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Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan • 9

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2 4 GRASS STAINS MUD ST AIMS it METROPOLITAN CLUB HAS tka authority demanded ft by Jnhnxta A i ARE YOU A PRISONER? tsj JU ion dsgrtseiA and boggard looking unaisry te i Nerrous Debility and Seminal Weakness 'I settlement of rifth race uturity Sylvia Talbot an ariv other 107 (Ransch) even won Stlilcho 108 vlntor' (Burns) 1 to 1 second The Owl J04 (Minder) 5 to 1 third time 1:13 Iris St that fa Sent ree to Men OLIt KEIITOCKY fashiofiediray Not Colored Artificially BILLIARDS THE AUTO ha vlnr offered 50000 the emate AX i po Wartl3)etr6iV kill? I b'ii fiLOODPOISOti Wi aiciwii manhood they aadtt tote or vitality of upantatod are the the A 3 4 winner" muon shall i win And Left guard Right guard Right tackle Right end" Quarterback Left half Right half ullback 8 CH KJf 'I' jPrlnceton becemher LTh venlty hockey team left beta to nlghtfor New York where it wjm praotio In prepar ation for its Christmas trip to PlttabwtL where 'games wtij beplayte witfe tbe Pitta burg Athletic Club team the Pittsburg InteMcbntastto League teasu and the Vic toria Hockey Club team The following Player will tft Parnell OLIN WILL HAVE IT' OR GULL A LAKEREGATTA ORTY ACRES LAND TO BE GIVEN UNIVERSITY A Sloat Remarkable Remedy That Quickly Reitorea fLoat Vlor to Mem' inlle before it could toe stopped' Many were injured some of them probably fatally i The injured: Chas Hopkins of Leetsdale left arm mangled and cut off left leg broken and left ey goughed out badly bruised all over will die Jno Carson of 8ewtcCley nose broken badly cut and bruised all over serious Jno' Stritaeyer of New castle both legs fractured and the right leg broken Potter resi dence unknown bruised and cut about the head and body MJ Joyce of Leetsdale right leg broken and badly Druised and cut by the flying glass Many other passengers were cut 'and bruised but nonb was seriously in jured The was found to be unin jured except the front 'of the engine which Was disabled 1 Yt A At no time during the discusbion of the Pittsburg Detroit matter has this paper been cruel enough tq suggest that the hustling Mr? Pedder was in terested in American League baseball only because of the moneys that he might make in the deal that wbuld throw ou the hands of the Pittsburg promoters the Clark estate the pro posed home ofthe as yet non existent club It remained for one of Mr friends to do this Will Locke of the Pittsburg Press speaking of the Pittsburg delegation at the American League meeting says: The application of the Pittsburg promoters Is represented by a real estate agent who Us naturally and properly looking for his commission ti nd by a man (Lagle) whose namedoes nor appear in the directory This delegation does not look quite enough to serve as the representatives of the millionaires who are supposed to be behind the SniiriniWi I the American ft waa atatad The saddest thing that has been said about rank Erne is that he has re considered his determination? to quit the ring and that he Is figuring on a Lout with Matty 'Matthews: When Erne lost to Gans he was discouraged and when Britt also beat him he began io realize that his day was done That most of the fighters who have retired have later reconsidered their deter mination surprised no one but it was generally believed that? Erne who has more intelligence than most of the pugs would heed his lesson and retire' without further set backs It is said however that Erne was one: of the half hundred pugilists Who challenged the winner of the erns Matthews go at Pittsburg and it is also said that Manager Herman of the ort Erie club is willing to stage the mill as a ebruary it is to be hoped that this Information which comes from a usually reliable source Is in correct Erne made a good record but the procession is by him He can still beat a lot of lightweights and some men that are heavier than the boys of that division But the championship is not for him again Jockey Redfern's engagement by Durnell Hers at New Orleans' is at 81000 per month David Gideon Intends to spend few weeks at a tbs' New Orleans meeting He is due there after the holidays Rock Sand is favorlte the English derby at 4 to 1 Danny Maher rode thecolt to frequent victories last season Walter Jennings owner of Krishna has Won about 816000 at Ingleside this includ ing his share of the California John Madden has just sold twenty brood mares to Thomas Hitchcock The lot will be shipped from Lexington tot Aiken ina few days St Cuthbert is rounding to and will again be a New Orleans contender tn a couple of weeks The horse was severely injured a few days ago The sheet and ticket writers in the half dollar boek are said to be the only per sons at Newport who are in danger of getting cramp Gil Robinson the veteran showman pur chased several thoroughbreds while in En gland and will it is said set up a racing stable of his own next summer Of the first 147 races at Ingleside S9 favorites won and 39 second choices got the money won About 40 per cent of winning favorites so bad for the bet tors Philadelphia December The Philadel phia National League club Is determined to have Champion Batsman Delehanty lf plays) in the 'Natioaaj 'League? That is they either want him or some other player who Is in playing qualities COL John I Rogers' treasurer of the hiladel is IS8 A Lineup of the College Seldens game: Seldens 1 Position Co A Mac Diirmid Mac Dlarmid Left tackle Stuart Walker Symington Smith Slessinger Heaton Dickinson Vaughn Anderron Butcher Backus McGugia to Aasiat Baird Dan McGuglri the of has according to a Chicago paper been made an assistant to Charles director 'Of athletics at the university McGugin passed through Chicago on bls way west on Tues day He said he had been appointed 'assist ant manager of the athletic teams of Mich igan and wasonhin way west on busi ness McGugin has played his four years In football but will continue in athletics by assisting Manager Baird with the ath letic teams i BIGGEST ICEBOAT YET i men meet this aveaing coaunsafcatMu with "Gang? Hsrrmassa ths riialman of the Nattoaal League peace eoouslttee sad that aR protaMttty be fer the time com mtttea wtt have full poWt to act ftr the old league although ft has net thhA jiutbor fty at preeeat Herrmann to new the real leader of the National Ltagne and as ho to in tew of mseting the American League Chambers who Is mentioned In the Hot Springs dispatch printed on 'another page aa having noth wrists and i both legs broken In an explosion at the place named to well known here He to the aentortert ner In the firm that has operated the Wind sor running meeting durlngjtho aast few Years There are several petrotws am 2 St' PetersburgDecember While fulldetails of the recent earthquake disaster 1 at Andijan Russian Central Asia are not obtainable owing to lack of communication the brief dispatches received here describe the situation as horrible The temperature has 'fallen to the freezing point and thous ands of persons are nomelees One section of the citr has been complete ly destroyed only one cotton gin and one church are standing The first shock drove the inhabitants general ly indoors otherwise the' less of life would have been much greater Notwithstanding the offers of free transportation i they are? remaining in the vicinity of the city Which wifi be rebuilt A substantial Start has been made in the collection of a relief fund Andijan is a cotton center and ex ports 40 000000 pounds of cotton an nually The population numbering 00000 souls was growing rapidly WILL PBOBABLy cLOSE WTH THE OER MkDIS BY The later the" day more signifi cant becomes remark that Baltimore may be in fast company next season Whether fie figures it in on a possible Brooklyn transfer or on an impossible twelve club league has not yet been learned' In Baltimore a few days ago thefb ivaq a meeting of the of the Baltimore Baseball and Exhibition Company which controlled the old American League club and Mr Hanlon was the most conspicuous figure of the gather ing tlmugh in no way interested fin ancially in the company Ther confer ence was secret and lasted several horns Those who participated refused to say what was done dr how Hanlon figured in The one thing that was learned was ttat the sale of the Balti more baseball property has again been postponed this time to a date 'some time after the Cincinnati peace dou ference This is evidence that Hanlon like most other baseball students be lieves that this meeting will be nf more importance as tar as concerned than anbasebMjj)ftetiug of the winteY Ski Cowteat at tohpealxg lakpemlng Mich December (Special) first contest of the season takes place here to wonrow afternoon when skiers will travel twelve miles over rough country taking in several targe kills Last year the distance ever the same course was cov ered In 1 hour 19 minutes Rivalry between Scandinavian and innish riders 1s tetose and a lively contest is expected I It is a very odd thing that boxers will work for almost nothing In Phil adelphia and in some other eastern cities will box for very small purses in Chicago and will in the face of these facts ask enormous" and 'out rageous prices to appear before au diences in cities that hold shows less frequently than do the places named Detroit is one of the hard luck towns in mind Last year Joe Gans was anx ious to appear In this city and the fig ures that he named were only less da pressing to the Twentieth Century club than those quoted by rank Erne Last week Gans boxed with Howard Wilson before the Scituate A Whose arena is near Providence The purse agreed on was 8800 of Itself an exceedingly light bid for a champion Thefe was just $165 in the house according to authentic Providence adviceb' and the club had posted no forfeit of any kind Gaus who would doubtless refuse to consider less than 82000 0 come here went in and whaled Wilson just as soon as the hat had gone round and the amount in sight had thus been in creased to $200 On New Day lie will fight Gus Gardner at New Britain' After that he will probabljf'go abroad in the hope of winning sorge yreal mon ey by his ring performances ANCIED A ree Trial Package Sent' by Mail to All Who Write ree trial packages of a most remarkable remedy are being mailed to all who will vrlto the State Medical Institute TMy cured so many men who had battled for years against the mental and physical auf fei irg of lost manhood that the institute has decided to distribute free trial packages to all who write It is a home treatmentnd all men suffer with any form of sexual weakness resulting from youthful Colly premature loss of strength and mem ory weak back varicocele or emaciation cl parts can now cure themselves at home The remedy has a peculiarly grateful et fut of warmth and seems to act direct to the desired location giving strength and Gvelopment just where it is needed It cures all the ills and troubles that come from years misuse of the natural tune tiuns and has been an absolute success in ull eases A request to the State Medical Institute 315 Electron building Wayne Ind stating that you desire one of their free trial packages will be compiled with promptly The Institute is' desirous of reaching that great class of men who are unable to leave home to be treated and the free sample will enable fhem to see how easy it is to be cured of sexual weakness when the proper remedies are employed The Institute makes no restrictions Any man who writes will be sent a free sample carefully sealed in a plain package so that recipient need have no fear of embar rassment or publicity Readers are requested 'o write without delay Jr yield to it and it i particularly agreeable when nsed in the bath after violent exercise ALL GROCERS AND DRUGGIST Save tlu Spavin Cure Trade Mark) Positively and permanently cures Bone and ''g spavin Blngbone (except Low Rlng Curb Thoroughpin Bplint Capped bock Shoe Boll Weak and Sprained Ten cois and all Lameness Detroit city trade by Michigan Drug Co arrond Ilhams Clark and Troy Chemical Co Is Also manufacturers of Veter nay Pixine Tina CaRahan toss posted a forfeit' to bind a match witk Xagf If ttea boys Btest tha date wtil be abot January 5 'ipteptooa 'wbn boxud MeCtelland at Jack am a short ttaw agev togotna to the coast to aneot RufeTtornerTbs bout to do4m ter JamtonM dt Jack Iteaaottrto bdek to the ring bstagi Detroit college and the Seldens played a tie gam of indqor last night' at the Detroit horse exchange before a crowd of about 800 rootra' The halves were fifteen minutes each The game took place dn an abbreviated gridiron' which meas ured only thirty five yards In vie of this fact the offlcial agreed that a touch down would not be counted until one team bad crossed the 88 yard line three times The college boys turned the trick twice and the Beldena once i there being no store The game was for blood and frequently ihass plays collided wlth the side of the build tag threatening life and limb There Was only one mishap Symington of the Seldens bariag his shoulder partially dis located tn a scrimmage Comrades pulled it back again and be took part in a couple of: scrimmages afterwards but later with drew Walker teeing substituted at the can ton position" Before the game the college boys were Inclined 'to concede defeat claiming they were shy half a doxen players who went home for the holidays The college team was lighter than Its opponents who braced up in the last half of the game The of ficials were Carey and Ned Warner Previous to the game the Deltas snd Spartans played two IS minute halves re sulting in a score of 6 to 3 in favtor of the latter This is the first time the Deltas have been defeated in two years The of ficials were Jis Carey snd Rv S' Smiley La ertb SavageNorthmoe Lee Dillon KellyLinakey Doyle Carey Kansas After Weelcu I Ann Arbor i Mich December The University of Kansas has made an offer to Weeks for coaching services for inext fall In the opinion of Yost Weeks has the ability and the energy to make one of the best football coaches in the coun try and If he goes to Kansas he will have good material with which to work up a team Weeks has not yet decided upon his plans for next year 'ffceej OlflCOVKiUDD AGAINST WOODWORTH 1 1 Toledo December The Hepburn Boat Oar Co of this city has commenced the construction of what will b4 the largest iceyacht In the world It 1st building for Olin of Kalamazoo Midi who will enter it for the championship rec ord In the regatta to be held at Gull Lake Mich from January 20 to 25 The dimensions are 26 feet track of run ners backbone 64 feet mast 30 feet can vas 900 square feet total weight one ton The principal competitor at the Gull Lake regain wm oe me jaca rroet or Hudson Bay fleet now champion of WOrld ApflvltY Grosse Potato Matl Kramer 'announced last nteht activity in ice yachting at Grosse Pointe will begin the cold rain of yesterday hivihx put tW ice In gpod shape for the sport Yhe iday named the Grosto Pointe Ice Yhdhting club will have a meeting for thel'pttrporfe of reorganization for the winter SMALL TALK THE TUR 4 'I sh i Ann Arbor Mich December There to now a plan on foot to make It possible to give to the University of Michigan forty acres more of playground just south of erry field The Ann i Arbor Golf Club con sisting of 300 membera has been leasing the forty acres for golf links The proposition now is to buy this land upon which a price of been set by the owner Edward Roberts It to also desired to erect a 1900 clubhouse on the land Already forty: mem bers have signified a willingness to pot up 8160 each: ana the remaining ten will prob ably be secured next week The plan to to buy the property and then add on an additional fee to the regular ln Itlation fee dn order: to create a fund to care for the Interest on the 5000 and to take up part of the principal eaMyMrj When4 the entire M' Is taken proposed to turn tbs' forty acres ovSI the regents of the university or perinaneiit Jolt links as gn Addition to orty Is estimated tht this can bedbhs in twelve or fifteen years: Profs and Patterson are engineering the fflatf Ann Arbor is the test in the reoufitfy tq tako 'up with the Ideg of furnishing pefmi neht gnif links for 1 iv 4 11 Athletics New Yorkl December Secretary But ler of the Automobile Club of America has been advised that the rules governing the international 1 automobile: cup races drawn up by the Automobile Club of rance have been revised Two changes of importance have been made 4 One stipu lates that instead of the 'car being re quired to weigh "not less than 400 kilo grammes the rule will now make it in cumbent upon the contestants to enter cars weighing not less than 400 kilogrammes and not more than1000 'kilogrammes" The other requires the automobiles to be started at Intervals of two minutes instead of at the same time ts Instead of the first car to finish will be adjudged the wlnriar ia wtilaa wrlll AAwal ateT a vysas WMVB4H IUC BUUU car making the beet time rt HiT SORE THROAT nd ittMMDar tfloabtafi AN OC AT AU DRUCM3BT WRLIMG 11 1 7 CtariuteuuL Sport at Detroit Carl tr tf a 4 Cl Hlnlts Detroit Curling club enthuriaste have been called together for Christmas sport at 9:30 a as to dgy Ide having formed at the dub rinks orest avenue The forenoon will ba: devoted to curling all of the clqb devotees ofqthe sport with their friends havtug boen Invited to participate In ths afternoon at 2 and In the evening at 7:80 the skaters will take possession of th surface i st WILL' SOW WORK OR gANCTSOK a Windsor I'? time I Winifred Blue Miracle and Hudson also Tan mite iStuyve '102 (Don helly) 5 to won Milas 9S (Connell) 4 to second Horton M2 (Bullman) 8 to 3 third JtUna L3 frank Wood SleepingChHd Velma Clark also ran 5 Entries irst race furlongs Greyfeld Hand Press 108 Maggie elix 109 Galan thus W4 SG Rica 'Harkkunb' 1 105 claimer Platonius 100 Oso 105 Second race Lepwelza Dora I Jim Hale sRbltaire JaYietlerre Tower of Candles 103 Bucolic Esherln 82 Stunts 90 Matt Hogan 106 imp Mildred Schultz 107 GJad Bell 87 Third race uturity course Edna Rose JOOf Ante (for merly 100: Gus Lanka 103 Iris 100 Orfeo 109: ort Wayne 109 Onyx II 100 Little Margaret 105 Dora Weir 1 100 ourth race Christmas handicap 14 miles Cure 102 Bessie McCarthy 108 Marque 99 Articulate 126 RJo Shannon 102 Cort igan 119 Siddons 109: Nones 117 Vesuvian 118 ifth race 7 Gavonla 103 Polonius 108 Aredo 110 James iflOf' Durazzo 115 Sixth race' mile Massie 100 Illowaho 107 Ada 105 Virgie d'Or' 100 Sweet Tooth 103 Antolee106 Resin 102 Golden Light 109 New OrleaM rReaiiltk New Orleans December 24 Weather was clear and track fast Summaries: irst race 7 furlongs Hiram Johnson 109 (Hoar) 7 to 1 won Major Tenny 108 (Gannon) even second Lemoyne 102 (Red fern) 10 to 1third time 1:28 3 5 John Potter Thane Lawrence Whangdoodle Maxllle and Bushnell also ran Second race 5 furlongs Athelene "100 (Rice) 10 to 1 won' Agnes Mack 99 (uller) 25 to 1 sec ond Harry109 (Helgeson) II to 5 third time 1:02 Mrs rank oster Shrine ar mer Latuka Ring Dove Hindi and Daddy Bender also ran Third race sell ing 64 Boundlee 103 (Donegan) 20 to 1 won Sister Kate II 103 (Hall) 60 to 1 second The Bronze Demon 105 (Scully) 6 to 1 third time 1:211 5 Mon tanic Zack ord "Limelight Ben rost Eva Rice Kiss QuickBoomerack Iris and Sue Johnson also ran ourth race mile Elsie 102 (Helgeson) 6 to 5 won Little Scout 105 (Buchanan) 6 to 2 second Ar tena 107 (J Winkfield) 15 to 1 third time 2 Nitrate Rough Rider and Antonio also ran Kilogram and Ray were left at the post ifth race 1 1 16 Sarilia 105 (Munroe) even won Mosketo 102 (Pollock) 7 to 2 second Marcoev99 (Scully) to 1 third time 1:50 Annie Lauretta Satin Coat Peter Duryea and Croesus also ran Sixth race 6 Bummer 105 (uller) 3 to 1' won Ed 105 (Donegan) 10 to 1 second laneur' 100 (D Gilmore) 20 to 1 third time 1:214 5 Alfred Moroni Criterion Galaday rank Kenny Sir Vere de Vere and Prince of Melrose also ran i' Entries: irst race air Lass 90 Patrice 90 Apple Rose Heroine Epidemic 92 Latuka 97 Marte Bell White Owl 100: Glennellie 103 SI Ah106 Jane Holly 107 Wealth 110 Second race sell ing Judge Durell 109 BlueRldge 92 Pau! Creyton O' Hagen 100: Bounteous lOt Scotch Plaid 101 Andre 103: Joe Dougherty Chopin Blue Blaze 104 Eccqae 105 Potqpte 107 Third race handicap 7 Antonius 98 Tom Kingsley Bard of Avon 100 De Reszke 102 Deboe 115' armer Jim 90 Peters189 ourth race Christmas handicap 81000 added Brief 98 Ben Chance Whis ky King 100: Emshee 108 Harry New Moor 110 The Conqueror II Ill Old Hutch '113: Waswlfti 115 Cambrian 116 ederal 116 McChesney 128 Tlch enor Co's entry ifth race 5 Aafies Mack Apple Sweet Klwasa 90 Glendon Tancred 93: Henry McDaniel 7 Okla Ben Mora 103' Capt 'Gaston Imu Etienne 107 John Peter 122 Golden Rule 123 Sixth race selling 14 Hattie Davis 88 Pay the ldgler Gin spray Cogswell 103 Adelante Rqatu 104 Lady Chorister 108 The Track: Deal Goshen Ind December The removal by Probate Court of Mrs Agnes Barney as administratrix of the estate of her late husband Samuel Barney on application of bar son Hugh Barney of Elkhart an unexpected and unexplained sensation Melvto Demarest of imkhart was named as administrator The estate con trols Barney Driving Park at Klkhart which a syndicate nf Chicago sporting men beaded by James Is trying to pur chase having offered 850000 the aektrur 115000 No admission Is made that change of administrators and sale have any connection iNMnMfiiu wbe fort Chrtry bera lasf nwi or CM' Aa ar aa Michigan la eoncentefl G0 McGovern Corbet boalaff bdut ta'nD 1 asMead officially aa 1 wan in reality 1 whenGovBllM and Sheriff DidUoa issued tho ordern that narrowod i tiio focal promoters The Metropolitan A has not aiven up all hope of oon duettaff the bout but la aow 'bajflKinff entirely on the Windsor projecL Itlf believed by the club that agguntecoa will be secured in a short time' that will warrant it ih jgnnounch tli transfer ei the match to Canadian Manager Considine had a conference last evening wlth JOe Humphreyi( rtep resenting Sam: Harris and at ft eon cluslon admitted that a Michigan bout wouldbeT no longer considered I This is the result partially of th notice that Harris sent i out: the night previous that hq regarded it aa out of th qus tion fb further cotasider Detroit and partially the fact 'that Gov "Bliss whom it had been hoped might be in duced to change his mind has left'the state making a delay that would killany chance to get the boys into the ring at the time scheduled even shouldthe governor on his return relent LauisviUe cannot handle the bout even if It get It for some time Despite what ba been printed' the legal in Ken tucky are not yet concluded and will not be for several weeks Thto give th local dub an (advantage on time and it believes that tbaj boxers will consent to meet under Its management if the Windsor project can be made to look good inside of a few day The proper authorities are being inter viewed The club win point out that ort Erie siBallarly located conducts champion ship bout and will ask permission to do m9 ining a i Should it be found feasible to hold the contest on the other aide of th river ft would be necessary to construct an arete of some sort possibly a frame building that might be used for Other bout of Import ance The Armory people will not Mlow the us of their hall tor a big event of this kind if Construction would add materially to the expense but the dub having gone thus far would: willing to incur expense that would hold It to an even break On results for the satisfaction of finally pre senting to Ita patronage a bout that had been promised 1 Neither Corbett nor McGovern doing any work but both boy will remain at their quarters' for a' time probably until they hear from th dub on expense money Not a dollar of the forfeit money was posted by the local dub and the boys will depend on the good' faith of the club'forreimbursement for expenses This to likely to figure up to something hlike8LM8 be fore the boys get through Terry had hto semi? weekly escape from death yesterday running into another break In the ice while doing some surface skim ming with Tommy Bramell According to the most authehtio reports the boy got waist: deep in water and Bramell suf fered a pair of badly barked lepi They went to the Batemaijhut near Where the accident occurred for help were furnished dry clothing 'arid returned to camp be lated but with anfether good story Bramell' is reported to be confined to his bed This evenlsw' thc foftaer chMnpion will com Into town and win be a guest at the L'CHHttna to the of company at th Russell House by the show management Thio to one of Jhe am Harrls entorprisea On tiflay nVdiing Terry will again visit town to referee the Metropolitan A bouts ssj Llfilkt Gnawed Skow 'Arrangements hav been completed for the boxing show of th Metropolitan A at Light Guard armory on riday evening The Meting arrahgemetUa for the occasion will bb the same a for the last Show tpe plan for a Mg in the center of thtell which had been mad in anticipation big bout havlng ben pasaed up for th present show'' at least McCune add Bniseo who meet in the main event have their forfeits posted and tev quit all hut light work both being In good shape The Mimi windup between Zoi towski and Whit taker to exciting almost aa much interest a the principal number erguson the Buffalo lad 'who win box Beaubien will probably not arrive fh the city until ri day morning 4 Takell to Meet orboo "71 York December The Ynsonrltc Club pt San rancisco tea mad an offer for Andy Tokell the English bantamweight ctaunpfoo to box Harry orbes the Amert can champion during the month of ebru 1 ary Jimmy Kelly the manager dt TokelL wired that would accept the offer providing it would furnish him zrlth trans portation both ways or hlmaelAand Tokell Kelly will poet a forfeit of tMTOndroquet that the dub do th sama aa soon npoaal ble When this to done Kelly and Tokell will at once leave for th oato! prater for the battle OOl'GbbD: HNDW SAPOEIOi Is tepeciaUy vklteble daring summer season when oetdocr occtay A PERECT WHISKEY Mason Mich December (Spe Another shortage in the ac count Of ex Countj CIerk Wood worth who was relieved from office on account ot ross (negligence has befia brought 0 light by Deputy Clerk Allen 5 Several months Ago A Sum of about 1809 the amountat litigation In tta Harris case in the Circuit (fouiw was debpofted with Woodworth the register of the courL There is no record jrf the money ever having been deposited with the county treas urer Circuit Judge Wiest was noti fied and he imtnedlately isaued an order to County Clerk Jewett to de mand the money Jewett difl so andWoodworth stated that he would go to Usshw and make ood but has failed to do so This traditional short age will maky te all about LM0 that Wood worth stUlAsres the county Mta41Decinber One xmmnuH nv yra with County Ctartt WobdwortH has been I a suit a com Of the drawfi by him was expend A rzrs RAfLA0ADi: Chicago December 3Ltapt Alex ander Hansen during the flpanfslHAm erfcata war commander of the trans port Refftejea nnmln between to Chlcago from his home In Mor rutowu three months ago and was a guestof his brother He mm gMU The rrtteite win be taken to Mcmitewn tor 'totoriL I I In San SSratectaco banka and that men of large mdans had united in the vep HMtetiy Of the 'Pacifio coflurt Resident of Sacramento land Btoderick Cat Mr mentionediln the indictment as having tost nirsT through representations made in cir culars alleged to have been sent throturh the' mail by Kwisg taken before United Mates Commissioner Buell to day and prevent him: from playing With theNew York dub which club has already signed a contract with This appeal seem to be aimed at President Brush of th New York elub as he said only a few days ago thathe would keep Delehanty if it broke up the peace plans with the American League It remains to be seen who has the most power in the National League Rogers er Brush Both seem determined to hav the great batsman and a hot fight for his services I POTg'O ALL bsnat flm 1U n'l I Ii HGi ti'pfa BHN SHOBH XBNIBS THE STORXVB PTTTHHinirt twaNings? 1 VVf 4 i a Ed' Stever snd th Detroit baseball club which have been hoing a little flirting for several weeks yesterday bade each' other good by foiWvef( It was vail over little mohey matter The club tendered Siever a contract but figures that were named did not suit the lefi hander and he decided to take his chances with the Natlonal or with a minor league club He will close idafew days' eitherwith the New York National team or 'with 'Louis ville' of' the American association from each of which hhas a good offer Siever has been' wsflting for 'a local offer ever since the close of the sea son Boston National wanted him last fall but he was advised to" pass up the offer' and did so the Boston team securing left hander Piatt in stead Late in the season Siever injured his arm in a thirteen inning contest with Waddell and be was laid off' for the balance' of the year though carried on the ay roll He was not signed when the season ended It was generally supposed that th club afraid of the injured arm though tlrfe pitcher claims that it is now as well as ever Just' prior to the American League meeting Mr Angus saw Siever and asked him to call on him this week The call was made yesterday Siever claims that his Boston offer was 83 500 and asked a little less than (that sum It fa understood that Mr Angus was unwilling to offer any increase on the 1902 stipend 1 which wa $2400 Siever suggested that they spilt the difference but the suggestion was not adopted Why th Club Balked The contention was that Siever because of the injury to his arm and be cause of his treatment by the club at the close of the season with the added 'fact that peace and lopped salaries threaten should be willing to come back at xthe money that was being paid when he was injured Siever held to the contention that he was Worth nothing at all or much zaore than he got last year So the deal was called off The pitcher to now In communi cation with McGraw who is at Hot Springe and who has written him offering: him a berth several times The fact that Mr Angus is still dicker ing for players to an encouraging sign of his intention to have a ball club here in 1903 At the league meeting he spent more time in discussing the prospect! strength' of hl team than in talking about the Pitts burg angle The Redder syndicate to still hopeful of getting a franchise and i is handing out assurance to Ptttsburgers that it will be In a position to furnish' th American brand next season a matter of fact Mr Redder is very much up in the air and does not know just what to' da When Mr Angus essayed to call th Pittsburg bluff by stating that ho might consider an offer of 100009 he was ex ceedingly successful Thuqt th1 the Redder syndicate bad prepared to offer was something betwee: 835090' 4 M990U The Detroit valuation still has them guess ing Skibe Spoil a Story Some of the 'press Sgfi to of the Pittsburg syndicate are sending out stories of Ben Shi be' visit to the Smoky City on bls way home from Chicago making it appear that the Philadelphia magnate stopped' off to investigate the Pittsburg situation and that from what he 'Saw he was Impressed with the idea that Pittsburg should at once succeed The true story of Mr Shibe's visit to thus told in one of the Pittsburg papers honesty of Ben Shlbe president of the Philadelphia Athletics spoiled what th small colony of American League' sympa thisers had framed up tor a real American League sensation Shlbe with Counts Mack and rank Hough left' the train st Pitta burg this (Tuesday) morning to get some thing to eat Mrs Hough who accompan iedher husband proposed trolley ride around after breakfast and some local real estate men who have parks to sell conceived the idea of making capital out of th visit of th American League Word wa conveyed to every news paper office by messenger that the proposed American League pork: was to be officially inspected by one authorized by Ban John son to pass on claim At th request of some local people Shlbe looked over the Clarke plot but later was quite angry when told that he had been rep resented as the agent of Ban JohnsonMn the matter are in Pittsburg by acci dent not by said President Shlbe stopped off to eat and will take the next train out I know nothing about what is wanted In Pittsburg though several people who are said to be interested in an American League club here were introduced to me I am not bothering about burg or any other 1 ''4V BILL CLARKBOOMED 1 TO SUCCEED LOTUS yc 4j 4 1 "svi Washington DeHrnnher stories of possible transfer of Torn" Loftus to New York have not affected th local tan body as seriously a they are said to have affected President Postal The Star is already booming Bill Clarke a Loftus suc cessor and 1 the report that Lof tus is going to New York is true and there is hardly any room for doubt President Postal will have to look around for a new manager to run the Washington team 'next year There is not a better man in sight than William Clarke the popular catcher of last team Clarke did' more toward' winning games last year than any one member of the team and through hto energetic and clever playing made a host of friends lias the good will and respect of the player and they will listen to hi advice AS hla ability to rtm the team there 1 no question at issueHe served under Ned Hanlon tote enough to know all that great methods and winning tactics and he has 'frequently shown titat lM has all the capabilities of a leader has Indicated 't dfifferent time that would like to manage the Washing ton club add in tbe hope that just such a situation as the present would turn up lie refused an offer trom Philadelphia for 81990 made' by Manager Shetslite 4 "As Clarke win recetv only about 88209 President Postal for next work as a' player it req readily seen that he I particularly anxfous tq play tn Wuh fnaton Tbe local stocfcboidere are all favor abie to Clarke but Preafaept Postal holds th ooatrotiite interest in th club and all depends upon him a to wbe shall th manager next 3 N4T10KAL excusions choice nf routes Jow nites diversified scenery only f6 for double berth nQ meals in dining otrs special attention' to family parties Zjfo Bttl oJ EvttvffUng 'W Rf al Record Made With a Liffkt 1 11 weiffMt New York December James Sulli van chairman of the A A recoro committee to day announced that a f6 pound weight which hah been uMd A( mteY athletic' contests and with which three records including on record were supposed to nave been broken had weighed and measured by him to day ahd found under weight' and under slze Umng this weight John lanagan Richard Sheridan and James Mitchell mad freo ords An' investigation Will be made of all other weight throwing records made witli this weight Th test showed that the weight was IM ounces light and the trian gular handle measured from Mi to 2M inches too much 1 OOTBALL GAME A TIE CQIXEGC GOT fVCH HO1OM AS x'i 'Sweewuy i MAtcM Serlea 1 i John the lore! billiard expert la negotiating with a Toledo cue artist who claims the championship of his town for an Intercity series the first match to be played in Toledo the second in Detfolt and a third If neceseary at some place to ba decided later 1 The match la practically cinched but its details ar Mot yet ar zaafftet nx' Cl! rf fy1 TERBYPIOtmiWIN SBCAB ROM PJATH i Abtalately Pm A firsatStiAilMt 4 ALASKAN INDIANS WERE MASSACRED Victoria December The staunw Amur arrived from Skagway to day broughtnew of the maasacre of Salmon Indiana and thenurder ofr storekeeper whose store wag looted and burned 'by Riv er Indians Dispatches from Dawson etate that the Little Salmon Indians were on their way out to eell furs when attacked ter the elly Indians A number of the Little Salmons woreughtered on the spot Others were followed And killed while they were flaeipg for safety small numbar of tho Bwrtr Littto aeflnite mvi was received re garding an attack on the store which occurred on December 1 and vague re porta received by the police state that the storekeeper wa shot and killed and fo assistant who was wounded fled to the wods but being unpre pared for the cold probably died The star was looted and burned ANOTHER SHORTAGE TROLLEY CAR AND TRAIN COLLIDED ON TRESTLE Tourist Car Excursions S' "5 'r 4f TO TRK Pacific Coast throat plmplaa copper inauthUSi li sores ulMra lii Writ for proof ot We Iibv''a th most obstinate cereiav th rst In to 0 branch 2 tq REMEDY 'CO Mwai Tempi Chleag Ill RAniro DR LflRANCO'a Ctompany A of tk Light Guards dftd th Stars at indoor baseball by th sour of 22 to IL Summary: Innings1 1115 17 11 Company A8 I 3 16 2 2' 8 Stars 1 1 81 1 1 5 Itatterl 8mlth Renton Annltag am jkwiw 1 5 CHARGED WITH USING i' MAILS OR SWINDLING tf 0 4 Yd fix st' 1 kx OPTING 4 ik ti a 'i 'j Chicago December WiUiam Ber Ewing secretary of concern known aa the Standard Oil 'Promotion A In vestment Co has been arregtefl here by poetoffice inspectors under an in dictment recently returned against him In San rancisco He Is charged with having used the maUa or purpoe ef fraud 'Many persomf in various part of California are said to have invested money in the the oil concern under representation that the com TW0 ILLINOIS BOYS ROZEN TO DEATH Woodstock XU December HUfl ing Hdm and rank Smith aged and'w 10 years respectively were found frow en to death in a cornfield near 'trerai to day and their companion Arthur Carlson aged 10 was found badly frozen but alive The troys ran away the Chicago Industrial Horn here on Monday having told their companions that they were going to spend Christmas at their former boms in jrLOCKiorti a ive Drunks Given Their Liberty Capt Culverplayed Santa' fclaUB early this morning and as a result Of his fine impersonation of the jolly old saint five men detained at the Wood bridge street station because they had absorbed more intoxicants than they: could navigate with were given their liberty None of the quintet expected such leniency and the captain and other officials were profusely thanked oy tne nappy men 1 CURES' 7 1 Louisville December Six persons were injured several of them serious ly In a collision between an electrto car and a Big our freight train on ar trestle here to day The electric car was thrown from the trestle to th ground a distance of feet Th James '1 Williams New! Albany August Rutter New Al bany Adams chief of police New Albany rank Trunk New Al bany Walter Dtr New Albany Brack Spicer Big' opr switchman The collisloAwas jluefto? misun derstanding of signals UI Jt THERE IS QREAT MiSERYATANpiJAN 01 MICHIGAN GOL LINKS 1: "y'to All American Boom la December The contest be tween the 1 AU American bowler and the Boon team reultd in victory tor the All Americans iv games wera playedin which total score was vn and th All 2843 A two men con test of three game between Peterson and Voorhisa of the All American team and Crowley and Schaunweber of Boone re sulted in a score of 1977 for Boone to 88 for th All Americans laaae Ckllag 'Carson Mich (Np Last evening the bowling team of Sumner met th GorsUne teai of this city Geeslin won out by cloae margin Score for Carson City 864 837 and 961 Score for Sumner UK CM and 654 Teams in central Micnigan wisni LswiaB uorsune Beware Macb? Hkult ld DR 8 KENNEDY ft KERCAN fS' ra mA8 STtfPEffi Is iiT 1 tf TRACK JUDGES GNT THB shoo in IN NEW COLORS AT OILLEANS TBACK' 1 'i 1 la1 I S'4 'T CHRISTMAfl DAY CARDS AT BOTH tf THB RUNNING COURSES 7 1 Th Newport rare meeting that "4s ex pected by its promoters to be the 'enter fag wedge in the work of separating the Western Jockey club from 'the public sup port has thus far failed to prove much of a success it Is claimed that many of the nearly sail' ini fct that have a chance are owned by the controlling in terest at the trackthough raced unfief th name of various persons The support 1ether meager a 810 bet being a piung' Litti interest has been taken in the meet ing outside of Cincinnati and'very few of the newspapers are printing either' re sult or entries On Tuesday the' tl)lrd day of the meeting the bad work that bas been feared was begun but was nipped more promptly it should be stated 4n credit to the track than1 are some Of 'the Jobs at the regular courses Tom Cromwell describing th attempted jobbery says: the 2 year old son of Hindoo which Sidney Bender had around Chicago the past sunftner was entered in the ProPerty of McCann who until recently was Mose lnere7' was booked to ride Salver ana on form he looked to be a cinch The books installed him th choice at 4 to 5 TS tesinst Mabel Hurst the only 'one of contenders who figured to hav a chance they laid 3 to 1 The bookmakers expected that there would £or Solver money at any kind but the rush didn't materialise ind flva minutes of waiting wl'it outlngt Come on the pricewent to 4 to and still there was nothing on Solver Just at poet tlmei how couple of dozen of the wisest of rinz Aurrled lnto the the paddock and started a reported the condition of affairs in the horses were com 55 for parade to the post When lHrse8 TIere Passing the stand Judge McCann out of the paradetrnn4oh back to the Paddock with in set of his colors in resign the mount to Jockey Moun sJcCann obeyed without protest th brigade who had any 1 into the betting ring for by Paying Solver This colt went at 7 to 10 and Mountain it him home on the blt a length and a half in front of Mabel Skd Sam Won All the Way San rancisco December The handi cap at six furlongs was th feature at Ingleside to day A field of four went to the post with Kenilworth favorite at 3to 2 Sad Sam took the lead and held it until the end winning against a tierce drive from Huacliuca Results: Montana Peeress to i won Matin BeIL lv8 to 1second Chappie 102 (Waterbury) 50 to 1 third time 1:30 Ravinoak St Rica Claudator' Key Dare on Brissac Dr Bernays and Bonnie Lissak also ran Second: race Nl grette 70 tConnell) 4 to 1 won Dotterell 84 tL A Jackson) 6 to 1 second Ignacio 107 iMinder) 7 to 1 third time 1:43 Dora Weir Almatic Kickumbob John in nerty Gillie Kscarlola and Quatre also ran Third race 7 Ned Dennis 111 (Birkenruth) 6 to 1 won Jim Gore II Ill (Ransch) 4 to 1 second Mocch Ito107 (Minder)S to 1 third time Mis sion Sugden Homage Sea Lion Assess ment and Louwelza also ran ourth race 6 SadJ Sam 112 (Burns) 4 to 1 won Huachuca' 108 (Birkenruth) 3 to 1 second Kenilworth 131 (Ransch) 2 to 1 third time 1:14 The retter also ran 3 INDOOR BAMEBALL 11 cj Tom Jenkins will wrestle Tem MclAOd gt Worcester this afternoon ordbam has cut' Georgetown rand Cor nell off its UQ3 baseball schedule McGraw 'to at' Hot Springs getting shape: He to predicting: a one two three finish for hi Giants Yaleta football me will not elect a 1908 captain until the retum ot Hogan who is nqw fa Cuba with' Mike' Murphy Improvements to be mad at thePhlla delphta American 'park Include rtHs con struction of a double decked grandstand John Burn the second baseman whom coast authorities were touting for Detroit has signed to play with San rancisco again next season Bill Donovan of the Detroit 1903 pitehing forces holds jthe California strike out rec ord for thia season He fanned eleven members of th Oakland team last week There is1 talk of a stx day (jycle race In Chicago George Leander winner of the New York event livfa in the Windy City and his victory has started a boom tor the event The Ontario' Hockey associatldn has noti fied its club that any organization playing a game in Pittsburg will be expelled The Canadians are sore over the theft of their piayer tty tne American team "the same thing al bn wliu iue mnuiBun square gnu iron for indoor football will be only about 70 yards long The best that athletic pro moters have ever been able to do In the garden' is a 60 yard straightaway course that tW tkmal Leagmre ugflss tite tatter comsafttee was given full pwr toMU BYtek HUM ftobtore tbe bresWsnt BL Lanta mtiotel Letene and on tarter three boy there before returntiif a ai rr Joa Yntfontt lute beea retting In aha He gprtag Re tauraiidTetafay Gm 4 WrtKlA: garea Aa JB i wgMBamNg 1B wXNadtas iwrHngtaOiA OBBBvNNNN s1' i tiZSa A MMlBdMfl DllETYLYiran dAak 4L ff rf 4 8 a an ta I ER I a rttf Wl aMUau Ww A gXtav r1XBu 'NrvtasNL NftwNre4BB riwffBB 1MX utBG a auutnsf Wsttnifngrt wa re 7 WMIM IU XMM flcMrtNHM tfetiMI IflMiilr Mite' Bltaltetenwogtetata nroteDfaxmty ig vt 3 iiwr Trrnn rrmT" Tin ployM in poolroom at the jmtegjh JM 1P Rote ta mentioted a antefa tteWw a American League MM'creterec Xk i teXUMHH $1 Mn M' HBNNHB ai a He 1 WmiMl wQi 'L.

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