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THE SCRANTON TRUTH, SATURDAY 'AFTERNOON, AUGUST. 26, tgiiZ EE UL Mil WORK ri irifnainiwiw I i i Stockyards Kid Confident Tha He Will Win From Champion Wolgast. ARCHER IS GOING TRI STME FLAG LOOKS GOOD The Kind Ton Hare Always Boint, and which has been in use for oyer 30 jearg, has born the signature of yrf nd has been made under bis per ClyWJtett, mal aperrlaIon ince it Infancy. W7r.UcA44t AllownoonetodeceiveyouintlS All Counterfeits, Imltationa and" Just.agood"are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and ChUdrenExpcrience against Experiment. ihnis LANGF0RD TO MEET FLYNN STRONG WITH CUBS TO COUGHLM AND READING Chicago, Aug.

26. Packey McFar land, Idol of western fight fans, ho TOP HE LEAGUE aspires to one day wear a lightweight crown, had begun training for his ten team' humming with pepper at all times. Another Scranton man will What io CASTOR I A From long distance range it now looks as though "Scranton Bill" Coughlin and his Reading club will cod the Tri State league champion round bout with Ad Wolgast, champion, to be held in Milwaukee on Sep have a share in the winning of the pennant. He is Tom Phllbin, catcher, Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil Papa. tember 15.

The stockyards kid will continue his conditioning work unttf ship unless the entire line up should suddenly take a batting slump, three a few days before the fight. Packey expresses the utmost con or four of the players be compelled to retire from, the game via the accl fidence in regard to his battle with Devore's Triple Against Pittsburg Sends theNew York ers Into First Place. REDS DEFEAT ALEXANDER dest route or some other unexpected Wolgast. The stockyards lightweight and unforseen blow hits the team. Reading at present has a lead of up 'ii'v foric.

Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium Morphine nor other Karcotio substance. lU aye is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Fererlshness.

It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic it rellerea Teething TrouDles, cures Constipation nd Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, firing healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. OCMUIME CASTORIA ALWAYS wards of 100 points over Trenton, its nearest rival for the 1911 pennant and is daily widening the gap due to the Effective long distance hitting offset Doyle's costly errors yesterday and shot the Giants once again into the lead of the see eaw National league race. It was Josh Devore's stout three base hit in the eighth Bean the Signature of pull together spirit and peppery play that the Scranton veteran has succeeded in communicating to hie lineup.

Reading has had one of the most prosperous eeasons in the history of baseball in that city. The showing made by Coughlin has attracted wide attention and it is rumored that; several other clubs in leagues higher the Tri State will endeavor to land his services as pilot for next season. It is doubtful that Coughlm Inning, scoring Herzog and Crandall, to that decided the game. Hendrlx, a recruit, was tried out by Pittsburg and allowed the Giants but two hits up to the eighth inning, when he was mired to let Campbell bat for htm. 5 fit! J.

Pluvlus aided the Giants in their Atwood course by causing the Chicago Brooklyn' and St. Louis Boston games to be postponed. The Cin Tlie Kind You Haye Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. cinnati Reds won an uphill ten will leave Reading though as he has a big Interest in that franchise. Coughlin's several years of play with the Detroit Tigers under Hughey Jennings gave him a chance to study the methods of that manager at close range and he has pat them to good use this season.

CouKhlin is still one of the best "SCRANTON BILL" COIGHLIX. Pilot of Reading Team Now Leading In Tri State League inning game from the Phillies in TM OtMTAUITt 0MtNV, 99 VUflNAV TtWtT, lC1VflH fitTf. Quakertown. Alexander the Great went to the rubber in the tenth. Instead of being effective, the Reds turned on his delivery and batted in four runs.

of Minooka. Pbilbin has been doing the brunt of the backstop work for Reading and it has been his experience and cool beaded worV that third, basemen 1n the minor' leagues today and with his partner, George Detroit and Washington split Cockill. on first base, Reading has two has pulled the Reading pitchers out HOHERTSO.V ana rraownrd speed DE PALM other world's adnata at live wires tnat Keep me resi oi me oi many a noie. TWO BOUTS BILLED AT COLUMBIA THEATRE a title and hung up a new American record yesterday afternoon in the one mile Metropolitan championship swimming race held under the auspices of the Atlantic Yacht club. After a desperate struggle with "Bud" Goodwin of the New York A.

who won the title last year, he swam the distance in 2 minutes, 46 3 5 even In a double header in the American league. With Johnson pitching, the Nationals won the first. The Tigers turned about and annexed the second, a ten inning battle. Using seven pitchers In the fray, the Chicago White Sox won from the New York clan and incidentally passed them in the league race. The Sox won in the ninth, when Tannehill's single sent Messenger across the plate with the winning run.

Boston won both games of a double header from St. Lou is. 1 CATCHER JIMMY ARCHFR. BIG AUTO RACES MISTOOK A PARK. LABOR DAY.

Sanction of A. A A. Chicago, Aug. 26. Developing in a brief space into one of the best catchers in the, game, Jimmy Archer is The commencement of the burlesque season at the Columbia theatre does not mean that there are to be no Playing the same part In this Xa more fistic tournaments at the house.

seconds. The old mam was w.a M. honal league pennant race as did On the contrary, there will fie plenty utes 19 3 5 seconds, made ty Daniels two years ago. Johny Kling three years ago. Archer ot them during the winter They will union.

Barry and Carl Morris, the Oklahoma giant, are touted as the brightest of the blossoming "whit hopes" today. As a win over Over by would bring Barry nearer to Jack Johnson, it can be said that he will open up hla speed lever when he once stacks up opposite the big colored boy. Barry will come here in the pink of condition for the bout. This statement is not of the press agent order. Barry has been warnet of Overby's calibre by the easy way in which he did up Al Benedict, alsc hailing from Gotham, and he hat been hard at work conditioning him.

self. in a suburb of New York. The semi windup will bring Tommy Connors, of Bellevue, and Kid Gleason, of Nativity, together. Kid Coaches, of Pittston, will go six rounds against KW Ketchel, of Wilkes Barre. All have been picked on their showing made in other bouts.

All in all, the card should bt one of clues. Matchmaker "Billy" Gleason, of the Star Athletic club, has completed the card for the opening on Labor day night. There will be four six round, Billy of be made a part of the burlesque en tertainments, following them pos is a large percentage of the fighting strength of the Cubs. If the flag comes to Chicago, this sturdy youngster will deserve much of sibly every Wednesday evening. The' first of these entertainments will be given next Wednesday even National League.

fir Vork. 2. At New York R. H. E.

PlitKlnirK 1 no 00 on 10 2 New York Oaionnaj 3 4 Batteries Henilrix, Steele and Gibson; Ames, Crandall and Meyers Cincinnati, Si Philadelphia, 4. At Philadelphia K. H. E. GOTCH AND TRAINERS BEGIN SECRET WORK FOR MATCH WITH HACK ing.

There will be two bouts of six rounds each. For these four of the good men available in the region have been secured, among them Kid Amey, PACKWV rARLAND. Cincinnati ...001 01 0011 4 8 1 1 i Philadelphia ..3 0000 0 0 1 0 04 11 3 cannot figure out how there is a chance for him to lose. He blives the credit for the fact. His throwing to 'bases is equal to that.

of Kling at his best, and he surpasses the former Cub in hitting. This new photograph 'shows Archer pegging to second base. Kling may have had something on Archer hi handling fhe pitchers, due to years of experience with1 their peculiarities and his of strength 'and weakness of the various hatters, and' he also may have had a little the best of it In the baserunning line, but these are things that can be acquired in time Batteries Gaspar, Smith, Clark. as da hie handlers, that Wolgast ill Mclean; Curtis, Alexander and Humboldt. Aug.

26. Frank STANDING OFTHE CLUBS xew vork statu league. Won. Pet. l.tlc 57 58 .494 vracuse J3 sera a (on 5a Blnghamton AMERICAN LKAGl'K.

PlU.ade.Phia Boston 61 53 Ueveland 5S 57 nlcKO 59 58 snl .800 oe unaoie to hit him in the ten Gotch today began the second day of secret training. The absence or curious crowds comes as a pleasant re one of the most popular of local fighter. This Dunmore youth is not afraid ot any one. Recently he went up against a man far out of his class Just because his friends believed that he Was pr6gressing faster than he was. Next Wednesday evening he will meet Johnny Jones, of Pittston, and a good last bout is anticipated.

i The other bout will be between Jim Brennan, of West Scranton, and Eddie FfTiley, of North Scranfon. American League. a'hlnRlon, 10) Detroit, 2. At Detroit Ft. H.

lief to the champion, for his training rounds and figures on ailing up an overwhelming lead on points due to his admittedly superior boxing skiHr The fact that clever men before him have been unable to employ their cleverness to advantage against the partners, themselves weu anuvn Washington .0 1 2 0 4 0 0 4 5 IS 21 0 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 10 1 wrestlers, have, not tinea uh auu.iuo crowds, who cheered only Batteries Johnson and street; L. fltte, Wullln and Schmidt. Cadillac battler has no effect on Pac If a man has the ability to learn, and Archer certainly seems to hare that. Local critics are already calling Archer the greatset catcher In the busi key. for he thinks that it waa the lack Detroit, 7 1 aahlBitlon, A.

of generalship on the part of these At Detroit It. H. K. Syracuse, wu. nooK up witn Battling Gates, of Wilkes Barre, in the windup.

They are among the two most clever boxers In the state. Billy Lucas, of Philadelphia, and Kid Gleason, of this city, will swap punches in or.e of the bouts. Ralph Calloway, of 'Frisco, will take on either Tom Livingstone or Christy Williams. Kid Amey, of Dunmore, will meet a man to be selectfin the fourth bout. That undoubtedly Is too radi men which led to their downfall Both ofTnese are fast boys end if they do as well as they have done in past fights, they will give a good ex Washington 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 Detroit 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 17 14 4 Packey's plan is to get down to 133 Batteries L'ashion, Uray.

street and cal a statement to make Just yet. but a year or so may make the present boast a realized fact. pounds as soon as possible and then hibition. Henry; Willett, Stanaite and Schmidt. build himself up rather than let him rhliirn i rrv Vork.

S. self stay even. A few days before Gotch. The secret training will continue until Gotch and his trainers leave for Chicago next Tuesday or Wednesday. HACK DOES LIGHT WORK.

Chicago, Aug. 26. The lightest kind of work is the daily programme of George Hackenschmidt. He declared today he intended to do Just enough work to prevent his becoming stele before September 4, when be will clash with Frank Gotch. According to Dr RollerHack's condition is perfect He does not appear to have an ounce of superfluous flesh anywhere.

At hli'asu H. H. K. the fight he will cut his weight down HEILLY MAKES NEW Co not allow your kidney and trouble to develop beyond the New York .....01110020 0 5 1 II riilracn 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 8 all at once. Packey's trainer says the flan will leave' Packey stronger for reach of medicine.

Take Foley Kid Loss of Time Means Loss of Pay Batteries Kislicr. VaUKhn, Blair and Sweeney; Scott. Kern, Baker, Young. SWIMMING RECORD the bout than any other way or train bt. Uula 34 S3 ,...293 KATIOXAL LKAGtE.

won. tost. Pet. New York 69 44 I'hicaBo us Philadelphia i'l st. Louis i ii Cincinnati 63 S9 rofkln ....44 67 39J Boston 85 TRI STATB I.KAGI K.

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Tackey realizes that he will need every bit of Rtrength when he climbs Rn.Kia. Si SI. I.nula. New York, Aug. 26.

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H. E. New Tork Athletic club, won Ronton 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 8 1 through the ropes to meet wolgast IS IN' FINE CONDITION. St iHiula 1 000000O 12 7 Packev looks the picture of health. Wood and Nunemaker; Lake.

Pelty and Umpire The lightweight is never far out of l.nnuhlln. Kidney trouble and the ilia it breeds means lost time and lost pay to many a working man. M. Balent, 1214 Little Penna. St Streator, 111., was so bad from kidney and bladder trouble that he could not work, but he says: "I took Foley Kidney Pills for only a short time and got entirely well and was soon able to go back to work, and am feeling well and healthier than before." Foley Kidney Pills ae tonic in action, quick in results a good friend to the working man or woman who suffers from kidney ills.

For sale by all Druggists. Seeond caina R. H. K. condition, for he is a boxer or jven heblta.

Packey's muscles have become f.ogron 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 11 St Iiil 0 0 0 2 0 0 02 3 rather flabby from his long layoff Batteries Hall. Tlmman and Carrl FAIR AIR Great Wilkes Barre and he has taken on a little flesh. McFarland's wind, however, is good. Pa key says he will have little trouble in getting into form. Packey's training for the first days wll' consist largely of road work and and nnnaratus drills, although he prob gan; Hamilton and Kritcliell.

Eastern Leaque. Toronto, Jersey ttty, 0. Montreal, Baltimore, 4. Kocheater, Providence. 1.

Newark, Buffalo, 5 (1st garnet. Buffalo, Newark, 1 (2n game). Tri State York, Reading, 2. Trenton, Altoorw, 2. Other game postponed; rain.

TODAY'S GAMES. XEW YORK STATE LEAGl Scranton at Utlca. Wllkea Barre at Syracuse. Troy at Elmlra. Albany at Blnghamton.

A MERICA LE AK I B. Philadelphia at Cleveland. New York at Chicago. Washing ton at Detroit, Boston at St. Louis.

ably will do a little boxing each day. Boxing Is the only thing aoout rne training grind which appeals to the "Poultry" Ads. In The Truth Classified are quick producers. Send in a trial it will cost you only half a cent a word, or six consecutive Insertions for the price of four. Truth's great army of Classified ad.

readers Insist upon Immediate and satisfactory returns. stockyards fighter, and it takes care SEPTEMBER 4, 5, 7,8,1911 ful watching on the part or nis nanai LI. A.rAMtnflr tho ers to prevent uis.uiciuvius thing. A number of local lightweights have been secured to spar with him NATIONAL LEAGUE, Chicago at Brooklyn. Pittsburg at New York.

Cincinnati at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Boston. TICKS FROM BATTLES IN THE BIG LEAGUES and several men ot ncavier weignt Industrial. Agricultural, Domestic, Art and have arranged to wor wun mm.

Lawrence Military Band. Thirty five pieces, at Rocky Glen dance pavilion every night this week. 21t6 Among the lightwelgnts are uanny Goodman, Chuck Larson, Mickey It took Just a shower of raindrops over In Brooklyn to send the Giants back into rst place, for TRI STATE LEAGUE. Reading at York. Lancaster at Harrlsburg.

Trenton at Altoona. Wilmington at Johnslnwn. Sheridan. Morris Bloom ana several The Spanish hen's eggs, weighing seven to a pound, are the largest others who are training ai u' on while tneaaDa were laie me nirea i men of Mr. XlcGraw were slipping one over the pesky Pirates.

Hendrlx. a recruit, held the Giants snfe to two hits for seven lnnlnr. I BROWN WBIXS BATTLE. Vw York. Aug.

26. The first box JABS JDL TS ing match under the new law In New National Sporting Clot He wai taken out In the eighth to permit Campbell to bat for him, and the Giants took the game from Steele In the eighth. The Reds are going to upse.t somebody's pennant hopea If they keep playing this kind of. ball. York state win oe puuea on wjai Wednesday night at tne Bnnaro Athletic club between Knock out Brown and Matt Wells, champion of England.

The matcn win aiso though how they do It no one knows. They dffea'ed the Phillies I by 8 to 4 in a ten Inning struggle. Life Is Just one blamed suspension the first to be held In Madison Square fiarden since Terry McGovern and Jlrftray Britf boxed there In May. 190S. Th npvt bout of prominence which MI 8M' HALL.

MOMIAV MliHT, AUGUST 2s, Four Hlg Ronts. Mala Bouti Cyclone Williams of Scranton VS. Johnny Stinger of Philadelphia Semi Windup JIMMY TIG IE nf Placs Vs. LEW OBELI of Philadelphia. Popular prices.

There will no dlaappolntmrats. The boxers advertised at thla cluh always appear. after another for members of Horace Fogel's crew. Acting Manager Doolan got three days for his run in with I'mpire Johnstone. The Rocky road to Dublin was smooth as glass compared wltb the road the Tlgera are traveling.

They lost the first game the Senator It Is proposed to stage will be a contest between Carl Morris, the much ttBA int "White Hone" from Okla homa, and Jim Flynn, the Pueblo fireman, who recently Jumped into arre by IS to 2, but took the second, 1 I to I In the first game the Senators ac i in th heavvweignt aivision oy a de Fancy Work Great Exhibit Cattle, Horses, Sheep, Swine Poultry, Etc. Free Trapeze and Horizontal Bar Performances Directly In Front of Grand Stand, Interspersed With Racing Every Day and Evening. Harness Races Every Afternoon Running Races Every Night GROUNDS AND TRACK ILLUMINATED WITH TWENTY THOUSAND INCANDESCENT AND ARC LIGHTS. The only Fair Grounds in the United States where Running Races and the various exhibits and attractions are given at night by electricity. For Information Apply to or Address ROBERT IRELAND, Secretary and General Manager, 2nd National Bank Wilkes Barre, Pa.

WITHIN REACH OF EVERY MANi That promised set to between "Sailor" Dennis Tlghe and tommy Connors, both of this city, should prove a alam bang affair from start to finish. They will appear in the wind up of the card arranged by the Star Athletic club for Monday night, Sept. 18. Both have the stamina, the punch and the skill. Loral fight fans who have Been the two In action more times than once can testify to this fact.

Tighe has mor experience, but Connors has come to the fore in the last two years by leaps and bounds. The boys, together with their managers, wilt get together Monday night at the Westminster hotel to post forfeits for weight and appearance. They will enter the ring at 148 pounds. So called bouts between heavyweights have been Inflicted on the local fight fans since the fight game was legalized here, so the announcement that there will be some "live wire" exchanging between two of the big fellows for once Comes as a welcome relief. The bout will be between Jim Barry, of Chicago, and Tom Overby, of this city, at Luna on the afternoon of Labor Day, September The bout will be the wind up of a fight card arranged under the auspices of the executive committee of the Central Labor cisive victory over the California runner up for the championship, Al Kaufman.

LANOFORD TO MEET FLYNN7. New York, Aug. 26. Sam Langford will make one final appearance In New York before sailing for Australia to camp on Jack Johnson's trail. He signed" yesterday to meet Fireman Jim Flynn at the National club in three weeks.

BATTLING NELSON AGAIN. Chicago, Aug. 26. If present negotiations do not fall through Battling Nelson and Mickey Sheridan will clash In a six round bout In the near future. The match will be held not far from Chicago.

cumulated 21 hits off Mullin and Lafltte while Peerless Walter Johnson never allowed the Tlgera a chance. Cobb got only two hits in two games. It took seven pitchers and It athletes all told for the White Sot lo trim the Yankees. Manager IufTy sent Scott, Bens, Walker, Walsh, Young and White Into the game. Veteran lee Tannehlll was the hitting star.

The Speed Boys took both games of a double header from the Browns but that is nothing to make them chesty: Others have done the trick before. By' winning from the Pirates while the Cuba were Idle, the Giants assumed the lead by .005 which Isn't much but enough to claim a rtnnant if maintained until the end of the season. The world's champions have a comfortable lead of five games and .047 points over, the tough luck A SAFETY RAZOR OUTFIT ltro 55 FOR 85c SEE AD ON ANOTHER PAGE Foley Kidney pills will check tha progress of your kidney ad bladder trouble ind heal by removing the cause. Try than. For tale by Druggists.

OF THE TRUTH. Classified ads. In The Truta are read by thousands evei afternoon because thty contain always something of la tarvaV to ovary as 4 (I I.

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