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Evening star., 1909-01-31
Players to Coach Penn Varsity.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, January 90
1t became known here today that A. l..
Smith, the star fullback of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania team of 1904
has been practically selected by the
athletic committee to be head coach of
Pennsylvauia's 1909 team. William Hol-
lenback. the fullback of the 1908 team
will probably coach the freshman team.
and Hunter Scharlett, one of the ends
OF last years eleven, will probably be
made q member Of the board of coaches,
Evening star., 1909-01-31
Jim Delehanty in Hawaii.

HONOLULU, January 3O.-The steamer
Mongolia. from ASiatic waters. arrived
here today. Among the passengers were
the members of the all-American base
ball team, who have been touring the
orient.
Evening star., 1909-01-31
Y. M. c. A. RESERVES
SMOTHER GALLAUDET

The Gallaudet basket ball team, made
up. however of scrubs, was literally over
whemed in a contest with the Y. NJ. c.
A. reserves last night by a score of 66 to
at the latter teams gymnasium. The
contest was one sided from start to finish,
and from the moIhent the referees whistle
blew it was seen the result was only
matter of how many points could be run
up against the mutes.
The reserves, under the leadership of
Capt. Colley, played a highly creditable
game. the handling of the ball or blocking
of the opposing players being extremely
well executed The play was consistent
throughout the contest. For the winners
Miller and Colley were the stars, each
making over eight goals apiece.
Several times during the game the Gal
laudet quint showed traces of good form,
especially during the latter part of the
last half when they scored four goals in
quick succession. ArraS and Mcdonald
played the best game for the visitors
The contest was especially clean, but one
foul being committed in the forty min
utes of play.
wan TrIf
Evening star., 1909-01-31

Walter j. Travis is here for his annual
visit and working out rather slowly on
golf as he comes to recuperate from an
attack Of the grip, but his admirers are
sure he will get after the records very
soon.
Evening star., 1909-01-31
FIRST PLACE IN
CLASS A FOR KRAUSS
Topples Over Gil Pins and
Pushes Knox Into Sec
0nd Place.

Following are the leaders in the
different classes:

FofloWing are the leaders in the
different classes:
TIvE-MAN TEAM-CLASS A.
First-Fat Men ...... 949 sos 937-2. SO4
Second-Orientais -. S53 POT e60-27cO
CLASS A-DOCBLES
Ffrst--Toholt & Campbell (3 gamesl 4 .136
SecoDd-Field 4 Brosnan g games). 1.I32
Third-Lord & Hardie q games). -. .1.127
CLASS A-SINGLES.
First-krauss 1900. 22J III clS- GIL
SeconG-knox 220 lS2 1876 6oi
Third-Welker ...... 213 ZIG l5I- 5os
CLASS TEAMS.
First-Calvary .... 925 $50 9o6- = 1G1
Second Mt. Pleasant. 100 aJss Na-2 .5o9
Third-Flor.st ...... &c $50 75c-2 J6S
CLASS B-DOUBLES
First--De IO L. Morris t3 games liz
Second Mccarthy & Harlow q e.. .0S3
Third-Doyle & Rose t3 samcs). $50
CLASS B-SINGLES.
First-SherwOod 80. 1B9 zoo 1873 5s2
Secord- Bisselle 80. II2 1I3 233- a1s
Third-D. McCarty =. 200 1s3 1855 OIL
CLASS TEAMS.
fIrst aPliSrims ..-. SIS S!4 925-s.6iI
Third-West Gun Car. 1905
CLASS C-DOUBLES.
First -Wieser 4 Windsor t3 games,. 1.074
Second Maedcl Roth g gamesl $50
Third-SeatOn & Bauman IS games,.. al2
CLASS C-SINGLES.
First-Watt ........ I31 216 l15-- 30
SecOnd-Bshop ...... 1856 l1O 2I5- o2i
Third-Seaton 156 lJ6 l5O- 462
Evening star., 1909-01-31
The summary follows:

Goas-First half. Reserves. IS; Gallaudet 9:
second half. Reserves, 2S; Gallaudet. :. Free
throw-Gallaudet. l. Time OF halves-20 min
utes. Referec--H. A. Mclaughlin. Timekeeper-
a. DLashman. Scorer-H. +. Smoot.
Evening star., 1909-01-31
Lineup and summary:

Score-Naval Academy. 4S: Delaware College,
o. Goals from the feld-Wendell (5), Manno 4
(b), EEtz (3), Wilson t2,, Douglass t2J. McCIung
g). Wills 90. Green, Hagner. Greenwood, Me-
Garvey. Goals from foul-Wilson a.. McGarvey
3). Fouls. called on-Naval Academy 4; Del
aware College Z. Umpire-Mr. Foster, University
Of Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1909-01-31

Goals from feld-Crouse 81. Remsberg t2),
Hubbard t2>. Jones. kelienberger Goals from
fouls-Iiubbard t5J, Cole t6), Croghan. Referee
Vail. Timekeeper- -Tschopp. Scorer-Long. Time
OF halves-2U minutes.
Evening star., 1909-01-31
DELAWARE COLLEGE
EASY FOR NAVY
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd. January 3O-The
basket bali five of Delaware College did
not prove formidable opponent of the
Naval Academy this afternoon, and the
midshipmen won, 4S to 8. The regular
Navy team stayed in the game only long
enough to pile up safe score, and then
gave way to substitutes, each position
being filled by two or more players dur
ing the game. Wilson, who has been the
star forward Of the Navy team, was not
so fast in his scoring this afternoon
though one of his goals was the longest
Of the season. Wendell and Mannock,
both substitutes, led the local team in the
scoring. The visitors were not strong in
any department of the game, but were
particularly weak in their shooting for
goal.
inc. nd sun
Evening star., 1909-01-31

Referee-Mr. Joyce. Georgetown. Timers-M-.
Wilkes. Georgetown: Mr.. Hawkins. Vagina.
ScoreTs-Mr. Daily, Georgetown: Mr.. Davenport,
Virginia Time of halyes-20 minutes each. Sub
stiiuton-Goggins for kelher. Goals from field
-Schosser, q: Rice. .; G. Coll flower I; J.
Collifower. 3. Goggins, 1: May. 3 Cochran. 4;
Harding. 3; Cecil. = Goals from fouls-Keliher
!: Rice.2 Fouls comnitted-By Georgetown, /:
by Virginia 2. Final score-Georgetown. So; V,r.
: MIA II.
Evening star., 1909-01-31
Star of the Evening.

G.. Collifower was the star of the even
ing. His guarding was excellent, while
the fact that seven goals are credited to
his name shows him to have also been
in the forward play. Cochran and May
did the best work for Virginia and Cecil
also showed himself TO be at home in the
guard position, while Schosser's work at
forward for the Washington team gives
him bid for some of the spotlight
Harding. the six foot six center, created
much laughter by the way he reached
over the baskets when making goals.
The Nneup and summary.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-01-11
opYueHr,iso .,Y wILLIArt r. CODY

freighting firm under whom I had
served as courier between its over
land wagon trains. Its object was to
cover the vast telegraphic gap be-
tween New York and San Francisco,
which began at st. Joe. Mo-, and ended
at Sacramento, Cal, with greater
speed, a distance of more than 1000
miles through country totally unin.
habited, bar savage Indians. At that
time 1t took months for congressman
and government officials to reach the
Golden Gate or to arrive at Washing
ton, and 1t took from twenty-five to
twenty-five days to send message
from New York to San Francisco
across the continent. 1t had taken
stagecoaches three weeks or more to
go from the Missouri river to Sacra-
mento. BY means Of relay stations, 200
Tn number, employing 600 hardy po-
nies and from eighty to a hundred ex-
pert riders. my employers made 1t nos
sible for dispatches and messages writ
ten on tissue paper so as to avoid all
unnecessary weight to be carried that
distance on the backs of swift ponies
in from eight to ten days. The route
chosen is now traversed by the Union
Pacific railroad, in those days an al
| most traekless wilderness, swarming
with Indians and highwaymen.
On the Sd of April, 1859. two riders
started, one from st. Joe. Mo-. and one
from Sacramento, Cal. At the start
the dispatch bags would be thrown
over pony's saddle. The rider would
mount and ride at top speed to the
first relay station. There a fresh pony
would be waiting, on whose back the
dispatch bags would be hastily thrown.
then off again. and so on till the 're-
lief" rider would snatch the bags and
dash off with them for the next lap of
the long race. The relays averaged
fifteen miles apart. Forty-fve to 105
miles semiweekly each way at full
Rock Island Argus., 1909-01-11

probably ore Of the most dangerous
occupations known in the worlds his
tory. and my new route was the limit.
The, reader can imagine that it was
lonely. 1t demanded endurance above
the ordinary to defy the summers
heat and winters snowstorms and
billiards.. skill in crossing temporary
bridges and dangerous streams with
shifting fords and treacherous quick
sands, which had to be often got over
at night. sometimes swollen torrents,
and horses and riders had to swim.
momentarily liable to ambush by the
ever alert savages, then the monarchs
Of the prairies. The reader will under.
stand that the Indian was master of
all the country outside the rifle range
OF station or fort. This gave TO the
very atmosphere n sense of continual
peril, making possible a death so hor-
ribie that its possibility was as trying
to the imagination as capture made its
decree certainty. with all the horrors
of torture.
That many riders met this fateful
end is history. while other escapes
We're simply miraculous. Those who
came out alive on the arrival at sta
ton often found that one of the riders
had fallen victim to the savage foe
and had to take UP his burden, and in
| such cases he had to pound the saddle
over the stiff country for another hun
dred miles. The fact that the dead
| body was often somewhere along the
| trail of course. did not add pleasant
thoughts to the journey. Nothing but a
Rock Island Argus., 1909-01-11

speed over rough country was a riders
daily stunt. Riders started at forty
five mile trips and as they became
hardened took the longer trips, which
naturally brought them larger pay.
This was not an easy job for four
teen-year-old boy. But l stuck to it in
spite of aching bones and tired head.
For the first three months had no
mishaps l began to think the talk of
danger was all bosh. Then as l was
galloping around a curve on hillside
trail one day l rode flush up to a lev.
eled pistol. The man behind it told me
to throw up my hands. l obeyed
There is no use arguing with a loaded
pistol. Frontiersmen in those days
shot to kill. The road agent dismount-
ed and walked up to me to take my
saddlehags. / tried to look scared
and harmless. He lowered his re-
volver as he reached for the bags.
Just then l whirled my pony around
The little horses plunge knocked the
man off his feet. and stray kick from
Rock Island Argus., 1909-01-11

little girl perhaps three years old. She
bit of color had caught the mad buf-
falo's attention. Down at the uncon-
scious playing baby charged the great.
furious brute. The men saw her peril
Just when 1 did. and they fired wildly
and came forward at dead run. But
they were too far away.
A woman ran screaming out of the
house and rushed toward the child.
She had no weapon of any kind and
probably couldn't have used one If she
had had. But l suppose mother love
made her forget the horrible peril and
she wanted to, die with her little girl.
Women are sometimes braver. think,
than men, especially where their chill
dren are concerned
The buffalo was not fifteen yards
away from the child when l brought
my rife instinctively to my shoulder:
wouldn't give myself time to think
what must happen If l should miss.
1t was one of those times when man
must not fail in his aim.
| Just then the baby looked up and
saw the murderous brute. She clapped
both hands and gave squeal of de-
light She probably thought the beast
| was some new sort of playmate.
AS she called out I fired, The buf-
falo's legs seemed to tuck themselves
| up under him The impetus of his
| rush carried him along the ground full
ten feet. and he came to stop with
his head not six inches from the little
girls knee, stone dead.
Then after the men had pounded me
on the back till, / was sore the child IS
mother insisted on kissing me. How a
healthy fourteen-year-old boy does
loathe to be kissed!
| Although among the youngest of the
couriers. 1 seemed to have filled the
bill and was promoted. as was Johnny
Fry. to Sleeper month, but to a more
dangerous route.
My age at the time Of riding the
pony express will naturally create at.
tention and possibly surprise from the
| readers of the present day, as the
youth at that age in the west-from
| fourteen to sixteen-was in many re-
spects man from the time he could
shoulder a rifle or fire pistol, with
all mans responsibility. bar voting
OF course 1 suppose In the centers OF
manufacture, indoor work or in mines
it is necessary to protect children un
der the child labor law. But the con
ditions were such on the frontier thai
the boy acquired an early experience
Iand both the Indian boys and thu
white boys at the age of fourteen OF
fifteen were, ranked in every way as
factors to be accounted for on any oc
lcasions that arose demanding energy
( stamina and pluck.
| Hundreds. of other boys at that time
were in the esame class as myself
seady. willing and able to do and dart
Little men.
The Importance to the white man o.
quick. communication soon dawned OF
the Indians and aroused them to spe
cial endeavors to harass. intercept ant
kill OF the messengers, in charge o.
this work. Consequently after the frs
few weeks pony express riding becam,
Rock Island Argus., 1909-01-11

.'1he horses plunge knocked the man of
his feet"
one of the iron shod hoofs grazed the
fellows head, knocking him senseless.
Having no further interest In him.
was glad enough to make my escape.
Here Is further adventure Of I'm
port:
i One day galloped up to a relay
station and found no relief pony wait
ing for me. Not soul was in sight.
But I heard men yelling and shooting
down by the corral back OF. the station.
L jumped of, rife in one hand and my
twenty pound pouches In the other,
and made for the trees that hid the
corral from the trail. I thought from
the noise that there must be an Indian
raid there at least.
I reached the little clearing above
the corral In time to see a gigantic
buffalo bull charge through bunch of
cattle and rush on toward the door
yard of the station. Four or five men
were yelling at the top of their lungs
and blazing away at him with guns
and revolvers. But IL any Of the shots
reached the brute they only served to
madden him all the more. It was NO
business of mine, so I stood there
laughing at their excitement But all
at once stopped laughing and turned
sick at what saw.
There, near the door Of the cabin,
playing with q big wooden doll. sat a
Rock Island Argus., 1909-01-11
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what was considered q most difficult
and lonely route. On reaching Three
Crossings l found the rider of the
next division had been killed the night
before. which necessitated my cover
ing his route. and on arrival there the
rider who should have been on hand
had not turned up, having been killed.
as was afterward ascertained, so
was compelled to ride the two routes
without stop, except for meals and
change Of horses, successfully making
the journey Tor round trip without
sleep, only stopping to change horses
and snatch Il hasty meal. This ride
created n sensation. so / will quote
from an authority best able to place
1t on record as a historical fact-name
ly. Alexander Majors himself in his
book of Seventy Years on the From
tier"
Among the most noted and daring
riders of the pony express was Hon.
William +. Cody. better known as
Buffalo Bill whose reputation is now
established the world over. While en-
gagged in the express service his route
lay between Red Buttes and Three
Crossings. 1t was 4 most dangerous,
long and lonely trail. including peril
Gus crossings of swollen and turbulent
streams. An average of fifteen miles
an hour had to be made, including
| change of horses, detours for safety
| and time for meals. Once upon reach
| ing Three Crossings he found that the
| rider on the next division had been
| killed during the night before, and he
| was called on to make the extra trip
| until another rider could be Droac,reh.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-01-11
WAS fourteen when / became .

- WAS fourteen when | became
or two adventures in that pur-
suit which may prove interesting
to read. They were certainly inter
esting enough to me at the time. The
job was worth S125 a month and
meant ceaseless danger.
The Importance of the pony express
has to certain extent been lost sight
Of. but 1t might be well to impress on
the reader the fact of it's value at that
time in connection with the great trou-
BILE occurring shortly after its incep-
ton between the sections of our coun-
try-the civil war of 1861. The diff
culties Of communicating with the
newly acquired empire on the Pacific
through the route via Panama or the
passage around Cape Horn would
have left effective information stale.
fiat and Improbable ON account of the
time, and the fact that the southwest
section was not open for communica-
tion to the Union authorities at Wash
ington emphasized its necessity.
The pony express. by giving the gov
eminent facilities for quick commune
cation-quick for those days-was en-
abled to keep in touch with every
movement and counteracted in an ef-
fective manner what might have re-
suited In a separation from us of our
grand Pacific possessions.
Its service had been repeatedly sug-
gested to congress-. but after several
years Of agitation it failed of govern
ment assistance through the then dis,
united airuR of many congressional
leaders, and eventually it was under
taken by Messrs. Russell, Majors, Wad-
dell & Co. at their own risk and re-
sponsibility. public spirited. patri-
otic action for which they never re-
ceived proper financial recognition.
This was the great government
Rock Island Argus., 1909-01-11
Rank FoolishneSs.

when attacked by a cough or a
cold. or when your throat is sore, it is
rank foolishness to take any other
medicine than DIR. Kings New Discoy-
cry" says c. o. FEldridge, of Empire,
Ga. Il have used New Discovery
seven years and know it is the best
remedy on earth for coughs and colds,
Group, and all throat and lung troubles.
My children are subject to Group, but
New Discovery quickly cures every at
tack" Known the world over as the
king of threat and lung remedies. Sold
under guarantee at all druggists. 50
cents and 81. Trial bottle free
Rock Island Argus., 1909-01-11

This was n request the compliance
with which would involve the most
taxing labors and an endurance feE
persons are capable of. Nevertheless
young Cody was promptly on hand for
the additional Journey and reached
Rocky Ridge. the limit of the second
route, en- time. This round trip OF
321 miles was made without stop,
except for meals and to change horses.
and every station on the route was
entered on tine. This is one of the
longest and best ridden pony express
journeys ever made. the entire dis
tance, 321 miles. being covered in n
hours and 80 minutes"
Rock Island Argus., 1909-01-11
AFANNIEsS" WORTH.

Or Fannie old fat, F an
ME-" gray of muzzle and almost blind
the black and tan terrier which has
caught the rats and watched the house
so closely for all :hese years that a
strange footstep always brought an
alarm-what is she worth?
Ask the farmer what he will take
for old "Shep?" Or the livery stable
man his price on old brindle .'Bim?'
What price. think you, would pAi-
Rock Island Argus., 1909-01-11
IN EXTREME INSTANCE.

Particularly noted for faithfufness,
the old dog which has spent its life
with one master, is hardly the first
object to be picked for slaughter 1t
is usually, and rightfully, the last to
be dispatched And then only in ex-
treme instance, when after long
thought and many misgivings (and,
possibly, some seeret tears), the mas
ter believes he is doing a merciful
act.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-01-11

tchen / fired"
and seemingly intuitiye knowledge
when danger threatened and the angel
Of, good luck assisted me to escape
many close call. Several times
had bullets through my buckskins.
twice through my saddle, and on one
occasion my sturdy mount received a
bad flesh wound. On two occasions
my good craftsmanship saved me at
the expense. of the roster OF the Sioux
braves by sending two at different
times to their happy hunting grounds
On several occasions I had to resume
the route OF slaughtered couriers, nota-
bly, on one occasion which stands as
possibly record In the story OF this
dangerous duty.
While riding between the Red
Duties Of the Platte and the Three
Crossings Of the SWeetwater had
Rock Island Argus., 1909-01-11
ANOTHER SIDE.

Well, maybe he would; but would
we? We've had him so long now that
it almost seems as if he were mem
Der of the family. He has grown
used to US, and we have all grown
used to him. Why, wed all feel lost
without faithful old Jack. Wouldn't
we, mother?
Rock Island Argus., 1909-01-11
"NEXERl"

Have you friend who has good
old hound. the ''granGdaddy of the
pack?' Ask him how much he will
sell him for? Your answer will suit
your query. why, l wouldn't sell
Rock Island Argus., 1909-01-11
STRONG MUTUAL ATTACH
- MENT =.

So strong becomes mutual attach
ment between us and our old home
pets, especially dogs, that evidences
OF genuine grief are not rare upon
the part of either at loss of the other.
Faithful to the last. the old dog
mourns final separation in its own
way as much as does mistress or mas
Rock Island Argus., 1909-01-11
The Price of Peace.

The terrible itching and smarting
incident to certain skin diseases is al
most instantly allayed by applying
Chamberlain Salve. Price, 25 cents.
For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-01-11

chase their oldest dog of the monks
of St. Bernard? Even an old sleepy
Pug is good enough to make COM
Portable in it's declining days.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-01-11
DOGS MONEY
CANNOT BUY
Mutual Attachment
Forbids Sale
ONE SIDE.

ONE SIDE.
X THAT do you want to keep
M an old dog like that
w around for?
He is too oldi He has
outlived his usefulness
Why don't you put him out of his
misery? He would be better off
dead, anyway.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-01-11

Duke for any amount of money.
What Part with that old fellow?
Neverw
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-15
DIAZ HAS LIFE CINCH
ON PRESIDENCY OF MEXICO

Chicago.-Frederlck Upham Ad-
ans, novelist and magazine writer,
is in the city, after four months spent
in a study Of Mexico. He is Of the
opinion that Diaz will remain presi-
dent of Mexico "as long as he
chooses"
"The fact that President Diaz is
so years old counts for little," said
Mr. Adams yesterday. HE is as
sturdy and healthy as a we'll preserv-
ed man at so and there is no reason
why he should not pass the century
mark. / was unable to find any mark
ed sentiment against him in any
quarter. The middle and lower class
es almost worship him and the men
of affairs, native and foreign, would
listen to any suggestion that he re-
tire from power with disfavor."
Mr.. Adams asserts that the expert
'ment of the national ownership and
operation of railroads in Mexico has
proved a decided success The gov
ernment properties are in excellent
physical condition. fast schedules are
maintained accidents are almost un-
known and most significant of all the
profits for the last year show a re-
markable increase over any equal pc
riod OF private ownership.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-15
FALLS INTO CAVE OF
HIS MISSING SONS

EggHarbor, n. J.-Otto Weber, a
wealthy farmer, living near here, had
almost given up hope of hearing It'd
ings of his young sons, Carl and
John, who disappeared more than a
week ago, when the discovery that
some Of his kitchen utensils had also
disappeared gave him a clue.
There is a cedar swamp not far
from the farm, and he went there to
make a search. He came across a
huge pile Of excelsior which had been
left in the swamp when an old saw
mill there was abandoned. Closer ex-
animation disclosed a place where the
sawdust seemed to be fresh and here
the farmer began to dig. 1t didn't
take him long to find out that the
huge pile had been followed out, for
presently he stumbled and fell into
what turned out to be living room,
with cooking apparatus and a supply
of food.
When their father entered so un-
tremendously they merely looked up.
laughed and said: Come on In, pop,
and have something to eat"
"By George, will" he answered,
and it was not until a hearty dinner
had been disposed of that the boys
reluctantly went home with their par
ent.