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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1908
Page
30
Potomacs defeated City Hall easily while Belmonts beat Resolutes in the district duckpin league. Mertis leads the honor roll as Morris and Doyle star for their teams. The article covers standings, player results, and a legal note about a bookmaker case pending in local court.
Sporting comment questions George Washington University's athletic oversight after two basketball players未 registered as students played. The council admits lack of inquiry into players' status, urging stricter enforcement of eligibility rules to keep college sports clean amid calls for timely racing meeting dates at Pimlico and Benning.
Tommy Leach of the Pittsburg club is tipped as Cincinnati’s prospective manager. His leadership, fielding, throwing, batting and base running are praised as likely to lift the Reds in the pennant race.
Colt James F. Thompson manager of the Martinsburg Independent team plans to sue the Washington American League club for 500 dollars. Thompson claims Tonkin, the Martinsburg pitcher, was released to Washington for 500 but Cantillon refused to pay the Tonkin release fee after Kay’s release had been settled. Tonkin later pitched for the Des Moines club owned by Cantillon.
Pike Barnes the once famous colored jockey died in Columbus Ohio after a decade of residence there He rode Proctor Knott to win the first Futurity at Sheepshead Bay in September 1888 with a 1 15 1 6 time The same day George Dixon the prizefighter also died Both men were aged alike intimate friends and both rose to wealth then fell on hard times.
Trenton failed to gain a Montreal franchise as Frank Farrell refused to sell to Col. Perrine. Eastern League leaders aim to weaken the Tri-State by shifting a paying city from Perrine’s circuit, with Perrine and Carpenter involved and Powers coordinating. Farrell sent no delegate to the closing meeting.
Special to The Washington Post. Melvin Sheppard says New York will field a star relay squad for a mile race against Philadelphia at the First Regiment Armory next week. He names Guy Haskins of Pennsylvania Coloban and Olympic champion Pam Pilgrim as quarter runners, with Harry Hillman and others slated for final legs. Pennsylvania will be represented by Haskins, Taylor, Mulligan, Certmelt, or Haydock.
Managers of the Capital City Base Ball League will meet tomorrow morning at 731 North Capitol Street. Agenda includes last year’s business and steps to launch the league as a semi professional organization. A slight league reorganization is expected and officers may be reelected.
Bertha Fe, the paracon favorite, wins a photo finish after a bold challenge. Rain turns New Orleans track to mud as three miles of racing produce surprising results. Favorites stumble, with several leading contenders beaten in a chaotic program.
In the New Orleans Fair Ground races Paragon owned by Tony La Caszle surged from last to win the ith race by a length over Bertha E. Paragon defied 1 to 1 odds at post and fled three miles after the finish. Heavy mud and favorites’ upset marked a slow day. Florida Glen and Clifton Forge led earlier races with tight finishes and notable entrants such as Hawkame and Paragon among a slate of runners.
Midmont won the third event at Emeryville amid heavy track conditions as a three-race card produced varied results. Five furlong and longer sprints featured several named horses like Daneen, Lone Watt, and Blanche C. Hit, with jockeys and weights listed for each race. The day included a selling mile and mixed-distance events, underscoring a crowded turnout and multiple outcomes.
Virginia’s fast Blue and Gray team, deemed among the South’s best, prepares to face Georgetown at Carroll Institute Hall tonight. Georgetown aims to build on recent improvements after a holiday win over Columbia, with coach Joyce noting faster team play and stronger cohesion.
John Heil defeats his brother by one point in the second handicap pool game at the Eastern Athletic Club before a large crowd of pool and billiard players from multiple cities. Both players showcased strong long shots and consistent play, with Heil pulling ahead late to win 9 to 8 as detailed by the report. In Williamsburg Virginia, the University of Virginia basketball team beat William and Mary College 36 to 21, a solid victory amid a competitive gymnasium contest. William and Mary will face Georgetown in Washington tomorrow night.
Grand Rapids Jan 10 Stanley Ketchell’s manager O'Connor says Billy Papke will meet Ketchell at 152 or 154 ringside before Coffroth’s Colma Club on Feb 23 for the middleweight championship. Ketchell accepted and Monty posted a forfeit.
Men’s Fancy Neckwear once 50c now 35c each with three for a dollar. Plain white and black excluded. Describes the season’s best value shift, highlighting the price drop as a major bargain in town.
A purchase from a top national maker highlights this sale of men’s night shirts priced at one dollar, now available at fifty cents. Extra fine materials offer plain or embroidered styles.
An advertisement touts soft and stiff hats in $3 and $4 ranges and a $1.85 sale price. Some hats are seconds with minor flaws but invisible to most buyers. The maker claims superior fur felt, fashionable blocks, and a $1.36 offering, presenting a notable hat opportunity of the year.
The athletic council found two players on the George Washington team were not registered students after a game against Yale on December 31. It disapproved the manager’s actions, disavowed responsibility, and supported suspending the team pending press-initiated investigations.
St Louis American League club to begin pre season training early with older players and those needing preparation. February 2 water cure at Frenem Lick Indiana for Powell Petty Dineen Howell Spencer Ferris Williams Stone and O’Connor before joining the main squad in Shreveport on March 3. Cardinals NL club to train in Houston from March 3 through March 5 with games against the Washington AL club at Galveston.
Cambridge, Jan 10. Harvard announces an innovation in the crew routine to develop inexperienced oarsmen. Coach Wray will be at the university boathouse Monday Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 4 to 6 to coach new rowers. The regular spring call for men is postponed to February 11 to avoid academic interference.
Special to Texas 6 Washington PacetWaeehington Reports the West Virginia and Ohio short horse racing circuit organized at Parker sburg comprises Wheeling Parkersburg Merleta Fairmont Clarksburg Buckhannon and Pennsboro Judge Reese Blizzard elected president and Will A Strickler secretary No purses under 400 and two or more stake races over 500 will be offered
If the government is sustained by the Court of Appeals, a raid on bookmakers at the local Benning track may follow. District Attorney Baker is expected to push for convictions under the betting method used since William Davis, a New York bookmaker, was convicted in November 1906. The appeal of Davis has been postponed to February, with a decision anticipated before spring racing opens.
Baltimere Md Jan 1 Frank Gotch champion wrestler announces retirement at year end his aim to meet Harkenschmidt appears likely now and he plans no match before May 1 Chicago expected as venue purse likely six to six and a half per cent chairing the world title bid remains uncertain.
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