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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07

In HAS been requested that
write INV views on the posi-
ble changes In the football
rules for next autumn. Such
- IL an extremely difficult prop
cation. The rules this fall nave DeSn
COR the most part satisfactory 10 ""'
and IL is my belief they shoulu pe
kept as nearly like they STAND touay
rs possible. No set OF rules h""eNc.
rood. can be proven III seas""
work: therefore. let them receive
more thorough test. Football OF 10
dny IA practically In its INFANCY. II"
rules which went into effect this sep
TEMPER were so radically dlhereh'
from those governing past years that
NO team dared experiment win them'
iCoaches and players agreed thal lhe!
wo,,ld feel much safer could they al
here 10 old football almost entirely.
There were many points which 10 the
veteran football PLAYER were SECOND
mature which this years new rules
urohibited, such as helping the runner
with the ball and it was sufficiently
hard TO unlearn these fundamentals
without attempting TO adopt an en-
tirely new game.
y, And for this reason no one knew
The possibilities which exist for the
game OF football After this season
which is nearly over, teams will pre-
mare new tactics with more conf
dence. and it remains to be seen what
will be developed next fall.
~ Wants Little Change.
. On this account would not advise
any great change, although have
several ideas that ultimately might be
nut into the form OF rules without in
the lease harming the present great
game and possibly adding TO it's safe
Nv and greatness. The changes which
occurred last spring and which We're
made into rules by the committee
were made chiefly TO do away with
serious I'M ries and fatal accidents.
Any sport which endangers human
life should not be tolerated. | feel
that in some cases the committee
acted too radically and took too many
precautions, but il is far better TO err
ID this way than 10 be too careless.
AT any rate the committee deserves
IGreat praise. for whatever accidents
have occurred have b en- only slight
.Ones, and if any serious accidents
have come careful investigation will
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07
PUGS WILL
MEET SOON

CHICAGO, Dec. Only an oppor-
tunity for Billy Gibson, OF the Fair
mont club. New York. TO put up a
suitable purse for a bout between Abe
Attell and Packey Mcfarland today
stands in the way OF closing the match
between the two fight stars.
Mcfarland wants TO give Gibson a
chance and is holding OF on an offer
from Tom O'Rourke, OF the National
Sporting club, OF New York, in the
expectation that his rival promoter
will come across.
ORourke has offered $4,000 or a
privilege of 80 per cent OF the gate.
Attell and Mcfarland have agreed as
70 terms and will meet at either OF
the two New York clubs; If at the
National on Dec. %, and If at the
Fairmont, on Dec. 10. Mcfarland is
expected TO make his choice late to-
day.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07
YALE PLAYS CORNELL IN
HOCKEY AT CHICAGO RINK

CHICAGO, Dec. FOLLOWING ad-
vices from Lawson Reed, manager OF
the Hockey Association at Yale. 1t
was announced here today that the
New Haven pucksters will meet Cor
nell here In three games on Dec. 30
and II and Jan. e.
Negotiations have been pending
some time for these games, which can
be held only at such times az the col
lege players can get away for their
holiday vacation. Neither Yale or Cor
nell, II IS said, will play any later
games, but Immediately after the New
Years clash will return to college.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07
LARGE BOYS
WILL STRIVE
FOR HONORS

CHICAGO, Dec Right on edge
for what is expected TO be "A Cruel
ling bout, George Hackenschmidt
the Russian Lion and Jess Wester
gard, OF Iowa. here today for their
clash tonight, which is expected to
show whether there is any chance OF
the Iowan filling the shoes OF Gotch
Westergaard, while he is admitted
ly somewhat lacking in experience
hopes TO give the Russian a loLg
hard fight and, il possible. 10 win
but of the latter contingency he is
not believed by mat fans 10 have
much chance. Still. his bout with
Zbyszko last winter is taken 10 show
that he has class.
Westergaard worked hard yester.
day for the match Hackenschmidt
however had an engagement in Mil
waukee TO meet Ernst and last night
went TO the Cream City and handled
that grappler In short order.
Frank Gotch. who has re-afIirmed
his protestations OF complete retire
ment, viii be at the matside tonight
10 see the bout
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07
1loanEsr OPINIONS my
LATEST NEWS
EORMER YALE STAR
SAYS RULES ARE Q. K.
I'D COY DECLARES FOOTBALL CODE is IN GOOD
4. CONDITION AND SHOULD BE ALLOWED
tsnK TO REMAIN AS IT is.

prove the football rules were not the
cause.
There is but one new rule that |
would suggest. and that is the aboli-
tion OF the Kickoff My suggestion
is based wholly on possible chance for
serious injury in such "A play. When
ever kickoff takes place and We see
90 men scattered about the field, run
ming nj top speed. can We help but feel
uneasy till the man is downed and
another play is started?
IL was in just this play that Selby
OF Yale was injured a year ago against
Harvard lie and another player col
lided with terrific force and in COLI
sions of that sort some one is bound
To be- hurt ] would suggest TO avoid
the possibility OF such thing in the
future that the ball be put into play
on the S5-yard line in the territory OF
the offensive team.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07
Three OF Six Writers Think the
4 Game Is All Right as 1t Is
Played in Present
~ Form.
cleveland Man Favors Carrying Ex-
ira Hitter To Swat for the
Pitcher.
By TIP WRIGHT.


EsTl HEN the major leagues assem
IMI BILE in annual conclave Dec
HI 1914, one OF the questions
sure to he discussed is the
~ increase of batting. The mo
guls may not take any action. Du'
II believe they will al least consider
making the game more interesting
And TO make the game more IN
teresting 10 the public means 10 pro
duce more hitting. While the oc
casional 10 game. with the alright
pitching, thrills the fans. it is fact
I that slashing hits produce more en-
thusiasm.
If not, why are men like Cobb. La
5oie. Magee. Wagner. Speaker, Schultz
and Jackson regarded as great play
ers?- Why are scouts constantly look
ms for men who can hit .3eO?' Why
did Charlie Murphy offer Charlie
Somers $4,000 for Joe Jackson, why
batted .3S7 for 20 games? The an
'ewer IL. hitters are wanted.
Baseball as now played, with the
foul strike rule, finds the pitchers
in command. The pitchers have al
ways gained the ascendancy. no mat
3(er how heavy the impost against
mem. Every time the rules have
&Heen amended, the pitchers have
oiyed the problem and gained con.
Whatever steps the rule makers
enke. II any, they won't do anything
70 lengthen the game. They realize
that the public does not want the
game to last more than an hour and
half, Tor nine innings OF play.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07
TODAYS ENTRIES
AT PENSACOLA.

First Race furlongs, selling: Sc
vera. ;07. Outpost. 107. Escutcheou
ll3: Jacoblte. l13: Sabo Blend. liz; Tan
Bark. 1l3 +. J Mccarthy ll3. Gren-
ade il3: Dr. Hollis. H.; Anderson, ll6'
Second Race furlongs, selling
Johnny Wise, l)7 .. X. Herndon. 10!
Ameron. 107. infection. l07; Gull Hol-
lard. ll3. Elsie Van, ll3; Nisht Mist
113; Dry Dollar. l13; Ringer. lls; Lucky
Mate, ll6.
Third Kace-ih fuiiongs. selling;
Front Row. l22 Grenel. 122; Alencon
1877: Haymarkct. l27: Uncle Walter
l27: Challce. 1877 Complete. 127: Ben
Sand. III: 197; Benerstein, 1s7; The
Ram. $50.
Fourth Race furlorgs, selling
Okolona, 107 Explicit. los; Bliss Tri-
umph. 10: cry Baby, 40; Hate, no.
Lady Hackard 10, Rose O'Nell, ITO;
Maj kie H.. Tia: Restless Girl, 1loi Ida
Lackford. 10.
FIfh Kace-sh furICngs. all ages
Chcrault. sc: Sandiver. 90; Lady Rip
pie, 100; Martina. 1OS; Horace e., ia
Alice, ia. ,Whlp Top, ia; Rebel
Queen, III.
sivth Race-ll-l6 miles. selling:
Grccian BEND. 100; The Monk. 1914. zy-
mole. 10t. SA1 Gil, los; Hiram, III;
Cnrew. 1l5; Golden Castle, ia; Wool
stone, lis.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07
HOW TO INCREASE BATTING:
SOME VIEWS BY THE CRITICS

But the public does want more bat.
ling, and | look for the magnates TO
move in this direction at the annual
gabicst ] have asked several we'll.
known baseball writer's their ideas
upon this subject and they are pre-
scented here The majority favor the
adoption OF a rule making the first
foul count as strike. There IS n
thought In this Tor the baseball
student
In addition 10 the opinions print
cd here. ! received a telegram from
Harry Neimeyer OF the New York
Globe, who advises. Get Rube Wad-
den back and let him pitch every
game
ny ELMER u. RATES
baseball f''!itur Tie cleveland Lender.
favor caIrylnI an extra man who
shall bal for the pitcher. Ito VIII dec
utaI' thr ben when mis- side Is in tho
held have talked SO many rla.-
'r> anu they favor this idea AproDos
81 tHe ioG strike ! think that a hard
mr. DOH 70 th~ oitdeld that GOES foul
should not hc ciasscd rs strike. The
lult 'luS modified would be better than
a. now is ia my opinion
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07
TIGERS WILL TRAIN
AT MONROE, LA.

After a conference with
Pres. Frank Navin, 1t was de-
cided by Manager Hugh Jen-
nings Tuesday, that the Tigers
will train at Monroe. La, next
spring. Manager Jennings has
Just completed trip through
the south and found Monroe
the ideal place for getting the
athletes into condition.
A number of places were Wis
tied, but Monroe possesses
more favorable advantages
than any. At Monroe the Tig-
era can have practically "A
training table conducted after
the fashion of the colleges and
will have good diamond IN
which TO work In addition
they will be able 10 run from
the hotel to the park and re-
turn on n dirt road. The Maps
trained at Alexandria, La.
nearby, last spring. and found
the small town vasty superior
to q larger place.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07
SHORT LENGTHS

Famous come back. OF histo~y--The
Cat
Fast double play (Winter Iesgue)-
Ice to skates to arnica.
=
"a was so cold in Pensacola, Tues
day that only few people turned out
80 see the running races. The bang
tails aren't doing any too well In the
south this year The Jacksonville
folks are sore on the management
there. and as this is the last year Of
racing in Florida. the management Is
picking NJ everything in sight The
running part Of the boss game - IN
bad way.
They have swimming pool at Mon
roe. La. which VIII tighten the ardu-
GUS duties Of the dear athletes IN
training next spring They won't have
90 turn on the faucets but can Jump
in all over Thus les the labor of the
athlete lightened.
Next thing You know the big
Eight VIII he making rules that foot
ball PLAYERS must kiss each other on
the check prior to the commencement
ot each period II Michigan even goes
who decree visiting teams must be met
1T the depot by home rooters shame
| on the Wolverine
| The mayor of London, eng, has an
nouuCcd that all moving pictures OF
lights viii be barred in his village
/ hereafter With the pictures cut out
/ they ought to be able TO have some
square fights IN dear old Lunnun
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07
FIGHT GAME DEAD HERE
DECLARES JOHN L. SULLIVAN

CHICAGO, Dec. Still exudlng
declarations that the Jeffries-Johnson
bout was a frame-up, at least on the
part OF the defeated hope OF the
white race" John l.. Sullivan Is here
today for short engagement In
vaudeville.
Sullivan declares that crooked
lighting has practically killed the
game in America and that no fair
minded man can blame the authori-
ties for putting a stop TO II.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07
BN WILLIAM q. WEkRT.
Da~cbaI Editor Evening Telegraph
III

Batting can be increased hy reducing
the balls from four to three or incrca
ing the strikes from three - four. The
former IS advisable. as 10 would shorten
the zine OF play Three balls would
compel me pitchers 60 put the ball
over aud stop wasting baths with "a
runner on lir~t. Changing The size uf
the ball. iU, rasiug its livelIness and
lengtheuina the pitching distance wont
be cons de!ed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07

seems 10 lessen the distance TO FIRST.
Nou cant eliminate the foul strike rule.
lecause the public doesn't want long
games. -Four strikes won't do as few
mon. comparatively, strike out. Tho
sin pie way is 90 shorten the distaure
to urst But II tine rule makers Won't
make riluor changes, sLeh as putting
rho code into understandable luugu4Et.
v hy hope FOR amy important change
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07
nv ERANk HnsrocI,.

TO increase batting without handl-
,applng thc pitcher too much. call only
thr first foul a strike and permit the
batter 10 tOul off % many thereafter
as hc sees lit. This Will practically
Glye the batter an extra strike and
allow the pitcher the lecway he now
has TO waste a paIl. Limiting the num-
Der of balls to three will handicap the
pitcher TOO heavily and prevent effec-
tive inside defensive nlaN.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07
Easy for Sam Lanaford.

BOSTON, Mass. Dec. Sam
Langford Ii one step nearer today
the right to challenge Jack Johnson.
In what was scheduled to have been
twelve-round fight, the Boston
Negro knocked out Morris Harris, q
Negro heavyweight from Philadel-
phia, In the second round.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07
ny THOMAS RICE.
sporting Editor The Times, washing

I believe baseball az n liz now pioyad
* about right. However. IL more. bar
utB Is wanted. auy change should be
Clong lines that will not tend 10
It nSlhcn the game any more than nee
esSary. By calling only the first foul
strike. the batter would be fortified
better ." combat the pitcher aud thts
would douhtless result in an Increase
IN hittiHe. ! favor leaving well enough
tone ANA recommend no changes
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07

Third Race furlongs: Edmond
Adams. 100: Making. 100: Dutch Rock.
l04: Golden Agnes. l01.
Fourth Racs-& mile. selling: This
tie Belle, Ill; Wponoca. Ill; Fernando.
III; No Quarter. 10s: Tillinghast. ios:
Fifth Race--Miie and 10 yards. SELL
ing; Tony Faust. ia: Miss Onicious,
lo9: l. c. Ackerly. 100. Dcvalta. l0s;
Dave Weber. lo9. Royal River. los;
Swell Girl. 100.
sixth Race--1l-Ie mile. selling: Gin
manor, 10; Ethel McK. io7i vespasian.
lo7: Circo. io3: Sonia. io1: Wooiton.
AT JUAREZ.
First Races furlongs. selling:
Boana. 100: Iwalani, los, Alta Rec, 1866
Unconquered. los; Joe Wells. 1906; smil-
ing Maiden. los: Count De ORC, ios;
second Race-s furiongs. selling:
Nugent, 10T: John Sparks, lot: Dick
Moss, 1o7: Mentally. l07: Gene Wood.
liz.
Third Race furiongs. selling:
Quick silver, 100; Outhelder, l03; But
ter Bali. los: Aragonese. los: Hesitate.
Fourth Races furlongs, handicap;
The Wolf. 90. Lomond. 90; Helmet. lib:
Fifth Races furlongs. selling: Fly
ing Pearl. l07, Gibson, 107; Hidden
Hand 107; Joe Enrich, ITO; Light Wool.
10; Force, l1o: Danronia, ITO; Preen.
112.
sixth Race-Miie. selling: Cheswar-
dine, 101; Task Master, 100: Cuban Boy.
lO2: St Kilda. 102: vesme. 102; SIZE.
Ice: Alma Boy, 106: Missprison, 10:
Himalaya, 100; Mauretsnia. los.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07
Yale Prospects Brighten.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec. Tn
view of III eunanimous selection OF
Arthur Howe, class OF 1912. as cap
tain. coupled with the fact that a
number OF Yale's star players will
return next year. Yale's gridiron out
look for 1911, today. seems roster
than for several years past
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07
Bh JOHN ". FOSTER.
Sporting Editor New York EYenip,,

ihFot baseball as ia IN now PLAYED
Mans think more batting would not
br au'iss. " is possible batting could
h' increased hy making tho first foul
Only - Ike. permitting the batter 10
I'ui OF thereafter "a he pleased. 1t
" ouid be only a slight modluratior
ana II there is anything greatly In do.
mnnd 10 change baseball. So far as
batting ~ concerned, this might pro, .
a step ia the right direction.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07
At JACKsoNVILLE.

First Race furlongs. selling; Or
tara, iO4; Quincy Belle. 104; Golden,
1O4 Evia. 104, Edna Collins. 104; Morn
ing song, loi. Trait, lo4: Borrower,
1917 Monte FoN. 10T Fort Worth. 101i
Nerlbo, 100. Thrifty, 1895 Tappy, 100;
Ccrinth, IL: Double Five, 1i5. ALSO
ell gible: Rcd Bob. FOOL, Cardiff.
Second Races furlongs; Lucerne,
102. Heart PHng, l05. LoIis Rsil, l05,
Allonby, 100, WOolspun. 1885, Pedigree.
ics Andy Ginter. 1O9; Mapleton. 100.
Ihird Race--5h furlongs: County
Tak 1o3: Harvest. 10j. Grenada. los;
The Niger, los: Husky Lad. los; Isa-
bel. 100 Bertis. LOG. Heatherbloom,
lO7 Sand Tiill. los: Ed1a, 10.
Fourth Race furlongs, Atlantic
Beach selling stakes: Ben Double 10S;
Rasman. 1O-i All Red, 107i Glucose.
10 Compton, lis.
Fifth tsace--G furlongs, selling: Abra-
sion, 1o2. Monami, 104, John Patterson,
1O4. WoodlakC, tC9; May Amelia, 100;
Sllvcrado. i01: Mark Anthony III. 109;
Mystlner. 1o9. Congo, 100; CastlewOod.
il2; navre. 1t2: TGison Dor, il2.
sixth Race i-l6 miles, selling: Gal
lev Slave. ~: sligo. 100 spindle. l0i:
prince Light, 1O2 Col. Assume ade, lO2;
My Gal, 100; Dantleld, 100.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07
Young Otto Loses Bout.

NEW YORK. Dec. 7LYoung otto,
the east side lightweight. is willing TO
concede today that Lew Powell. the
California fighter. IS his master.
Powell was aggressive AT all times
duhrlng their ten-round bout last night
and had the east slider groggy and all
in at the finish
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07

First Race--Futurity Course selling:
! Berson, III: Lady Galveston, Ill: Don
aid. III; Lady HIldreth. III: Twilight
| Ncvgorod. 100: Yellow Foot. 101; Sir
Fretful, 1902; Inauguration, l0f: Pla-
tocn, 102.
| Second Race-Futurity Course, sell
| ing. Billy Myer 11l David Boland. Ill;
! Captain burnett, III; Busy Man, Ill;
Prosper. III. Bitter Sir. los: BiskrA
! 1O2
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07
oIaen - ID Amerleus.

BALTIMORE Md. Dec. Amer.
icus. the baltimore light heavyweight
wrestler. last night defeated Charley
olsen OF indianapolis, In straight
falls.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07
iIl HAttRN NELLY

~r"rii"E Idit"r The Times, Detroit
Numberl~sS schcmes r5Y. 1a,.,, -.
cated 10 increase batting. The best
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07

The clever writer who compiled DE
ratured Football" for the SATURDAY
evening Post. beat the conference 10
il by three weeks
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07

work had declared editorialiy that Mr..
Stlmson was the representative OF hr.
Root and the corporate interests fire.
,uently alleged 70 be behind the Senator.
fhe names OF Mr. Stimson and the mem
sers Of bis law nrm were on the other
loor.
u The Law nrm since August !, 1899. vhen
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-07

Henry L. s,imson. Republican candidate
OF Governor. received reporters at hts Of
,ce. - Liberty street. yesterday. and ex-
,ressed 60 them the greatest connde1
:. sha .,ooass - lhA n.c.,hil.an fie
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-16
Own your
own farm!

The price of good, rich land
in the Southwest is so low that
you can own a big farm there
without investing muchmoney
or mortgaging the place. The
land will raise as big or bigger
crops than you are now raising,
and you will get better prices
for what you raise.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-16
BALLINGER FATE POSTPONED
Congressional Committee Meets, but
Not Having Quorum, Adiourns
Until December 3.

Chicago-Not until next December
will Richard A. Ballinger, secretary
of the interior. learn the verdict ar
rived at by the congressional in
yestigating committee.
Six members of the committee met
In Chicago Tuesday to take action on
the majority report, but after DELHI
Grating several hours, without a
quorum present, an adjournment was
taken until December
The members present were: Sena-
tor Elihu Root of New York. Knute
Nelson of Minnesota, George Suther-
land of Utah, Representatives NJ. E..
Olmstead of Pennsylvania. s. W. Nc
Call of Massachusetts and Edwin
DENLY of Michigan, all Republicans.
Senator Flint of California. appoint
ed by Vice-President Sherman to
serve on the committee, is still abroad.
and in his absence the other six pre-
pared a statement in which they de-
clare that the majority resolution
adopted at Minneapolis declaring Sec:
Rotary Ballinger guilty Of the charges
made against him was Irrational"
Senator Nelson declared that he
might call another meeting Of the
committee before congress convenes,
and said that in the event Of Senator
Flint arriving prior to that time. he,
together with the six who attended
the meeting here. would constitute a
quorum.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-16
G. 0. P. LOSES MAINE
DEMOCRATS SWEEP STATE AND
ELECT COL r. w. PLAiSTED
GOVERNOR.
PROBABLY WIN LEGISLATURE
Four Republican congressman Are
Defeated-State Issues Are Given
as Cause for Grange Of Political
Complexion of State.

Augusta, Me-Col Frederick w
Plaisted. MAJOR of this city, was elect
ed governor at the election held in
this state Monday The Democrats
have probably elected four congress
men and it is likely that they will
have majority in the state legisla-
ture.
That state issues, notably the dras.
tic enforcement of the prihibitory law
by the party in power. have been
chiefly responsible for the election OF
Plaisted is freely admitted on both
sides and this result is not much of a
surprise to close observers. but that
! the political complexion OF Maine rep
resentation in congress should be
changed is regarded as the verdict of
the voters on the questions WI .ch are
uppermost in the Insurgent west.
Should the legislature prove to be
Democratic it is altogether likely that
the question of maintaining the pro-
hibitory law will be submitted to the
people and of course Democrat will
succeed Eugene Hale in the United
States senate.
Returns from the state received on
Tuesday from all but twenty-one
towns in the state give Plaisted
fDem.). for governor. plurality over
Fernaid (Rep) of 1851 votes.
Kinds and Guernsey, Republicans.
and McGillicuddy and Gould. Demo
Gratis. are elected to congress.
Returns from all but two small
representative classes give the Demo.
Gratis q out of the 81 state senators
and SO ont of the 15l representatives.
Phoenix. Ariz.-Conservatiye esti-
mates show that the Democrats have
elected a majority of delegates 10 the
Constitutional convention and that
the initiative and referendum has car
tried overwhelmingly
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-09-16
GIRL ON HORSE $50 MILES
Acting Secretary Of War oliver and
Daughter Conclude Long Endur.
ance Horseback Ride,

Washington. One of the long
est endurance horseback rides ever
taken By woman has just been
finished by Miss Marion Oliver, daugh.
ter of the acting secretary of war.
Miss Oliver, who returned here, spoke
in enthusiastic enjoyment of her long
ride. With her, besides her father,
on the trip, were Mrs. Herbert Wads-
worth, the society cross country rider,
and Captain Cheney of the White
House staff. Three hundred and fifty
miles of hard riding over the ragged
Indian trails of Arizona and New Mex.
leo made Miss divers ride note
worthy. On account of the rough
character of the riding Mrs. Wads-
worth's feat of riding PIP miles in
twenty hours was not excelled.