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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-05

However, there seems to be a chance for
trouble at this time, because or the -act
that the members present decided tnat
8his rule should be Interpreted as AFFECT
ing only men who have played baseball
IN the state league. While the attitude OF
the members Of the intercollegiate asso-
cation Indicates that long step M tno
right direction has been taken, stlil no
ultimate good viii be accomplished il the
rude is Interpreted as above mentioned
because that interpretation IS alined iLidHl-
testify at only one or tW men ana OOes
not by any means solve the amateur 70
professional question. either ia the col
ieges or In the state at large.
Present Conditions.
IF we so about to remedy an existing
evil, about the only way TO accomplish a
final result is to get a vision Of the prop
ositiOn I'm it's entirety and then map out a
scheme which viii be adequate and com
urehenSiVe enough TO accomplish Jne thln6
desired. For long time the colleges
have been leaders in the athletics OF the
state. and whatever rules seemed wise 10
them had to De wise for every pOdy else.
Conditions have changed IN the past TWO
Or three years, ana now We nave I-5l'
schools. athletic clubs, military DOQles'
the Y. NJ C.. A. and great many oJher
organizations competing IN amateur atli-
letics While the college rules are aue-
quate to control the situation m SO iaI
as It pertains 90 competition between the
COLLEGES there is no controlling body Tor
an the other organizations ana no con
trolling body for competition between cor
legea and these other organ iZatons- III
addition 10 this no adequate conception
OF the differences between an amateur
and a professional athlete has ever Heen
Impressed upon the men of this state.
Amateur Status.
Under the rules Of every amateur ath-
Ietic body in the world the TWO funda-
mpntais of amateurism are-that no mar
can further be considered an anna teur y
ne teaches trains or coaches any attn
latic sport for money, or III ne enters
connection for money. A distinct Inc OF
dar1arcati0n is drawn between the man
Who cor1petes in athletics for the pleas
ure and distinction It gives MIN, ana Jnt
man who completes for gain. Ihere rs nc
halfway step. There is no degree OF pro
fessionalism. A man is professional ]
Dr. has taken ) cents just as much as II
he had taken Sl00
Under the ruling Of the Utah lntercoi-
Ieuiate association, man VINO played
baseball and received q smau aIlogi NO, OF
the quiet is still an amateur ana ellelpie
10 caup-te. while a man who played on Q
professional team, received a greater
amount and did it openly is profession
I'd Professionalism I'm a strict sense mas
been RAMPANT in the state, ana mosu.
tbrouch ignorance. Athletes have no
considered that they were IQrfelung then
amateur standing by running Ioot races
at church and lodge picnlcs Tor casi
rrizes. neither have they considered II al
act of professionalism TO play on a oase
b7iI team and divide the gate receipts.
So many of these Things have happened
and are stiu happening as 10 tecnrlcalll
make almost every man IN aIlieIlcs %
Utah a professional This couuitioh 10
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-05
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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-05

The reason ascribed for this secret
change in the published division OF tIle
purse is that at Is and 25 per cent each
contestant was betting the other three
to one that he would win while, as a
matter Of fact, no such odds prevail now
nor are they expected to be offered. It
Is now considered an even money chanCe'
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-05
AMATEUR ATHLETICS NOT Pure
IN UTAH---GOVERNING BODY NEEDED
By EIwood S. Brown, Y. N. C. A.

ing present pledged
make il
It's a'uo
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-05

The night after the bids Tor the fight
were opened and the day the kickard pla
was accepted Tex RfCkard spent eight
hours In Jeffries- rooms. but today this
Nevada sporting man denied that he had
offered or given Jeffries $4,000 In cash
to favor his bid. This story was curreEr
on Broadway,
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-05
What Is Needed.

Conditions are undoubtedly such IN TINS
state as TO demand now either a reOrgan-
ization Of the Utah Amateur Athletic as
ISOLATION or an organization OF an entirely
new body, along such lines as viii be rair
to every competing organization IN the
state, and along such lines as viii give
this organization an opportunity to pro-
mote, control and supervise the amateur
athletics OF the state.
When colleges meet colleges they may
have their own rules; when the Y. N {.
A. meets athletic clubs they may have
their own rules, and when high schools
meet high schools the same thing applies,
but when any one of these bodies com
petes out of its class, then the organiza-
ton which / urge would step in and SUI
pervise the sport.
IL is a very simple thing and means
only that every athlete In the state OF
Utah, regardless Of the body with whom
he is affiliated, be required TO register
with the central organization Then MS
record viii be kept by this body and al
/ dispates between the coaches and man
ayers as to the eligibility Of players OF
their respective teams can be referred (
the controlling body and there decided
In forming this organization / would sug
gest two bases Of registration for consiG
GRAFTON, ana that the one be ADOPTED
which seems most fair to the athletes o
the state.
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Suggestions.

First that every coach or manager hon
estly, thoroughly and Systematically IN
vestigate the record Of every man on his
teams and refuse registration to any man
who has ever received money for com
peting in athletics
Second. that a clean bill OF health be
given every athlete and that he be asked
no questions as TO his past record. Ia
vor this latter scheme, even though for a
little while we would have in our ranks
a number of professional athletes, but as
soon as the baseball season came around
those who do not desire to remain IN the
amateur ranks would leave. and in the
course Of twelve months a line would be
sharply drawn between the two classes
Of men This also has the ADVANTAGE OF
retaining in the ranks of amateurism a
lot Of men whose influence is very good
and whose athletic careers are very prom
Using, and vet who would be thrown out
under the first plan suggested
Utah is now about the only state in the
Union with no adequate control Of anna
teur snort, and consequently / urge an
early meeting of the athletic directors
and managers Of the state TO carefully
consider this proposition.
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UNIVERSITY FIVE
AFTER STATE TITLE
Coach Maddox Has Speedy
BunCh-lntereSt in Game
Is Active.

With the close Of the Utah football sea-
son the university men are preparing for
a season Of conquest IN basketball. The
promise for a championship team at the
'JT' this year are exceptionally bright
At the beginning Of the season when the
first call was made for basketball men
twelve men responded. This was so eN-
ceptional that the hopes of the Utah sup
porters for a championship team were
Immediately raised with the progress
Of few days the material gradually
came out so that at the present time there
are over thirty men working out Ior Pc
sitfons on the squad Inc greater pal |
of the material which has thus far SHOWN
up is composed of experienced men, SO
that the usual drilling in the tactlcs anu
fine points Of the game viii be done away
with With such a squad OF men IN the
field, all OF whom are good men, the UNI
versity will be enabled to nave Two III 81
class teams. This viii give the men on
the first squad an opportunity 10 ger Val-
uable practice from the men who Will De
working to secure their places. 80
The schedule for the Titan scnoIasTe
season while It has not been detlnltely
arranged. has been worked out o.. a prac-
ticaI working basis. The schedule Will
permit each team to go through tne SEQ
son with a very slight expense. fof tIi95
Utah end of the schedule it VIII permit
/ fbe Utah team to get through with the
Utah interscholastic games ana theh nave
/ abundant time to enter into competition
with the teams from Colorado Tor tha
/ Rocky Mountain championship. As YET
| Manager Robinson has been unable TO gel
/ anv definite word from the Colorado
schools. but it is expected that before the
end of the Utah series a schedule Will pe
| arranged which viii give the university a
chance TO compete for the Rocky Noun
/ tain championship.
Veterans Are Out.
/ The men who at the present time com.
! pose the Utah squad are captain Hofs
] fall, HOMESTEAD. Evans, Romney, Kos
kelly and Erickson HOrsfall and Eriek
son are both playing their second veal
as members Of the first squad. Captain
/ Horsfau is one of the most reliable mef
on the Utah team. Roskelly is a veteran
| at the game.
The last season he played with the 3
| Y c. team Of Logan and was regarded
as one of the best guards in the state
/ The other three men were on High schOo
teams of last year. Evans and Holmsteat
played on the championship LEM Higi
school team OF last year and since com
ing to the University they have show
wonderful Improvement over last year
Romney played on the Salt Lake Higl
school team of last year and viii max
an excellent team mate at the fOrWar'
position for Evans the coming year,
| Coach Maddox says that in the secon'
team he has Some men who are TO b
watched. The most promising of thes
are: Hall, Paul, briggs and Richards
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-05
GOSSIP NOW BEGINS TO FLY

New York Dec 4-The secrecy the meeting Of Jles Johnson
and the fight promoters Hoboken hotel just before announcing the
SIGNING of articles of agreement believed by sporting a-
tbot to have been the purpose Of making second and private
agreement in which principals stipulated to split the purse OF lU
600 evenly instead per cent the winner and % per cent to the
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-05
Second Team.

In the second team, there is a wealth Of
football material. which would give a
good account of itself if properly coached
and conditioned.
The work Of one man IN the second
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that treaty whose integrity was as
sailed during the recent troubles over
the Balkans. The United States was
not a signatory to the convention.
Inquiries have been directed to Lon
don with n view to learning whether
the ships dispatched by the British
government to the vicinity Of the
trouble in Asia Minor will afford
adequate protection to all foreigners
and intimating that the United States
hopes that everything feasible will
be done to safeguard human life.
Russia has been told that the Uni
ted States will have to rely on her
for the humanitarian work of saving
our citizens in Persia if their lives
are in jeopardy. The latter state
ment is based on the newspaper re-
ports that a military expedition from
that country is about to be sent to
the relief of TabriZ. President Taft
is deeply stirred over the reports of
horrible atrocities which have reach
ed him regarding the Armenians and
is anxious that no stone be left un-
turned to afford relief wherever pos
Sible.
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w. NJ. Stewart ncad.

Washington, ID. c. (Spec,aD -
William Morris Stewart, for 2s years
a senator from Nevada, and probable
the foremost advocate during the
last haly century of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver, died at
the Georgetown University Hospital
lie had be n at the hospital since
March 30. On March 81 an opera-
tion was performed, from which he
rallied and made preparations for
his summer vacation. But last weel,
he suffered a relapse which resulted
fatally.
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Washington, d. c. (SpeciaD -
Realizing the impotency of the Turk
ish and Persian governments TO ade-
quately safeguard American lives and
property in the present diturbed con-
ditions in those countries, the State
Department has intimated that it will
Welcome any assistance in this direc-
ton from the governments of Great
Britain and Russia.
ID plomatic representations having
this object in view already have been
made to the foreign offices at Lon
don and st. Petersburg, whose ships
and soldiers are at or near the scene
of the massacres and ready for active
operations. At the same time efforts
are being made to learn whether the
powers of Europe. in which rest the
superintendency of the application of
reforms undertaken by Turkey in
the provinces inhabited by Armen-
ians according to the Berlin treaty
of 1878, have taken steps to check
the horrors now being perpetrated
against those people. The superin-
tendency of the application of these
reforms is given to the powers by
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Submarine Disaster.

Naples Especially A petrol tank
on the submarine boat Foca explod-
ed. The boat was wrecked and four
of her crew were killed and nine in
jured. Attempts are being made to
sink the vessel, as further explosions
are feared. The crew of the United
States gunboat Scorpion is assisting
In the work of rescue. The Foca has
just beaten the record in navigation
in boats of her class. She steamed
from Spezzia to Naples in 81 hours.
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EarI's Brother Insane.

London (SpeciaD Further inves-
tigation of the suicide of Hon. Ronald
Ramsay, "a years OF age, brother
of Earl of Dalshousle, who leaped
overheard Friday night from the
Hamburg-American liner Cleveland
en- route from New York to Liver
pool, members of the family say,
convinced them that he ended his
life while mentally unbalanced. De-
NAL was made of the report that
he took his life as the result OF a
love affair with an American heir.
ess.
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Beirut Especially. - The situation
in Asiatic Turkey is one of extreme
gravity. How many thousands have
been massacred cannot even be esti-
mated, because the disturbances have
been so widespread that it is impos-
sible to secure details of the hap
penings during the past 10 days.
The latest estimates of the number
killed in the vilayet of Adana
reaches approximately $4,000, and
thousands have been done to death
in the towns of other districts. The
state Of siege which several of the
places are undergoing has brought
the inhabitants to the verge of star
vation and each day brings its tales
of further atrocities and the depths
of misery and despair to which the
savagery of the fanatics has brought
the people.
Several warships are now in these
waters, but the disorders are so far
reaching that the efforts OF the pow
ers to restore normal conditions have
as yet hardly been felt. The French
cruiser Jules Ferry arrived here and
left almost Immediately for Latakia,
where swarms of refugees are pour
ing in.
British, French and German war
ships are at other ports, and ma
rines have been landed to Quell dis
orders as far as possible at the more
important points.
One of the missionaries at Alex
andretta, Mr.. Kennedy, with 450
Turkish troops, has gone to the re-
lief of Deurtyul, an American viii
lage on the coast, where 10000 peo-
pie within the walls are besieged
by immense bands of Kurds and Cir
cassianS. Only two days ago a Brit
ish warship returned from that place,
the governor of the district having
refused the commander permission to
land a relief party.
The water supply has been cut
from the town and the besieged are
suffering greatly on that account.
The children are drinking out of ami
NAL tracks after a shower. There
was inncessant firing on Greek sub
jects sent undner an escort yester-
day.
Confirmation has been received of
the burning of the Armenian village
of KeSSab. All the men and many
women and children have been slain.
The American property at Kessab
was destroyed. Miss Chambers, an
American missionary, is safe.
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PROHIBITION INvADEs MEXICO.
Saloon Men Organize And viii Pub
Iish Daily Paper.

Mexico City Especially. - Even
Mexico is feeling the effects of the
prohibition wave and the saloon men
of the capital have organized and
are preparing to publish a daily paper
in their interests. Gradually the
states are enacting more rigid regula-
ton, and in many parts of Mexico
no saloons are now allowed open at
night or on holidays.
The latest regulation in this city
is a rule banishing games from sa-
looms. Even dominos are prohibited.
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EX-GOVERNOR TAYLOR GIVEN
A PARDON.
Figured IL Assassination OF Cover
nor Goebel.


nor GoebeI.
Frankfort, Ky. Especially Gov
ernor Wilson cleared the Kentucky
court records of all charges growing
out of the murder in January, 1900.
OF Senator Will am Goebel, who was
declared by the Legislature to have
been elected Governor, except those
hanging over States evidence wit
nesses in the alleged conspiracy, by
granting pardons before trial to for
mer Gov. w. s. Taylor and for Sec
retary of State Charles Finley, who
bave been fugutives in the State of
Indiana for nine years; to John
Powers, brother of Caleb Powers.
who is believed to be in Honduras;
to Holland VIII ttaker, of Butler
County; John Davies, of Louisville,
and Zach Steele, of Bell County, who
did not fee the State.
Those over whom indictments are
left hanging are Wharton Golden, of
Knox County, now of Colorado: /:
Frank Cecil, of Bell County, now a
railroad detective in St. Louis, and
William II. Culton, of Owsley Coun-
ty, said to have died in the West
recently.
These cases, with the possible ex-
ception Of that against Cecil, will be
dismissed. leaving Henry e. Youtsey,
now serving a life sentence in the
State penitentiary, the only person
to suffer for the assassination of
Goebel.
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Insane Woman A Suicide.

Philadelphia Especially - With a
rope made of strips from sheet
on her bed knotted tightly about her
neck, the dead body of Mrs. Mary
Hoffman, a patient at the Pennsyl-
vania Hospital for the Insane, was
found hanging from the transom rod
of the door of her room. The dead
woman was native of Harrisburg,
and was. brought to the institution
two weeks ago on account of sui
cidal mania.
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Humility.

1t is curious fact of human ma.
ture that humility draws forth from
the world almost as much admira9
uon rs courage. AS in the case of
courage, it is almost impossible Who'll
y TO condemn character in which
We see it, and without it the greatest
virtues leave us cold. If every. good
word which the Pharisee said of him
self were proved true, we should stiu
dislike him. We even dislike his
modern and far less offensive descen-
dant. the prig,
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PEACE OVER Goa. REGION
Agreement Between nthracitc Miners
and Operators Expected
Discuss Five Propositions Said To
Have Been Assented To BY The
MineOwners.

MineOwners.
Scranton. Pa. Especially With
every prospect that the differences
existing between the anthracite mine
workers and the operators will be
adjusted before the end of the week,
the tri-district convention of the un-
ion miners in the hard coal fields con-
vened here to consider the latest
propositions that form the basis for
the expected final settlement.
Preliminary to the convention
the members of the three anthracite
executive boards met here, with Ma
tional President Lewis presiding,
and considered the general PROPOSE
uon of the mineowners and five
amendments to the operators offer
that are said to have been accepted
by the employers at the last confer.
ence in Philadelphia.
The general proposition Of the
operators provides for a renewal of
another three years of the Strike
commission awards. One of the
amendments specifies that men who
are discharged shall have the right
OF appeal to the conciliation board.
and the other amendment stipulates
that new work shall be paid for at
the same rate as old work under
the awards of the Strike Commits
sion. The other three suggestions
have not been made public.
The executive boards were in Sc
cret session for four hours discuss
ing the latest propositions, and the
members voted not to make them
public until they are laid before the
delegates.
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EMBEzzLER sURRENDERs SELF
Man Accused OF Taking 100000
To Plead Guilty.

Trenton. n. j. Especially John
Sykes, the Trenton lawyer accused
of emhezzling 100000 in trust
funds and who has been a fugitive
for a week, was arrested here at
$50 o'clock A. NJ, as he stepped
from a train from Philadelphia. He
came back with the idea of surren-
dering himself, having arranged to
meet his son and brOther-in-law.
The latter revealed his plans to
the police, and the arrest was the
result. Sykes is now in Jail. He
says he will plead guilty and take
his medicine.
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PLAN FOR REFORMS.

An inquiry by Parliament into
the Sultan's reported completely
in the recent mutiny. :
Upon the result of this will de-
pend his fate.
The army to be cleansed from
sedition and brought to a proper
state of discipline.
To convict and execute those
who have murdered their officers
and led the uprising.
From so to 200 may have to
meet the death penalty.
The army's mission is to up
hold the civil government.
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JUDGE KNOCKS "ToUGHn DOWN.
Called Strangers Bluff About His
Gray Hair.

Los Angeles, Cal. (SpeciaD -
Chief Justice Beatty, of the Supreme
Court, did little law enforcing on
a Pasadena car. The Justice saw a
tough looking citizen talking to the
motorman in violation of the rules.
and cautioned the man, who replied
in insulting language.
But / insist" said the mild JUS
tice.
IF you wasn't gray headed. I'd
kick your block off," said the tough
customer.
Forget the gray hairs and try it,
said the Justice, his fighting blood
aroused.
The tough drew back as if TO
strike, and the Justice promptly
knocked him down.
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Presidents Nominations.

Washington, d. c. Especially -
The President sent the following
nominations to the Senate: To be
United States Judge, Third Division.
District of Alaska, Edward e. Cush
man, of Washington. To be consul
at Mersina, Turkey, Edward l. Nath-
an, of Pennsylvania. To be consul
at Patras. Greece, A. Donaldson
Smith, of North Carolina.
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TOWNS BESIEGED BY
THE SAVAGE FANATICS
The Horrors in ASiatic Turkey On
the Increase.

A Turkish Governor Refuses To Per-
NIT A British Cruiser To Land A
Relief Party-Every Man, Woman
And Child In One Town Murdered
A Missionary With A Force OF
Turkish Troops Hurrying To The
Relief OF An Armenian Village In
Which 10000 People Are Beseiged
British, French And German
WarShipS Have Arrived.
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$4,000 Lost In The Mails.

Denver Especially Chief Inspec-
tor Cochran, of the Denver Postoffice,
announced that a pouch containing
20 registered packages had been lost
from Union Pacific train between
Green River and Bryan, Wyo., sun
day night. Three packages OF un-
signed bank notes, aggregating $751;
600, consigned by the Treasury De-
partment to California banks were
among the contents OF the missing
pouch,