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DRUCE WITNESS DIES
IN MANHATTAN HOSPITAL.
Robert Caldwell Also Famous for
False Affidavit in A. T. Stew
art Case.

Robert Caldwell. seventy-slx years
DID, known a. the Great American
Andavit Maker secause Of the false
afidavits he made In the A. II. Stew
art and the famous Duke Of Portland
eases. died yesterday In the Manhattan
state Hospital on Wards Island.
Caldwell differed from most other
men OF the Munchausen type because
he really believed In the fantastic in
yentlons OF his brain. lie was born In
ireland and came hero In 1871 TO work.
for A. T. Stewart. After Mr.. Stewards
death he came forward with afidavits
that the body had been stolen, and
later that tho will was forged.
In the Duke OF Portland case In Lon
don he swore the Duke led n doubie life
under the name OF Druoe. lie said the
latter's coffin would be found filled with
lead. The comm was exhumed and his
story was proved false. He returned TO
this country and was later arrested at
his home on Staten Island for forgery
In the Portland case. but was never
taken to England for trial because of
his condition. He leaves a daughter at
81. George. Staten Island.
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inc a bout to be a sort of orgy of blood
and teeth, frequented by the worst sec
tons Of society. These people condemn
1t unheard and because they do not like II
themselves. and because they won't even
go to see how it is conducted, they cry
out to have it stopped.
English Sport for Boxing.
I am positive that l am right in saying
If poll were taken in Great Britain
tomorrow whether properly conducted
boxing matches should take place, that
Is per cent of the people would say yes.
and among these would be large num-
bers of men who view life from the high
est NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. priests, judges,
artists, authors, besides that huge mass
of people who are for clean sport of every
description all the time.
One of the most potent reasons Tor the
movement in England against the present
fight although it may not be palpable on
the surface. is the color question. Now,
at home we have no prejudice against
colored people-in fact man for man,
there are millions more colored British
subjects than white ones-but 1t Is this
very fact which makes this fight ques-
ton of Importance
It is almost foregone conclusion that
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team pulled off much in the way of good
foot bail. No team can do that with
but Week of practice. Judging by the
reports of the game, Virginia's weakness
this year will again be in the backfield
The line seems to be stronger than last
years forwards but the men who are
depended on to do the ground gaining
are no better than those Of last fall.
Todd, who starred in the majority OF
the games he was in last season, again
showed that he is to be considered as
dangerous factor in game, as he is like
ly to get away on long run AT any
time, that ,will mean a touchdown, anu
the game, if it is close.
Greer who played with the Catholic
University eleven last fall. and who held
down center for the Business High team
two years ago. bids fair to make posi-
ton on the Georgetown team this year.
Greer has been showing up well so far
in practice, and while the real test Will
not come until after he has been through
some grueling scrimmages. he has never
theless been. showing good spirit In MS
work so far.
All doubts as to White being fast
enough to play in the backfield are no"
dispelled. The big fellow has been snow
ing himself just as speedy a man, as
far as starting and getting away with
the plays are concerned. as any or the
other candidates for the jobs back or the
line. In the little scrimmage that has so
far been had White had also given eVi-
dence of being able to hit the line Ell
fectively.
One reason for White doing such good
work is that he has be, working all
summer, and is in fine shape. He weighs
twenty pounds less than he did during
last base ball season.
The statement is attributed to Coach
Hecox OF Technical High that his eleven
is in better shape now than ever before
at this time of year, and that unless
something happens 1t is in CONDITION 20
make a clean sweep in the high school
series this fall.
With the field entirely to itself, George
town ought to draw some OF the larges!
crowds ever seen at local foot pail
games this year The Hilltoppers have
not a single rival in the field this fall.
which is not likely to detract at all
from the crowds which will attend Its
games The Carlisle, Virginia and LIE
high games together ought to draw at
least 5000 people, and reckoning this on
a basis Of the regular price charged on
the hilltop it is readily seen that with
any kind Of break in the luck the Blue
and Gray management ought to make
whole lot of money-enough to insure any
shortage that might be incurred through
a loss in any of the other branches OF
athletics.
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John will win, and some fear the effect
it will have on the 3D,NU,OO subjects
of King George V in India. | am sure
this is at the bottom of the agitation, and
the o per cent who don't like the game
and want to spoil the pleasure of the
other 10 per cent are making all the use
of it they can There in nutshell you
have the answer. At least that is the
writer's honest opinion.
l have mentioned that this Johnson
Wells match is looked upon as almost a
foregone conclusion. but this ,i fact makes es
win. it would still be mooted point
whether the world has yet arrived at
that utopian point where match OF
worldwide Importance can be brought on
between a white and a colored man with
out raising all kinds of disagreeable feel
ing.
To revert to the respective merits of
the men, the best judges in England. IN
Guiding Lord Lonsdale. who since my be-
loved fathers death has by one accord
been acknowledged to be the Admirable
Crichton of sport are of the opinion that
Wells has not yet reached maturity, ana
that another two years of experience ana
development are still needed to bring him
up to his best. Hence many of the best
sporting men are dubious as to the ad-
visibility of the men meeting yet
Killsport Comes to Life.
AS these events, in order to flourish.
should be looked upon from the sporting
and not from the spectacular and gate
money point of view, it is easy to under
stand how the controversy has started
and how eagerly the cranks and kill
sports are taking hold Of this opportu-
nifty to put nail into the coffin of the
sport, which they regard with a hatred
as strong as it is unreasonable.
Never has boxing been more popular in
cr1a hnpn
so we'll conducted It is generally con-
ceded by every one there that the only result
of boycotting boxing in Great Britain.
which practically was done for genera
ton, was to cause it to blossom forth
stronger and purer than ever, recognized
as one of the manifest sports. where sup
preston only led to molly The
army and navy kept the game alive at
home Their keenness and the extraor-
dinarily fine displays they gave for pure
love of the sport-for there are no purses,
only cups and medals-won at last the
appreciation of the public.
Army Tourney Draws Crowds.
The coming boxing tournaments at AL
dershot were so well attended by the
flower of the land. besides the naval and
military men. that there was hardly a
building in the town capable of holding
them. So, from quite small affair, it be-
came national fixture, and was held in
the army gymnasium at Aldershot. So
boxing is back in England today after
having been abused, criticised, boycotted
and left by its detractors supposedly
hopelessly wrecked and ruined 1t was
buried with heavy stone over 1t, with
groans instead of tears. But the good old
sport had spark Of life yet and many
good friends as survivors. So with the
help of these the stones were removed.
and a stronger, better and now impreg-
nable sport arose There 1t Is going to
stay, and 1t will take all the ants In the
world all their time to get 1t down again.
They counted nine last time and thought
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BY Il. c. BYRD.

Georgetown has failed to make arrange
ments to practice with the Navy. The
Georgetown management communicated
with the authorities down at the Naval
Academy, and was informed that while
the Navy coaches would be glad to take
up such a proposition, it was against
the regulations, and therefore could not
be allowed.
1t was hoped by the Blue and Gray
that at least two practice dates could
be secured with the Navy, so that the
team could get a good hard workout be-
fore the contest with Carlisle. October
IA, but 1t seems that such will not be
the case now, as there is no other team
with which q practice could be secured
which is strong enough to give George
town a good stiff workout, unless 1t be
that the William and Mary eleven will
be much better than is expected. The
Virginia team held the University of Vir-
einia to a 1O-to-O score last year, and
1t may be that it will prove stronger
than is looked for. and afford the Hill
toppers just the kind Of game that is
most desired before the big affair with
the Indians two weeks from Saturday.
Unless william and Mary does prove a
that GEORGETOWN will suffer considerably
in the Carlisle game from the fact that
the Indians will be in a whole lot better
condition. That the Indians were in good
enough shape Saturday to run up score
Of 50 points against the Lebanon ,an1 Galley
shows that they have not been wasting
time since they started practice Septem-
Der /.
Georgetown two weeks from now VIII
be a much better looking team that 1t
is now. There Is not a coach In the
country who can run a team up TO us
| highest fghting point within limited
| time better than Nelson. There Is no
doubt that II he were to shove the team
| to its limit from now until October IA he
| would make better showing against the
Indians. but it is probable that he Will
not try to get the team as far advanced
as possible for the big contest because
in SO doing he might weaken 1t for the
game with Virginia and the Army In
November; and while the Blue and n n Gray
be when it goes against Carlisle, it will
be capable Of even better things in what
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boxing out, but at the magic word of ten
1t sprang as fresh as ever. If 1t is
knocked down again it will do the same.
Opponents of Sport Scarce.

Joking aside, the writer has not yet
met a single opponent of sport, and he
has moved around pretty freely the last
month. Where do the kill sports live?
1 suppose they have immense parks and
private shooting grounds of their own.
and live far removed from the working
man who works hard all day and is now
condemned to whiting sticks and swap
ping lies II he is a good man, or If he
is only ordinary human being like the
writer. who. not being able to get any
legitimate sport, will eventually have to
start looking for trouble, which l will be
sure to find unless, perchance, on the
road looking for 1t l should hear the
neigh of a horse the bay of some fox
hound or the whimper of a greyhound,
any Of which beloved sounds would raise
SO many happy and stirring memories as
to bring me back to the true straight
road of real sport. If 1 heard the bay
of the foxhound 1 should be thinking of
the Cumberland huntsman, John Peel
DO you ken John Peel etc.
How my dear old father used to love
that song! What a view hollo he could
give. 1t stirs my pulses even now, al
though it is twenty years since 1 heard
him sing 1t. l believe If the kill sports
could have heard 1t they would have
taken off their funeral gloves and re-
leased their embittered features, and, in
the words of that other splendid old
fox-hunting song:
We will all go a hunting today.
All nature seems smiling and gay.
So we will join the glad things that goes march
We will all go hunting today.
Memories of Old Joe.
If heard the neigh of horse should
be thinking Of Old Joe, the horse my
cousin, Arthur Johnstone-Douglas. won
the Grand National (our greatest steeple-
chase with. We trained him ourselves
at Comlongon castle, Dumfriesshire. a
thousand year old border fortress,
whence we in old days raided the Eng
lish border for cattle or for any old
thing they had to spare, whether they
really could spare it or not. How we
won the National with Old Joe in the
fastest time on record up to then, and
how he started at 40 to 1 and won by
twenty lengths is ancient history.
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PLAYERS SKULL FRACTURED.
Pitcher Bosk in Critical Condition in
Hospital.

FITCHRtRG, Mass, September %
Pitcher Johnnie" Bosk OF the Utica
team Of the New York State League. who
vas taken to the Burbank Hospital Sat
urday after being struck by a pitched
ball is in a critical condition today. His
skull is fractured and 1t is doubtful IL
he can recover.
Bosk when injured was playing third
tase for an aggregation OF minor league
players against team OF former Har-
ward men.
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times as much box.
ing in Great Brit
ain as took place
twenty years ago.
In the first place
it must be ex-
planned that there
is there, as well as
in America, a sec
ton Of the public
which has never
seen a fight and
never would If II
could, and so mag
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Instead of the percentage from receipts
that has been expected to pay league run
ming expenses. Central Association clubs
will hereafter pay into the league treas
ury by May ] $500 each as league dues.
This action was brought about by failure
OF one or two clubs to forward the per-
centage of receipts. With the $500 guar
antee money IL means each club must put
up 81 ,OO0 in cash before the season opens.
The salary limit next year will be $1,3DO
q month. with 500 month the most that
90 be paid any player.
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GEORGETOWN FAILS TO GET
PRACTICE DATE WITH NAVY
Coaches Willing, But Regulations Forbid
Working Out Against Foreign Teams.
Other Foot Ball Comment.

Is really the most important game Of
the schedule-that with Virginia.
The Aggies will settle down to hard
scrimmage this week in preparation tor
the game Saturday in Richmond with
Richmond College. The Farmers so Tar
in practice have been showing up just as
well as could be expected. and they are
looking for another victory over the Vlr-
ginians.
Several new men are expected out for
the different high school teams today
Many of the men who will be depended
on to fill places on the different elevens
will be out for their first workout today,
having spent the best part of last week
removing conditions which made them
ineligible to play.
Howard. who played short on the West
ern High base ball team will try for the
foot ball team this fall.
Syracuse has started a crusade against
the freshman rule. something which Is
being agitated in many of the schools
which annually have to play against
teams which draw part Of their material
from the first-year class.
There is little doubt that the rule bar
| ring the men in the first-year class from
participation in athletics is hardship tc
those institutions which have to meet
that requirement. In the case of SYRIA
cuse. 1t is given as an example. the New
Workers meet Lafayette and two or three
| other institutions which play the men
from four classes, while Syracuse uses
players from only the senior. junior and
sophomore.
Whether anything much will come OF
the agitation at Syracuse remains to be
seen, but 1T is certain that the rule is be-
ing discarded by many of the schools
throughout the country. The regulation
was made to prevent the importing OF
professional athletes it being held that
the practice would be stopped by it. Now
the colleges and universities are getting
above that kind of thing. and there Is
| less reason for the enforcement of the
regulation than there used to be.
II the score made Saturday by the
| University of Virginia against the Hamp-
den Sidney College eleven tells anything
! 1t would seem that the Charlottesville
team is just about on a par with what II
was last season. The score run up yes
| terday is Just about what Virginia has
been used to doing to the smaller col
| leges in that state for the past two Oh
| three years.
1t is not to be expected that either
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RACER CONDEMNED.
American Cup Defender Sunk in
Florida Waters.

NEW YORK, September 25.-Mayflower
Americas cup defender against Galatea.
afterward raced as a schooner, and then
sold and used as a sponge fisher at Tar
pom Springs, Fla, for the last seven
wears. under the name of Madeline, was
recently condemned and sunk in Tampa
bay.
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VIRGINIA LEAGUE
BATTING AVERAGES
Catcher Block of Norfolk
Practically the Leader,
With 800 Points.

The official averages of the Virginia
League are just out, and show Ray Nor
gan in the 300 class for eighty five
games. Johnny Priest played I'm fifty-one
games and hatted 3as The real leader
IS Catcher Block Of Norfolk, who played
IN liz games and hit up to $50. Follow
ing are the figures in detail:
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CONDEMN UNHEARD
English People Who Don't Un-
derstand Boxing Protest.
MAJORITY FAVOR THE RING
Marquis of Queensberry Says Color
Line Is Very Important
in England.
MAJORITY FAVOR THE RING
By the Marquis of Queensberry.

Copyright 1911, by the Marquis of Queensberry.
l see by the papers that a movement
has been started to stop the Jack John
son-Bombadier Wells fight in London Oc-
tober 2, and many persons have asked me
why this is SO. as there is now quite ter
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LONG RACE.
Distance Events to Be Revived il
Kentucky Again.

LEXINGTON, KY. September 25.-1t is
remarkable that in the revival OF long
distance racing in Kentucky. after a
lapse Of more than thirty years. the Ken
lucky Endurance stakes. at four miles, to
be decided over the Churchill Downs
course of the New Louisville Jockey Club
Saturday. October 7, Will De the rlchest
event Of the American turf in 1911.
, 1911-07-08
~TELEGRANS
ST. GROIN STATION.

81. NhUIN IfIION
London, july 9TH TO-DAY eleven R.l'loI9
flew across the Eu9Ilsh Ci"nnei "llh5a 'a
hour, and arriving al Hendou' co'HPI''e" .Ie
first hall Of the international circuit race.
Beaumont won the Standard Pfz g TWO
thousand five hundred pounds L5f The q.aeA-
est flight from Pans TO London. 't'"et5
was the quickest across th4 oh'nne' and
benaoi carried i passenger. Inc incidents
We're rs ordinary a. Y horse race ana mere
after VIII become y mere commonplace.
Alderman Farrell, Lord Mayor p = oih,
in an interview, has stated that, u the cor
poratlou refuses to vote am address TO the
Kong. he personally will go and thank HIS
Majesty tJr deIetng the offensive words 81
the coronation oath. Oh Sunday night u
meeting was held at the entrance to the
Mansion House t. protest against presenting
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DEN0UNCES OPIUM TRAFFIC.
superintendent of Chinese Mission
Appeals to Women to Suppress Evil.

EVANSVILLE. Ind. May 20-Appeals
for concerted action from the women OF
the United States to suppress Illicit or
open traffic in opium IN China were con-
tanned in letters read today before the
wonans board Of missions Of the Cum
berland Presbyterian General Assembly
from Gam Sing Quah, superintendent OF
the Canton Mission Of the Cumberland
Church. 1T is to the everlasting shame
of Great Britain declares the Chinese
missionary. that this traffic has not
now been thoroughly suppressed"
Reports on the use of moving pictures
in the Chinese missions to exeTnplfy the
life and teachings OF Jesus Christ formed
d feature Of the womens session Gen
eral reports and routine business occU-
pied the session Of the general assembly
in the forenoon. 1t is expected that a
line Of legal procedure on church prop
erty now disputed by the Presbyterian
Unlonists will be adopted at Mondays
session. with especial reference to prop
erty held by requests which made ad-
herence to he Cumberland doctrine and
denomination the primary condition o.
retention.
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Wednesday. when a new rudder had to
be installed.
Ladies' night will be observed at the
Corinthian Yacht Club next Wednesday
night. when the clubhouse and grounds
friends for IA general good time. At SIS
will be presented by a quartet consisting
Of Mrs Charles B. Bayiy, soprano; Mrs
D. O. Leech. alto; Harrington Barker,
Jones will be the tenor soloist. and Mrs.
Thomas l.. Jones will accompany him.
These names are familiar to all who are
in touch with Washington's favorite mu-
sicians, and an enjoyable entertainment
is assured AT the close refreshments will
be served.
Otto e. Braitmayer's auxiliary cutter
Grace took her maiden trip of the season
last Sunday, when she carried the owner
and a small party OF friends down to
River View. 1t was great satisfaction to
the wtnd-jamming contingent around the
clubhouse to see the little craft entering
The harbor about pm. under sail. Most
fellows who get the auxiliary engine bee
in their bOnnets'' either tear off all sail Or
never use it no matter how beautifully
a breeze may be blowing when the little
"stink boxes" are doing business. SO 1t
is a real pleasure to see a man take off
a sail cover once in a while and sway
on a halyard.
The Grace K. Clyde Cruit's yawl will
not be entered in the Annapolis race
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WILL LOAD RAILWAY TIES.
Barge William L. Donahue Then
Goes to Boston.

The big seagofng barge William L.
Donahue Of Philadelphia has been
chartered by L. A Clarke & Son OF
& Son have chartered to load railway
ties at Potomac point for Boston TIE
big vessel is expected to arrive at her
loading point early this week and
about two weeks will be required TO
place her cargo aboard her She VIII
begin loading in Upper Machodoc creek.
The barge Benefactor. another of the
seagoing fleet, which started TO load
cargo Of more than $4,000 ties at Alex
andria. and which was taken to GUAM
tico last week to complete her cargo.
finished loading yesterday and has been
taken to Norfolk to join a tow gong
up the coast TO Boston. The Benefactor
may return to the Potomac for another
cargo
The barge Alice Brooks. which Clarke
& Son have chartered to load railway
ties at Alexandria for Philadelphia, viii
arrive at the Alexandria shfpyard early
this week. She will take aboard about
10, 900 chestnut ties and a week or ten
days win be required to load her.