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1 OLYMPIC
CYCLING FflFSTS
W ). 11 the cyc-nng races in connection
.' Uu Olympic games are hold in
next Juno, the contestants
:: --rohably have for an audience the
,. s: assembly ever brought together
'.'cycling events.
i'.c monster Stadium will hold 72,-
ii:cial'jfs atmost as many as
: .' . be sealed in the Coliseum at
! i ( r.lVu ial schedule of events for
dag day, .tune 13th, is as follows:
!ne Gt.io yards, one eoinpcti-
iliuiis;ind meters, 12 conipeti-
.ut ters. 12 competitors,
kilometers (12.427 miles).
1:
!n!o;itors.
hundred kilometers (G2.135
'. !' competitors.
"h race, three laps (1.S07
kilo
first i. i earns of Tour to start;
; ! count in each heat.
team, tandem bicycle, 2.00
ii."Jt miles) six pairs.
nie-
rape wins
Championship
Truest G. Grupe. of Brooklyn, rode
; a', wan me it'u, cnampionsliip in!
:" annual contest conducted by the
-mury Road Club of America. Dur-
V t'.Jo year just closed Grupe pedall-
'; 7! centuries, including three dou-j
over the official course on Long
ill-ape al.0 won the national member-'
nitesr, and also finished third in
- mileage contest. J
Snipe's best time for a century is
ix honn?, five minutes and 25 seconds,
:::'-lM!'.ing time consumed in chain and j
;:i-.t wheel troubles.
."upe's brother, Henry E. Grupe, i
h finished second in the yearly tab-i
:i.uiun. is also one of the best dis-:
' ''ice men known in the United States, j
; ;' -t .::.e oi tne real oict-timers, nav
ridden with such well-known ricl-
is as Mile-a-Minute Murphy, Harry
i'ikes, Arthur Townsend, Charley
:ock, and many others.
The standing of the ten leaders in
he Century contest for the year 1907 ,
tollows: . i
1 E. G. Grupe, Brooklyn, A. ., first
I'lize; 74 centuries.
J H. E. Grupe, Brooklyn, N. Y., scc
vr ! prize: 72 centuries.
.. J. W. Heddon. Brooklyn, N
'..'.. prize; 58 centuries.
-'ie Xoe, Jersey City, N. J
Y.,S
L. Cummings, Brooklyn, N.
Y.
uries.
L. Perrault, Maiden, Mass.;
uries.
E. Mommcr, New York city; 23
s.
in!
-A. C. Rice, Winthrop, Mass.; 17
ivies.
-A.
Sealey, New York city
v.- Clausen, Chicago,
; 10
111.;
iri'-.-.
-Aiulr.''
ni. uries.
Cycle Derby
After All
n
historic Irvington-Milburn 25-
hicvcle road race will be held on
'!;!!: in Day, May 30th.
Ins announcement has been sent
following a special meeting of the
il
f governors of the Bay View
irnen. whicn organization always
i'is ih classic event,
liiain Rouff was named as chair
' f the race committee, and tue
vviii be held in the morning as us--'.u-iing
at 11 o'clock.
Mi; to the uncertainty over the
'c; lor securing a sufficient mini-
,1
if'c-rs, there was a probability of
being an open event, but later
pinents have made it sure that
wii be no scarcity of contest-
innec-ion v.;th the decision t:
" racj comes the announcement
Mimel Barnett, president of the.
City Wheelmen, of Brooklyn, j
prominent cyclist has joined j
y View Club, ana that he will be j
iing i he derby. Barnett wasj
urUcaimer for the race last!
Gus Litman Signs
Contract With Richmond
i'd to The News,
ichmond. Va., March 7. Gus Tit-
right fielder, has signed a con
' wih Richmond and says that he
b !. ;idy for hard work when he
'!' in Richmond.
has been spending the winter
hi", basket ball, boxing, and hunt-
i'lid is now in excellent trim for
coming season.
EAR'S FASTEST MILE
ion
I! Runs Distance at New
Orleans in 1:39 2-5.
"''v Orleans. March 7. In winning
"' !h race at one mile, at the'
" r-rounds, Wednesday, Hyperion
s io 5, went the fastest mile of
winter on the local track. He
1 distance in 1:39 2-5. Weather
;'!". Hack last.
v.. .i k will not be represented in
nion baseball league this season.
i!:;!ichise originally assigned to
v' v.- Jersey city has been given to
!-hi,ton, D. C.
I News of Interest to Sporting F
i Conducted by J. J. W.
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I SIP" R fll S l I n wm, errm. 1
m PRESIDENTS KV-J
CAROLINA ASSOCIATION.
J. H. Wearn, President.
Charlotte Jesse Reynolds.
Spartanburg Carle Buesse.
Greensboro James JIcKevitt.
Anderson E. B. Hines.
Greenville H. Slouch.
V.'inston-Salem (lTndecided.)
NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE
AY. H. Lucas, President.
3attle D. E. Dugdale.
Aberdeen Robert Brown.
Tacoma Michael Lynch.
Spokane Edward Quin:i.
Butte Russe Hall.
A'ancouvcr II. Dickson.
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
F. 11. Carson. President.
Terre Haute Louis Brill.
South Bend Angus Grant.
Wheeling Ted Prince.
Grand Rapids Robert Lowe.
Evans ville Punch Knoll.
Dayton Bade Myers.
Zanesvilie Marty Hcgan.
Fort Wayne Jack Hendricks
OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA
LEAGUE.
Charles II. .Morton, President.
ungstown Sam Y right.
-i:ron jack Breckenn
McKeespovt Bernie McKf;
Shares Van Patterson.
Canton Ed Murphy .
Xew Casue Peter Porter.
OHIO STATE LEAGUE.
Robert Quimi. President.
Springfield Edward Ransick.
L i m a Fie d D rum m .
Marion Henry O'Dav.
Mansfield Ca rl .McVey.
Newark O. B. Berryhill.
Lancaster Curt. Elston.
NORTHERN LEAGUE.
J. M. Lamb, President.
Winnipeg W. J. McDonald.
Duluth A. XV. Kuehnow.
Brandon Br. Latimer.
Fargo Alex Stearn.
WISCONS!N-ILL!NOIS LEAGUE.
Charles F. Moll, President.
Freeport Thomas Schoonover.
Wausau T. Ferguson.
Madison Howdy Cassaboine.
Roekford ! Undecided. )
La Crosse Pink Haw ley.
Oshkosh George Bubser.
Green Bay Jack Corrigan.
Fon tlu Lac Frank Newhouse.
Murphy vs. Thompson.
San Francisco, Cal., March 7. John
ny Murphy and "Cyclone" Thompson
weighed in at 10 o'clock this morning
as a preliminary to their twenty-five
round fight, which is slated for this
afternoon in the Mission
pliv's pugilistic stock has
rvpTi;i
Mur-
gone tip
sev-
eral notches since his recent good
showing against "Kid" Scaler and con
siderable money is being wagered on
his ability to receive the decision in his
go with Thompson. Billy Roach will
referee the contest.
Many
bad end.
rood fellow" conies to
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Diagram of Grounds
Benefit Game to Be
Given for "Bert"
Dey
Woodbury. N. J.,-March 7. "Bert"
Dey, the local baseball, football and
basketball player, who is lying very
ill at his home in North Woodbury,
will be given a benefit by his former
associates in sports this evening, when
a game of basketball will be played
between former Company 1 team and
a team composed of married men. Dey
pitched winning baseball for every
club formed here in late years, and
is well known all over South Jersey.
Vnunof Turfman
Will Not Sell Mare
Lexingtor
ivy.
March
-A wealthy
Russian has written Edward and Jo
seph Madden to name a price on their
ov.lrnttiTiiT nnffvri Vprifv Hanks, ivitli-
o,X !.-, w.iov,-v,o- tVitit '
he wanted to pay a profit above what
f ho mm k pnt llioin null tlint flip IllfiTl-
i " f ,,V(v. Tj.,0i-,v. !
Consul in New York. The young turf
man will not sell the mare. '
Arrangements have been completed ;
play an exhibition game with the "To-1
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uaccoiosLS on vpiii o. j. iie ijuiictiu ;
team
here
of the Eastern League will play
on April 4, 6 and 7. Owing to
the North Carolina League not open
ing until May 1 the exhibition games
arranged with several teams have
been cancelled. Danville Register.
No man is too dull to be a bore.
E BALTIMORE ORIOLES.
OF TH
at Charlotte's
iNew Coach For
The Naval Academy
Annapolis, Md., March
Lieut. Commands Joseph
has been ordered to duty
the Naval Academy it will
7. Since
M. Reeves
away from
necessitate
the selection
the football
possible that
of a new head coach for
team next season. It is
Dr. Paul Bashiell will be
induced to resume this position, but
if he declines., j .5 out. Bryan A. Long
or Graduate Midshipman Douglas A.
Howard are likiiy to be chosen if
it can be arranged for them to be or
dered to Annapolis.
!Bobby fe Sin
With American League
I St. Louis, March 7. Bobby Wallace
: signed a contract to play with the
i American League team for the coming
season as shortstop. It is said Wal-
lace was holding out for the salary of
$6,500 he has received the last three
seasons, but the contract signed today
stipulates a reduced amount, but
much is not "made known.
how
Important Football
Meeting tO Be Held
f
Philadelphia, March 7. The central
! board of officials of the American in-
tere.ollegia.te football rules committee
j will call in a. few days a meeting of
j all the managers of college football
j events in the East and South, to be
I held in this city toward the end of
the month.
i
Interpreation of rules and selection
of a list of football officials will be
among the matters taken up.
The Chines Are at It.
j The China Mail announces that a.
I long-distance cycle race is to be held
lin Hong Kong on the Chines new
year's day, over a 30-mile course. The
j affair is to be promoted by the appro
! priately named Dragon Cycle Compa-
jny, which recently pulled off a race
! from Kowloon to Taipo, which at-
i tracted a large amount of interest j
among the celestial devotees of the
wheel.
Many Work for
Trinity Team
Trinity College, Durham, March 7
There has been a lot of activity in
baseball circles during the past week
or ten days, and as long as the
weather continues good the men who
report every day for practice will
be getting in good trim for the sea
son's games.
The team this year will take a
trip south. Last year it went north,
but for various reasons it will playi
some of the larger southern colleges
on their own diamond this season.!
It leaves here
will be absent
days or more.
about April 9th, and
from the city for ten!
There will also be
games played
in Charlotte and other
large towns of the state.
For the positions of short and
third, as well as for catcher, there
is a lively contest. The outfield has
many men trying for the places.
Fred Flowers and Chat Bivens will
retain their places there as centre and
right respectively. But Lane will like
ly remain in the box. Tom Suiter
v.-ill hf at second bae. Tom is can-
and Position of Players
tain of the team. j
LEWIS
C,FT
BATE. MAN
New Basa Ball Park
Our Ball Park
Best In League
"Charlotte will have the finest park
in the Carolina League," said Manager
Reynolds, when he had seen the site
for the new grounds, which are being
prepared.
The field is one of the largest in the
south, and it will be almost impossible
for a ball to hi parked by a batsman.
The regular two-base hit limit is 235
feet, and the shortest distance from
home plate to the fence is 320 feet, or
S.j feet above the limit. The distance
from home plate to the left field fence
is 380 feet. These dimensions make
the grounds sufficiently ample.
The grandstand will be one of the
most conveniently arranged in this
section of the country. The stand, as
seen in the diagram, is in the shape
of a triangle, with the reserved seats
in the center of the angle. This sec
tion will be fitted with iron-bound
chairs, just a little larger than those
in the Academy of Music, and more
comfortable. To these seats tickets
will be sold up town with a coupon.
I This will enable one to buy tickets and
' be assured cf a seat before going to
the grounds. The price of the grand
stand seats will be only ten cents
cxrtra-
lilt.
south wing of the stand will
be SO feet or more in length, and is so
situated that the sun will he in the
rear. The seats in the reserved sec
tion and in the southern section will
be the same distance from home plate,
just 50 feet, making it possible for the
spectators to hear every decision of
the umpire. This advantage of near
ness to the home plate will be real
ized when one knows that the dis
tance from the old grandstand to home
nlate was 150 feet.
Work will begin on the grounds
a few days.
in
Coach Emlin Weeding
Out Perm. Freshmen
Philadelphia, Pa., March 7. Coach
Emlen Hare gave Penn's freshman
base ball squad their, first cut of the
season yesterday. Instead of chopping
off the poor players he kept them at
work; while the good men were tem
porarily dropped, with instructions not
to report again till out-door work be
gins. As those retained show signs of
ability he will gradually add to the
select squad.
The Chicago Cubs and the Detroit
Tisrers will fitrht it out for the world's
championship again this season unless
Frank Chance or Hugh Jennings is
telling an untruth not to use a shorter
and uglier word.
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ARMORED CRUISER NORTH CAROLINA, WHICH HAS JUST SMASHED
SPEED RECORDS.
raternit
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C HAR LEST
BALL SCHEDULE
Special to The News.
Charleston, S. C, March 6.
lowing is the schedule of the
ton baseball club:
AT HOME.
-T.he fol-Charles-
Columbia. April 6, 7, S.
Jacksonville, April 13, 14, 13.
Augusta, April 16, 17, 18.
Savannah, May 4, 5, 6.
Macon. May 7, 8, i).
Columbia, May 11, 12, 13.
Jacksonville. May 18, 19, 2'J.
Augusta, May 21, 22, 23.
Savannah, June 8, 9, 10.
Macon, June 11, 12, 13.
Columbia, June 15, 16, 17.
Jacksonville, June 22, 23. 24.
Augusta, July 2, 3,, 4.
Savannah, July 9, 10. 11.
Macon. July 13, 14, 15.
Columbia, July 20, 21, 22.
Jacksonville, July 27, 28, 29.
Augusta, July 30, 31, August 1.
Savannah, August 17, 18, 19.
Macon, August 20, 21, 22.
ABROAD.
Savannah, April 9, 10, 11.
Jacksonville, April 20, 21, 22..
Macon, April 23, 24, 25.
Augusta, April 27, 28, 29.
Columbia, April 30, May I, 2.
Savannah, May 14, 15, 1G.
Jacksonville, May 25. 26, 27.
Macon, May 2S, 29, 30.
Augusta, June 1, 2, 3.
Columbia, June 4, 5, 6.
Savannah, June IS, 19, 20.
Augusta, June 25, 26, 27.
Jacksonville, June 29, 30, July 1.
Columbia, July G, 7, 8.
Macon, July 23, 24, 25.
Savannah. July 23, 24, 23.
Jacksonville, August 3, 4, 5.
Macon, August G, 7, 8.
Augusta, August 10, 11, 12.
Columbia, August 13, 14, 15.
Boston Auto.
Show Opens
Boston, Mass., March 1 The sixth
annual Boston automobile show, which
opens in Mechanics building to-night,
promises to eclipse all former exhibi
tions, of the kind held here. The en
tire biulding has been given over to the
exhibition, which means that more
than 100,000 square feet of floor space
will be filled with motor' cars, sundries
and accessories.
The decorative scheme has been car
ried out on a scale of great magnifi
cense. The main hall has been con
verted into a Japanese garden with
fountains, royal palms Japanese hedges
and pergolas, and the exhibition booths
separated by lattice work covered with
flowering wistaria. Japanese gate
ways, with beautiful pedestals and lan
terns, and a profuse display of the Jap
anese colors, complete the decorative
scheme.
In the number and variety of exhib
its the show this year is also a record
breaker. Practically all of the leading
models seen at the recent shows in
New York, Chicago and other cities are
to be displayed. The whole of the first
floor and basement have been filled
with cars, while the second floor has
been given over to the display of motor
cycles and automobile accessories.
The exhibition will continue through
the whole of next wreek and the deal
ers are expecting a large attendance
and numerous sales.
ANOTHER FOOTBALL DEATH.
Young Man Dies of Injuries Sustained
in Thanksgiving Game.
Philadelphia, March 7. William Al
temus, aged 21 years, of Cheltenham,
a suburb, died in a hospital from a
broken back. The injury was receiv
ed last Thanksgiving Day while play
ing football. The game in which Al
temus was injured was between Lawn
dale and Bristol., suburban teams. He
played a back field position on the
Lawndale team. A few minutes af
ter the game began Altemus made a
flyin
tackle, and in the mix-up was
rendered unconscious. He was remov
ed to the hospital, where he lingered
until his death.
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BALL PROSPECTS
RIDGE
Special to The News.
Oak Ridge, N. C, March 7. It is per
haps not generally known that Oak
Ridge Institute will be represented this
year on the world's champion team of
the Chicago Nationals, by Dell How
ard ('99). He will play first base. Geo.
Suggs ('02) and John Forrester ('03)
will be on the pitching staff of the De
troit team, American league. Bob
Wicker wil be on the pitching staff of
Cincinnati this year.
Robert Carter (1900), newly electel
manager of the Winston baseball team,
Carolina league, has: been here to se
cure local players. Mr. Carter learned
his baseball here, being on the scIhk
team here three years. Since then ha
has been playing rightfield for Omaha
and Memphis teams. Our people will
watch the Winston "Blues" with great
er interest on his account.
The baseball candidates are at
work every afternoon on the athletic
field. The coaches are giving all a
thorough trial, and are very much
pleased at the outlook.
Fast Game Ex
pected To-night
Perhaps one of the fastest games of
basket ball to be pulled off this season
will be played in the gymnasium of the
Young Men's Christian Association to
night at S:30 o'clock. The contestants
are the Tar Heels end the Southerns,
the two strong rivals who are making
such a strenuous struggle for the
Trophy Cup.
The Southerns by their last victory
have established a big lead on the rest
of the teams, but the Tar Heels claim
that the game to-night will be won by
them. An unusual large crowd is ex
pected at the game to-night as both
teams have a crowd of rooters and
surporters that usually fill the gymna
sium with their yells.
The line up for to-night will he as fol
lows :
Southerners: Hinson center, Green
and Willman forwards, Kirby and
Withers guards.
Tar Heels. Huntington center, Cro
well and Stew-art forwards, Averett
and Dalton guards.
SIDE LIGHTS ON BASKET BALL.
Qualities Demanded in a Successful
Basket Ball Team.
1. Coolness The individual mem
bers of the team must never get rat
tled and play wild, perhaps no quality
is more essential than this one.
2. Quickness Basket ball is a fast
game, the slow man is "not in it" at
all. The man who can work fast, will,
other things being equal, make the
best man every time.
3. Accuracy Wild throwing is one
of the most frequent causes of defeat.
Good throwing is not merely necessary
in throwing for goal but in all the pass
ing that is done. A wild or careless
throw will give the ball to the oppon
ents almost every time. Accuracy in
trowing for goal is an absolute neces
sity. 4. Good Judgbent is a necessarity
The plays must vary constantly. The
tactics that will be the most effective
against one team will fail against an
other. 5. Endurance Few games demand
more endurance than basket ball. The
running, jumping , turning, twisting,
are incessant. Good heart and lungs
arc involved.
G. Self Control P.ad temper will of
ten lose the game. The play is so
fast, the interest so intense, that it is
all but inevitable that some fouls shall
be made, and it will often appear that
these are intentional when they are
not. Than too, the officers cannot see
every thing, and the tendency will be
to think that they are wilfully shuting
their eyes. The only way to do is to
play fair yourself under all conditions,
even if you think your opponents are
not doing so, and further more always
take it for granted that the officers are
doing their full duty. Stand up for
them. Their positions are hard ones
to fill. It is impossible to please every
one, depends on the efficiency of the
officers, and this depends usually on
the support that is give them.
..sp1 eheadEd cmfw yshrdulcmfw
March 7 in The
Annals of Sport
1SGS Fred Foulkes, champion rac
i quet player, died at New York,
j 18S7 At New York: The National
! League admitted to membership the
Indianapolis club, which had purchased
the St. Louis franchise.
1891 -New Kngland Cricket Associa
tion organized with 13 clubs.
1903 At New Orleans, Austin Gib
bons defeated Mike Daly in 31 rounds.
1895 At Baltimore. Joe Gans won
from Sol English in 10 rounds.
1907 At Grand Rapids. Harry Lewis
fined $1,000 for his share in fight on
Nov. 15 wdiich resulted in the death of
his opponent, Mike Ward.
"Chubby Joe" Harris is 'to be given
another trial by the Boston Americans
this spring.
It is said that J. P. (Pug) Bennett,
last year with the St. Louis Cardinals,
will receive the largest salary ever
paid a baseball player in the North
west, for playing second base for Seat
tle this season.
FOR ADDITIONAL SPORTS SEE
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