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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-10
What's What in Sports
All the Time
CHEvROLETHERO
OF ATLANTA RACE
Drives to Victory in Big Event
Two 0ldfield Rec
0rdS Go.

Atlanta, Ga, Nov s.-Louis Chevrolet,
the sturdy Swiss pilot of Buick cars, who
has leaped into racing prominence within
the last year, annexed another hard
earned victory here today when he cap
tured the 20O-mile stock chassis race.
averaging about Y miles an hour. Chew
rolets victory came as a climax in a
record-breaking contest in which At
lantas new two-m!le speedway was
opened.
lowered one of them by Louis Strang,
who reduced Oldfields One-mile mark or
1901, by more than five seconds. 10 DO
it, StranP used the big a0-horse power
Fiat, which made a worlds record OF q
seconds over the three and one-half mile
track at BrOoklands, England, last sum
mer. Oldfield took the limit out OF ~
hitherto unbeatable Benz and took nearly
three seconds off his previous record
"Strang has the fastest car in the world
at present" Oldfield declared after the
race
The second of OIdfield's records to van
ish was in the ten-mile handicap, when
John Aiken in a National Sixty, start
ing from scratch, forged ahead TO thlrd
position in the field of eight cars IN S;0Z:4l
Oidfield. who made the distance in IN
dianapOlis in S:15:09 also started from
scratch i'm this contest, but broke a steer
ing knuckle in the first lap and was com
PEELED to withdraw.
Chevrolet's winning of the 200mile race
in passes. was "a brilliant exploit, lower
ing Burman's record of 3:24:l3 4-10 made in
q Buick at indianapolis. The big pilot
stopped but once in the 100 laps and then
only when his machine caught fire.
No Bad Accidents.
No serious accident marred the days
sport The nearest approach to such an
accident occurred in the eighty-fifth lap,
when Harry Stillman ran into the inner
q tier of the track. Neither he nor his
assistant were hurt beyond a few
bruises Three wheels frew off the car,
one Of them rolling 200 yards. The sum-
mary:
one mile, time trial-First. Fiat,
Strang, 81 :07; second. Benz, Oldfield, 40:13;
third. Christie, Christie, 1882; fourth.
Stearns, Rutherford, J0S5
Ten-mile stock chassis. 45l to 600 cubic
inches piston dispiacement-First, Ma
tiOnal, Aitken, S:27:22; second, National,
Kincaid. S:2l:1: third, AppersOn, Harding,
S.5O:65. Also ran-Renault Fiat Stearns.
Ten-miles for light cars-First, Chai-
mers-Detroit. MatsOn, 9;49:46; second,
Buick, Nelson, 9:501S. Also Tan-White,
Fuller
Ten miles. free-for all. handicap-First
Marmon. Stilman. S:54;96; second, Mar
mon, HaToun. S:55; third, National, Att
ken, 9:12:41. Also ran-Renault, Freres,
Rainier, Knox.
Two miles. free-fOr-all-First. Fiat.
Strang, 1:31 90; second, Benz, Oldfield,
1:371S; third. National, Aitken, l:43:72,
Also ran-Christie.
Two hundred miles stock chassis race
First. Buick, Chevrolet, 2:46:4S; second,
Chal mers-Detroit. Dingley. 2;53:S2; third,
Chalmers-DetrOit, LOrimer, 2:55:15. Also
ran-Renault. Basic; Rainier. MarmOn:
Renault. Cliquet; National, Ait1en; Ma
tional, Kincaid.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-10
NO Change Here.

New York, Nov. 9.-The status of the
boOkmakers on the race tracks in the
metropolitan district will not be altered
by today's decision Of the court of
appeals UNFOLDING the legality of oral
betting, except that the seal of the
states highest court is placed on a
system which has been employed by
bOokmakers and bettors since shortly
after the enactment of the Hart-Ag
new law.
Betting at the tracks this season has
been conducted entirely by word of
mouth, with wagers unrecOrded.
The decision, which is affirmed by
the court of appeals, was rendered by
Justice w. ]. GaynOr, who last week
was elected mayor of New York city.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-10
UNIVERSITY Is AFTER
WINNING BASKETBALL

The university basketball team, under
the captaincy of Edward HOrsfall, is
making preparations for a hard season.
Captain Horsfall is getting his men into
line and securing suits. so that when
the time comes for active practice work
ant Coach Richardson. who is said to be
one of the best basketball coaches the
state has ever had, will train the team in
the fine points of the game. With the
large number of men who have come to
the school this year and who have had
previous basketball training and with the
full team of last year, with the excep-
ton of Captain Morgan Adams, back the
university expects to have the best team
I'm the state this year.
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JOHN |. WILL REFEREE
BOUT IF SELECTED

New York, Nov. 9.-John L. Sullivan,
who has been mentioned as a possible
referee for the Jeffries-Johnson fight,
has this to say about it:
IF 1 am asked to officiate l will
accent. The American public knows
me and my reputation, and that l
would render a fair and unbiased YER
dict. If | am the third man in the
ring there will be no loafing or STALL
ing. The men will have to fight from
the handshake until one is beaten. l
will guarantee the public run for its
money"
Jeffries has a black eye, the result
of his first public exhibition boxing
bout with Sam Berger since arrange
ments for his fight with Johnson were
made.
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est in Chicago two years ago.

When the wrestlers were introduced
they were greeted with applause, the
throng in the Coliseum crowding the
aisles, and preventing progress until the
police could restore order.
Cotch won the first fall with a crotch
and bar arm hold. The Italian gave a
fine exhibition of wrestling skill. but the
champion was too agile and strong Tor
him GOtch had his famous toe hold on
the foreigner four or five times, but
Raicevich resisted it successfully, the
crowd giving a tumultuOus cheer when
Gotch though smiling, changed his tao
ffcc
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HOPE SHOWS FOR BOXING
GAME IN NEW YORK

New York, Nov 9.-Sporting men are
highly pleased over the success of the
Olympic Athletic club in producing a
number of boxing bouts, the first that
New York has seen since police activ-
ity stopped the Ketchel-Langford go.
and it is expected that other clubs will
try to open. Some even predict that
the fighting game. will be restored
soon to its former standing and that
most of the old clubs will come back
into existence. Already a number OF
clubs are planning fistie bouts.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-10
CRACK BUTTE GOLFER
IS HERE FOR MATCH

Jack Pirie, professional golf instructor
for the Butte Country club arrived yes
terday, one of the principal reasons for
his visit being a special match with W. A.
HoaTe, instructor for the local Country
club. The match has aroused much inter
est with the local amateur players and a
handsome purse has been arranged for.
With the bad weather ii does not look
like the match before Thursday or Friday.
Mr.. Pirie is native of St. Andrews, Scot
land and while a young man IS admitted
one of the best professionals in the west.
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ARE UNABLE TO APPROACH
Champion Woman Golf Player Say;
American Game Is Other
wise Good.

New York, Nov 9.-AEss Dorothy
Campbell. the British and American
golf champion, in giving her estimate
of American golfers. states that the
only criticism she could offer is that
the American players are slightly be-
hind their English sisters in the ap-
proach shot. She declared that there
was no room for any improvement in
the long game of America, and great
ly admired the drives and bTassie shots
of Miss CurtiSs-
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KENTUCKY HORSEMAN IS
TAKING WINNINGS HOME

John II. Gore and wife of Louisville,
XIV. registered at the Cullen last night.
en- route home after a summer and fall
spent in the northwest. Mr.. Gore is
hOrseman of prominence in the blue grass
state. He has been running three Agar
Olds on the Seattle track all summer long
and is returning with a tidy fortune from
their winnings. In one race, besides the
81 600 purse, Mr.. Gore won $1,000 betting on
HOpeWeH. his favOTite horse
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In the second fail GOtch pinned his an
tagonist to the mat in minutes and Is
seconds with g crOss-leg hammer and
wrist lock hold.
Before the championship match tele-
gram from YOuseff Mahmout, whom
Gotch defeated last year, challenging the
winner of the match. was read from the
Tingside. Americas. who participated in
one of the prelminaTies. announced that
he would accept the challenge if it were
not taken by GOtch.
In the preliminaries Jack Olsen of
Brooklyn defeated Dick Sorensen of Chi
cagO for the middleweight championship
in two straight falls.
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JEFF OPERATED UPON.

New York, Nov 9.-James J. JEFF
fries yesterday underwent an operation
on his nose for the purpose of perfect
ing his breathing apparatus, and the
operation was pronounced successful
After it was over Jeffries declared that
he never felt better in his life and it
was only a question of taking off sur
plus weight to fit him for entering
the ring with Jack Johnson.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-10
MANY TROUT EGGS.

The trout spawning season is on at the
state hatchery at Murray. For over a
week the assistants at the plant have
been busily engaged in taking as high as
so 600 eggs a day from the spawners. The
result Just now is very gratifying to the
hatchery people, who are confident that
this years hatch viii be one of the best
in the history of the plant.
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EIGHT TO DRAW.

Boston, Nov. s.-Jimmy Walsh of Bos
ton, bantamweight champion. and Tom
my O'ToOle Of Philadelphia fought
twelve rounds to a draw here tonight
although Walsh put the Philadelphia boz
down for the count of nine in the tent
round.
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CHESS DAY BEGINS.

Lexington, Ky, Nov. 9.-The chess
championship of America is involved
in a series of Is games which began
here today, with J. W. ShOwalter OF
Georgetown, Ky. and Frank j. Mar
shall of Brooklyn, n. Y, as the con-
feStants
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GERMAN WINS.

Milwaukee. Wis. Nov. 9.-Heinrich We
Der, champion wrestler of Germany, de-
feated Karl Alberg, champion of France,
in two straight falls, catch-as-catch-can,
here tonight.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-10
DEFEAT SUGAR HOUSE.

In a hard fought game of football
Yesterday the Stars trimmed the Sugar
House team in two Commute halves,
by the score of 16 to 6. The Stars and
B1ue BELLS will play at Walkers field
Saturday afternoon. The lineup:
stars Sugar House.
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EXCURSIONS OGDEN RACES,
Via Oreuon Short Line.

s1.10 round trip daily. except Sundays
TO Nov. b Train leaves / D. m. Last
train returning leaves Ogden $50 D. N
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MARSHALL WINS.

Lexington, Ky, Nov. 9.-Frank J. Mar
shall of New York defeated J. W. SbO-
walter of Georgetown, KY, in the first
match game for the chess championship
of the United States which began here
today. ShOwalter resigned after the fifty
second move in a PetrOff defense.
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JoHNsoN's LAWSUIT.

Chicago, Nov. SACK Johnson, the
heavy weight pugilistic champion, to-
day obtained q continuance until Nov.
II in the action brought against him
by "Yank" Kenny, his former train
er, for $4,000 alleged by Kenny to be
due him for services
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New type, new presses and competent
help means first-class printing-we have
them. Century Printing Company, 55-57
Pnstnffice Place.
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ng, years and up. Value to first sn5.

1I-KT1 -rIE-sI Cul-Is
po2 q 1.
Tor gallo Second and
place hov1-2
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Chicago 9-Fran Gotch champion wrestler of the world de-
Racvh Italy in straight falls at the Coliseum
tonight The first fall in Is minutes % seconds and the
ond in 5 minutes % seconds.
witnessed by the largest and most enthusiastic crowd
attended wrestling bout since the GOtchHacknschmidt
test Chicago years ago
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HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS
FURNISH HARD PRACTICE

The Salt Lake High school football
team defeated the junior eleven yester-
day afternoon on the High school campus
by a score of II to 0. The school team
had the best of the argument through
out Convill making the first touchdown
after breaking through the lire and run
ming nearly the whole length of the field.
The juniors played a hard game, succeed
ing once in rushing the ball to their Op-
ponents' five-yard line. where they were
held for downs. The lineup:
High School Juniors.
low Pom NAV
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HERALD REPUBLICAN FORM CHART
ogden. e raining
II FIRST RACES furlong selling years up
Track slow.
Value to first 500.
salpearl place ?. show l. Kismet show

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years and up. Value to first al5.

Ma Worth Won Second and - easily
l. l now alton show1
m J. Co Trainer
in the
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See Franks removal sale ad on
page IS.
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oNp RAcE-Four ana half unions

Al post 40 minutes. OII at 5.5O-
ing. Second and third easily.
Harvey place 8, show SO. Mona T
Scratched-Glare, Chanate, NJ G
Winner b. c. by Scorpion Wavelet
Harvey, outrun early, gradually
got no. Mont ran her usual race,
Paine no chance with break.
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@Coupled in betting as Irwin entry.
At post Il minute. Off at 4:25. Time,
Second and third same.
Fore place 1-2, show IA Hyman pla
Observation-Disclosures, Hereafter.
Winner oh. f. by CesariOn-Influent-
Fore, a rare mudder went to front at
ran a good race. May Bride did her best
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ID up. value to first 500.

C a I1
4, 2
breezed Rose
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D. LeneV1eVe.
lvelette owner n A Dickey Trainer n. Evans.
ally closed on leaders and with a great rush just
ace and had no excuses Eel did her best Dora
Evening star., 1909-06-21

around the trunk of the tree. the grad
yates formed another procession. eight
girls abreast and marched over to Rock
efeller Hall. where they arranged them
selves in a picturesque group upon the
steps and sang their farewell songs.
Campus Admirably Arranged.
The campus at Nassar is admirably
arranged for such exercises having sew
eral hundred acres. shaded with grand
old trees. upon which are six residence
halls. each under the care of a matron
and independent of the rest. Each hall
has its own dining room. kitchen. stew
ards and cooks. and is divided into
suites for the accommodation of two and
sometimes three students
The seniors live in the main building.
which is the oldest of the group. and
also accommodates the president and the
official staff of the college. Strong Hall.
which was named in honor of Mrs. Bessie
Rockefeller Strong. a daughter of John
D. Rockefeller was erected In 1888 and
accommodates 1Go students. Raymond
House is named in memory of DR.. John
ii. Raymond, first president of the col
lege: Edward Lathrop Hall is named in
honor of Rev. DR.. Lathrop. president of
the board of trustees for thirty years
Eliza Dawson House was built by the
generosity OF MT. 1OckcIeIIer ana na HleO
in honor of his mother. and new resi-
dence hall was opened last year. Mr..
Rockefeller has also given building for
classrooms and lecture halls of various
sizes. which was erected In 1897. There
are several other buildings, including
gymnasium 100 feet long by ~ feet
wide. with a large swimming tank which
was erected by the alumnae. The chapel.
an exquisite piece of architecture. with
seating capacity of 400, was the gift
of Mrs. Mary Thaw Thompson of the
class Of - and Mary Morris Pratt of
the class Of so. The library presented
to the college by Mrs. Frederick r.
Thompson a trustee. as memorial to her
husband. is the crowning building of the
institution. Its design is schola site gothic.
with three large wings extending from
central hall $50 feet long and 90 feet
high 1t is one of the most imposing
college buildings in the country.
Evening star., 1909-06-21

the graduating class Miss Mckinnie is
divinely tall and divinely fair, and led
the column of 10o girls with the grace of
an empress. First came the sopho-
mores then the juniors, all in white; then
tile twenty-four most beautiful girls in
the sophomore class, also chosen by bal
lot by their classmates, bearing the ia
nous daisy chain
This chain is the annual tribute from
the sophomores to the graduates, and all
day Monday and Tuesday morning every
member of that class was in the fields
around PouShkeepsie picking DAISIES ny
the bushel. until their backs were lame
and their hands were blistered, nut II Is
a abor of love. The flowers are taken
TO the cellar of the main building. where
one Of the local florists assists the girls
in weaving them into massive chain
eighty feet long and of considerable
weight Indeed. am told that IT is
quite burden. and the bearers are COM
PEELED to wear pads to protect their
shoulders.
1t was a graceful group of maidens-
the bearers of this daisy chain-as they
marched at the head of the senior class.
six PAGES apart, bearing their beautiful
burden.
Exquisite Color Scheme.
The line OF 2l7 graduates who followed
made an exquisite color scheme. for their
raiment was like unto the flowers OF
the field and represented every tint and
shade of color that you could imagine. 1t
looked like an animated rainbow as it
crossed the campus and mounted the long
stand that was erected for the speakers.
Every girl carried armful of flowers
to match her gown and they sang the
class song written by Miss Margaret
Helen Prosser of Seattle, Wash, the first
verse of which is as follows:
~ the fair road we've Travelled together
Has come 10 its separate WAYS.
Ard the sorrow AT parting * mingled
With JOY Tor the future days.
When wei work with III" glad assurance
OF :h. love that love repEys
Miss Katherine Reed Foster of Otta-
wa Canada. whose father is member
of the Dominion cabinet. presided over
the exercises with dignity and grace. A
novel method of relating the history of
the class vas devised in the form of a
Evening star., 1909-06-21

1876 knots an hour over the long course
of =. lis knots.
The new liner is 1o2 feet :. inches in
length and as feet beam and her depth
from the bridge awning deck. 10 keel
is 80 feet. At 3, feet draught her dis
placement is 5000 tons. and her gross
registered tonnage is 1000. The ship
has speed of nineteen knots and can
carry A cargo Of $4,000 tons.
A Palatial Ship.
Nothing has been left undone for the
comfor; and safety of all the passengers
To he carried 1t is sumptuous in the
ginning and superior To tho end. Prof.
Bruno Hall designed the decorations for
the saloon interiors in the new German
applied art and the result is elegance in
the highest order.
Named for the father OF the American
nation and christened by DIR. David jayne
Hill. the American ambassador i'm Ber-
lin, the decorations of the liner are dis
iinctively American. The mural embel
lishments show Mount Vernon the White
House and the Washington Monument.
and on The wall of the upper floor of the
iirst-class smoking room Is full-length
portrait of Washington. by Otto Boil
hagen Of Berlin. who visited this country
several months ago to obtain material for
the paintings.
with dra wing rooms and private baths.
staterooms with baths and stateroomS for
single passengers are included in the pro-
visions for the hundreds of cabin pas
sengers to be carried. The public rooms
are the finest In any ship afloat
Evening star., 1909-06-21

joint debate. in which six girls partici-
pated. The question was: Resolved, that
the first semester of the college year is
preferab BILE to the second semester" 1t is
the custom here to elect new class pres
ident every semester. and the affirmative
was supported by the girls who had been
presidents during the first semesters and
the negative by the presidents of the sec
ond semesters, with a concluding address
by Miss Frances Louise Tyer of Andover,
entire senior year
The speeches were delivered with re-
markable self-possession and considerable
oratorical talent and We're interspersed
with class songs. full of local illusions
which were appreciated more by the un-
dercla ssmen than by the rest Of the audi
ence.
Mascot Receives Formal Blessing.
At the close OF the debate the mascot
who was born the month of their en-
trance and the daughter of one of the
professors. was lifted TO the platform and
received a formal blessing. Then Miss
McKinnie marshaled her lovely battalion
to tree in another part of the grounds
where according to the custom of Vas
sar. a grave had been dug and a copper
box had been placed within ii containing
the records of the class. the photographs
of its members. and other interesting
souvenirs.
The bearers of the daisy chain formed
a circle around the tree to protect the
participants. and the class of 1909
passed by each girl dropped a hoWer
upon the copper box Miss Ruth Eliza
beth Presley of Cleveland made clever
little speech appropriate to the burial
ceremonies. at the close of which she COW
cred the box with earth and then pre-
scented the historic spade to the junior
class with sage words of advice. She
warned the girls of 1910 against dis
ease which. she said attacked all stu
dents in their senior year. The germ of
this disease turks In man. she said. and
il is Familiarity termed the big head"
Miss Helen Young of Hutchinson. Kan.
received the spade with thanks and ex-
pressed the gratitude of the class of 1910
for the kind advice.
The bearers then wound the daisy chain
Evening star., 1909-06-21
Stevens Makes Ascension.

DAYTON, Ohio June 21.-Leo Stevens,
with his balloon "Al America made an
ascent from this city today. carrying four
citizens as passengers. The balloon sailed
northeast
Evening star., 1909-06-21
Rev. Porter Dies in Kentucky.

LEXINGTON. Ky, June 21.-Rer. ]. ].
Porter. a widely known Baptist minister.
died today at Winchester. He was fifty
eight years old.