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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-29

the champion about even and drew first
blood in the first round with a Tight-hand
punch on the mouth. Wolgast fought
wildly and with poor effect, but he i'm
proved I'm the next five rounds and had
Richie bordering on a knockout several
times. In the nth he almost hOoTed
Richie with a rlght-hand counter to the
Jaw. From then on until the tenth VOL
east landed almost as he pleased and
Richie appeared a beaten man when he
took his corner at the end Of the ninth
round. Richie braced gamely in the
tenth and cleverly outboNed Wolgast I'M
Ill the end.
At the sixteenth round Wolgast had
lost the confident snecr, and Rltchc
crowded him around the rims. He drove
home a left and right to the body and
when Wolgast dropped his guard he
whipped a right cross over TO the jaw.
Wolgast went up against the ropes, and
then retreated toward his corner with
Richie i'm close pursuit The latter
crashed over another right 10 the Jaw
sending Wolgast down for count Of four
He got up dazed, but had sense enough
10 wrap his guard around his jaws as he
seven seconds to go, Wolgast fouled MS
opponent and lost the decision.
Wolgast said after the battle that he
had not fouled Richie intentionally ana
declared that, I'm his opinion, 1t was
mighty poor way to win title. After the
fight ne said Il DIDN'T hear Griffin eau
ton me. and I don't believe ] fouled MT
chic at all Richie was rough, and when
/ first got into trouble in the sixteenth
round it was not from punch but be
cause he threw me against the ropes. Ia
fight him again tomorrow
Ritchle's real name is Gary Stefen. lie
is a German, and first sprang into pTomi-
nence by giving Freddie Welsh h"'u
fight last year when Wolgast was opei-
ated upon for appendicitis. lie Is Only
twenty-one years Of age.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-29
STANFORD CENTRAL'S STAR
Does All Scoring in Game with
East High School Team.

Captain stanford Of the Central High
School of Newark was the star Of the
game that his team played yesterday
against tho East side High School, at
Wi.dcnmcvcr's Park, I'm that city. Cen
traI won by a score Of l6 to o.
Two touchdowns were scored, and in
tho third quarter Stanford added 70 his
laurcls by kicking a goal from place
mcut from the 25-yard line. Stanford
WAS hurt in the early part ofithe first
quarter but ne recovered gamely and
carried the ball over in the second quar-
fer on thirty-yard run around left
end.
East Side bracod in the second half
and held Central Snow fell through
out the contest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-29
ALL SCHOOL GAMES OFF
Play Made Impossible by Bad
Condition of Gridirons.

The football games between the High
School Of Commerce and Dewitt GIN
ton. Erasmus Hall and Poly Prep, and
Manual Training and Boys High School
which were scheduled TO make a hoi-
day feast for the sport loving school
lads Yesterday, were postponed because
Of the inclement weather and the STOP
pv, dangerous condition of the held'
The snow storm which broke over the
city yesterday morning laid slushy
covering over the field Of play two
inches deep. Under the conditions gooo
football would have been practically I'M
possible and football Of any sort a
most precarious occupation. All the
games will be played on Saturday AFTER
room.
Cases Of the kind are few and far
between, even in high schools, and new
or occur I'm the games between colleges
which are played when scheduled
weather or not. There are many cases
where college elevens have met on snow
and slush covered grdlrons, as did
Pennsylvania and Cornell yesterday, and
IL is remembered that even ice when
formed over puddles has been broken
and cleared away in order that a game
might he played. Three years ago. on
Thanksgiving Day. the games between
the high school clevens were postponed
because Of snow, but since that time all
games have been played, even in the
rain
AT American League Park, where Com
merce and Clinton were TO have met
at Washington Park. where Manual ana
Boys High were to play and over al
Hawthorne Field, where Poly Prep. and
Erasmus Hall awaited the whistle, great
crowds waited. hoping against hope tha'
the faculty advisers might declare the
Games
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-29
BASKETBALL AT COLUMBIA

Columbla's basketball team i"'e''0',e
clate champions Of l9il-12' VIII open ~, Tvs
sosson with game against PoIytechn'c
rrstitute at the gymnasium on Morning
eide Heights tonight Jacques Lee
Repsou and Reynolds Of last year )
go,,ad are expected 10 be in the lineup
for the Blue and White. The Columbia
Gyc has been practising for tho last three
,,.aol,s in rreparation for the game.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-29
GRAS LEADS PACK HOME.

Passaic, y. j., Nov. 2S.--The annual
Gloss country run Of the PGssaic Y NJ
c. 4. to-day was won by William A.
Gras, Of the South Paterson a. c..
scratch man. The time for the course OF
two and three-fourths miles was 1909
The road was heavy with snow and mud
Claudius Mark, with three minutes ham
dlcap. was second, leading until the last
two hundred Yards. Peter Reid was third
and Cornelius Fulton. Of the South Pater.
son 4. G.. also starting from scratch, fin
isAed fourth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-29
POSTER WINS THREE TURKEYS

Greenwich. Conn, Nov. 2S.-At the
Greenwich Country Club number OF
members competed in the annual turkey
shoot. The snow storm made the clay
birds difficult TO see and was the cause
Of rather poor scoring. Five turkeys
were given as prizes, three Of which were
won hv 4. Foster and the others by
George NJ PynchoH and Ernest - WINS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-29
sT Johns CLUB PLANS RUN

The ST Johns Athletic club VIII holu
a 'cross-country run, closed 10 heiiioe' .
an Sunday December /. The start anu
enish will be at the clubhouse no
2iS East 56th street, and the course
will be "A little over two miles in length
The athletic committee appointed con-
sIsts OF Hugh s Quinn, William Byrnes'
I NcGettrick. L. Kearney G. Colligan'
NJ Darcy and j. Mitchell,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-29
KINCAID DEFEATS BoTHNER.

Reno, New, Nov. 2S-Bert kincaid, OF
Seattle. retained the lightweight wrestling
championship By defeating George Both
ner. Of New York. after two straight falls
here last night The first fall came In %
minutes and the second in 1919 minutes.
il was fast wrestling from start to fin
ish. Klncaid weighed l2S pounds and
BOthnCr l3s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-29

Bush, Bush for Gulsytsuu. Mansfield for jose.
Van Ness for sutton, Hall fot CuIhcrt, Shaw
for Walton Fischer FOR Taylor Abbott for
Swltzer. Field goal-A. Dempsey. Referee
Scudler, Of Brown. Impire-Sclvagc. OF cob
umbia Head linesman and tmer-WiIlaW
Naroney, Of Newark Academy. Iinesmau
D'Angoa, Of Barrlugor. and Uowar, az East
Orange. Time Of .quariers-llttccu minutes
earh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-29

observation-disclosures for Bauer Neichgf,
for Ginuly. Erput for Baer, Schmauer Tor
Nelson silver FOR Schneider. touchdown
stanford Field goaI-stanf0rd. Referee.
IA Garrison. OF wellesley. Umpire. ~.
rf.Ids ~ Springfield y. NJ q. 4. Head lines
mani. r MollCr. Of Newark Lincsmen IL
Baldwin. u East Side. and j. Frank, Of Cen
trail Timers. Karrakls Of Central. and =.
EIcfor N East side. Time Of quartefa-fi-
teen minutes each.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-29

Srbstitutes-Carlise: Powell for Hill.
yybcelock for Goesback. Brown: langdon
o. kndrews Wade for Murphy. hulp for
Goldberg. Kuip for STAFF. Bartlett for kra,z'
Netcalf FOR Bean. Hszlett for Henry. Ioucn-
5n,,ns-Thorpe ~. WheeoCk, Guyon, Goals
srorI t0uchdowns--Thorpe 90. Referee
THOMPSON OF Georgetown. tmplre-Bur-
leigh Of Exeter. Head llnesman-Okesoh'
~ = cbigh Time-FOur periods OF 10 MIN
utpy each.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-29
AUTOMOBILES FOR RENT.

PACKARD limousines. new cara, for monthly
service; special TO theatre or opera, with
privilege OF stopping one hour for supper,
$40: largest renters OF Packard cars in New
York. PHONE. PLAZA 2l00
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-29
ATHLETICS DEFEAT HAVANA.

Havana, Nov. 2S.-The Philadelphia
American League baseball team to-day
defeated Havana by score of 10 5.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-29
ENGLEWOOD PLAYERS WIN
Defeat Montclair Club Team IN
Fast Squash Matches.

Squash players Of the Englewood CIup
Yesterday defeated the team Of the Mont
clair Athletic Club in the championship
series Of the New Jersey league by WIN
ming bv q score Of 4 matches to 8. FRANK
KIdde. the first string player Of Montclair'
nroved far fast for Arthur LocketI
the leading .glewood player even with
the latter pl Ing on ais home court. Inc
two sets wer, O. ed BIB, Is as kldde
kent the ball s,-~lig around the "aHs
and made use Of tin ely nlckers.
Three of the cont 'sts went the limit OIL
three sets. The clio Jest OF these was tna'
in which II. d. Chater, Of Englewood' de-
faated Chapin Marcus, Of Montclalr' az
12-r5 15-lo. l5-l3 W. T. Mills, jr.' and
+. \. SelIars. both OF Montclair, were the
other winners in three sets.
The scores follow:
ErrIovood versus M0ntclair-Frank kldqe'
NontcIaIr. defeated Arthur LocKetL ElS.I,
wood i5-5, l5-5; Arthur Marvin, Ens'eTH O.
defeated Frank 3. Hague. Montctar, "a - -
"a, x r. Mills. ir Moutclair defeated ,
r. puryea. Englewocd, 2-l5, 10, - n
~, tJ,,Tnbrey EnglewOod Ce'eated d; ~
smith Nlontclair. lib l5-l0; +. a. SesiaI =
,'nr,riaIr defeated B. Poole, Englewood, -
- m N-I5. IT. n Chatter, Euglewood o.
SSa,ed Chapin Marcus. Montclair l3-lo' iS-IV'
IA = J. Barber, Engewood. deteaIeu Je''
rev Graham Montclair, l6-S. l6-lo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-29

,,.g r.riau Tor Gcsry. Opper Tor p0nphue
rurrhauvus-IDol1n -, MalIgau. Woi'ka.
coal from urIaUwu-Duiau. Yield goal
N.,3r.rfg EciJTar--M. q. Boyle, stanford.
Umpire james Kennedy, Stamford.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-29
{ s s$S s s5 81; {
SCHEBLER CARBURET0R
JAMES G. NICHOLS
Direct Factory Distributor

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Go. our New Model ., double Jet, rpe-
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Our Model 7. exchanged for your old car
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Improve the efficiency OF your carouretof
and insure easy starting in cold weather oy
the use OF our hot air stove.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20
LOCAL NEWS

Superintendent l. B. Warner Is
spending the week end at Boise.
.
Senator Bailey Is In the city today
from Little Camas, looking after his
extensive property interests.
.
Miss Rena Hitler was up from Po-
catello last Sunday to visit her
parents.
Mr.. f. Cross Is enjoying a visit
with his mother and sister who arriv-
ed from Chicago Thursday, for an
indefinite stay.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20
Why He Was Late.

What made you so late?"
II met SmithsCn.'
Well, that is NO reason why you
should lie AN hour late getting
home to supper"
II know, but / asked him how he
was feeling, and he insisted on tell
ing me about his stomach trouble
Lid you tell him to take Chamber
lain's Tablets?'
Sure that is what he needs" Sold
by The Roscoe W. Smith Co.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20

Wanted Room and board for
young lady, in private family for few
months. Or room for light house
Keeping. Inquire at Republican Of
lice. Mch 8, tt
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20
Not to His lIklno

How did you enjoy your visit to
your grandfather IL the country.
Rob-"
oh, II was flne, cept had to wash
my lace and hands In raw water at
the pump J like ii cooked best, like
we have 1t at home Judge.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20
Monkey NJ Aip,

He says he is going to look up his
family tree
lie had better make sure first tina,
there are none of his ancestors sy,no
Ing up there ready to throw nuts a,
him +"
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20
Unreasonable

DID your friend have a good ttms
on his hunting trip"
NO; didn't enjoy himself AT al
The guides got peevish about hts
shooting so many OF them for pama
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20

FOR SALE-Asparagus plants; 25
cents per hundred; also Bartlett pear
trees, rs cents each.
1929 II. GROEFSEMA
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20

A. M. Bailey was up from Grand
View on business trip Thursday
and Friday. Mr.. Bailey purchased
"a centrifugal pump for his canon
ranch.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20
FREE, FREE, FREE!

On June fifteenth the Keener Drug
Store Will give away, to the six la
dies holding the greatest number of
tickets, Six Solid-Comfort Reed Rock
ers.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20
Explained,

What color is that very stylish ami,
Of AnnasY
Electric blue"
THAT accounts for its being 80 stun
ding
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20

Mickelson's Kill-Em-Q Quick Gopher
Poison, Kill-Em-Quick Rat and Bed
bug Poison and Kill-Em Quick Sheep
Dip at Keener Drug Store.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20
The Reason.

III you notice, husband and wife
rarely make an ascension together"
Maybe they are afraid OF falling
out
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20

DR.. Stewart who was in town to-
day on business, was called in con
sultation In the illness of Mr.. Board
man who is very low with spotted
fever at his home In this city.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20

spirited school election was held
Monday when Mrs. Kittie Cowen was
re elected as school trustee for dis
No. 6. The vote on school tax levy
resulted in majority against tax of
1912 votes.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20

Mrs. Littooy and children left for
Boise on Friday night, where they
will make their future home.
.
AS we go to press authentic news
reaches us that the doors of the
New Time were closed today by or
der of the sheriff.
For rheumatism you will find moth
ing better than Chamberlain Lini-
ment Try it and see how quickly
1t gives relief For sale by The Ros-
coe w. Smith Co.
o
FOR SALH-New Perfection Oil
cocker; in good repair; bakes fine;
oven goes with stove-$5O Inquire
at DR.. w. l.. Fraziers residence.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20

Lees Lice Killer, at Keener Drug
Store.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20

Miss Frances Parkhill who has
been spending the winter in Montana
where she visited old friends while
teaching, returned to Mountain
Home Wednesday and after a months
stay v 18th her sister, Mrs. Geo. ia
cobson, will spend the summer visit
ing friends and relatives in North
and South Dakota, Minnesota, and
Wisconsin.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20

Frequent laundering of your corset
is desirable during these hot days.
The Spirella Corset can be laundered
as needed without rust or breakage.
! will fit 1t exactly to your figure.
No extra charge for my services.
Send card or call at the residence
of
MRS. c, e. BOYER
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20

Mickelson's Kill-Em- Quick Gopher
Poison, Kill-Em-Q Quick Rat and Bed
bug Poison and Kll-Em- Quick Sheep
Dip at Keener Drug Store.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20
Peach Trees for Sale

Peach Trees for Sale
Several hundred young Elberta
peach trees, four to six feet high.
Grown here in Mountain Home.
Henry Jacobson
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20

We are prepared to contract sage
brush clearing. blowing or leveling
Call or write
BRAUCHT & COLLINS,
24-tf Mountain Home. Idaho.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20

AS We go to press word comes to
us of the very serious illness of Mr..
T. G. Boardman who Is suffering from
an attack of spotted fever.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20

Mickelson's Kill-Em-Q Quick Gopher
Poison, Kill-Em- Quick Rat and Bed
bug Poison and Kill-Em- Quick Sheep
Dip at Keener Drug Store.
o
Asparagus plants for sale, rs cents
per 100. Bartlett pear trees, rs cents
each. 25-29
II. Groefsema
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-04-20

FOR SALE-A six hole Maleable
range with reservoir; has been used
less than two months; also a new
Edison Combination Home Phono-
graph with Is Amberoid records. In
quire at this office. 30-31
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-27
EUROPEAN STARTLING ARRIVES
Looks Like 5Iaekblrd With Yellow
Bill, and Has Increased Amazingly
In Numbers In Five Years.

In the winter of 1866 a strange
bird made it's appearance in the CITY
Of Elms," almost under the shadow Of
Yale university
At a distance the bird seemed the
color of an ordinary blackbird. But
close by its black plnmage had a
greenish gloss, showing bronze refec-
lions when the rays of the sun struck
it at certain angles, while on the
back were dainty little arrowhead
spangles of brown. But most strik-
ing and characteristic Of all was It's
slender, bright-yellow bill. Who had
ever heard OF blackbird with a yell
low bill
II was the European starting, per
haps a delegate from the horde of for
eign invasion sent to spy upon the
land of the sons of Eli Be that as
It may, Il was not many days before
he saw small party Of the strange
birds, then more and more OF them.
The next season there was a small res
ident colony. And now. In less than
Ave years from the time of their first
appearance. they are fiocking by hum
dreds, multiplying by leaps and
bounds. II In ave years the one local
SOY had become 5000. how long, pray
tell. win Il take the 5000 to become
800. o00f-o Outing
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-27
Mystery in a
Box

tcopynent, 1910 ~ Associated Literary rrsssl
AS Roger Wayne passed along the
hotel corridor on his way down to
dinner door on his right opened. A
girl Of 20 stepped into the corridor
and advanced straight to Rogers
side, holding out to him black
bcx, six inches square and two inches
high.
viii you do me great favor7r
she asked in clear, musical voice.
Please throw this into the bay to-
night And you are not to open II.
VIII you do it-for me?"
There was a slight pause before the
last two words. Roger took the box,
staring blankly at the girl. She was
well dressed, petite. with frank gray
eyes and masses Of dead-black hair.
But l do not understand"
DO you need to understand? Tell
me that you will do what ask"
"of course will do It, and
Thank you! Thank you'll"
She turned and re-entered the room
from which she had emerged.
Roger thrust the box into his
pocket and went slowly down the
stairs. He had arrived at Pine Bay,
a summer resort on one of the great
lakes, but two hours before Thus far
he had met no one at the hotel whom
he knew. What was the meaning of
the girls strange errand?
He had hardly finished his dinner
when she entered the dining room
With her was a pretty blonde maiden
of about her own age, hatchet-faced
chaperon and genial, middle-aged
man whom Roger was positive he
had seen before. From the greeting
that the girls received it was evident
that they were well known and social
favorites.
When Roger had finished eating he
left the house and sauntered leisurely
down to the shore. A wharf ran far
out into the bay, affording a stopping
place for the steamers that touched
at the tiny village. The young man
stopped down and gathered his hands
full of fiat stones that covered the
beach. AS he walked along the dock