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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1909
Page
14
McAleer touts training in the South as the best path for his team before the regular season. He argues southern conditions, fewer exhibition games, and acclimation will yield better form than a long trek to the far south, with Norfolk seen as preferable and early return to prepare in Texas and New York.
Charlottesville November 7 Charles Rigier National League umpire and one of the league s best has entered the University of Virginia as a law student The Chicago game Taft attended and the New York series between the Giants and the Red Sox were among his recent duties Rigier is praised as a highly scientific arbiter now linked to UVA through his law studies
A rugged early Sunday morning game saw the regulars defeat the reserves BF to bi. Bull Cowan led practice and teams showcased strong ball handling and speed. Coach Joyce praised Mie Canuttaves development and noted key plays by Schlosser and Capt. Coll. The captain from last season’s squad faced uncertainty about remaining on the team.
Word from The Wilshington New York on November 7 reports plans to try oral betting on a moderate scale. Thomas Ho Wolliams of the 6 Facttatac Jockey Club predicts no trouble as Geerse FH xiuth heads to Oakland to manage advance information sales and oversee track speculation. Juarez Jockey Club receives a permit permitting bookmakers with American participation, while a new track costing 390 600 is slated to open December 1 under Matt Wynn with a long list of stakes announced.
Georgetown freshman captain Munger Graham said Annapolis officials canceled the month’s planned contest between the Plebes and the Blue and Gray due to conflicting class hours. The game was called off after attempts to reschedule within available hours failed.
A sports column argues the sport of football causes too many fatalities and injuries and urges rule changes or even abandonment if reforms fail. It notes parallel safety debates in baseball and critiques league politics and management tactics, citing John Heydler and McAleer O’Connor dynamics.
Former lightweight champion Jack McAuliffe argues Jeffries must fight outsiders to regain distance and pace before facing Johnson. He recalls Sullivan and Dempsey’s losses, warns Jeff to train by real bouts, and stresses the peril of rushing into the ring without preparation.
George Washington's football team reports good health overall after Saturday's Carlisle match with Crafts and Morse in hospital care briefly. Crafts expected discharge and uniform return, Morse advised rest for his ankle, White remains at left end, Hickhot and the line show solid form, while substitutes Powell Bayliss Bullough Porter add depth. V P I, one of the South’s strongest, has won all but its Princeton loss and beat North Carolina 38 to 0, offering a potential strength comparison between Georgetown and George Washington ahead of the Friday showdown.
Eddie Graney, retired fight promoter, travels to bid on the Jeffries Johnson match. He insists a 46 round bout can be staged within San Francisco limits and will bid against rivals McCarey of Los Angeles Gleason of Ocean View and Costroth of Colma.
Rail entries show multiple races with horses such as Ethel W and Glorious names, plus a sixth race for six and one furlong. The day also carries a tragedy as Rey Graham, 31, dies from injuries after a pennant-raising scrimmage at Red Cedar park following a Red Cedar football game between Hast High and West High.
Baltimore November report notes Fitzherbert conceding the Bowie Stakes to Hildreth’s champion, with strong second and third money battles anticipated among Blue Book Pins and Needles Nethermost and Superstition. Jockeys Goldstein and Rosa lead the standings as Smithson and McLaughlin claim top owner spots, while a star sophomore and a steeplechase fill the day’s card.
A garbled OCR segment presents a long string of apparent names and nicknames including imlico Susy Chickesaw Mertiner Jack Atkin Wah Private Tekshira Hugherbert Mothermost Pinard Feedles Vithalia Deer Algte Bymole spire Fearawon Faw Gaming Ossrine Byellhound Epellhound La Balle King Avondale Aqueduct Rone Queen Jeanne d Arc Firestone Tad Langdane Boyale Kets Teanne d Arc Pretend Responeetal Ten Pact Firestore Woofleratl Patsy Berkeles Bad News Bootiecles Tom Kerr Naughty Bar Sloweond Latonia Colonel Ashoiade Newes l Ormonde Kyrenda a Dextrine Posing Douce EM Fray Howdy Howdy Ethel D Friend Virgil Molesey Cult Leamenca Okomo Creppe Beckham Mystifier.
Walter S. Loren Yale right end suffered a torn interior knee during Saturday’s game and will miss the season. Logan played ten minutes before limbering up and being carried off to the infirmary. Loren had been an all American end with Klpatrick as a top end pairing this year. White Capt Coy ill, Logan Way acting captain, Harry Vaughan likely to start at end.
Detroit Tigers defeat Havana club 5 to 3 in ten innings to claim victory. McIntyre starred on offense with four hits driving in runs. Detroit’s Ownie Bust and George Mullin highlighted standout moments as the Cuban club, all black players with three from the United States, drew a record crowd to the venue.
London Nov 7 The Plymouth mayor sparked a press storm by sending a letter to Sir Edward Bruford, proposing that the feebleminded be put to death to stop the expense of housing them in expensive buildings and providing services. He claims medical science supports painless death to release them from nonintelligence and free funds for maternity institutions creches and other schemes.
Edward A. Trevillyan, 50, learned of a large uncle’s estate in London valued around $10 million. Employed at a North Cambridge hotel, he was away when the notification arrived and later refused to discuss the fortune. His boss recalls Trevillyan had hinted at potential wealth and rejected prior attempts to sign over his rights.
Fred Fanning confessed murdering Mrs. Mary Short to gain her property and implicates Mrs. Minnie English as an accomplice. He says he poisoned Mrs. Short's coffee and that English threatened him, guiding the poison amount, as part of a plan to start a restaurant venture together in Topeka on November 7.
Two alleged kidnappers Antonio Treferin and Giovanni Gangs were held for trial in a police court after a two year chase to the West and back. Rosie Gardano, seven, who was kidnapped in 1907, identified the prisoners. Her mother Mrs Pietro Gardano said she had paid eight dollars when threats were made to cut her up and mail the pieces if ransom was not paid. The girl was found eight days after the kidnapping in the street near her home.
Ithaca news reports Cornell’s star Talbot, the Olympic team member and champion weight thrower, plans to transfer to Pennsylvania State College after a controversial decision sparked by faculty disputes over his studies.
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