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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-20
TELEGRAM
CALLED A FAKE

NEW YORK, June 2O.-'Tts Just
about ss true as if the name Of John
d. Rockefeller had been signed 70 it,
today declared the private secretary
Of Charles H. Schwab, the multi
millionaire head of the independent
Steel trust, regarding a telegram re-
ceived by Tex Richard at san Fran
cisco. promoter Of the Jeffries-Johnson
fight, signed by Charles NJ. Schwab %
in which SChwab promised TO make
good any loss Richard might suffer by
pulling of the night in Nevada
In Frisco today, Richard told a
United Press representative that he
had received the following telegram
from Charles N. Schwab.
Il viii make up any deficiency that
may occur il you are compelled TO pull
off the fight in Nevada"
At SchWab's offices here II was stat
ed that SchWab was in Europe. had no
interest il the ffht, and personally
was opposed 70 prize fighting.
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California Abandoned by EsRnO VIII Probably Stage Championship Battle
FIGHT TRANSFERRED
TO A NEVADA CITY
Rickard Formally AbandonS San Francsco-Reno Al
most Sure to Get the Plum, But Goldield Still Bids
Governor Unmoved

JOHNSON'S TRAINING QUARTERS.
SEAL ROCK HOUSE. SAN FRANCIS
co. Cal. June zO-Tex Rickard today
authorized the positive announcement
that the Jenries-Johnson fight would
take place in either Reno or GoIdheld
on the afternoon of July l.
Il am not vet sure which Of these
towns will get the fight. but 1 viii
make a positive decision Tuesday morn
ing and on the same day work on the
1ght arena win begin. Plans drawn
for the Frisco pavilion will be used and
the building can be completed in ten
DAYS. Everything viii be n readiness
and the hattie viii surely be held on the
afternoon of July T."
Promoter Richard left Frisco today
for Reno. In that little mining town
he Will meet delegations from Reno
and from GOldneld and listen to their
proposition He will then announce
his decision.
Indications. however point to Reno
as sure to get the scrap.
Mayor Mccarthy, Of this city, visited
Governor Gillett in Sacramento yes
terday Their meeting was in secret.
but at its conclusion Gillett said Nc
Carthy had made no effort 20 influence
him in the fight matter. MY mind is
mace up and will not be changed"
said Gillett. This fight cannot Oc-
cur on California soil"
Promoter Louis Blot, who is pulling
of the Langford- kaufman fight, has
given up the idea OF having a test
fight by afternoon "AW, what's the
use?" was his only comment Gov
ernOr Gillett was praised from the
pulpit all over California yesterday.
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YORK READY 10 OIIIT

YORK, June 2o--UnabIe TO place a
winning team here after about -four
weeks strenuous efforts, Manager Jake
Weitzel has resigned and returned "a
his home in Readine. WeitzeI saws tina,
he failed 20 sign the men he expected
20 get when he took charge Of affairs
here, and that he realized his inability
and therefore did not want 20 impose
on the local association. tt IS said that
the franchise may now be sold 70 a big
league manager who wants TO put a
team here
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Cheer up. We hungry fansl But two
more days TO wait. All is in readiness
for the game at National Park
Wednesday afternoon between the
Au-Washington Newspaper team and
the Chamber Of Commerce Represen-
tatives. The ticket sale is running
into the thousands, and at so cents
each the sale viii net tidy sum for
the fresh air fund OF the Association
for the Prevention of tuberculosis.
Wednesdays game will be the last
benefit performance before the Ma
kionals come back TO town. COnse-
quently, it will give the fans last
chance to see a good game andI give
their fifty &C" TO charity at the same
time, thereby killing two birds with
one stone, and. best OF all, getting
squared off with their conscience
Every person who is interested IN
the fight being waSed upon the white
plague by the Washington association
has willingly come forward, and some
Of the newspapers and big business
houses have bought tickets in fifty and
100 lots 10 distribute among their en-
ployes. Two brass bands will be on
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FULL RIGGED SHIPS
RACE FROM PACIFIC
Aryan and Manga Reva
Reach New York With
Cargo From California.

NEW YORK. June c0.-SwinEing a.
their anchor chains hardly q quarter Of
a mile apart on StapIetou ara TWO Am
erican full ri-@ed ships. deep loaded,
from san Francisco. the Aryan, the
last OF the sllysail yard wooden clippers
built in Bath. and the Manga Reva. a
steel ship They arrived here within
g few hours OF each other. although
they started weeks apart
Il VAS a surprised skipper on board
the Aryan. for when Capt A. I. Whit
tier looked ahead along The tOwlins is
the Aryau passed BY Quarantine. late
on Friday afternoon. he saw at anchor
the Manga Reva. which he knew must
have left long after he did
II was all in the weather. for the
Aryan. which sailed out through the
Golden Gate on January s, had hardly
wind enough 10 keep steerase way on
for DAYS al d time. while the Manga
Reva, which left san Francisco on
March 6. ran into winds heavy enough 20
carry away yards and sails
on the South American coast on April
a sQual struck the Manga Reva anC
carried away the maiutopgallaut sail
and main royal and both yards were
snapped or Later they were dshed
with huge sDliats and the ship came IN
with the broken yards showing theiA
hurts
capt II. c. Townsend was not on
board when the dispatch boat went
alongside. but ?. J. Courtney, the first
mate, and once a master for many years
out of this port, said the Manga Reva
had dfry-eiEhc nautical miles 10 her
credit on four hours run
Both ships are loaded deep with wine.
asphalt and scrap iron, with a few
Thousand bags Of California beans IN
the hold for good measure, and both are
consigned TO the same uru- Messrs-
Rates & CheSebrCuEh, who are oper-
atinE q sailing ship service from New
York 10 san Francisco. Both ships, too,
had hne weather going around Cape
Horn, and on the outward passage OF
the Aryan her loS tells or being be
CLAIMED twelve miles on the cape in
midwICteT
As the SHIPS VIII be Un.Oaced IN about
the same time l. Is expected that there.
viii be a pretty race on when they start
back, coal loaded. on their long run
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to within a few inches Of the lid. and
just enough room has been left 10 put
in the punching bags, the pulleys, and
a few garments which the champion
and trainers viii need on the trek.
Tom Flanagan will be the advance
agent OF the champions movements
There will be at least a dozen in the
party. Billy Delaney viii go too, and
Al Kaufman will also accompany
Johnson in the probable event Of
Louis Blot finding 1t impossible to put
on the bout between the native son
and Sam Langford. Trainer Burns.
Doc Fury, Frank Saton, and Sig Hart
also will be in the party and. or
course. George Cotton and Dave Mills,
the sparring partners, viii so.
The big boxers own cook will be
taken also that the chickens Will be
prepared in the proper manner.
After his hard workout yesterday.
Johnson weighed just 212. Jack Just
Waded Into the rough stuff like a fiend
and his ace was one large golden
smile as he belabored the trainina,
apparatus and his Sparring partners
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.HARVARD'S EIGHT
PICKED TO VIII
Powerful Crimson Grew
Makes Favorable impress
sion on Thames.

NEW LONDON, Conn. June %
While expe-Js who have seen both
crews in their workouts here are IN
elined 70 believe Harvard VIII win the
Thames regatta on June gu. II IS admit
ted that Yale is getting into better shape
every dav and Yale IS expected 10 make
the race close LroCI start 10 finish.
Neither crew is as strong as has been
figured.
Yale's boat is weak for several rea-
sons The absence Of Tucker from no.
. the mishap TO Stroke Wallis, and the
general iueXperlcucc Of the entire crew,
an c0U1r against Yale. Wells disIo-
Gated MS shoulder sometime ago, and
while he seems 10 be- in flir shape ROW,
there Is q growing f-er that his injury
viii give him trouble in the big race
Tucker is suffering from malaria and
may not get into shape 10 re-euter the
boat The boat averages I12 pounds
q uiC crew almost anywhere, bur sever
pounds lighter 10 ne man than the
Harvard eight.
There have been q number Of changes
in the H1rvaTd boat, but for the most
part the oarsmen are veterans who can
be counted on 10 give a gOJd account
of themselves
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NEGROES AUTO DREAM
KNOCKED IN HEAD

SAN FRANCISCO. June 2O.-Jack
Johnson is very anxious to know i'm
mediately where he is to night, so that
he can get accustomed TO the climate.
II is probable he will leave San Fran
cisco with his training staff late this
afternoon or tonight. At first Johnson
announced his intention Of driving over
TO Reno in his racing car. but Richard
put his foot down on that firmly. John
son was peeVed when told he had 10 20
IN Pullman, out finally agreed Tom
Flanagan, his manager. has wired for
accommodations for the whole party al
Reno
san Francisco people are wild that
the fight Is 20 go away from here, but
thousands of them are preparing to fol-
low il 10 Reno. The railroads running
there are already making preparations
for special trains 70 handle the crowds.
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patton. In my opinion constipation
IS responsible for most ailments. There
are thirty-twO feet Of human bowels,
which IS really 2 sewer pI2e- When this
pipe becomes clOgged, the whole system
becomes poisoned. causing bihOusneSs, IN
digestion and impure blood. which often
produces rheumatism and kidney an
ments No woman who suffers with con-
stipation or any liver complaint can ez-
pect to have a clear complexion, or enjoy
good health
Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills are 4 tonic
TO the stomach, liver and nerves. They
invigorate instead Of weakening; they
enEch the blood instead Of impOverisb-
ing It; they enable the stomach to get
all the nourishment from food that Is
put INTO It
These pills contain no calomel, no dope
they are soothing, healing and stimUs
Iating. They school the bowels to e.
without physie. Prios . eentA
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ONLY THIRTY MIDDIES
ARE OUT OF ATHLETICS
Annapolis Officials Finally Succeed In Getting Seven
Hundred Members of Nav al Academy Interested In
One or More Branches of Real Sport.

ANNAPOLIS, June 20.-The squad
Of about thirty midshipnen which on
the Thursday o. tnis spring could be
seen on crCss-cOuurry march
around Annapolis. Indicated the ste
cess which the Navel Academy avth-
critics haze achieved in their efforts
To obtain the participation Of every
midshipman in some branch of cOmpe-
titive sport, for this thtrt- represented
the entire number. out Of the more
than 700 who constitute the brigade,
who did not bel 5n- 10 one % the
squads of candidates for Come OF the
regular athletic teams.
White II is recognized at the Naval
Academy that intercollegiate contests
IRE absolutely necessary 10 obtain the
spirited participation Of any bOQy OF
youths in athletics, the effort has
been made for years TO put athletics
on such a basis that II viii appeal 20
as many as possible, and secure, II
possible, the entrance OF every mid
shipman ints~ some line Of athletic
activity. To that end every manly
sport possible is encouraged at the
Academy, and at present there are
only one or two institutions in the
country. and these the largest uniVer-
sites. where as many branches Of
sport are on a firm basis as at the
Naval Academy.
In All Branches.
Not only do large squads turn out
for the zig teams and the scrub
teams that are necessary TO develop
them, but there is a regular series Of
class games in several Of the sports,
and this, Of course. means the par
ticipatiOn Of a large number OF mid
shipmen. in order to form and obtain
practice for teams representing each
~. Each there Is regular
schedule Of class games in football
and baseball and an lnterclaSS HELD
and track meet, for which great pre-
parations are mde-
Thursday is the big athletic day al
the Academy, for on il athletic prac-
tice takes the place OF all drills and
practical exercises, and the ron OF
the different athletic squads Is called,
just as the roll is called for a company
or battalion drill. At the beginning
Of the season. the midshipmen have put
down their names for some branch OF
sport, and they must be present at all
which would no doubt excite the envy
of athletic coaches at other institutions.
The few who have not come out Tor
any sport are placed IN the non
athletic squad ana on IhuIsutys tneS
are sent on forced march. under
competent and lusty instructor, who
carries them over as much OF the rough
country around Annapolis as ne can
cover in the period. Most Of the mem
bers Of the squad soon ind some branch
Of athletics that they are willing TO
try.
Athletes Number ZIG.
On January / Of this year, there were
10 members Of the different athletic
squads. but there were a few cases Of
overlapping, as most of the rs mem
bers Of the football squad soon joined
other squads; in fact some Of them
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GILES CHOSEN CAPTAIN

PROVIDENCE, June e0-WuIiam C.
Giles. II, Of Springfield. Mass. was
elected captain Of next years Brown
baseball team at the banquet Of the
team held in the Hotel Warren. Giles
has been popular in other activities at
college bAsides athletics. he is president
of his class and the Brown Union He
IS a member Of the Camarian Club and
the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
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DASHES SEVEN MILES
DOWN LUMBER FLUME

GLOBE. Ariz., June 20.-Five-year-
old Thomas Gardiner, Of Thatcher,
was dashed seven miles down a steep
lumber fiume in as many minutes and
escaped practically unframed.
The child was playing near the
flume in Graham mountains when he
slipped and fell into the rushing water
With the speed of an express train Re
shot to the bottom, Of course.
Although the fiume is nearly per
pendicular in places and considered
dangerous, the child escaped IN
harmed except for minor scratches
and bruises.
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BIRD DOG GOES FISHING.

HADDONFIELD. y. J., June 90
Fishing in Evans pond, Charles Hol-
loway baited mis- hook. cast the line and
laid the pole on the bank while he
stroIled OF Returning a few minutes
later he found his young bird dog swim
ming ashore with the pole in his mouth.
Holloway encouraged the dog, which
seemed to have some difficulty, and I'm
ally II landed, with a fOur-pound carp
on the hook
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Athletes Number 71o.
BRITISH GOLFERS
IN OPEN TOURNEY

LONDON, June 20.-The annual open
championship tournament Of Great Brit-
ain viii claim attention this week at
famed ST. Andrews. Looking through
American spectacles, added interest is
felt because Of the presence Of VIII
Smith and Donald Ross. The first
banned won the Omen in New York III
1899, while only two years ago at Myopia
he tied with Fred Mcleod fo~ h-st
place. Ross is a brother Of Alec. who
won the open at Philadelphia in 1907
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PURSES AT HAGERSTOWN.

HAGERSTOWN, Nd. June 2O.-Purses
amounting TO over $1,000 will be offered
by the HagerstOwn Driving Club in con-
nection with the various events at the
big celebration On-the HagerstoWn Fair
Grounds, July 4. Aside from the races.
parade, and Tournament. there viii be
a balloon assertion.
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PIRATES GET PITCHER

CLEVELAND, June o0-Pittsburg. has
added another college star TO its pitch
ing STAFF by signing Bradshaw, six
foot twirler. who has made a wonderful
record as a pitcher and all-around
athlete at Hiram College The young
man is OF a very modest disposition.
and his team mates say .he is one az
the best baseball players ever hired out
at this hCstling college
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RENO GETS READY
TO HANDLE CROWD
Influx of Visitors Has Be
gun-AccommodationS
Reasonable.

RENO, New, June 2o.-Au Reno is
preparing for the big fight which no one
doubts viii be held here, since Tex
Richards positive statement this morn
ing that it would be in Nevada
Every arriving train is damned with
the vanguard OF the influx attendant
on the shifting Of the scene OF the battle
from san Francisco TO Reno. Marked
activity has been noticed in various
business houses throughout the city,
yesterdays trade in many cases being
the heaviest for the past few months.
Among the gamblers particularly is
there a feverisn effort 10 be on the lob
when the time comes. To that end old
and unused apparatus is being rejuven-
ated and broken gamblers appliances
are being put in order.
The hotel men are also busy. Reser-
vatiOns have piled into the principal
hotels Most Of the requests for rooms
are not accompanied by checks or money
orders, but the bOnifaces are holding
them nevertheless, secure in the belief
that Reno VIII land the fight. Several
hotel pTOprietOrs have already made ar
rangements for the shipment Of hun
dreds OF cots 70 this city next week.
Temporary Accommodations.
Outsiders here to look over the field
for an Investment during the golden
harvest. are preparing to open new res
taUrants galore. Several men have Sc
cured options on a number Of empty
buildings and cots viii be placed in
them and rented out at a nominal price
per night. Automobiles. taNiCabs and
sightseeing wagons VIII also be in our
city. A San Francisco touring car COM
Dany has arranged TO have a dozen Of
the big machines in this city for two
weeks. II the light is brought here. AL
so. hundreds OF chauffeurs that indie
pendent 'taXis viii bring into town.
W. G Short. proprietor Of Mona
Springs, has received a telegram from
sam Berger reserving quarters for If
teen at the springs for Jeffries and
Supt. W. H. Sheridan. OF the Sacra-
mento division of the Southern Pacific,
arrived IN his private car. He tele-
a3hed headquarters that side tracks
woulo accommodate fifty cars in Reno
and 20 y Sparks Water and sanitary
conditions are also all right he added
Sheridan stated that six Of the score
Of special rains originally chartered
been Cancelled, but he was in hopes
that they would be rechartereG when
Nevada is decided on as the scene Of the
bout.
through Tickets Still Good.
All Of the tickets viii continue to read
through TO the coast and the spectators
may proceed TO San Francisco and then
return.
w. l. Mccartney communicated with
several local people, wiring that nothing
definite had been decided. but that he
WIS practically certain that Reno was
the snCt Mccartney reiterated his for
..#
ford boSt viii occur on the morning Of
the FCc rth
Hotel reservations from the East keep
driving in The Overland received tele-
grams from Indianapolis and Cleveland.
and the Golden slated a party of PhiIa-
delphIans
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GOLDFIELD STILL
MAKING ITS BID

RENO. New. June "a delegation
Of GOldheld business men have arrived
here to meet Tex Richard when he ar
rives from san Francisco.
The GOlddelG men guarantee gate re-
ceipts of 10000 il the johnson
first is pulled of in that city.
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CONSTIPATION
MUNYON'S
pAW-PAWP PILLS

Munyon's Paw
Paw Pills are IN
Ike all other laxa-
tIves OF cathartics
They coax the liver
into activity BY
gentle methods
They do not scour;
they do not gIpe;
they do not weak
en-; but thew 90
start all the Secre
lions OF the liver
and stomach N q
way that soon puts
these organs IN a
healthy condition
and cOrrccte conSfi-
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PAPKE is PREPARING

BOSTON, June Undetermined u
work his way up 70 another match
with Ketchel, Billy Papke is here today
putting on q fighting edge" for hi,
Jaci- CTwin) Sullivan. Papke believe.
if he trims the Twin haudHv Eetche
VIII give him another chance.
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KETCHEL-LANGFORD
BOUT FOR NEVADA

SAN FRNCISCO, June 20.-WfIson
Miner manager Of Stanley Ketchel, the
worlds champion midGleweicbt has
come 10 the conclusion that there is no
chance Of his man being able to meet
Lansford in this State and he is ready
TO accept the terms for battle in Ne
Nada
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ThTOugh Tiekets StilI Coo.
FISH BREAK NETS.

ABERDEEN, Wash. June 2O.-Not
for 'teSrs have the Indians Of the
Quiniault reservation enjoyed such a
phenomenal catch Of salmon. the migra-
ton up the Quiniault river to the
spawning grounds being so great that
many nets are broken through the
great number Of fish taken.
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LANGFORD-KAUFMAN
BATTLE ON JULY 9

SAN FRANCISCO, June 20-The
Langford-Kaufman fight. scheduled for
last Saturday, viii take place on July
in NeYada, in the arena built for the
Jeffries-JohnsOn fight.
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! Joined so soon afger that they are
numbered with the football squad, and
I with the rowing or other aggregati0ns.
However. football practice was kept
up during the spring. and considerable
acquaintance was made with the new
rules The nOn-arhletiC squad STAYED
! AZ about thirty until the Naval Acad-
, envy closed its school year the early
part OF this month, and az no time
did II exceed forty
The work Of interesting the midship-
men IN athletics begins as soon as the
new class IS formed II was particularly
successful last summer. under Lieut. III
n Jensen, officer IN charge OF athletics
and II viii be begun as soon as the new
midshipmen begin 10 come in during
the latter part Of this month Z fer1far-
ant Jensen s again in charge, ard he
VIII have the help of Lieut.. r D. Ber-
rlSn, head coach OF the football team
VINO VIII De on hand 20 size 10 what-
ever football material there NAV be in
me new class, and get IL 10 work.
Work in Summer.
During most Of last summer. every
members OF the fourth class was en-
gaSed in some form OF athletics. 4 rec,
ulaT baseball nine was organized. ana
for the hrst time a fourth class team
played games with outside teams
field and track squad was formed. and
a meet helq IN which every fourth class
The likely football men were c-pt+er to-
Eether promptly, and the balance OF the
cLdSs interested in gymnasium. rowing.
basketball and other sports. 50. mat
WllhLn rev weeks of the entrance Of
lue ciASS eFe-y member was busy IA
some form Of athletics Gurino the ra--
lods allotted TO recreation.
me good effects Of the early y-orl-
WIZ the fourth claSsman was p-ornp+Iv
apparent Two of its members 49,,
places on the regular footbaiI go, 49,
on the crew and one on the baSabsII
nlheg unusual Teats for newcomers tn
IouTth class was first in the indoo- faI5
g. ,Iack meet, second in the annual
tFe $780, ---Sst, ana won second place in
series. anu LoOIOdli
-Four Records Broken.
Two academy records. as well as all
but two Of the fourth class records in
neld and trl.. : We're broken by members
OF the fourth class. Altogether. II vyas
by far the most remarkable enterinr
class IN athletics the academy has ever
The work Of breaking in another
fourth class win begin within the next
three weeks With the experience of
! former years as a guide. and parfjc11-
larry of the higEly successful EFFORTS
with last years class, there is no doubr
| that the full membership will be inter
eSJed IN some branch Of athletics. and
I little doubt that next season or at the
most the season after that, win find the
complete accomplishment Of that desire
/ OF all colleges and university AUTHORITIES
every man busily at work along some
me OF athletic activity. not only build
/ ing up strong body for the hard work
| Of life, but intoxicating those manly
and Soldterly qualities which are such
| essentials for an officer in the service
] of the United States.