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UNDERGRADUATE
COACHING FOR OXY
Ernest Wieman of Class of 1911
Will Direct Gridiron Work
This Season
BIG BOY WILL NOT PLAY
Professionalizing of Star Player
Will Handicap Highland
Park Eleven
The question as to whether a coach
from the ranks of the college student
body can develop a football eleven of
the caliber of the teams of the past
under the Imported coach system will
be decided tills year when a thorough
tout of the idea is made on the Occi
dental college gridiron in the prepara
tions for the season of 1910, and Er
nest Wieman of the senior class and
one of the star fullbacks of the
Southern California football world of
last year, will take the helm of the
Highland Park school's pigskin work.
Wieman has mado an enviable rec
ord for himself during his academic
and collegiate training at Occidental
and has been the chief rival of Fred
Thomson in the point-winning in the
various fields of athletic activity.
Every position on the football squad
has been his during some time of his
gridiron experience, bo that he Is emi
nently fitted to Instruct the new ma
terial from the high schools and whip
the veterans into shape for the sea
eon's contests.
One of the drawbacks of the new
system, however, is the professional
izing of Wieman, as under the rules
of the conference colleges he will not
be allowed to play on the Presbyterian
line this fall or enter track and base
ball as he has heretofore. It Is a mat
ter of doubt whether the combination
of the loss of the big fellow and the
adoption of the new idea will work
well this year. Time will tell.
Wieman has all the necessary quali
fications for the position and 1b ca
pable of handling the men. The suc
cess or failure of this innovation in
the realms of Southern California pig
skin chasing will mean its adoption or
(Hsciud by the schools of the south.
There is not one of the local institu
tions, however, but would bless the
day of its success, and Wieman has
the well-wishing of the whole local
fandom to accompany him on his new
venture.
The football schedule for the season
of 1910 follows:
October I—Oxy and Pomona fresh
men, at Claremont.
October of Southern
California vs. Orange Athletic club, on.
Bovard field.
October B—Oxy vs. Thrcop, at Baer
park.
October 15—University Southern Cal
ifornia vs. Throop, on Bovard field.
October 15—Pomona vs. Redlands, at
Claremont.
October 15—Whittier vb. Oxy, at
Whittier.
October 22—Pomona vs. Throop, at
Claremont.
October 22—Whittier vs. Orange Ath
letic club, at Santa Ana.
October 22—Oxy vs. * Redlands, at
Baer park.
October 29—University Southern Cal
ifornia vs. Redlands, at Redlands.
October 29—Pomona vs. Whittier, at
Claremont.
October 29—Oxy vs. Orange Athletic
club, at Baer park.
November s—University Southern
California vs. Oxy, on Bovard field.
November s—Whittier vs. Throop, at
Whittier.
November 12—University Southern
California vs. Whittier, at Whittier.
November 12—Oxy vs. Pomona, at
Baer park.
November • 19—University Southern
California vs. Pomona, at Claremont.
November 19—Whittier vs. Redlands,
at Redlands.
DOC WHITE HAS GOAT OF
AMERICAN LEAGUE STAR
Ty Cobb Acknowledges Only One
Hoodoo, and White Is
the Man
Chicago, Aug. is.—"Tyrus cobb is
the one mauling batsman of them all,"
says Billy Sullivan, the White Sox
catcher, "and he Is one of the few left
handed batsmen who can sting the
portside pitchers Just as hard as the
right-handed hurlers. You never know
what's coming when "Cobb Is at the
plate. Something is going to happen,
and about ths best thing you can do
Is to hope that Cobb's hit won't be
longer than two bases.
"In all the world" of baseball there
aeems to be only one man who has
Cobb under full control, and that man
is G. Harris White, the White Sox
pitcher. Whys and wherefores cannot
be explained. Nobody knows how or
•why it is. but Dr. White has the high
Bign on Tyrus.
"If Doc White could be fanned out,
Just sent around the circuit and only
used to pitch against Detroit, 1 doubt
if Cobb would bat .133.
"The mystery of White's buffalo ovei
Tyrus Cobb is something that I can
not solve any more than Cobb can, and
I have been catching White for many
years. But the story is always the
same—when Doc pitches the Tigers
might as well have a cigar sign on
the batting list as Cobb. Jennings, of
course, would never humiliate the
haughty southerner by taking nim out
of the game, but I think Cobb would
welcome a layoff on the days when
Doc pitches, while the Tiger team
would be far stronger with a substi
tute on these occasions.
"Time and again, when Doc is send
ing in the curves, poor Ty comes up
and does his best. He fans madly;
he swings in and out, up and down; ho
tries to bunt: he tries to kill the ball.
Nothing doing. White simply sends
them right along and Tyrus fans.
"On several occasions White has
■truck Cobb out three times in v single
afternoon, and he seldom fails to get
him twice. If Cobb makes a hit off
Doc It seems to be purely accidental,
and the champion of the Tigers looks
bewildered when he does It. It was
said last winter in the stories that
came up from Augusta that Cobb was
practic liik il vet of tricks with which
to overcome the White hoodoo. I fall
to see, judging l>y the few games in
which they have met so far thin season,
where Cobb has anything on the Doc."
ERNEST WIEMAN, WHO
WILL DIRECT FALL
GRIDIRON AT OXY
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NATIONAL RIFLE CLUB
HOLDS ANNUAL SHOOT
Twenty-Eighth Yearly Matches
Bring Out Large Num
ber of Entries
CAMP PERRY, 0., Aug. 15.—With
the day's card crowded with seven
matches, the National Rifle Associa
tion of America today started the
twenty-eighth annual matches, to con
tinue through August 18. The presi
dent's match, by authority of the pres
ident of the United States, brought out
424 competitors; the contest for the
$2500 Wimbledon cup, presented by the
National Rifle Association of Great
Britain, brought 250 more and there
were 254 entries in the three range
contests for the Leech cup.
The Wimbledon cup match at 1000
yards was won by Captain Guy H.
Emmerson of Ohio, who scored 99 out
of the 100. Lieut. Col. C. B. Winder
also scored 99 and .got second place.
The other eight leaders were Capt.
W. T. Spratt, Fifth Georgia, 98; Sergt.
H. E. Meyers, First Illinois, 98; Lieut.
J. C. Locke, Alabama, 98; Sergt. T. R.
Rlchey, Louisiana, 98; Capt. D. W.
Jones, Alabama, 97; Lieut. W. D.
Smith, Marine corps, 97; Private D.
W. Reid, Sixth Massachusetts, 97; Cor
poral G. W. Barnham, Marine corps, 97.
The state secretary's match at 600
yards went to Major S. J. Fort of
Maryland, who scored 48.
Lieut. Col. James Bell of the District
of Columbia got second place with 47;
Major C. E. Hagaboom, Mississippi,
third, 46; Jackson Morris, ordnance
department, Kentucky, fourth, 46.
In the unfinished matches the Sixth
Massachusetts leads at the conclusion
of the 200-yard stage of the champion
ship regimental match with a score of
272, followed by the Annapolis mid
shipment with 270, the Chicago First
Illinois 264, First District of Colorado
265, United States navy 262, Fifteenth
United States infantry 262. There are
thirty-four teams competing.
In the Leach cup match with 256
contestants the unheard of string of 71
possibilities was scored on the first
stage (800 yards).
FINALE TO RACINE WILL
NOT TROUBLE JOCKEYS
Season's Close Will Find Horse
men Preparing for Next
Year's Campaign
NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—The end of
racing for the season in this state, on
August 31 at Saratoga Springs, will not
bring about any lessening of the activ
ity of the jockey club's recently organ
ized bureau for improving the breed
ing of horses. The movement' in or
ganization was not merely commercial
and the work will go on as though the
turf in this part of the country were
in the height of its prosperity.
The breeding bureau of the jockey
club has forty-seven stallions located
In various parts of New York state,
and the breeding and individuality of
these are of the best. Many of the
stallions were donated for this purposu
when their services would have de
manded and brought rich returns to
their former owners, but personal gain
was passed over in the desire to bring
into the breeding of the state blood
that was sure to bo beneficial.
OHIO RACING MAY BE
PUT UNDER LEGAL BAN
CLKVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 15.—At
torneys for Harry K. Devereaux, presi
dont of the Forest City Farm and
Livestock company, charged with per
mitting gambling last week at the
Grand Circuit races at North Randall,
will ask for a postponement when the
case is called for trial tomorrow. The
object Is to await further action b/
Governor Harmon regarding other
meets. Horsemen believe the decision
in the Devereaux case, if he is con
victed, will mean the death of racing
In Ohio.
LOS ANGELES HERALD: TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 16, 1910.
BETTER ATHLETES
AS TIME PASSES
Present Day Track Men Show a
Marked Improvement on
Old-Time Stars
SPECIALIZATION PROVES AID
Facilities in Present Training and
the Greater Amount of In
terest Stimulate
NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—There will
always be a difference of opinion as
to whether the athlete of 20 years ago
was superior to the athlete of the
present. The old timer will argrue that
the performers In his day were su
perior. He will tell how the old time
sprinter ran 100 yards In 0:9 4-5, with
a standing start. If he had mastered
the crouch position, how much faster
he could have gone. He will also tell
you that in the past ten years only
two men have traveled the century
in 0:9 4-5 in winning the American
championships, when in the olden days
somo one did better than even time
every week.
Also how men could make records In
the sprints, then turn around and es
tablish a mldde distance mark. He
will finish up by telling you that the
contestants of today have better facili
ties for training; that In the eighties
the clubs had no coaches, training
tables, or rubbers; that the athletes
trained and massaged themselves",
how the chap of today has all the up
to-date advantages and should be
superior.
The athletes of 20 years ago—J.
Owen, Lon Myers, Wendell Baker, E.
C. Carter, Willie Day and W. G.
George—were phenomena, but time will
always show an advancement. For in
stance, ten years later, Bernie Wefers
In the sprints had better form and
was more consistent. There was never
a man as good as Maxey Long in the
quarter mile. Tom Uurke was another
world beater, as was Charlie Kllpat
,rick. Tommy Conneff, and a score of
others. As time passes records are
bound to be broken. The Public
Schools Athletic league and other or
ganizations are fast developing fu
ture champions and breakers.
It seems an impossibility for some of
the records to fall, but they all will
in time, and as new records are made
others will replace them.
Muoh credit must be given the ath
lete of the present day. Does not Mcl
Sheppard, the middle-distance wonder,
report at the customs house every day
at 7 a. m. and work sometimes until
late In the evening, then in his spare
hours go out and break records? Do
not John Flanagan, Matt McGraw,
Martin Sheridan, Pat McDonald and
Jack Eller spend most of their time at
their duties in the police department?
The majority of athletes who have
made reputations on the athletic field
are hardworking fellows. True, the
facilities for training are better, but
business cares do not decrease; in fact,
they Increase. The athlete in the large
cities has as much to contend with as
those of a score of years ago, and as
his performances are on an average far
better It must be admitted that the
present-day performer Is a more Im
proved athlete.
Generally a man to be a good athlete
must have some natural ability and not
not only spend a great deal of his time
traiaing, but must also study his spe
cialty. Specializing is an important
factor nowadays. To succeed an ath
lete must only go In for his special
event. Twenty years ago a competitor
could compete in three or four events
and win. This Is an unusual feat In
the present decade. In 1880 Lon Myers
captured four American championships
In one day, winning the 100 yards^ln
10 2-5, 220 yards In 23 3-5, 440 yards* In
52 and the 880 yards in 2:04 3-5, a won
derful performance.
This feat could hardly be repeated
In these days. Take the championships
held at Seattle last summer. The times
were: 100 yards, 10 1-5; 220 yards, 22 2-5;
440 yards, 52 2-5; 880 yards, 1:55 1-5,
and these figures, with the exception
of the half-mile, are nothing to brag
about. Conditions were poor; the day
of the meet a drizzling rain fell, and It
was very cold. Look at the following
table of championship events in 1880,
1881 and 1882 and compare the perform
ances with those of 1907, 1908 and 1909.
At a glance the Improvements can be
observed, always remembering that an
athlete winning a championship does
not necessarily mean that he is the
best man In the country, as a great
many college and athletic club ath
letes find it impossible to compete.
It will be noticed that in the 100, 220
and 440-yard runs the average improve
ment in time is not much faster, al
though during 1907, 1908 and 1909 there
were faster men who did not compete
in the championships. The times in
the above table do not show the best
performances for the short-distance
men. The 880 shows a remarknble Im
provement. The one mile does not in
dicate anything wonderful, but in 1909
Paul, the University of Pennsylvania
athlete, ran the distance in 4:17 3-5.
Now comes this cry from the en
thusiast: "How about Tommy Con
neff's one mile record performance fif
teen years ago, when he ran the dis
tance In 4:15 3-5?" This is an excep
tion. Although our later-day athlete
has materially decreased the average
time for the mile, he has yet to break
Conneff's record. This year should de
ride the question, as Paul!, Sheppard,
Kiviat and Bonhag- will make attempts
to lower the figures, and the prospects
look very goi>d.
The average in the five miles is about
one minute and a half less. The time
in the hurdles shows a decided de
crease. High jumpers do six inches
higher; broad jumpers and polo vault
era are doing far better. The shot has
gone up about ten feet and the fifty
six-round weight shows to bettor ad
vantage. The hammer cannot very
well be compared, as In the oldtm days
they had a different style of hammer.
The wooden handle was used during
the 80's, while today a flexible wire
handle is used, although Flanagan or
McGrath could get the old-style ham
mer out much further than the old
timer.
A comparison of times in various
events beginning with 1880 follows:
Event*— 1880. 1907. 190 S. ll'U9.
100 yds 0:10 2-5 0:10 1-5|O:IO 1-510:10 1-5
220 ydß 6:J» l-t 0:M 1-1 o:jat-610:Ji a-5
440 ydn 0:52 0:31 0:49 3-5|0:50 2-5
SBO yds. 2:04 3-51:55 1-51:553-3|1:55 1-5
One mllß 4:30 3-5|4:20 |4:25 4:30
Five miles. .27:51 l-6|26:04|26:14 4-5|26:09 3-6
120-yd. hd..0:19 l-5|0:15 3-o|0:16 l-3|0:15 1-5
High Jump . . 5| 5 I 61 1 | 5 IH4| 8
Broad jump..il| 4 Mil I II 6% II
I'ole vault. 1 ..10 11 li 8 11 9 11
16-lb. Bhot ...!6 4% 49 »%\ 49 IJ 50.26
IH-tb. ham'r..Sl 4'*m %|173 . |lu5.S
T,6-lb. w'ght..34 4 38 8 I 37 IVil 33.64
Tt\a 220-yard hurdle was added tc> pro-
Kram In 1887, when belt time was 0:27: In
1880, 0:28 4*5: In 1889, 0:27 2-5: in 1907,
0:25 1-5; In 1908. 0:2! M 5; In 1909. 0.25.
BOWLING
On the Brunswick alleys . last night In the
Southern California It *ue the Morleys took
three games from the Mackenzie Colts. Lanx
was the star of the evening-. The score:
MORLEYS
1 3 I Til. Avg.
Hamilton 158 200 146 603 167
Goyette 183 208 202 691 197
Nlgj 193 164 154 611 170
Lanz 213 18« 218 617 208
Edwards 197 191 187 675 191
944 947 SOB 2797
MACKENZIE COLTS
12 3 Ttl. Avg.
Weber ......; 177 147 175 499 168
Griffith 191 158 139 489 163
Tupper 194 164 144 602 167
Mackenzie 139 197 217 653 184
Simpson 183 174 183 645 181
884 841 863 2588 ■
Last night on the Grand alleys the Mon
arch* took two out of three games from the
Grands. Connors of the Monarchs had high
game with 221, and Olson of the .same team
had high average with 196 1-3. - Score:
GRANDS
1 I I Ttl. Avg.
Dysinger 159 177 172 508 169
I.UStlg 185 215 151 551 183
Taylor 167 208 173 643 181
Rotifer 176 102 212 580 193
Bowron 188 180 148 616 172
876 967* 856 2698
MONARCHS
12 3 Ttl. Avg.
Rising ;..... 165 111 106 484 161
Connor 221 136 195 652 184
Meyers 183 180 153 616. 172
Parks 207 164 135 506 168
Olson 203 171 215 588 196
979 804 864 2647
*' » " ?
CANNON, IN WRATH,
RAPS INSURGENTS
Speaker of House Declares That
He Will Be Candidate for
Re-Election
LAUDS REPUBLICAN RECORD
Report of Party Reorganization,
He Says, Originated with
the Democrats
(Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Aug. 15.—The Inter Ocean
tomorrow morning will print an inter
view with Joseph G. Cannon, speaker
of the house of representatives, in
which he denounces insurgents, says
that he will be a candidate for the
speakership of the next house and de
clares that reports of a contemplated
reorganization of the Republican party
originated with insurgents and Demo
crats. Referring to the dispatches
from Beverly Mr. Cannon said:
"I do not believe Mr. Taft contem
plates any such action. The president
is not the kind of man to yield to
every passing whim of a minority. The
story that Senators Aldrlch and Hale
and myself were to be thrown out of
the party will be found, when traced
to its Bource, to have originated with
some of the insurgents—Democratic
allies, whose 1 wishes are father to the
thought.
"I expect to be re-elected to congress
by an overwhelming majority, and
then I will be a candidate for speaker,
but always subject to the will of the!
people. If I am beaten in the caucus,
which I believe is remote, I will will
ingly take my place in the ranks."
MAT TBY FOR SPEAKERSIttP
Answering the question "Will you be
a candidate for re-election as speaker
of the next house?" Mr. Cannjn made
this statement:
"I have been asked that question fre
quently, especially by our Democrat
friends and their political allies —the
followers of I>a Follette and Cummins.
I have answered it, but so far, the
answer as I gave it has never been
published by our friends, the enemy.
"I am speaker of the house, elected
bjt a Republican majority, four times.
I have been in harmony with and have
to the best of my ability, co-operated
with the Republfcan majority in the
legislation that has been enacted for
the last seven years, during the ad
ministrations of Theodore Roosevelt
and William H. Taft.
"I know of no reason, personal or
political? that would prevent my being
speaker again if a majority of the
house of representatives should so de
sire. Under these conditions, I could
not, upon the demand of the enemy,
pledge that, in the event of my re
election to congress, I would not be
a candidate for speaker without ac
knowledging that the record of the
house during the last seven years is
subject to criticism and that the Re
publican majority, with which I have
co t operated in the enactment of legis
lation is subject to just criticism.
PRAISES KECORD OF PARTY
"This I will not do, because I be
lieve that the record of the party for
the last seven years should be indorsed
and not condemned.
"No Republican representative in the
next congress will be elected speaker
unless there is a majority of real Re
publicans in the house that will unite
in a caucus touching the organization
of the house, and abide by the action
of the causus in the selection of
speaker and other officers."
Mr. Cannon then devoted his atten ■
tion to the insurgents.
"The senators and representatives
who call themselves 'insurgents' and
who voted against the enactment of
the Payne bill voted to increase or
maintain the duties on the industries
and products of their own states and
sections," he declared. "They were
protectionists for their own people,
but were opposed to protection for
other people in other sections.
"Senator LaFollette did not vote to
increase the duties on lead and zinc,
but he defended the finance commit
tee schedules on those products in
speeches, saying they were not high
enough, explaining, however, that he
could not vote on the question be
cause he said he had a personal pe
cuniary interest in the outcome.
* "Senators LaFollette and Bristow
and other so-called 'insurgents,' voted
to increase the duty on barley and
barley malt for the reason that their
constituents produce barley. In other
words, these gentlemen.who call them
selves 'insurgents' voted with the Re
publicans on schedules that protected
the product of their constituents, and
with the Democrats on schedules that
protected the production of other sec
tions of the country."
POLICE KILL FRONTIER MAN
LAREDO, Tex., Aug. 15.— Gerondlmo
Gonzales, a noted frontier man, known
some time ago as a bandit, but later
serving as a deputy sheriff of Webb
county. Tex., wns shot and instantly
killed on the outskirts of Nauvo, near
Laredo. He had disarmed one police
man and stabbed another, when a
third opened fire with fatal results
ANDERSON FINAL
MACHINE CHOICE
Tush' Practically Gives Up the
Fight for Curry, Stanton
and Ellery
ODDS ARE GIVEN ON JOHNSON
Northern Prophets Predict That
Southern Candidate Will
Lose at Home
"Vote for Anderson" was the final
word passed out to the "push" Repub
licans of Los Angeies yesterday.
Realizing at the last hour that there
is absolutely no chance for the "ma
chine" to nominate Stanton, Curry or
Ellery, and having failed in its con
centrated effort to "line up" its
strength for Curry, the orders have
now gone forth from W. F. Herrin's
office in San Francisco for the "push"
to cast their votes for Anderson.
Northern prophets predict that Phil
Stantorf will be "knifed" even in his
own home, that he will not draw out
enough votes to be worth counting.
So weak do they regard the Stanton
following that the "push" has made
but little effort here to line up the
Stanton vote for the final favorite,
Anderson, although Stanton undoubt
edly went into the contest without ex
pecting to win, and solely for the pur
pose of wrapping up votes to deliver
to Herrin's "real" candidate at the
last hour.
Every attempt was made yesterday,
however, to drag the Curry men over
to the Anderson camp, and all kinds
of trades and promises were made to
get out a good showing for the state
bank examiner. A careful review of
the situation late last night led to the
opinion that Curry's strength here
could not be materially shaken. The
forecast ventured by the most promi
nent politicians predicted that the
leading candidates would run about
as follows in Los Angeles:
Largest vote for governor—Hiram
Johnson.
Second largest—Charles F. Curry.
Third largest—Alden Anderson.
Fourth largest—Phil Stanton.
Fifth largest—Nathan Ellery.
JOHNSON 18 FAVORITE
These predictions, of course, do not
include the Democratic nominations,
for the reason there are no contests
In that party Involving state offices.
The same politicians offered the fol
lowing general predictions for San
Francisco: Johnson first, Anderson
second, Curry third. Kllery fourth,
Stan ton fifth.
Los Angeles ,prophets predict that
Dick Ferris will make a strong show
ing both north and south for lieuten
ant governor. The forecast for Los
Angeles places A. J. Wallace first, Dick
Ferris second, Bert Farmer third, Rob
ert Beardslee fourth.
It Is predicted that the vote in San
Francisco will put A. J. Wallace first,
Robert Beardslee second, Dick Ferris
third, Bert Farmer fourth. Even
money is offered on Ferris In Oakland.
The odds In San Francisco are two to
one in favor of Wallace.
Five to one was offered In San Fran
cisco yesterday in favor of Hiram
Johnson; prevailing odds were 3 to 2.
In Sacramento odds of 5 to 2 were of
fered on Johnson; prevailing odds 3
to 2.
Political wiseacres predict M. C.
Sloss will poll the largest general vote,
with Curtis D. Wilbur a close second,
in the race for associate justice of the
supreme court. These campaign Cas
sandras place Harry Melvin third and
W. P. James fourth. Wilbur, it is pre
dicted, will poll a larger vote in Los
Angeles than Sloss, though It is ex
pected to be vice versa in the north.
Both men will run far in the lead, for
they are well known and popular.
NYE SI'RK OF VICTORY
For state controller prophets of all
political faiths admit there is nothing
to it but A. B. Nye, incumbent, who is
certain to be renominated and elected.
His opponent, Frank Mattison, has not
been heard or. Odds of 10 to 1 were
offered on Nye in San Francisco.
But little betting had been done in
Los Angeles up to last night, but
wherever large bets have been placed
they have been on Johnson, Stephens,
Wallace and candidates in the local
campaign. Two to one has been wa
gered frequently in favor of Johnson
and no less odds will be considered by
the well posted sporting man. Kven
money and 1% to 1 is being bet lo
cally that Fredericks, Werdin, M.c-
Lachlan, Dow, Welch, Hartwell, Carrl
gan, Hervey, Moss, Savage, Leeds and
Rech will be defeated. yV number of
bets were placed yesterday, with odds
at 2 to 1, that Fredericks will be de
feated, and several at 1% to 1; 3 to 1
was wagered in a number of instances
that McCartney will be defeated: 5 to
1 that "Muggins" McDonald will run
low low man in point of votes received
and 1% to 1 that Knoch Hidden ia
snowed under and 2 to 1 that Stanton
doesn't carry his own precinct.
With this same kind of betting re
ported in San Francisco, Oakland and
elsewhere it is little wonder that the
machine feels desperate, for this is
the first campaign in twenty years that
the betting has not been always In
favor of the "machine" candidates,
with large odds offered.
COPPER QUEEN COMPANY
BUYS MINE PROPERTIES
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 15.-A deal was
closed here today by which the Copper
Queen company purchases tl^ Gooseman.
Leatlierwood and Reid claims in the Santa
Catallna mountains for J150.000.
It In also authoritatively reported that
the Copper Queen has purchased the Im
perial Capper company mines at Silver Bell,
which closed down last week. This means
that the Port Lobos railroad will be merely
an extension of the El Paso and Southwest
ern road to the Gulf of California.
NINE PASSENGERS HURT IN
TROLLEY CAR COLLISION
NIAGARA FALLS, N. V., Aug. 16.-In a
head on collision between two trolley cam
In the gorge this evening nine passengers
were Injured, one ei-riously. The collision
occurred at Swift Drift at the point in the
gorge where the river breaks into the swift
raplda above the whirlpool.
Both cars were shattered by the terrific
force of the collision, but neither left the
rails. Among the Injured Is Mrs. F. 11.
Jerret, San Francisco.
The accident was due to the failure of the
brakes to work on the down-river car.
TWO MISSIONARIES DROWN
WINNIPEG, Man.. Aug. 15.—Two
Roman Catholic priests. Fathers Welch
and Joseph Nicholas, attached to lesser
Slave Lake mission, were drowned to
day in the Smoky river.
ARIZONA COUNTY GOES
ON RECORD AS 'STANDPAT'
Pima Nominates Delegates to the
Gonstitutional Convention
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 15.—The Re
publicans of Pima county wont on
record as standpatters this afternoon
by Indorsing the powers that be from
President Taft down to Congressman
Ralph Cameron. The platform de
clares It to be the sentiment of the
county that the delegates to the con
stitutional convention go unhampered
and have the privilege of formulating
a constitution based on that of the
United States and of such other states
as they wish to emulate. No reference
to the initiative, referendum or recall
is made. Two lawyers, two merchants
and one mechanic were named as dele
gates.
FRISCO PLAYER IS
IN FINE FETTLE
Maurice McLoughlin Says He
Does Not Train for Play
ing as Others Do
NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—"I've never
really trained to play tennis the way
most people expect a fellow to work
for an athletic event," said Maurice
McLoughlin, the 20-year-old Califor
nia star, the other day. "There has
never been a time that I felt that hard
training was necessary- I don't do
any particular work for the contests
I am engaging in, and so far I have
never been out of condition in the least.
Tennis, if you play enough of it, keeps
a. chap in fine shape all the time.
"Most athletes diet to a considerable
extent, but I have never been a be
liever in dieting and always eat any
thing that I fancy. However, there
are times that a tennis player should
be careful not to eat improper food,
for then he is sure to become ill when
jumping about the court."
At 17 years of age McLoughlin won
his first championship, when he cap
tured the Pacific coast title; the next
year he was defeated, and last year
failed to enter, the tournament.
"When I first took up the game I
was attending high school in 'Frisco,
but at no time did the school encour
age my tennis," said McLoughlin. "I
worked the whole thing out for my
self, and finding that I was a natural
player I decided to try for the cham
pionship."
McLoughlin's forearm is well de
veloped and the long, smooth muscles
contract and relax without a visible
hitch. McLoughlin says that they are
strong and pliable enough without his
doing any special exercises to strength
en them.
"When through with the engage
ments I now have on hand I will re
turn to the coast and attend the open
ing of the college term at the Univer
sity of California," concluded Mc-
Loughlin, "and it is my intention to
keep up my game while at college. I
hope to Improve right along, and the
next time I come back to play here I
believe I will be a greatly improved
man with the racket."
EASTERNERS NEGLECT
RAILWAY CASE ACTION
Briefs Not Filed on Time in Suit
of Government Against
Southern Pacific
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 15.—Attor
neys representing approximately 5000
persons who sought to intervene in the
suit of the United States government
against the Southern Pacific company,
in the interest of the Oregon & Cali
fornia Railroad company, did not file
their brief in the United States circuit
court today. The time limit for them
to do so expired at 5 o'clock this after
noon.
In this suit the government seeks to
secure the cancellation of patents to
what are known as the "Old Oregon-
California land grants," which com
prise several million acres of land in
western Oregon, estimated to be worth
about $3,000,000.
While the failure of the interveners
to file a brief has no actual effect as
to their standing in court it places
them at a great disadvantage.
Most of these interveners are east
erners, and it is asserted that they
have fixed fees ranging from $100 to
$150 each to have their cases cared for.
APPOINTS OFFICIALS FOR
FT. SUMNER LAND OFFICE
WASHINGTON. Aug. 15.—Officials
for the new land office at Fort Sum
ner, N. M., which was created at the
last session of congress, have been ap
pointed by the president. Enrique H.
Salazar of Las Vegas, N. M., has been
commissioned receiver and Arthur E.
Curran of Clovis, N. M., has been
named register.
The jurisdiction of the new office ex
tends over 2,300 acres, which was for
merly under the Santa Fe and Ros
well offices.
ARRESTED FOR BIGAMY
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 15.—Charged
with having married four times with
out having obtained a divorce from
any one of his wives, and also charged
with having stolen a diamond ring, a
gold watch and other jewelry from
Carrie Lee Warner of Winchester, Ky.,
to whom he was engaged, C. L. Frazer
was arrested here tonight.
SQUADRON REACHES JAPAN
YOKOHAMA. Aug. 15.—The Ameri
can squadron. Including the cruisers
Charleston and New Orleans, under
command of Rear Admiral John Hub
bard, arrived at Yokohama today. The
cruisers have visited Chemulpo, Korea,
and the admira} and his staff were en
tertained at the American consulate at
Seoul.
WRECK* BURVIVORS HOME
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15.—Capt.
Peter Halversen and the thirteen sur
viving membeirs of the irew of tho
wrecked steam schooner Phoenix, ar
rived here early today. The men were
Btill dazed from the terrible explosion
and were unable to give any addi
tional details of the disaster.
CROPS FOR 1910
BELOW AVERAGE
Harvests Ample fop This Year's
Requirements of the
Country
NORTHWEST SUFFERS MOST
Energy of Agriculturists Is Well
Repaid in Abundance of
Foodstuffs
[Special to The Herald]
CHICAGO, Aug. 15.—Nature has been
prodigal In her yields of grains, for
age, vegetables and fruits, but has
given us harvests this year ample for
the requirements of the country, with
out exhausting the supplies from for
mer harvests. The year has been un
propitious at times, and, as usual, cap
tious In localities. While the south
west suffered discomfort in small yields
on account of the drouth last season,
the northwest has been the sufferer
this season. The winter rigors greatly
reduced the Increased acreage In the
winter wheat section, but the yield of
the remainder was far above the aver
age, and what at one time promised
to be a calamitous wheat crop ended
in a generous one in this variety of the
chief breadstuff. The spring wheat
crop has been cut short through the
disastrous drouth of North Dakota and
portions of the other states, but on the
whole the total wheat outturn exceeds
the demand for bread and seed.
The freakish warmth of the «arly
spring, which caused a vigorous growth
of wheat and oat*, induced earlier
corn planting. The long cold period
that settled over the continent in the
month of May and a portion of June
caused frequent replanting of the corn,
and for a while made a gloomy out
look. But the big portion of the belt
recovered quickly, while the western
section passed through a dry season,
and when despair of making a crop
was settling in, timely rains and cooler
weather came to the relief of the
stricken section and this great cereal,
upon which so much of the nation's
prosperity and support depends, prom
ises an excellent yield.
TOTAL. WHEAT CROF
The reports indicate a total wheat
crop of 657,000,000 bushels, or 80,000,000
bushels less than last year's record
production, but equal to a ten years'
average production. Corn promises a
yield of 3,000,000,000 bushels, or 225,
--000,000 bushels above the previous
season and 26 per cent over a ten years'
average crop. The oats yield will ex
ceed last year's excellent production
with a total of 1,071,000,000 bushels,
200,000,000 bushels over the ten-year
average. Barley will equal last year's
crop of 128,000,000 bushels, and rye will
exceed the previous season, being 31,
--500,000 bushels, comparing with 30,000,
--000 bushels. The total production of
these grains, as reported, is 4,906,
--000,000 bushels, while the ten-year aver
age is 4,431,000,000 bushels. Cotton con
dition indicates a crop of 11,000,000
bales, or 700,000 bales above la3t year.
Agricultural investment and energy
is well repaid, for seldom has a year
of such changeable conditions resulted
In so large a production of foodstuffs.
The farmer has cause for rejoicing, and
the nation for thanksgiving, that its
material affairs will be preserved and
expanded through the sufficiency of its
food supplies.
The chief feature of the ample crops
is the surety of a reinstatement of the
food animals, which had been running
below the normal number the past
three years, on account of shortage of
food and excessive demand. The im
pairment of our herds and flocks was
a cause of great alarm a year ago, but
the large corn crop last year, despite
its inferior shipping quality, enabled
the farmer to increase his hogs and
cattle. This year's crop of corn and
oats promises ample food to bring the
stock to maturity and to provide for
further increase.
SHORTAGE IN HAY
There has been a -small shortage of
hay over most of the country, but this
great forage crop is up to the aver
age of 60,000,000 tons and the supplies
from former years are estimated at
equal to a full year's demand. It is
one crop that Is stored on the farm
from year to year to ■«•«»*
contingency of a short growth. The
cold weather in the later spring and
early summer, which made the great
wheat yields, cut off the hay crop
and later the west was held back by
the drouth and the northwest lost ita
crop almost entirely. In yleld-^gain
Potatoes are smaller in yield—again
the influence of the alternate cold and
dry seasons. While the production will
fall below last year's excessive crop,
the total will be above the ten-year
average of 278,000,000 bushels, and there
fs no cause to anticipate excessive
prices or famine shortage of supply.
P The south promises a better cotton
crop than last year, but the south is
breaking away from the nation of
t£te one staple; the boll weevil and the
uncertainty of last year's crop led to a
larger wheat acreage and a greatly In
ssrtss E^igzzp
states almost doubling the crop of last
year and the value thereof more than
exceeds the difference between a
humuer and a short cotton crop. The
southern states are promising to take
a more important place in the agricul
tural production of the country since
it has been found that oats, corn,
wheat and alfalfa pay better for the
mvestment and the labor than cotton.
The diversification of crops may impair
the world's cotton supply, but It will
make the south as strong and as cer
£?n each year of profitable farming
"iS? *£? cX as' reduced by the
cold spring, the fruit crop in many
sections being hurt by the late frosts,
but these are minor farm products.
The country is so large and conditions
so varied that the favored sections
nnd in their fruit crop a compensation
for the curtailment of other produce,
and the unfavored their compensation
in the great yields of the cereals
While there is disappointment i.v
some localities, it Is to be remembered
that crop damage somewhere is the
common order of nature and that
average crops have been the basis of
our past prosperity. The crops of .1910
will show a good average yield and
fully support the buying power of tno
great agricultural districts.
MOBS AFTER* NEGRO
CHARLESTON, AY. Va., Aug. 15-
Mobs are gathering in every mlnlns
town within a radius of twenty-ftvo
miles of Quinnemont. \V. Va., tonight,
intent on lynching a negro who as
saulted and murdered Mrs. John Arllss,
the wife of a miner of QuinneinonU
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