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THE RICHMOND 1'AI.ILDIUH AND SXHJ-TELEGBAM. SATCKDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1908.
Little Mob Scene Ends
Stirring Drama Entitled
" When Greek Meets Yankee
BUMS OR AGENTS
WORK IN PREBLE
Pretty Girts a Strong Feature of "A Knight for a Day"
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Great Excitement at Coliseum
Last Night When Referee
LaSalle Gives Wrestling
Bout to Demetral.
OLSON FAVORITE OF
GREAT CROWD PRESENT
About Fifteen Hundred People
Howled Protest and Swarm
ed Around Ringside, Hoot
ing Official.
ANOTHER BOUT ARRANGED
BATTLE NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT
WILL BE FOR LIGHT HEAVY-
Weight championship belt
held by demetral.
(By Tort.)
"When Greek Meets Yankee" was
the title of a stirring melodrama pull
"ed off last evening at the coliseum.
Principal parts were taken by Messrs.
Demetral, Olson and Referee LaSalle.
The cast included the Richmond po
lice department, Sheriff Meredith and
about 1.500 excited taxpayers, for the
mob scene at the close of the last act.
Demetral was declared the winner
by Referee LaSalle after he and Olson
had each secured a fall, through the
most desperate kind of wrestling. La
Salle's decision that Demetral had
won the final fall was unpopular with
the crowd and the uproar that ensued
listened like a Georgia lynching bee.
The ring was promptly and enthusias
tically stormed by about five hundred
fanatics. The police, however, got
under the ropes first and the mob was
held at bay.
Mr. Olson in his kimona, wildly pac
ed ine ring proiesuiiB luuuiy inat hv
had been held up and gone through,
and the crowd wildly cheered bis elo
quent words. When Demetral and La
Saalle offered explanations hoots and
yelps greeted them and under police
escort they retired to a dressing room.
Wefore doing bo however, Olson tried
to shove La Salle under the rones and
the two men came to a clinch, but
were pulled apart.
To Meet Again.
. After the excitement had died out,
Olson end Demetral got together and
after some preliminary heated and
dlscriptive language, arranged another
mill to be pulled off here next Friday
evening. Olson will bet $500 against
Demetral's English light heavyweight
championship belt. This agreement
was made with newspaper representa
tives as witnesses.
The match last evening was an ex
cellent exhibition of fierce but skilful
wrestling. Olson secured the first fall
after thirty minutes of grueling work,
securing a hammerlock hold on the
Greek. In the second bout Demetral
tame back at Olson like a tiger and
rfter eight minutes of desperate fight
ing the Greek got a half scissors and
a grape vine hold and slowly forced
Olson on his bsck.
The Mob Scene.
Then came the excitement. The
third bout opened with Demetral rush
ing Olson like a Kansas cyclone. His
rushes for a couple of minutes were
repulsed by the Yankee, who, with a
K-neer on his face, repeatedly pushed
his open hand in the Greek's face.
Once Olson hurled him under the
ropes but the Greek came back at
him, clinched, and with a dull thud
they hit the mat which spurted saw
dust, Up and down, over and under,
the two men rolled and tossed like a
chip on a stormy sea. Ouce Olson
got a crotch and arm hold on the
Greek and slowly bore him over on his
back. Olson evidently thought he had
won a fall as he raised his hand to
Referee LaSalle and called his atten
tion to Demetral's position, but La
Salle shook his head. Ten minutes
later the Greek got a scissors and
head hold on Olson but it looked to
the crowd that Olson was successfully
resisting this desperate hold. How
ever Referee LaSalle patted the Greek
on the back the sign of victory.
When Demetral broke his hold Olson
'.was bridged, the soles of his feet and
the top of his head being his supports.
His shoulders were a good six inches
above the mat. The storm scene de
scribed above then ensued.
NOTES OF THE BATTLE.
Ij&st evening when that minature
mob scene was pulled off at the coli
seum we listened keenly and expect
antly, and were finally rewarded.
Way up in the gallery some place, pip
od out a voice, "Kill the umpire."
Not since the night of the police
men's ball have we seen so many
members of the force en masse as
gathered last evening in the ring at
the coliseum. It was an inspiring
sight which brought thrills of patrio
tism to every spectator.
Mr. Van Cox, who refereed the one
round bout put on by Mr. Olson and
Mr. LaSalle, attempted to make a cur
tain speech at the close of this pro
duction, but the crowd was exceeding
ly rude and insisted on Mr. Van Cox
listening to what they had to say. - It
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Laxative flromo Qninine
Curat Cold la One Dy, Crjpu2 Dyt
was really quite embarrassing to Mr.
Van Cox.
At the tete-a-tete in the dressing
room last evening between Mr. Olson,
Mr. Demetral and the gentlemanly
representatives of the press, the
Greek demon became exceedingly
peeved when Mr. Olson offered to bet
him $250 against the English light
heavyweight championship belt. "It
worth more than that," he snapped.
"Then I'll bet you $500 against your
belt. $100 down tonight and $400 down
on the night of the match," said Ol
son. "Your on," said Demetral.
After it was decided to pull off an
other match between Olson and De
metral In this city on Friday, Decem
ber 18, the Question of an efficient
referee arose. We suggested Rice of
Indianapolis, as a competent official,
but were promptly squelched by De
metral. "No Indianapolis man for
mine, I've had enough of Indianapo
lis," he replied.
Not since that memorable day when
Umps Gardner at Athletic park at
tempted to pugallze the entire Bluff
ton base ball team has there been
such delightful excitement In this city
as was staged at the coliseum last ev
ening. From where we were sitting it look
ed as though Olson was not fairly
thrown that last time, and, apparent
ly, our eyesight coincided with the
vision of the majority of the audience.
Affairs of Sport
Jimmy McAleer, of the St. Louis
Americans, in tickled to death over se
curing IjOi Criger, Cy Young's bat
tery partner, from Boston. Boston
let him go because it was thought in
Beantown that the great backstop is
all in. Young is very sore about the
deal and he will probably not be so ef
fective next season with another catch
er handling his slants.
An effort was made by the managers
of Billy Papke and Hugo Kelly to in
duce Jim Jeffries to referee the twenty-five
round bount between the men
at the Jeffries A. C. of Los Angeles,
December 15, but Jeff declined the of
fer with thanks, saying that he was
through with the fighting game so far
as being a referee of contests was con
cerned. Charley Eyton, the official
referee ot the club, will therefore offi
ciate. Packey McFasland, the clever light
weight of Chicago, is now thinking
about making a trip to England after
the holidays. - The' success which
Jimmy Britt has had across the pond,
showing at the different music halls
and also fighting, has given Packey the
impression that he can also pick up
considerable money in the same way,
and on that account he is making
plans now to make the journey.
BASKETBALL GAME.
Greensfork, Ind., I 12 The
Greensfork basket ball u which
was lately organized will play the
Centterville team In Keinzle's hall Sat
urday night. This is the first game of
the season for this team.
DELAY IS GRANTED
Probable Standard Oil Com
pany Will Shortly Com
plete Defense.
SPEEDY END TO TRIAL.
New York, Dec. 12. It has develop
ed that the Standard Oil company
may not submit any further evidence
in its defense to the government's suit
to have the so-called trust dissolved.
Friday's session of the court was
adjourned rather abruptly upon re
Quest of counsel for the Standard, who
asked that they be allowed until Mon
day to check un evidence already In
and decide whether or not it would be
necessary for them to summon more
witnesses. The request was granted.
However, Standard counsel said it
probably would need no more wit
nesses. It is understood that after a brief
session on Monday further adjourn
ment will be taken until after January
1.
INSANE WOMAN
YET AT HER
E
Sheriff Cannot Find Proper
Vehicle.
Because he could not secure the right
kind of vehicle. Sheriff Meredith was
unable to remove Miss Delia Weaver
from her home north of the city to
the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the
Insane yesterday. Miss Weaver
weighs 300 pounds and it is impossible
for her to pass through the door of a
coach.
Mrs. Jawback Do you know I came
very near not marrying you?
Mr. Jawback Sure. But who told
you about It? Cleveland Leader.
StrjCjfa
on every
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s, iffy HmtLmk wf&y
"Girls, girls and more girls"
the gaiety's possession of the eternal f
youth, good looks and vivacity. The
stage door favorites and ee-eaw flirts.
Thursday. December 17.
All American
SEASON
The Men Who Earned Fame on College Gridirons,
By THOMAS F.CLARK.
Browne Harvard Left end
Drapsr. . . Pennsylvania . . Lef t tackle
Andrus Yale Left guard x
Nourse Harvard Center
Goebel Yale Right guard
O'Rourke Cornell Right tackle
Scarlett.. Pennsylvania ...Right end y
Steffen (capt.). Chicago. Quarterback y
White Harvard... Left halfback T
Tibbott.... Princeton. Right halfback X
Coy .Yale Fullback
The naming of what would be the
strongest football eleven of the year,
popularly called the All American
team, is a bard task this season be
cause of the wealth of good mate
rial. With over a Bcore of football
critics making up a mythical team,
there is certain to be and has been a
vast difference In opinion as to which
men should constitute the American
team. The chief excuse for an All
DRAPER, LEFT XA'
American team lies in the opportunity
it affords for a general comparison of
the various players who helped to
make football history in the season
now closed. The American people
dearly love individual comparisons,
and the majority of the players are
stimulated to greater efforts by the
hope of gaining an All American rank
ing. In view of the remarkable popularity
of football and the national interest in
an All American eleven the time has
come for the naming of a team and
the ranking of the leading elevens.
The ideal team must necessarily be
made up of men who were able to
shine individually, but not necessarily
at the expense of team play. On it
should be men who were reasonably
consistent throughout the season and
men who proved their resourcefulness
when the strife waxed warmest men
who 6howed adaptability to the new
game and were equally fast and ag
gressive, whether on the attack or in
the defense.
First take the ends. They must be
fast to get down the field under punts,
quick to take advantage of fumbles
and to secure the ball on onside kicks,
sure tacklexs in the open, keen to
diagnose opposing plays and to rise to
opportunities which more than ever
come their way. Of the ends this year
to be considered were:
Left Brown of Harvard, Logan of
Yale, Dowd of Princeton, Braddock of
Pennsylvania. Right Scarlett of
Pennsylvania. Crowley of Harvard,
Schlldmiller of Dartmouth, Reifsnider
of Annapolis. Scarlett is the selection
for right end because of his consistent
work. This means the embodiment of
speed and fight, combining the great
BBOWXZ, UEFT KKD.
ffenslve and defensive qualities which
go to make up a first class end. He
handled the forward pass in brilliant
style and tackled deadly in all his
fames. Browne is placed at the othT
end. While not a showy player, he has
all the reajiisites that a good, eoid needs.
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'"The merry musical many, mostly girls are two of the ways the management of "A Knight For a Day" announce
cminine. New York, Boston and Chicago say the galaxies of Eves in the production represent the quintesence of
y appear respectively as school girls, romps, dormitory madcaps, grand opera choristers, candle-light Juliettes.
The girds are accredited, too, with epecially good voices. "A Knight For a Day" will be seen at the Gennett on
Football Team
OF 1908
uuarr3 Andrus oi laie is tne selec
tion for left guard. He combines all
the qualities which go to make up a
guard. He came to the front when
necessary, and his general form in
both offense and defense was clean
cut, and that, too, in a game where the
guard's work Is even more important
than In th old days. Goebel. also of
Yale, is the choice for right. He
proved himself a worthy running mate
to Andrus. He deserves great credit
for the game he played against Yale
and Harvard. In both games none of
his opponents proved his eoual.
Draper of Pennsylvania is award
ed the left tackle position because
of his brilliant work on the defense
and offense throughout the season.
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Draper is rarely at fault in diagnosing
the attacks, has a knack of breaking
through and spoiling many plays be
fore they are fairly well under way.
He was conspicuous In tackling down
the field and was forward In provid'
Ing inferferene for the man with the
ball.
O'Rourke of Cornell is given the
right tackle position because of his con
sistent work in all contests. His defen
sive work has been first class. His ex
cellent tackling In the open stopped
many plays. On the offensive his work
was conspicuous by his repeated open
ing up holes for the backs to go
through. He is always on the alert
and quick to diagnose the attack.
Nourse is awarded center position,
but Marks of Pennsylvania and Sling
luff of Annapolis are close runners up.
Slingluff played a good, steady game,
both offense and defense. Carlisle
found it almost impossible to break
through him. Marks' work In the
game against Michigan was splendid.
It was his aggressiveness that caused
Captain Schulz to retire from the
game. Nourse's work has been consist- tist, come to save the world," an arm
ent in all games, especially against 1 ed fanatic wrought up to a high pitch
Yale. His passing has been sure and of maniacal fury, terrorized this vil
accurate and his blocking and general ' iage for a full hour late Friday, ap
work above the average. Philoon of , pearinar suddenly on the main street.
West Point and "Jumbo" Steihm of
Wisconsin are worthy of mention.
Steffen of Chicago Is placed at quar
terback and my selection for captain.
tibbott, bight halfback.
He handles his team well, and his t
generalship has been responsible for j
many of his team scores this sea-1
son. lie closed his college career!
in the Wisconsin game In the prover
bial blaze of glory. Spectacular as
Steffen'g gridiron career has been, his
last performance was his greatest.
Catching Steibm's opening, kickoff on
his own five yard line, Steffen started
down the field and never came to a
full stop until be had crossed Wiscon
sin's goal line for a touchdown, "a run
of 105 yards.
Tibbott of Princeton Is the selection
for right halfback. His excellent work
in onside kicking and defensive work
the past season was good. " Never in
his career ' baa Tibbott . played such
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fcrnnant irortan as" in tile game
against Yale. Not only did he score
the Tigers' touchdown after a superb
twenty-five yard run, but twice he
twisted and dodged his way for runs
t thirty-five and forty-five yards
through the entire Yale team. White
of Harvard is placed at right half.
He has played a brilliant game. His
line smashing in several games has
been on the sensational order.
Coy of Yale is the choice at fullback.
His play on the defensive would be
hard to improve. His sensational punt
Inst Droved a bic factor in many of
Fundamentals of Education
Which are the "Three R's"
Neglected, Says Cotton
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 12. That th
"Three R's" are still the most impor'
ant part of education is declared b
State Superintendent of Public Instrut
tion Fasset A. Cotton in his annual rc
port, a portion of which was mad
public yesterday. The portion of th.
"Port deals witn Industrial educs
tor today will deny has a large part In
TOWN TERRORIZE!
Maniac Appears in New Jer
sey Town Wildly Wav
ing Revolver
IS FINALLY CAPTURED.
Edgewater, N. J., Dec. 12. Pro
claiming himself to be "John the Bap-
waving his revolver, holding up the
proprietors of several stores, exchang
ing many shots with a hastily formed
posse and at last being wounded him
self, when the police and a mob of
citizens ran him down.
In all the fusillade no one but the
maniac was hit, and his wounds are
not regarded as fatal.
Although the reign of terror the in
vader instituted apparently was based
upon a religious impulse, his raid pos
sessed well night all the features of a
"Wild West" exploit. In the midst of
the excitement the madman command
ed a horse and wagon and struck a
reckless gait out of town.
After he had been taken into cus
tody, the man, gray-whiskered and ap
parently about 55 years of age, said
he was Oscar S. Pomeroy, and that his
; home was in Nebraska, but that he
' had been an inmate of a private eanl
i tarium at Stanford, Conn.
CHILD IS ASSAULTED
Farmers of Hancock : County
Scouring Country for
Vagrant.
MEN'S MOTIVES BALKED
Greenfield, Ind., Dec. 12. A posse
of farmers are scouring the northern
part of Hancock county in search of J
the assailant of Junia Reed, 10 years
old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Reed. The man, believed to have
been a vagrant, has so far eluded his
pursuers.
The girl was returning from school
when she was attacked by the tramp.
As she passed a thicket the man
jumped from the bushes and started
to drag her to the thicket, but was
put to flight by a stranger in a buggy,
who heard the child's cries. The
search was started last night and tak
en up again at day break this morn
ing. Ophxlia:
Gold Medal Flour is nourishing-.
2CXZIAH
SPECIALS.
Cream to whip, Home Made
Mince Meat, Bockmeyer Kraut.
, HADELEY BROS.
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Yale's victories, and his work as of
fensive back when Intrusted with the
ball has been the most brilliant seen
on the gridiron in many years. Hol
lenback of Pennsylvania was one of
the most desirable backs playing. He
was a slashing line plunger and ran
around the ends In good fashion. He
was a very accurate kicktr and could
be depended on for forty-five or fifty
yards any time. His defensive game
was good. But I selected Coy, as it
was his work that defeated Princeton
and held Harvard at bay during most
of the game at New Haven.
he training. Health, strength and
ace he regards as worthy education
1 ends. The efficiency of the hand
a well as the head Is consequently a
art of education. The hand training
then a part of education, and it
hould be trained to skillful execution,
e says.
But industrial training, he points out
ias led many to believe the funda
uentals known as the "Three R's" are
jeing neglected. "It is of the great
?st importance," he says, "to learn
how to read, write, cipher and spell
well during the early years in school,
and how to use correct English, both
written and spoken.
Related to Life of Child. ,
"The fundamentals must be taught
better in the future than in the past.
To insure this the work must be relat
ed to the life of the child; the child's
work must furnish the problem In
arithmetic, the lesson in spelling, the
illustrations in language and geogra
phy, and the basis of his choice in
reading. These lessons must be ta
ken from the concrete examples off the
farm and from the workshop, the fac
tory and the home."
In accordance with this idea, the
state superintendent of instruction ad
vises the use of problems in farming
for pupils from the farm, in the use of
material for the students from the
workshop.
GENNETT THEATRE
Harry G. Sommers, Lessee and Manager.' Phone 1683
COMING, THURSDAY, DEC. 17,
Th great mualoal Ha. Ha.
Company of 70 People, headad by
May Vokes
Sale opens at Box office Tuesday, 10 a. m.
PRICySS 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00, f 1.30.
H. G. Som
mers, Lessee
and Mgr.
GENNETT
Monday, Dec. 14,
Harrison Bros. Big Spectacular Minstrels,
The Nev and Ancient South.
Watch for the free street parade
PRICEV5 15, 25, 35 50c.
Roller Skatioirag
Coliseum
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, Morning,
Afternoon and Evening.
..PHILLIPS VAUDEVILLE.!
WEEK DEC. 14.
Francis Ooj t & Co. Jonn Car! Roblseh asd
Herbert & Vance Mayrae Childress Letton
Pictures and Soags. Adslsslca II Cesis
Men Alleged to Be Working
Against County Option
Use Clever Scheme.
PROPOSITION AS WORKED.
THEY SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM
FARMERS DECLARING CLOSING
OF BREWERIES BY COUNTY OP
TION MAKES THEM DESTITUTE.
It is rather a novel scheme that , is
being worked in Preble county, Ohio,
by men who are alleged to be associat
ed with the brewery and liquor inter
ests. These men are poorly clad and
go about through the farming commu
nities asking for work or something
to eat. It Is seldom they care to
work for a longer time than Is neces
sary in order to induce the housewife
to put an extra plate on the table for
the next meal. Each man explains he
formerly was employed lh a brewery,
but county local option haa made ca
many counties dry the liquor trade was
reduced to Fuch an extent that he lost
his job.
The liquor interests in Preble coun
ty claim the stunt is a clever bit of
begging work. They say this class of
men is not sent out by the brewers for
campaign purposes, but are regular
tramps, who have adopted the plan aa
a practical scheme to secure aid.
Great Interest is centered in the
Preble county local option election,
which will be held Monday. The
drys have made a thorough campaign.
Speech making and an aggressive ef
fort to secure votes by personal can
vass have been indulged in. The
"wets" have resorted to other means
In order to create interest. It is ex
pected the vote will be close owing to
he liberal element at Eaton and iu
that vicinity.
NO SESSION OF
WAYNE COUNTY COURT
Judge Fox Goes to Marion on
Business.
Owing to the absence from the city
of Judge Fox, there was no session of
the Wayne circuit court today. Judge
Fox went to Marion to make up the is
sues in a case .In which he will pre
side as special judge. ine case me v
he brousrht to trial the last week in
December, but if a continuance be ta
ken it will not be called until the lat
ter part of February.
Bllkins Your friend Scribbler seems
to be "always short of funds. If his
books don't sell why dott yoo try
him at office work when you need a
new man? Boomer (an auctioneer)
No use. A man who can't succeed aa
a novelist hasn't imagination enough
for the auctioneering business.
PALLADIUM WANT ADS. PAY.
THEATRE
Telephone
1683
at noon,
Sale now on at Box office.