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CANDIDATES FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS DERBY.
July. Thirty thousand dollars in stakes to be competed for and nearly 400 horsss, famous the world over, will contest for the rich prizes. / . v
2:06, the acknowledged queen of the trotting family; Old Hal Pointer, 2:04%, the famous fleet pacer, and many others equally as noted. v : - :; Slip" -
promised. Reduced Rates on all the railways. Electric cars to the gates from the Twin Cities and the best accommodations at the grounds;
Mj ¥ I JL IT 1T% 1 lR\ MINNEAPOLIS DRIVING CLUB,
onday, July ist, Is Derby Day. 2*2Ss*s**
DAYMTtfCOflBET T|
.... THE CHAMPION IS DOING MILD
... TRAINING AT ASBURY
PARK.
: HE CORDIALLY HATES FITZ.
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IT WILL 10 THE BATTLE FOR
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FRIENDS FEAR HIS RAGE
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May Give Lanky Hob an Ailvau- _
tng-xt at a Very Critical Mo- j
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Special Correspondence of the Globe.
ASBURY PARK, N. J., June 28.—
Jim Corbett. is a mighty interest-;
ing gentleman just now while he
Is taking his preliminary canter, so •-';
to speak, in . his . training for his !
coming fight with Bob Fitzsimmons,
late of Australia. !
Although Corbett has not yet got :
down to hard work, a day spent i
with him is a pretty busy one, par
ticularly if the visitor be somewhat
. larger about the girth than the law
allows and decidedly shy in what
the fighters call wind. The fight
with Fitzsimmons at Dallas, Tex.,
on Oct. 31, is a great way off, yet
the fact that both men are begin
ning at this early day to train for
it shows better than anything else
that each has a deep respect for the
pugilistic ability of the other, not
withstanding the! hard names ban
died between them. ' Sixty-one thou
sand dollars, the total of the sum to
be, battled for, has a fascinating
glitter that has caught the eyes of
both men, and, while the honor of
being champion of the world is no
empty title 1 in, these days of theat
rical returns, each man asserts with
charming innocence that he is out
for the dust;'; fi^ZTZZZ
.. .Aside■ from these inspiring motives
for a battle royal, the men hate each
,, other cordially.. Corbett, . in particular,
' dislikes t. Fitzsimmons, and his friends
at Asbury Park, particularly the cool
and calm Billy Brady, see a danger
signal in this hatred. Jim came within
an ace" of losing the fight with Mitch
ell'at Jacksonville because he allowed
Tiir, rage.to get the better of his judg
ment. ; Some thought that he really
' -emitted a foul, but this was not so.
■en face to face with Fitzsimmons
• orbett cannot allow personal hatred
.; -i play any part in his fighting tac
.• -'cs. It might I give Fitz an opening
•hat would be taken advantage of like
r : fash of lightning. Fitz is always
-:zlm and cool, and never allows per
. onal. antagonisms to interfere with
.'rriness. Corbett has been told this a
'•."',"'e:i times lately, and has been cau
sed, against nursing his grievances
inst Fitz.
* '.'^BETT'S FINE CONDITION.
fifi . Im'is now in fine fettle, almost good
, e\. 5Ugh;,t6 go iii the ring tomorrow and
- -.-fi- up the fight of his life. He is liv
p? quietly at his Lock Arbor house,
.nch is within a few minutes' walk of
ie gaieties of Asbury Park. He will
;-■ probably go into.(he ring weighing 185
;oiznd3, and he is only a few pounds
:»iVier than that now. This makes
. -pining comparatively easy for him, as
fi will not have ' to go through any
:aus course' for the removal of
'-irtyor forty, pounds. Weight reduc-
Tc-i is the great barie of fighters and
- ; :o>eys, and Corbett has always been
1 iared this task, as, he never allows
':!" —self to lapse into indolence,"'other
" -Z.T-t. he might now tip the scales at 230
•.-•stead "of 190 pounds., He has never
succumbed to the fascinations of King
..Icohol, and this has also been of the
. .a test benefit to him. But these con
-lions give him ] no advantage over
Fitz, who cannot be induced to do the
#, slightest thing that might interfere
!v with his ability as r a fighter. .
Z'T . EATS WHAT HE LIKES,
t Jim gets up these mornings at 6
THE SAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: : SUNDAY ' ■ MORNING, : JUNE 30, 1895.—TWENTY PAGES.
o'clock, and after a cold bath:" shaves
himself and then sits'.down'to break
fast. In the old days.. fighters were
trained on "red rags," otherwise beef
steaks that had just been waved over
the fire a few times, and scarcely
touched by the heat. Corbett eats a
variety of good, wholesome food, and
"Young Corbett" and _ Steve O'Donnell,
who are also training there, -.do the
same. They argue, and very correctly,
too, that if they follow in the foot
steps of Jim in all things pugilistically
| they will not be far from the right.
! After breakfast Jim takes a short
walk with his dogs or sits on the piazza
of the house for a half-hour. -; Then he
j takes his bicycle for a ten-mile, spin
l through the pretty country...^ Often
times he pays a short visit to Parson
I Davies, who has a "farm" about a
i mile west of Asbury; Park. The : par
| son has a flne collection of "pugs" on
hand just now, including Jiiumie Bar
ry, Joe Choynski and -Bob Armstrong,
a big black, who stands 6 feet 3% Inches
without shoes and stockings, j and a
fist like a dark ham. Bob hopes to: be
the successor of Peter Jackson, but it
Is difficult to train him, he is _ so big
and husky. He has strength-and a
willingness to learn, but up to date is a
long way from being ; scientific. • Joe
Choynski, who looks like a midget be
side him, can punch holes in him. : Bob j
is good-natured, . but sometimes; a
particularly nasty jab makes him hot,
and then the onlookers chase around
for clubs to defend themselves. Jim I
enjoys these diversions,' and cheers the i
big negro on in his work by telling him i
that he is a wonder. "'.!•;!'.-.■■'.-■; -■'-. : .
HANDBALL A MAKER OF SPEED! J
After his bicycle I ride, Corbett puts -
CO RBETT'S TRAINING QUARTERS
himself in the hands of his rubbers,
and they work on his lithe muscles
until the skin is almost blood-red. A
dip in the ocean surf comes next, and
there is another rub down. A handball
court has just been built on the grounds
and for the next hour Corbett plays
the game with Steve O'Donnell T. arid
"Young Corbett," otherwise.- George.
Green, pitted against him. This is Jim's
favorite game, and he regards it as one
PUNCHING THE BAG.
of the best methods In vogue to give
the fighter that greatest of all requis
ites, speed. The game makes one active
in leg, back and arm work, : and calls;
into quick action every muscle of the
body. It also develops the eye and the j
exercise of instant vision. Corbett
pays great attention to' his sight," for
when pitted against a. speedy man like
, Fitzsimmons, accurate and quick vision
is as necessary as a strong.arm!and a
valiant heart. Another benefit derived
from constant! playing of handball is
that improves ; a, man'3 r aim, and
forces him to swing his arm while his
body is in all kinds of positions. Cor
bett can swat the little ball with ter
rible force, when running, walking or
jumping. There is no doubt that hand
ball Ib a great game for : " the training
fighter to play, and it would be well for
Fitz to profit by the example! it gives
in Corbett's marvellous speed. :;:^
' .MAKES O'DONNELL WINCE.
After dinner Corbett - and': Steve
O'Donnell put. on ; the mits and bang
each other at lively clip - for i half a
dozen rounds. It's hard work .for
Steve, as Jim often puts considerable In skill, vspeed, reach, courage, and
steam in his blows in the excitement I strength they are pretty near .even,
of the game. Jim doesn't do any jab- a] though Fitzsimmons is by far the
bing, but fights two-handed all the j v _,..,,,. nr x^xt however has
time, paying particular attention .to harder hitter.. Corbett however, nas
body blows. j no airtight cinch. This is an era cf
Corbett is already at work map- surprises, and Fitz may land one of
,ping out the style of fight that he will his knockout blows. ;
put up against Fitz. In his famou* ' ■ cinrhatt should eo at lanky Bob
fight with Sullivan Corbett jabbed him -If Loioett should go at ianay, xioo
THROWING THE IRON BALL.
in the face with his left a score of
times, filling his opponent's nose and
throat with blood until it almost
choked him. Corbett has invariably J
adopted the jabbing- process, but' in j
liis fight with Fitz ho will have to use '
some other > method, as Fitz is also
a jabber, and, if anything, thc calmer
of the two. Besides, Fitz has a trifle
the best of it in the matter of.-reach,
although Corbett is the taller- by an
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inch and a quarter. - Arms extenaec.
and measuring straight across from
the finger tips, .": Fitz measures 7o%
of em inch in the reach of a single arm.
inches. Fits has an advantage of %
of an inch In the reach of a single arm,
and it is never, safe to jab a speedy
I man whose reach is the superior.
I Jim is thinking of all these things,
•and at the same time is enjoying him
: self. He often plays ball in the after
! noon with a scrub club, made up by the
, hangers on about the place. Some
! times he knocks out flies to the small
' boys of the place, who regard Jim as
a king. To chase a ball from the bat
of Corbett is an honor that they fight
for right merrily. , <u fi
'.'■'■ Corbett will not begin real hard
•work until the end of August, as he is
careful not to put on the fine edge too
soon and then find. himself stale before t
the fight. He punches the bag after ;
O'Donnell has had enough, and for a j
short'time each day" the two toss a I
heavy iron ball between them to keep .
the muscles strong. Corbett is in bed j
"every night at 10 o'clock, and Brady |
'says" they almost have to turn a hose i
on him In the morning to get him up.
CORBETT SHOULD WIN.
Sullivan Talks Entertainingly
xj - . ', Ahout the Fifth - -
' Corbett and I met at'New Orleans,
Corbett and! Mitchell at Jacksonville,
and it is a golden eagle to a red cherry j
that Corbett , and Fitzsimmons will j
meet at Dallas, Tex., in October next. I
The men could not get out of a battle j
if they wanted to, and to give each his
due : I honestly^ believe that neither
wishes to dodge a meeting. There is j
too much feeling between these chaps j
to admit of any such argument. They |
hate each other just as cordially as the I
boys who sport the orange . and the I
1 green over in . old Ireland. That , will |
give zest to the meeting. There will {
be no love taps, but red-hot jabs and |
peppery upper cuts.
Aside frcm the antipathy each bears
the other there are other reasons .
which conduce to their coming ;> to- j
. gether. _ These \ are the - love ] of glory !
and the gold which follows in its wake ;
and the force ! of public : opinion. All
athletes, be they fighters, wrestlers,
oarsmen, pedestrians or what not, fear
public opinion as much as they love
? gold. Once let the public get on to
the fact that a champion of any kind
is ; afraid his days as , an athlete are
numbered; He , could -not draw brass
pennies, not to talk of silver dollars,
; to the box office of any show that he
; might give. Indeed, he would be
lucky if he did not get bouquets of an
cient eggs thrown; at him ■_ from'!- the
gallery.' Therefore it is |safe to bet a
national bank against , a Coney Island,
barn that the boys ! will ; face fi each
other ; in the roped \ arena; ,if {riot" in
-Texas, then in; Mexico or some other
spot; if not in ! public, then in. private.
What kind of a battle will it be,
and what are the chances of the men?
: I have been asked : these questions at
least 100 times and ; will answer fi here
.' to the i best of ; my ability. . Corbett
should win, as ; he has height and
I weight in his favor, besides a J trifle
the best of it in the way of shiftiness.
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. as he did at Mitchell, he would get
| whipped to a dead moral certainty. He
j can never mix it with Fitz at infight
i ing and exchange blow for blow, slmf
I ply' because,the Australian's punches
. are, about twice as dangerous tis ; the
j Californian's. Corbett> .forte \ is. OiUt^
I fighting, and, mark my.' words, you.
: will see that he plays that game when.
j he and Fitz meet at Dallas. ,H<^
try' simply 1 to jab j Bob out, which j ijT
I ' he can keep away from the Austra
.Han,' he may do in twenty, or tw'enity
five rounds..;' ''.''fi.fi--: ■■■''■ *•'■"• Z- ''■''■' ""* \ *0<-
-; Fitz, .on the other hand, I am pails- "
fied, will go at :Corbett from the very '
moment time is called. He will t|y| 2 ;
mix it with Corbett in every possible j
. way and land a knockout blow.'.', It" iijay"!
puzzle the champion to keep away .f rom '']
him, as Fitz is a mighty spry- l'elldw," j
and- can get around a ring like a race j
horse.- I predict that Corbett <vh'en !
cornered/, as he. is^bound.'to'.be 1 by';Flt^"'
, Some time, * will presort '!• to clinch.- t'i |
[ save himself from -punishment! i#
j a far better .wrestler than Fitz, and las
: he will be about twenty pounds he&vjei":
j and can use his strength to greater id-'I
! vantage he m£^y even wear Fitz out i
j fighting. '■ Wrestling is ' terribly,,' ex- |
; hausting,,especililly so to the lighter, |
! weaker and;less skillful man. Should- I
I Fitz get in one or two hard blows, how
ever, before the clinch ■ Corbett may be
come so weak that his wrestling skill'
will not avail him much. .,.-.,- •■■ •
The -fight" will be one of the best, 1 I
think,-.-that' have occurred between big
men j in this country for a long time,
as both fellows are so T clever, speedy
and strategic. - Corbett wintry to make
it wholly a scientific battle and win by;
a long encounter. Fitzsimmons will
endeavor to use force with science and
win or be whipped in short order, 't He
i is as sensible in his plan as,Corbett Is
| in his. One can win out best by wait-
I ing, the other by rushing.
Leaving the element of chance out of,
I it, Corbett, for' the reasons- I ■• have
I already given, should win, although the
I other man has a cracking good chance
! to capture first money. . He is big and.
j strong just where he needs these qual
i ities—in - the shoulders, arms r and
j muscles of the back. His shoulders are
! indeed broader than the champion's,
| his back muscles rounder and bigger
' and -his' chest expansion greater. His
i legs are not near a3 shapely or as
' large as Jim's but. Bob says they are
[ strong-enough and-tough enough to
i hold him up all day. ; .
: Anyhow, whichever way the battle^
j goes, it will be worth going a long way
I to see, and all I can say to the boys
I to cheer them - on and help the grand
| old sport along is the motto which al
! ways adorned my colors in my. fighting
| days, "May the best man win." --.. Z°7.
".JOHN. L. SULLIVAN. ■"
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I HIDES BACKWARD,
j Remarkable Toaas Trick Rider
ami His Wonderful Feats
Awheel. ■.--..- - _
Lee Richardson, the young, Chicago
trick.bicyclist, can ride a wheel back
ward /faster than,the average bicyclist
can make it go in ; the - conventional i
manner.. Richardson is a mere boy of
sixteen, but he has already made' a
wide reputation, owing, to his wonder-;/
*,,! _-~_™,q in i<i.llT«r ho.-. Irw omlAnlf i
LEE RICHARDSON
.ing to the , clever tricks that he per
forms 'on 'his safety wheel. \ In ' Louis- :
' ville recently he established . a 5 record
for two-thirds of. a 1 mile 'in the back
ward * style - of " riding ' by making ,; the.
distance." in 1 2 v. minutes 321-5 " seconds.
Master Richardson is open to ride any '
man ! in the ..world; any distance in his
own peculiar style, *_. and • up .to. the
present time he has remained' the un
disputed champion.' '-•-'•'
At the big race meet in Waltham
June 17 Richardson created consider
able of a sensation by riding half I a
mile backward in 1 minute 54 2-5 sec
onds. In his exhibition.! of this char
acter his back is not only' turned . to- :
ward the track the wheel is following,
but the wheel itself is pedaled back
ward. -. ■-.. •-.:-;•:.-' -■.->•'.«•;,
As ; a trick rider Richardson 'seems
to bo master of most of the feats that
have made Canary, "Kaufmann,"Barber
and Kilpatrick -?o well known.
FOLDING BICYCLE.
It May Be Doubled Up So an to
Occupy Half Its Ordinary Space
Bicycle inventors come thick and fast,
i American inventive; genius apparently
i'has concentrated: upon , the wheel.
Every week some inventor comes for
ward with some new device designed to
make cycling easier or "safer or faster
or to make a wheel lighter. In France,
however, the inventors. are experiment
ing with petroleum-driven bicyclettes.
Why petroleum is better than the hu
!man leg,, and why the "machine should
be dubbed bicyclette are questions only
a: plausible '.' Frenchman can .answer.
The petroleum .bicyclette participated
I in tho recent road race between Pari3
j and Bordeaux. ' It gave r a good 'account
I of itself. ,'v ZT ' '■ ' ■' •-:";' ■'"■
I A folding bicycle is, the newest
i novelty in the steel steed line. By a
[ simple and ingenious arrangement the
l connecting rods of the frame may be
| folded until the machine is-reduced to
| the size of one wheel, as shown in the
. Illustration. " ■ :. ; '•"-''■ {■
■■'-■ The inventor claims for the folding
I bicycle the -possibility- of storing it in
one's room, the ease with which it may
bo carried up or down stairs or hoisted
■in dumbwaiters or elevators. It-can be
readily, doubled up for carrying on the
shoulder up and down bad roads. Such
a; bicycle can be -readily placed "irx7 a
carriage or other vehicle for | trans
portation. Doubtless, also, the police
man who has had an experience in
leading the" bicycle of a prisoner to the
stationhouse- will appreciate the merits
a machine that, can be folded .up and:
carried under the arm, ; where it '; is.
powerless. to work injury. ,;-'..-, ,-'•;•, "T
fi The . inventor claims further -that' In
its folded shape, the bicycle : may be
securely locked,; but seems to .forget
Sy i! THE BICYCLE THAT FOLDS IP,
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that In its portable shape it presents an j
extraordinary inducement to the ■: in-, I
tending thief. • ■■ 'Z :.-, ''fij^/l'T-fiZT."Z. ' j
. The ;; folding bicycle .Is .one'^of the j
: things "that, now that it has been in- j
1 vented,! will cause people to wonder •
why it had not been thought of bef ore. |
Dwellers in flats, however, where there ■-■
are tenants given to storing -.their .
wheels in the. lower hallway^ will be i
inclined to send their personal thanks i
to the genius who has shown how the I
'most .unwieldy- "thing ever invented—;
that | is, while in. state 7 of repose—may
• be.;made less obtrusive'arid less dan
gerous. There Ms no 'reason why.'; it
shouldn't be; hung up on a peg out of
everybody's wayZfiZfifi _•? -
! The man who invented the baby car
riage which could be flattened out and
jerked . under the bed j or stool j against I
the -wall behind a :. sofa worked a great j
benefaction. It v/as the best thing |
since _. the jointed fishing rod. Then ; a j
Brooklyn man ; invented a piano which j
I could be readily.; taken apart : and '.. car
ried ;; up r the ■ narrow } stairways of an
apartment^ house and, then set up in a |
little room; instead of being swung into
an - outside window „ - as a safe is gen
erally , put into an office building. > But
there 'are more ; bicycles"; than there are
either baby carriages or. pianos in New
York, so for the present the inventor of
the folding, bicycle is "entitled : to' a Beat
on the right side of the throne. , - ; .-
PRINCE AMONG; TRAINERS.
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i Monroe Salisbury, Who Made Alix
, and Directum Wonders. .•-'
The shrewdest and most successful
trainer of harness horses on the turf
today is Monroe Salisbury, and . he is
now generally regarded as the great
est trotting horse manager in America.
The recital of Salisbury's triumphs In
the training of world beaters would
fill columns of space. Every year he
electrifies the turf world by bringing
out some new star of the first magni-
MONROE SALISBURY.
tude. In ISSO Cricket, Direct. Mar
garet S and Katy S were sprung j by
Salisbury., In'1S91 the game campaign
made by Little Albert , attracted gen
eral attention," while Direct, who took
a record of. 2:00, created a furore : by
beating Hal Pointer, who at that
time was regarded as Invincible. . In
the year 1892 Salisbury uncorked Fly
ing Jib and Directum. The latter took
a three-year-old record of 2:11 £. Lit
tle Albert- cut his record to 2:10 dur-
Ing the season. ' In 1893 Salisbury, had
the trump card in Directum, who made
the most wonderful-campaign'.'ever.
known, . and cut 7 the stallion, record
down • to 2:05^. Director's .".'Flower
wan that year, the biggest ■win
ning two-year-old of the year. The
following year Directum was : in
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j other hands, and was the ereatest':
J disappointment of the season. •'*.K«'«{-'
j . In ,1894; under Salisbury's manage- ;
j ment, Alix lowered the world's trotting ! ■
i record-.' to ,2:03%, dethroning Nancy |,
j Hanks, 2:04. The black stallion Direct- 1.
! ly went faster than any two-year-old p
'that was ever hitched to a sulky; |
I Azote's ; campaign ; was a magnificent
I one, I while-; Expressive not only won |
I thousands of dollars, but proved her- }
j self the greatest three-year-old cam- L
paigner ever known. T.^^^^- J
The Salisbury string- for the cam
paign of 1895 is by long odds the great- i
est combination of light harness horses
i and side-wheelers ever banded togeth
j er, in: America: This is the fifth annual i
j campaign ; made by Salisbury, and the
i prospects are very bright for the most
successful season ever experienced by !
the ;"Master! of Pleasanton," says the '
San "Francisco; Chronicle. The ibright
J particular :■ star of ■- the ! aggregation ; is ;
j Alix,- the queen; of the trotting turf, '
j ', whose fi exploits fi. last -! year .eclipsed
j Nancy Hanks, -, Sunol, ' Maud; S, ! Direc
i, turn arid '■-_ all other famous; performers
of the : turf. It ;;Is" said? Salisbury : be
lieves she v will. this year!lower the rec
ord \ to 2:02. Among 'the.other! stars of
the stable are Flying Jib;, 2:04, the great '.'■
pacer; \ Directly, 2:07^,'• the phenomenal .
three-yearold side-wheeler; !■ "Azote,
2:08i4, the !• geld ] that *'. is "considered
. one '. of • Allx's '-, most formidable - rivals; ;
Ella T, 2:12;!Marin 1 Jr.,; 2:13, and four- •
teen! other good r ones. • | ;
v Azote,'; whose grand record last sea-1 .;
son caused such a great; astonishment,
especially * as ) Salisbury purchased i the
son: of ; Whips for I the small ' sum of 1
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$1,500, will be the stable reliance In the.
•fast classes. Azote is the biggest fast
trotter, ever • hitched to a "bike." ." He
is."sixteen and a half hands high and
scales almost 1,300 pounds. This Jumbo
of j the trotting turf last year trotted J
thirty-eight heats at an average speed j
of 2:11. He wound up the season by
j faking a mark of 2:08%, and J. G. Mor
;gan, the ■ conditioner of the horse, ex-
I presses the opinion that Azote will trot
j dangerously close to the world's record
I before, the end of the present season. j
Azote was one of the great money-win- j
ners' of 1894. He ' started in twenty |
: races "and won no less than .fourteen |
times, while he was four times second..
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FATHER OF HASE HALL.
Originator of the National Game
'"-Still Lives* in Coniieetleut.
Thousands of people who admire
base ball will be interested in the fact
that there is still living in New Haven
the father of' the game, Dr. Daniel L.
Adams, an octogenarian, says the Chi
cago Chronicle. He : Is exceedingly
well preserved, and his active step and
unimpaired eyesight'and hearing go
'far to prove the value of an active
interest In athletics in early life. The
doctor was one of the first men to be
long to an organized base ball club, j
and quickly took the lead In all mat-
I ters connected with the growth and
DR. DANIEL L. ADAMS,
The Father of Base Ball.
character of the national game. He I
went to New York as a physician in
1838. He says: "In September, 1843,
some young men formed the Knicker
bocker base ball club. They went into
it just for exercise and enjoyment,* I
arid I think used to get a good deal J
more solid fun of it than the players i
In the' big games do nowadays. About
a month after the organization of this
j club,' several of us medical fellows
j joined It. The following year I was
made president, and served as long.as !
I was willing to retain the office..
Twice a week" we went over to the
'Elysian. Fields' for practice. Once
there we were free from all restraints,
and throwing off our coats we played
until it was too dark to see any longer.
I was a left-handed batter, and some
times used to get the ball into the
river. .People began to take an inter
est in the game presently, and some
times we had as many as UN specta
tors watching the practice. The rules
at that time were very crude. The
pitching was all underhand, and the
catcher usually stood "back and caught '
the ball on the bound. I
'. "Our players were not very enthusi- j
astic at flrst, and did not always turn j
out on practice days. There was then |
no rivalry, as no other club was formed j
until 1850, and during these Ave, years
base ball had a desperate struggle for !
existence. As captain, I had to employ I
. all my rhetoric to induce attendance,!
and often thought it useless to con-.
i tinue the effort, but my love for the \
\ game, and the happy hours spent at the '
| 'Elyslan ..Fields' led me to persevere. I
During the summer months many of
our members were-.' out of Jown, thus |
leaving a very short playing season.
"We had a great deal of trouble in j
getting balls made,.and for six or seven'
! years I made all the balls myself, and
I not only for our own club, but also for
oih.-r clubs 'when they were organized.
1 writ ail over New York to find some
■ one who .would undertake; this work,
but no one could be induced "to try it
for love or money. Finally I found a
.Scotch saddler who was able to show
me a good'way to cover the balls with
horsehide,!.such:as was used for whip
lashes. loused to make the stuffing
out of three- or four ouncea of rubber
: cuttings, wound with yarn and then
covered ;with leather.' These balls were .
of eourse a great deal-'softer than the j
"balls now! In use. It was not until some '
time after 1850 that a shoemaker was i
found who was willing to make them '
for us. This was the beginning of base i
ball manufacturing. '
Through Car.
Through car service is appreciated on
long journeys. If you^have decided to
send your wife and; little ones" to the
White Mountains, to the Summer. ■ Re
sorts of the St. Lawrence, to Portland, i
Bar Harbor or points on the coast of j
Maine, the through car, service of the j
Soo Line from'St. Paul to "Boston will i
be appreciated. Call and see the Agent I
in reference to the low excursion rates '
in effect : July" 4th to Sth, inclusive.
Ticket Office, 398 Robert Street, Ryan
Hotel- Block. g^^^BMMjM| |
. Modernized Romance.
Chicago Record. ■' fi--:. '■'* 'J.
... Teacher— "young Lochinvar
. came" out > of the West." how did ; he
manage to carry his lady love oft.with
him?. . '- ; : • fi. ... -■
;. Johnny—Had a' tandem bicycle.
Y Is the Fourth of July?.
'* " Take advantage of the exceedingly
i low rates!offered.' by the Soo Line,
and go fishing. Fishermen are having V
. splendid sport- and very successful ; at i
'Buffalo,;i Paynesville; and /Glenwobd/ !
For full particulars see or write W. S.
Thorne, 398 Robert street, St. Paul.
SHE LED, BUT LOST.
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PRINCE OF WALES* BRITANNIA
DEFEATS VALKYRIE III. O?*
TIME ALLOWANCE
::
HER FIRST RACE A FAILURE
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IHMIAYKN'S CHALLENGER II VJ
A POOR CHANCE TO SHOW
CAPABILITIES.
SEVERAL "TIMES BECALMED
Britannia Finished Nearly Tw?
Minutes Behind, bill Had Two
Minutes' to Spare
ROTHESAY Scotland. June 29.—
The "Clyde fortnight" of yacht rac
ing opened today with the regatta
of the Royal Northern Yacht club.
Enormous crowds assembled to wit
ness the first race of Valkyrie III.,
Lord Dunraven's syndicate yacht.
The racing programme comprised
eleven contests. The course for the
big yachts was" a total distance of
fifty miles. Valkyrie III. gave Ail.;;i
2 minutes and 59 seconds.and Britan
nia 4 minutes and 2 seconds.
-When the gun was fired at 10:30 a.
m. Ailsa was pointing direct for the
line, and went - over, first. The Val
kyrie was handled well, and before
half a mile of the.course had been
covered. took the lead, with Britan
nia close to her and Ailsa a long dis
tance astern. , The yachts, however,
were merely drifting. Valkyrie, just
as she was entering Largs bay, got
rather t close to the,shore, lost the
wind, and became completely be
calmed. Ailsa and Britannia, stand
ing more out in the. channel, got a
little breeze, and gradually, drew up
and passed. Valkyrie, with the Brit
annia about half a mile astern. But
Ailsa did not succeed in passing the
: mark boat ahead of Valkyrie, as she
got too far to leeward. Valkyrie,
still standing in, got the breeze, and
rounded the mark boat before Ailsa
and Britannia, which two yachts
were virtually becalmued. Valkyrie
kept on with the assistance of a
fair wind, left the others far be
hind, and at 2 p. m. was nearly
five miles ahead, and making for
the Skelmorlie markboat, which she
THE BRITANNIA.
j passed at 3:21:33, Ailsa and Britan
1 nia being a mile astern. Valkyrie
! maintained her lead easily on the
second round. The breeze was;
j fresher and- the new yacht showed
good speed.
Britannia naught up while the Val
| kyrie wag becalmed, and eventually
only a few lengths separated them.
But Valkyrie crept along and there
was hardly a breath of air blowing
as she crossed the finishing line. The
following were the times of the two
yachts at the finish: Valkyrie,
7:37:30; Britannia, 7:39:16. But al
though Valkyrie crossed the line
1:46 ahead of Britannia, the. latter
won the race, as she had a tim al
lowance of 4 minutes 20 seconds,
consequently winning on" corrected
time by 2 minutes 34 seconds. '-.:.'
The race - for twenty-raters ...was
stopped at the end of the first round
■ and Gould's yacht Niagara" :was de
clared the winner. The - following
; were the times: Niagara, 4 hours
27 minutes and 38 seconds; Zinita,
4 hours 33 minutes 35 seconds; Da
kotah, 4 hours 35 minutes 22 seconds.
The Lukes in the Clonus.
Lake Louise, Mirror Lake and Lake
Agnes are three gems in the heart of
the Rockies, easily reached from Lag
gan, on the Soo-Paclflc Line, and the
cost of reaching Laggan from St. Paul
has been made very low, only $_>. for
the round trip, Including double berth
in the flrst-class sleeper of every Tues
day in July and August. Apply at
Ticket office, 398 Robert Street, Hotei
Ryan Block.
"Wood Cloth. * * '
"Woop-pulp cotton" -is made from
white wood.- which has been macerated
with chemicals until it can be drawn
Into a thread. „ The . threads so pro
duced can.be readily woven, and' it is
said , that "cotton duck". made roir
them can be washed. -
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. Banff,: Springs ..
Is worth reading arK-Jf Call. on or
write W. , S. Thorne. »6 Robert street,
St. Paul, and get a copy of the Soo-
Paciflc Line .;publications,"" ''Glaciers
and . Mountain Ranges," and "Banff
and.the Lakes in the Clouds."'