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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1908
Page
8
Potomacs roll past City Hall five to three in a duckpin league clash while Belmonts edge Resolutes. Mertis leads honor roll as Morris and Doyle, Schmidt post notable scores. Local court note mentions a bookmaker case pending in Woodward court.
Sporting comment from J. Ed Grillo discusses GWU athletic council findings on basketball player eligibility. The council admits two nonregistered students played, faulting managers for lax checks, and urges rigid enforcement of rules to keep college sports clean. Also mentions unresolved scheduling for Pimlico racing dates and calls for timely meetings if local track issues arise.
The text argues Tommy Leach of the Pittsburg team is set to be named manager of Cincinnati National League club. It claims his leadership could boost Cincinnati’s standing, noting his skill as fielder and hitter, and his potential to manage effectively despite no prior managerial experience. It also mentions William Yawkey’s retirement from Detroit presidency and Frank Navin’s rise to head, praising Yawkey’s past influence on Detroit baseball.
Colt James F. Thompson manager of Martinsburg West Virginia Independent team plans to sue the Washington American League club for 500 dollars. He claims the price paid for Pitcher Tonkin's release was 500 dollars but Cantillon refused to pay after Tonkin played for Des Moines. The dispute centers on the Tonkin release and previous transaction involving Kay.
Pike Barnes the former colored jockey died in Columbus Ohio on Monday after a life as a top rider who helped Proctor Knott win the first futurity at Sheepshead Bay in 1888. George Dixon the famous pugilist also died on the same day and both men aged alike were intimate friends who in later years faced poverty after earlier wealth. Barnes rode for Bryant and Baldwin and invested in Chicago’s Keystone Cafe before losing his fortune and ending as a bartender in Columbus.
Special to The Washington Post. Reports from New York say Montreal owner Frank Farrell refused to sell his franchise to Col. Perrine, owner of Trenton Tri-State League team. Eastern League seeks to add Trenton, replacing Montreal to bolster its circuit, while Tri-State resistance grows. Perrine favored change. Powers, Carpenter involved. Farrell absent from crucial meeting. deal dead as Perrine still away in the West.
Special to The Washington Post says Melvin Sheppard leads a star New York relay squad for a mile race at the First Regiment armory against Philadelphia next week. The lineup includes Guy Haskins of Pennsylvania Coloban Johnny Tay lor rivalries and Olympic champ Pam Pilgrim with Harry Hillman of NYAC. Pennsylvania fields Haskins Taylor Mulligan Certmelt or Haydock in the team.
A meeting of managers from Capital City baseball clubs is set for tomorrow morning at 731 North Capitol Street. Agenda includes last year’s business and starting the league as semi professional, with a likely change in league makeup and possible re election of officers.
Bertha Fe, the longshot paracon favorite, shocks the field by racing away to victory over three miles as rain turns New Orleans track into a muddy course. The meet suffers from poor racing with top bets beaten and excitement surrounds the upset winner.
In New Orleans at the Fair Grounds Paragon owned by Tony La Caszle surged from near the back to win the ith race by a length over Bertha E. The day featured muddy course conditions with favorites failing to triumph and a busy slate of six races highlighting horses from Florida to Los Angeles and local stables.
Oakland Cal Jan 10 Midmont swept the third Emeryville event as 30 to 1 long shot on a heavy track. The card featured multiple races with odds and finish orders including First Race five furlongs Gun winner, Second Race safer Corbet triumph, and Sixth Race five and a half furlongs. Strong showings from Daneen Dardonia Lone Watt and Colonel Warwick plus notable horses such as Blanche CHIT and Creston highlighted a diverse program at the California track.
Virginia returns a strong season with a fast, seasoned lineup. Georgetown faces William and Mary at Carroll Institute Hall tonight, aiming to rebound from a confident prior win over Columbia. The Blue and Gray have trained hard since Christmas, sharpening accuracy as they seek another notable upset.
John Heil defeats his brother by one point in the second handicap pool match at the Eastern Athletic Club before a large crowd of players from cities nearby. Both brothers played superbly with Heil's long shots and steady play securing the narrow victory. In a second match, John faced Joseph with Joseph performing well as the younger player. Separate note reports that the University of Virginia beat William and Mary 36 to 21 in Williamsburg, and William and Mary will meet Georgetown in Washington tomorrow night.
Grand Rapids Mich January 10 Stanley Ketchell received word from his Prisco manager O Connor that Billy Papke was willing to meet him at 152 at 6 oclock or 154 ringside before Coff roth s Colma Club February 23 for the middle weight championship Ketchell accepted and asked his manager to post a forfeit.
The shop marked down all men s fancy neckwear, excluding plain white and black, from 50c to 35c each. Three for a dollar, continuing the season s best value in town.
A purchase from a leading national maker offers men's night shirts at $1 with 50c bargain pricing. Extra-fine materials in plain or embroidered styles provide choice for customers seeking quality sleepwear.
A local maker advertises soft and stiff hats priced at 3 and 4 dollars, with an affordable 1.85 rate for samples. Some hats are described as roakers or seconds, yet flaws are nearly invisible and do not affect wear. The firm touts superior fur felt, fashionable blocks, and a special offer at 1.36 dollars.
The George Washington University athletic council found that two players who appeared for the basketball team were not registered students and condemned the manager’s actions in allowing a professional to compete against Yale on December 31. The council disavowed responsibility, directed chairman statements upholding intercollegiate rules, and supported suspending the team pending press-initiated investigations.
St. Louis American League club plans early training with veteran players sent to Frenen Lick Ind for water cure on February 2. Squad includes Powell Petty Dineen Howell Spencer Ferris Williams Stone and O’Connor. They’ll return by March 3 to join the southward trek to Shreveport with the regular training group. Cardinals depart March 3 for Houston and will train there until March 25 prior to games with Washington at Galveston.
Harvard introduces individual coaching to develop inexperienced oarsmen. Coach Wray will be at the university boathouse Monday Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 4 to 6 to assist newcomers. The regular spring rowing call is postponed to February 11 to protect students' academic standing.
Special to Tx6 Waeehington Peat reports the West Virginia and Ohio short horse racing circuit organized in Parkersburg with Wheeling Merletta Fairmont Clarksburg Buckhannon and Pennsboro as member cities Judge Reese Blizzard elected president and Will A Strickler secretary The circuit will offer purses of at least 400 and stake races over 500 in net earnings.
If the government is sustained, District Attorney Baker may raid the Benning track betting ring on opening day of the spring meeting to secure a conviction under the long practiced bookmaker method. Willam Davis, a New York bookmaker convicted in November 1906 for betting on races, had his sentence reduced to an hour and the appeal postponed to February. The court's decision is expected before the usual spring evening event.
Baltimore Jan 1 Frank Gotch renowned American wrestler announces retirement at year’s end. He regards facing Hackenschmidt as ultimate goal reached and plans no match before May 1. Chicago favored as venue with an estimated world championship purse between 15 and 55 percent.
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