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Amador ledger., 1909-05-28
thing is thus destroyed.

thing lS Cnu6 de6LrOyoo.
Several scientists are of opinion that
we shall perish by fire, and this old
world of ours with us. Nikola Tesla,
the great American, is convinced that
the atmosphere of the world being so
fully charged with electricity, the
result will be a gigantic explosion
by spontaneous combustion, when the
world will be entirely enciIcled with
flames which in the space of few
seconds will destroy all life.
Two of the worlds greatest scient-
lists firmly aver that the end of the
world will be brought about by
astronomical conditions. Take Prof.
MarienbeIg, the noted Austrian
student. In his opinion the earth
will fly from its orbit and come in
contact with one of the other planets
that may chance to be in direct line.
L he earth, being comparatively small,
will OF course, get the worst of it,
and split into fragments at the oolli-
sion. But, of course, directly the
world swerved from the orbit all
living things will die, and such an
earthquake take place as would com
pletely put the Italian catastrophe in
the shade.
Just as interesting In the prognosti-
cation of M. Camille Flammarion,
one of the greatest living scientists.
After many years of study he has ar
rived at the conclusion that the
world will in the twenty fifth century
come across the path of the comet
Bella, which crossed our line few
years ago. On this occasion, how
ever, a collision will take place, and
Bella being infinitely greater than
the earth, a shock may be expected
which, he calculates, will be s65
times greater than the shock caused
by the collision between two trains,
each travelling at sixty-fiVe miles an
hour.
Amador ledger., 1909-05-28

Manufacturers Building
Yukon Avenue separates these mag
back ground the state buildings OF
Oregon nd located.
buildings completed
position The Oriental Palace
will collection of Far Eastern art that has
ben displays from Japan China
India French ndo China Boneo Java and
ALT the eas countries Of ASIA
amount OF exhibit
display by domestic
the Exposition competitive
nlavs will be Exhibits being daily
and the accomplished
Amador ledger., 1909-05-28

of New England-a story and a halt
high with a gable on one end.
1.-The old water works remain, and
several reservoirs are in good con-
dition. There are three separate
groups OF buildings besides the forti-
tioations, and on three sides of the
place are steep precipices. New
York Herald.
Amador ledger., 1909-05-28
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Amador ledger., 1909-05-28

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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
JUMPS FIVE INCHES
OVER HIS OWN HEAD

ANN ARBOR, March 27.-Cecil S.
Draper, who astonished the rooters by
clearing feet 10 inches in the high
jump several days ago, looks like any
thing but an athlete. Least of all
would any one take him for high
jumper. For a man the size of Torrey,
this height is nothing wonderful, but
Draper is only 5 feet 5 inches high,
which credits him with jump five
inches over his own head. The only
other man to equal this performance in
the state of Michigan is Bobby Haw-
kins, the wonderful little Detroit uni
versity school athlete.
But, unlike Hawkins, Draper is not
built for this event. The only thing
in common between the two is their
tremendous springiness, Draper is
thickset, with very broad shoulders, big
legs and a short neck. His head seems
to be built almost on his shoulders. To
the ordinary observer it did not seem
inches, yet every time the bar was
released he would clear it with ease.
He doesn't jump like any other man
at Michigan. A few swift steps take
him almost to the pole. Then he bends
down, gathers himself together and
suddenly leaps. His muscles are so
elastic and springy that 1t seems as if
he must have left springboard. He
goes over the bar with both feet at
the same time and lands lightly.
What Is of as much Importance as
his ability to jump is the fact that he
is eligible to compete for Michigan in
any of this springs meets. With lit
tie more practice he should be able to
clear six feet, and this height would
make him an almost certain point
winner in the next eastern meet.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
DOUBLE HEADER
CLOSES SERIES
WHITE SOX PLAY BOTH LOCAL
TEAMS TODAY
Tackle vernons at Southside Park
This Morning and Take on Angels
This Afternoon at Chutes--Sea.
son Opens Tuesday

The White Sox will close their fort
nights engagement in Los Angeles
today with two games, one with the
Vernons at Southside park in the
morning and the other with the An
gels at the Chutes in the afternoon.
Given good day, Chicago will be
better represented in the grand stand
than it has been at any time or place
since the training trip was undertaken
There are about 1000 Chicago lex
patriates' of sporting inclinations in
Los Angeles. Most of them are engaged
on week days at the races. They all
follow the fortunes of "Commy and the
Sox," and whenever they get near
where the white-legged athletes are
performing they swarm. They wanted
to come out last Sunday, but the
weather did not permit, but they will
be there today with bells on them.
Manager Sullivan will parade all of
his best pitchers and catchers, in
Guiding himself. He wants to win
these two games by way of a parting
shot and to make his outfit look good
in the sight of the public.
The game the Sox lost yesterday
stung them seriously. Being dismissed
with two hits by Hen Berry's pitchers
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
BELL GOES TO
RANK OUTSIDER
TURRET SHOWS UNEXPECTED
CLASS IN STAKES
Santa Anita Juveniles Fare Poorly in
EmeryviIIe Feature, Although
= Getting Second and
Third Places

OAKLAND, March 27.-Turret, a son
of Cunard, proved a surprise by, win
ming the Bell stake at Emeryville to-
day at long odds. Doneau and Sureget
of the Gerst stable were most fancied,
with Flying Squirrel and the Mac
Manus pair, Rocky O'Brien and Me-
dallion, next in demand. Flying SPUR
rel and Rocky O'Brien made most of
the running, and fifty yards from the
wire 1t appeared as if the last named
colt would win, but he faltered when
Howard hit him with the whip. The
ht-weighted Turret came with a
rush and won from Flying Squirrel,
which beat Rocky O'Brien neck. The
race was worth $3460 to the winner.
The track still was somewhat heavy.
Two other long >shots to land were
Old Settler and Elevation. Results:
First race. 6 furlongs. selling-old Settler,
100 (McBride), won; Cadichon, los (Taplin)
third; time ILL is. Taunt. Deneen. After
math, Burnell, Boas, Mabel Hollander and
Balreed also ran.
Second race, Ia miles; purse-Elevation. 107
(BoreD. won; Lady Alicia, 1e4 (Kirschbaum).
second Rubric, 109 SANDY. third; time 1853.
Joe Nealon, Cloverland Flavigny and Fancy
also ran.
Third race, 1 mile and 20 yards, Montgomery
handicap-High Private, 116 (Lee), won; The
Peer 90 (Pross) second; Don Enrique 1O4
(Taplin) third; time 1:47 AS. Firestone and A.
Euskoday also ran.
Fourth race, AZ furongs, Bell stakes, value
to winner $3460-Turret, 107 (Scoville), won;
Flying Squirrel lis (Preston) second; Rocky
O. Brien, 1O1 (Howard), third time :56 3-5.
Coppertown, Medallion Starblue, Donovan,
Elm Beau, Old Mexico, Donau, Sylvia Dunbar
and Sureget also ran.
Fifth race furlongs-Aime c. 1902 CRce) won
Green Goods. 101 (Coburn) second; Adriuche. 105
(HoWard) third: time 1:l6 2-b. j. q. Core,
Dargin, Bucolic. Banonica, Kokomo, Security,
May Amelia and Forerunner also ran.
Sixth race, 5lA furlongs boswell handicap
Bubbling Water, "a, (Deverich) won; Booger
Red. ia (Scovlle) second; Fanatic, 81 (Ross)
third; time 1908 Smiley Corbett also ran.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
NOTED ENGLISH FOOTBALL
EXPERT GIVES UP PLAYING

Tom Higgins, the we'll known Eng
lish football player and former holder
of the Southern California fifty and
100 yard swimming records, made the
announcement yesterday that he would
retire from the gridiron. One more
game and the veteran of scores of hard
fought games will bring to a close his
football career, which began on the
fields of Ireland more than ten years
ago. Higgins, who was captain of the
Thistles Association football team of
Southern California for number of
seasons, has completed the full curricu-
lum in the football course.
Higgins has experienced about every
hard knock known to the gridiron,
having served his time in soccer, Rug
by and in the American game. For a
number of years he has been one of the
leading lights in fostering both the
Rugby and soccer games among the
Southern California high schools, and
the game will suffer distinct loss by
his retirement from the game.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
EXl al o ss'5R

never has offered to confess to any
thing, has nothing to confess, and is
proud of his excellent record on the
turf. All these facts merely tend to
show to what extent an idle rumor can
affect characters when an excited scan
dal monger gets busy. Those who are
waiting for Schilling's confession should
roll over and take another nap. He
has none to make.
Salt Lake City will be the Mecca of
horsemen at the close of the Santa
Anita season, the expressions of horse
men yesterday indicating that the
meeting at the Mormon capital will be
the greatest race meeting ever held
outside Emeryville and the southern
tracks. Billy Finn is a horseman OF
excellent repute on the turf and is en-
ploying men of ability and integrity to
fill the official positions, which gives
horsemen confidence in the meeting.
1t is believed that the spring meeting
will be such a big success that a fall
meeting will follow as matter of
course.
George Ref bid up Financier from
$500 to $S05 yesterday when that horse
won and put another nick in his gun
barrel to indicate that he is getting
even with the Bakers for taking John
Louis away from him. This is the same
sort, of business that started the Nc
Cafferty-Durnell feud that hurt the
sport worse than anything that has
happened at a local meeting in years.
Turf feuds may satisfy individual
spirits of revenge, but they do not
elevate the sport a bit.
Four new books were added to the
big ring yesterday at the semi weekly
cut-in, Joe James being the only one
to cut out.
Jake Hoffman concluded his season
engagement at Santa Anita yesterday
and went to Emeryville on the owl
Dick Dwyer will arrive today and be
at the barrier until the end of the sea-
son. Dwyer was due to change with
Hoffman three weeks ago, but the ar
rival of an heir caused a postpone
ment. Jaks has done well this season
and increased his popularity with the
racegoing public by his uniformly good
work at the barrier. He seems to have
regained his old-time form. when he
was as good as the best of them.
AID Wolgast and Frank Picato will
put on extra cards this afternoon al
their training camps for the edification
of the fans who may visit their quar-
tiers. Picato is working at Southside
park and Wolgast is training at Ven
ice. They will cut out hard work after
today and rest until the hour of battle
Tuesday night.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28

The fact that Gleason already has
invested the $4,000 required to obtain a
lease upon the state fair grounds at
Salt Lake City for the forty days that
the meeting will run, and has deposited
$4,000 with bank in that city to guar
antee the financial success of the meet
ing, with the semi-official announce
ment that the men herein named will
fiil the official positions enumerated,
has served to attract the attention of
several prominent horsemen and the
attendance of an excellent class of
owners, with their full strings of
horses, seems assured.
Finn received many assurances yes
terday that there will be a sufficient
attendance of the leading stables at
santa Anita to guarantee the success
of the meeting, and the class of horses
that will race there will be materially
improved over that of other seasons.
In fact, Salt Lake City will be a seri-
Gus rival of Seattle, If the meeting at
The Meadows is held as expected, and
handicap horses that now are enter
tanning Santa Anita racegoers will race
at Salt Lake City for the purses and
handicaps that will be hung up during
the season.
AS rule, all western summer meet
ings are looked upon as bush" affairs.
but Seattle gradually grew out of that
class. and Salt Lake City now seems
destined to have meeting that will
compare with any summer race meet
ever held at Seattle. There are 1000 or
5000 horss on the coast at this time,
and less than one-third the number
will be shipped to the eastern and
Canadian tracks. Horsemen prefer to
remain in the west from season to
season If they can find engagements
for their horses, and the Salt Lake an
nouncement was received with much
pleasure by this element
In the event that Finn is able to in
duce Pomeroy, Randle and Dwyer to
accept the positions he has offered
them he will do much to assure the
success of his meeting from the start
and to encourage a large attendance
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28

IN HERE was no meeting of the Santa
Anita stewards last evening after
= the last race, much to the disap-
pointment of the scandal mongers and
the relief of the patrons of the sport
who dread even the righteous efforts
of the board to unearth fraud in rae
ing. The judges are going after all Of
tenders In a vigorous manner, but very
wisely are conducting their inVestiga-
tions without the blare of trumpets,
and thereby are making greater prog
ress than otherwise would be the case,
while at the same time they are spar
ing the supporting public the nauseat-
ing experience of renewed evidence of
scandal The sport of racing has suf-
fered much In the last month by the
rumors, unfounded in fact, of confess
sions and contemplated admissions by
offenders; and while the stewards are
putting much energy in their efforts at
bringing offenders to justice, and will
render justice to all, 1t hardly Is any
business of the general public when 1t
comes down to house cleaning on the
turf 1t is a noteworthy fact that rae
ing at local tracks always has been
kept unusually free of faint, and that
about the only criticism that can be
offered regarding the methods used in
enforcing a strict compliance with
jockey club rules is that the public has
been taken too much in confidence in
these Investigations. and nasty snarls
that amount to little or nothing have
been thereby magnified and expanded
into real arguments against the sport.
There is nothing seriously wrong with
the sport at Santa Anita. case of
unfair dealings in claiming a horse has
been dragged into public print in a
manner that leads the outsider to sus-
pect that wholesale robbery and hold
ups have been committed on the track,
but this is not borne out by the evil
dence in hand, and the stewards are
rot investigating with this idea in view.
The Rey Hindoo case that has attract
ed so much public attention really is a
personal affair between those interest
ed, and does not involve the integrity
of the southwestern turf. This affair
will be Strengthened out to the salts
faction of all concerned when the stew
ards finally get in all the evidence In
the case, and equal justice to all con-
cerned will be meted out. The excite
ment occasioned by this investigation,
and aggravated by alarming and I'M
justified rumors of other transactions
that are said to have been pulled off this
season, has done the sport no good.
The rumor that Jockey Schilling was
about to come forth in voluntary con-
fession of crookedness, duplicating sew
eral porminent horsemen, was started
by irresponsible parties and magnified
until the public expectancy awaited the
terrible details. On absolutely reliable
authority, have it that Schilling
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
FOOTBALL RULES
ARE OVERHAULED
COMMITTEE MAKES MANY
GOOD REVlSI0NS
FIELD GOALS ARE LESsENED IN
POINT VALUE
Efforts Made to Place All Teams on
Equal Footing by Equalizing
Scoring Methods-Gener-
ally Are Approved


NEW YORK, March 27.-An impor-
tant change in the football rules was
made by the intercollegiate football
rules committee, which completed its
session here today, in the reduction OF
points for a goal from the field from
4 to 9. The object of the change, it was
said, was to prevent two goals from
the field counting more than nara
won touch down and goal.
Members of the committee say the
changes will reduce the Importance OF
teams star field goal kicker, and
make it harder for a mediocre team
with a good kicker to beat out better
all-around team without a star kicker
Another change of Importance was
designed to prevent confusion in in
ficting penalties when two penalties
had been incurred by one team for the
same play by giving the oftended team
the option of saying which penalty
should be imposed.
The rule relating to the forward
passes was changed to provide that
the ends who are more than one foot
behind the scrimmage line shall be out
of play and cannot handle the ball.
Heretofore the rules have contained no
diagrams of the positions of the
various players and this will be reme-
died by it's inclusion hereafter.
An official committee on the inter-
probation of disputes was appointed to
serve through the next season. Its
members are: Walter Camp of Yale,
chairman; E. X. Hall, Paul Dashiel and
w. S. Laigford. Crawford B. Blagdon
of Hartford and Park H. Davis of
Princeton were appointed on the cen
trail board of officials in place of j.
B. Fine of Princeton and B. c. Savage
of Oberlin, resigned.
A change was made in the rules re-
lating to a touchback SO as to relieve
some of the hardships of the team
down under it's own goal. especially
when it has been forced there other
wise than by rushing. The new rule
gives the team making the touchback
two rushes before the kick, while the
old rule only provided for the. option
of kicking out or keeping the ball for
scrimmage on the line.
A rule was adopted providing that
when center makes an attempt to pass
the ball his team shall be penaliZed
five yards. Another change makes the
rules provide that no penalty can be
imposed to carry the ball over the line
either for a touchdown or a safety. 1t
was also provided that hereafter play
must Immediately stop when the ref
cree blows his whistle for foul.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28

/ of the best stables now quartered at
the two coast tracks. Horsemenf nave
intimate relations with this trio and
have learned to recognize in them Of
flcials of integrity, fairness and I'M
usual qualifications for these positions
and will follow them to any meeting
at which they may serve. Definite
announcement of the fact that these
men had accepted the offers made
them would cause horsemen to flock to
Salt Lake City, and since the California
and Washington courses have been
put out of business by adverse legis-
lation, Salt Lake City seems destined
to be the point to which the western
contingent will go for summer racing.
The meeting is scheduled for forty
days, but few horsemen expect that 1t
will end at the time set. Unless Seattle
should be able to hold it's regular mid
summer meet western horsemen Will
be forced into idleness throughout the
period extending from April 10 to next
Thanksgiving day, at least, unless Salt
Lake City, Butte, Denver and Ana
conda come to the rescue. AS it seems
certain that there will be no meeting
at Seattle horsemen turn naturally to
the Salt Lake City proposition with
the same anticipation that they held
for their success at Seattle.
One thing now appears as absolutely
certainty-that the meeting at Salt
Lake City will open May % and run
forty racing days and will be conduct
ed upon a high plane by men of ex-
perience and capability and of known
standing in the turf world. The purses
will not be as large as those offered
at Santa Anita, very naturally, but
no purse will be less than $3.50 in value,
while overnight events of $500 and $500
values will be sandwiched in to make
up for the everyday offerings and n
few $1,000 handicaps will take the
place of stake events. II the meeting
is success this spring. as seems as
sured, another will be held in the
fall, and these two meetings should
furnish horsemen with ample opportu-
nifty of profitable spring and fall en-
gagements to fill in between the Santa
Anita and Emeryville winter meetings
If the latter are to be held again.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
POPULAR MINOR LEAGUE
UMPIRE GOES TO NATIONAL

NEW YORK, March 27.-Of the Ma
tional league umpires this season none
will leave minor league circles with
more regret than Harry TRULY, who
makes his debut after umpiring sue
cessfully for several seasons in the
southeastern part of the country. Tru-
by has a great record as ball player
and won the Thee-I league pennant for
Bloomington while second baseman for
the local club in 1908, the only flag
ever landed by Bloomington. He also
made a notable record with Peoria
and various western league cities, fol-
lowing his retirement from the nation
al league. TRULY retired from the game
as player after being released by
Bloomington, but could not resist the
destinations of the diamond and made
an application for umpire in the South
Atlantic league. He made good there
and in other leagues. and his admirers
believe that he will prove equally sue
cessful in the major organization.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28

extended, but he made it only three
lengths, although. MCGEE held him un-
der wraps until into the last sixteenth.
Raleigh chased him all the way and
stuck for the place money with
Oberon third. Baron Esther, a favorite
at this distance last season and max
ing his first start here this season, was
plunged on, but pulled up so lamo
that he finished on half his legs.
Many believed that Col. Bob, now a.
relic of his 1908 form, was the goods
in the last race. but Enfield, which
has maintained a high degree of con
sistency all season, was too sp sedy
and game for him and gathered tho
grapes with greatest ease, stepping the
five and half furlongs in the re-
markable time of 1905 As in heavy go
ing. Col Bob held down the place all
the way and had a wide margin OF
advantage over Pho Pico, making his
first local start. Mark Antony Ii could
not stand the pace, and tired in the
stretch, while Aunt Aggie and Waldorf
showed no speed at all.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28

is stain that must be wiped out
There will be no kidding" about this
afternoons game, never fear.
The Coast league season opens Tues
day afternoon at the Chutes in game
between the Angels and the Portland
aggregation, which will be the
starter of a series of seven games and
the beginning of the continuous base
ball schedule that will extend into
November. The fans should get in the
habit of attending these Sunday morn
ing games, and this is a good morn
ing to make the start. The Vernons
meet the Sox for the last time at
Southside park at 1915 o'clock this
morning.
Following, is the score of yesterdays
game between the Angels and the Sox