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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-12
JEFF AND NEGRO
SIGN FOR FIGHT

Chicago. Aug. 11.-Articles Of agree
ment for a fight between Jack Johnson
and James ] Jeffries for the heavy.
weight championship Of the world.
were signed here today. The night 10
to take place within eight months. be-
fore the club Offering the best induce
ments. All bids for the fight are to be
in inside of sixty days.
Sam Berger. manager for Jeffries,
George Little. Johnson's manager, and
Jack johnson. were present at the
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Haze Run in With Umpire O Brien
Prospects of Fine Racing OUer
The Southern Tracks Are Good

gomery. Mr. Weber is working him
slowly and will start him In the 2.l0
pace at vandiver Park In October and
possibly In Birmingham the we,k lee
fore the races In Montgomery.
Dad" Thomas has the other division
of the Thomas and Whitehead stable,
and snf, is campSigning them over the
cult: Thos. w. lawson. the Fred s.
Wilks PAGER. owned by Mcqueen Smith
OF Prattville. is In Mr.. Thomas string
string is Lady Hsnd.rso D a mare be- Be.
longing to Gray Henderson Of this city.
She won the FIRST start up at Pulaski,
Tenn. taking a mark of 2:i5.
Tennessee circuit closer, Mr.. Thomas
intends taking his string over the Car
olina circuits and not racing over any
Of the Southern circuit tracks. Mr..
campaigned over the Southern Circuit.
as Thos. w. lawson Is entered In
the 2:l0 pace all down the line. Mem
pills. Nashville. Birmingham and Mont
gomery. He IL especially anxious to
have the PAGER start at Vandiver Park
and II Mr.. Thomas does not drop DOWN
to the Dixie Circuit. II Is possible that
Mr.. Smiths PAGER will work over these
tracks anyway.
Brood Mare Arrives.
Yesterday morning Lillian Ashley.
the brood mare belonging TO W. s.
Lexington, where she was bred TO
Searchlight. This mare is the dam Of
four with marks of 2:2o or better.
Lilly Pointer, the mare that took
mark In the 2:12 pace at Birmingham
last year Of 2:09 Ia was sired by the
Mcclellan stallion Dupofnter. her dam
being Lillian Ashley. Hardware, the
son OF Redwood. was also out of Lii
liam Ashley. Hardware is the property
OF the McCurdy Bros. and 10 trotting
pretty fast. Tom T. was sired by
REDWOOD. the McCurdy stallion. hts
dam being Lillian 8. Ashley. Over In
the McCurdy string at vendiver Park
10 a S-year-old PAGER by The Tramp.
dam Lillian Ashley. The youngster Ii
the property OF Mr.. league and looks
like he will be able to step pretty fast.
Lillian Ashley was sired by Aliendorf,
and the colt sired by that grand pac-
give Mr.. league some great PAGERS
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Wa.heuls bloch rrasi,r.

Laredo. Texas. Aug. ll.--wasnours
on the National Railroad OF Mexico.
between Monterey and Salinas, tied up
trafic on that road today The train
due this morning was held at Monte
rey. The morning train for Mexico
City left on time but got no further
than Salinas. The extent OF the DAM
age is not known. The washout was
discovered IN time to prevent an az.
cident.
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PELS CLAIM RAFTIS
WHO BALKS ON TRADE

Birmingham. Aug. 11.-New Or
leans refused to waive on Bill Raj
tbs today, and Birmingham settled
with the player and told him aided
But Bill states that he will not re-
port to Frank. He states that he has
had enough OF the South where he
claims he can't do good work.
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Coach at Howard.

Birmingham. Ala. Aug la.-S sp =
a prominent position on the f0otosil
teams OF the uniT ,m niyym IN ns and
viii take up the work a little later
of coach at Howard College: A strong
football team is promised at the HOW
ard College this year.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-12

Geneva, Aug. 11-(Special. )-0enevs
defeated the Nashville Americans to.
day in a fast double header.
Features of the games were the
pitching of Smith and the pitching and
batting of Wolf. fielding at short, and
home run by White OF the locals,
Score. first game, to /, nine in.
nings.
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washington. Aug. II .-Washington
defeated Detroit today In an exciting
contest 3 to 2. Three double plays by
the locals were important factors in
holding down Detroit's runs. Sensa-
tional catches were made by Conroy.
Score: RHE.
washington =. 100 200 oo"-3 9
Detroit 49,. -. 900 200 900 7 8
Batteries-Gray and 'Kahoe killian
and Beckendorf. Time 1:46. Umpirss.
KERN and Egan.
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KING MAY CHALLENGE
FOR AMERICAN CUP

ronaor Aug. 11.-Reports are current IN
,,scSt,ng circles here that King Alfonso ,S OF
spain Is possible challenger ioF '"'
Am TS,s rumor apparently is based on ine
fact that the king. during the cons sni. IN
of MS yachtS; $1,000 Nv Fife evinced curioei-
spain g s,Jm the conditions governing the
contests for this trophy
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Pittsburg. Pa. Aug: 11-Pittsburg
made It four straights from Boston
team, i to o. The winning run was
forced over the plate by Richie In the
second inning when Abbattichio sin
gled. was safe at second on sweeneys
to third on 'Absteins sacrifice and
came home when Richie Intentionally
passed Gibson, filled the bases, and and
then could not get the ball over the
Pittsburg :, :. ..010 900 00x-1 4 Q
boston =. :. 900 900 600 3
Batteries-Camnttz and Gibson:
Richie and shaw; Time l:so' I'm
pires KLEIN and Kane.
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GooDwATER CLOSES.

Two smear Beer" Stands Go Out of
Business.
Goodwater. Aug. 11-(Special. 1.-The
near beer" dealers here closed their
shops yesterday Immediately upon re-
ceipt of the news that Governor Conner
had signed the Carmichael bill.
One had pol room and fancy gro
Gerry store in connection with his drink
stand and moved his drink stun out to
an old barn near his residence.
Public sentiment here Is much
against the proposed amendment to the
Constitution.
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Il the only line operating through ser
vice to Washington win Richmond, nj
lowing stOp-Over at Richmond. W.
will have through cars from Atlantis
In connection with the Western Ry. oI
the 18th. by teIephOnInR No. 3a7 OF
calling mt IO4 Montgomery 81. can &c
reservations made.
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summary-Base on balls. on Johns.
/; by Lively, .. wild pitch. Johns, /:
Lively, s. stolen base, walker. Sac
rifice hits. Whiteman. McMurray Two
base hit, Smith. Double play, Newton
pires, O'Brien and Rudderham.
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Play Eighteen Inning TIE

Shorters, Aug. 11.-(Special. 9TH Q
Hill Billles from Montgomery played
Shorters to an eighteen inning tie game
this afternoon, the result being l to L.
The features Of the game were the
ten men, and the batting of Halliday,
getting four Of the seven hits made by
the Hill Bibles.
The score is: r. H. E .
Shorters 49,. E. ............. ! l
Hill Billies 49,. -. ........
Batteries-McHaney and Clements:
Joseph and Hall.
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0A' TWO PLAYERS

.o, Aup l1.-washington and
W asninS zosrican League teams are to ex-
Change second bassmsn Hermann .o,SS s sHs1 and
captain of the Dstr0i ~ p etS A state
Jim De ~ this effect was given out last
mem ~ Manager Jennings OF Detroit
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Small Roof Fire

small roof fire. which did not
amount to anything called the Madi-
son Avenue and Scott Street depart
nents to 7lS Randolph Street about
1920 o'clock yesterday morning.
The house was owned by A, Gerson
and was occupied by neRroea
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yankees Trim snr.

New York. Aug, 11-New York de-
feated Chicago today 2 to /, and took
undisputed possession of fifth place
in the American League race. The
visitors made only three hits off Doyle.
Pitcher Vaughan. Of Macon. whose SER
New York club by the National Com
mission. reported to Manager Stallings
today. Score:
RH.E.
New York :. 900 900 OAK 8
Batteries-Smith and Sullivan; Doyle
and Kletnow. Time $500. Umpire
Connolly.
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Bees stunG Twice.

Bees StunG Twice.
The Bundle Bees who have been
leading the league race for some time,
were stung twice yesterday when they
lost a double-header to the Highland
Park bunch by the scores of to and
4 to 3. Both games went into extra
innings and were two OF the hardest
fought contests OF the season.
First Game.
With the score standing 1 to 4 In tn Q
tenth inning, Harrison, OF the Highland
Parks. won the game for his team by
clouting the ball for home run with
two men on bases. The fielding CT
Warren at short the batting Of Harri
son. and the pitching OF Burgess, who
allowed only four hits and struck out
seven men, were the sensational fea-
lures OF the contest
The score was as follows:
Batterles-Gordon and coleman
Burgess and Harrison.
Second Game.
BY hts sensational base-running in
the twelfth inning Battles won the
second contest for Highland Park. He
received his base on balls and then
stole second. third and home respec-
many sensational plays and the score
the last half OF the ninth, Sheen, Of the
Bees. struck out three men with the
bases full. The other features OF the
game was the batting OF Shelcosky,
SaYre and Hariwen.
A1I ~
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Rrowna stop Athleticu.

PhiladeIphla, Aug. ll.-St. Louis to-
day defeated Philadelphia in an elev-
out in the eleventh inning Williams
tripled and scored on q single by
Grfggs who batted for Criger
phiISdeiphia 900 900 600 90
ST, Louis 80. 900 900 900 Oil 10 0
Batteries-Morgan and Livingstone;
Powell and Criger and Stephens. Time.
2:1A. Umpires, Evans and Perrine.
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G. II. Rulings Killed.

Roanoke. Va. Aug. Il-while al.
recting work on the roof OF q new
building at Beuna Vista. Va. today, G.
II. Rulings, member of the firm of Ria.
ings Brothers. contractors. fell to the
ground, receiving injuries that caused
his death.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-12
CLIMBERS TRANSFER
GAME TO NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans. Aug. 1.-THE New orleans can,
baseball association announced TO-DAY t. snos
the rev hsra next Sunday, the game
S %o1Iu Pp been transferred from Montgomery
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|DUBS GET SERIES
BEAT THE CHAMPS IN A CLOSE
GAME
Dickson Held The Nashville Club
without q Run--Duggan Also
Pitched Some Fine Ball.

had the best Of the argument against
Johnnie Duggan today and Birming-
ham won the series from Nashville.
Ellam's single and stolen base, fol-
lowed by Molesworth's safe drive to
centerfield brought in the winning
run after two were out in the sixth in
ming. Dickson and Duggan both
pitched themselves out of some bad
holes during the game; Score:
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Cerainals sIaughtered.

St. Louis. Mo. Aug. i1.-.New YORK
took farcial game from 81: Louis 10
p Scared In the exhibition. New York
used fifteen men to make twenty three
hits. Ten runs were scored In the
Nav YORK ..2a0 OF 10 soo-1s 20 8
a. r,onis .001 010 0001-- IL
Batteries-Crandall and Meyers and
Wilson; Raleigh. Sullivan, Lautermnk'
MiIter and Bresnahan and Bliss Time,
a:iT. Empires, Emslie and ODay.
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READ THIS: Washington. D. c.. and
return via Southern Railway. $500.
Tickets sold August IL and Is. good
returning seventeen days. Call and
talk Il over with
John Metcalfe, T. p. A..
adv-tf. Exchange Hotel. CITY.
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London. Avg: l1- .,,,mIlisr q, sf Man.
chestsr TODAY opened the annual Sc
ries Of attempts to. swim across the
English Channel. He failed. however.
owing to sea-sickness Montagu aol-
bein expects to make the attempt from
cane Girls Nez. France.
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Boston Beat Maps.

Boston, Mass. Aug, 11-Boston won
its sixth straight game today, de-
feating Cleveland to 2. Both teams
hit hard but the locals gave Arellanes
wonderful support. saving several
runs. Score:
RHE.
Cleveland :. 200 0o2 900 ~ 5
Batteries-Joss and Easterly; Arel-
lanes and Carrigan. Time 1910. Um-
pires OLoughlin and Sheridan.
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Three Big Values Hn Whiskey
FOr01 30 Gallon
Progress Gin,
O'Conner Rye,
M0vance Corn.
GreiI Trading Co., Pensacola, Fla.
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Summary-StoIen base, KAub,
East, Q; ELAN. Bay Sacrifice hit
Duggan. Struck out, by Dickson. l.
by Duggan. s. Double plays, Ellam
to Raub to ELAN: Robertson. (unas-
sisted) ELAN to McGilvray., Time
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Send ms your orders for Schlfts Beer.
Ten dozen to cask, e1O.5O #. o. ID.
GREIL TRADING CO., Pensacola, Fla.
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washington 9: Detroit z.
st. Louis /; Philadelphia dim
nings).
New York q: Chicago ].
Boston 4: Cleveland Q.
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Pitcher walter Doahe had been sold to
Roanoke. Va, was made by officials OF ths
Atlanta Southern League team last night.
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The Smokers Requirements entirely
falilIed by COrtex Cigars. Hix-GraveI-
~ Cigar Co. Oxpheum. 49, 2-t
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South Atlantic
Chattanooga g; Columbia s.
knaxviIle /: Jacksonville o.
Columbus 2; Savannah Q q inninKs).
Augusta o: Macon o q innings).
'aiul
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Send orders for Montgomery Beer
to the Greil Trading Co., Pensacola.
Fla- $500 Per eask of 10 dos. pintn'
4. o. D., Pensacola. -Thu-mu'
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American Association.
Observation-Disclosures (Rainl.
Columbus 8; Minneapolis 6.
Toledo g.: st. Paul Q.
Kansas City Q; indianapolis o.
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
GAMES YESTERDAY.


Atlanta 0; Montgomery Z.
Memphis-New Orleans (Rain).
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GAMES TODAY.

Montgomery at Birmingham.
Nashville at Atlanta.
New Orleans at Memphis.
Mobile at Little ROCK y. - , =. +. p
American League.
st. Louis at Philadelphie.
Detroit at Warrington.
Cleveland at Boston.
Chicago at New York.
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American Associates
Toledo at Milwaukee,.
Louisville at Minneapolis.
Columbus at Kansas City.
Indianapolis at st. Paul.
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Natf0Mas League.
PtttsburE /: Boston o.
New York 10: st. Louis .
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
RACER FOR BEACH MEET.
KdpatTck Enters Car in Which
r. r. Thomas Net accident.

II J. Fitzpatrick. il announced Yesterday. has
entered a high powered car for the automobile
races on Daytona Beach March @ to =. The
car is that which formerly owned by T. R
Thomas. the banker, of this city in which he met
with serious accident last July, while driving at
high speed At Long Branch, y. J.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick has been at work on the car for
the last few months. reconstructing it, and it is
said he capable Of making l25 miles an
hour Fitzpatrick has named the car the Red
Devil. Besides competing for the Sir Thomas
Dewar trophy. valued $4,000, and the Minneapolis
prize valued also s20oo. Mr.. Fitzpatrick vii! at
tempt TO lower the minute record
The success Of the meeting is becoming more as
sured each day Another Of the crack drivers who
will be seen in competition the beach is Lewis
Strang. He has recently been employed by the
Buick company 10 drive racing machines and will
pilot of this make the beach It will be
an especially built racer. similar TO that with
which Burman made new worlds track record for
one hundred miles at the recent New Orleans tour
nament. Burman will also drive Buick IN
the races, and is already Daytona tuning up his
car The Knox company has sent telegraph
message TO W J. Morgan manager Of the tourua-
ment in this city. for additional entry blanks. E.
Rand HollandeT. who has always been well repre-
sented in the Florida tournament, is 10 name a
team for the race either to-day tomorrow. One
OF his cars is be driven by Ralph De Palma.
Entries for the tournament will close on Wednesday
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
HARVARD SPORT PROFIT.
Good Surplus for Al Branches Of
4thIeticS Shozcn bY Report.

Cambridge, Mass. March IA surplus Of s26
10 in receipts expenditures in ali lines OF
Harvard athletics is shown by the report for the
college year lS07-'0S, issued to-day by Henry s.
Thompson, graduatS treasurer of athletics at Har-
ward. The total receipts we're Sl27,SlS a and the
total expenditures SOL 927 "a The total net surplus
exceeds by N4450 the surplus OF the previous year
the gain being due in part 10 Increased receipts
football and baseball, and in part also de-
crease the expense OF football coaching and the
training table
with the exception Of football and baseball, all
the sports show deficit for the year The total
receipts from football in the fall Of 1907 tS2-
54s 81 and the expenses $lss94 %. leaving surplus
of s62 651 80 The report says that there has been
decrease Of 20 per cent within the last three years
In the expense of football management, including
the training table, supplies and salaries of coaches
Joshua Crane who was head coach in 1907. refused
TO accept any salary for his services and thus con-
tributed largely to the reduction OF expenses.
The surplus from the baseball season OF 1908 was
e. sol 80 the receipts having been $20027 95 and the
expenses S2.526 Sc. There deficit Of 1886 SO
on account of rowing, the expenses of the univer-
sitv boat club having been sp,235 IS. The receipts
amounted to only $SS99 10. although the subscrip-
tions were the largest since 1905.
The cost OF the track team was $9,99i 13 and the
receipts were $55 81, leaving deficit of "a 434 16
In an the minor sports including hockey. basket
ball soccer, lawn tennis and swimming, dehcit Is
ebau-D by the report
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08

surgeon general from the time such confess.
started. hand again. Samuel c Aus-,,
and Tim Hurst the referees for the race Joh,
J. McHugh clerk OF the course and Charles r
Earl chief scorer.
As the miles began to be Tailed on the sro-a
board some OF the runners began TO show signs Of
the exhausting work. Their stride became less
swinging and easy and their running showed pbvsi-
cal fatigue clearly. 1t was noticeable. however
ners held their hands clenched slightly above their
waists instead Of swinging open and freely at their
sides. This caused considerable comment
The English team. composed 9f the two veteran
runners. Jack Sapsford and Herbert Wolledge
showed unusually good form. They ran easily and
without noticeable effort and seemed to have plenty
OF power. Next in excellence Of form per-
haps the New York team Mike Spring and
Edward Adams. Both of these look like real
and their trainers say their physical Cond
ton is the best. The Boston and Indian teams con-
stantly cut out the pace during the first hour and
made lot of trouble for some Of its opponents
The Canadian team is another which may bear
considerable watching. Both men are in fine physi-
cal shape and both strongly built. The Scotch
Welsh team seems strong
Among the spectators who gathered to see the
start Of the race were large number of college
men, both undergraduates and graduates There
was the slightest sign Of ruffanisn OF Of the
deplorable disorder that has sometimes marked
some Of the sx-day events previously held in the
Garden.
At the end Of The first hour the Boston and Indian
teams led with a score OF 9 miles and laps Sec
ond came the Scotch-Welsh team. with miles and
2 laps, tied with the Chicago team
The pace at the start Of the second hour was
unusually stiff.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
WITH ATHLETIC BOWLERS
Nezo York and Elisabeth Tied for
Lead-CIOse IndiUidual Race.

With the end of the Athletic Bowling League
season only three weeks away, the same element OF
uncertainty exists that has prevailed from the
start. At present the Elizabeth club and the New
York Athletic Club teams tied for first place
with twenty-four games and fifteen lost. They
have a doubtful advantage over Roseville. for the
latter. with three games less rolled. has won
twenty-five and lost fourteen, while Newark Bay,
with twenty won and sixteen lost, is close on the
heels of the other three
Elizabeth's average Of gas is the best. but New
York is a good second with 9ls Newark Bay and
Roseville are also well the 900 mark AS Is
usually the case in this league. the pace becomes
faster the season advances, and every series
from now on IS certain to be hard fought
individually. Joe Arnolds hold on first place has
been stiu further reduced his mark of l91lS being
less than points better than that Of X west.
the second man. Pierson is now third, with 49,
while Dwyer has dropped to fourth place
Changes in the schedule will be responsible for
the first series this week. taking place on Wednes-
day night. when Newark Bay Will roll at North
End. Originally Columbia was scheduled to roll ct
Roseville and New York at Jersey City tomorrow
night. but they have been pat of until Thursday
Montclair will also 90 to Elizabeth on the same
night.
The official figures follow.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
Relay RAcEs FoR INDOOR GAMES.

All of the prominent high school and Young
Mems Christian Association teams in the vicinity
of New York will be represented in the special
relay race provided for the big indoor Of the
New York Athletic Club at Madison Square Garden
on Tuesday evening. March 16 The granuner
schools will have half-mie relay, in winch teams
Of FIVE will be entered each boy to run one lap the
weight limit being 1i5 pounds.
Another relay that will attract big entry and is
sure 20 furnish plenty Of excitement 10 the los
yard handicap race open to teams of four, each
man TO ran Two laps. This event is open to MEM
bers OF sunday schUol inter-Settlement' Catholic
Athletic League and Young Mems Christian AS
socation teams and the best runners in these or
ganizations viii be seen.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
RAELFF WINS MoHEGAN RUN.
Makes Good Time on Snowy Roads in Race
in Bronx

The snow covered ground did not hinder the hill
and dale runners in holding their weekly cross
country runs yesterday. The Mohegan Athletic
Club held it's five and one-half mile in The
Bronx, and A Raein OF the Pastime Athletic
Club, was the first cross lle line, going
the distance in the fast time OF 81 minutes see
onds beating F. De Witt. of the Mohegan Ath-
letie Club, by a few feet.
F, Carney. OF the st. Bartholomew Boys Club.
was third. some two yards back. F. Rodd of the
North side Athletic Club. with ]. ". Ashley, OF
the Mohegan club led the runners for four miles,
when they tired ana were passed by the first three
men to finish, ard It was a merry tussle among
them to the tape. Forty runners started. and sew.
eral did not report at the finish.
The follows: