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pQ THH CHESS GOSSIP THE DIAMOND was machine YACHTING Put Into is much rea 4 1 ft THE THE TARGET HOCKEY The circulation of these pool "1 TROTTING CENTURY CLUB RYE turn up PET STOCK on GOL BOWLING at BOWLING Ed New York March The demurrer the ei' said the prince is jtistwha temporarx injunction A Republican 1 great has a The Cutting Breckinridge Affair and Its Ludicrous Termination HOW LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS THE PAST WERE ENLIVENED Quality the best Prices the lowest NOTHING TO WARRANT INTERER i ENCE WITH TO BOUTS pittwlturg Beat Portage Lake Houghton Mich March 11 The" colors of the Portage Lake hockey team were low ered for the first time this season at the Palace ice rink to night the Pittsburg Ath letic team winning by a score of 3 to 2 Portage Lake defeated Pittsburg Mon day evening It is probable that the Por tage Lake thamwill go to Pittsburg to play off the tie 19 Tut been We make a Speeialty'of Pure met yesterday Kidd indlayson ColburnJamiesonWuernicken I BYROtT RECENT IST IGHT RECALLS SIMILAR EPISODES SIX AVORITES LOST AT COAST NEW ERA OR DETROIT A HOT TIMES IN CONGRESS or Internal and External Use NEW OICERS DETERMINED TO IN CREASE THE MEMBERS PLEDGED TO WORK(OR UPBUILDING ALL CONTESTANTS IN SHAPE OR 7 AST RING WORK EXAMINES ARTICLES AND GIVES HIS OICIAL inal Round ails to Decide Win ners for Big Prizes Monte Carlo March ll The final round in the international chess tournament was played to day In the forenoon JPillsbury won from Marshall 'Mieses from Reggio and Wolf from Albin while drawn games were declared between Marco' and Napier Gunsberg and Popiel and Eisenberg and Schqve In the afternoon Tarrasch and Maroczy drew Janowski beat Telchinann and Schlechter disposed of Mortimer The disposition of the first prizes is there fore not yet ascertained It Maroczy should succeed in beating Tarrasch to morrow when their drawn game will bo re played or even draws with Tarrasch he wul take the first prize But In the event of his losing to Tarrasch he will be tied and second prizes with Pillsbury Janow ski is sure of third prize as is Telschmann of the fourth The winners of the remaining two prizes will be known after "the re playing drawn games which are scheduled for to morrow' One Design Boats Selected? The Detroit Boat Club YachtsmfenJ meeting ho Iff in the ordinary of thl Rus sell House last evening considered I plans for the new catboats to be a part of the fleet which will take the place of that de stroyed when the clubhouse was burned last fall The design submitted by Secretary William EC Dyer was accepted the dimen sions of the boats being 20 feet long by 6 foot beam' ive boats will be constructed and it is the intention tohave ths fleet ready for service by the time the season opens I Wines and Liquors or family and medicinal Sole controller of Sharkey and Rnhlin Will Box at Coronation Carnival NeV York March 11 Tom Sharkey and Gits Ruhlin have reached an agreement with representatives of the National Sporting Club of London now here to appear at that club during coronatibn week and meet any heavyweight that the organization may select Sharkey will begin training at once Ruhlin is in fine fettle being in daily practice with "itzsimmbns It is stated that the latter and Jeffries may be the men chosen by the club to meet Shar key and Ruhlin for both have been in vited abroad i rank Erne Joe Walcott and Tommy Ryan are included in the list of American pugilists who have accepted the' National invitation to appear in London Dowling limits Milwaukee Milwaukee March Pitcher Peter Dowling who only recently signed a provisional contract with the Mil waukee club for next season has jumped his agreement to play with Sacramento in the California League' This news comes from one of intimate acquaint ances President Quin stated that he would make no effort to retain him Spalding from acting as president of the National league of Baseball Clubs came up for ij argument to day before Justice Truax in the Supreme Court Col John I Rogers John Ward Northrup and Kiddle representing the Phila delphia Brooklyn Tittsburg and Chicago clubs named as defendants argued in favor of the demurrer Delnncey Nlcoll for the plaintiffs the New York Boston Cincinnati and St Louis clubs submitted 'briefe on behalf of his clients Decision was re served San rancisco March Six Sportsman's Show 'Trophy la Won ly A Vincent" AE Vincent who was tied with Peck in i the sllooting7 competition at the recent sportsman's show shot off the tie at the Bon Ton gallery yesterday at ternoon win ning by making 28 out of a possible 30 score was 26 Mr Vincent secures the loving cup and Mr Peck gets a hafid some rifle the second prize man says I skulk he says what is false and what he knows to be ROLL MUST BE ADDED TO I THE'CLUB WOULD CONTINUE McPartland In Town McPartland and his manager Jack Her man of the ort Erie A arrived at 11 last night and at once went to the Sti McPartland was a trifie wearied by the ride from Buffalo but said he was never in better shape for a contest He is below the weight and will require only a short breezing out gallop to bring him up ready for the 10 round journey McPart land is confident that he will get a decision inside the ten rounds Burns is equally confident and thinks his strength and fine condition will enable him to beat the Buf falo boxer The Detroit lad has fought a number of good battles with tough oppon ents and hasxmade a creditable record But he says he was never better prepared for a meeting han he has open tot this one THE SINGER 12 TO "ONE WINNING HORSES DETROIT NOW NUMBERS MERCER IN LIST RESIDENTS MAY BURY SAYS ITISBOXING Jeffries at Los Angeles Los Angeles Cal? March 11 Champion James Jeffries has arrived in' Los An geles and will spend several days here visit ing his mother He has entirely recovered from thp cold Tie contracted in New York The champion has bedn in consultation with the officials of the Century Athletic Club who have made an offer of $20K)0 for the coming battle for the championship 2 He thinks (the choice of a meeting place Tics between this city and San rancisco He will be present In the latter place when bids are opened next Saturday Wellman nnd Steele Draw Ruthven Ont March 11 The bout be tween Wellman and Steele at this place to night went to the full distance ten rounds Neither man had a distinct ad vantage and the decision was a Marvin Piano Co Marvin Bldg 24 Gratiot Ave All the latest popular music 15 cents per copy By man onecent extra DEATH'' ONLY AVORITE TO LAND MONEY AT NEW ORLEANS prospective rider of Dr Hart In the Cres cent City Derby McJoynt Who has been mentioned has the mount on Kaffir Syndicate booking Is hurting the racing game at Charleston The attendance has fallen off little but there: has "been less betting The book is held very close to the direast Steve L'Hoonmdieu enlivened proceedings on his arrival at Memphis on Sunday by indulging in a rough and tumble light with Bud May who handled some 7 of the horses last season The Memphis Jockey Club may consider little affair as it took place on the premises Philadelphia: National will probably try to land Charlie Irwin to round out the in field Perry Werden will play first base and captain the Sacramento team the Cali fornia league Billy signed contract has been received by the Milwaukee club and Cling nmn is happy The St Louis American team iSi making an effort to arrange exhibition games with the Cincinnati outfit Harry Vaughan has been made an offer to play first base in Kansas City with the VV estern league team Work has been resumed at Cincinnati on the grand stand that the fans have been despairing of ever seeing completed Townsend the pitcher who forsook Phil adelphia to play with red Wash ington team In suffering from typhoid fe ver at his home In Delaware The tide of baseball emigration has turned from California to Montana Piggy Ward once of Cincinnati mere frequently vf the Eastern league has signed with Butte Jack Doyle at first Smith of Rochester at second Anderson a college experiment at short and Billy Lauder at third is the way ogel lines up his New York infield now Hank O'Day made an effort to land the Democratic nomination for the aiderman shin in the thirteenth ward of Chicago on jii iay our was neaten out ugnting tne The movement that? was started by persons from whom letters had been received by vGov Bliss to prevent Burhs McPartland and Chcrry Mackey boxing contests that are billed for to night was effectually blocked yesterday when Prosecuting Attorney Hunt passed up 4to Mayor Maybury the duty of passing upon box ing events in Detroit His honor is left as sole judge of whether or not these: contests" arpjmere scientific bouts permissibleunder the law or prize fights that are vto be frowned down by the police Mayor Maybury had already declared himself as not op posed to a well cdnducted exhibition that was marked by nothing that is in violation of the statutes Prosecutors Hunt and Mhndell had a conference on the matter yesterday af ternoon with Mayor Maybury and Po lice Commissioner owle the subject having been stirred up by the letter of Gov Bliss to the prosecutor calling upon the latter official to prevent prize fighting in Wayne county The prose cuting attorney took the position that two points in the law are to be ob served? One is to learn whether there is to be apprize for the best fighter and the other whether any bodily harm is to be inflicted The first point Mr Hunt could be determined by the mayor who could call for the contracts made with boxers before a permit for boxing entertainments would be issued and if a prize is agreed upon the mayor could refuse to issue a license As to bodily hartn being inflicted that could be determined only at the event A Great eudal Lord Iord Rosebery according to lives the life of a feudal lord on his estates He host of retainers splendid and everywhere this coronet Is evi dence He travels from one of his great houses to another withpost ilions as if1 railways had not been in vented The Liberal leaded is a great noble and the people like him all tjie better for being from them in the and circumstances of his srrlvate life ancies BfJOES JACKSOa Michlg nn Team' to Meet Cornell is Selected Ann Arbor Mich March The" team which will go against Cornell in the Indoor meet March 22 han been selected with' one execution and is as fol lows: Dash: Hahn and Lelblee Hurdles: Nufer and Quarter: Hel nsteln and Nnfer Half mile: Harphan and os ter Mlle: Kellogg and Perry High jump: Snow and Armstrong Shot put: Robinson and Snow Pole vault: ihleigh and either Udell or Woodhams Relay (two laps to a man): Leiblee Hqrnsteln and Nufer Ann Arbor Team' Selected Ann Mieh March The Ann Arbor high school track team which will compete with Toledo in the latter city on next riday night has been selected and' is as follows: a Roberts Stuart Vail Suth erland Rosenberger Holmes Dodds Wat kins Hail and Biggs THE DETROIT REE PTjESS: WEDNESDAY MARCH 12 1902 a and 111: Expedient Ifki: Sixth race mile selling Tublron Senator Matts Me 107 Klldne IS CHAS BARRETT 42 Cadillac Square? Phone 1329 Pigreon anciers Have Inde pendent Club Pigeon of Detroit met at the Griswold House last night and formed an organization to be known as the Detroit Pigeon anciers Association with the fol lowing officers: President Jones first vice president Gardner second vice president red Hall: secretary Mosgrove: treasurer Brown Messrs Gardner Hall and Ludwig were appointed a committee on by laws to report at the next meeting be held March 25 at the Griswold HouseA All the pigeon fanciers in the city arc invited to be present This society will act independently of the other poultry and Belgian hare associations Constitution May Be Commission New York March 11 There son to believe says the Herald that the yacht Constitution will be placed in com mission the coming season The five New York Yacht Club members who built the yacht are not satisfied that it Is inferior to the Columbia either in speed or weaher 'ly qualities but on the contrary hope to demonstrate that she is the best of cutters for cup defense ever turned out by the Herreshoffs If the Constitution fa put in commission it will be with the object of tuning her up with a view to defending the cup in 1903 Monroe Yacht Club Dinner Monroe Mich March 11 The 'dinner of the Monroe Yacht Club was held at the Park Hotel tjis evening and was well at tended Hon Harry Conant acted aS toastmaster: and responses were made by Commodore Sterling Vice Commodore Greening Gen George Spalding? John Dexter Messrs Winter and King the last three from Detroit The matter of building a newclubhouse went over to the next bus iness meeting The plan is generally fa vored STORY RANK DILLON'S ILLNESS ANOTHER CANARD The mayor apparently agreed with Mr Hunt! and called for the articles in the McPartland Burns contest which is to take place under the auspices of the Twentieth Century club to The mayor found that these contracts stipulated merely compensation to the boxers tor their services no prize be ing' agreed upon Accordingly the mayor will issue a permit for the event McPartland and Burns are merely of fered a purse for their services and do not box for percentage of the gate Under the articles they are simply paid for their services the amount of com pensation being no way 'affected by the size of the number of persons in Biz Mackey the bantam from indlay who meets Joe Cherry in th4 first bout thia evening did a little gymnasium work yes terday and took a run on the road1 Just enough exercising was done to keep the boy in shape and to hold him at the weight He is within a' few ounces of the scale which is 118 pounds Mackey strips well nndWhis build is decidedly in contrast to that of ChjrryThe indlay boy is short and fairly while Cherry as his lo cal admirers know to ranginess being decidedly tall for the weight that he can make This ought to be a very fast bout with lots of clean and clever boxing The result means much to each of the lads Clierry Is expected to arrive earlythis forenoon 7" fa vorites went down defeat at Oak land to day Among the winnerp were The Singer at 12 to 1 and Edinborough an 8 to 1 shot Tower of Candles the 7 to 10 favorite in the fifth race got away badly and received a poor ride She finished last a length from Parsifal Singer had no trouble beating Dennis the 7 to 10 favorite in the seven race Conley and tsirkenruth eacli rode two winners lei cear track heavy Summaries: race mile selling Antolee 107 (con lev) 4 to won Rasp 103 (Hoar) 10 to 1 second Gold Baron 106 (Winslet!) 75 rd: llme' Mocorito Little Mike Rice and El onse race mile Guida 103 (Birkenruth) 4 to 1 won Delsegno 110 (Coniej) 1 to 2 second Clarinette 103 (Kunsch) 15 to 1 third time :52 Tem po) ano and The Phantom also ran Third 7 JuHongs The Singer 110 to Dennis 7 to 10 second Killeen 110 60 to third time Rio Chico Harry Thatcher and Jim McCleevy also ran ourth race mile and 50 yards Sunello 98 (Birkenruth) 4 to 1 won Lode 103 (Troxler) 6 to 1 second: Tyranus 94 (Ransch) 2 to 1 thiud time 1 Le gal Maxim Hungarian and Invictus also ran lfthj ace mile Edlnbor Mathews) 8 to 1 won Parsi fal 102 (Biikenruth) 15 to 1 second Bragg 103 (Ransch) 3 to 1 third time 1:20 Bot any and Tower of Candles also ran Sixth race selling Lotai 108 (Conley) 3) to 1 won Courtier 107 (Troxler) 4 to 1 second 5 Duke of York Ill 7 to thlrd time 1:48 Major Hooker Billy Lyons and Elmer Lualso ran Entries: irst race mile Eva 99 Onyx Nbd Dennis Devereaux 115 Our Lizzie 113 Elkarn Maritime Scally wag 112 Panamint 118 Bonitary 110 Sec ond race 7 furlongs Nilgar Phil Archibald rank Woods Alturas UO Gol den Light El Rey 107 oul Play Ida Lette 108 Third race V4 Arabo Hud son 113 Georgie' West 110 'Escarlo 10 5 ourth race 1 miles Picador 110 Uiiisivr at nnnyor JLVJ Morinei 104 turn 102 Tufts 100 ifth race mile 50 yards selling Mission Lodo Star rwi anu acnem ixiyai 101 Eva 97: rops lamero 110 Quiz II "Wilson Goes to New fork Lexington Ky March Horace Wilson to day resigned as secretary of the Ken? tucky Trotting Horse Breeders' Association He has accepted the secretaryship of the Empire City track of New York TOPICS THE TUR BASKETBALL Central High Beat basketball team of the irteat in a closely fought game tnr'S bfinp theIP old rivals Central 1 8h The score was 14 to 9 11 'IO i no fitst basket and held the lead all "ay through team lias been Keo'gli nnd' Wenrick 'WInwA4 Neiw York March 11 In the champion ship pool tournament in Brooklyn to night Jerome Keogh of Buffalo defeated Pat rick Walsh of New York by the score of 125 to 57 In the second game of the night William Wenrlck' of New York de feated McCune of Boston the New England Champion by the score of 125 to 123 i Told of Prince ather The coming of Prince Henry to our country reminds me of an interesting incident in the life of his father Prince the people loved to call' himi It was a pretty story which was told us while stop ping in a well known hotel in Munich: evening on the coming of the omnibus from the station to the hotel a gentleman wife alighted dress ed int a plain but suitable traveling costume and asked for a room said the clerk am sorry but we 'have noVa vacant room in the house except one and that is just unfl er the roof and quite plainly furnished: you would not like: that I am ex claimed the traveler "that will do for we are tired and can rest almost any where' Reluctantly they were escort ed to the little room unde the roof or a whole week they went in and taking their meals at the public table visiting galleries and places of interest looking into windows and having a genuine good time But alas! one day a soldier met them on the street and saluted 4jim as theCrown 'Prince of "Our ritz Like the wind the news flew over the city "The Crown Prince When did he comeMio announcement has been made of He fact It must be a No thy had come incognito just to lay aside royalty far a little while and do as other people did having a good time Un the plain little room under the roof ritz! good times are all over we are found exclaimed the Imagine the utter dismay of the pro prietor when hb fpund out that he had been entertaining the crown prince andprincess of Germany in the little room under the roof! apology is need 'it is just? what L'Ambasundeur amous Prize "Winner Dead" March ll ono of the finest bulldogs known to thez history of canifie aristocracy was found dead to night in the box in which he had arrived from the east to compete for the honors of the annual dog thow which opens here to orrow The dog had probably won more prizes and traveled a greater distance to exhibit at fereater shows than any other dog that has been on bench He was 8 years old the property of Hopton of Newark As the dog was being exercised only a few minutes before he was discovered dead experts decided that lie must have died of heart disease or original methods of training ball players the Terre? Haute team wins the palm The club has bought a cycle track inclosure and a diamond and constructing grand stands Several of the members of the team have been called on to assist1 in work of making improvements Lichardson who) refused to go to St Louis will get his pitching arm in shape by driving nails in the grandtand planking Some of the other boys Will tackle plck ax and shovel it a novel idea but distinctly orig inal only in its application to this par sport Mexican Everitt trained for a recent fight by breaking ks down in Utah somewhere But Mr Everitt was not consulted as tohe form of training that he pre 1 erred 4 HE recent fist fight In the United States senate precipitated by Senator 'fillman South Caro lina: is one of the most disgraceful episodes that ever took 'place in the uppe? branch of congress The das tardly attack of Preston Brooks also of South Carolina upon Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts does not" afford a parallel The brutal and cowardly assault up on Summer by Brooks was a very base performance but the senate was not in session when Brooks struck Sumner down with a bludgeon Sumner was seated at his desk writing alone after adjournment when Brooks attacked him but the Tillman Mc Laurin fight took place while the sen ate was in open session The Cutting family jrmore than two' generations has been prominent in New York" society' and finance and forty odd years ago its then chief' rep resentative rank 'B Cutting "itook an active part in politic and was a member of congress from this city says the New York Times The immediate predecessor of Mr Cutting in congress Daniel Dickin? son of New York had "during his terms figured is a peacemaker in the famous quarrel between Senators oote and Benton which had threat ened to turn congress into a bear gar den and! a shooting gallery oote had been calling Benton indirectly a good many hard names which the latter did not deign to notice until one orning perhaps feeling a little more Indiges tive than usual he made a direct at tack on oote in aspeech and stated that If thereafterthe senate did not protect him frdm outrageous insult he would protect hitnselfrf A report of this speech which read badly for Benton mado Its appearance'" rtext" lir dhe Washing ton whereupon" Ben torn much irrltatedr prbnounced the jvhole report as "hnd oote as re sponsible it" oote made a snarp reply and then Bentonleft his seat and advanced toward oote evidently for the purpose bf'chastlslng him' oote left his seat jivoid Benton but while walking'away drew a revol ver from his pocket and cocked dt while proceeding doton the aisle of the senate chamber Benton seven or eight feet behind sen ate was thrown into confusion ard everybody expected bloodshed But Dodge of Wisconsin seized Benton by the arms and prevented his advam upon oote while Dicklnson of New York grasped pistol to prevent its use against Benton and then second was indulged in by both parties and an entente cor diale was the result Some Remarks s'ranklin Pierce was president at this time and the celebrated Kansas Ne braska bill and report of the Missouri compromise were agitating the politi cal and public mind During the pro ceedings in the house of representa tives on these subjects Mr Cutting de nounced an attack made upon north ern members of congress which had appeared in the administration Wash ington and indirectly made an allusion which Johrb Breckinridge of Kentucky thought was intended as a hit at him Words ensued between the two and Cutting twitted Breckinridge with securing this election to congress Jby money raised In NewzYork Breckin ridge neither confessed nor denied the statement but asserted that he was the peer in every respect of anybody the gentleman from New York in cluded whereupon Cutting' accused Breckinridge of and ing behind a certain senatebill then uppermost in the public mind Breckinridge 'in a low and meaning tone said: ask the gentleman from New York to withdraw his last Cutting Arose in bis seat and replied: will withdraw 1 nothing What I have stated was in answer to what I regard as the most violent per sonal attack ever made upon "a gentle man on the floor of the Breckinridge looking Cutting full in the face and! speaking slowly and distinctly said: the gentle Vr A Spalding will hold his ear ground a few minutes longer Th magnates and lawyers have kept lhP courts waiting and the court will10w take its turn at tne game As a (yj testion merely the National might a committee of American League experts to get its affairs In shape for it and start the season properly The American leaders have nothing to do but wait and as they are interested In seeing all Pacues prosperous they would doubt jors willing to do this kindly act for a brother 'ttrntion of those persons who are tr' inR Put fMl cn the boxing rime in Detroit and whose efforts inr a time at least have been blocked lv Mayor Maybury and Police Com lirsi'iixT owle is called to constant tejographic reports from New YorkilM Ohio Boxing is barred in bothsi but the week does not pass that eiiher Toledo or New York city does ))r report a brutal skin glove contest ne knows how many are pulled oft that are never reported If boxing legalized these things would draw vo cue The latest fight of the kind rpj rio'i was held in a New York sa ion and was a of the proprietor of a low groggery to his patrons Perhaps this sort of game which flourishes wherever boxing Is may be preferable to scientific contests in comfortable halls between men well trained and mltted with pad ded gloves Most people would incline to a belief otherwise Tlnner in head Pin Tourney 'innera in the head pin tournament held August aHeys 1459 ort street a7 follows: 'Bingen 52 pins: reconfl rns Teams irst Newberry Lane 139 pins second Muet Th' 136 pins it 150 weepstukes bowling con to rMay evening jn wlfibe divided VCHCe Ready Relief cures and prevents Colds Coughs Sore Throat Influenza Bronchitis Pneumonia Swelling of the Joints Lumbago In flammation Rheumatism Neuralgia Headache "Toothache Asthma Diffi cult Breathing Ready Re lief is a Sure Cure for Every Pain Sprain Bruises Pains in the Back Chest' or Limbs It was the first and the only Pain Remedy that instantly stops the most excruciating pains al lays inflammations and cures conges tions whether of the lungs stomach bowels or other glands or organs by cne application BMW Mcred l'il orwards orwards veuier i Defense Defense TOLD ABOUT THE BOXERS There is a letter at this office for rank Hamel Al Neill and Rube erns will meet San rancisco on March 21' Tom Couhlg and Charley Burns have been matched tor vnicagn coxing on March The date for Abe bout between Rufe ner and Tim Hegarty at Oakland lias set as March 25 San rancisco boxing club will er 10 tier cent of the receints of its showto the William McKinley Memorial fund Hughey McGovern Is not as good a' card as Terry Tne little fellow is matched with Tommy Wilson but thus far no club has made a bid for the event A Montana lightweight named Waite struck pretty good luck Charles Clark son of the millionaire is backing 'him and will take him to California Cincinnati fight followers who raw Choy tnski beat Hanrahan Incline to the opinion that Joseph Is not young enough and spry enough to beat Tom Sharkey Eddie Gardner has been unablo to attract the attention of McGovern despite the fact that he has had a forfeit posted to bind a match for the past three weeks The Attell Yanger match scheduled for Chicago on March 17" has been declared off Attell is matched with Bfoad' for St Louis on March 20 and canceled for this reason Dispatches from Akron say that Art Simms and Bill Stevens did four rounds there on Monday night AH kinds of matches are supposed to be tabooed in Ohio 149 176 248 1S9 194 I7S EXHIBITION GAME AT CINCINNATI IS A POSSIBILITY A vigorous campaign for new mem bers was planned' at the annual meet ing of the Detroit Athletic club last evening and before Mayl it is hoped to raise the present roll of 300 active members "to at least 450 1 In fact the retiring board ofdirectors by Presi dent Ducharme reported that unless the members take the matter up in earnest and accomplish the task it would bte as well for the club to wind up its affairs With 500 members" they stated the success of the club would be secure Treasurer Willman presented his report and too showed' clearly the necessity of re newed activity in securing and retain Ing members? The receipts for the year were $13650 56 and on" Marchl there was a balance of $64 23 in the treasury The liabilities of the club are $6031 38and the assets $1659 90 which leave a balance of $4371 48 to be raised during the year S5l No difficulty ig anticipated in raising this money' if every one will turn in and work with a will and those pre sent at the meeting last might' pledged themselves to support the officers in every way possible The lease' of the grounds? expires July 1 but Mr "Campau'i already given the club an option on privilege of leasing the grounds' for another term of three years This option must be taken ad vantage of before June and there fore the campaign for new active mem bers will be commenced at once Sev eral plans ofarousing an interest in the club were discussed and sugges tions how to go about getting thenew members were made and will be considered at the first meeting of the board of directors There was no contest for the various offices and the following ticket was unanimously elected: President Ex Judge Byron Waite vice president A McAdam secretary Ryan treasurer Ralph Stone captain S1 Pingree dtrectors Dr Smith Dr King MasonRobert Chope Iq accepting the office of president Mr' Waite members to turn in and work to make the club the suc cess it ought to be 'He the fact that it stands' practically alone as a home of pureathletics and said it should receive the support of all lovers of clean gentlemanly sport A half a teaapoonful In half tumbler of water will In a few minutea cure cramps 'spasms sour stomach heartburn nervousness sleeplessness Bick headache diarrhoea dysentery colic flatulency and all internal pains" There is not a remedial agent in the world that will cure fever and ague and all other malarious bilious and other fevers? aided by RAD PILLS so quickly as RAD READY RELIE Sold by Druggists RADWAY CO 55 Elm street New York An interesting angle in the New Or ruce scandal will develop if theTH keys who were ruled off Ellison Bartley Brazil McHugh Penn and t'ldy make good their threats to the association for $50000 damages courts may thiqk of the 1C ever really comes before in in the general public will stand 'npport ot the association The man horse takes chances his bet before The only trouble wasih Orlean investigation that it did not go deep enough Michigan State circuits to bo an excellent one and pros are very bright for a successful Grand Rapids' Saginaw 'Mus Bipr RaPids Cadillac and Trav iz nn taken in at the organ a'ion meeting at which George i rZK1 of chosen ol schedule meeting will evoinn at i Rapids to morrow 1 5 Already the managers are id'rn' lhir neta for the Michigan tunitv has been seeking oppor i wty to show its worth Tosmn is making something of a howl over the change in the Ameri can league scale and the critics are itching with great interest the movements of the National league Hub which reduced to the Americano ab? last season and which has not announced any intention of return ing to higher prices In Boston bleach ers are to be built in center field to make un for that section of the bleachers that is to be converted into a pavilion The loss of a portion of "Id popular price roosting place the cause of the outcry as there are plenty of baseball patrons in Bos ton ho will stand for 75 cent: seats in reserved section of the stand It bee ones apparent that Detroit is doing a wise thing in resolving that no nvittorwhat it does In the way of providing the higher priced seats there shall be no encroachment on the privileges of the 25 cent patrons and no lessening of the numlber of good bleacher seats for this portion of tho patronage It has been the opinion 'of most stu dents of the boxing game that if Jef fries with his youth his strength and experience that he has gained since last meeting itzsimmons did again put away the lanky person Im should permanently retire from the ring and should make no application mr another match But a ray of hope to those who believe In or have a longing for a itzsimmons victory John I Sullivan has put himself on record with a prophecy that Jeffries will boat Robert asserting that there is not a shadow of a chance for thex i'hampion to win back his laurels Mkh some of pickings in mind the outlook for Jeffries is not altogeth er bright now Tho depressing that has be come chronic these past few days has a cheerful aspect to ball players and club owners if to i no one else It draws to the (fact April the: season of and of opening games is close i upon us and gives birth to the hope that we have our April all bunched up in March this year Last season this sort of weather came at tjie time that had been set aside for exhibition and open ing games and the result was a heavy financial loss all round the country Detroit has not completed booking its exhibition dates as yet 1 and some changes from the schedule originally outlined may be made Down in Cin cinnati the National League manage ment has been making eyes at Detrdjt and covert hints have been thrown out that games might be hooked if Man ager Dwyer) would make overturesBusiness Manager? Bancroft of Cin cinnati began the flirtation a few days ago when he served noticeithat Col bluffs did not with him "and that he would arrange exhi bition games with any American league teams that he chose to it is supposed that prior to making this remark Bancroft had received a re port of the banter that was passed around at'the American League meet ing when Manager Dwyer expressed his opinion that Cincinnati had gone so far back since he twirled for the Reds that his new Detroit outfit could make the McPhee aggregation looklike troupe of comedy performers Only Need Brunli'ii Consent According to reports that have been sent out from Cincinnati since the first statement by Bancroft' tleman and Manager McPhee have be come riled by American league boast ings and have stated that they" will take on Detroit? St Louis which is also strong after the Reds or atjy other American team If the Sanction of'vJohn Brush can be obtained This fact was brought to the atten tion of the local management which would not be averse to sending theTigers down to Cincinnati if a game could be arranged These matters are being left in the hands of Manager Dwyer who has been informed of the situation and he will probably ask Mr Bancroft to make good with ar choice date Dwyer is still at his home in Geneva Cincinnati would turn out stronglv to view a Detroit game especially if one could be arranged for a Sunday The trip would be an easv one par ticularly if arranged fbr the Sunday last before the opening when the towm could be taken in as a side trip on the to Chicago Barrett Harley and Elberfeld have all worn the uniform of the Reds and there are a hciX dozen otherplayers who are well known to Cincinnati fans is Not 111 Orders to report for spring training "were received yesterday by those of the players who are in the city the pitchers being called for March 19 the other players for March 31 Simi lar notices were sent cut some time ago to those of the players who are at their homes Mullin has received his all riglft and apparently had no ink ling of: the trouble that the 'ort Vvuyne people were goiug to threaten for he wrote Dwyer saying that he would be in Detroit on time and mentioning no fear of any untoward incidents Dillon Is another player who will turn up at the proper moment and It Is now in order to bury forever that aiqiendicitis story that has been given intermittent circulation at various times this past month A message sent to him at his home in Normal 111 by The ree Press brought yes terday a dispatch in reply signed by Dillon in which he said: feel ing well as ever did Could get in condition to play a This effectually disposes of the story which started a month ago with Dil lon lying on a couch in a Chicago hospital and which then rested until it was resurrected with the player writhing in agony at his home in Nor mal i Give Him air Play 1 I Dillon will report probably during the last week of the month and it is up to the fans to give him a chance to make good stories have served as a knock to the player? and tend to put him' in: bad He had a poor season a (year ago though finishing strong but at that he batted within two points of the coveted300 mark his average being 298 Some talk is being made of McGann on whom Tom Loftus has? first if Baltimore lets him go Last season McGann batted 288 below Dillon THe was in the National League then Two years previously when the men bat ted under the same rules McGann hit four points better doing 302 That season Dillon had twenty five stolen bases against Mc 23 and last season a short one for him Dillon had IX against Mc Gann's 16 McGann is usually good to bat about '300 The Baltimore player Is a trifle handier with the stick than Dillon but is not sufficiently whirl wind like in his play to induce the management to flag Dillon before the season opens Dillon is not altogether popular with the fans and he will have to show i But he will be given a chance to do this "The team is now carrying fifteen men will have sixteen if the' good Deacon McGuire can' arrange to trans ler his bat bag Brooklyn van to that of Detroit and is not likely to make many further changes Mercer to'Makc Home Here' In the places where fans gather news that has been received of a re cent aiotion of Winnie Mercer causes most favorable 'comment and assures that he will become a hot favorite in' Detroit if his pitching arm' proves half as good as those who saw him work in California say that it now is Mer cer when he came here the statement that he had always! iked Detroit and he has backed his state ment with tangible evidence having taken a lease of a fine dwelling on Pingree avenue out beyond the boule vard? Before the playing season opens he will bring from his Ohio home his mother and other members of his fam ily and will make this city his tome for the immediate at least This action by Mercer is held to ar gue complete confidence In his form for this season which is half the bat tie of confidence Inspired by the from the bleachers after a few bad opening games drove Dick Harley into the also ran class at Cin cinnati Jast If Mercer makes half as good as he is expected to ho will prove one of the most popular numbers on the Detroit card 4 Decision Reserved In Spalding In i '5 junction Case i ENTRY DECLARED OUT BIG ENGLISH EVENT NEWS PORT WORLD Death Won at New Orleans'' New Orleans March 11 Death was the only winning favorite to day Tre bor was sold at auction to day to Watkins for $1100 Weather clear track 'fast Summary: irst race selling mile and 70 ree Admission 107 (Minder) 10 to 1 won Maple 108 (Odo m) 7 to 2 second Patil Bart 97 (G Thompson) 100 to 1 third time 1:45 Boot) St David Excelsls Blocker Dr annie Julius Werner Crosby and Anna Darling also ran Second race'sell inx 6 furlongs Haidee 96 (Helgeson) 6 to 1 won Sim 108 (Odom) 9 'to 5 second Gala Day 104 (Lindsay) 12 to 1 third time 1:13 Lady Contrary Miss Conrad Dl vonne Masterful Ida' Penzance Klse Quick Monte Himyar John ord and Thurles also ran Thlra race selling 1 miles Little Tommy Tucker 106 (Lindsay) 15 to 1 won Big Injun 105 (Minder) 7 to 2 sec ond Socapa 107 (Landry) 9 to 2 third time 1:55 Tragedy El Moran Philma Paxton Bentley Lillian Reed Emily Oliver and Chancery altd fan ourth race hdfidieap 6 furlongs Death 118 (Slack) 8 to 5 won: Maggie Davis 98 (J Waldo) 4 to 1 second Andes 105 (Otis) 4 to 1 third time 1:20 Imp Albuia and Tom Kings ley alos ran ifth race 11 16 Van Hoorebeke 104 (Otis) 14 to 5 won Ban ish 100 (Qdpm)7f) to 5 second McWilliams 105 (Robertson) 12 'to 1 third time 1:47 Chickadee also ran Col Cluke broke down Pharoah was forced to the inside fence on the first turn Injuring Jockey leg and was pulled up Sixth race mile Re flect 97 (W Waldo) 15 to 1 won Money Back 101 (Lyne) 6 to 1 second rank Jones 102 (Otis) 16 to 5 third time 1:42 NavlHus Senator Sullivan Ericsell Vol antlne Glendola' Bloomfield and Kleber also ran Entries: irst race mile Sue Vius Eufaula Step Around Princess Tulane Disappointment 95: Judge Paulas Ex aminer 108: Merry Sister 110 Navasota 115 Second race mile selling ClaraDavid 87: Ben Hullum 94 Nannle Elsie Barnes 95 MonpmetalHst 97 Algie 101: Boomeraclq 102 Mr Phinizv 110 Third race mile and 70 Chickadee 88 Johnnie McCartey 91 Ida Ledford 94 Vat Hoorebeke 96 Letter 97: Scarlet Lily 103 ourth race Bush cup 2 miles $1260 add Azim Little Elkin 97: Silver Coin 98: Major Man sir 104 Admetus 106 Albert Dewey 99 ifth raoe 7 furlongs rl Sam uelson 95 'Balm of Gilead 105 Vassal Danced Lord Quex 115 Marocos 95: Lady Alzea 90 Sixth race 1 3 16 miles Linden Ella 100: Meggs 102: Sarilla 95: Star Cotton 107 Leando 104: Deloraine 92: Avatar 100 Woodtrice 105: El Moran Dr Stevens 101 Seventh (race 1 1 16 miles The Way 89 Homage Lady Chor ister Belle of Elgin 101: Woodetick Amo rosa La Garto 106: Alpaca 109 Inciden tal Prince Zeno 111 REDS HO TO PLAY DETROIT hraK0" Mareh William Holabird 1 r(scnt ice president of the Western vj waa day 'nominated for 2 bosltiorof president The complete HMahiJa teltows: President William Glenview club vice president Almont Golf club sec 1 otr Midlothian Country bib' Alln Rei1' Cidcago Golt h' Waller Onwenteia 'or McGrew of tJt Ixmls: and Country club of St Meade Euclid Golf Club of Milwaukee Shouts of came from rnajy excited members Cutting said nothing for a moment or two Then he replied calmlythat ha would not answer the insinuation just made on the ffioor of the house but he should answer It elsewhere Everybody felt assured from Cut determined manner that a duel was on the tapis and the Intimatea of the two meh used their host en deavors to get them pacified Cutting would listen to no forbearance on his part Ho asked his friend Mr Mau rice to carry a letter to Breckinridge to which the latter responded stating that friend Col Hawkins will act for me in this ithin three days Maurice for Cut ting and Hawkins for Breckinridge A made all arrangements for a hostile meeting "which was to take place near the residence of rancis Biair about seven miles from clock and with the ordi nary western rifles The courage of both was undoubted and they were fully determined to faee the issue Young Giant ot the North The vast extent of Canada and its' boundless perhaps not' fully realized by the Canadian himself" A' man must needs travel the land from north to south and from east to west to obtain a correct idea of its capacity or its immensity says Nor TTnYVltakeVi Magazine" icontains within its boundaries 3456 miles' one and a quarter minion of which am rnVAArl est growth or 3000 miles from John a to Queen Island bIur of British red 2000 miles of the same warm col or from Windsor to the north shore of Baffin Land 1600 miles of British territory between ort Macleod and Banks Land and for 300 miles north of these northern boundaries the Arc A tic Sea is blotched with crimson splashes Prince Island Bathurst Land North Dev on and further still stretching away 1487 miles toward the North Din coin Truly this young giant of ths north has ample room for growth 5 I go to to buy my PIANO No agents Prices 25 per cent lower than any other Music House on the finest' PIANOS in the World Jockev Slack has signed to ride for inn this coming seaevn Aba rank worked out a half mile Memphis on Sunday in 51 seconds Rlre recent! nurchased by Corrigan tas been shipped to Louisville! Charlie 'Ell Ison that he will quit Hot Springs on Saturday Luck is against him I The Bush Cup handicap is the feature of the New Orleans card to dsuy The distance Is two miles and a quarter and there is a fine list of eligible Green stable: leads twin nings at Oakland? with $26390 'Burns Waterhouse ore second with about $8000 lees earn Inga There 13 considerable 'mystery about the Baseball and Tracis Dates Selected The board of control of the Detroit Inter scholastic Athletic League met at the Rus sell House last evening and adopted schedule of games for the baseball cham pionship Each team will play two games with each of the other schools Officers elected by the board as follows: President A MeComber secretary and treasurer EN Stinson Date! for the league track meeting was set as Satuiday May 10 at A grounds and the following committees were nagied: Gaines A MeComber I chairman Patrick Waldron On prizes Stin son Oakley Park to Run Special et in July Cincinnati March Secretary Campbell of Oakley Talk to day an nounced a special summer meeting for July1 2 3 and 4 for which all entries are to close March 31 ollowing are the events: 2:30 class $2000 2:19 class $1 500 2:12 class $1500 Pacing 2:30 class $2000 2:13 class $1500 2:09 class $1500 Entrance fee 5 per cent in the following forfeits: or 2:30 trotting and 2:30 pac ing Monday March 31 $25 Monday April $25: Monday May 26 $25 Monday June 16 $25 The forfeits of the 2:19 and 2:13 trotting and the 2:13 nnd 2:09 pacing are $18 75 each on the same dates Rules of the 'National Trotting associa tion will govern except that hopples are not barred All event to be mile heats best two out of tbre' BOXINC Kid McPartland vs Eddie Burna At 140 pounds 10 rounds to a decision GEORGE SILER Referee JOE CHERRY vs BIZ MACKEY Ten rounds to a decision Popular prices Gallery 50c (no reserved) Afc a general admission $1: ringside chairs $3 Doors open at 7 o'clock time called at 4il 8:30 sharp Arrangements made for all 1 Suburban Cars to be held until after con test Tickets at Cigar Store Newberry and WogrTwo sMan Team Match Newberry and Young defeated Spitzley and Menninger in their matclj at: the Co lumbia alleysclast evening taking three games of four rolled The winning team has issued a challenge to any two man team in Detroit that cares to: make a side bet A return match will be betwroen the teams that played lastnlght Scores: IV 1st 2d 3d 4th Spitzley1:" 7 202 Menningen 169 Newberry 193 Young 203 Varicocele anti Stricture I guarantee my Latest Method Treatment to be a perma nent and positive cars for Varicocele and Stricture with out cutting stretching or loss of time In Varicocele it absorbs the bagging or wormy condition equalizes clrcu 1 latlon stops pain in tbe groins also stops all drains there by giving the organs their proper nutrition vitalizes the parts and restores lost powers in Stricture it absorbs tbe Jjl tissue stops smarting sensation nervousness weakness backache etc while in al! proetatlo troubles it is the treat 3 ment par excellence So positive am I that my Latest Method Treatment win cure you that you can PAY WHKXCVRED tACH TIME YOU CALL' YOU SEE ME PERSONALLY I can give no stronger guarantee of my abilities to oars you than the fact that you pay aothlag until eursd fYWCnTT A TT AV YPRVM7! wvUa kU bogie treatrptet BOOK REEl Hours 9 a to Sp tn Sundays 10 a to 3 pts A OR GOLDBERG' Tough Picking at Charleston 7 Charleston "March was £he only winning favorite to day at the Ex position track" Baker and Corder heavily played favor! tes were beaten Weather fine track fast Summary irst race selling four and a half furlongs John Dancy won Baker second Swan Dance third: time :58 Second race selling six furlongs Passaic won Emi grant second Barney third time 1:20 Third race gelling five furlongs Sylvan Dell won leche second Toad Rainey third: time 1:05 ourth race selling five furlongs Barney Saal wonCorder second Alzora third time 1:05 ifth race sell ing mile Hattie Davis won Ellis second Brahmin third time 1:49 Entry Im Scratched London 'March 11 King stee plechaser Ambush IT the favorite for the Granik National pulled up lame this morn ing after a trial at Newmarket The hot ting on Ambush II this morning was 6 to 1 against but the odds dropped this after noon to 20 to 1 against Later In tho day it was announced that Ambush 1 II had been scratched for the Grand National 1117 ut a short time but played a A was loaned 'v by Director A Studer 1 "A sx a an 1 vr a 41 48 A JrVA a 4 A I 4 T' 'tz 1 Xs 1 'M'W AAv I 1 1 9 I ids aM a A 151 4 R5 16a 170 20 1 Vt fa 41 "wS ni I 4 i.

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