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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-07-15
Premier Car First One Sent
Across the Starting Line
at 7:30
ten STATES WILL Be
TOUCHED IN The LONG
1855 MILE TRIP
Roads Will Depend Largely Upon
the W Gather Conditions and the
Test Will be the Severest the
Several Cars Have Ever Had.

Detroit, July 12.-With his
pilot car filled with confetti to
mark the cross roads and mis-
leading points in the days
journey, D. H. Lewis, the path
finder for the sixth annual re-
liability run of the American
Automobile association Gid
den tour, rolled away from the
Hotel Pontchartrain at 7:3O
o'clock this morning and began
the longest and hardest run
which the association has ever
undertaken. The 2,636 mile
journey will take them through
Chichgo. Minneapolis and Den.
yer to Kansas City.
Cadillac square, where the
cars have stood since they
checked in to Chairman F. B.
Hover Friday and Saturday,
was crowded with spectators
and enthusiasts from all parts
of the country. They made the
air ring with cheers when
Pathfinder Lewis drove away
from the starting line in front
of the hotel. The twenty non-
contesting cars, which will
carry the newspaper men and
officials on the trip, stood about
the square waiting for their
owners and passengers to see
the start of the competitors at
10 o'clock. Twenty minutes
before the first car was sent
off, Chairman Hover and Chas.
]. Glidden, the donor of the
trophy, entered the pacemak-
ing automobile, which none of
the contestants can pass, and
followed Pathfinder Lewis on.
Michigan avenue towards ka-
lomazoo, the first stop.
Starter Ferguson then took
his place at the starting line,
armed with his green flag and
the drivers seated thems selves
ready for the signal. The Pre-
mier car had the distinction of
being the first contestant sent
off on the long journey. Then
at intervals of one minute, the
names and numbers of the OF.
her twenty.nine drivers were
called by the starter. Each
driver was handed his time
card as he went over the line
and a great cloud of dust along
Michigan avenue signified that
the run had begun.
Ten states will be touched
in all, some of them being a
mere incident of the trip, while
others will be crossed from end
to end.
Starting from Detroit at z
o'clock this morning, the first
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23
==$$" LIVE NEWS OF THE SPORTING WORLD 1 =$~

Principal among them is Walter
Johnson, the best young pitcher in the
American league. He tailed Hen Berry
for a year, but was turned down. He
went to the American league and soon
became a star. Then there is Harry
Krause, the southpaw of the Athletics,
who could not land with San Fran
cisco. Now he's getting $4,000 a year.
Big Chief Myers comes from River
side, Cal, but none of the Coast teams
wanted him Neither did they care
about Dick Egan, whom the Cincinnati
club refused to sell to Brooklyn for
$4,000 Now all these men are having
their chance to show the Coast league
magnates up and they are surely doing
it to the queens taste.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23
COACH DOBIE EXPECTS A
HARD GAME THURSDAY

SEATTLE, Nov 23-In spite of the
halo of optimism which has enveloped
the Washington eleven since it's de-
cisive victory over o. A. c. at Cor
Wallis week ago, the seasons cham
pionship is by no means the property
of that institution. and indications are
that the hardest battle of the year still
lies before the doughty ,Washington-
ians
Prior to the trip to Oregon Coach
Dobie expressed a belief that if the
team won against the Aggies the worst
of the year would be over; but since
then he has changed his mind decid-
edly and stated yesterday that the Ore
gon game, which will be played in
Seattle Thursday of this week, would
be the fiercest and toughest contest
statement on the remarkable showing
made by Oregon against o. A. c. Fri
ucy, WHICH, IL liiCl 81 team Ioi ollohSCl
than that which encountered Wash
ington and, although weakened by the
absence of it's crack punter, Clarke,
during the major portion of the game
succeeded in running up a score of
12-0.
Comparing the two games, that of
Washington against o. A. c. and of
Oregon against the same college, he
finds he has good cause to be alarmed.
The Aggies had two men in the latter
game, Keck and Wolff, who did not
play against Washington, the former
because of injuries and the latter be-
cause of lack of scholarship credits.
Keck. according to Assistant Coach
Joe Cutting, who saw the game from
the side lines, punted sixty yards at a
clip and clearly outclassed Eakins of
Washington. Had he been in the ear
ler game when o. A. c. lost to Wash :
ington because of Eakins superior
ability over the substitute placed in
the field in Kecks stead, no doubt the
score would have been much less than
IA
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23-Though
the Pacific Coast league managed to
wbin the California outlaws into line
and gain a great victory for organized
hall if has cost them dearly. Every
nlaver who was with the State league
Of the beginning of the season and
who iumped to the Coast league must
r+ hook TO the former outlaw or
,anization at the beginning of the next
season.
This will affect every team In the
Coos+ league with the exception OF
por+land and Los Angeles, neither or
which invaded the coop of the enemy.
San Francisco will suffer most The
Seals lose such good men as Reo
Davis. the left fielder, and Bull Dur
ham the heady pitcher who practically
,,,n tbe remnant by getting away with
+ho ma iority of his games after JONI
',,a +be team. From the Oakland
+aom the outlaws will get Shortstop
rarrv McKune and Outfielder Kelly
+wo of the mainstays of the team
will have to yield up FIRST
Baseman Gandil. Pitcher Fitzgerald
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23

In spite of these odds, Oregon Sc
cured two touchdowns on the Farmers
and would have had two more except
for costly fumbles made on the five
and vineyard lines. Clark. Oregon's
star kicker, was not able to play his
best game and was removed early in
the struggle. With him working. Ore
gon would have run up a still greater
score. AS it was Oregon made Just
one touchdown less than Washington
did against the same team when it
was much weaker, and therefore Dobie
believes he has a game on his hands
compared to which all other struggles
of the year sink into insignificance
AS it is, two undefeated teams will
face each other on Denny field Thanks
giving afternoon. when the Webfooters
match strength with the Evergreens,
and the championship will not be set
tied until the whistle blows to mark
the end of the last half
The Oregon team left Eugene yester
day for American Lake, and is camp
ing there this week until the day of
the game. The players have been ex-
cused from all work, and will rest
easily with nothing but light signal
practice on it's hands to worry them
Washington on the other hand is UNI
dergoing the hardest week of practice
that it has had so far this year Yes.
terday three solid hours of grind Were
put in on Denny Field between 9:3l
and 1870 o'clock, interpOsed with .
lecture in the gym by the coach. The
team is in good condition and working
like a machine, but there is danger that
er-cOnfidence will cost the varsity
the game. 1t is this factor which Do
bic fears most. and against which he
is directing all his energies.
Oregon will lineup five pounds to the
man heavier than Washington. The
average of the Oregon men is 17S
pounds while Washington at best cam
not tip the scales over 173. 1t will be
a fight between weight and speed on
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23
LINCOLN AND SHARPSTEIN
ELEVEN BATTLE TO TIE

Lincoln and Sharpstein school foot
ball elevens, clashed yesterday. The
result was to 5. The graded school
contest has been completed and Baker
was victorious, winning every game
of the season. The contest yesterday
was a good one. Lincoln scored
touchdown in the first half while
Sharpstein could not carry the oval
over until the second half. After the
close ofthis game the Baker second
team and the Sharpstein second team
played a game with the score 10 to 5
in favor of Baker.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23

the one side and speed and teamwork
on the other. and if Coach Forbes and
Bill Hayward have succeeded in per-
fecting a machine equal to that Of the
tall, lanky Dobie, Washington is DOOM
ed to defeat
A record breaking crowd is expected
to attend the game. and preparations
are being FASTENED to accommodate it,
Graduate Manager Zednick announced
yesterday that the game would begin
at 1:3O o'clock instead of at / O'Clock
as formerly stated, and should be over
by $3.50 o'clock. New bleachers are be-
ing constructed so that seating capac-
ity for 5000 people will be had.
After considerable difficulty Coach
Dobie and Manager Zednick arrived at
an agreement with oregon yesterday
as to the officials of the game, and they
have finally been picked as follows:
Referee, Hockenberry; umpire, Cults:
field judge. FFleager; head lnesman.
Coach Allen of Lincoln High. The stu
dents will hold another downtown rally
Wednesday night prior to the game.
and Yell Leader Xxi Ram Winn an
nounces that during the progress of the
game the roofing of Washington will
be heard as never before
The last respite given the members
of the team before the big game was
allowed them Friday night. whca they
occupied boxes at the Lois Theater AMI
saw Brown of Harvard" From now
on until Thursday afternoon it will be
one long endless grind for them. After
the game training will be broken and
no one will be more glad of the close
of the 1909 season than Muci<l-stune
and his men.
Coach Dobie has not yet stated
whether he will accept the post OH OF
football tutor for next year, but tie
team and students are hoping tina; he
will reconsider his decision and con-
sent to lead the varsity colors once
more to victory.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23

In the middleweight field there does
not appear to be a boxer who has
a chance of defeating him outside OF
Sam Langford, and the Michigander
in his true form would give the black
a, great battle However, he figures
that his first fight when he returns to
the ring will be with either Billy Papke
or Fireman Jim Flynn. He has been
offered several dates with Flynn, but
he had to turn them down because
he could not get into shape.
Oliver Kirk, of st. Louis, who has
beaten all the amateur bantams in the
east. has turned professional, and he
fs nowgfn this city seeking a fight with
Monte Attell or any other formidable
man of his weight
Attell has an engagement with Dan
nv Webster at Los Angeles, and If he
disnoses of Webster he will be willing
TO give Kirk chance. Kirk fought in
this city several years ago in an ANA
teur tournament. having been sent out
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23

NEW YORK, Nov 23.-Now that
the football season is practically ended,
comes the report of further changes in
the rules for next season, the object
being to lessen the danger to payers.
For several years there has been more
and more tendency for open plays as
the open play is attended by less dan
ger than the mass plays where the
players pile up in a tumbled heap
Just what these changes are IS not
known now, but the fear that soccer
may succeed Rugby will lead u soma
radical suggestions. To keep up the
old traditions strenuous efforts always
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23
Will Cut Down
Toll of Death

will be made to retain the prestige of
Rugby by lessening the dangers of the
game every year until the death list is
entirely eliminated and the injured list
is also considerably abated.
Interest in the tail end of the season
was considerably Iessened this year
over the absence of the navy army
game. But Notwithstanding the loss of
this tussle it is announced that the
army team will be in the field with a
full schedule for next year. The only
effect that the death of Cadet Byrne
of the arrangements for next year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23
WOLGAST STOCK
IS RAISING FAST

convinced the fans that he is one Of
the best men in the lightweight divi-
sion.
Powell will undoubtedly be favorte
over Wolgast when they clash. How
ever, Wolgast's defeat of Piet has
boosted his price. There has been
some betting and Powell has been in
stalled a 10 to favorite.
l The date of the fight was originally
scheduled for November 80, but the
battle has been put forward one day.
has made a favorable impression. Both
fighters are now installed in their
training camps and are hard at work
getting in condition for the battle.
| ketchel May Go On the Stage.
! Stanley Ketchel, the middleweight
! champion will leave here in few
days The Michigander is going east,
but up to date he has not determined
upon his destination He has several
|
clares that he will accept one of them
and pick up a little easy money before
he boxes again.
| Ketchel is all shot to pieces. His
nerves are in a frightful state and he
is in no condition to fight at the pres
ent time 1t will take him several
months to get into shape to re-enter
the ring He realizes that he is not
himself. He knows that he must take
good rest and discontinue leading
the gay life, which he has played off
the boards.
He knows that he must get out or
this city if he expects to get rest
Ketchel is too popular here, and it is
simply one round of amusement for
him all the time. He figures that if he
goes on the stage he will have an OPP
portunity to do some work and he VIII
be kept busy, and in this way he will
not have the leisure time which he is
enjoying now.
There have been many followers OF
the game angling for Ketchel, but so
far he has side-stepped all the offers
made to manage him. He has intimated
to some of his friends that he will
manage himself in the future, but
those who are looking after his well
fare advise him to get some shreWo
man that will attend to his business
KetcheI Needs Manager.
Ketchel. while he is a great fighter,
has absolutely no business ability. He
has squandered practically all the
money he has made since fighting
and if he does not get someone to
mend his ways before he goes down to
defeat he will go the same way tsRef:
many great fighters of his kind have
gone.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23
IRISH WRESTLERS FIGHT.
O'keIly-ConnoIIy Wrestling Match
Ends InuorIous;v

NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-Disqualifi-
cation of both principals by Referee
Tom Jenkins, followed by police in
reference when the grapplers desired
to continue. brought to an inglorious
end the Con O'Kelley and Pat Con-
molly wrestling match tonight at the
Grand Central Palace. The match
was a squared circle bout, rather than
wrestling affair. Both contenders
used fighting tactics. and all wrest-
ling rules were violated.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23.-Ad
Wolgasts quick defeat of Henri Piet,
the French boxer, at New tOrleans last
Sunday has given the Milwaukee fight
ers stock a big boom here and he
will be we'll supported to defeat Lew
Powell when they clash during the
end of this month before the Mission
club at the Coliseum.
F'renchman the fans were predicting
a victory for Powell. However the
eastern lightweight has made the skep-
teal followers sit up and take notice
and he has won many an admirer by
his clean-cut work Until his recent
victory over Piet, Wolgast stock was
boosted on the fact that he had won Il
newspaper decision over Battling Nell
son at Los Angeles some months ago.
The fans here know Nelson so we'll,
as they have seen him perform here so
often, that they do not count a ten
ioulLu ueCl9lOI over NelSOu DIS HluCl
Of a triumph.
In fact, you can go back and look
over Nelson's fights, and in nearly
every case you can figure where his
opponent had it on him during the
early part of the combat. Hyland
would have won a mile if the decision
had been awarded at the end OF ten
rounds. Other fighters also have put
it all over the Dane for ten rounds,
but in long encounters they have gone
down before the lightweight champion
Piet Is No Dub.
Piet must be somewhat of a boxer.
for he has gone six rounds with Maui
rice Savers, and he has also boxed
Freddy Welsh the English lightweight
Powell fought here several months ago
and Powell just defeated him for the
decision
If dope counts, then Wolgast figures
to defeat Powell. The latter has made
himself a staunch favorite here with
the followers of boxing, and they pre-
dict that he will be the next light
weight champion. If he can whip
Wolgast, then he is the man to meet
Nelson. The Dane has proclaimed that
he will give Wolgast the next chance.
but should the Milwaukee lad go down
before Powell there will be nothing
left for Nelson to do but to meet Pow
ell
Powell has been fighting for about
seven years. 1t is only during the last
four or five months that he has been
considered as possessing championship
material. He has developed a knock
out punch, and the decisive manner in
which he knocked out Chick Hudson.
Kid Harrison and Johnny F'rayne has
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23
Sutton Wins Opening Match.

NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-In the OPP
ening game of the international series
for the professional 1872 balk line bill
lard championship of the world, play
ed in Madison Square concert hall to-
night George Sutton defeated Calvin
Demarest of Chicago, 500 to 302. John
J. McGraw, manager Of the New York
National League baseball club, was
referee
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23
Bird Show In Oakland.

OAKLAND, Nov. 23.-one of the
largest exhibitions of birds and fowls
ever witnessed in this state was opened
today under the auspices of the Cali
fornia Pigeon club and local poultry
organizations.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23
-Pittsburu's Birthday.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Nov. 23.-Pitts-
burg's birthday will be celebrated by
the board of trade with a Father Pitt
banquet in the RittenhOuse tonight.
other cities will respond to toasts.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23
Baseball Maqnates Meet.

CHICAGO. Nov. Earthquakes of
the Three Eyes baseball league and
the Central Association met here to-
day for joint conference on the re-
districtirg Of the two organizations.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23

for years, and the important changes
taking place in the promotion of big
tournaments are the most radical i'll
the history of billiards. Many matches
are scheduled to be held, several inter-
city Journeys are being planned. ana
one big professional tournament to
decide the 1872 balk line championship
is being held in New York this week.
Six of the most expert wielders of the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23
Idaho Sailors 29-Mississippi O..

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 22.-The
football team of the United States
batt!eship Idaho won the champion
ship Of the Philadelphia navy yard
today by defeating that Of the Mis-
sissippi 20 to o.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23

Interest in billiards and kindred ta-
Bile games ought to take on a great
boom this season from the start that
has been made by the room keepers
of New York and neighboring cities in
the preliminary organization of the
National Room Keepers association,
that has for its object the promotion
and encouragement of billiard games,
held in America. The necessity for an
organization of this kind has been felt
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23

by an athletic club as a representative
fof st. Louis. He made an excellent
| showing on that occasion.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23

The players are George Slosson OF
New York, Calvin Demarest of Chica-
go, George Sutton of Chicago, Harry
P. Cline of Philadelphia, AL Cutler of
Boston and Firmin American PLAYERS
are opposed by the best professional
player in France, and $4,000, with the
gate receipts, will be divided into 40,
80, 20 and 10 per cent. Willie Hoppe
has announced that he will play the
winner for a side bet of $4,000
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-23
CoaStLeague to
Suffer Big Loss

and Catcher Hackett, who was orig
inally awarded to the league club. Yer
non, will have to part with Pitcher
Vance and Outfielder Caffyn.
This means that the Coast league
will be so much weaker and that it's
managers will have to spend just that
much more money in bringing other
players from the east to fill the places
of those lost to them by this latest
baseball compromise.
May Cause Trouble.
There is liable to be serious trouble
over this ruling before next season is
ushered in. The State league will be
just as strong as it was at the begin
ming of last season, as all the PLAYERS
on its reserve list will have to plav
there or not at ALL
That the teams of the Coast league
overlook all kinds of live youngsters
is being shown the fans every day
since the arrival of the Athletics and
ALI Nationals. There are a bunch of
California youngsters, all starring
with these clubs. None of them could
get chance here.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-01
TELLS OF SPORT
IN PIG STICKING
Major Domo Of Raiah of Kapur-
thola on His Way to
Fatherland
Otto Mayer, After Long Service
with 800 Pound POtentate,
Will Visit Germany

Among the passengers who arrived
here yesterday on the liner Tenyo
Maru was Otto Mayer. who for 20
Years has lived in the Punjab as major
domo to the rajahs of Baroda and
Kapurthola The rajah of Kapurthola.
with whom Mayer served for II years,
married, about a year ago, Delgado, a
Spanish dancer, who was one of the
star attractions in the music halls of
continental Europe.
In addition to his European WIFE,
the rajah a jovial old sport who turns
the scale at 500 pounds, maintains a
harem in which he has six subsidiary
wives.
The rajahs hobby is pig sticking, an
expensive sport fraught with excite
ment compared with which, said Mayer,
tiger hunting is mere ping pong. The
wild pigs OF the Punjab' grow three feet
high and will fearlessly attack dozen
mounted men. They can leap like deer,
and every hunt means wounded ponies.
Mayer has been placed on the rajah' $
pension list and is going back to Ger
many to renew hfs acquaintance with
the fatherland.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-01
HfNfY CLUBS FOR
VARIOUS DISTRICTS
Organizations Will Be Perfected
Before Prosecutor Begins
Series of Speeches
Workers Will Keep Their Local
Headquarters Open to- Pub-
lie Night and Day

The remainder of the present week
will be devoted by, the Francis j. Heney
club to the organization of district
clubs. While clubs have been begun
in each district all of the organizations
have not yet been perfected These
details will all be attended to before
Heney begins his campaign by districts
next Monday night.
Active workers are being put in
charge of the different district club
headqua arters. Work is being mapped
out for each district The several head
quarters are to be kept open day and
night. At the headquarters of the for
tieth district, 1904 Fillmore street, Fri
day has been set aside as ladies' day.
The location of the district head
quarters and the regular meeting
nights. so far as they have been deter
mined, follow:
Twenty eighth. twenty-ninth and thirtieth-
Northeast corner >of Fifth and Mission streets
Thirty -6rst-5o1 Eighth street.
ThirtY-second-1232 Valencia street; Thurs
Thirty-third = Twenty ninth and Mission
streets.
ket streets; Tuesday.
Thirty -hfth-I2S2 Valencia street; Friday
Thirty y-sixth-Fourteenth, Church and Market
hirty-seventh-243 Fillmore street
Thirty -eighth-l511 Ellis street; Monday.
Thirty-ninth-3O5 Ninth avenue Richmond
Fortieth-ieo4 Fillmore street, Tuesday; la
Forty -arst-1siI Union street.
Forty -second-1s05 Polk street.
Forty -third-1S05 Polk street.
Fsrty -fourth-525 Montgomery avenue.
Forty -ffth-525 Montgomery avenue.