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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1908
Page
3
In a quiet village, Miss Christina Christina Stebbins, a solitary widow, takes a sleigh ride with a wealthy neighbor along snowy lanes. She confronts rising romance with candor, declines marriage, and returns home unsure but grateful for the moment’s adventure.
A dated coaching piece urges guards to develop self confidence, explains rapid ball defense, and stresses staying with their man. It advises guarding tactics, ball handling, footwork, and quick passes to teammates, emphasizing avoiding fear of the ball and using signals to execute trick plays.
Notter, top jockey in the eastern season, signed to ride for M. Weinberg & Co. of Germany next season. He rode Keene horses to about $281,008 in winnings and is regarded as a leading jockey of recent years. Also mentioned is Skeets Garner, another notable lightweight jockey seeking foreign opportunities.
H Eugene Leigh signed rider Garner to race in France. Dugan, famed rider for Solug last season, is suspended by the Jockey Club until December 21 for rough riding and will ride for Sam Hildreth on the coast before sailing to England. Meanwhile August Belmont and Harry Payne Whitney back Dugan on the trip abroad.
Coach Rice of Columbia University trains three freshman boats for a December 24 race on the Hudson. After the varsity pullout due to treasury troubles, Rice aims to prove the freshmen can contend by maximizing daily practice and predicting ice-free waters, planning the event amid Christmas Eve caution.
In a perilous appendix removal, Dr Kings’s New Ti Pills are involved amid a frail patient’s grim ordeal. The incident highlights medical risk and patient vulnerability, with pharmacy names and advertising noted in the chaotic report.
Rhode Island paddlers plan a canoe marathon for spring between Newport and Pawtucket over a 25 mile aquatic course. Tandem teams would start at Newport and finish at the Rhode Island Yacht Club house in Pawtucket, with five to six hours for the winner under favorable weather. An interstate meet may accompany the event alongside the International Gymnastic Tournament in Cincinnati next year.
Joe Corbett may pitch for the Chicago Nationals next season. Ernest Eeery may face Eddie Durnan in a potential match. Milwaukee horsemen plan a quarter mile track at Waslington Park for dash races. The Marylebone Cricket Club will send a cricket team to Egypt next February with Lord Hawkke as captain. Pop Anson plans to assemble a young eastern touring team for exhibitions before the championship season.
The listing shows prices for grain and hay including Bra and Mic at 650 per bashel and 600 to 650 per bushel. Timothy No 1 at 11 to 12 dollars. No 2 Timothy 10 to 11. No 1 Mixed 10 to 11. No 2 Mixed 9 to 10. Glover 8 to 9. Hay and Barap ranges from 3 to 10 per tun. Staan appears as a fragment.
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