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The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
NORTHERN HUMORIST
OUTWITTED BY TEXAN
Walter Cox, New Hampshire Reins-
man, Finds His Equal in
Southern Youth.
UNABLE TO PRODUCE A REPLY

Walter Cox, the shrewd down East
Yankee horseman. has fund OF quaint
humor. and il rarely happens that he
finds his match 1t happened last sum-
mer, however. that he ran across a young
man who was quite his equal in quick
Wit.
It was in Dallas. Tex. during the first
week of the meeting in that city. The
evening before the rich stake OF the meet
was to be raced, Cox. Murphy and a
co ole Of newspaper men were walking
toward the exit from the grounds, when
Cox spied a booth near the gate which
bore the sign Information"
I'm going to find out about that race
tomorrow" said the New Hampshire
reinsman, making his way to the intorma-
tion sign. inquiring Of the young man in
charge as he approached the window. is
tits the information bureau?'
On being answered in the affirmative.
Co. said: ! want to find out who Is going
to win that 2:14 trot tomorrow"
Then the young Texan showed that he
was the right man in the right place Il
suppose you mean the 5000 stake tomor-
row. he queried.
That's the race" was the answer.
ITS a little early for me to give you
definite information in regard TO that
race" said the young Texan. Those
eligible have until o'clock this evening
to declare out. so - not positive as TO
what horses will start, but II you will
come around early tomorrow morning !
will be glad to give YOU the name of the
winner"
During this cOllouUy neither of the
parties TO it cracked q smile. Cox thanked
his informant and rejoined his friends
on their way to the gate. his only remark
being. Say. that young feller is up to
something"
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
James MeAIeer May Become Manager Agan-Other Spt
BOB PERRY CAPTURES
Big MOTORCYCLE RACE
Riding Excelsior Machine, He Lands
First Grand Prize in Profess
sional 3O0-mile Event.
THE RIDERS SET A FAST PACE

Savannah, Ga. Dec. 2.-Bob Perry,
riding an Excelsior machine, won the
first grand prize professional motorcycle
race over a SoO-mile course here today.
His time was 5 hours, 2 minutes, s. sec
onds. This was at the rate Of nearly a
mile a minute for the entire course and
many times during the race Perry was
clocked at the rate of lis miles an hour.
NJ. F. Jones, Of Middleton. Ohio. riding
Merkle, was second. His time was
5 hours. % minutes. seconds. Cample-
john was third. His time was hours,
IS minutes, "A seconds. J. w. Gregory. of
Savannah, riding an Excelsior. made the
fastest lap Of the race when he completed
the circuit I'm 10 minutes fiat.
The race was started shortly after noon
and thirty-five riders were sent away at
short intervals. The first accident oc-
Cured when c. II. Sudduth. Of Bluffton.
Ind, turned a komersauh at a turn on
the first lap. He quickly picked him
self UP and when he found his machine
was unInjured. decided to continue the
race. The next spill came few minutes
later when c. c. adams swerved from
the course and was thrown twenty feet
He suffered a broken ankle and numer-
Gus bruises,
The riders set fast pace at the be-
ginning and for the first few laps the
field was punched dangerously. After
that the riders began to ''line OUT and
there was less danger Of collisions. How
ever there were numerous spills, but
with two exceptions there were no serious
injuries
George Porter. Of Savannah, suffered a
broken leg in one of the numerous spills
that marked the course Of the race. -Four
riders were disqualified early because OF
accidents and delay in leaving the pits.
At times some Of the riders sped over
the course at 10 to l15 miles an hour.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
S0CKER IN ENGLAND.
Manchester United Beaten by Ever
ton on It's own Ground.

Manchester United Beaten by Ever
ton on Its own Ground.
London. Dec. 2s.-The football matches
were played yesterday before enormous
crowds in bright frosty weather and re-
suited In some surprises. Chief among
these was included the defeat Of Man.
chester United on their own ground by
Everton, who obtained the only goal
scored.
The Blackburn Rovers scored a run
away victory over Preston North End,
beating them 5 to 0.
In the second division the London teams
Clapton Orient and woolwich Arsenal
were successful against Bristol City and
Bradford.
Results in the Association League. Dr.
vision 1-sheffield United >, Middlesbrough
1; Chelsea 2. Sheffield Wednesday i;
Newcastle 0, Bradford City o; Blackburn
8, Preston O.: Ashton Villa 2, Derby
County 0; Sunderland 1, Burnel g; Liver
pool 4. Manchester City 2. Eyerton 1.
Manchester United 0; Oldham ., West
Bromwich o.
Division 2-Clayton Orient 5, Bristol
City 2; Birmingham g. Glossop o; Notts
County p Notts Forest 2; Bury 4, Barns
ley 0; Blackpool I. Leicester o; Wool
wich B. Bradford 2: Huh City g. Hud-
dersfield o; Grinsby 2, Stockport o; Leeds
City 3 Fulham !.
Rugby results-Edinburgh q. London
Scottish IL; Swansea H.. watsonians g.;
Meath Il. London Welsh q
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
ATHLETES OF TODAY
BETTER Than IN PAST
Development of Americans on Track
and Field During Last Decade
Surprising.
DISTANCE MEN ARE BETTER

Outside of throwing the weights there
is no form Of competition in which the
American athletes have improved so
much in the last decade as in distance
running, says Harry ]. Smith, former
ten-mile national champion. At all dis
tances the men of this country are far
superior to those of the previous gen.
Grafton. In those days few were the
miIers who could crack 4m. Ss. for the
distance. Indeed national champion
ships were won time and again ir worse
time than an. Ss. In the years lsOl-e
and 'OS, Alex" Grant won in the respec-
tive times OF I'm. 3s 2-5s.. Am. 35 ass. anil
Am. SIS. the last race being a jockeying
affair until the sprint. which accounts
for the vary slow time. Then in 1891
n. G. Munson did only I'm. Al l-Ss- In
1906 Jimmy Lightbody won, doing im.
e ASS.
These days Billy Kramer sometimes
reels of the first mile of his two and
three mile races in faster time than
those mile championships were won in.
Then came the days OF ~, Jim"
Sullivan, Fred Rodgers. II. l.. Truoe
and so on to the stars Of the last couple
OF years, Kiviat. ]. P. Jones, Taber.
Powers and Hedlund, all Of whom have
done better than Am. 19s.. and any one
of them could give the American milers
of a generation ago anywhere from
twenty-five to seventy-fve yards in
mile race.
In the same measure is the general
run Of longer distance men OF today
superior to their predecessors. True,
Frank Kanaiy and Willie Day were
stars ''of the first water" almost the
equal of Scott and Kramer. but where
there. were five who could better 26m. 4Ss-
for five miles a decade ago there are
forty now.
Practically the same result would oo-
tain in a comparison Of the men over the
longer routes. from ten miles up. A man
doing Rfty-five minutes for ten miles
was a star a few years back. Now he
is but mediocre. 1t causes no surprise
when, in the Boston A. A. annual Mara
thon classic, the first six or eight men
make better than or nearly as good time
as the supposedly unbeatable record OF
ah. 2em. % SIS, made by Caffery, the
Hamilton (Ontario) star back in 1901.
Then. In 1907, when Longboat did 2h. Pam.
20 ass, every one thought the time
would stand for many years. But in
1911 De Mar the North Dorchester
Cdass.) crack, lowered 1t to 2h. 2lm.
20 s-5s, and the following year our own
Mike Ryan. in the colors Of the Irish
American A C., made the present rec
ord of 2h. 21m. IS 1-5s.
With nearly a dozen clubs holding
weekly and semi-weekly road runs In
and around New York, there Is every
reason to believe that the American
distancer will continue TO develop.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
winner TO GET
Chance At TITLE
Fighter Awarded Decision in
New Years Day Scrap to
Clash with johnson.
PARIS AFTER BIG MATCH
Both white Hopes" Are Willing to
Meet Negro Battler-Cafroth
Sure of Making Terms.

San Francisco, Dec. 27.-This coming
Thursday-New Years Day-Gunboat
Smith and Arthur Pelky will enter the
ring at Cofrroths DAILY City arena to de-
termine the question of superiority In the
white hope divisions.
Now the Chieftains of the white hope
tribe may or may not compare with the
leading heavy-weights of the years aGOne
"a great deal depends upon the age Of
the critic and the way he views these
things-but there is no denying that the
New Year scrap will become pretty near
to being the final event in ong-drawn-
out tourney.
Pelky claims the championship by vir-
tue of n tragic occurrence TO which there
is no occasion to revert more specifically.
BY the law of the ring his title is per-
fectly valid. Smith claims the right TO
challenge on the score that he has de-
feated every one who stood between him
and Pelky.
On the strength OF work done Gun
boats ground is absolutely tenable Re-
call the names of the hopes, one by one.
and you will discover that he has sub
dued them all.
Recently there was a feeling that Carl
Morris was deserving Of another match
with the Gunner, but of the Clamorous
demand that was heard in the East some
weeks ago not even the ghost of a whis-
Fer fingers.
The Willard-Morris bout settled that.
One of the angles of the Smith Pelky
contest is that each of the principals
has the Jack johnson bee in his bon
net. Both Pelky and Gunboat are
counting on a trip abroad and a meet
ing with the banished negro, who, for
all he is reviled. is considered the
kingpin heavyweight of the earth.
The promoters of Paris have their
lines out for a worlds championship
match with Johnson as one of the
principals, but the French match
makers, like matchmakers the world
around, have decided that it does not
do to be too precipitate. They know
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
ADAMS not TO Retire;
SEEKS OLYMPIC TITLE
Worlds Greatest An-around Jumper
viii Compete in Pentathlon
at 1916 Classic.
SURE THAT HE CAN MAKE TEAM

Plat Adams. the greatest aII-around
jumper in the world, may reconsider his
decision, made last summer, to absent
himself from the Olympic games to be
held at Berlin in 1916 In conversa-
ton the other day Platt owned up to
the fact that he wants a crack at the
Olympic Pentathlon event before he hangs
up his shoes for good.
There is no question about Adams be-
ing able to make the team that goes to
Germany, as he is one of those fellows
who does a little bit in the way of keep
ing in condition every week, and this
manner of athletic is always effective
for years longer than the fellow who
breaks of training completely for months
each year. .. --
The one thing that may keep Adams
away from Berlin is his business. The
New York A. c. team. as he is referred
TO occasionally, has now settled down to
the money hunt, and to this he is going
to stick. Should Platt be able to ar
range a vacation that will carry him to
9erlin in 1916 so much the better for
adams and the u. S. A., and so much
the worse for the foreign Pentathloners
Adams wanted to compete in the Pan
tathlon at Stockholm last year in the
worst way, but a bad muscle in his left
leg forced the late Mike Murphy to keep
Platt out of any event in which there
was sprinting Adams was too valuable
in the standing jumps TO take the chance
of his being hurt in the "all-around,"
especially when the United States had a
promising young man like ]. Thorpe in
line for the Pentathlon.
A quick glance over the Pentathlon
list shows Just how effective Platt Adams
would be I'm that line of endeavor. This
great athlete is good for yard worse
than 10 2-5 seconds in the hundred"
which means about II 1-2 seconds for 100
meters.
He is a championship performer in
this country with the javeiin, despite
the fact that he has never trained for
this event in his life. II he had buckled
down to learning spear throwing. Platt
would do IS5 feet easily. The broad
lump shows Adams at his best. When
he's right he does % feet inches or bet
ter every afternoon out.
Adams can scale the discus with any
of the aIl-around men. He started his
career with the New York A. c. as
discus thrower, and even in the days
when he was very raw Platt used to
get 10 feet out OF his throws. This leaves
only the l.5OO-meter run. the bugbear of
all the men who bump Ito the Pentath-
Ion.
Adams. as a schoOIboy. used to do the
mile under $40. and he is confident that
he can condition himself to do better
than that now.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
TEAM STANDING.
EQUAL OF EDDIE COLLINS.
Admirers of Barry Figure He Is a-
Good as the second Baseman.

Worcester, Mass, Dec. 27.TFriends and
admirers OF Jack Barry, the great short
stop OF the Philadelphia Athletics. who
started his baseball career here as cap
tain Of the Holy Cross team. declare that
their idol is being robbed of a big chunk
Of what is his rightful glory because the
fans are giving Eddie Collins. the SEN
sational second baseman of the Athletics.
who forms with Barry the greatest pair
of dOuble-play artists the game has ever
known.
Barry's friends declare that Collins
would never shine SO brilliantly were il
not for the perfect cooperation he re-
ceiyes from the man on the left side Of
second base. They declare that Barry is
every bit as fast as his partner that he
covers as much ground and that he
starts as many of the double plays as
Collins. This contention should be food
for plenty of winter argument among
the fans.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
JONES' MUFF LOSES
PENNANT FOR BROWNS
Davy's Slip-up on Easy Fly Ball with
Two Out Cause of McAleer
Letting Player Go.

Luck administered a kick in 1902, that
lost the pennant to the Browns. Nc
Aleer's famous command Of the Eng
lish language and Davy Jones' ability
to mum comparatively easy balls start
ed the whole thing.
The Browns were in first place, and
had a good chance to stay there. They
were just finishing a series in CIeye-
land and in the final battle with the
Maps there were two men out in the
ninth inning and two runners on the
bases, the Browns being ahead by one
run
e, Any fan will admit it was a critical
moment. A fly ball was hit to Davy
Jones. 1t was one of those soft, mushy
fly balls that settle into ones glove
with a sticky thump that can be heard
from one end of the park to another,
one of those dull, sickening thuds," to
be exact
The Browns breathed easy for lust
one minute and began picking up their
coats. &c, preparatory to leaving the
bench when-Oh, yes, Davy missed Il.
With look of .beatific something-or-
other on his face he let 1t slip through
his fingers and the beans were spilled
That mum cost the Browns the PEN
nant
Any one acquainted with McAleer
knows what he said to Jones. He start
ed his monologue on the train, and all
the way from Cleveland to Chicago he
sat in the seat with Davy Jones and
calmly uttered words that scared them
selves into the soul of that player,
words that scorched the edges of Jones'
ears as they went in and toasted his
brain and cooked his intellect.
The next day Jones, with those words
ringing In his ears, jumped the team.
At the last moment McAleer was forced
to send Billy Naloney to the outfield.
and FROM then on the Browns took their
seats comfortably in the toboggan and
started on their dizzy, Geath-defying
ride to the bottom.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
FTTsndMoNs GETS THE HOOK.
New York state Boxing Commission
Refuses to Let Him Fight.

Ncw York, Dec. T.-Bob Fitzsimmons
ambition % shine again in the pugilistic
limelight and to prove that the present
crop of white hopes" is not in It with
the class of fighters when ''Lanky Bob
WAS in his prime, received a decided set
back at the hands of the State boxing
commission. The commission has issued
an edict prohibiting the former worlds 5
champion from engaging in any bouts in
this State, because of his age.
FitZsimmons, howev-r, still persists in
his determination to return to the ring
and his manager will try TO induce pro-
moters i'm other States TO find suitable
aoDonent for Bob
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28

a good thing when they see 1t. and
| they want TO pave the way for an
Undisputed championship event by
having several matches in the mean
time.
They have with them across the
Moran, Joe Jeanette, and Sam Lang
ford They have issued invitations to
both Smith and Pelky to visit the
French capital and take a hand in ar
ranging a series of contests culminat-
ing in a fight in which johnson shall
defend his title.
Neither smith nor Pelky thinks well
OF the scheme. Smith makes no pre-
tense Of barring colored men, but ar
CUES that as he has defeated sam
Langford. Jack JOhnson's most for
midable rival among negro hesvies, he
Is entitled to do business with john
son direct
Tommy Burns. speaking for PeIky. says
there is only one cOlored man Arthur
will meet 10 wit Jack johnson. This
means that if the Partisan fiSht-handIers
expect 20 entiCe the winner OF the New
Years battle across the water. they will
have to cut out all the elimination bouts
and elect to decide the championship
question at one fell swoop.
While the French promoters may not
know it. they have an exceedingly formid-
able rival in Jim Coffroth. OF San Fran
cisco. Jim recognizes that a match be-
tween the New Years winner and Jack
johnson is the biggest pugilistic event In
sight and, while he Is not showing his
hand, there is good reason for believing
that he has been working on the matter
for some time.
From his exile johnson has sent word
that II the thing can be arranged, he
would rather box for Coffroth than any
man he knows. This is surely one-half
the battle so far as reaching for the at
traction is concerned. and any one who
knows Of the bond of comaraderie exist
ing between Coffroth and Jim Buckley,
can readily imagine how close Coffroth
will go TO securing the balance OF the
card II Gunboat downs Pelky.
II PeIky wins from Smith. Arthur and
Manager Tommy Burns will have TO be
consulted. Of course. 1t stands to rea-
son. though. that the promoter who can
produce Johnsons signature will get the
other fellows particularly as the idea
prevails that Jack Is ripe FOR a licking
and that the first white husky who gets
to him will be morally sure of infiict-
ing it.
About all that Coffroth will admit at
present Is lildl mas StIlOuH
Of arranging the match spoken of and
that he is reasonably certain of making
terms with johnson. Asked IL he had
any idea where the contest would take
place. Coftroth sprung the old saw about
Il being time enough to cross the bridge
when you came to It.
Then he added: 1T might take place
in Mexico. or in the Great Northwest, or
in France itself. 7 would not hesitate
about going over there to handle IL II the
cards fell that way"
In the great Northwest or in France
itself' sounds feasible enough, but there
is grave doubt as to whether Jack John
son, could be lured in the direction of
Mexico in the present unsettled condition
CT affairs He might find himself herded
on board an American man o. war with
other refugees and then complications
would arise.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
dunn first in
individual LIST
Has Mark Of 101.15 for
Thirty-three Games in
Columbia League.
ODER In SECOND PLACE
Cubs Quint Is Topping Circuit, Hav-
ing Won Twenty-one and Lost
Twelve-Griffos Are Next.
ODER IN SECOND PLACE

Dunn. Of the Cubs quint. OF the Co.
lumbia Duckpin League. is topping the
Individual list with an everage Of
i0l-l5 for thirty-three games. Henry
ober is second in line. with an aver
age of l0O.6s. while Herbert, who is
holding third position, has a mark Of
97.13
The Cubs -quint is leading the cir
cult, having won twenty-one games
and lost twelve. while the Critics are
next In line, with seventeen won and
sixteen lost. The individual and team
standings are as follows:
INDIvIDUAL AVERAGES.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
Billy Jordan Retires,

San Francisco, Dec H.-BilIy jordan,
veteran announcer OF ring contests. has
turned in his resignation, as market
inspector. He retires at the age OF eighty
two and win spend the balance of his
days IN the YountvilIe soldiers home.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
Game Is Called on.

The proposed game between the Spar
tans and Nigilant Reserves for today had
to be called OF owing to the impossibility
of both teams to place a full team on the
field.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
BITS OF SPORTS.

Quincy, in the Three-I League, has sold
Pitcher Edgar Willis to the Kansas CITY
American Association team for $500 on the
condition that he makes good in The Class
"A circuit.
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One little item shows some of Bob
Beschers ability as timely hitter. The
Reds won three to o games last season,
and in each instance Bescher drove the
tally home.
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"Vardon and Ray cleaned UP Sl1.JO0 on
their trip to America says an English
newspaper. Which is the reason for the
return OF those thrifty Englishmen to
these shores.
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DOWN THE ALLEYS.

Y. NJ. c. A. DUCKPiN LEAGUE
watsh 1904 - Dutr.l,
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One of the most striking features OF the
public school athletic meet in New York
last Saturday was the running Of the lit
tie blind boy, Joe Harris, of public school
No. III. He won second place in his heat
of the sixty-yard dash. and finished I'm
that position in the semi-final. but he was
shut out in the final. It was a remark
able spectacle TO watch this little boy
cover the ground as fast as he did with
out deviating from his course. He was
one of the happiest of the 6.G0O young
sters who watched the games. although
all the satisfaction he could get was to
near the cheers OF the enthusiastic young
SteTs.
Soccer football has become very popu-
lar in New England. Already more than
1000 high school boys in the State of Mas
sachusetts alone are playing the game.
and II is predicted that before another
season rolls around this number will be
doubled, and in many schools the soccer
game will supplant the old style game.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
RELIABLE
Horse and MuIeCo.
212 nth St. N. w.

McHenry Bros. will have 2S head OF
extra good, big draft horses and
mares
Norman Corbin has - head Of Va
draft and all-purpose horses.
Rich McHenry, a load Of the best
raised in West Va.
These horses are suitable for ice,
beer. coal. bakery. dairy. and general
teaming.
SPECIALS.
IS head OF carriage and speedy road
horses, IL mated teams. . pair mules.
saddle horses.
stock sold on commission.
Everything must be as representsA or
money refunded. Stock can be In
spected on Sunday.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-24
GLARKsBgRG N!GHI.
LARGE DELEGATION FROM THE
NEIeHsoRINe CITY WILL AT.
TEND THE EvANeELIsTIc
MEETING AT THE CHRISTIAN
TABERNACLE.
MEETING IN FRONT OF COURT
HOUSE TONIGHT AT 7:15.
SUNDAY WILL BE DECISION DAY

Despite the rain which poured down
last evening just at the church hour
n fair sized audience greeted Evanse
list Coombs when he mounted TO the
pulpit for the evening sermon. Those
who dared to face the Indictment
weather. were not sorry, for they were
bountifully repaid for doing so.
Last night was Bible night and the
minister admitted that ne was sur
prised TO see so many people with
Bibles. tie gave drill upon the sub
iect, "Christ's Sermon Upon the
Mount" which was both interesting
and instructive.
The subject discussed in the ser
mon was Heroes and Heroines.' The
old story of N1ordecai and Esther was
told in a new way. From the begin
ming to the end, the congregation was
held spellDound by the cvangeiists
wonderful oratorical power.
Tonight will be Clarksburg night
A large delegation Of people from
Clarksburg will be present to take
part in the meeting.
A meeting will be held o. the street
in front Of the Court House at 7:1i
this evening. Bro, CoomDs will talk
for a few minutes and Mr.. Seniff, the
chorus leader, will sing. After this
service a parade will be formed
marching direct 10 the tabernacle,
where the regular evening meeting
will he held.
Saturday night will he the great
rally for young people. The old are
welcome too, and 1t is expected that
the house will be crowded to the
limit. The evangelist will deliver his
famous ribbon sermon.
Sunday will be Il great day. 1t will