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The Washington herald., 1912-11-12
COLIGNY CAPTURES
GREAT CHASE RACE
AT PIMLICO TRACK
Beats The Prophet 0ves-the Timbsrs
in the Owners. Handicap at
Two and 0ne-half Miles.
MONSTER CROWD ON HAND

Baltimore. Nd, Nov. r-Visltors TO
Pimlico for more than thirty years de-
clared to-day that they never saw a pref
tier steeplechase race than the Owners
Handicap, at two and one-half miles,
this afternoon. The winner proved TO
pc the veteran Coligny, ridden by Lynch,
who was forced to a drive in the last six
teenth to beat the favorite The Prophet,
a length and a half, while Shannon RIy-
er was third only two lengths away at
the finish. The latter led for a good
part OF the distance. but followed in the
closing strides. 1t was stated after the
race that Coligny. the victor of many
great races through the field. will be re-
tired. The summaries:
FIRST RACE-TWo-year-olds: five f1rIongs Vi
riks liz tshuttingerl. IS to !, Won: Lawsuit IOs
Davies. to l, second; Laos l4 Martini 3 10
10. third. Time. ldoi- scAllyWAg FLYING Fairy
Robert Bradley. GrusTenor and Skibbcrern also ran
Lawsuit and Flying Faig ran coupled as CasSatt
cntrt
SECOND RACE-An ages: nonwinners at meet
ing: selling one mile and forty yards. O'Em. liz
tFairbrotlerD. to ]. won; Troy Weight liz
UilasSl. y 10 2 second: Golden Castle liz (E3ut.
WE'LL. to l. third. Time. Is. sprinEmaSs. 81
Joseph. Spin, Rose r. Detect, and RsgBa also
Ean.
THIRD RACE-SellinE: three yeAr-oIds and up-
ward six furionEs IVAbel. no CTeahanI. even won
ice knight. los Hopkins. to J. SECOND: yellow
&sss. ITO tMcCAhsyI. To !. third. Time, lII
!'atrick. Napier. Emperor William. Opagcr Hoh-
nsn. Working Lad. and Racquet also -.
FOURTH RACE-OVDerS' Handicap; steepIe-
chase; foLr-year-olds and upward two and one-hslf
miles Coligny. rs Lynch. to ? won: The
Prophet, 10 CKsTmathl. to s. sccnud. shannon
River. IS lAIlen 7 To l. third Time. SIS - smOn
Dale and BuckthUrn also ran.
b FIFTH RACE-TEOyeaT-Old hes and geldinrS:
1--WE and one-hsf furlongS. LcOchares no Me
CAhey), 70 10. won; Briar Path. ITO tKanickj
to J. ssoOnd: Tart. 10 tButVcll. To l. third
Time. ~ - GeneEtA. Tdber. Battery Man Ann
h. Kinder L0u. and Wanda Pilzer also ran
SIXTH RACE-AH aEes: selling: one mile and
forty yards Fred MulhOlland. IL lButWeID. } to
!. won; Henry Hutchinson. III lFraShD, Is to s.
second: Col COOK. llO Hopkins L 10 TO- third
Time. l?1 IS The Squire. Royal Message. Lord
Wells. and ChtanuJo also ran.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-12
FREDDIE WEIGH
DEFEATS WELLS
Former Champion Beaten in Cruel
ing Battle at National
Sporting Club.
,pe,i,I CAIN, n Tb- w,.biprtou HerrM.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
London, Nov. 1l.-Freddie Welch, the
former lightweight champion of England,
tonight won back his title from Matt
Wells, the present holder, in their fight at
the National Sporting Club. WeIch won
the bout on points This was the second
battle in which the two men have partici-
psted. Wells having won the title from
Welch in a twenty-round go at the same
club in 1911.
The men fought at the English light
weight limit OF l35 pounds, weighing in at
9 p. m. Wells was the favorite in the
betting at odds of 10 to 9, and a large
amount of money changed hands as the
result of to-night's fight. Eugene CORR.
the well-known referee Of Europe, judged
the battle in the presence OF large
crowd.
The mill was a very clever one. Wells
got away to poor start. and in the early
rounds his work appeared ragged. At the
end Welch's right eye was nearly closed,
for Wells fought strong first and last.
On the whole, however. he appeared to be
outboxed and outgeneraled. The big
crowd was perfectly satisfied with the re-
suit. Several times the referee cautioned
the men to box cleanly. Both tried des-
perately in the final rounds to score a
knockout.
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'AppCentioe allowance claimed.
MANY COACHES AT YALE.
Former Stars Flock to Old Ell.
Hard Games Expected.

New Haven. Conn. Nov n.-Yale
coaches fiocked here to-day like hon.
ing pigeons and compared notes on the
games with Princeton and Harvard
which will close Yale's schedule. Most
OF the coaches believe that the team
has a hard row to hoe before the season
is finished and that Princeton will prove
as much of a trouble-maker as the stur-
dier Harvard foe They agree tonight
that Yale has no ground for overconf-
dence whatever. The most optimistic of
the coaching squad put Yale's victory
next Saturday as 10 to o. DO Olcott
stated tonight that he believed that
Yale would win Saturday. He declined
to paFdict the score. Olcott took advan-
tage of the Monday holiday from coach
qng at New York University to drill the
Eli certers.
DR.. Arthur Brides head coach at Am
herst Agricultural College. Carl Flan-
ders. former Capt. Tom Shevlin. Fred
Murphy. Walter Camp. Ted Coy. George
Ade, Corbin. and Foster Sanford as
sisted the resident squad. There was a
drill Of most accurate nature in detail
in signal work, in punt!ng, place punt
ing. and placement goal work as well
as line charging.
Gallauer, whose nose was smashed
Saturday. was in the signal work to-
day. Orders for a stifr scrimmage to-
morrow afternoon have been given. Of
fcials for the Yale-Princeton game have
been decided upon as follows: Referee.
william S. Langford. Trinity College
umpire. Mel Snow, University OF Michi-
gan; linesman, Lieut.. H. McNally, West
Point.
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NOW FOR MICHIGAN.
Coach sharpe VIII Work Cornell
Team Hard.

Ithaca, N Y. Nov. u.-Now for Penn
sylvania and Michigan was the slogan
that Sharpe sounded when he got back
he watched the Quakers come back and
beat the Wolverines Saturday. While
the Cornell team was putting up a los
ing. but inspiring fight against Dart
mouth, II head coach was getting a good
look at the next two opponents, and es-
pecially Pennsylvania. 10 beat whom
would be worth a whole seasons re-
verses for Cornell. Sharpe talked over
his observations with Reed and Vanor-
man, and then in a blackboard talk out
lined to the team offensive and defen-
sive plays TO be learned for the balance
Of the season.
The squad held no outdoor practice
to-day. but for the next three days will
get in some strenuous work for the
Michigan game, to play which they will
leave here Thursday night.
The most important single move to
improve football at Cornell has been
made by the faculties granting permis-
sion to the players to get out on the
field at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
Although O'Connor and Champaign
were injured in the Dartmouth game,
they will get back INTO the lineup this
week. Capt. Butler is also TO play quar-
ter back for the balance OF the season.
and this will greatly strengthen the
team Eryich and Fritz are expected
back in the lineup in a few days also.
To specialize on the offensive forma-
tons sand improve the secondary de-
fense are two big objects OF the coaches
this week.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-12

SPORTING s1DEI1GHTs.
by BILL BAILEY.

Its now Manager Joe Tinker. Of the Cincinnati
Reds. No more Will We hearAthe slogan: Tinker
to ETen to Chance"
Its the sane old story. the annual headline:
Cobb again leads American League bAtmen.
Fine array Of names. that bunch from Phila-
game. Everybody IN the crowd Is batting over so
Just watch them take the corners at the hal-niie
track.
Says the st. Louis PostDspatch: We hereby
serve notice PTesident-elect Wilson that We ez.
pert to decided improvement In the standings o.
the Browns and Cardinals next year.
One good method TO conduct secret football prAe-
tice At Georgetown would be to have the men nun
through their plays after dark-say from until 10
O'Clock.
-Easteru High should Tet a lot Of Eood running
practice in its football game against Western to-
day. The betting on this game up to midnight
was light.
johnny De Sanlles. former Yale star. is in Char
lottssEille Va. this week helping coach the Viz
ginia eleven for GeOrgetown. They need him.
Wrestler Rob Roy Msckey hasn't challenged any
body recently. What's the mAtterG
Center Rush Ashton's Holy Name team put in
twelve minutes hard practice in pceparaton for the
expected game against the Ntgilants Blondy
Hutchinson made a loysrd run.
Manager Grifitb~ Of the Nationals, is expected
home about the LIST OF December. Then watch for
S0ms real stove league gossip.
The following bit Of verse from the Cleveland
Plain Dealer is worth reading:
"A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW"
Yes; he was a jolly good fellow
regular sort Of guy;
He was there like a Cobb at the bat around job,
With four hundred giim in his eye;
But that he's hitting One-twCnty
And a tTihe too slow for the play.
The pals that he knsw-'NN good friends and true
Are asking for waivers to-day.
Yes: he was a regular fellow
4 big Lacquer drawing the gate;
The speed Of Joe Wood when his night ann was
good
Couldn't drive him away from the plate;
And his pals all mourning his finish,
And 90 would like to repeat,
Are his wife and the kids who are now on the skids
And starving to death in the street.
Bumps Turner. the well-knOwn local ETappler.
is out with sweeping dh. to all mat artists, Fld-
dlesop or Rob Roy Mackey preferred. Turner asrees
TO throw FIddlesOp FIVE times within an hour o.
forfeit the purse. Will the dead never restr
The Washington herald., 1912-11-12
REINA MERCEDES PLAY.
Meet EiGiIants for Independent
ChnmpiOnshIp Next Sunday.

Meet FiEilants for Independent
Championship Next sunday.
What will most likely be the most ex-
citing independent game ever staged in
the Capital will be held next Sunday at
Union League Park, when the Vigilants,
champions of the District, tackle the fast
Reina Mercedes eleven of Annapolis in
return engagement. This game is
played for the independent champion
ship Of the District and Maryland.
The Reina Mercedes team met defeat
at the hands of the Vigilants two weeks
ago by a IL to score, being the second
team to score on the Vigilants in three
years.
Weems, Shaw and Roland, of last years
Navy team, are reported as being in the
Mercedes lineup, and as Weems played
when the teams met last, this appears
to be a certainty. Manager Oliveri has
made all preparations to handle the larg-
est crowd Of the season, and Coach
Hart will play a tackle position himself.
Jack Hegarty, captain of the George
town University eleven, will referee the
game, while George Rheinschild, the
giant Blue and Gray tackle, will off,
ciate as umpire. The game will be called
promptly at o'clock. Prior to the big
battle, the Nationals will hook up with
the Meridians, a fast local team. This
game will start at 1:30 o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-12

his opponent in a certain number of
rounds. His anxiety for quick finishes
has caused a wildness in his delivery of
punches and has weakened MIN in the
early rounds. The Mandot bout is point
ed out as a glowing example of the cham
pion's foolishness.
Battling Nelson bet heavily on himself
IN all his championship battles, but the
cool, phlegmatic Dane, systematic under
ali conditions, never lost his head, while
Wolgast, quicker but more excitable, al
lows the thoughts of his wagers to inter-
fere with his boxing.
Pitchers Statistics.
Iris Speaker would have owned a bat
ting average Of 500 this season had he
been compelled only TO face the Cleve-
land pitchers. The player who won the
Chalmers American League trophy made
a hit every other time he went TO the
bat in the games with the Maps, getting
81 safeties out of "A trips to the plate.
Detroits hurlers were easy for Speak
er. Iris running up an average of 40
against them, derived from 81 hits in s.
times at bat. He hit .$95 against the St.
Louis sIabmen. .3s2 against the Washing
ton delivery clerks, .3I5 against the Ath-
letic artiIlerists, .S3S against the New
York twirlers. and .323 against the
Oddly enough. 1t wasn't Ed Walsh who
was the most puzzling of the White SoX
slabmen to the Speed Boy. Speaker ran
up an average of .333 against Comisky's s
man OF steel. and 900 against Frank
Lange. whom he faced eight times.
Walter johnson was no puzzle to the
player voted by the Chalmers jury the
most valuable in the American League,
Speaker making seven hits in seventeen
times at hat Off the Idaho phenom-an
average of AZ.
Speaker went hitless in only . of the
1S3 games in which he participated. In
s. contests. he made one hit. in IL con-
tests he made two. in y contests he made
three. and in contests he made four.
Speakers biggest days with the bat
were May {. June 9, June Il and August
q, he obtaining four safeties on each of
these dates. The pitchers he then faced
were, respectively. Cashion and Akers
of Washington: Mitchell. of st. Louis;
Walsh, of Chicago, and Steen and Bask-
ette. of Cleveland
This is how the man who won the auto
offered by Hugh Chalmers to the player
voted the most valuable in the American
I haf fad hn
The Washington herald., 1912-11-12
DEPARTMENTAL LEAGUE.
TIGERS WORK HARD.
Princeton Starts Preparations for
Battle with Yale.

Princeton, n. J., Nov. u.-Darkness
was the only thing that could stop the
Tigers to-day IN their frantic struggles
TO get ready for Yale. A rapid signal
drill warmed the men up for an hour
and a quarter of desperate strife with
HER HerriRg's scrubs.
So much has to be crowded into these
last few days that the men of both
teams were kept at it without a let-up
during the whole afternoon. but the
progress seemed discouragingly slow to
those who watched for it almost impa-
tiently. Snake" Ames, DOC" Hele-
brand, Red Sparks, Billy Tfbbot,
and ''Biff" Lea are back to help the rest
of the graduate coaches whip the team
into shape.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-12
WILL NOT RESUME
ATHLETIC RELATIONS

The rumor which has been 60
ing the rounds the past few days
regarding the resumption of ath-
IetIc relations between George
town and George Washington
University was given a black
eye last night when a statement
WAS made by one of the highest
OfHcIaIs of GeOrEetown's athletic
association, who desires his name
kept secret at the present time.
"GeOrEetOwn will not meet q
George Washington team in any
branch of sport. Football IL out
of the question, while the has
ket-baII team will not be allowed
TO even practice with the Bun
and Blue" This was his state
ment.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-12
TINKER TO MANAGE REDS.
Former Cub VIII Pilot Cincinnati
Club in National Learue.

Chicago. Nov. l1.-Announcement was
made to-day that the deal whereby Short
stop ice Tinker. Of the Cubs, will become
the manager Of the Cincinnati Reds has
been completed. This announcement was
made after lengthy conference between
President Murphy, Manager Evers, ana
Tinker this afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-12

Connie Mack is said to be nursing the
erring Chief Bender and Rube OIdring
to show again in 1913. The Cuban trfo
is said to have been made mainly to get
the pair back into the good graces Of
their felloW-team mates,
The Washington herald., 1912-11-12
HARD GAME EXPECTED
Sunday when Mercurys Meet Car.
dInaIs, of Alexandria.

One of the hardest games Of the year is
expected Sunday at Independence Park
when the Mercury Athletic Club football
team tackles the Cardinals. of Alexan-
dria, Va. This is the first game Of the
elimination series for the championship
If the District
Coach Johnny Smith requests that
members of the club report tonight not
later than 6 O'Clock to Sixth and C Streets
Southwest, where a stiff scrimmage will
be held.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-12

Jimmy Block, the White Sox catcher.
turned over to Milwaukee. has been
thinking over what he said about per-
manently retiring from the game. He is
OF the opinion now that he will stick If
Milwaukee win pay him the same salary
that Comiskey did.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-12

Rr1QlrOn season. In boston II
starts to get cold about the 18th
of September.
Take the Georgetown team as it will
line up against Virginia next Saturday.
Had this eleven, man for man, started
training in a town like Hanover, N. H,
the home of Dartmouth, it would easily
be S5 per cent stronger in every depart
ment, climatic conditions alone being re-
sponsible for this.
Captain Hegarty, of the HilltOppers,
halls from Newburyport. Mass. He pre-
pared at Exeter and played one year at
Holy Cross before entering Georgetown.
Dave White, the big tackle, comes from
Dorchester. Mass, and he, too, learned
football at Exeter. Charley Bergin, the
end, claims Naugatuck, Conn.,, as his
home. Donnelly. the other end Worcester.
Mass, also Calnan, the sub quarter back.
Harry Costello lives in Meriden. Conn.,
Jimmy Dunn, Taunton, Mass: Fred Muir
ray, Boston: Barron. Boston, and Mo-
riarity, Springfield, Mass.
The only Southerners who will likely
start against Virginia Saturday are Rich
at center. and Fury, half back. The last
named classed in this division for the
reason that he learned his football while
playing with the Georgetown Preps.
To one who has followed football in
town has been able to put such strong
teams on the field the past three years
in view Of the adverse weather conditions
in the Capital.
Jennings on the Stage.
When Hughey Jennings announced him
self as a vaudeville star. few of the De
troit managers friends imagined that
Hughey was to warble melody during his
act But such seems to be the case. or
at least he is so accused by a writer in
Paterson. n. ].
Without having heard Mr.. II. Jennings
singing the chorus of That's How I Love
YCu,'' or wishing to cast any rocks at
him. this may be one of the rea sons why
trey throw bombs in Paterson. Besides
this little song. which is merely inciden-
tai to the act, Hughey tells few base
ball stories gives a wee ah!' or so, and
generally does the things that an expert
in vaudeville and baseball is expected to
90.
His act lasts about twenty minutes. and
n is recorded that the audience recalled
Jennings oft and many times.
Wolgast Losing Friends.
Friends of Ad Wolgast declare that the
The Washington herald., 1912-11-12
The Story Of a Young Man
i'm Search of "the" Coat

TIE was a clean-cut chap, car
IT ried the Broadway accent
- in his mannerisms and
dress. He was caught" as he ex-
planned, away from his Manhattan
Isle without coat-he didn't be-
lieve he could get what he wanted
in Washington, but he would look.
That was all the Nationally
known Mems Store wanted him to
do-look.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-12

e and much farther advanced South
the gridiron game.
The cooler weather course has whole lot do with foot
ball the North the much earlier than the Capt.
ital and al-around conditions better.
In Washington for instance, the real cold weather does
in until after Thanksgiving Day, the appointed time for closing the
The Washington herald., 1912-11-12
Hilltop Football Team
Typical Northern Eleven
Nine of Georgetowns Varsity Crew Prepared at New
England Schools Other Sporting News
and Comment.
By WILLIAM PEET.

TIL two exceptions, the personnel of Georgetown's
football eleven this year shows that the is typi
cal Northern aggregation all the so-cared stars
matriculated at New England preparatory schools be-
fore entering the Hilltop institution. s-er.
This fact brings forth argument to the diff
ference between football played in the South and the
Northern brand; but in reality there is no room for
the argument here The North produces better play.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-12

Not suggestion was offered
we placed about a half hundred
overcoat styles before him. "P-B"
styles, made especially for young
men.
Presto! He made a selection in
a jiffy, and remarked: That is
certainly some display of Over
coats; l never bought prettier
one"
The Washington herald., 1912-11-12
Wolgast Losing Friends.

Friends of Ad Wolgast declare that the
champions money-mad tactics are fast
undermining his value as a boxer. VOL
CAST, II is said, has been in the habit of
wagering heavily on himself in all his
bouts and also betting that he will stop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-04

London Times thundered; Lord John Rus sell wrote to the bishop of Durham agree ing with the latter in considering 'the late aggression of the Pope" upon their Pro- testanism, as "insolent' and 'insidious:" the lord chancellor spoke at the lord mayors banquet in bitter denunciation of the Pope's bull Protestant meetings that were held in various parts of England took excited action, calling npon the gov ernment to drive the new hierarchy out of the kingdom. Even Queen Victoria, so calm and So broad in her Christian sym pathies, became agitated when she wrote in reply to various addresses to her on the subject of the bull.
 Now, after 6l years, England has not only one archiepiscopal see, but three, Bir- mingham and Liverpool having been raised recently to metropolitan rank; and Cardinal Bourne in returning from Rome, instead of meeting with an unfriendly demonstration, was officially received by the lord mayor of London and the mayor of Westminster, to say nothing of the mo- tables who turned out to greet him un- officially-the Duke of Norfolk and large company of other peers being present at his eminence's reception.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-04
Books and Art

Now that an elegant slSyscraper hotel- one of Birmingham Hong felt needs'- is assured as one of our 1912 build ings, several other public structures should be under way in the not distant future. An auditorium with a seating capacity of S000 or 10000 could be built for S5O,O0o or $60,000 It need not have much interior finish or ornamentation. Size, more than architectural style or beauty, is the prin- cipal thing considered in providing vast convention halls.
 It may be that Birmingham will have two skyscraper hotels in course of con- struction a the same time. but be this as it may, this city is going forward dur ing the next five years at an unprece- dently fast rate, and a handsome public library and art gallery combined should be among the large things in evidence be- fore the present decade is half gone Art collections are of slow growth. Just as soon AS we have a public library with a pie ture gallery annex, an art nucleus will be installed. And before a great many years some rich benefactor. with taste and broad ideas, will follow Pierpont Nor gan's example in New York and present this community art treasures at once beautiful and educative. But first let us have the auditorium or assembly hall Such building should be erected in time for grand opera festival in the spring of 1913.