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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
SIXTEEN HUNDRED
ATHLETES In
BIG MEET
Yale Scores Most Points and
Harvard Is Third in Bos.
ton Contests

BOSTON, Feb. 6.-Despite the efforts
of the nearly 1900 athletes, no new
records were made at the twentieth
annual revival of the Boston athletic
associations indoor track meet held In
Mechanics hall tonight.
An official tabulation of the points
scored by the leading colleges and ath-
letic clubs in the events other than
team races. gives Yafes 16, New York
athletic club IL, Harvard II. Boston
athletic association IL, Worcester acad-
emy s, Dartmouth 5. Fordham 5, An
dover 5. Pennsylvania /.
Carlisle's two Indian athletes each
scored one point.
Summary:
Team race between Williams college
and Wesleyan university-Wo by
wesleyan CIV. E. Robson. L. E. Connor,
Team race between Amherst college
and Brown university-Won by Brown
~ w. Mayhew, f. R. Mahoney, j. P
Partigan, f. Y. Young). Time, S:13 IS.
B. O'Hara. English high school, Boston
6 feet). first; D. Robbins, Yale (5 feet)
second; Minds, University of Pennsy1va-
MIA a feeD. third. Time. 43-5 seconds
40 yard dash, scratch, fina1-F S.
Geary. Fordham university, first; N. A.
Sherman, Dartmouth, second; E. e. Nell
son, Boston B. A., third Time. 4 3-5 sec
onds.
Putting II pound shot, scratch, final
Won by w. w. Coe, Boston A.. A.. 81 feet
5 inches; C. c. Little, Harvard, 81 feet
l II inches, second; Lee Talbot, Cornell,
30 feet 91a inches, third.
Five mile run, scratch, f1nal-Won by
j. Ballard, Boston A. A; William Bailey.
New York A. c.. second; Lewis Tewana,
Carlisle Indian school, third. Time.
26:17.
1000 yard run, handfcap-won by w.
L. Bradley, Stone school, Boston CAS-
yards@; H Hayward. New York A. C.
rl.,A Il. ny
ton high school CSC yards). third. Time,
2:233 3-5.
Putting 15 pounds shot handicap-
Won by w. Roos, Worcester academy
ward (s feet), second; G. B. Messenger,
Worcester academy C. feet), third.
As yard high hurdle race, handicap.
final.Won by A. b Shaw. Dartmouth
dscratch); B. S. Platt, Yale Is feet),
second; Jones Thorpe, Carlisle Indian
500 yard run, handicap, fnal--Won by
Yale (2o yards). second; l. Mann. Yale
(18 yards), third. Time, 1:16 1-5
Won by w Caulfield, Yale (51a inches)
e. Stewart, Massachusetts, institute Of
tsfha0oEy sfea Eymhea5f achfn nchssS sssond third
Height. 6 feet 311 inches:
Team race between Harvard second
team and Pastime athletic club of New
York-Won by Harvard (Boyden, Hoyt
Team race between University of
Pennsylvania and Columbia university
Won by University of Pennsylvania
tHough, Haintz, Minds. Hartranft)
Time, 3:16 3-5.
Team race between Harvard and
Yale freshmen-Won by Yale (G a.
Chisholm, Boyd ]. Farrar. F. P Null
Team race between Harvard and
Cornell-Won by Cornell &C. NJ. French.
r. G.. Macarthur, r. S. Smith, r. Z.
Hurlbut) Time. $40 3-5
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
AUSTRALIANS HAVE
PHENOMENAL
RECORD
Famous Rugby Team Won rs
Games Out of 80 Played
in Great Britain
By William Unn1ack

The record of games played by the
Australian Rugby football team during
it's tour of England and Wales has
stamped it as one of the finest aggre-
cations of Rugby players in the world.
True the record is not as good either
in regard to the games won or points
scored as the New Zealand team of 1905,
sideration it is wonderful one and
one Of which the Walabies can be
justly be pround.
OF 33 games played they have won
rs, lost s. drawn and 2 had to be
abandoned on account of weather con-
ditions. They have scored 452 points
and have only had 154 scored against
them.
Russell, the crack three quarter,
stands out most prominently as the
highest individual scorer. and he was
accountable for no less than 26 tries,
rs points in all.
McKivatt, Carroll and McCabe were
also heavy scorers. and at least Is
tries each are due these men. Every
man in the team scored at some time
or another, varying from one try up
ward.
In goal kicking Carmichael holds the
record. His trusty foot accounted for
no less than 120 points out OF the total
points scored.
Hickey and DAILY have also been good
allies with Carmichael, and both have
had a hand Cor foot) In the placing
of successful goals.
The teams score of games is as
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Amateur Athletics

Within 8 few weeks Lowell high school will
have one of the best cinder tracks In the city.
the school has completed negotiations with
the owners of large lot at the corner of sutter
and Cough streets whereby the athletic managers
of Lowell are permitted TO construct cinder
path and general field. The lot is ideal one
for the purpose. it is nearly half a block
long. The board of education has agreed to
furnish team for hauling purposes and the ein-
ders for the track. Work on the field probably
will begin tomorrow afternoon
Wilmerding and Lick now lead the race in
the basket ball tournament as the gold and
blue players defeated the team from Polytechnic
high school last Friday evening by a score OF
Is TO IA. The game was speedy and replete
with clever plays by both hres, and the stand
made by the Polytechnic team was surprising.
Polytechnic viii meet Lowell's team next Tues
day evening.
OF Mechanical Arts defeated the team Of Com
mercial high school yesterday afternoon by a
score OF 3S TO g.
The Shields. basket ball team belonging to
The Young Mems Christian association defeated
the second team of the Young Mems Hebrew
the former teams courts in Geary street by n
score of 80 to 13 Groom, forward on fhe
Shields PLAYED star game. and made is points
OF the total score. Groom is clever and
speedy little player and his work was commend
able. Following is the lineup of the teams:
Shelds-Groom, Shubert Forwards Dray. cen
ter. Bossq. Braun, Ross guards
Seminoles-Garbin. Coogan. forwards; Shaw
center; Brash, Hoffman. Asher guards
Although Lowell high school viii undouhtadIv
miss big Tom l-aine In the coming swimming
tournaments, the students are enthusiastic over
the chance Of the team which will wear the red
and white for 1909. AS the swimming season
opens at the A. A. L. meet at the Olympic club
on March II, Captain Grimes hns begun active
training at the Sutro baths with his men,
Dutch" Reuther will swim the 100 yard dash
and Lowell viii be represented In the 22O yard
dash By Willie Johnston. The 40 and $50 yard
swims Will be taken care OF by Lyman Grimes
and Roswell Miller, both of whom are veterans
on Loweiis swimming teams and who have
fought hard for the school. The relay race has
Daulton Mann, one OF the speediest relay men
at Lowell. Among those who Will try ont for
the relay are Reuther. l.. Grimes. Meyer Mann
Miller simpson, Johnston, Hall, Heacock, Acker-
man and T. Grimes.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
California Cyclers Beaten
In Six Day Race

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 6:-The six day
eight hours a day bicycle race, which
started in Convention hall last Mon
day afternoon. was won tonight by
Root and Fogler, who, in the AS hours.
rode lib miles Z laps. Root finished
for his team.
Kramer. Morans partner, finished a
wheels length behind Root. Mitten.
Bardgett's partner, finished a few feet
Demara of Demara and Hill and
Walker of Walker and Palmer finished
fourth and fifth respectively. The rid
ing was fast up to the finish, and from
the beginning of the last hour it was
evident the race would be close. The
men who finished for their teams rode
only a few minutes during the evening.
reserving their speed for the final
sprjnt. when each rode four minutes
About 10000 people witnessed the
finish of the race. Two teams started
In the race last Monday, which did
not finish tonight. They were Devono-
vich and Mackay and Senhouse and
VrfIcnx
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07

with the
they all by hmsl n a
n
GROVE
s of
O
the people and
Rugby struggle enthusiast
70 fore
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CALIFORNIA DOES WE'LL TO HOLD
AUSTRALIANS TO A SCORE OF 27
By William Unmack

ond half against strong wind. For
some time play went from one side of
the field to the other In neutral terri
tory. The blue and gold worked the
ball into the Wallaby territory and
secured mark. An attempt at goal
was made, but the Australian forwards
jumped high and spoiled the attempt.
a dribble which ended in Australia
saving It was not long after this
that Russell again secured the leather
and started on a run which ended in a
magnificent score.
From this on the Australians did
what they liked. but they showed to a
great extent lack of proper condition
due to the long and tiresome journey.
The final score was Australia 81
California 0. and play ended with the
ball In neutral ground
The teams were as follows:
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OAKLAND HIGH WINS

school ball team defeated the Polytech-
mic business college of Oakland this
forenoon, score II to 3. This was the
first game for the high school BOYS.
and captain ,r dr"in & saVs tryouts to sew
ment was handled by La Costa. Ding
well and Ed Dill. while the catchers
were Armes, Defriez and Ern Dill
Three new men We're given a tryo,rt
in the outfield. The hitting of Oakland
highs trio of infielders-Irwin Menges
and Dunn--won the game for the bows
in blue The afternoon game with
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
FRESHMAN SKI JUMPER

EAU CLAIRE, Wis., Feb. 6.--In the
a surprise was sprung when Barney
Riley. Colraine, Mimi, an Irishman
won first prize.
Ingwald Sand. Minneapolis won first
Jump today by Strum. Minneapolis. 81
feet Barney Riley jumped 12S feet
but fell.
Officers were elected tonight as fol-
lows: President, Eric Hefssth. Ish-
peming. Mich: vice president, M. Mel
SON, saltwater. MINI. secretary, Aksel
Hotter, Ashland. Wis; treasurer, DR..
Mason, Superior, wis.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
Dazzling Play of WaNobies
Takes Breath of Rugby Fans
Kicking, Team Work and Marvellous Tricks of
Australian Players Revelation to
Admirers of Game
By William y. SIaffery

The and of cafornia Rugby but mere
mooery compared Walbe showed at
Berkeley yesterday than
football far ealded Australians debut and
OF kangaroo land awed their the with their
dazzling work
Although have adopted the Rugby the sport Of our
colleges Stanford
Ponen OF the art those Of who behed yesterdays struggle will be
the class the E which the Australian combina
o blue
and dgOldH ckcrsl lock
Of every bit of praise which hurled their Appearing as they did
Australian hem
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
Battling Nelson Ready to
Defend Hard Earned Title
Freddie Welsh and Paokey Mcfarland Will Be
Accommodated in Near Future
By William J. Siaftery

With Battling Nelson. the king Of the light
weights, on his way to this city, and Packey Nc
Farland and Freddie Welsh the runners up, on
the spot and apparently sincere in their desire
to attempt to wrest the honors from the durable
Dane, it would appear that contest for the title
should be arranged shortly Nelson has prac-
tically issued his ultimatum to the men who are
clamoring for his gore, SO it is up to them to
accept his terms. As the wearer of the champion
ship crown he has right to pose the dictator,
and he should be given credit for the easy terms
which he is asking Mcfarland and Welsh to come
to him on
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
AUSTRALIANS SHUT OUT CALIFORNIA

m
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
Jeffries to Appear Here
Again This Week

Jeffries has accepted another theat-
rical offer to appear here again on next
Friday afternoon and evening. Last
night the big fellow wired Manager
Ralph Pincus of the Wigwam theater
that he accepted the latter's terms for a
one day stand at the Empire theater.
jeff will do his usual boxing stunt with
Sam Berger He has been training in
Los Angeles for the last week and is
said to be much improved in form and
appearance.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
LYNcH GETS DECISION

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 6.-Johnny
Lynch of Boston was awarded the de-
cision at the end of q 10 round bout
with Tommy Lavfgne of New Orleans at
the Royal athletic club tonight.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
WOODLAND BEATS LOWELL
Special Dispalch 10 The CnlIl

WOODLAND, Feb. 6.-The Woodland
high school basket ball team this ever,
ing defeated the Lowell high school five
Of San Francisco by a score of 81 to s.
The game was we'll played and the local
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
cRowLEY WINS MARATHoN

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, Feb. 6.-James
t. Crowley of the irish American Ath-
Ietic club of New York won the indoor
Marathon race in the Second regiment
armory here tonight in 2 hours 3S
minutes and 48 seconds. There were
nine entries
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-02-12
Toll and Sleep and Dirt and Toll.

Dirt and neglect and noise. Over
the stone pavement of the neglected
street, long out of. repair, filled with
holes and old ruts, the great trucks
Numbered all day long, and On a de-
crepit track mi of Mr. Ryan's ancient
horse-cars bounced and jingled. Be-
yond belief, beyond endurance in I'M
accustomed ears, was the roaring of
that dreadful place; the changing din
of traffic mixed with the yelling Of
push-cart peddlers and the babel of
the vast throngs that overlooked the
sidewalks, made up a torrent of mad
dening sound whereatthe nerves quiv-
of that uproar was no escape; in
any room along the thoroughfare the
tumult resounded; even into the fear
full rear rooms that were shut in and
walled around against air and light
and health came this hubbub; all day
and all the hours of it, roaring streets
and pounding trucks and jolting cars
and screaming children and yelling
men. And in that nightmare of dirt
and noise and foul odors, with scanty
food and scanty light and scanty air,
without one glimpse of beauty or
comfort, on the bare rock of grim
existence, absorbed in a savage and
primitive fight for bread, these of the
next generation of Americans were
being reared. Toll and sleep and toll
and dirt and toll. Amen. After us
the deluge.-From "The Slum as a
National Asset" by Charles Edward
Russell. in Eyerybody's.
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How to BE Enconrared.

David encouraged himself in the
Lord"-Sam. 30:6.
These words concerning him reveal
to US he secret Of his joy and sue
cess. Like Abraham, he believed in
God. Trusting people are a happy
people. They are ~contented and sat
isfed whatever their lot may be.
They encourage themselves in the
Lord and therefore have a continual
feast. Their joy does not depend
upon what people think or say about
them, neither do they depend upon
friends for comfort and encourage
ment, but they lean hard~Do- Eod
and stand upon the promises.
Those who encourage themselves
IN the Lord are a great blessing and
stimulant to others in many ways,
but they carry sunshine with them
wherever they 60. Such people will
always be needed. They never need
to seek a place o. position, but places,
positions and people, both friends and
enemies, will seek them. They have
no troubles and sorrows to burden
other people with, but they become
real burden-bearers for others, and
like Paul are able to comfort them
that are in any trouble by the COM
fort wherewith they are comforted
of God.
Friend, if you have not yet learned
to encourage yourself in the Lord,
begin to-day and the result will be
glorious. (Read Phil. 4:4-7.)-G.
w. 8. Herald.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-02-12
How God Loves.

Words have never been able to de-
scribe Gods love for us. Even Paul.
whose descriptions of love are mas.
terpieces of human language, could
not do than family suggest
what Gods love is. An earnest Chris.
tian writes to a friend: Paul, bless
his heart, in the closing verses of that
third chapter of Ephesians, trying tG
make us comprehend the wondrous
love of God, spreads it on marvellous
ly thick; but even he cannot find
adverbs and adjectives enough or sufs
ficient to impart to us his conception
of it. So he just tells US that God is
able land because able we know He
is Willingly to do for His child not
only all he asks, but all he thinks OF
fails to ask; not only all, but above
all; not only above all, but abundant.
ly above all; not only abundantlv,
but exceedingly a~bundantly above all.
And there poor Paul had to leave it,
just as we do. And yet we doubt and
fear we ask too much. And He fer
gives even that" What room is left
for fear, or doubt, or need, with such
a Father as this?-Sunday-Sehool
Times.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-02-12
WORDS OF

Appreciate the good things of life,
but don't be one of them.
1t doesn't pay to take things easy,
unless they belong to you.
A man must have a certain mount
OF pull to take time by the forelock.
A club is a place where a lot of
men who have nothing better to do
congregate to do it.
A man may be a good husband
simply because he hasn't the nerve to
be anything else.
If a girl wants to be happily mar
ried, let her marry a fellow so homely
that no other girl would have him.
It's always the other fellow who
ought to be satisfied with what he
has.
The man who claims he never
breaks his word is probably stretch
ing the truth.
There is plenty of room at the top
because most Of US who get there
fall off.
The accident of birth is sometimes
an accident from which It takes us
a lifetime to recover.
The only way some people can be
happy is to realize that they are get
ting more than their moneys worth.
1t seems strange that trouble
should ever be unexpected. There
are always SO many people to predict
it.
Most girls would rather be a rich
mans widow than a poor mans wife.
The pull that keeps a man out of
jail isn't going to get him into
heaven.
1t sometimes seems as though the
fool killer had given up his job in
disgust.
The man who takes a postgraduate
course in love must pay his tuition
fee in alimony.
The foreign nobleman has his air
castles and is generally looking for
an heiress to go with them.
AS we grow older it is very COM
forting to assure ourselves that wrin-
kles are merely the dimples of Sec
ond childhood.-From the "Green-
wood Philosopher" in the New York
Times.
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unhesitatine ohedience.

Peter vas the man of impulse, the
man of action, with a sw:ft-beating
heart and an every-ready hand. To
his forward-stepping mind, decision
vas easy and immediate; and so, al
most before the command was COM
pleted, his swift lips had made an
swer; 81 will let down the nets"
1t was the language of a prompt and
full obedience. 1t showed that his
nature was responsive and genuine.
He had learned to obey, the first les
son of discipleship; and having
learned to obey, he was therefore fit
to rule, qualified for leadership, and
worthy of being intrusted with the
keys of the kingdom.
And how much is missed in life
through feebleness of resolve, a lack
of resolve! How many are the in
vertebrate souls, lacking in will and
void of purpose, who, instead of sur
mounting waves and conquering the
flow of adverse tides, like the
medusae can only drift, all limp and
languid, in the current Of circum-
stance! Such men do not make apo
ties; they are but ciphers OF flesh
and blood, of no value by themselves,
and only of any worth as they are
attached to the unit Of some strong
will.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-02-12

in Nineveh and Babylon and Rome
and Greece. Sennacherib was no
puny, petty sovereign. Rome gov
erned and administered the world.
but the care of mar for MAJ and self
sacrifice for a brother were never
taught as the duty Of man until Jesus
| believe these things concern
the lei of the church.
l have ventured, with some bold
ness no doubt, to invite the attention
OF an assembly Of lay churchmen to
what l believe to be a most serious
danger. Never, believe me, will the
s~elfshness of men be moved to altru-
ism, and what the Gospel calls the
love of our brother. if o break
down the church that carries the
Gospel, the teaching of Gods love to
man. and your duty in this regard
IS very simple. But if you will per-
form 1t, it is potent for good. You
have church clubs. You have been
organized for some special service or
other, but you r a church organiza-
ton. Never forget that nothing that
you can do In this world that en-
feebles the Church Of God, or OBJ
scures the truth of the Gospel, will
count for man for long, nor between
you and God for much. Your duty is
to maintain the Church of Christ. to
reverence her Sabbaths conscientious
ly as in the fear of God, not for your
own pleasure disregarding the great
commandment. Your duty is rever-
emily to feed upon the Word of Life,
and never to forsake the assembling
OF yourselves together, as the manner
OF many is. AS for your duty toward
the state, 1t is equally simple and
briefly to be stated: "If any man
will do My will, he shall know, and
II any mar will seek to know Gods
will. he will be sufficiently instructed
in the truth as 1t is in Jesus. When
the largest of all our lay organiza-
tons for men est. Andrews Society
was initiated, always the Bible class
was thought to be a natural and in
~separable adjunct. I know not how
1t is now, but I am certain that the
study of the Word of God is the very
best foundation of the faith. l do
not care for biographies and archael-
ogies, but bring your common sense
to bear on the Holy Scripture, and
ask what it has to say to you for your
W life; how you can follow out the
teaching of the blessed work; what is
its application to the problems of
the day: what comfort it has for your
sorrows; what hope for your reward.
Believe me, no nan who reads and
prays over and tries to live the Word
of God is In any danger of forgetting
his faith.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-02-12
, THE COST OF
) THE MAILED FIST"


That Germany is paying the piper
tor her vast ornaments on land and
sea is strikingly shown in a paper in
the Atlantic, by William c, Dreher.
Since 1877 there has been only one
year in which the national debt has
not been increased. 1t now amounts,
according to recent Official state
ments, to $1,013,000,O0O, or a little
more than the French indemnity.
The debt has been doubled since
1895. For the past eight years. Gov
eminent publications again admit, ex-
penditures have exceeded receipts by
$471,000,000, or an average of $751;
100000 a year. The national debt
has already cost the country In in
terest and administrative expenses
about ~$380,000,0 900; and yet Ger
many could have kept out of debt al
together, as Professor Schanz has re-
Gently shown, If the revenues had
only been increased by about s12,-
O00,00 yearly.
That a country with so much in
telligence, character, and efficiency as
Germany undoubtedly has, nhould go
on piling up its national debt like
this in a time of profound peace, is
certainly a most astonishing phenom-
enon; and some explanation of it
seems called for. If we ask a bank
rupt why he failed, we shall most
likely learn that his income was not
big enough; If we ask his friends,
they will probably tell us that he
spent his money extravagantly. In
the case of Germany both explana-
lions would apply-the Empire has
never had adequate and steady
sources of revenue; and its expendi-
lures, niggardly enough in many or
binary items, have been lavish in the
extreme with the army and navy
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-02-12
BLAND BALLARD A SUICIDE.


Was Descendant of Kentucky Scout
of Same Name.
Chicago, Ill.-Periodic insanity, as
a result of a fall he had sustained at
Narragansett Pier, caused Bland Bal
lard, a member of the Lake Forest
colony of C~hicagoans, to shoot him
self.
Mr.. Ballard, who was fifty-four
years old, was a grandson of the
Indian scout of the same name
famous in the early history of Ken
lucky.
He was a graduate of Princeton
University, where he was captain of
the football teams for two years. He
married Miss Adele Shreve, of Louis
vile, shortly after leaving the uni.
versity.