Arizona republican., 1909-02-27

The Tucson football team has been greatly strengthened since the encoun- ter in this city, in which Phoenix was victorious by a score of to O, and the result next Sunday may be a big sur prise to the Phoenicians. At all events, the Capital City lads will be aware of the fact that they have been in a real struggle.
 With the game Sunday, the football season will be at an end, and atten- ton will be turned to baseball. Tue son already has organized its team for this year, and the fans here are hope full that Phoenix will have a team also, so that games can be played between the two cities during the summer, with excursions from one city to the other.
 E. A. Williams, the crack Phoenix twirler, who is a popular favorite in the old Pueblo, is spending few days in Tucson. He will go from here to Texas, where he expects to catch on with one of the Texas League teams. He will probably try out with the Aus tin nine. Close students of the great national game in this city express the prediction that Williams will make good, and that he will step higher than the Texas League before he quits base ball.
 National Committeeman w. $. Sur ges is again home, after several weeks spent at the national capital, where he discussed statehood and, incident ally. some politics with the powers that be at the national capital.
 Colonel Sturges was quite guarded in talking about the governorship. He was asked whether he thought Gov ernor Kibbey would be confirmed in senate will still be in session for some days, and he could not tell what it will do.
 He stated that he was not an appli- cant for the governorship. but he would not say that he would decline to ac- cept the gubernatorial honors, if they were offered him. There are many here who believe that Colonel Sturges' intimat acquaintance with Frank Hitchcock, who is to be the future postmaster-general. will win for him the goyernorship in the event that there is any hitch in the confirmation of. Governor Kibbey's appointment.
 The announcement that the Duffy anti gambling law stops all dice -shak- ing and card playing for drinks or cheeks is not relished in this city. As the law is understood here, it means that the Hid" will go on tight. and even whist and bridge parties where prizes are offered might come under the ban.
 r1. .- s,,tA aA f,z measure pending before the legislature to allow the taxation for improvements of property benefited thereby" in stead of contiguous property" This change in the present statute is de- sired by a public improvement associ- ation for the beautifying of this city, and it has the indorsement of the Tue son city council.
 Mining men in the Ajo district have petitioned the government to station customs inspectors at Sonoyto to stop mescal smuggling, which is prevalent in that section. They state that the smugglers come into camp with the mescal and get the miners intoxicated with the result that operations have to be suspended at the mines until the miners are again in condition to go to work.
 E. H. Hartman, who will pass through Arizona within a few days, vii travel in style. A dining car is being specially prepared for him. It will have a special gas generating plant for good cooking. and lighting gas, and an extra large refrigerator, so that the railway magnate's trip through Sonora and Sinaloa over the new Southern Pacific lines can be made with com fort.