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The Washington times., 1910-01-15
Promoter Flatly Renies Re
port Made Recently by
lack Gleason.
SALT LAKE CITY
STILL THE CHOICE
This Action May Sever Relations
Between Partner
Managers.

SALT LAKE CITY Utah, Jan l5--
The Jenries-Johnson fight VIII be held
on the desert. t7euty miles from no
where If necessary. before 1t ever goes
70 san Francisco
This declaration Of independence from
Tex Rickard has today knocked the cal
citations of the fight fans throughout
the country and thousands who had
consulted time tables. guide books and
hank accounts TO discover whether or
not they might set TO California for the
big battle on July 4. are today revising
their schedules and calculations.
Jack GIeasou's statement as RiCkaTd' s
partner in staging the big event a few
Gavs ago was thought 10 have been the
last word on the location Of the mill.
Gleason announced that the san Fran
cisco authorities could make a special
6ispensatiop whereby a finish fight could
be held in the Western metropolis In
case this dispeusatiOu could not be OBJ
tained. he said. the tight would be held
at Ocean View. seven miles from san
Francisco Richards statement today
sets Gleason down with a hard bump,
ana aEain makes the fans sit up and
take notice
No one else has look IN Boxing Is
not against the law in Utah. [ stii eX-
pect to stage the bout in salt Lake City
but il viii be held on the desert. twenty
miles from nowhere. before it ever goes
10 Frisco
Richards statement was brought by
the announcement from san Francisco
that the supervisors ultimGtum on the
fight was out and that they would not
allow II 10 be put on there with an out
slider as q manager AS Gleason is a
San Francisco man this announcement
from RiCkard as well as from the West
eru authorities Is taken TO mean that
Eickard and Gleason are hanging to-
Eether by very slight thread ia the
management Of the big show
Richards money Is generally believed
10 be the main backing behind the Rick
ard-Gleason bio. and as Rickard is a
desert man. and in view Of the recent
developments has no love for san Fran
cisco. the Indications are strong that
he viii pail of the fight where he
wants IT, even If he does have TO put
the twenty miles from nowhere threat
into action.
On the desert Rickard has the repu-
tation OF making his bluffs stick
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
.FORDHAM HAS NOT
DROPPED FOOTBALL

NEW YORK, Jan. ia report
has ben current that FOrdbam
University had dropped football,
such action having been faken by
the committee on athletics of the
twelve big Eastern Jesuit colleges.
The report was today discredifed
by DIR. ID. }. Quinn, Of FOrdFsam
University. when asked what
truth there was in the circulated
report, Dr. Quinn sHId=
aIt is not true that FOrdham has
dropped football But / viii say,
however, that IL the rules of the
game are not changed so as to
warrant more safety TO a pIl.xer
the university VIII be forced 10
banish tie game from its lfst of
sports The student body wants
football, and II the game can he
mnde safer ! will net object 10 the
college participating in H."
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
YOUNG WILL TAKE
A TRIP TO COAST
Veteran 10 Return TO Hot Springs
for Work Late IN
February.

PAOII, OHIO. Jan 15--Cy Young, vet
eran OF all veteran JWiriers. viii leave
for California within day or two Old
Cy has a brother living on The coast
sud VIII visit him for several weeks
Young plans to arrange his trip SO
that he viii arrive at Hot Springs. Ark.
about the third week in February c.
has been going TO the springs every
spring Of late years, and the baths have
done him a world Of good He hopes TO
pitch IN At least thirty games next sea
son and expects to win twenty OF them
Cy expects 10 be Joined at Hot Springs
by a couple Of other Cleveland veter-
ans, possibly Bradley and Joss
The Washington times., 1910-01-15

him to be For instance .Jenries was
born in Carroll. Ohio, April %. 1875.
He viii be tnirty-five years old this
coming April
Johnson, on the other hand. was born
In Galveston. Texas. March 81, 1878 He
VIII be thirty-twO this March When
Bob Fitzsimmons was fighting his best
ne was as old as Jeffries is now
Reports regarding the result Of the
strength tests made Of Jack johnson
Thursday at Harvard differ consider
ably Some reports have II that Jack
proved himself a remarkably strong
man. scoring a total Of I,5S5 points The
average made by the rowing and foot
Dal squads IS said to be in the neigh
bOrhoOd OF 900 points
Another report has il that Jack gave
a rather poor impression Cf his prowess
This one says the negro scored only SS4
points and that the football men of
Harvard are required to make more
Jnan 500 points. F. H Leslie, who
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
Breezy Bits of Baseball Boxing and Turf Neus Gossip
Garnered the Leading Sport Fields, Here and Abroad

The veteran trainer, Peter Y John
ston, Is thinking Of opening a public
stable at Lexington, Ky
The raiIbirds ar Memphis are predict
ing a mile right at 2-C2 for The Harves-
ter % C27o67s) this year
Dr. Jack C2-I11O is now a member OF
the PittsbuTg matinee brigade and VIII
~ raced there by s A Pickering
Egomine C2-I259 that showed miles
we'll below. 2-10 several seasons ago, VIII
be tried again next season
While Auuard sanders IS conductin-
2 public training stable AT Indianapolis
he viii stiI train whatever Of the May
raced
woodlark (2-I25s)- a Kansas product.
Is being set Gown right at 1-u5 another
season he got MS present record on 4
JwO-Iap track
Nike Schreck Is about 20 announce
his retirement IrOm the r1ng- his ca
1eer ends IN a blaze Of glory. ha-ing
won with punch in MS last fight
Pb1z5eIr.bf= 49, ,]-E,r5eD and Al
kaufman are jogging along steadily In
their work for The hssic argument they
are to have al the Nationsl CLUB Phil
adeiphis7 on January ~
Jack Knight is said 10 be booked FOR
2 return TO Baltimore
Pitcher Eddie VViIletts- signed contract
has been received az the Detroit head
quarters. tt is for one year only VIII
IeCts received a raise. UUJ he IS not eN-
aciy satisfied with has berth He
thinks the worlds series would have
been won had ne been given 4 chance
- any games but those already lost He
pointed out his rank Of thifd in the Am
erican League list OF pitchers
Umpire Billy Evans IS said to lie sure
Of the Job OF holding The indicator in the
games between the Cubs and Maps IN
New Orleans ia March
Fl Louis has had enough Of "Rube"
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
MILDLY OARSMEN
BEGIN WORK SOON
Coach GlendOn Expected 10 Arrive
In Annapolis Next
Week.

ANNAPOLIS, Md Jan 15--CaEdi-
dates for the Naval Academy crew viii
start practice in a few days, under the
direction Of the coach. Lieutenant Glen
don. who is expected to arrive IN An
uapoIis next week
It IS now probable that the last race
OF the season VII be with Syracuse. and
VII be en- either Nay II or q. The
races have not beeu definitely fixed,
though il is certain that Syracuse VIII
row here The other crews which VIII
probably contest with the rnidshipmen
on the Severn are Columbia New York
University, and Georgetown.
The Washington times., 1910-01-15

, WaddeU and unless some other major
/ league manager wants 70 take a chance
: on the eccentric twiTler he is due for a
season in the bushes
( There Is a young scrapper about New
York who IS calling himself Young Tv
+ Cobb He is not able 10 hit quite as
{ hard as the regular Tyrus, however. but,
: OF course, II Is different kind Of batting
Z en- out
: Willie Jones. the Brooklyn TVhirIEind
wants to fight he can fight too, and he
+ says ne has been training three months
In graduate rowing circles, even
more than in the ranks Of the StiU ac-
tive oarSmen. hope Is entertained that
more ginger than ever nay be injected
into the sport next season and that an
aggressive campaign for the enlistment
OF recruits may be pushed by the local
E rowing clubs No man who has ever
pulled an oar OF yanAed a tiller rope
ever loses his interest ia rowing, but
maintains his enthusiasm for years after
his weight would sink working boat
Catcher Hippo Spencer has not been
secured by the Giants. McGraw says
SO and that ought to settle the QueS-
would be a regular at lie Polo grounds
next season and that he would be
big help TO the team
Hughey Duffy says ali the jobs on the
" hite SOX are filed except that at first
base, and that he viii grab the first
really good man for that situation as
soon as he gets the cnanee.
There seems 10 be a mistaken idea
harbored by many people who are in
teTested as TO the outcome Of the JEFF
fries-J Ohnson mill, but who are not
regular fight fans great many per
sons have been heard using the argu-
meut that johnson has a great deal of
youth on his side and that JEFF is car
ryiDs too much weight for age. so to
speak
For once and ali let it be said that
Jack has very small margin on JEFF
and that JEFF IS Tar from the old man
that some people are inclined to believe
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
INDIANAPOLIS TEAM
TO TRAIN IN CUBA

HAVANA. Jan. 15-Eugenio c. Jim
eHez, sporting promoter. today COM
pleted arrangements for the Indianap0-
lis Baseball Club 10 train here during
the month Of March
TIE Indianapolis players VIII arrive
about the first Of March
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
FRISCO RACE MEET
WILL BE EXTENDED

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. I6-President
Thomas H Williams. OF the California
Jockey Club, has announced that racing
at Eneryville VIII be extended forty
DAYS and possibly sixty DAYS
Under the original schedule the meet
ms would have ended February II. Pres
ldent Williams stated that the exten-
sion Is the result Of the successful meet
ing under the present anti betting law
The Washington times., 1910-01-15

rowed on the Crimson crew last sea
son, is said to have scored 1909 points.
But even this report gives Johnson
credit for being remarkably strong IN
the arms
Freddie Welsh, the English champion
lightweight, and Ian H-4Cue, who for
merly held the heavyw eight champion
ship Of Great Britain. have planned to
tour this country They viii sail for
New York in February.
Isn't that a funny condition OF af-
fsiTs2 PacEey Mcfarland has just
sailed for London for the sole purpose
Of getting into the ring with Welsh
But Freddie has his eye on Bat Nelson.
And Bat SAYS ne win take care OF
Fred after his battle with Ad WOlgast
Bat SAYS the great trouble about a
match with Freddie is that the Welsh
man wants as much money for his end
as he fNelsOn) does OF course. Bat
cannot see that proposition He needs
the money IN his business.
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
IS AFTER O'BRIEN

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 15.-NIontana
Jack Sullivan is anxious TO meet Jack
O'Brien IN the ring. Sullivan has proved
himself a hard hitter and a gam fel-
low, and ought TO make a good opponent
for O,Brien
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
MAY CALL BOUT OFF.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan I5-There IS a
lot Of trouble in san Francisco over the
permit for the Battling Nslson-lAd Vol
gast match for February y, and the
contest may not come of.
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
9. |. WILL PLAY
IN ORIOLE HALL

BALTIMORE. Jan I5-The BeIvedere
Basketball Club VIII have for its on
ponente - Cross Street HaU tonight
Ton
The CAROLS have been very much
~rrsnEJhened this year. The game wiz
be called al $50 o'clock
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
HAS NOT ACCEPTED.

DETROIT. Mich. Jan 15-Stanley
night Tommy Burns. in Australia. His
friends urge him 10 take more time to
get into condition. fearing he viii lose.
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
MOORE IS MATCHED.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. I5.-PaI Moore,
formerly OF this city, viii box Harry
Thomas, the recently arrived English
featherweighr, at the Olympic A c.
New York, On Monday night.
The Washington times., 1910-01-15

Steve Farrell. the University Of Maine
track team coach and former SprinJer,
has been signed TO coach the Ohio state
University track team and train the
football eleven de viii take charge
Immediately
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
TECHNICAL SCHOOL
DROPS BASKETBALL
Players Lose Interest and
Sport Dies-Other
Scholastic News.

After three weeks or hard work on
the part OF tHcse interested in the for
nation Of a basketball team to repre-
sent Technical High School. in an ef-
fort to secure proper training quarters
for the team the proposition has been
abandoned and the sport given up for
this season at least
Manager Grigsby gave out this infor-
nation today, when asked the reason
for the failure OF his team TO put in ap-
pearance for its game with the George
town PreDs recently.
With the death ISneIs sounded for bas-
ketbaII at Tech, the athletes viii center
interest from now on in track work The
one obstacle which stood in the way OF
lhe formation OF a squad to represent
the school has been cast aside as the
school has been offered the use OF the
George Washington University training
quarters in the old church az the corner
OF Fifteenth ard Il streets northwest
Several Of the athletes have already
Rtartec training, and the squad wtl be
Increased considerably the earfv mart
Of next week The team VIII again be
under the leade snip OF Brewer Spransy,
and VIII be ~. -naged by J. Z Howard
Although ne each his at yet been Sc
iected II Is expected Snat Robert VAL
Eer viii again consent to take charge.
The team vii, enter all indoor meets
20 be held in this vicinity this season
and VIII make its first appearance of
the sea son IN the George washington
University gaLFTS or FEBRUARY O.
Business Highs second basketball
team viii open its season tonight with
the Foundry Sunday School team Of
class 3. Capital City League The game
VIII be played IN the y. NJ Q A boys
department gymnasium and viii start
promptly al S O'Clock.
Coach Foley. OF the Central track
team, today gave out the Information
that Central would not put a senior
relay team in the field during the indoor
season II the team shows proper class
In middle distance running during the
indoor season team VIII be formed
which viii compete for the scholastic
championship Il the south next spring
4 1unior team viii be formed 70 meet
the teams In this class from other
schools during che indoor season
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
GETS SKATING RECORD.

CLEVELAND, Jan Is Charles
Rankin, Of Cleveland, broke the
worlds indoor skating record last night.
when he skaIed the half mile IN I min
ute I67z seconds
The Washington times., 1910-01-15
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The Washington times., 1910-01-15

HuEhey Duffy says All the jobs on the
" hite SOX are filed except that at first
base, and that he viii Grab the first
really good man for that situation as
soon as he gets the cnance.
The Washington times., 1910-01-15

EEomiue (2-I21s4 that showed miles
well below @-10 several seasons ago, VIII
be tried again next season
The Washington times., 1910-01-15

Woodlark t2-12Is)- a Kansas product.
IS being set Gown right at 1-t-l another
season he got his present record on 4
lvrO-IaD track
The Washington times., 1910-01-15

|, WaddeI and unless some other ma Tor
league manager wants 10 take a chance
on the eccentric twirler ne is due for a
season in the bushes
Smyrna times., 1910-12-07
ASBURY CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Alpheus S. MowbraY, D. D.. An
nounces Topics and Meetings for Week

Rev. Alpheus S. MowbraY, D. D., An
nounces Topics and Meetings for Week
Prayer meeting this evening at
7.30 o'clock. The topic, "Makirg
Ready for the Revival. At tire
close of the prayer meeting on We'd
nesday evening the Third Quarterly
Conference will be held, DIR. Robert
Watt presiding. The Woman's
Home Missionary Society will meet
at the home of Mrs. Mary E. Voshell
on Thursday afteroon at half past
two O'Clock. The Juniors have
decided to try the experiment of
meeting on Monday instead of Sat-
urday. The next Junior League
meeting will be held Monday after
noon at half past three o'clock. .--
Next Sunday services will be class
meeting at $50; at 10. 80 short ser
mon followed by the Sacrament of
the Lords Supper; Sunday School at
2 o'clock. followed by rehearsal
of new Christmas music; evening
song and sermon at 730 Pastor S
Round Table will meet on Monday
evening at 7.30. Because of pressure
of Christmas preparations on the
Sunday School workers, no attempt
will be made to hold the Teachers
Meeting for the present. The Sun
day School Committee has sent out
an appeal for financial help for the
/ Sunday School to enable it to have
the usual Christmas treat and tC
close the year without debt. 1t is
hoped that this request will meet a
hearty response on the part of al
the many friends of our excellent
| Sunday School.
Smyrna times., 1910-12-07
$4,000 BLAZE AT DOVER
Freight Station and Contents Wrecked d
in Fire Last Night

Freight Station and Contents Wrecked
in Fire Last Night
Fire from spontaneous combus-
tion broke out in and gutted and
wrecked the Pennsylvania Railr"ad
freight station in Dover early last
night. The Dover fire department
had difficulty in getting started, but
finally got through the snow and
sleet, and fought through an over
whelming outburst of smoke, caused
by the ignition of two hogsheads of
petroleum stored among valuable
freight within. A rumor that two
hundred pounds of dynamite was
stored there caused CONSERVATION
through Dover but afterward proved
unfounded. The building was forty
years old and a substantial two
story brick, structure costing $40, 600.
All peninsula trains were held up
during the fire.
Smyrna times., 1910-12-07
FAVOR ADVANCED STEP IN
PUBLIC SCHOOL MATTERS
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
INTERESTED IN NEW LAWS
Hold an Enthusiastic Meeting and APP
point a Committee to Collect Data.
Manual Training a Feature

The State of Delaware is dete~min-
ed that its public schools and its
school children shall have all the
advantages to be offered by the
cities of Philadelphia and New York
and other educational centres. With
this in view a committee of Delaware
commissioners Charles l.. Moore,
of Sussex; Theodore Townsend of
Kent, and Fred Brady, of New
Castle. went to Philadelphia
and held a conference with DR..
Martin G. Brumbaugh, the great
Philadelphia educator, and with two
or three school and college experts
of that city. This was announced
at big meeting of the State
Board of Education of Delaware
held in Dover Friday. All the
members were present from all over
the State and DR.. George A. Hart
er, president of Delaware College,
presided. The committee to go to
Philadelphia is the same committee
/ that was appointed to be known
as the State School Commission and
to draft an entirely new school law
for Delaware to be submitted to the
next session of the Legislature.
The State commission went over all
its findings and proposed drafts
before the State Board of Educa-
tion, which prolonged the session.
Later the members of the board and
commission refused to divulge the
contents of the proposed draft OF
laws, but, though not completed un-
til after the Philadelphia interview
it is said, that it will revolutionizt
the school laws of Delaware, equal
ize and change entirely the method
of collecting taxes, increase the
salaries of teachers and increase th'
, efficiency of the compulsory schoo
. law. Another decided step will
; be to recommend the establishment
of a completely equipped manua
training school in each county
probably Middletown, Dover an
, Georgetown, to turn out skille
mechanics, carpenters, riveter
ioiners, machinists, blacksmiths an
other ira lesmen. Another chang
in the laws will be the enlargement
of the State Board of Education t
;, include all the members of the re
: spective county school commission
ers instead of merely the senior men
\ ber as at present. The meetin
proved to be one of the most impor
ant in the cause of education in Del;
ware yet held.
Smyrna times., 1910-12-07
MORE BUSINESS CHANGES
n. B. Grieves to Give up Stables He
Long Occupied-Another Change

With the passing of November,
the time of notification, some more
unexpected business changes will be
brought about the first of March
next. Harry B. Grieves, who for
many years has used the stables at
the Smyrna House for his Livery
Business, will be obliged to seek
new quarters. He has rented the
stables at the Chester House on Mt.
Vernon Street, and will be succeed
ed> it is said, at the Smyrna House
stables by Mr.. Clarence w Gears,
son of the Cwner of the property,
who will open livery business for
himself. Mrs. Mary C. Hurlock,
will give up business at the Rey-
nolds block corner of Commerce and
Market streets, and will move to
Wilmington. She will be succeeded
by Daniel Voshell of the chill, -
who has sold his business to a party
down state and will open another
line in the Reynolds block. Mr..
| Samuel j. reynolds, real estate
broker and coal and wood dealer,
will vacate the office he long occu-
pied in the Hazel Block and will
move to the Mrs. j. D. Wilds pro-
perty few doors above, now tenant
ed by Charles Sisco. MIR. Reynolds,
as already published, will be sue
ceeded by DR.. W. V. Messick, who
will have his office there and occupy
the whole second and third floors as
his residence. A heating plant will
be installed in the building. Hirons
Denney, on account of his health,
has discontinued the flour and feed
business in the FAIRIES property, which
he has conducted for many years,
and taken up the chicken business al
his home.
Smyrna times., 1910-12-07
BOMBAY HOOK MUSKRAT
MARSH DISPUTE SETTLED
CASE BETWEEN WILBUR RAUGH-
LEY AND PRES. GOLDSBOROUGH
GoIdsborough STAYS on For the Year
-Trappers Assembled to Hear
Case Predict a Hard Winter

The litigation between Wilbur
Raughley and Presley Goldsborough,
involving a landlords and tenants
right to a piece of marsh land, near
Smyrna, came up for a hearing be-
fore Magistrate Wood of Dover Fri
day evening and was finally compro-
missed by Mr.. Goldsborough being
allowed to remain tenant for the year.
The marsh in question is one of the
most valuable in this section. While
awaiting the trial several trappers
got into a discussion and predicted a
hard winter. "This will be one of
the most severe winters in recent
years said trapper who is engag-
ing in business in this vicinity this
year or large scale because of the
demand for all kinds of fur bearing
animals made more insistent by the
increasing use of automobile togs.
"There is one infallible way to tell.
The muskrat, like the beaver, is a
cunning aquatic animal, possessed Of
superior foresight and whel, a winter
of unusual length and severit, is ap-
preaching. he builds his house with
unexcelled skill. He builds it high
and dry. Reeds, cattails, grasses
of the lands, and marshes and then a
sealing of mud and clay are all used
by the wise little builders until cold
air and raindrops are effectually
barred Then he makes his house
high, so he can 6, in and keep above
the rising tides. When mild win
ter approaches, the muskrats spend
very little time on house construction
and build small houses. This year,
how ever, they are high and large,
and can and do accommodate a.
many as twenty muskrats. Muskra
men are stepping high and an arm!
of men now follow the business O
trapping, as the muskrat furs O
pelts, for years worth only twent
to thirty-five cents, are now in grea
demand at eighty. Some of Della
wares trapp ers have even receive
quotations and requests froI
England and Russia.