The Washington herald., 1909-01-09


Players has acquitted itself OF the charge
Of professionalism. Or. very vel,
And now Jim Corbett. who promised TO
stay retired. stalks forth and fiaunts the
tail end OF his shroud in the face Of
Jack Johnson. the new champion, at the
same time uttering wild cries Of defiance
Let US hope that the black man viii pay
no attention 10 the walls OF the mildewed
ones who are seeking advertising rather
than an engagement in the prize ring
Dear Bill: VIII there be any races FOR
noyIces in the George Washington or the
Federal meets? How can one get into
the A. A U READER
Answer-In the George Washington
meet there are three novice events-the
50-yard dash. 50-yard scholastic novice,
and the 6eo-yard run; in the Federal
games, the 50-mcter dash. the 80 and 500
meter runs Apply 10 Mr. Thacher. Of
Spalding & Bros, in Fourteenth street
for blanks and information regarding A
4 L entries
Foolish Questions. No. 1S-Principals- J
Fred Kelley and Dr. Wiley at National
Press Club.
pure food served here. eh?"
NO. you original Bryanite. nothing but
carbon mOnoxide and spiritus frumenti
for you
Slow music and the ChautauQua salute
from the bunch
Knew we would get somebody soon
One Of our leading literary lights Is walk
ing with a limp. The tea wagon slipped a
cog
I a well-known newspaper man, IN telling
OF his travels around the country. re-
counts a little experience at a baseball
game between two native teams in Japan.
/ He waited to hear what the umpire would
/ say after the first ball was pitched. and
| instead OF a sound like Kid Broad eat
| ing soup with a sponge, the imp shout
/ ed strike onei The American gasped
for a second and pinched himself to see
If he was awake.
Dear Bill: a Bafleyism in Thursday s
I Herald taunted US advocates OF the
| soccer" brand Of football by reminding
Us that It cannot be set 10 music. Out
on you, BIZ Bailey, How about the
other brand OF foOtball2 Can Rugby
/ b. set 70 music? The only thing we
know of that has ever been set 10 music
/ in that game Is the broken bones Of some
/ intrepid player. who. as the surgeons
were untying a fibula that had become
wrapped around his wishbone, heard soft
/ symphonic measures floating from the
campus. that ran something Ike this:
''Rah. rah, rah, Rah. rah, rah.
| Reggy's got his spine cracked,
Ha! Ha, Ha|
/ There should be q combination OF the
/ two games, and I an informed that the
| doctors OF outdoor sports contemplate
| giving this Rugby" game a subcu-
taneous injection Of the soccer prod
uct, and this hybrid game viii have
/ it's try-Out in some Of the colleges next
season.
Why call Rugby" football? Why not
call Il ''bare-knucks," and have three
minute rounds? The only difference be
tween that game and the game Of prize
I fighting is that the siuggers in a prize
/ fight wear the protectors on their hands
| while the sluggers in football games
wear the protectors on their heads OF
other soft spots
/ Let Us by all means have the Rugby
game modified and made less dangerous
Football. set 20 the music OF Hands
! Across the Sea- should be orchestTated
for all college bands with Won't YoC
Come Home, Bill Bailey" as an encore
number Cordially yours.
! ANTHONY 4. SOUSA.
Reader-Your question regarding Msr-
Ger viii be answered tomorrow.
Now that my friend Sousa has unbur-
/ dened his mind, let me add that soccer
football deserves recognition. II recog-
nizes no climatic restrictions. Like the
prOyerbial woman. We insist On having
the last word.
BIZ Bailey is going to start a sho-t
serial story entitled How Joe Turnel
was Stung" You can't afford to mis-.
this. boys. Joe has agreed TO write it him.
self.
The Press Club has another champion
/ besides Charles CU. S. AZ Roth. One o.
the walters declares that he was Petel
i Jackson's former sparring partner. Cues: