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Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan • 6

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1S9R DETROIT AXIELLOID WON OUT match race with CEOBGB Decnpofl Anthony WHEELMEN IN POLITICS OUTSIDERS HAD A DAY and Rltialia alo ran TION Is IT River Result OOTBAIX 2 raa a 8 8 3 6 6 1 1 3 3 fl fl Grew BILLIARDS AXD POOL line DISEDALL TOOK ALL IN SIGHT refuses 3 SLAIN IN A HOSPITAL 6 HO AV LI AG CRICK ET DISHONOR AND DISGRACE ATHLETICS 8 8 6 4 10 Of the 3 3 3 I a 3 a 3 6 Licht case of the the will 8 dr dr dr Philadelphia October 11 The University of Pennsylvania football teem defeated Vir ginia university on ranklin field this af ternoon by 20 to 0 two touchdowns and one goal in each twenty minute half RICIIMOM) OR UOSORS BAKER THU JASTITCTIOX MCR rreeting of the Richmond grand snceers in point of The attendance however racea were hotly conteate Yesterday af men entered the bank of 1 connected with the store Hughs Co who own the the men held the etore em while the third went into Tribute to i'onnc the Dead iliebisau Stallion num rtttTit was Air HIS OAVN COIN San rancisco October 14 Thq first of the series of the Califomta Austrarla cricket matches took place to day on the presidio oval and the first play resulted in a victory for the visitors by a score of 193 to 20 Australia went in first and Califor nia had lost six wickets when the sport closed The home team played a sur prisingly good game against the cham pions although the score flues not Indicate a show of ability on the part of the locals Their showing towards the last part of the game was really ot tne top notch order ond surprised the visitors The batting of Giffen and Darling of the visitors was a levelation to the iccals as was the bowl ing of Jones The best wotk on the part of the local players was Cons by Robertson and Myers COLOR Ano BANK LOOTED Hl" THREE nonnEns In the junior amateur billiard tournament at John last night Stephens beat Gage in a well played game Ito to 97 To night Reynolds and Sumner will meet Brun against Harrington in the pool tournament at last night and beat him by the narrow margin of 11 to 94 To night Reid will meet Rohr Tuesday night's game resulted 100 to bfl in favor of Zink who played Johnston To day begins a political battle ranks of the Michigan division Haee for 2000 and Ken left Chl our citizens wer District Game Warden AV BADGlt Tilt LORRAINE IX THE ACE THE CM'I'I TO THE AVORin WINDSOR AVORITE'' WERE LIBER BOAAInn OVER HE A HARO HATTLE TRIS YEAR Cornwall Ont October Albert Book er of Winchester Ont vho has been a prisoner in the county jail for the past six weeks awaiting trial for criminally as saulting Mildred Douglas al4 year oid girl escaped this afternoon Tip jail door was left open for a moment Booker rushed out locked the door and before the officers could get out Brooker was ia(e across the Anrrtcsn soil THE REST 3ICO If you want to laugh see the German band in ''The Cambridge October Harvard defeated Wesleyan this afternoon on Soldiers' ield 2S to 0 in a contest marked by loose play ing but not without some interesting fea tures Harvard had little difficulty with the Middletown boys Th dispute existing among the profes sional bicycle men this year over the title of champion has fired the racing enthusi asm of A A Zimmerman old cham pion says the Sun and he has expressed his willingness to meet any rider in a match race lie claims that as he raced throughout last season and up to the month of January of this year that he felt that deserved a good rest knowing that a racing man cannot ride continually and remain in condition He claims paccmak ing is killing racing and while he Is agree able to race any rider tor a purse of The famous stage beauty Ida Brooks will be in "The PRESS: OCTOBER Halifax October 14 The heavy northeast gale which struck this city last night was the worst of toe season Several vessels anchored In the karbor were dam aged by fouling The hooner lorence Abbott was driven ashire on Mosher's Island near La Have and a small unknown craft was dashed to pieces at Sambro the fate of the crew Is unknown The steamer Hesper stranded off Lockport has broken up Chicago October 14 Michael the Welsh rider took four world's records at the Gar field Park track this afternoon In a prac tice spin of five and one half miles He lowered consecutively the two three four and five mile marks He made two miles in 3:33 thre miles in 5:29 4 5 four in 7:25 and five In 9:17 1 5 ft 7 7 fl 5 10 10 10 he would not consent to ride in a race with pacemakers Zimmerman feels that the action of the racing board of the A AV tn keeping the cash pur at $100 and under is depriving the cash prize rac ing men of the chances of competing for big purses He says he has every inten tion of racing again next season His friends are confident that after a rest he will ride in his old championship form Racing veterans do not think that any riders will ek a Zimmerman this year Budapest October 14 The eighth round of the international chess masters' tourna ment was played here to day the pairing being as follows: Popiel vs chlechter Noa vs Albin Marco vs Tarrarch Jan owski vs AVinawacr Tschigorn vs Pills bury AValbrodt vs Charousek: Maroczy had a bye ollowing are the results: Poplel beat Schlechter in a bis hops game after forty six moves The Kame between Noa and Albin a kings lianchetto was adjourned after 64 moves Marco beat Tarrasch in a ruy lopez after 41 moves Janowski beat AYirawaer in a ruy lopez after 26 moves Tschigorin and Pillsbury drew a four knights game after 36 moves The game between AValbrodt and Charousek a ruy lopez was adjourn ed after 58 moves Maroczy had a bye will never be "pointed to hence the cranka of to ri ty love to recall the season of lh7 and recant the deeds of tbs peerless I'erxeson the trrllHant Meeker Col October 14 ternoon three Meeker which room of AV bank Two of ployes at bay the bank cashier's window and firing one shot ordered the cashier to throw up his hands The order was not quickly obeyed and the robber fired agaih whereupon the cashier's hands went up The manorer of the store then was forced to open the bank door and after gatherng up all the money in sight the robbers marched the cashier and store employes into the street with hands uplifted They then rushed out the back way with their booty Citizens at tracted by the shots had pretty well sur rounded the building by this time and opened fire on the robh rs two of whom Charles Jones afld AVtiliajn Smith were killed by the first volley The th rd man George Harris was shot through the lungs dying in two hours lie is fully identified and gave the others' names which are be 1 eveu to oe nctitious wounded Clark bullet in right breast not fatally injured A'ictor Dlkman clerk shot through right arm A Booth clerk scalp wound AV I) Herrick finger shot off It is be lieved one of the dead men is Thomas Mc Carthy who robbed me banks at Telluride and Delta Colo The coroner's jury re turned a verdict of justifiable homicide Meeker is ninety miles from Rifle on the Denver Rio Grande Railway the nearest telegraph station New "ork October 1 The weights' for th Brook handicap at Mrrt Park on Saturday over th last six furlong of the AVitbera mile are as follows: Gotham 140 Magian 13fl Brandywin 13 Gtenmogne 132: Hauweil 120 Morpheus 1 Kennel 134: Hawarden 122 Araphoe 113 Voter 116: Royal Rose Ito: btortn King Mh Peacemaker 121 Typhoon It 12v Lady Dia mond lie: Regulator 102: Slow Poke 1X: Tern pleetowe 86 Penalties accrue from 2 o'clock to day Th wlght for the Manhattan handicap also to txt run at Rwis Park Au Saturday at a mile and a quarter over th hill ar as follows: LIs sak 121 Belmir 120 Sir Walter 117 Gotham II Keenan Ill: Th AV nTr IO Dutch Skater fi'S Nunklpcoh 1W Connoisseur l'o Rendo "5: Ramiro SO Kingston 7 Volley S5 Penalties seen: aln from 2 o'clock thi afternoon Chawke rig it guard James At left guard John Walsh right vtto Re Mel St Louis October 14 Summaries: irst race seven furlongs Montawo 112 (Cochran) 3 to 1 won ormal 107 (Martin) 1 to 2 second Met air 108 HIlBkey) 13 to 1 third: time Tom Elmore Tim Irven Rex Regent Rose D'Or Davtzac arl Tom Dcnohu also ran rcrnd race selling six Dick Denath 103 (Cochran) 20 to 1 won Dew Drop 04 (Will hite) 2 to 1 second: Pert O1 (Thompson) 12 to 1 third time 1:17 Hibernia Q'teen Rapier Glee Boy Airtight McKeene and Nectar also ran Third race selling Weenatchle V5 (AVill to 10 won: Bn Waddell 105 rTurbtvlile) 3 to I second: Nicolonl (Combs) to 1 third tim 1:44 Chrryton Our Maggie Ixvyal Prin cess and Mary Anna also ran Blacking Brush left at the pojt ourth ace five Laurente to tGar ren 7 to in won: Harry Duk 113 iMurrhy) to 5 second Oella 70 (Dean) 70 to 1 third time Eetelle Cheyenne anny Juanita and Casa also ran ifth race selling six Neutral 104 (Gmerl a to 5 WXV: Hush (AVillbite) 11 to 2 second: Battled re (Gardner) 25 to third time Tommy Ruttr Gold Coin Over run Ozark Jr and Pob Clampelt also ran Sixth raze selling furlongs Macy HH iur fhy 9 to IO wou Nina Louis 1O1 (Garneri to 1 second: ervor 104 (Mort to 1 third time Doe Turblville Horshoe Tobacco Nick Carter Carter Cavalry and Idl Bridge also ran lint nvnrh At nn Rt Ixitonlaa Cincinnati October Tne weather was clear and pleasant to day and the track muddy A larg crowd was present Only one favorite won Jacob the 4 to 3 favorite In the hurdle rar fell over the last Jump tn the stretch irst race six furlongs Marquise V4 (Burned fe to 1 won Judith tColey) 15 1 second Mattie Iee (Scherrert 10 to 1 third: tim 12v Domingo Bismarck Doorga Miss Rowett Eiulnox and Redwood also ran One by one the great stallions of Michi gan are passing the way of ail horseflesh and while many good onm remain to keep thu state in the front rank as a producer ct trotters and pacers many famous sires Lave died in recent seasons The great Pilot M'dum Ambassador the premier of the Kalamazoo farm and now Young "AA jke may be numbered among the dead jo young Wilkes gho last days were spent in Paw Paw the current Issue ot the Chicago Horseman says: One of the most famous sires ever own ed in Michigan Young Wilke 1 4 died at the Chronometer farm ownel by A Hall near Paw Pavr Mieh A oung AVHkes was at the advanced age of 28 at the time of his death but during the past years had maintained his vigor to very re markable degree He was sired by George 22T' from Jane Brown by of AVales ion of Royal George grandam a gray mare taken to Canada from New York and stated to have been begotten by Hoagland'a Messenger The dam of Young Wilkes was brd at St Catherines On tario and passed into the possession of AV Liam Saunders Clyde New York who mated her with George Wilkes and the result of the un on was the subject of this short sketch In his earlier life Young AVHkes made several seasons in the AVol vertne state and then passed into the pos session of Henry Morrisville Pa Six years ago was purchased to head the Chronometer stud for and it may safely be said of him that In his several seasons In chlgan he 'eft a greater im press on the equine stock of that state than any stallion ever made tn even a much lomer time As a sire of speed he was measurably successful his list numbering according to the last ofilcia! count twenty three trot ters and three pacers Stx of his sons are represented in the standard list and three of his daughters have produced two trot ters and two pacers Yount Wilkes was a nt favorite Michigan having endear ed himself to the breeders of that state bv th high quality and shapeliness of his get "While be has not sired as much speed as some of the other sons of George Wilkes he stands unsurpassed as a progenitor of fine light harness quality a sufficiency of rpeed for the road nnrt a general uniformi ty of conformation that made hfs colts easy to match with one another Mr A HaU esteemed the old horse very and caused him to be buried on the banks of the Paw aw bet ent the spreadingbranches of two giant oaks A marble slab will mark his resting place ler 105 King Boleyn Beware 10s Third rare 4 mite tt year olds and up allow Blnomri Gladioli BM Ardath Ruth A Longbrook Wj: Alfierl 112 ourth race 4 mil 3 year olds and up selling Nover Sim AV Spsrhettl Charley Weber xVichttran I oltle Alter Remnant 1 1 Grenada Crocus 107 Terrapin Bona Schoeo eMfthOrace 1 1 16 mil 3 year oId and up Hilda 06: Second Attempt Mrs Mor 1 gan Lishlfc it Partner Docktaier Cotton Hpixth1 Ta'ee steeplechase handicap sheet course Beereater Brother Rob 145 Pat Oakley 133 Tremor 132 Hulbert 130 Moreland 125 LehUh beat Rutgers II to 0 on th gridiron yes terday Harvard has won the lntr collglate tennis tro phy permanently There Is lots of money in Pittsburg to bet on Maher azninst t'hoyn Champion James Corbett Is said to be organ izing a theatrical company to "go on the road" Keene itzpatrick new trainer is said to thoroughly understand his business and Yale Is not afraid that her turn will suffer through the change from Murphy Pt nnsy I vania Is well pleased with Murpliy anti will endeavor to retain him Evening Sun There is a great revival in professional ath letics throughout Great Britain The latest phaset th boom la a challenge from Mills to Bredin the fastest 4 40 yard runners of England for a match race at that distance for elOOv a side Hertaruon rroi rietor of the Co co cock er kennels yesterday received an offer from John Greer of Philadelphia of J1OO tor the red ger spaniel Gold Brick It was refused because th dog has won seconds nt Toronto and Montreal siree I'elnK listed at the fotwr show at StUO Gold Brick is a year old and by Rd Justice Miss Now that Steve O'Donnell has refused to meet rank Slavin of Australia for the purse offered by the Empire Athletic Club ot Buffalo an ef fort Is being made by Charley Brooks match maker for the club to secure Big Bob Armstrong the colored heavyweight to meet lavin Instead for twenty rounds at catch weights Parson Da vies manager tor Armstrong will probably ac cept the offer Three horses started the race for the select stakes ot 300 sovereigns yesterday Btasey's Macbriar won 11 McCalmont's Knight ot th Thistle second and Enoch Wlshard's Macbrlwgs third In the race fr Ge czarnwltch of 25 sovereigns each with 500 sovereigns added there were thirteen starters AV Low's St Rrls was first A Calvert's Chit Chat second and 3V ulton's Laodamia third Col Bruce ras sold bls slud book tn the Jockey club tor $35(KiO The transaction has Just been completed by telegraph The jockey eiub gets the six volumes already completed together with the electrotype plates of the same the man uscript copy for th seventh volume which ha been prepared up to date the 11 rary and cthe re lorgimta The trouble between Bruce and the Jockey club Is ot long standing and well known to turfmen and the sale puts an end it forever After trying for over tour months to arrange a contest between Mysterious Billy Sfrlth and Tcm Rynn ot Syrarus Jim Kennedy has finally been successful and has matched them to me In a 2ff round eontet at the Emptr Athletic Club of Masneth on November 25 The wen have fought twice before Ryan winning one and the other contest Lelrg declared a draw Their next meellrg should certainly be worth locking at as they will no doubt struggle very hard to win Smith will start in trnlujng In a tew days at Coi lege Point Ic I and Ryan will do his training at Syracuse They will meet at catch weights Speaking cf the an rancisco Athletic Club's offer vf a purs ter himself and Sharkey Corbett InterpoMra these conditions: "Now If the elub will put up its fltlOuO In tbs bands of a reputable man It wifi make things easier tv start wltb Then the articles must be signed in Nw York and the rules agreed to I don't want to engage tn a wrestling match As to date I otn't fight before January ip I am to start out on th road with asy theatrical company shortly and ira bokd till Deentbr 1 But if there renditions are agreed to and carried out I will be too glad to make the trip tn Another tning I win lnIt upon Is that the wlnnr take vry cent of the purs No co per cnt affair for nee for the evening of 24 1 2 from his last evening's play runy as strong as average to nieht being hiffhoKt runs Wrr b4 and Carter's 20 24 and 38 grand average was 17 11 17 and Carter's was 9 6 17 in of League ot American AVheelmen which not be finished until midnight on November 14 It i the annual election of division of ficers and while this has been a harmoni ous affair since Bresler's last cam paign stirred up the animals it will be very animated this tim The falling off in membership in the division during the last two or three years the lack of interest un der the chief consulship of Mr Steele and other matters led the Detroit members to take a hand this time and when it became i evident that Air bteele would run tor a tourtn term a nw party was rorniei 4 a 4 kv 1 kJ i BiHU XA14JI LMUVHL U1 I WhiAlmpn Anri vino rnnsul nf the dl 13011 econd race fire Bromo Iw Kn to won rayitnic jk ond Red 103 (Thompson) to 1 third: Um 1:09 Roy CaruthiT Oscuro Stockholm Caval ero alax and Nau lo also ran Third race one mile ir A'asar 103 (Everritl 5 to 1 won Jamboree 106 (Britton) 7 to sec ond Ida Pickwick 109 (cherrer) I to third: time 1:4314 Elsie Joe Clark Robinson and Jacob Litt alao ran ourth race five furlongs Rariiri 100 (Ever ett) to 1 won El Are Ito (Reiffl 5 to I sec ond Tory Ito (Bueno 7 to 1 third time 1:03 Radlane Elgltha Ponzonla biatan Salsetta old' roli and Sur rta also ran ifth race' hurdl handicap mile and hears 125 (Gibson) 30 to 1 won Ondague 140 (J Young! 7 to 2 secend Zaldlvar 150 (Custer) 7 to 2 third: time 3:07 Hercules also ran St Jacob fell Elmer l'nro ''tn Krl by Tehran Ct October 14 A story is printed here to the effect that Pat Tebeau captain and manager of the Cleveland base ball club last night assaulted and badly injured Elmer Pasco formerly of Detroit and now a reporter for an afternoon news paper The affair is alleged to have taken iace in the bar room of the Kennard louse Tebeau charged Pasco with writing for his paper an exaggerared account of the recent trouble between himself and Left ielder McAleer The discussion waxed hot and the lie was soon passed resulting in Pasco being knocked down by Tebeau Th bartender then went between th two and while he was remonstrating with Tebeau Jack O'Connor also of the Cleveland club struck the reporter The latter was taken to the toilet room and hfs wounds washed wnii Tebeau went home Hasco to have Tebeau arrested Princeton October 14 The Carlisle Indians came upon the Princeton football field to day in quest of tiger scalps and at the end of the first half it looked as if they would prove successful as the score then stood 6 to 0 in favor of the Indians and the Indians were outclassing the Tigers in tv ery play In the second half however the Prince ton players took a big brace and turned the tables upon their opponents Rosengarten and Reiter succeeded Bannard and Kelly behind the line and thereby put life and dash into the men At the end of the game Princeton had roiled up a score of 22 points and the Carlisles failed to add to their score SplitLs Easily Heat Carter Boston October 14 The 14 inch balk billiard match between A Spinks of San rancisco and George Carter ot this city was concluded to night and re sulted in a victory for the westerner Spinks allowed his opponent 31 points playing 90U to 800 and half the number ot points were played last night AVhen the two experts started to night Spinks had 54 to 3t but so strong was the play that he ran out In the twen ty fourth inning leaving the Boston man at 477 1 Spinks played a fine game throughout making three runs of over 10 and an aver taner ten on wnicn wtta Spinks' his 7 3 8 121 121 and SVDIII AVEA'I THKOVGII AT GKA EH AL ODDS 30 TO 1 bleeping car service will le established between Tletrolt and UI vela nd via the Lake snore jiicniran rtatiwav com mencing Sunday October Dth leaving Btcrfl Street Station at 9:49 dailj arriving In Cleveland at a or Stre apply at City Office 66 Woodward avenue ot at Station after 6 New York October 14 At the Manhattan state hospital on 'AA'ard's Island Theodore Meyers the chief baker of the Institution was murdered this afternoon by Albert Durant an inmate The dead man was struck on the right side of the head with a big ax blade which crushed into the skull split the right ear and almost split the unfortunate head tn half Durant was not regarded as dangerous and was ordered to help the cook This is said to be one of the regular methods pursued at the hospital Durant had bcn chopping wood and wanted to quit work He was told to continue at the work and Meyers stood by him to see him do II They quar reled and as Meyer turned his back to leave the crazy man cut him down with the ax New York October There were few spec tators at Slorris Park to day the day being die aarreeabl sud tha card meager while the track aas a tea of mad It waa etcet lechase day The first race was at a mile and three quarters over the hurdles with Midstey as favorite During the first trnle lushing had a long lead but MidKley passed him when ready and won easily by a length The second race was over the hur dle and at two miles wltb uthmer as favo rite huebua well bucked as was an Joa quin wait out into the lead and opened a big gap which be held until they rime to th toot of the hill when he let the others come np to him only to draw away asain and win easily In the stretch In the third race Trayant was the favorite The start waa prompt and Azure lei from beginning to end Only two went to the post in the fourth race Dalgrettl being favorite over Dr Grime The former led to the stretch when McCafferty went to tbo whip and got his horse in motion and then won as be pleased by a lnrth In th last race St Anthony and Irak ot Abcreom were the favorite with Red Pat at about th same prtee made the pace to the water Jump Rinaldo falMns at th first Liver pool On th back strteh Iuke of Abercwrn 11 the way and kept the lead throughout the recond round Red Pat gofng up to him after Dervod tel! st the Ut hurdle but tiro ern aftr Mar cus fell leaving the Buke and Red Pat to fin ish as Antimony fusel The Duke won by two lengths Summary: irst race IK mites Midgtey 138 (Mara) 4 to 3 won lushing 152 (Slack 4 to aocoud: Hustler 130 (Brazil 29 to 1 third time Mubie and Rad Cloud also ran Second ra the autumn selling hur tles 2 mi Phoebus 147 (Brazil) 11 to 3 won: tKrath erner 137 Dunlap) to 5 secund San Joaquin 157 i Veach 11 to 3 third: lima 3:34 Athol also ran Third raca 7 rurlonga Azure 112 (Hlrsch) 5 to 2 won Trayant Ito (Sloan) fl to 3 second: Robert Bonner 1(0 (Simms) rt to 1 third: Uma 12 Break o'Day also ran ourth race Dr Gnmae 125 (McCaffer ty) 11 to lu won Dalgrettl 132 (Tarsi) 4 to ft second time tit ifth rac steeplechase about 3 mils Duke or Abrvorn 160 (S'each) 13 to 3 won: 17" (z'ovthweod) 3 1 second: Marcus 149 (Man) fl 5 7 8 PURSE SSOA (UN'IN Tnlc Beat AA'illia mn 22 to ft New Haven Ct October 14 Williams came to New Haven to day expecting to score against the Yale team but the Blues had an easy victory by the high score of 22 to 0 in two twenty minute halves The game was a contest Iwtween full backs and had a tremendous advantage in Hlnkey who out nunted Draper AVI1 full back fully twenty five yards every time Ann Arbor October (Special) The board ot contro of athietiea mat this er: I ng and elected Prof Knowlton president and Richards scrtry The football schedule was approved announc ed recently Manager Ward Hughes has arranged for a game to morrow afternoon with the co Lego of pbystclans and surgaons of Chicago probably the strongest team in Cook county after Chicago un versa Chicago Octobtr Record breaking at tempts at Garfield park will end this week In all' probability Manager Eck will take his team away from the west side riday His departure however may not take place until Saturday or it may be deferred until Sunday A meeting was held yesterday at which it was decided to make the southern trip The party will go prepared to endeavor to capture record from a quar ter of a mile to 100 miles If the team starts riday a stop will be made at Cin cinnati to afford Johnson an opportunity to land the purse of SLOW which the own ers of the Chester park track there offer to the rider who reduces the track record The mark is 1:55 and is held by Conn Bak er ot Columbus AV th the perfect pace making machines and the adepts who man them the star of the AVorld team should have not the least difficulty in reducing record at least ten seconds rom there the party will go to Nash ville where record trials will be made on the Cumberland park mile track These trials will be made in the afternoon At night the riders will do exhibition work on Nashville's Coliseum 8 lap indoor track rom there the men will go to Chillicothe where more records will be attempted on Hie one miie kite shaped track whereV AVindle established numerous rec ords last November All of tlie short distance marks will be attempted on the mile tracks as the long stretches will afford better opportunities than on the short ovals Applications for sanctions from the racing board were made yesterday to red Gerlach After Nashville and Chillicothe the party will go to New Orleans for two weeks At that city Michael will try to reduce the hour record of thirty one miles 54S yards recently made in England by Stocks He will also go after all records three to 16d miles leaving Johnson to care for all marks up to the third mile Eck will take with him the following pacemaking teams: AVeinig Mertens Davis and Newhouse first "quad" AV alter Myers Kenyon and Staver "kindergarten quad" A'ietor Hen rv and Bonnet Jallu first triplet: Steven son AV! ng an 1 O'Connor second triplet Lund Skelton Bowler Bainbridge and Kennedy quintet These with Eck Johnson and Michael will make up a party of twenty two men As a number of trainers and rubbers trill be necessary it is estimated that more than thirty five rersons will constitute the members of the record breaking camp rom New Orleans the party will return to Chicago and disband after which John son will prepare for his annua! attempt at reducing skating cords and Michael it is said will go to New York to ride exhl bit'ons prior to the s'x days rae in Madi son Square Garden He will sail from Nw York for England early in November ogarty anl tb st of the uprb ccmblratlraj which deipite the heavy handicap Qfl ting was only beaten out four games by On the contrary th htliiee' re la already a and a rank one at that Philadelphia Inquirer Plenty of rumors ar circulating to tae effect that the Philadelphia team will pet r' Joking up next Mason Perhaps there tent oje tn the league that can stand it better juagia fretn this year's pranks I believe In carrying til Jrawi er cannot take his turn on the tAthberi remark frequently made by managers Ned Hen ion has a different and better policy as ws proved in the case c7 Joe Corbett Paul Globa: "Chicago has drafted ted Lak but sa it ts doubtful it the team will neel bl services he will doubtless be returned to the Kansas City team by tie open ng of the League season COI Reger ot Philadelphia says that It eot J3A0 run his club this year There a ten men on the team receiving the salary Manager Nash has spent 812uto experimenting The colonel's face wa very sad as he went over these figures at the ifth Avenu New York At orld Diaver ct tb lacu who made five nils rv more in a gn are th tottowlna: Gleasrn Milter Cincinnati) irxl (three tstes) Irouthcr bur Ghree times' McKean Childs Thompn Blake McGuire Delehanty George Dav 1 Ely Daly 'Doyle Robinson Breitenstein Lore Ham ilton Tenny Duffy Bergen and Lollins win met Jack Glasscock In Wheeling lat'wek and apT repos of Pbbl Jack 5ur ''in n4 writes 8ri AVagncrt "JeR ha VrtimgUpolnK on lame "Kh a good awill be as good a he ever was in his life ii th Baltimore championship trophies are to UAlSfaved together In the near future in aho4 window Baltimore street They will in cute the Temple cup the Dupont cup "iSj Mr Bet Clartdge the champion wing shot of America the rowing trophies Of the Ariel club fourand the Baltimore Athletic club elxht and the whist trophies won by Baltimoreans 1 tiAvr who envy Bill great stolen bax? record will praciice will become experts in pilfering base Bill slide into a base with hi he1e in the air and bis spikes like a tiger's teeth and the basemen uve'aueh a wholesome respect for his spikes that w8' A Topeka paper says: "awyer the wan of the Topeka teani may not play hrre ml year He may wear a uniform of the Kansas lid Blues Jimmy Manning manager of the Blues has already draft him for next give him a trial There is Sawrer tilth prapr training will prove strong en ouch He is an a good sticker and fairly Gettman may also be given a trial by Mauni at first base Mr Kerry Von der Horst 1 still Jn end expects to remain a day cr Wng says As to what sort of a baseball deal he ha in contemplation with Mr A any he stilt has nothing to say In fact he a it is not baseball at all which is n' rhe the crest City But when the subject of the much talked of New York deal was broached to Mr Von der Horst he smile 1 and remarked 1 er haps you are ueysinr th wrong city re fused to say anything further in recart to the matter however and Mr Robison also aad noth ing to Cleveland Leader A plan is undr foot to transfer an Eastern League nine to New Haven next season A num ber of prominent business men are at the neau ot the movement and have approached Manager Tom Burns of the Springfields relative to management of the new nine The leaders favor the transfer to New Haven Of the Toronto the reserve players cf th ittsburcs The scheme will be brought to a head at once Manager Barnle of the Harttords Is said to favorable to it and to be working to secure th franchise of the crantons of the Eastern League with a view to transferring that nine to Hartford making two Connecticut cities in the Eastern Leagu the coming year "I can ee" says Pfeffer "how the gameof baseball eould have evoluted from cricket Tne principles of the batter pitcher and fielder appear in both games and the idea of having a man hit i the ball and run to and from a given point Ten men are out in cricket to three in baseball and I can see where the idea of making three outs to a sid and increasing the number of bases could have gradually taken form In this connection it will be remembered that baseball pitchers were ormer! allowed to wke a run and Jump before delivering the ball exactly as the bowlers do now I The home plate has taken th place ot the wicket I and the othr variations In the two games can easily be traced out by a little study I "Billy" Barn! has bn slctd to manage the I ronklyt) team thus killing a dangerous crop of rumor Barnle is one of the most popular men In baseball lit 1 a veteran and was one on ot the leading catchers of the country He practi cally introduced baseball in Baltimore where he was long identified with the club there Two years ago be was mixed up in an attempt to re organize the American Association and was tem porarily blacklisted by the league together with Pfeffer and Buckenberger lut later he was cleared ot the chargee against him much to the satisfaction of the baseball world Last year he organiz fl th Hartford club In the Atlantic la ague and finished second in the race His poltcy'as manager of th Brooklyn will be ag gressive Il Is sal! that he will thoroughly re organize the team and that he will stamp out the cliques that wrecked the team this year Th McKinl and Hobart light troop will drill at Dfllray to morrow 2 Ing Tea Asaessor Oakman will be a carvlidat delegate to the Republican city convent) in tho caucuses to day John Cortis talked to about jjo jn rooms of the Manufacturers Employ tha noon mcetifia yesterday The Democratic city convention Sstp dar will be held in the German Salesmen's h7 Monroe avenue instead of at raternity hall A Ilavmond will address the loondav jneeting of th Etnolov Sound Money Club at BO Jefferson aver to day There will be seats for an Senator McMillan is expected to lvr Manchster by the Sea Monday night Is to stop in New York and win probably be tn Detrot the latter end of next week rank Hosford secretary of the Dema erotic silver campaign committee at Chios go came to Detroit yesterday to register He says things look well for tha silver cause Moore denies that Caleb was pushed out of his track In the rze 7 the Republican nomination for senate in the third district by the threat tha h' would lose his place In the water office Luke Hhwley says he lives tn the tenth ward and that he therefore is not la th twist" in the eighth His brother 1 Hawley is the man that is sktrr the Democratic nomination for alderman in the eighth The employes of the Detroit soap Ccm nanv 42 in number formed a sound nwnv elub yesterday with Scott Thompson pres ident and Ed Swan secretary Evert em ploye In the establishment is against tret coinage of silver A report from Carleton Mich says that Mayor Pingree in a speech declared that his shoe firm had not yet paid Its taxes JB'Howarth one of Mr Pingree's partners savs there must have been some mistake The firm's taxes ard all paid AY Thompson is out with a formal protest against the plan of permitting th loanl of public works' gangs to lay off to? day at 2 o'clock in order that they may at tend the caucuses The senator os think the movement is directed against him in particular John Kindelberger secretary of the Wheeling A'a county Republican club in writing to the county clerk's office for Information regarding certain naturaliza tion papers casually observes that Airalnia is good for majority for' McKinley and sound money" Schuyler Olds says ho Is not in the fight but cannot see how the Bryanitex ex pect to carry Michigan There are some dark silver spots in the state but the Hate is sure ta so Reputd! Mr Olds also says Sam Smith the Republican candidate for congress in the sixth district wifi be elected Patrick Enright one of the two commis sioners sent by the Chicago Trades and 1 abor Assembly to Mxico to Investigate the condition of the workingmen In tl at country in city In an interview he said that he wo a gold Democrat and that the knowledge he obtained while In Mexico did not tend to change his views on our monetary system 3 Mott Is making a lively campaign for justice of the peace for the short term Mr Mott has served two years in the legis lature and practiced law He is of mature age and is a well known Pingree ustkr His friends In presenting his claims argue that pushing young men to the front by the Republican party two years ago for coroners and justice of the peace resulted disastrously Of the colored candidates tn the race for the Republican nomination for circuit court commissioner AVjllis who has the support of the labor element declares that he is the lead Mr was reared in Detroit and from the age of 11 years paid for his own education He attended the Dishop school and the high school and graduated from the law department ot the University of Michigan Th second ward business tn who ar Lacking Homer McGraw for the Republican nomination for aiderman in that ward have issued an appeal asking all those with the best interests of the taxpayers of the wart at heart to get out and vote for McGraw at the caucuses to day The call Is signed by Burton Geo AVetherbee AV Brace AV Gould Thorp AV Hawley AV hbman AV Thorp Jasper Gates Allison Vin ton and a number ol other prominent citi zens Many criticisms hate been heard during the last few days on tie law requiring vot ers to give their aje when registering Chairman Durfee of the Wayne county election commission Yesterday told how this requirement acts as a safeguard against illegal voting It assists the elec tion inspectors on election day in seeing to It that none but the rteht men vote under the names In the books or Instance if John Smith aged $0 Is registered and for some reason cannot vote it prevents some youns repeater from representing himself as old John Smith The Detroit college eleven will play their first practice game of the season against the Detroit School for Boys at A grounds at 3:34 this afternoon The college line up is as fallows: Leo Kenna full back Y3 O'Brien righthalf back: A Debo left half back: At kinson quarter back AVm Van Dyke cen ter Al klnson tackle: Burnham left tackle Long right end Alf Moran ft end serves Atkinson AV Dohany The junior bowling league met at thetVayne club night and the matter of the circuit for the year was taken up The application of the Detroit lVheeJmu waa received and considered and if the Catholic club drops out the AVhreimcn will bav the place it Is reported that the Catholic club wiil have a junior team out and tn that event the Wheelmen and wIU be invited to join and make it a ten club league The season win start bn November 7 and if there are eight dubs the series will fcixty three gaziea while It ten join it will be fifty four The alleys will be inspected and four 27 ineh ballv must be furnished bj cach elub New pin will also be bought and kept locked The new league trophy will cost 325 and the individual prizes 319 ami 45 each Eddie "Cannon" Bald nedy the big circuit chasrs cazo last night for Twin Lake AVis where they will spend a week or ten days fish ing and hunting In speaking of the na tional championship which the percentage table gives to him Bald said to the Tri bune: "I am sorry Cooper Is not satisfied with the way matters stand but 1 am willing to do the fair thing I will throw aside the standing as given In the percentage table and race him individually for the honor and 320X1 or any part of that amount if Cooper is as much in earnest as he claims to be I will give him a chance to prove who is the batter man" gnoS trotting that reedman cf the New York club will not be at the ninal league meeting in Chicago next month "I am going to learn golf" said Anson recently can play etery game but that and eroquet and after I have achieved golf I am go ing at the time honored game of eroquet" Mr Norton one of th t4 posted and greatest admirers of baseball in thia elty has re turned from a rummer In the east where he did not forget to see games as "ften convenient Swain th young twlrier diecovery ot AVin Mer cer's and would be phenom ia the pitcher whom Cy Young recommended to Tebeau The Aplder captain talked of trying Swain but he never did "KuS" Bevlz strayed into Kansas City from tha short graaa country during earniva! week He raid he wanted a chance to "redeem himMif next spring ami that Manning had promised to give ntm another connc Tbe season of IE! with pride" ten years hence as the dry love to recall the season cf lb Washington October Secretary Agriculture Morton to day gave out to Post for publication view of the Bryan Democratic leaders He dosed his state ment as follows: "Th" finance which they teach is ent rely confederate flat In the southern confederacy the same leaders who now are in command of the picket guards for fri silver at IS to 1 ere leading finan ciers and Harrifl Morgan and the other confederate generals now in com mand of the Bryan campaign sem to de sire to accompl sh that whieh they failed to bring about by arms national dishonor ajw! disgrace" (TS WHAT HHYWX ELECTIOA AVILL MEAN TO Till: NATION ib drat time In many days jorlty of the favorites di 1 not win at th Windsor track yesterday only one bettinff choice managing to land in front of his field The winners as a rule however re ccfvct! stout support and the onl surprise cam in th opening event when Sadie who was practically neglected won with odds of to i against her and another 3 to 1 choice Inspector Meade finished second There were plenty of "good things" during the afternoon that were mad" favorites but they fell the wayside and the horsses that should have been the real betting they 'should have done Louisville Ky October The the Cleveland ball players who were fined In the Police Court last summer for disor derly conduct at the ball park came up in the criminal court to day before Judge Noble on an appeal The players were Te beau McAleer Burkett and McKean and they were fined from $50 to $100 by Judee i Thompson Dr Stuckey the president of the Louis ville baseball club and the chief prosecut Ing witness wrote Judge Noble that the trouble arose in the heat of excitement and that as the men were iicn residents the matter had best be settled Kinney Greg i ory Kinney their attorneys confessed fines of $10 each for breach of the peace and the cases were dispqsed of Richmond Mich October 1 4 Tha fnt day of tbe fallDriving Club wa a weather and racing was verv Ilxbt The throughout and the finishes were clMwt and excit ing and especially the last heat of tha 2:3 pace when Meritor came under the wire only a nose ahead of Orphan Prince ollowing are th sum man: PACE OR 2:45 TROT PCRSE ftlto Mcnarah MaM blk (Dwyer) 1 Roeker ITtnr tr (Marsh) 3 ady May blk tfulvar) 2 Rar Wilke (Shar kett) 4 Time 2:32 2:30 2:22 PACE OR 2225 TROT PlItE $10ft avmicr pt Danado (Dwyer) orphan Drinee Elk (Vnderaoti) Nelli Nuttlngham in (Lewi sK Col Moreland (Barton) AV xi zsi zggt Ed Hin president of tn Detroit lIVViiMVH A44'A 1L IVHCMl Ml Xv xa a wa chosen ior standard bearer aim the fight has been a merry on for over a ni jnth although the points gained and lost will only begin to crop out in the next lour weeks The new party in league politics Is styled i the independent Progressive party and no hastv steus have been made The interests i of the A AV of the state have been con sulted and an effort has been made to place in nomination men who can well rep resent their sections and help the league as an organization The ticket when com pleted and launched in the field was as toi lows: I (fiief Consul Edward Hines Detrot A ice Consul Ervin Kemp Grand Rap id Secretary Treasurer rederick Still son Creek Representatives AA Eldridge A est Bay City Mallary lint i Scharf Ypsilanti A Beard ort Hu ron i The regular nominating committee of the dlvlson has had troubles of its own this year and has had to meet several times to perfect a ticket The lust resignauon was that of Mr Steel and A Richmond of Grand Rapids who will remembered during the Bressler fight is now at the nead of the so called official ticket The full ticket is os follows: Chief Alva Richmond Grand Rapids ce George Burt Bay City Secretary Treasurer Leo A Caro Grana Rapids Representatives AV Erwin Escanaba AV Ann Arbor Percy Mor ris Kalamazoo red AVells Battle Under the rules of the league it is the duty of the secretary Leo A aro or Grand Rapids to mall to every member the division the tickets by October 20 and these are marked and encose 1 in pr "tel envelopes dlrectpd to K4 ae of Grani Rapids chairman of the returning board Thjs board consists State Gould of Detroit AA 1 oak of Bittie Creek AV Smith of Port Huron and AV Staebler of Ann Arbor Mr Staebler a candidate for representative on the Richmond ticket and this makes a vacancy on the board which wd meeting about a week after the closng of In ail it is said that there are now about P23 Afw members In Jh wtMe as against a nigh water mark of 1230 the first vear that Mr Brrsler was chief consul in Let roll there were les han I on Janu ary 1 but there will be 31u In the next three weks The interest In the election ha caused the riders to flock to the Jeagu and Detroit with the a of sever il other towns will make a stiff fight against western part ot the state Much depends upon the election a there are matters which demand at'entlon The good roads movement state maptL hotels and relations with Canada ad affect the riders and are being made a large part of the campaign Lexington Ky October The weather was clear and bright to day but the track was heavy and slow Three thousand peo ple witnessed four Very Interesting races The unfinihel l'J7 was trotted off firat and won in straight beau by the favorite Axtalloki The 2:19 trot went to George in one two three order ni the 2J? pace Was captured by Badge after a very close finish with Lottie Lorraine The 2:21 trot was unfinished and postponed till Thursday at 11 o'clock Roloson captured the first heat and Clay one the second The summaries: 2:17 CLASS' TROTTING PL'RE lto0 Axteltoid ch by Axtell Delight (starri I ynt IkiurLon Lr (Jones) I 1 eltelana br AV Evans) Willizw in (Smilh oct an il'carce) I tr 'Moore Ma GfronUn lzr Elk istovl iMrwret ro (Keeney) STrrrwl iLMrerl Kntar McGregor (Coleman) 1 1 immonnetie br (Morri) 1 Judge Rice ilk Huzsra 12 Time 221S 2 214fo 2:14 2'21 31 BLUE GRASS STAKE 2:19 CLASS Tl Il George by Ayer'e Sis by Bartoa (Gregory) 1 Atlantia (Rea) 3 straight Line (Miller) 2 Mr Iran Kye 3 amcnl tn (Hutrblfigs) 4 Quality tn (Andren) Time 2 lie 2:174 2:07 CLASS PACING l0to Badge by Sllaa Wright dam by Al li Gate (Easton) I Lottie Ltirrafc (Rea)' 7 ean tn (Bowerman) Vera Capel Mk (McHenry) Arnie Aileen (Shoekewry) Dan (Wagner Plienol gr (Ouatear) Time 2:10 4 2H 221 CLASS TROTTING 1EI1ED) Claycne by Nellie loat by atanionno time (jaay Ttolcroo eh (Wet AVoodford (Wicks) A Barker Vanmeter) Kag 4 lanigan (Patrte) Nutt Prtnee Moore) Hand ch (Craig) Pr ItoMneon (Wilson) Nellie Clark gr (Gill) choices won as Ella was one of th warm ones lanaed out in the secon rac but she was never prominent and finished fourth Idle Hour was another right off the stove and his goose was cooked by the Irish hors Hickey who in turn was beaten by Klyria and Harry The most popular win of the afternoon came in the last rac when red Lightfoot won Carter is a red hot Bryan man and bls colors are silver jacket with a gold cap the ratio being sixteen inches Ot jacket to one inch ot cap Treasurer uller was aware ot his liking for the white metal and he paid the purse to him in bright silver dollars with a few Canadian quarters mixed in Th winners with their jockeys and post prices were: Sadie (weeney) 30 to 1: Shuffiebo rd (Songer) to 3 Thornbush (Corder) 4 to 1 Elyria (Sweeney) 1 to 1 and Lightfoot (lint) 4 to 1 A two bill on the five winners would have netted 11370) Cook was backed down from even money to 3 to 5 In the opening dash of five furlongs but he bled as usual and finished last Sadie winning in a drlye from In spector Meade and Edith to 5 in the betting and an equal Utorie with Ella won the second event a furlong scramble for nn wav Merry Chimes well ndden by ofthe pffir Anlrdw'ne "rather Thornbush a 4 Jtana easily with Commission In the place anu Nellte Bland third In the Idle Hour was a warm member in in fourth event but JUckey off his feet going the first three ritrtorew ana is 1 'r5V Brenl half a furlong race at his first doo carried him along fast the first seven irvn in the Sweeney) rm by a lenrtl lwr Made 104 30 Irond: Edith KT 3 1 titru 1:0444 Ashland 112 (Paget) 15 to 1 Vl Tn (Charie) 13 to 1 Onlshrt as named jt ConX 11C OvcrunK to bl4 ecordrzr purse 9200 2 year old hufflebr art 105 4 Songer) 5 Inx lr half a length Merry Chimes 10s (Rrss) 8 rect nd Embryo 105 (Scott 4 to 1 tirna vSttL Elia Te 1M (Gatewood) 5 urie Howze 105 iVntentlne) 20 to 1 grille Doz ier 10 i illntl to 1 finthd as named 'Third race nurse eHnr mile Thom bush 101 (Corder) 4 to I won 'ja tenet and a half' CommHsIcn 100 Hartl 10 2nd Nelile Bland 101 (Iean 20 to 1 thTd time d'Or 101 Gatwood) 0 to 1 Hraperia 109 (Sweeney) 5 to 1 104 (Songer) 7 to 3 Le Grande 100 (Ross) 1 to 1 finished as nnnrol ourth race puree $200 2 year oxls Elyria 104 (weeney) 4 to 1 won easily by two lengths Harry 103 (Corder) to 1 Secrnd Htekev 106 (lint) 2 to 1 thlr time ot Overflew lt (Scott) A to 1: Idle Hour (Sorrer) fl tn 5 finirhrt named Elf! ra11 pun selhfur 1 1 1G i Lightfoot 107 (lint) 4 to 1 won handily by a I length Pete Kitchen Ito (Songer) 4 to 5 sec I ond Brendoo 1 (Roe) to 1 third: time II TON Master red 113 (Overton) 3 to 1 Springs! Ihfl (Gatewood) 12 to I Second At I tempt 107 (Scot to 1 finished a named I The entries for to day are a follows: I hirst race 5 furlongs all ages allowances Van Kirkman 91 Merry Chimes Hudson Bay Spoons V4: Becky Sharp Halle Gore Deanwood 100 Gil ordham 11 it Campayne Paramount 114 i Second race mile maiden 2 ycar A ano Reformation Windsor Susie Howze Barney Ad Gladness Comes Xith a better understanding' of the transient nature of the many phys ical ills which vanish before proper ef forts gentle efforts pleasantefforts rightly directed Thero is comfort in the that so many forms of sickness are not due to any actual dis ease but simply to a constipated condi tion of the system which the pleasant family laxative Syrup of igs prompt ly removes That is why it is the only remedy with millionsof "families and is everywhere esteemed so highly bv allsvho'value good health Its beneficial effects are due to the fact that it is th one remedy which promotes interna! clean'Miess without debilitating the organs on which it acts It is therefore all important in order to get its bene ficial effects to note when you pur chase that you have the genuine arti cle which is manufactured by the Cali fornia ig Syrup Co only and sold by all reputable druggists If in thf enjoyment of good health and the system is regular laxatives or other remedies are then not needed If afflicted with any actual disease ono may be commended to the most sldllful physicians but if in need of a laxative one should have the best and with the well informed everywhere Syrup of I'igs stands highest and is most largely used end gives most general satisfaction noises cures Our LMIftilraJE all fails UM bwthk ITwoU Ufc TO i 1 ld A I MIKI) 017 TROT AA'EAT 7 jt i 1 ft 1 I K5 xra a ft 1 ID gr Xflajk VI a fv ar a Lk I I 'U XY fl II I 7 Sr I I I tbne i Dny rivr on ZbJSCt 11 El K).

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