the series last spring,
are employed by the American Security
and Trust Company. This does not onset
the rumor that these two boys are not
attending Georgetown University, as they
are taking a night course In law. Both
boys will represent the BANKERS In the
Bank League next summer
Eddie Rheem is making name for him
self as a ball player at Princeton, and 1t
looks as If he will land place on the
varsity nine I'm his sophomore year. He
formerly played on the Central nine ana
was noted as a good fielder and Timely
hitter. He has the best wishes Of his To-
cal friends, who are hoping to sec him
in a Princeton uniform within the next
couple of years.
Mr. Wallace. the athletic adviser of
Eastern High, is responsible for the state
ment that a basket ball team will be
turned out at the southeast institution
within the next few weeks. He would
not state the possible candidates, but said
the team would be picked from the best
available material in the school. In all
probability the five will be composed of
the following men: Parker, Donn Fitz-
hugh, Defandorf and Babcock.
The &c" men of the Central High
School base ball team elected NAL
colin Macdonald as captain Of the base
ball nine for the coming spring.
Mike" was also elected captain Of the
foot ball team for this season. but was
compelled to give up the game early In
the year. o'ing to a badly wrenched
knee The H.. ured member is slowly heal
ing. but it is hoped he will be in playing
condition when the bell rings for spring
practice. Tfsnas the shortstop, was
also put up = candidate for the cap
taincy, but first honors went to MacDon-
aid Provided his knee heals properly,
Macdonald will again play first base for
the Centralites.
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