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TETE PHILADELPHIA USTQUrRER SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1897. 9 Other Sport on fagrea 8, -i and S3. BICYCLE SUNDRIES BICYCLE SUITS CANEB-COLKET RIDE Brilliant plays, have cropped out this week and in consequence Stallings is of heart, There was'almost a.riot in the Arlington lobby Thursday night. A Baltimore enthusiast was talking base ball to some of the team. He let fly the remark that the Phillies wouldn't finish better than seventh the coming season.

That kind of talk does not go this year. Grady looked daggers and Hallman gave the gentleman the slaughter house howl. The critter in question retired in time. That crowd was fighting mad. T.

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PHILADELPHIA 1Q23-MARKET STREET ONLY TWO POSITIONS YET TO BE FILLED Lively Scramble Among the Phillies for at Short and Centre Fields. MEN TO BE TRIED OUT Gillen Han tlie Inside Track for Short, While Cooler Has the Call for the Place in the Outer Carden, From a Staff Correspondent. AUGUSTA, April 3. Manager Stalling will not announce the team to represent Philadelphia this season until after the -return 'home. The two open positions are still being fought for vigorously.

In neither case has Stallinga let drop a word to give a clue to the men who will fill short and centre. Stallings is a close observer. Not a play escapes him. He has his own ideas and his judgment is keen and it can be depended upon. At this writing- it seems probable that Sam Gillen will make shortstop.

In each game some new virtue crops out. Every day he loosens up more and more in his work. When practice first began, Gillen seemed to be our of his class and stood out brilliantly against that of his competitor. There has been a switch around and now the glove is on the other hand. The latter part of last and during the games this week, Gillen has demonstrated in many hard and trying plays that he is a natural infielder an artist of the first water.

He covers his ground, walks and throws almost precisely similar to Tommy Corcoran. He shows greater speed in handling hard grounders each game and his throwing improves as -well. Gillen has one decided advantage over Geier, i. he picks up the ball better and as I remarked last week, EnaDS it to first. Geier uses the full arm swing and by doing so loses time.

That this is so, many Dlava during the past two weeks have When Geier gets into position, he" throws like a rocket; he necessarily must to catch his man. Gillen, to the contrary, w-hile he handles the ball very fast and throws true to first, does not attempt to burn the ball, and thereby saves his strength and is surer of putting his man out. In a close play Gillen throws with terrific speed. His work at third for Detroit last year was an excellent schooling for his arm. As Gillen improves, Geier seems to go back, though very slightly.

He is not so sure on hard balls as when practice began, His four errors in the ame3 Monday and Wednesday prove lis as-sertion. Then again, he fights I 42 ball entirely too much and there is Jpre effort in nis piayity; man iieces- fer try for a man who expects to make team permanently, ueiei tuvuo cond well, but it does not appear to as natural to him as to Gillen. The iader can draw his own conclusions. The position is still open and one man has as good a chance as the other. The is impartial and correct and gained after a three weeks' close Btudv of each man.

Gillen is light in weight. This might be against him. As far as batting goes, Geier has done better work so far. Sam has been a surprise at short; his. batting may be equally appetizing.

His stick work has improved greatly the last week. In Justice to Geier it would be well to say that his showing has been phenomenal for a man taken out of the field for a position like short. Gillen is familiar to the district, AS TO FIFIELD. Fifield gave a good line on himself in Monday's game, when he pitched against Taylor, and allowed the Phillies eight Tilts two of which were scratches. That be haa a puzzling Dan some or tne heavy-hitting regulars will not deny.

Jack's command was almost perfect, and his fast and slow delivery seemed equally effective. His arm is becoming stronger and has shown great speed. He surely has all the marks of a good one. Fifield' record in the Western League last year proves him no "gold The average hits made off him per game was 8 3-10, the best work of any pitcher, while he stood well up in batting. He has head and nerve, two essential qualities, and the writer has seen few pitchers field their positions better.

Stallings tells a good story about Fifield, and it incidentally demonstrates (the latter's command and ability. To-(ward the latter part of last season "Al" Beach went to Detroit to talk to Stall- ings and get his "lamps" on young blood. Reach graced the grand stand one day and Stallings put" Jack in the box to give the Philadelphian an idea of the latter's ability. Fifield was not "on." St. Paul was the opposing team and Fifield shut them out until the seventh.

He then tried some new balls on the batters and was consequently touched up a bit. Stallings called from the field to stop his nonsense. When the inning closed Stallings put a flea in Jack's ear. In the eighth and ninth St. Paul got not a hit.

Johnson has not good control as 'yet, but his speed and curves are effective. He seems to be able to deal put anything in a tight place. In Wednesday's game, with the score tied, three men on base and' two out. he struck Harley out and won his game. He was cool and.

deliberate. The ball was a slow drop and "teaser" of the first water. Tommy gives every promise of turning out a good one. Taylor is pitching great ball, and so is Orth. Brandt and Carsey have yet to -show -their hands: THE HUSTLE FOR Cooley and Harley: are' making game fights for centre field.

This week Cooley has played great bail and several of his catches have been phenomenal. He'cov-ers more ground than he did last season and his batting has shown great improvement. His base running is at par and his throwing of the first water. Harley has accepted every chance in the field and made some brilliant catches. So far his work in this department has been eoual to that of Cooley.

But Harley has yet to show that he has a good batting eye and that he can use good judgment on the bases. He has been away off in each particular. It takes time to get the eye sharpened and his stick work may come around all right. There has been a slight improvement the past week, but there must be far greater ability shown for him to beat Cooley out. His work on bases can fcs improved easily enough.

The question rests with the willow. Just put it in your pipe and smoke it that Sam Thompson will play right. He has shown oldirtime form and is pulling 'em down, throwing and hitting in 4-year-old form. His batting, like that of some other heavy hitters, it not just right There is time. The season is young! One of the bright features of the week has been the throwing- and fielding of Nash, Hallman and Lajoie.

Their play has been full of ginger and the ball goes around the bases in true mid-season style. Nash's arm is not quite right yet, and it pains him at times after a hard throw. Very few of the heavy men have much surplus flesh to dispose of, Clements has worked hard to condition himself, and he is almost prime; likewise Dela-hanty. Hallman has about eight pounds to dispose of, and he will have it off before April 10. Cross is in better form than any of the team.

He trains very hard. When the boys begin to execute circus catches it is good betting that they are getting into championship form. A RECORD-B From New York to Philadelphia in Six Hours and Fifty-two Minutes. EIGHT HORSES WERE USED They Followed the Old Stage Route, Making the Distance a Full Hundred Miles Over All Kinds of Roads. In six hours and fifty-two minutes yesterday Harrison K.

Caner, and Tristram C.Colket covered the distance between New Tork and this city on horseback, thereby smashing all exr isting records ar(d astonishing even themselves, for such quick time was entirely unexpected. The past is replete with stories of famous rides, but even if they have been truthfully recorded they were mere jogs as compared with the feat accomplished yesterday. True Messrs. Caner and Colket had all conditions favorable, and relays of fast horses at convenient points, but had the shades of John Gilpin, Paul Revere, Phil Sheridan or other bygone knights of the pigskin witnessed the flight of these twentieth century record breakers, they must have rubbed their eyes and thought of their own efforts as common canters. Following the ancient stage coach route from New York, the distance is computed at a trifle over one hundred miles.

TMs was the course followed, and a carefully arranged schedule was prepared, which set the start at- 7.40 A. M. and the finish at 5.40 P. M. The starting time held good enough, but the finish was: reached at 2.32 P.

full three hours and eight minutes ahead of the schedule. The race against time was the result of a bit of banter between Mr. Caner and some friends, during which the former said he could ride from New York to Philadelphia in better than ten The statement was laughed at, and to make his assertion good Caner determined upon a trial. He driven a four-in-hand over the route, ridden a bicycle! through it, and consequently knew' wnereof he spoke. His brother-in-law, Mr.

Colket, desired to accompany him, so arrangements were made for two, and, good roads, being reported, yesterday was set for the trial. Promptly at 7.40 A. M. the riders left the Hotel Waldorf, Mr. Caner mounted on his coacher, Arlington, and Mr.

Colket on the famous coacher Hickory. A big crowd had gathered to see them off and as the word was given the riders were cheered to the echo. Heading for the ferry at Twenty-third street they set out at a merry clip, paced by a number' of friends on bicycles. They were making good time when Hickory stumbled and fell throwing his rider hard. Mr.

Colket had his ankle and knee hurt, but he-pluckily remounted the horse and went at his task Thi6 was the only mishap soon they were across the ferry and spinning their mount out of Jersey City to the open highway beyond. Five Points was on the schedule for 8.35, but it lacked some minutes of that time when the riders dashed-through the town. Another company of bicyclers took them up and raced with theiri to. New--arkf, which was Teaehed; ten minutes ahead of time. I Like Young Lochinvar they stopped for nothing but kept up the mad plight to Elizabeth, where the watches marked "another gain of five minutes.

Railway, with a relay was next and the riders were expected at lO.o. It was just 10.05, however, when they dashed up to the relay inn and slipped out of their saddles while a couple of grooms hastily led out a pair of fresh horses. Now Mr. Caner rode Commander and Mr. Colket was mounted on Jack.

Commander set the pace and in a few minutes the, pair were threading their way through the sandy roads of county. These highways were the worst encountered and while Commander stood the pace well Jack sulked and Mr. Colket was forced to resort to whip and spur to keep him at his work. Through Metuchen, New Brunswick and Franklin Park the riders sped, and the people gazed in wonder, while in the smaller villages the inhabitants looked scared and thought it was a runaway. Finally into Kingston gal-ioped the steaming steeds, anl instead of 12.45, the schedule time, the watches marked only a little past noon.

Another relay of horses was now in crder, and. the. best pair, of the day were in waiting. Mr. Caner had Vellum and Mr.

Colket Lydia. Over good roads this pair made the dirt fairly fly, and Princeton, with its college and precious history, was quickly brought into view. The students gave the riders a great cheer, and another bicycle esGOrt- raced by their side. Trenton was next, and then across the Delaware at a canter and at top speed again, once on Pennsylvania soil, the steeds were urged. They tame into Bristol at 1.05, just two hours ahead of schedule time, and there preparations were made for the final twenty-five miles of the race: Golden Rod and Firefly were brought of snug berth, already saddled, and in ten seconds Mr.

Caner was astride the latter and his companion mounted on Golden Rod. The roads encountered now were good, and the pair sped away, soon cross ing the Poquessing Creek and entering Philadelphia at Torresdale. Then on to Frankford the racers flew and the citizens of the old borough gave them a hearty cheer. Below Frankford they struck the Nicetown lane, and across it they sent the horses at top speed.entering Broad street at Rising Sun just at 2.10. Pace was slackened somewhat now.

and in the trail of a lot of bicycles the riders headed for the finish. People stooped and looked, but the policemen knew they were coming and heeded not their rapid pace. Just at 2.2 the dust-covered pair drew rein oil foam-flecked steeds in front of the Stratford, and the gTeat race was over and won. The horses were steaming, but still strong, after having run the twenty-five miles in one hour and twenty-seven minutes. Both men said they felt no ill effects of the ride, and hastily went to secure refreshments.

Mr. Caner is one of the best-known whips, riders and club men in Philadelphia. He is a member of the Four-in-Hand Club, the Radnor Hunt and Country Club, and has made many hard rides and drives. Mr. Colket is also a fearless rider and is a member of the Radnor Hunt.

The' riding record i9 said to be twelve hours and seventeen minutes, but when this was made or by whom Is not, Isnuwn. A Large Game, Indeed. PRINCETON, April 3. Princeton piled up 45 runs in six innings against the Union College to-day. and the visitors barely escaped a shut-out.

Union's fielders had an off day, of -course, and were particularly so in the last inning, when the eighteenth of the Tigers crossed the plate. Score by innings. Princeton 5 1 0 10 111845 Union 1 0 0 01 Base hits Princeton, 21; Union, 12. Errors -Princeton, Union, 11. Georgetown Beats Vermont.

WASHINGTON, April 3. Georgetown University bested the University of Vermont today by a score of 22 to 5. Score: Georgetown .2 3 0 0 4 6 13 22 Vermont ..........1 210001005 A SUMMER GAME Regulars Defeat Yanlgana 11 to by Heavy Hitting-. From a Staft Correspondent. AUGUSTA, April 3.

It actually stopped raining last night and the grounds were put in condition to stand a bit of Work this afternoon. Stallings had no" intention of playing a game, but about 4.40 such a crowd arrived that decided to let out for seven innings. dear reader, the Phillies won; not because of their own brilliant playing, but that the Yanigans fielded like tar babies on a watermelon rind. The score was II to 6. The, ball was continually wet after a couple of innings, which made sharp Play impossible.

Then the boys have not been out. since Wednesday. The effervescent part of the performance was the batting. There was hitting galore, but it was not evenly distributed. Cooley, Lajoie and Thompson wore the medals for the regulars and Harley and Fifield for the Yanigans.

Thompson made a homer to show the crowd how it was done, while Lajoie and Cooley swatted the ball each time they came to the plate. Harley missed connections but once. He bunted two feet from the plate his last time up. Orth made a dashing All this frolicksomeness with the willow was not so much due to keen lamps as to the dusty roads gait the pitchers took on. Neither Brandt, Johnson nor Orth tried to pitch, but let them go in just hard enough to give the wielders of the stick a chance to think.

"Del's" work was the bright feature of the game. He accepted six chances on a flooded field. Harley covered centre in great shape. Hallman showed up in old-time form and accepted everything. Fifield played cleverly at second for the youngsters.

During practice Nash's arm was in fine fettle, the best since work began, and "Billy" did some tall throwing to first. He got his lamps on the ball, too, making long drives each time at bat.1 The ball fell into the paws of enthusiastic fielders. however. Don't worry about' third base- this year. The boys are counting the hours until 2 P.

M. to-morrow. The score: YANIGANS. ab. r.

h. o. a. e. Harley, ef 4 1 3 0 0 Taylor.

If. 4 1, 1 Cross. 3b. ......3 1 1-1 1 Grady, rf. 4 0 0 Gillen.

ss 4 1 12 3 1 Stallings, lb. .2 1.0 7 0 0 Nally, 2 0 1 2.0 0 Fifield. 2b 3 12. 2 3 0 Johnson, 1 0 1 0 0 Orth, p. -2 1 0 Totals 2 6 11 IS 7 1 PHILLIES.

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0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 Geier. S3 Cooley. of Delahanty. If. t.

Ia Joie. lb. Thompson, rf. Clements, c. Hallman.

2b. Nash. 3b. Brandt, p. Totals 4 4 4 4 2 3 3 3 1 4 1 1 4 '1 4 2 1 0 0 2, 1 0 31 11 13 21 INNINGS.

Taniqns 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 Phillies 3 2 4 2 11 Earned runs Yanigans, 5: Phillies, 4. Two-base hlts--Harley, Fifield. Taylor, I -a Joie. Thompson. Three-base hit Orth.

Home run Thompson. Left on bases Yanis-ans, Phillies. 2. Struck out Fifield. Taylor, Brandt, Oelahanty.

Stolen bases Geier. Cooley. Double play Nash, Hallman anS La Joie. First base on errors Phillies, 1. First base on called balls Off Brandt, 2.

lilt Dy pitcnea ball Clements, Nally. Wild pitches-Joftnson and Orth. Umpire Ford. Time lh. 30m.

Ronton 'Regtlara and Coltii. SAVANNAH, April 3. The Bostons to-day defeated the Boston Colts by the score of 7 to C. Lewis, Hopkins and, Sullivan pitched for the regulars, and Stivetts, Nichols and Klobedanz for the Colts. 'The 'team leave to-morrow for Charleston.

Arthur Irwin Secures MoHale. Manager Arthur Irwin yesterday com pleted a deal by which he will materially strengthen the Toronto Club. He has se cured McHale, the heavy-hitting outfield er of last years Milwaukee Club, riri exchange for Joe Wright. McHale is not only a heavy batsman, but he is a first-class outfielder. The Torontos play the Phillies here on the 15th and 16th insts.

Dannehower, the left-handed phenomenon from Lans-dale, will pitch for Irwin's boys in the Good Friday game. Arthur isn't sure that Stallings' men will get. either of the games. FIRST FOR THE 'VARSITY The Indians Xo Match for the Sons of Old Penn. Pennsylvania started in'weli yesterday afternoon by winning from the Indians, who were very easy Two thousand people were present and saw an uninteresting game almost- devoid of exciting situation.

Jamison's pitching was erratic and the red and blue batsmen lined out the ball at their pleasure At the most critical points the judgment of the Redskins failed them. This, with the co6tly errors of A. Miller and Roberts, netted Pennsylvania eleven runs. They were also very weak with the stick and seemed very much to need good coaching. Pennsylvania did not play as good a game as the number -of runs would indicate.

Robinson again fell from grace and played wretchedly at second. Huston, Gillender and Jackson did by far the best work. when he took Ritchie's place in the sixth inning, pitched a good, steady game, striking out a man each inning. The score: PENN. I INDIANS.

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Huston.of 3 8 0 1 O'Bxick't, 0 1 2 1 Rob'n. 2b 1 1 4 2 3Ehel ss 0 0 2 2 OH 9 0Arch'e, If 0 0 3 1 Wi'm, ss 12 1 2 Hudson, rf 0 0 3 0 Bla'y. 3b 0 0 0 0 II A. Mi'r, ef 0 0 0 0 Voig't, rf 2 2 1 0 0W. 0 0 2 1 Gill'r, lb 4 2 8 0 OIRob ts, 2b 1 1 3 3 Jack' if 2 3 10 OlPte'e, lb 0 1 8 0 Ritc'e, 2 1 0 0 OlJami'n, 0 1 0 1 Brown, 1 0 1 1 CM Totals, 1 4 27 10 11 Totals, 17 14 27 6 4 Penn 0 2 0 3 2 3 0 5 017 Indians .....0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Buns earned, Penn, 0: three-base hit.

Gillender, Sacrifice hit, Blakeley. Left pn bases. Penn, Indians, 2. Struck out, by Jamison. Ritchie, Brown, 3.

Stolen bases, Hobinson, Gillender, Jamison, Pierce, Wilhelm. Double plays. Robinson to Gillender. First base on called balls, off Jamison, off Brown, 1. Hit by pitched ballj Brown, Gi' lender, Voight, Huston.

Wild pitches. Jamison, 1. Umpire, Tommy Phelan, Time ot game, 2 hours 8 minutes. Hartvllle Again in 'the Field. The Hartvllle opened their new grounds, and Allegheny avenue, with the Frankford.

Ex-Manager John Graham, of the amateur champion Hartville of IShft. threw out the first ball. The features of the game were the pitching of Bossert, the all-around work of Hartville and the batting of Moriock and Haas- The score: h. o. a.

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2 1 0 0 01 Field.ss. 0 0 4 3 1 3 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 0 11 1 I 5 0 Hugs.cf. 0 0 1 Mor'k 3b. 4 5 1 0 0 4 1 3 12 0 O.King.c... 1 2 9.

1 2 Oi 1 1 1( 1 1 Person c. 1 2 wt 2 2 1 liFoster.lf. 0 0 2 0 1 113 0 13 2 0 Totals 16 19 27 17 Totals. 2-3 27 13 7 Hartville 4 1 4 0 0 4 2 1 0 ltj Frankford .........0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 Earned runs Hartville, Frankford, 0. Two-base bits Marlook, Nield.

Haas, 1, Three-base hit Clouden. 1. Home run Hass, 1. Bases on balls By Greenhaltz, 4. Double plav Moriock to Stetson.

Passed ball Kinp, 1. "Time, 2h. Umpirer-Humphreys and Feil. A Purse for Corhett and' O'Donnell, NEW YORK, April 3. The Palace Athletic Club, of this city, has offered, a $5000 purse for a "scientific twenty-round match for points between Jim Corr bett and Steve O'Donnell, and Billy Madden has accepted the offer on behalf of O'Donnell, and signed articles to box within two months .1 .25 AID FOR THE INSURGENTS Cnhnu Syiiiiisttbiasers' Fill 'tlse' 'Acii eiuy nf Iusic ilie.

Uoori). A highly successful, financially and Otherwise, entertainment was gjven at 7 the Academy of Music last night in'aid" of the cause pf the Cuban The entertainment consisted of a pieasr ing little comedietta, called "A Woman's Won't;" musical selections and a 'seriesj of tableaux. Among the latter wire rep-(" resentations of scenes in Cabanas for-' tress, of them' showing the execu- tion of Cuban prisoners by the who took part in the program included Miss Helen' Boice-Huns'icker', Miss Brenr.an Miss Isabel at'fs's "6liv'e Hart, Franz riellinier. Mr. and Mrs.

Wm. M. Price, rhembers of -the Peakes Opera the Templa Guard and the Second Artillery Company" of Philadelphid. The cast in 'the come-' dietta was as, follows: The butler, Mr. C.

H. Timriey; the maid, Miss Helen the bride, Miss Mamie Bross-mann; the Mr. William' A. Bulk-ley; the father-in-lav, Mr. William Mer-, rimati Price; the mother-in-law, Mrs." Mayor Warwick made the opening address and Jater in the evening Colonel A.

K. McClure talked on Cuba. General Sanguilly, who was expected to be present, telegraphed his regrets from Washington, where he was unavoidably de tained. ALL VVERJ. CAPTURED: Foil Men Found in GermaDtoirn iveiiuc' Frn't Store.

Four men were neatly trapped about 3 -o'clock yesterday morning by the Twen-iysecond'' district' police in the fruit store of Charles H. Herbert, at Ninth and GermantOwn' avenue, "and are now in prison, whither they were committed by Magistrate "Neall without bail to answer at court. A conductor on a night line car discovered the men forcing an entranc" into the fruit store, and stopping his car at the next corner informed Policemen Beaumont and Welker, who went to tha place in time to catch the men busily-engaged inside regaling themselves with tempting articles of fruit. A brisk encounter followed, when the police closed in on the men, who were subdued and removed to the Park and Lehigh avenu station in the patrol. They gave their names as Samuel Mechanic, 21 years old, of Germantown avenue, below Dauphin street; Elmer Rexder.

23 years old, of 2452 Thouron street: John Regenberger, 18 years of 2-100 North Seventh street, and OrVitle' Starr, years old, of 2D-1S Race -treet. DIED WHILE AT PRAYER jUaviU Kfsslor, an Oc'iisennrinn, I)ies $olileiil- at Ilia Home. While kneeling in- prayer yesterday afternoon David Kessler, of No. East' Thompson street, was suddenly taken ill when he attempted to rise fell to the floor. Medical aid was summoned, but before a physician could arrive the man was dead.

Mr. Kessler was 82 years old and has been resident of the Eighteenth ward all his life. He was a very devout it being his custom to offer a daily- prayer. Yesterday he was more than usually fervent, though he had not spoken of feeling ill, and -hia sudden taking off wr.s a terrible shock to hi family. Apoplexy is supposed -to have caused his death.

Wan Labnr Leader. At 2 P. M. to-day the remains of Wil Tim H. Svlvis will be reinterred at Fernwood Cemetery.

He was the founder cf the National Labor Union and was known in his time as a labor leader. LINES OF LOCAL NEWS During March patients were treated at St. Joseuh's Hospital. i The Twenty-thin! district patrol crew are in of a new For nin years its iredecessor was in- continuous service. nisrbt and Georffe Carlin, years old.

of M15 Cherry -street, was badly scalded yesterday afternoon--' by falling into a bucket hot water. He was taien to the Hahnemann Hospital. Albert Andrews. years old. of 341 Ju--liana street, had hia left foot crushed by car last nmht at Second and Willow streets.

was taken to the Hahnemann Hospital. A lecture on "Oambetta" will be delivered by Hilaire Bellpc at Association Hall tomorrow afternoon. This lecture is the last of the t'niversity Extension course on "Representative Frenchmen." The police station at Tenth and -Thompson streets has been fitted with electric lights. It was illuminated with the new lights last night for th first time. In all there are sixty-five incandescent lamps in the build-ina Mayor Warwick yesterdajt appointed th Citizens Committee to act on behalf of the municipality at the dedication of the.

Washington Monument, on May 15. The committee will meet at the Mayor's office at noon on Wednesday next to arrange details. ITfiHIM! For fifteen years my.uaughter ui I QJiEiiiy fered terribly with "inherited She received the best medical attention, was given many and used 'various external applications, but they had no effect-- wxiatever. a. was finally' given, and it promptly, reached the seat of the disease." so that ECZEMA she is cured sound and well, her -skin is Derfectly clear and pure, and she has been saved from S5 JSj what threatened I Ct Ci feC to blight her life AlXXy' forever." E.

D. fc KO 1 hj Jenkins, Litho- nia, Ga. 8. S. is cnaranteed rarely vegetable.

ftnd ia the only cure for deep seated (aood diseases. Booki frM address, Swift Specific Coinpary, Atlanta, Ga. -1023' Smith Bro, (Cor. Jayne.) ATLANTIC CITY'S CLUB The Irrepressible Ted Snllivan Is Getting; Together a Fast Team. Special to The Inquirer.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. April 3. This city -will be possessed of a brand new ball tossing aggregation, under new management and with strong championship aspirations during the coming season. The pl(J base ball firm of Bryan and Mackey, which, for several years past, has enjoyed a monopoly of the sport here, has been dissolved by mutual consent, and their lease of the Iniet Ball Park, together with good-will and fixtures, has been transferred to Ted P. Sullivan, the well-known manager.

This deal was completed in Philadelphia over a week ago, and Manager Sullivan is now actively engaged in perfecting his plans for the re-opening of the Inlet Park. He will place in the field a combined collegiate and professional team, which will be a member of the New Jersey State League, and compete for the championship pennant of that organization. Manager Sullivan states that the team will be recruited from among the crack-a-jacks of the various colleges and the best professionals who are not now under contract with the National League, and that it will be the swiftest aggregation outside of the National organization. Fully half of the men who will compose the team have already been signed, but their names are withheld pending the completion of the list. It is announced, however, that a majority of the old favorite college players, such as Petriken, Smith and Barclay, are included in it.

Manager Sullivan is of the opinion that the sandwiching of college and professional players will make the strongest possible kind of a team, holding that the activity and energy of the collegians will tend to spur on the professionals, while the experience and generalship of the latter will keep the youngsters' heads level and prevent looseness and wildness. The, Asbury Park team has also passed into new hands, become a member of the New Jersey State League, and its personnel -will be similar to the Atlantic City Club. Writh the two new recruits the State League now consists of the following clubs: Trenton, Elizabeth, Bridgeton, Salem, Asoury rarK ana Atlantic City, and the various managers will meet in Trenton shortly to arrange the summer championship schedule. The season will open here on Decoration Day, the visitors being the Asbury Park team, and the other clubs will, start the ball rolling on May 15. In addition to the State League championship games to be scheduled here the following exhibition-games have already been arranged to occur on the home grounds: With Baltimore, August -1; Philadelphia.

July and SO; Louisville, August 17; Cincinnati, August 30. The Philadelphia Athletics open the seaon here on July 1. The Fence Giants, champian' colored team of the West, are also booked for an exhibition game with their Eastern rivals, the Cuban Giants. It is also announced that the Pittsburg A. C.

Club will play here in August when visitors from the Smoky City are numerous. Athletic und Camden Play Saturday Camden Base Ball Club opens the season on Saturday. April 24. wifh Shar-sig's Athletics. It is somewhat of a coincidence that the.

opening game of the season last year was played by the same clubs. Camden in that game had the Athletics beaten in the ninth inning, but a dropped fly ball that should have ended the game allowed the Athletics to tie the score and In the tenth they won out. Many of the players who made up the Camden team on that day will be in the game again on the 24th. The schedule of the Camden Club is now being made up, and clubs wanting games should address Manager Charles Anders. 213 Jloyden street, Camden, N.

J. SHOOTING AT ELKWOOD rijil Daly, Wins Siearly All tne Moneyed Events. Special to The Inquirer. LONG BRANCH, N. April p.bout a score of marksmen were on the new shooting grounds at Elkwood Park this afternoon.

Shooting at pairs was the feature of the program. Phil Daly, won the first evept, a match at Jive pairs with Waiters. He defeated Walters by two birds, scoring eight kills. In a match at ten pairs between the same shooters, standing at the" thirty-yard mark, Daly scored fourteen to Walters' twelve. Walters won the three-corn'ered match at three pairs with a.

clean score. In the next event, conditions, Daly and Walters tied with four kills, Daly winning in the shoot off. Daly won the fourth event with a clean score of six kills. Daly and Walters tied in the fiv-bird event, $5 entrance, with four kills. Daly won in the shoot off, miss and out, with four kills.

Vale Buries Johns Hopkins. NEW HAVEN, April 3. Yale opened the base ball season this afternoon at the Yale Field in a game with Johns Hopkins. The only interest in the game was the fact that it wan Yale'ai first game, and the students were very anxious to see how the seven vacancies were going to be filled. The visitors had no chance whatever to score while Yale piled up twenty-seven runs and played a very clean, lively game.

Captain Keater gave must of the squad now remaining a chance to play during the game, which lasted three hours. Score by innings: r. h. e. Yale 3 2 9 2 2 1 1 721 13 3 Johns Hopkins t) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Batteries Yale, Deforrest and F.

Heeker and G. Hecker and Wallace; Johns Hopkins, Yates and Goodrich. Importing Homers. LANCASTER, April 3 (Special). William F.

Hull, of this city, has imported from Antwerp eight pair of high-grade homing pigeons: The birds arrived today atid were viewed by a large number of pigeon fanciers, who pronounced them to be the finest ever seen in the State. Manager Fleming, of the Clinton A. has reduced the number of candidates for positions to eleven men, whom he will carry all season. They open the season early in May. All first-class clubs desiring games should address and state' guarantee to Joseph Fleming, 1G26 Chancellor street.

Philadelphia. TO DWELL IN PEACE Indications That Eastern and Western Horsemen Will Bury the Hatchet. Special to The Inquirer. NEW TORK, April 3. Turfmen in air sections of the country will be glad to learn that the differences between the Eastern and Western turf bodies are on a fair.

way to be amicably tdjusted. Ten days ago August Belmont, president of the Jockey Club, was in San Francisco, and met three of the directors of the Western Turf Congress at a club house of the Ingleside race track. The three Turf Congress directors were Edward Corrigan, Joseph Murphy and Captain James Reece. After the meeting, which was a private one, the three Westerners said they -were pleased with the frank, manner in which Mr: Belmont met their views, and felt that the exchange of opinions would result in permanent benefit to the turf. Mr.

Belmont was particularly interested in the stud book. At the sresent time the stud book question is much involved. The Jockey Club and Colonel Bruce have not settled their dispute, and the Turf Congress has recognized Colonel Bruce as the registrar. There are therefore two bureaus of registration. After hearing Mr.

Belmont's opinion oh the registry question, the Westerners doubted the practicability of giving the Jockey Club entire authority on the subject. They were however, to unite with the Jockey Club and have a joint office of registration, with a registrar in charge who would be under salary, to be appointed by both bodies. "We are willing to do anything reasonable," said one of directors, "but we did not feel we could carry Western horsemen further than that at the present time. They are averse to giving too much, power to men with-whom they rarely come in contact, and who are personally unknown to them." On the question of making the rules conform and at the present time they are so complicated as to cause constant trouble and often pecuniary loss to racing men, there was only one opinion. The Westerners said they were willing to make any concession for the general good.

Mr. Belmont assured them that Eastern turfmen would meet their advances in the friendliest The trouble between the two big turf bodies could all have been avoided by a little tact on both The Western turfmen claim that they have been treated superciliously in the East; that their rulings have been disregarded, and their advances in the past have been met with contemptuous indifference. and there is no question that in some instances their complaints are founded on facts. In certain quarters there has been a tendency to regard the West as the Londoner regards Manchester; as the Parisians regard Marseilles. Western horsemen.

Western officials. Western rulings have been more than once sneered at with the inevitable result of awakening a bitter feeling of resentment. Just now there is a strong feeling in the West in favor of uniting with the East, not only to have better rules, but to have better racing. It only needs a little diplomacy on the part of the Jockey Club to turn this sentiment to account. END OFJHE SHOOT Independents Win Klrst Prize, Kill- ins lttl nncl Uslnjff At Fern-wood, yesterday afternoon, the second team shoot of thje Philadelphia Trap Shooters League was brought to a successful conclusion.

The Independent Gun Club, whose team was on scratch, won the event. Bolow are the scores: INDEPENDENT GUN CLUB. H. K.M H. K.M.

H. Wol'ft 22 SIRidse "Wilson 0 19 Thurston J. N. Wol'ft. 0 22 3i- Landis 0 22 Totals.

24 1 0 22 3 0 131 19 UNIVERSITT GUN CLUB. H. K.MI H. K.M. Freed 20 4 Paul 7 20 12 Kistler 7 2rt 5 Cooper 7 23 9 Singer 7 10 lt! Steel ...7 16 10 43 130 02 silver Lake gun club.

H. K.M II. K.M. La Rue 3 22 6 Winoent 3 19 9 Woodstaaer. 3 23 5 Mink 2 20 7 Uahn 3 23 51 Ford 3 20 Totals 17 127 40 PENN GUN CLUB.

H. K.M! II. K.M. J. Yost 2 21 OIF.

W. 1 IS 8 Ritter 2 23 4 ZIm'rman 15 11 Wood 2 22 51 Gross 1 22 4V Totals 9 12138 ROXBOROUGH GUN CLUB. H. K.M Hoagrland 4 21 Gilman Taegart 4 23 0i Pepper H. K.M.

4 18 11 4 20 Lancaster 4 121ii McFalls 4 20 91 Totals 24 114 00 FLORISTS' GUN CLUB. H. K.M. Park .2 2o "Hartledgre Burton 2 19 Anderson Cattledge 2 20 71 Ball 2 16 11 Total II KM. 2 15 12 .2 20 7 12 110 52 FRANKFORD GUN CLUB.

II. KJMU H. K.M. 21 ll'Cameron fi 21 12 Lesher 7 10 lOCrap 6 8 23 Myers 7 21 11' Redifer 6 20 11 Total 39 107 84 GLEN WILLOW GUN CLUB. H.

K.M. II. K.M. J. Cowan 4 22 7 Butler 4 14 15 Weinman 4 18 11 (W.

Cowan ..4 13 1G Stum 4 17 12! Innes 4 20 9 Total FORREST GUN CLUB. H. K.M. 6 14 17'Van Nort .6 14 17 pothersall .,24 104 70 H. KM.

..5 14 10 ..5 22 8 Mori son Baum Morgan Mills is 6 20 111 Total ..34 102 8S SOUTH ARK GUN CLUB. H. H. KM. 5 18 12 Sheetz 4 13 10 5 14 16 teaman 4 18 11 4 12 171 Stoffer O'Brien Smith Molllneaux 4 12 17 Total 20 89 87 WAYNE GUN CLUB.

It. K.M. II. KM. 7 9 23 7 13 19 Kain Solstman Scargle 8 10 17 ..8 17 10 14 19 Green McConnell Emrey 7 18 14 Total ..45 87 108 a series of sweepstakes matches were shot durine the day.

The Wayne Base Ball Club, of Wayne June tion. Has organized for the season of 1897, and would like to arrange games with first-class amateur clubs giving guarantee, in or out of city. Address William Ryan, 1920 Cayuga street, Philadelphia. RUPTURES.i Cancers, Tumors, Ulcers, positively cured without use of knife. No detention from business.

European and American Medical Institute. 1219 Locust Pa. RE Con tinned From Firxt Paste. if the powers persist in refusing th consent to the union of Crete to Greece. Russia is confident th.it Greece will lose the first battle :m.l that Bulgaria and Servia will not move, except at Russia's orders.

The admirals of the foreign fleets in Cretan waters continue daily asking for definite instructions frjm their respective governments. They have Urgently advised the appointment of a European Governor, as ti.oy ar.i jrear pable of ruling thi- island. It is a remarkable fact that Colonel Vassos and the Greeks inspire the-greatest sympathy among a'l the foreign correspondents, the futile meas-' ures of the powers being daily denounced. Mr. Gladstone has written another letter on Cretan affairs, and with reference to the concert of Europe.

He says the attitude of the powers recalls the days of Castlereagh and Metier-nich, when Greece wai unable to buy armaments in Europe on credit, while Turkey had no difficulty whatever in doing so. It 1s stated that Greeco will try 1o raise an international loan of The reports that Greek ii.surgents have already crossed the Macedonian, frontier turn out to be incorrect A well-informed diplomat at Vienna declares that some of the powers are determined to maintain the blockade of Greece if that nation declares war, and thus deprive her of one of her most formidable means of attack. A report from Athens says that a of Admiral Harris, the li.ljtlsh commander in Cretan waters, has arrived there as a volunteer. It is understood that Russia has stopped Turkey's negotiations to pell the Island of Crete to Greece by a threat to occupy Anatolia if, the negotiations are persisted Turkey Iteay for Wnr. ELASSONA.

Macedonia.Apt'il 3, A war correspondent representing the Associated Press has arrived at the Turkish headcuarters here. The Turks are in splendid condition and intensely eager for a fight. Edhern Pasha, the commander of the Turkish troops, has stopped the dispatch of any further re-enforcements, as he regards the forces under his command as ample to deal with the Greeks. He could concentrate over 50,000 men on the Greek frontier in the vicinity of Elassona within five hours. is ready, so that all the forces could advance within an hour after the receipt of instructions to do so.

Tryins to Maintain Peace. PARIS. April 3. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, M. Hanotaux, replying to a question in the Chamber of Deputies to-day, said it was only a fortnight since he divulged the government's pro posed course in Cretan affairs, and in view Qf the immepsity and complexity of the interests involved, the larse of time had been tqo short to acpomplish much.

He added that he did not see cause to reproach the powers for conducting such delicate matters in a spirit of prudence and moderation. At the present moment, he continued, the program presented to the Cqamber of Deputies was in course of execution. Autonomy had been proclaimed, and had not been so badly received by the Cretans as reported. The conditions prevailing in the island of Crete were largely exaggerated. Patriotic Greeks Leave Xfw York for Athens.

Special to The Inquirer. NEW YORK, April 3 Fifty Greeks sailed for Havre to-day on the French liner La Touraine. They will go to Athens by way of Marseilles and will be ready'' to fight for their native land if their services are One of the party had no ticket and concealed himself in the steerage. He was discovered and put ashore, but John D. Farmakis, a Philadelphia confectioner, who had paid the passage of ten of the Greeks, took pity on him and bought him a ticket.

Alluding to the possibility of an outbreak of war between Greece and Turkey, M. Hanotaux said while the situation on the Thessalian frontier was full of anxiety it was relieved by the promises of Turkey and Greece from taking the offensive. The powers have not been sparing in their warning to these two countries on that subject. The Balkan States, continued the Minister appear to be disposed to maintain a wise attitude, thus greatly contributing to maintain general peace. Touching upon the question of the proposed blockade of Greek ports, M.

Hanotaux said that the powers were still planning the blockade of Greece. They were ir. full accord on this subject, and were determined to prevent even this from developing into a fracture of the general peace. This, he said, in conclusion, was the mairi object of the powers; they had succeeded in maintaining it up to the present, and he expressed the hope that they, would be able to main-; tain It to the end, and the conflict to be dreaded by every one would be averted. Cipher Dispatches ATHENS, April A decree has been issued prohibiting all cipher telegrams.

An Old Man's Sudden Death. Charles Reinhart. OO.years bid, of 333S Germantown' avenue, was found dead about 11 o'clock yesterday morning in an' out-noiise in the rear of the house'. Heart disease is supposed to have caused his death. The body was removed to the Morgue.

Jnilgre Beltler in a A carriage in which. was Judge Beitlerj and a bicycle, on which was William Reger, of 2146 Xorth Fourth street, collided yesterday afternoon at Broad and Norris streets. No one was injured, but the machine was a wreck. CRETAN MASSAC A. WIND-UP The Chaninionsliip Boats Are Now All Won.

The boxing and wrestling, championship meeting of the A. A. U. was finished at the Arena night. "Doc" Shell, after reading these rules, concluded his decision in the Chester-man-Bechtel bout in wrestling' Friday night was wrong.

No medals in this class were awarded, and the men will meet at a later date. The rule is as 11. Duration of bouts shall be six minutes. 14. If no fall has been obtained by either contestant after the expiration of the specified tirne, the referee may award the bout to the contestant having shown the best Qualities or who evidently has acted mostly upon the offensive; or the referee may, after allowing three minutes' rest, order a supplement tary bout of such duration as he may direct, not exceeding, however, six minutes.

The few boxing bouts were hot stuff, as can be seen by inspecting the summaries, and some wrestling were really warm. The summaries are as follows WRESTLING. 105 Pounds, Final Geo. W. Owens.

Pittsburg A. C. threw William F. Dwyer, National T. of Newark, in 1 min and 59 sees.

115 Pounds. Final R. Bonnet, New York T. threw H. A.

Wiley, Caledonian Club, tn 18 sees. 125 Pounds, Final A. Meanwell, Rochester C. given decision over Frank Stagner, Caledonian Club, after four bouts of 6 minutes without a fall, owing to having forced the work. Stagner's defense was splendid 158 Pounds, semi-final Referee Shell gave the decision to Otto Hoinkes, Camden T.

over D. L. Heneh, W. P. Y.

M. C. after one bout, for having done the most work. F. Heinke.

Camden T. having won from both, but being "protested, these two met to decide who should enter the final. 158 Pounds, Final D. L. Chesterman, Q.

C. A. threw F. Camden in 10 min and 20 sees. 135 Pounds.

Final Herman Wolff, Q. C. A. threw William Nelson. Baltimore A.

C. 4 min. 10 sees. This was a fast, exciting bout. 145 Pounds.

Final W. F. Rigrgs. W. P.

Y. M. C. was given the decision over W. F.

Werner, Baltimore A. after 24 minutes without a fall. 158 Pounds class, final IX L. Chesterman defeated Otto Hoinkes, of the Columbia T. in 57 sees.

158 Pound class, for second A. Worden, St. Bartholomew, defeated OUo Hoinkes in 12 sees. BOXING. 105 Pounds, Final G.

W. Owens, Pittsburg A. won by default from J. J. Hayes, Greenwood who could not weigh in.

158 Pounds, Final A. Mclntoih. New West Side A. of New York, defeated A. McRae, Rochester A.

the latter quitting in the second round, after being landed on with three stiff rights and a hard left in succession. The first round had been full of punching, and very even. Heavy Weight John Herty. New West Side A. of New Yrk.

got the decision after the fourth and extra round, over Harry Marx, Caledonian Club. The judges disagreed after third round, although it was evidently Herty's fight. The judges were Gonderman and Frawley, both of New York. They disagreed. Fraw'ley, of the Knickerbockers, calling for a fourth round.

Then both agreed pn Herty. It was a slow affair, Marx apparently being afraid of his man. West Knocks Out Ryan. NEW YORK, April 3. At the Broadway Athletic Club to-night Tommy West, of New York, defeated Jim Ryan, of Australia, in the eighth round.

In the eighth round West led off with right and left swings for the head and landed. He forced the fighting in a vicious manner and in a clinch he threw Ryan to the floor of the ring. When Ryan got up he was very groggy and a great many people thought that he had been fouled, but 4his was not so. As soon as Ryan regained his feet the referee saw that he was unfit to continue the battle and he ordered both men to go to their corners. Ryan's seconds jumped into the ring before the referee had time to act and by so dains acknowledged defeat.

The referee awarded the fight to West. Sehock tle Winner, WASHINGTON, April 3. Shock won the six days' bicycle race which ended at 10 o'clock to-night. He finished with 1B70 miles to his credit, 240 miles short of the world's record for that time made at Madison Square. Dr.

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