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The Washington herald., 1910-12-11

The superiority Of the Rugby game
for high schools and colleges is so ap.
parent, so certainly established, that
the issue now presented as between
this and the old intercollegiate game
has taken the form of a moral question
and a moral issue. The old intercol-
legiate game deserves to be driven out
OF all American Institutions. No one
who is we'll versed in the two games
can say anything else. The perpetual
ton of the old game can be only re-
garded as officially wrong. All the oft
repeated artificial efforts to remodel it
have proved ineffective. The great and
in fact the only remedy is the intro
duction Of the Rugby game. The in
terest in this game is bound TO in
crease from year TO year IS the public
becomes more familiar with the Rug
by game"
The Washington herald., 1910-12-11
INTERCITY ICE HOCKEY
LEAGUE IS NOW PLANNED

Plans are on foot TO form an inter-
city ice hock'y league in sever; of the
large cities. The plan was suggested at
the recent meeting of the executive
committee In New York. With the
building OF closed Kinks In Cleveland,
St Louis, Chicago and Boston hockey
players in these cities came to the con-
clusion that games among representa-
tive teams OF these cities would greatly
Increase the popularity of the sport.
New York being the home of American
hockey and the New York league being
the most important one of its kind in
the country, naturally the out of town
enthusiasts turned TO the metropolis
for advice upon the matter.
Intercity hockey is by no means a
new institution There was a time
when both Philadelphia and Baltimore
had skating Kinks and were represented
in the Amateur Hockey league. How
ever. the jumps 10 these cities were not
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you see, he had the advantage of hay
ing had me for a teacher"
Newell and De Witt, Tackles.

ing had me for a teacher"
Newell and De Witt, Tackles.
Coming TO tackles, there is a wealth
Of good material. Among the list one
finds such grand players as Newell and
Fish OF Harvard Hector Cowan,
"Biffy" Lea and Hillebrand of Prince
ton; Murphy. Sullman, Chamberlain
and Bloomer OF Yale, Outland and
Draper Of Pennsylvania and Curtis Of
Michigan-all great men in their day
Newell, All American tackle, Of the
Harvard 1890. 1891, 1882 and 1893
teams. is given one position. During
his four years on the gridiron he made
a great name for himself as we'll for
his team. Many times he checked
plays inside and outside Of him without
any assistance from his teammates.
He knew his position thoroughly. and
his alertness in watching his opponents
enabled him TO size up possibilities be-
fore they started. on the defense he
always varied his charges and seldom
was out of position to help IN checking
an attack.
John De Witt Of Princeton, All Amer
lean left guard for 1902 and 1903. would
have made a great tackle under the
new code. With his speed, agility and
strength he would have shone brill
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liantly in the modern game. His
breaking through in two Yale games
was such as TO equip him particularly
for a tackle position. Besides possess
ing all these qualities, De Witt was a
great long distance. place and drop
kicker as well as wonderful punter.
Brown and Heffelfinsss For Guards.
The matter of selecting guards is
much easier than picking the men for
other positions, the honors falling to
Gordon Brown, captain OF the famous
1900 Yale eleven. and Heffelfinger of
the 1889 and 1890 Yale teams. The play
ing of these two men stands out above
all others. 1t can be safely said that
no man in the game outside of Heffel-
finger has approached Brown In gem
eral excellence since football was in
The Washington herald., 1910-12-11
Likes Pari
Mutuel System

Matt j. VIM, general manager of
the coming winter meeting at Juarez,
Mexico, Is enthusiastic over the work.
ing of the pari mutuel system OF spec
uiation as operated in Kentucky. VIM
believes that the pari mutuel system
is the salvation of racing in.this coun-
try and predicts that II viii be en-
ployed by all the tracks in Canada be-
fore another year has passed.
Racing is booming In Kentucky"
says VIM. "and 1t is wholly due to Ne
pari mutuel This form OF betting hsA
practically stamped out alleged crook
ed transactions. There are no plung-
ers left, and the touts and pikers. to-
gether with the old rlffraff. have dis
appeared.
The people Of Kentucky have re-
newed confidence IN racing. and II Is
entirely due TO the mutueI sy4em."
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AN ALL AMERICAN TEAM OF ALL TIME

markedly fast. In fact, he was even
speedier than many of the ends. Ben
brook of this years Michigan team
compared favorably with any that ever
appeared on the football field. He was
a power In keeping the Wolverines in
the front rank all season. Other men
who played brilliantly at this position
during their careers were Gin Of Yale,
Wharton OF Pennsylvania, Wheeler Of
Princeton, Burr Of Harvard, Andrus of
Yale. Tobin Of Dartmouth and Fisher
OF this years Harvard eleven.
Schultz Placed at Center.
Picking a center for this eleven is an
other hard task. Schultz OF Michigan.
Torfey OF Penn. Grant OF Harvard.
Overfleld of Penn, oleott of Yale. the
famous Gordon. Brown eleven IN 1900.
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Jacksonville for racing. Curley Brown
and his associates increased the value
Of stakes and purses, and the stakes
have attracted many first class entries.
The sixty day meeting at Pensacola
has attracted a large number of good
horses The Pensacola track, which was
originally a merry go-TOund, has been
enlarged, and accommodations for pa
irons are now decidedly up to date.
The anti-bookmaking law passed by
the Florida legislature will not go into
effect until next May, so that racing
will not be interfered with until then,
If at all. With the Emeryville track in
California an action there viii be more
racing this winter than in several
years.
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considering all the above for the posi-
ton Schultz is given the preference.
He, everything considered, IS the best
center that ever played the game. He
was a tower of strength on the defen-
sive, 1t being practically impossible TO
get through him. while in addition TO
this indispensable quality his passing
was excellent His offensive qualities
are quite up to his defensive abilities.
Everything considered. Schultz is en-
titled TO the selection as center rush.
EckersaIl Greatest of Ali Quarterbaoks.
Quarterback position is given TO
Walter Eckersall Of Chicago. He is
without doubt the greatest field gen.
eral that ever lived. In fact his equal
is yet TO be seen. He was a first
class punter, always getting from fifty
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was coming that even though the run
ner got by the end he met Eckersan at
once.
Besides being a wonderful long dis
lance punter. he was the wonder OF his
time as a drop kicker. EckersalI was
also a phenomenally fast man in a
broken field and often ran the punt
back in spite of good ends, gaining at
times half the distance. Eckersall. be-
sides being a great kicker, fast run
ner. a sure handler Of the ball. fed his
back men with precision and used all
his plays with judgment. 70 cite this
an incident in the game with Michigan
in 1904 is recalled. The great Heston
had broken through the line and was
starting for a touchdown The Michi-
gan man used the straight arm to per-
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Rugby Popular
On Coast

Since football as played by eastern
varsity teams has been discarded for
Rugby in the California institutions
the westerners have been trying 70
spread the alien game to other parts Of
the country. The cries of abolish
football have risen louder in Rugby
sections than anywhere else. Presi-
dent Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the Uni
versity Of California says that the in
PRODUCTION OF Rugby football into
American schools is a moral issue. He
is quoted on the subject as follows:
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Some Gridiron Heroes Who Helped
Make Football History.

were all first class. Holt of Yale. Lewis
of Princeton. Nourse OF Harvard,
Marks of Penn and Cozens of this
years Pennsylvania team are others.
These men all developed in the past
twenty years. and their playing stands
out above that of the others. After
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to sixty yards. AS a tacIIler there was
no better on the gridiron. When play
ing in the back field on the defensive.
when fake kick was attempted and
the runner was going out around the
end. Eckersall started so quickly from
his position after he saw that no kick
The Washington herald., 1910-12-11
HHINKEYI
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PHILBiN DIDN'T KNOW
WHICH TEAM TO
ROOT FOR.

Steve Philbin, the great half
back of the 1903 Yale football
team. is called by his friends
the man without a country"
and this Is how it came about:
Philbin was at the recent Ya,e-
Harvard game and between the
halves hustled over to the Yale
side of the field and then back
to the Harvard stand. Philbin
is now a member Of the Harvard
Law school and played for il
against the Carlisle Indians
few weeks ago. winning the
game for his eleven by kicking
a goal from the field. He did
not know during the recent
game whether 10 cheer for Har-
yard yell for Yale. and when
asked after the game with which
he sympathized he said Prince
ton.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27
AUTOMOBILE OR
AUTOMOBILE.

Battle RACES in the Bookman over
the pronunciations of automobile, !"
which Websters and the Century say
ought to have the accent on the mo
The Bookman reckons that these or
thoepists are the sort of persons who
always smell of fried things" just
as, according to another authority,
the man who writes whilst" is pic
tured in the minds eye as wearing
a grease-spot on his waist Our ar
bitter contends for Automobile" as
the pronunciation sanctioned by the
Cultivated, the Enlightened, the Rem
nant, the Very Few
We agree with this verdict only
conditionally. Usage makes pronun-
citation, and usage both common and
cultured alike shuns Automobile, Au-
to-MO-bl and automo-BEEL. The best
ways to pronounce automobile are
machine "bugg-wagon,' motor
car" and plain "car."
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27

One of the first acts of George V of
England is interesting in that it harks
back to medieval times, and illustrates
the irresistible force of time honored
custom in monarchial governments. A
proclamation was made renting pun
ishment and freeing prisoners serving
short terms and reducing the terms of
those sentenced for longer periods.
Just why a prisoner becomes innocent
and deserving of freedom on the de-
parture of one royal sovereign to the
great beyond and the succession of an
other, is puzzle to those born and bred
in the pure air of a republic. If the
original sentence were deserved, why
should the death of the ruler change it?
In one sense it looks like sort of vic
arious atonement, the death of the SOW
ereign serving as substitute for
punishment of the prisoners.
Originally this seemingly absurd Gus
tom had reason back of it. In med
ieval times the inmates of prisons were
chiefly political prisoners, usually per-
sonal enemies of the king. Little
attention was paid to protecting the
persons or property of private citizens.
They had to look out for themselves,
punish the wrong-doer or suffer in
silence. But the unlucky individual
who offended against the king was
quickly thrown into prison, and was
lucky if he were not beheaded without
trial. The offences being personally
against the king, when he died the
reason for punishment was largely re-
moved. The new king nursed no per-
sonal amino sity against the prisoners,
and turned them free, to make room
for the new crop that was bound to
soon appear.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27
STATE CAPITOL POLITICS

Madison, May %. Six years ago the
rankest of the Eleventh Story League
Republicans bol1ed the Republican con-
vention and Topped over to the Demo-
Gratis Last week they resurrected
themselves and now propose to hold
convention to determine Republican
principles. A committee of five, con-
sisting of E. L. Phillip, L. H. Ban
croft, Spencer Haven, M. J. Wailrieh
and George H. Gordon, was chosen to
pass upon the qualifications of dele :
gates.
The membership of this committee,
properly analysed and identified, is as
follows:
Phillip: Ex-railroad official; head of
the old Eleventh Story League; lobby
list against Primary election and rail-
road rate laws.
Bancroft: Rode on railway pass while
Attorney General; defeated binder
Irvine bill; distributed Stephenson cam
paign funds.
Haven: Defeated and discredited can
didate; supported Peck and democratic
ticket in 1904, not heard of since.
Wallrich: Former member OF the as
sembly who pledged himself in conven-
ton, publicly repudiated his pledge IN
the legislature and gave up politics in
disgust.
Gordon: Former railroad attorney;
distributed $500 of Stephenson's cam
paign funds; recently appointed United
States District Attorney at Stephen
sons request.
This is the credential committee APP
pointed by the old acknowledgements
c-Peck contingent which now as
sumes authority to formulate Republi-
can principles.
Discredited campaign fund distrlb-
utors and office-seekers who have no
political standing or influence, who OPP
posed the progressive movement to the
best of their ability, bolted the repub-
lican convention and openly aided the
Peck democrats, now have appointed
themselves committee on credentials
to their side show.
Shades of Lincoln, Mckinley and
Roosevelt, to what base use has the
term Republicanism fallen when Wick
Ell sham. Ballinger, Aldrich, Fatfriar
Hitchcock, Jack Pot Lorimer and Joe
Cannon are seeking to control national
politics and Phillip, Gordon and Ban
croft are to perform the same duty in
Wisconsin.
No wonder Mr.. Taft is tired of the
Presidency; his string of friends would
queer the strongest man that ever
lived.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27
reliability.

Deputy Clerk of Court Elmer Hill is
engaged in preparing transcript of
the record in the action of Ladd VS..
M. ST. P. & S. Ste. M. Ry. Co., for
transmittal to the U. S. supreme court.
This case is of great interest, as it in
wolves the constitutionaliby of the law
which makes railway companies liable
to their employees for injuries which
result from the negligence of co-em-
ployes. Plaintiff was working on a
steam excavator, and was hurt through
negligence of the engineer. He OBJ
tanned judgment for $4,000 in circuit
court. The case was appealed to the
state supreme court, where judgment
was sustained. Now it goes on writ of
error to the U. S. supreme court.
The law making the employer liable,
Notwithstanding the fact that the in
jury results from negligence of a fellow
servant. applies only to railroads. Shop
and Office employees are excepted from
the protection of the law. Because of
these facts it is claimed by the railway
company that the law is class legisla-
ton, and therefore unconstitutional.
This same ground was taken by Justice
Marshall in vigorous dissenting opin-
ion in a former case under the same
statute.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27
Some Articles in the April Magazines

In Century there is live article en-
titled "The American National game"
which gives interesting side-light on
baseball and some of it's most noted
players.
Germany were called to war" is
another interesting title. The article
tells how million soldiers would be
placed in the field within a week and
numerous illustrations show their army
manoeuvers and methods.
"Why Socialism is impracticable" is
discussion of another vital subject,
and a brief history of ''Halley's Comet
and remarks on comets in general"
will be found very enlightening.
Among other articles of interest is
one by Jacob Riis on ''The Peoples In
stitute of New" York; also anintensely
interesting story by Caroline A. Stan
lev entitled ga daughter of the South,
and "The horseness of Hutch" hum
orous one by Kenneth Brown.
Mcclure contains number of inter-
esting articles, among them prevent
able Blindness" by Carolyn Van BIZ
room which discusses the astonishing
fact that about one quarter of the
children in schools for the blind areneed-
lessly blind.
''Some modern ideas on food" tells
of the numerous methods of eating and
dieting advanced by Fletcher, Pawlow
and others.
Of romantic and picturesque interest
is the article by Rene Lara entitled
"The adventure of modern Prince,
Personal anecdote is interviewer with
accounts of the daring explorations OF
this popular Italian prince and allusion
made to. his attachment to an American
heiress. There are also a number of
attractive stories this month.
The Outing Magazine has spring fish
ing as it's chief topic, with an opening
article by DIR. James A. Henshall on
''The fun of fishing" and pictures that
emphasize the title.
Other articles are as follows; The
Lunge of French River" Errors in
Exercise, British trout in Yankee
waters" "The coming of the birds, .
and Following field trail;' these
furnish variety of subjects that are
of interest to the sportsman or to the
general reader.
These magazines may be drawn from
the library for home reading to be kept
three days only.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27

Over in Northern Minnesota the sa-
looms are up against a peculiar condi-
ton. 1t seems that when certain tracts
of Indian lands, including a large part
of northern Minnesota, were ceded to
the federal government, in 1855, a
clause in the treaties prohibited the sale
of liquor in the territory. AS the
country settled up, the Indians becom-
ing gradually extinct through the in
fiuence of fire water and other benign
attributes of modern civilization, this
prohibitory clause was forgotten. In
dian Agent "Pussyfoot" Johnson has
recently been using this long dormant
provision to protect Uncle Sans tan
colored wards from the seductive cup
that cheers. Several northern counties
have been made dry by reason of this
law, and booze dispensers throughout
the northern part of the state are al
armed at the turn affairs have taken.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27
THAT COUNTY
INSURANCE DEAL

For ways that dark, and tricks that are vain
The Heather Chinee is peculiar
Thus sang the great California bard,
Bret Harte. But Bret Harte died some
years ago, never having had the pleas
ure of meeting L. E. McGill, else he
might have changed the lines. The
poor Heather Chinee would make less
of a showing than a HALEY comet if
sized up with McGill on the trick prop
osition.
This isn't news, but it serves to in
troduce the subject of insurance of the
court house, which came up for con-
sideration recently. 1t wouldn't have
come to public notice at all if plans
hadn't miscarried. But things some
times happen that way. AS Burns
says, ''The best laid plans of mice and
men gang aft aglay." The plan was
to have the insurance written by Nc
Gill, with the formal and perfunctory
sanction of certain members. of the
building and grounds committee. This
was to be pulled off on the quiet. No
stirring up of things" you know.
Unfortunately G. B. Goocher is chair
man of this committee. This was snag
No. L.
Mr.. Goocher advertised for bids for
this insurance, on the principle that it
is nobody's particular plum, and that
the county is entitled to the benefit of
competition. This necessitated another
move in order to protect the king row,
SO McGill became a stickler for the
maintenance of board rates. Anyone
who would cut insurance below the es
tabliShed board rates should be exiled
from the society of all good men. 1t
was perfectly proper for everybody to
bid on the insurance, but all at the
board rate.
This would furnish ready made ex-
cuse for the pro- McGill members of the
committee to give him the insurance.
There being no inducement in the way
of lower rate, the insurance might as
well be given to him as to anyone else.
Smooth dodge, but so very, very thin
and gauzy.
When the bids on the matter were
opened last Tuesday Snag No. reared
its ugly head above the smooth and
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27

The federal court of appeals recently
held that the Kansas bank guaranty
law is valid The attack on the law
was made by the national banks of that
state and seems to have been inspired
by fear that by reason of guaranty of
deposits the state banks would become
the most popular. Whether the prin-
ciple of guaranty of bank deposits is a
sound one or not is problematic, and
can only be determined by actual prac-
tice. Petty and spiteful attacks on the
law because of imaginary technical
constitutional objections will never find
favor with the intelligent public
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27

still running waters Of diplomacy Lo,
and behold, there were some who had
the temerity to brave the wrath of the
Resourceful One. Cut rate bids APP
peared, the lowest being that of Tom
Armstrong, Jr
1t makes us heartsick to chronicle
these facts. Why, oh, why cannot a
perverse world understand that things
like public insurance are McGill's priv
ate perquisites. He has always enjoyed
them and would feel lonesome without
them. What business has any ordinary
mortal to butt in? Why, indeed?
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27

The winners in the Flathead, Mon
tana, land lottery are now filing on
their claims. 1t appears that on second
thought the majority of winners have
decided to throw up their chances. Out
of 1850 called on the first day, only 322
showed up to file upon the land. The
contrast between this apathy and the
eager competition displayed at the
time of the drawing last year is signif-
cant.
At the time of the lottery there were
between thirty and forty applicants for
each tract That hot competition was
engendered by the glowing descriptions
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27
119 SECOND ST. WEST
LADYSMITH
TEA AND COFFEE
STORE

Prime Blend Coffee ....... ............1s
Star Blend Coffee. go
Eureka Blend Coffee. as
Trusty Blend Coffee. ..2S
Choice Gunpowder Tea.............25
Choice English Breakfast Tea. rs
Fancy Green Jap Tea. 40
Lighthouse washing powder. ...o45
Lighthouse Soap. ..o33
Hammer Soap. .......................O 33
Sail Soap. ..o23
Meadow Toilet Soap ........ ........ O3
Starch. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ..04
Bluing or Ammonia. .O4
3 10. bag Salt............................ .O4
German sweet Chocolate, cake, ..O7
Bakers Cocoa, J ID, each. .........2I
Bakers bitter Chocolate per Id. as
Standard Peas Corn, or Tomatoes.
r................-...... ...............25
Fancy Head Rice, per ..o71
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-27
And now comes Prof. Herbert Wilson

And now comes Prof Herbert Wilson,
of Mortified, Mimi, and, as an excuse
for breaking into print, alleges that the
famous but not popular comet has three
tails. One, composed of very light
gases, extends straight away from the
sun, a second, somewhat heavier, is
slightly curved backward, while third,
composed of quite heavy gases, is great
ly curved toward the rear According
to this theory we probably passed
through the thin tail, but the others
lodged us. We didn't get onto their
curves, so to speak. Well, this theory
adds variety to the incident, anyhow.