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The Washington herald., 1910-03-13
BASKETBALL RULES CHANGES
New System of Foul Throwing Is
Suggested.
Many Claim that the Public Object
10 the Calling and Tossing
of Fouls.

Philadelphia, March 12-Basket-baIl has
had its season. and in a few weeks the
fans viii forget all about the great floor
game. which is destined TO be the great
est Of all winter pastimes. The game is
really in its infancy. but the past year
has demonstrated that il is growing
steadily. and such an authority as Will
lam J. Scheffer, of this city, who is rec
ogniZed as the dean of basketball %
predicts that in three years basketball
will have reached such a state that
leagues viii be formed all over the coun-
try. and that right here in Pennsylvania
there viii be a circuit that will reach
from Philadelphia to Pittsburg The East
has never seen such a season as the
present, while the West has really out
done itself in its showing. The game
has been brought to such a state that it is
no longer mere chance. but instead is
one Of the branches of athletics that has
found favor everywhere.
The one objection the public seems TO
hold against the game is the calling and
throwing Of fouls. 1t is claimed it takes
too much time and causes delay. All
during the season hundreds of sugges-
tons have been offered TO prevent this,
but none has been found satisfactory.
The rules as they are written are really
perfect; in fact, so good that for the
first time in years no serious complaint
has been made. IL wo'ad be folly to alter
the rules after they have been found
satisfactory but an amendment might
be made that would prevent delays by
foul throwing After considering all the
suggestions offered none has been accept
able. The only suggestion available TO
meet the occasion was never thought Of
until the past few days
The idea IS simple in every way and
VIII not interfere with the rules OF the
present style Of game, which Is so popu-
lar. Fouls would be called as before: in
fact. the referee may cali more than pre-
viOusly, but 1t will not hinder the game.
At present when a referee calls a foul,
play is delayed on an average Of % to 81
seconds to allow the team offended TO
throw from the foul line. The suggestion
at hand is to keep a record OF the fouls
committed. and instead of throwing every
time a foul Is called, they are to be
thrown at the conclusion of the halves.
When a foul is committed under this
idea ali the referee would do would be to
blow HIS whistle. call to the scorer who
the foul is on. and start the game again.
In this manner play would hardly have
to be suspended an instant
The Washington herald., 1910-03-13
GOSSIP OF THE BOXERS.

Hugh Mcintosh says that he will wager
all the Americans want on Tommy Burns
to beat Stanley Ketchell. and the limit
is $4,000.
There is no truth in the report that Pal
Moore and Jimmy De Forrest have split.
Pal says he viii stick with the man who
made him.
So far about twenty men have been an
nounced as the men who viii be In the
corner Of James J. Jeffries when he
tackles the Texan.
Pal Moore when his ear has healed.
will meet Phil McGoyern in New York.
Both lads are big favorites, and they
will draw close to $1,000
It was a foregone conclusion that
Johnny Coulon. the bantam champion,
would win from Jem Kendrick. the Eng
lish boxer. in New Orleans.
They say that Stanley Ketchell has
pulled out Of several dates lately. claim
ing lack of condition as the cause of his
failure to fill his engagements.
Jack Goodman and Battling Hurley
have signed to meet at the Paramount
~ - u New lOths Ou march 10. 1000
man recently bested Leach Cross.
Tommy Burns, OF Canada. is growing
rich in the land of the kangaroo He is
a thrifty fellow. and he has been playing
show dates for two solid years.
Willie Fitzgerald is sponsor for the
engagement OF Ray Bronson in Phila-
delphia. He says that Bronson IS going
to be a lightweight boss in the near
future.
Ad Wolgast has passed up Murphy and
Murphy will trail him. Murphy has many
friends, and ne is liable to make II warm
for Wolgast before Ad works In the East
many moons.
Kid Beebe has lost his old fash OF
speed. Now he cannot get away and go
through six rounds like he could some
where in the middle OF those 500 battles
he has fought
It is said that Willie Fitzgerald, the
fighting harp is coming back TO Phila-
The Washington herald., 1910-03-13
THOUSANDS At STAKE
WHEN JEFFRIES AND
JACK JOHNSON MEET

ably emanates from the brain Of one of
the Kipper-Jenries enthusiasts. after a
visit to one of the brewery beefsteak
dinners that are so popular in Los
Angeles.
Up TO the present time there has not
been a wager of importance reported in
New York. Neither VIII there be until &
few days before the fight takes place. as
the whole thing resolves itself into
question of condition. If both train well
and the reports from the Jenries camp
are favorable, there will be plenty of
money in sight for both principals. John
son has many admirers among the white
folks who do not let prejudice interfere
with their judgment in making wager.
They viii bet to win, as they are dyed
in-the-wo6l gamblers, and never allow
their sympathies TO overruie their judg-
ment Many politician wagers contrary
to his vote If he thinks he can pick up
a bet. The same rule exists when it
comes to a pugilistie encounter.
Many a man will say: Il am betting
on Johnson. but l would like to see JEFF
fries knock his block off" This could be
termed a sympathetic hedge bet, but such
wagers will be of an extraordinary ma
ture. for few men can root against their
own money. and the loss of, say 500 In
cold cash, bet on Johnson against 500
worth of patriotism, is ike giving away
800 just to see Jeffries win.
interviewing some old-time sporting
men on the merits of the two principals
and what the prospective betting viii be,
there was almost unanimous opinion that
Jeffries may go 10 the post favorite II
he is anywhere near the condition that
he was when he last entered the ring.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-13

Has any one taken the time to figure
the amount of money that viii be bet on
the Jeffries-Johnson fight If it ever comes
of. Half a million dollars viii be very
conservative estimate. The fact that a
negro is guarding the title is sufficient
evidence that the negro population all
over the country is interested. and it is
safe TO say that good share of the
negroes viii have some sort of a wager
fon the result.
Employees of the many railroads OF this
country who are negroes number in the
neighborhood OF 10000. If each aver
ages a wager of so the total sum viii be
100000 against a possible sIO0.O00. This
means d total OF $4,000 at stake. There
are thousands otherwise employed who
are as enthusiastic over Johnson as some
white folks are over Jeffries. There is no
telling as to the amount of the total
wagers of both factions. but 1t is safe
to estimate that they viii reach nearly
SlO00,O00, counting in the huge wagers
that will be made among the higher class
of sporting men between now and the
time the men enter the ring on the
Fourth of july.
There have been few bets made that
have been given out for publication. Of
fers have been numerous and word has
come from Los Angeles that Mr.. Kip
per. the partner of Jim" Jeffries in his
saloon business. is willing to wager 5000,
900 on Jim" at odds of 7 TO 10. Eastern
sportsmen do not take the offer of Mr..
Ripper very seriously, the amount being
rather high for any one man TO offer.
Mr.. Ripper is a good sport, and will no
doubt have a good bet down on his
friend. but the 100000 proposition prob
The Washington herald., 1910-03-13
SOUTHERN RAILWAY LEAGUE.

With the finish of the league season
only three weeks off the race for honors
in the Southern Railway Clerks Duckpin
League has become a close three-cornered
affair between Tie and Timber, the
Bookkeepers, and General Managers. only
one game separating the leaders from the
second team and the third team three
games behind the men in second place.
Tie and Timber enjoyed an apparently
safe lead until Parker's Treasurerites
came forward and won three games from
the leaders administering the first three
game defeat that the lumber men have
suffered this season. The Treasurer
bunch seems to have taken a new lease
on life and threaten to make it warm for
both the Bookkeepers and the General
Managers with whom they have a re-
naming set. To the Auditors remains
the distinction of settling the champion
ship as they meet the Tie and Timber ag-
gregation in two sets, and the Book
keepers in three games.
The absence of Hurd and Slater had a
bad effect on the leaders. They will,
however, be In the remaining games.
At a meeting of the league officials ar
rangements were made for a smoker to
be given at the end of the regular season
and a committee was appointed, consist
ing of the captains TO arrange details.
The remaining schedule is:
March 14-GeneTal Managers Is. Tressurers.
March l5-Law Tie and Timber.
Marci l6-Bookkeepers vs- General Managers
March iT-AuditoFs vs.. Tie and Timber.
March Is-Lam vs. TreasGreTs.
March ls-Bookkeepers vs.. Treasures and Law vs..
Auditors
March 22-Law vs. Bookkeepers,
March 2-Iaw Us General Managers
March &-Auditors vs.. Treasures
March 2s-Tie and Timber rs. Auditors.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-13

A willing principal is easy TO manage,
and consequently easy TO train, whereas a
man with a sullSy disposition, or lazy, is
hard TO persuade TO work and impossible
to force into the regular training rut.
Take J. l.. Sullivan as an example. He
would do little or nothing except what
suited his inclination. If he wanted a
drink he took It. no matter what his
trainers might advise. and If he did not
want to run he would walk. His over
confidence was probably more the cause
Of this than anything else. He believed
that no did not have to spend much time
TO train TO whip anybody.
With JefIries Il is different He is a
willing worker and does not underesti-
mate the Importance of his coming AFFAIR
with Johnson. He knows there are thou
sands Of dollars in sight If he whips the
negro. and If he losses it will be a case
of back TO the woods or the saloon
business" This makes one thing posi-
tive-Jeffries viii try his best TO get in
condition, and if he does not enter the
ring right il will he the fault Of nature
and not due TO idleness or overconfi-
dencc.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-13
THAT MILLION DOLLAR SCRAP.

"oh father said curlyhead what labor should do
The world when have a
wink
your Scrap.
cheap TASTE
clubs time
Don't hang Manhat
a Million Scrap"
its a
drop
His think would drink
Scrap"
Hyer Mace, ghosts
And old Jawn of Boston Drawn whose heetng
of early rings mis-
antedate Million Scrap
A milloni would a bit gov,
conference
But who feels pride in beside Million
thousand jolt to chin; thousand in jab
sgab.
Arithmetic slick re on top
n W throw" Dollar Scrap
so son. replies that father wise don't
Don't be a cheap hnancer stock
Rohschld? Poohpooh!
winning n a Million Scrap
The Washington herald., 1910-03-13
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE.

From the New York Globe
And, by the way. up to date at least
three special trains are being arranged
to carry New workers. to the Jefries-
Johnson fight next July. One of the best
little arTangers announces that his train
VIII stop of at Reno long enough to al
low the sports to kill two birds with one
stone. A band viii go along. playing all
the way Billy Jerome and Jean Schwartz
big hit. I'm on My Way to Reno" Some
of the verses run like this;
Ny wife and I don't set along. We simply fight
aud tight.
married her 10 win bet it really serves me right
The love She once declared was mine has simply
turned TO hate,
So I've made up my mind to visit old Nevada
State
In on ny way 10 Reno, I'm leaving town TO-DAY.
Give my regards TO al the boys and girls along
Broadway.
Once get my liberty, no more wedding bells
Shouting the battle cy of freedom.
I've stood an awful lot from her and never said
a word
But on .he level. as a wife she simply is bird.
Al night when I home from work, Just tired
out and dead
I'd always md her eating soda crackers in the bed.
CHORUS.
I'm on ny way to Reno I'm leaving town to-day:
It's liberty or death with me- nay hair is turning
gray.
Reno life is simply great; they grant divorces
while you wait,
Shouting the battle cry Of freedom.
It's awful when you tie yourself up to SUI.
fragette.
And suffer. suffer. suffer till your brains are all
She had the sign on me all right. really win
admit
She used to make me stay at home and try and
learn to knit.
CHORUS.
I'm on my way TO Reno, I'm never coming back,
And if l do l surely hope the train runs of the
uacH.
Life in Reno must be grand. husbands marching
hand in hand.
Shouting the battle cry Of freedom.
There was time when South Dakota was the
proper place.
But when compared with Reno it was never in
the ace.
The only real Arcadia from Frisco east to Maine
Just think Of it, the Judge and jury meet you
at the train.
CHORUS.
i m on my way to Reno to break the marriage knot
You lust get of the train and drop nickel in the
slot
Yen just get of the train and then.
Turn round and then jump on again.
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-13
Jeffries Johnson Admissions
Will Total Half a Million.

There VIII he fortune or two
earned on the JeRriex-JOhHSOn
fight. The scale OF prices has
already been fixed. The pIker
cnnnOt see the mill for less than
$40. and the elite. who want 90
he close up. will have TO pay
sI00 for a seat. And they are
planning 10 accommodate 10000
people.
This means $4,000 gate, and
nearly 100000 10 divide among
the promoters, which amount
does not include the rake-OR
from the moving pictures.
Up to yesterday Orning
Messrs. Gleason and Richard
have been shOSvered with mes
sages from all over the country
from people who are going TO
California for the fight and want
seats reserved.
Reservations will be made for
all, provided n deposit accom-
paBIes the order.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-13
CENTRAL OPENS SEASON.
Streeters' Baseball Team vs.. Gal
Iausef Tomorrow.

Gallaudet College opens its baseball
season Tomorrow afternoon at Kendall
Green with a practice game with the
clever Central High School aggregation,
weather and condition of the diamond
permitting. The first intercollegiate
match game will not be played until
Saturday, April 2. when the Maryland
Agricultural College nine comes to Ken
DAN Green for the annual game with its
old-time rivals. The approaching second
semester examination and the changeable
weather in this territory made the late
regular opening necessity. Capt.
Hover will use two Ga:laudet's veteran
pitchers. Cotton Brick and "Scalper''
Battiste.
Lineup tomorrow: Morris. center
fielder and pitcher; Maxson, second base
and pitcher; Rockwell, catcher: Hover.
third base; Arras. left fielder and catch
er; Craven, first base: Blanchard, right
fielder; Durrian. shortstop and pitcher;
Brick. pitcher; Battiste. pitcher, out
fielder, and Hughes, pitcher and short
stop.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-13
TO BATTLING NELSON.


An ideal champion gone the route
That champions all must go,
The Battler's fought his last great bout,
And struci, bis last hard blow.
Hen never be the same Old Bat,
Who wore out Jimmy Britt.
He'll never fight the battle that
He Waged in years when TT.
No more'n Hegewisch's noted son
BE hailed the Lightweight King.
His fighting cOurse Is almost nun.
He's played bis final string.
He fought one fight too many. and
The kecn-edged blades Of time
Cut dowa n gladiator grand
As eer did thrive in any cline.
But never viii the Battler's fame
Fade from the Fistic Hall.
No champion ever fought more game
Than Nelson in his fall.
Long lire the glory Of the Dane;
He never sifirked a fight,
And never loafed in all his reign,
Nor faltercd from the right.
A wholesome chap. Of habits clean,
With friends on every side;
A thrifty champ. in business keen.
Long live Hegswisch's pride.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-13

delphia to live. Willie was always a
favorits with the fans because he never
passed any of them up. but took them all
on in due time
If another battle is arranged between
Wolgast and Nelson. naturally the terms
will be dictated by the champion. and
Nelson will be the last man TO object.
Bat is wise enough to know that the
shoe is on the other foot now He made
no fuss about the financial arrangement
for the second battle with Joe Cans.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-13

Johnny King is willing to give odds
that the national commission viii rein
state him next week. But that which
bothers king most is a fine that he viii
be called upon to produce. If the penalty
is too steep King may change his mind
about wanting to play again.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-13
smithsonian Team TN Zinc.

The prospects of having a winning base
ball team composed of Smithsonian Insti-
tuition employees looks bright this season.
Manager Chauncey Hunter. with the aid
of Capt Robert Williams, has been put
ting their team in great form in the past
two weeks. The team challenges ali
others averaging seventeen years for
games after April Is.
The lineup follows: Hunter, Williams,
Lewis. Segal. Nagel. George, Rittue, Long.
Rosenberg, and Stein.
All challenges should be addressed to
Chauncey Hunter, Smithsonian Institu-
ton. Washington, D. c.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-13
lRAINERSAREREADY
With Racing Season at Hand,
Stablemen Are Busy.
STRINGS ARE ARRIVING DAILY

VIII Give Horses Chance to Rest Up
Before Spring Meetings Begin.
Harry Rite ON the Job with His
stabIes-sherman's Trainer, Boyle,
Turns Up In Good shape.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-13

Fighting Dick Wilson and Tommy
Howell. of Philadelphia, have been match
ed to meet in Wilkesbarre on March is.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-13

We put a lot of emphasis
on the fact that the hat carry.
ing with it the Hirsh quality
and style guarantee must be
the satisfactory hat-we know
it because we make it so.
Lots of stores will exchange
a hat for your money. and let
you walk away with headgear
that's enough to ruin your
reputation.
Not so here!
Suppose you begin right now
wearing the right kind of hat
well make you acquainted
with it. Al So a great line
at $3.50 to $500 the renowned
Stetsons.
The daily sentinel., 1910-08-30
The Melting Pot Where Many
Political Ambitions Simmer
Local Leaders Playing Chuck-a-Luck to Find
Out Where They're at---Some Candidates
We Have Met.

The approaching political mael-
strom will see some aspirants sucked
down into oblivion, others doing a
merry -go-round on the edges while
others will be observed serenely bob
bing like corks at a safe distance from
the center of trouble-to-w wit; elected.
Among the first-named. mention
may be made in passing of the aspir-
ations of w w. Chandler for the Of
flee of representative. With hand
full of Gross-ites boosting HON for the
place and the large majority of the
labor organizations laughing at his
pretensions, his finish will be seen
quite easily.
The republican leaders are puzzled
and anxious. Some of the old line
organization men who agreed to give
the county clerkship to Rev. Eugene
Smith as sop to the Forsyth-DeLong
faction in order to get the support of
that faction for the rest of the ticket
are fearful of the strength that is
being shown by the support develop
ing for o. p. NJ Steel. If Steel gets
the nomination, and ii begins to look
that way, Smiths hackers are liable
to cry "treachery" and accuse the
VI men VI ubuDlt-tTOSSlHp
them. This might be followed by a
bolt of the church forces at election
time.
The daintiest tid-bit from the po-
litical table, however, is the report
that city attorney. father of the char
ter. preferential system Bucklin is
obsessed with a hankering for the
state senatorship nomination on the
democratic ticket. Having once upon
time tasted the sweets from the
senatorial table he would now have
more of the same, please, for he can
turn over the city attorneyship to his
nephew and partner during the legis-
latiye sessions, and draw the double
pay, which after all is the main thing
The daily sentinel., 1910-08-30
JOHNbR0WN'S
MEMORY IS
REVIVED
WAITING FOR ROOSEVELT
LBy Associated Press. ]

Osawatomie. Kans.. Aug. 30.-No1
since that time 40 years ago today,
when John Browns men withstood
ten times their number of Missouri
guerrillas in the woods at the edge
of this town, has Osawatomie been
so excited.
Today the celebration of that an
niversary began, with the town hold
ing thousands of visitors from all
parts of the state.
Tomorrow Theodore Roosevelt will
make an address, dedicating to the
state as a park the wooded hillside
where the battle was fought.
So much enthusiasm for John
Brown has been awakened that a
movement for statue of the western
abolitionist in the Hall of Fame at
Washington was started by a resolu-
tion made at this mornings celebra-
tion.
1t was here at Osawatomie that the
incipient conditions which precipi-
tated the Civil war began.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke in high
praise of the admirable work done
by the forest surveyors in the dis
tricts where fires have been raging
recently
Upon the conclusion of his re-
marks, Mr.. Roosevelt laid the cor
nerstone of the new Y. M. C. A.
building; and, after a visit of three
quarters of an hour, boarded a train
for Osawatomie, Kans., where he will
participate in the John Brown cele-
bration tomorrow.
The daily sentinel., 1910-08-30
REPUBLICANS TRY
TO TALK To DEATH
REFORM MEASURES

Denver. Aug. 30.-The republicans
in the senate may refuse to aid in the
passage of the registration bill If the
emergency clause is put in. If the
clause is not inserted the bill cannot
take effect for ninety days after sign
ing by the governor.
The democratic senator's expect TO
have the platform measures passed
by Saturday of next week and ad-
journment taken. They will caucus
this afternoon on the proposition to
have all matters passed on majority
vote.
Senator Carpenter made an at
tempt today TO talk the initiative and
referer inm to death He talked all
the forenoon and part of the after
noon. when Senator DeLong of Mesa
county took up the strain and will
continue his remarks through the ev-
ening session.
The democrats will take the ag-
gressive and try TO pass rules to choke
off filbustering tactics by republican
senators.
Senator Carpenter made the state
ment today that it would cost the
state sl50,000 to print the initiative
and referendum bill but he was call
ed on the proposition later by Rep
resentative Skinner, who is an old
printer who declared that $27 900
would cover the entire expense.
The daily sentinel., 1910-08-30

with Brother Bucklin.
Recent developments in republican
ranks, however. have revealed new
Warwick, who would fain direct the
destinies of the party. with especial
regard to pre-convention arrange
ments.
The latest king-maker is represent
ed in the person of ]. F. Byers. He
processes to have the, lines well in
hand and can direct you into the
proper channels for political prefer
ment. His formula is simple. If you
seek nomination on the republican
ticket, you are merely required to
bring in the Palisade delegation solid
for Rev. Smith and whatsoever you
ask, even though it be half of his
kingdom, it shall be yours.
John Heron. aspirant for sheriff.
is already checking up on his avail
able vehicles for the transporting of
the peach city delegates on the rep
resentations of State Manager Byers.
while John Mann, with similar de-
signs on the shrievalty, merely smiles
in mild surprise and mutters What
do you know about that?" John has
been in the game, 10, these many
years. and by the same token, has
held office for a long period. This
may operate as a handicap for the
erstwhile county clerk, for the public
sometimes gets a notion in its head
that enough's enough for one man
and that he should retire after he
has been given the aforesaid enough
Last evening conferences were held
by some of the republican master
mechanics and the situation was gone
over in detail with much gravity.
Straud Logan could tell a whole lot
about it If he chose, and so could
Postmaster Price and Rev. Forsyth.
but it is hardly probable that they
will. They would like to know more
themselves.