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WATERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 13, 1900.
FIGHTS II FIGHTERS.'
Warrants Are Waiting: for He
Govern and Joe Gans.
The Promoters Will Also Bo Arreted,
l..ut It Is Relieved the Fight Will Co
On Tommy Ryan Say.-; the English
Clubs Hold 1 1 1 111 Too Cheap Hanra
li:m and Waleoll Meet iu Hartford
To-night Mayor cf Cincinnati Re
fuses to Stop the Big right Sharkey
II us Posted a Forfeit for a Tight.
Chicago. Doe 11.--Warrants will he
served at the- i -ing.-ide iu Tatiersall's
tliis evening Featherweight I'hain
piou Terry Mot iovi tii and doe Cans
iiiiil tin- promoters of the tight. Cap
tain Hayes i.f the Thirty-fourth street
police statiop. says Met lovern and Cans
wiil bo .irri'.'-ii'il on a charge of disturb
ing the peace, p.. M. Winston, agent
of th" buildim.-;: Louis M. Houseman,
t he club matchmaker, and Sam J larris.
li!:il;:i; '! of Met iiiviTH, will be arrest
ed on th" charge of engaging in carry
in:; m a boxing exhibition.
"The warrants .,, in lay hands and
tarsi In' s"i v d." Captain Hayes said
last voui:ir. "It -would be foolish of
ii:o io i-'i;i' after tl-o.-o who are name-.',
in the warrants latiii Thursday night.
ti'i;c;i they are ail together. 1 am go
ing to give the papots to soirie of my
l:nn .just hefote the lighters go into
the l-iiijr. The fighters ami tiie pro
laolers of the exhibition will bo placed
under arresi .
"1 am t"h! that they intend to have
a ii:s;.k-e of th" pejic.' present to hear
l!.e i-imi'L'i.-s immediately or sign bonds
for Their a.;i. uranee iu eotfi. Tin n
the tight "ould o u;i unless mo!e wAL'
rau'.s Wo: served, t If course if those
inreres-eo; . have a justice of the
pia.ee i n -em H..asi man and tile light
ers will slli'ely h" ie.-ked Up."
l.ovi Houseman insists thai the fight
will be pulled of!' on schedule time and
Wit bout ijliel fel oilee.
! b-veTii is a i i u" favorite in the
bet ', in l". as he c light in lie. because he
oniy has to slay six rounds to win. If
the light is on the level he should put
Cans away before the end of the sixth
round.
Milva;-.:: e. Wis. Hoc 1.1.-"Ail I can
say is linn I will do my best and the
l est man wiii win." Terry Met'overn
sai1 yesterday when usked as to his
opinioi: of hK iiL-ht with Joe Cans in
t'hto-jro io-niuhi.
"I don't want to say anything that
T might net iic aide to make p.iinl." lie
.-oh1.,) - :Kil isest of condi
tion, as y m ail know h; re. and there
can i:c no misgiving on that score. I
will do uty best, ami the best man will
win."
Mefiov"!!! did a Id of wnvk yester
day. im.ro loan iie had intended. "I
fe, I .aod." he - do. "and I have to do
something. U'ii-n I feel as I do ncv,v
I don't s,en: able to got enough work."
Yesterday Met ;v, :n and his party
took a run on the White Fish bay road
and did the fastest work they have
tried. Iu ihe afo.rr.oon the "Brooklyn
'error' punched the hag ;1t a local
g mnasiu-n. then played basket ball
and finished with light work.
One week from to-night at the City
hall the Fui.iti Athletic cit'b, of Daly
.Mcl'artland and lloagan Munroe fame,
will held iis boxing carnival. This
club has been instrumental in reviving
local interest-in boxing. "When the
game was practically a dead issue this
cluli came forward and gaw one of the
b'st boxing exhibitions ever held in
lids ,-ity. The public didn't respond
as aenereus!;. as th" splendid bill they
r.uer-'d wan anted am! the promoters
of the enterprise found themselves out
of 1 cekot to tin' amouni of some .S.n-h.i.
I.a.tei on they offered the Ketigan-Mui:-roeand
Fisher-Murphy contests, which
wore most generously a I leaded, but
ptill the organization is out of pocket.
tin Thursday evening. I iceeniber L'o,
they arc planning to offer one of the
most extraordinary bills ever offered
in this iciuity. ami at popular prices.
The bill includes two champions. Tom
my Felz. the champion bantamweight
of the world, and one of the pluckiest
little lighters that ever donned tights:
.Tack Hopkins, the national and met
ropolitan amateur champion light
weight of tin- world. Father one of
these men Aught to attract an audit nc
that would more than till the City hall
at metropolitan prices, but the Union
Athletic club is anxious to give the
jiublii- tlie worth of their investment
and are making the prices within the
reach of all. cents to SI. Ringside.
?1. no.
Tommy Fcltz since January 1, 1001,
has participated in over thirty battles.
He has lost but two. and there are but
1hree draws credited to him in that
time, a total in knockouts and decis
ions of twenty-five to his credit. At
Hartford Thanksgiving day. although
lie figured in a preliminary with "Kid"
Truman, knocking the latter out ::t
less than three rounds, the liit proved
to be- the star cue of the day. In
meeting Toney Iewis. Felix; has a sei
i'litiDe and plucky antagonist to face.
Whether he can beat through the guard
Fit the clever little New Yorker aud
land those terrible swings of his. his
tory alone will tell. There is .a bad
feeling existing between the men on
stoeount of their last meeting, and a
wonderful fight will sHrely be the out
omo. Billy Pyan and Alf I.evy will clash
for ten rounds at 11." pounds for a
suitable purse and a side bet. Ryan
lias fought George Mmiroe two draws,
fls-nile T.evy has fought three draws
w'tfo Alex Ppiisheal it. two draws with
TtamV Dougherty, one with Coot-go
ITalliday and out of eleven fights he
Jia knocke"! out five men.
Whitey TvCMcr is well known to
every follower of the snort as on hi
tgresKive and teuaohvns lightweight. In
iieeting .Tack TTeokins lie faces the
most expert fighter he has ever met.
and the betting Is very even on the
outcome. Tickets on sale fit box office
of City ball two nights preceding the
contest, from 7:30 to 0:30 p. in.; 50
cents to $1.00.
KYAX ISN'T CHEAP.
It is not probable that a match be
tween Tommy Ryan and Charley Mc
Kecvor .of Philadelphia "w ilt i be ar
ranged. 4f it . 4s tft'Ow? Urfcio.3n Eng
land, mrtetssjrthe Nati6ii.il Sporting club
cvh fit Taise its" offe ot ;k 1.500
jntrse. Ryan has this, to say in regard
to the matter: - "'The' Rlc-a -of the Na
tional Fnortir.g club agreeinr,to give
in- $1,500 for a battle with McKeever
Jt the funniest thing Kvo. heard in a
tov-X while.'- Why. t "can nake that
mount of money anjf night' Itr fighting
a CWcago for six roand.f; and have .a
'mark' before me at that. Iu regard
to the side bet of S2.500, which Mc
Keovor is willing to have hinge on the
lesult. why I am only too anxious t
eon sent 'to such tm arrrtnj;"inoiit. I!uS
tmh'ss tiip club decides to Increase its
offer there will be nothin. d.oinsi. I
am prepa red to iro to Knlaud. 1 want
to .cot a chance io see the country. If
McKi ever is sntislied to meet me hole
.and we ;.-in command enough money
1 will eheerfuliy sijrn articles for :i bat
tie. If the .National Sporting club
wants me to li?;lit tinder its auspices
why it will have to srivo mo a tfo.OOO
purse. If McCovern and Jordan can
.uet .-::.7-"b I think that the sum I ask
is not exorbitant, for we are both bitr
men. physically speakinsr, and would
attract more attention than the little
fellows."
IIANP.AIIAX AND WATXOTT.
Hartford. Conn. Dec If!. Joe AVal
cott and li ill Hanrahtin. the former
amateur middleweight champion, will
meet in the Empire A. C. in this city
lo-nifrht. Thy :tre to go twenty
rounds at catch weights. Both men
have trained hard for the battle and
are in .cood condition. Hanrahau, who
has done his work here, lias made
many admirers amoutr the local sports,
and Avill have more than a little back-h--.
Hanrahau has the advantage in
lieiirht arid reach', besides beim: a ter
riite hitter with mt ivhands and fast
on his feet, but Wah-ott is confident of
b'.iii.irinu him down to his level, llau
ra'uan lias Im-ii conditioned for the bat
tie by Sam Ki;;:pair:eU. as elevi-r a
trainer of puaihsts its there is in the
country. "Some of the sports think
that Hanrahtin hasn't a chance." "s-mt
saiil yesterday, "hut I tell you tint' he
is "oii: etiouirh and strong enou.uii to
have a chance with anybody iu his
class, and. I think his chances ale
mi.aiity jrood. This is .aoinjf to be a
liii'in. from the sound of the goiiyr. and
no matter wiio win? I'm confident the
battle will not so ihe limit. But it
will be a li.fht while it lasts."
ITliS M AYOi; ITI'M.
'.'ineiiina ii. 1 1. c 1.".. In poiite but no
uncertain v. uni. M ayor J ulius Klelse'i-laal-n
iiii'oi mod a 01:11 niit I ei of Meth
odist ministers yesterday that the If-i
: ; .rrine; coinest sciu'duled for Febru
ary 1-f or t hereahor.is. b"tv,'cen Ciiaoi
pioii Jeffries and probably !us Unh
liu. would he ijcrmittei! since it was re.
iui si, , ,y leadinu; business men. and
was to be the means of wiping out the
Saenu-erfest jubilee debt. The mayo
ti Id the ministers ih:i" he had not as
ye,- issued the permit, but that he had
sr' i'l'ii Ids word to the business iii"ii
:iad that the permit would have to he
if sued ;ti t lie proper time.
MlifCA FOK l-'IGIITEKS.
Minneapolis. 1 lec 1.'"!. -Minneapolis is
to be made a Mecca for prize fighters.
-Mayor-elect Ames, who has lony. I u
a patron of sport of all kinds, has ;ni
noiince 1 thai he intends to remove "ha
restrictions that have been placed upon
iistic encounters and will allow glove
i ouiesis in the future. Plans are now
well under way for the formation of a
eii-at at'i'.etie club in Minneapobs with
ul'o Siier tis referee. Ihe sum of
Siii. find has already been subscribed.
SUA PREY'S FORFEIT UP.
Harney Reich posted $."i00 yesterday
on behalf of Tom Sharkey for a tight
boiween the sailor and the winner of
" ' l.'ulilin battle next Monday
at Philadeb Ida. tlie match to be for
.SJ. ".on ,i side. An offer has been re
ceived from a San Francisco club for
the eia-otii: ter.
BASKET BALL.
Manager Dixon of the local profes
sional basket ball team has decided
not to play any more games until
'b'. istnias afternoon when the strong
All New York team will lie pitted
against the local quintet. There are
various reasons for not arranging any
games for this week or next week,
the most important being that, with
tiie exception of the New Britain and
Vale quintets, ihere are no oilier
teams in 1 he state capable of putting
up a fast article of ball against the
local team. Middletown had a tirst
class team last year but this year as
yet they have not come together.
Some of the best teams in the eoun
tty have been booked for litter in the
season and interesting games may be
expected. Tlie Water! airy players in
the meanwhile will not be inactive but
will keep in form by hard practice. At
the same lime they will perfect Cen
ter m work. - Some of the players are
still the possessors of severe bruises
received in previous games but they
will be till right for the next game.
The Clock siiop team, which lower
ed the colors of tlie Xaugaluek team
a few nights since, was a hummer.
Harry Waterworth was iu the game
once more and he played splendidly.
Ijanaher also put up a fast game.
Kvcr since their game with the Wel
come Athletic . club, much ravorabb'
comment: has been expressed concern
ing the pretty team work of the Wash
ington Athletic club.
COI.T.KOE STRENOTH TEST.
All Western College Records Broken
By a Student Yesterday.
Chicago, Dec 1.1. Fred I. Dindham
tner of Northwestern academy yester
day broke all the western college rec
ords in a strength test taken at the
Eva ust on Y. M. (.'. A. gymnasium
under the supervision of Director Dass.
Diitdhammer scored a total of 4.1;;!:!
points. The best previous college
record in the west was -l.t2.1S. made iiv
Alfred W. Place, of the University of
Chicago on February It; last. The
marks scored by Ditidhanimer were as
follows: Arms 1,1N!: legs 12..S04: trunk
CIO: total 4.". Dindiniminer is 1
years old. weighs only l."i) pounds and
is live feet seven inches.
WRESTLING NOTES.
Considerable interest was awakened
in wrestling by the anouncement of
the replies to the challenge issued by
Parker to any man in - the country,
except Jciiki:;s. The former is at his
heme in Byron. N. '., and' will prob
ably remain there some time. With
regard to Little's statement that he
thinks he can defeat Kelly, there ex
ists the opinion among some dose fol
lowers of the sport that Little was
never able to heat th? Waterburv man
with the latter in the condition ha
showed here iu their recent match.
Brockton Times.
UMPIRE O'DEA'S DEATH.
Philadelphia, Dec 13. Larry O'Dea.
an old-time baseball umpire and all-l-ottud
sporting man. died Tuesday
night at his home on Race street, near
Franklia. lie was a friend of Yon
del" Ahe. the St. Lonis baseball capital
ist, and through him was appointed
an umpire hi the National league, He
gave thb tip a few years ago and de
voted his tiu:e to racing. He was about
48 years eld.
LOST TO SPRINGFIELD,
Outplayed By the Represent
atives From Massachusetts.
Only i: the First roriod Did the Lo
cals Iluld Their Own The "Whole
SpriugQuU Team Did Excellent
"Work Meriden Worsted By Hartford-
Notes from Around the Cir
cuit. It is not hard to tell haw we lost
that game to Springfield last night, for
we were simply outplayed from first
to last. It is true that we hammerrd
balls enough against Ileff email's pads,
but in pas-sing and juggling the ball
and in Paying with it in front of ths
cage before putting it inside Spring
field won by many points. Pierce was
easily the star of the game, and while
Curtis did good work at times, like
our own Daly he missed many oppor
tunities. Several times Jean interel'etvd
with I'iercein tim- of ids dasiies for the
goal, but several times did Dicky evade
him and make his dasli effective. .lean
played a desperate game, ami when he
saw that victory was slipping away
from him he made tin effort to assist
on the rush line himself. Hold 'mess
blocked as wei! as he usually dot's and
many limes did he break up the p. lays
in front of the goal. Fox aI-'o stopped
many hard drives, bul he was pnzdej
several titnis to tell just where Pierce
was going to take the bail.
Every member of the Springfield
learn played poio and fast polo, and it
might just tis well be said now as auy
time that Springfield with its present
aggregation ought to win a majority
of til games.
It looked as if it was going to be a
hard and evenly fought contest iu tiie
first period. After playing manly four
minutes of time and with the ball most
of the time in Springfield's territory.
Jrilhii managed io send one into the
netting. Four minutes more had
passed when Curtis hammered one be
liind Fox. Thus the period ended, in
the second period ii was a long and
bitter eoutcst before a goal was caged,
and th ai Dicky Pierce carried one
through the bunch and with the assist
ance of Curtis rolle,! it behind Fox.
Forty-eight seconds had been played
after that goal was made when Tom
my Iiohh rm ss attempted to drive one
from behind ids own cage out to the
"renter of the lloor. It struck Fox on
the pads and bounded into our own
age. Cril'tu then made one in a little
less than six minutes, and Fierce took
the next two in less titan three min
utes. That ended the scoring in the
second period. With the score o to '2
in their favor the visitors began to play
horse with the locals and Curtis caged
the next one in Iess than live minutes.
Dalv liuaily caught a pass and lodged
one' behind "Big Bill." and Curtis
again did good work in gelling anothar
and the last one in less than six min
utes of play. The score aud summary:
Vv'aterhury. Position. Springfield.
Daly first rush Curtis
Grirfin second rush .... Pierce
Jean center .... IT. Whiting
Holderucss .. halfback .. W. Whiting
Fox goal llcfft'tnan
Won by
Caged by
Time.
1. Waterbury
2. Springfield
Limit.
3. Springfield
Gritiin
Curtis
.1:44
. .4:00
Pierce 11:37
lloldeiness
4. Springfield
i mistake) 0.4S
Waterbury
Springfield
Griffin .":0."
Pierce 2:0!)
Fierce 1:34
Curtis 4:."4
Griffin 4:2o
Curtis ":4tJ
ti.
7. Springfield
Limit.
N. Springfield
it. Wat-'ibury
Id. Springfield
Summary: Score
Springfield
Waterbury H: rushes. Italy P. Curtis 4;
stops. Fox 40. lleffernau 41: foul,
Griffin: referee. Lush; timer, La hey;
attendance, 1.40O.
Meriden. Dec 13. Meriden last last
night's game to Hartford It to 2. Th.e
feature of the game was the work of
the rival rushers. Schiffer outplaying
Lewis, owing to better support. The
locals at times s "etned to quit and hang
behind while the visitors tun up a
hard, strong game'. Schiffer was given
a boiuiih't of l'.owers between the first
and second period by Referee' Leahy
in behalf of the International Silver
Co's polo (jam.
In the last period AViiliams and
Wodtke came together and Russell and
Main took to rough playing. Each
learn lost a foul on goals. The sum
ma. rv:
Meriden.
Position.
Hartford.
Lewis first, rush .... Schiffer
Russeil second rush ....Wodtke
Williams center Doherty
liayes halfback Main
Cusick goal Slarkie
Won by
Caged by
Time.
1. Hartford Wodtke 2:12
2. Hartford Wodtke 2:2!)
1. Hartford Schiffer 2:50
4. Meriden Russell .1:10
o. Hartford Wodtke 2:o-t
'. Meriden Lewis 0:07
Limit.
7. Hartford SchilTcr 0:31
5. Hartford Wodtke -1:02
. Hartrord Wodtke DON
111. Hartford Schiffer 0:1S
Limit.
11. Meriden Russell e:r,2
12. Hartford Schiffer 10:02
13. Hartford Wodtke 1:12
Time Limit.
Summary Score. Hartford 0. Meri
den 2; rushes. Schiffer 7, Lewis P:
stops. Cusick 32. Starkie 20: fouls,
Schiffer 2. Russell 2. Hayes 2. Doher
ty; referee, Leahy r timer, Pagan.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
Won. Lost. P. C.
New Haven H S .030
ITa-tford 14 -00!)
Watetbtirv 13 11 .."12
St trln g field V 11 .r22
Meriden ' m .208
T'p against it.
Tmnmv lloldeiness we.s la id out fl.lt
in the game last-night by a hard drivt
of one of the Springfield players. He
was up aud at it aga.in in a. minute.
' It Is said that with Dos on n Sottth
easte u league team the "gate" would
Increase 50 per cent nightly. Brockton
Times. You must, first remove th-
blacklist.
The National league schedule ex
tends tl' rough tlie firsfweek in March.
The early weaknesses appear to have
all gone. ' Good , records and good
gi'i'mcs arc now the rule. Brockton
Times'
. Hartford conies here to:morrow
leght.
Billy Lush came in for considerable
abuse from the spectators last night
The local faus did not lake kindly to
Billy's decision iu Hartford the night
before, a decision which cost Water
bury the game.
We do not hear much this year in re
gard to the superiority of the National
league over the Southeastern. Each
league has players that were in tli-'
other last season, and an evening up
of the strength has ii suited. Brockton
Time.s.
The Young Washington Hills would
like to arrange a game of polo with the
Brass Uity or Protector teams. The
line-up is as follows: Kane, first rush;
Day. second rush: llolloran or Riley,
center; Conway, halfback; McGivnev.
goal. Call at II. Kane's. S'M South
Main street, for games.
George Cunningham, according to
the it; i est advices we can get. -s
through playing polo. He proposes to
stick Io business hereafter. He has
been made some templing offers, but
has declined them all. Talk
about (he "'palmy days" of polo salar-
ies. Why. a. good polo star can g.'t
l more money to-day than ever before
in tlie inslory of the game! The mag
nates simply must have the men.
Brockton Enterprise.
Steve Flanagan of the Lawrence Tel
egram wtis a spectator at the game
last night and ho viewed the work el'
the two teams from the beautiful (V)
press box. He was also present at the
game in Hartford the night before, and
he says that it was rubbed into Wa
terburv good and hard. Flanagan at
the present time is looking out for
Killy Farsons's interests in the Law
tciice team and is a pretty clever sort
of a chap from, appearances.
Manager Sullivan is making every
l effort to obtain a new rusher for the
Portland team. He is negotiating wilh
Russell of tiie- National league, one of
the very best in tiie business. He. lias
also wired tin offer to Jason of the New
ilaveti team, but has not yet received
;i reply. He thinks it absolutely neces
sary to have a strong mate for Camp
bell in order to make Ihe light that
Portland will have to make to raise its
standing iu the league cr even Io main,
tain its present position.--Port land' Ad
vertiser. All the learns in the amateur league
have played one game with the "ex
ception of the Watch shop and the
High school teams and they will be the
opponents in one of the amateur
games Christ nuts afternoon. This
game ought to be the best yet played
its both teams are composed of a lively
lot of youngsters. On the same after
noon the clerks of Reid & Hughes will
attempt to prove that they have a
better leant than tlie live representing
the business men. mostly lawyers. The
friends of the laiier think that the
clerks will have a hard proposition to
deal with.
Thursday-New Haven at Spring
field. Friday Meriden at New Haven,
II :i i f ford at Waterburv.
Saturday Springfield at Hartford.
New Haven at Meriden.
BOWLING NOTES.
Considerable interest is being man
ifested as to who will lie selected to
represent the local Y. M. C. A. at the
state Y. M. C. A. bowling meet, to
be hehl in Hartford on New Year's
day. The team will be selected from
the five who hold the highest averages
at the end of this month. The inter
est is increased furthermore by the
fact that at the end of the present
bowling season, a handsome prize will
be presented to the one- having made
th.e best average during the entire sea
son. The standing of the first ten is
tis follows:
Average. Strings.
1. Dost wide Id!) d
2. Jaeger bit; 12
.1. L. Barnes l.'l '.)
4. Piatt 142 (i
o. Hodges 140 11
0. Campbell 1.17 0
7. Leach Lit' !)
5. Arthur .' 114 0
!). H. Barnes 114 !i
10. Humphrey 1.11 D
To-night tlie Defenders will have
as opponents the Juniors in a bowling
game in the Y. M. C. A. league. To
morrow night a team from the asso
ciation will play a return game with
a team representing the Senate billiard
rooms in the hitter's billiard parlors.
P E N N SYI. V A N I A ' S EXP E X SES.
Philadelphia. Dee 11. The Univer
sity of Pennsylvania Athletic associa
tion held its annual meeting last even
ing. The graduate officers were re
elected, while 11. P.. Calket and S.
Cretker. Jr, college depart menf ;
George ITazerand IL K. Hill, medical
department, and E. A. Moehling. law
department, were elected to represent
I heir schools. The- annual report was
interesting. Football was the only
self-supporting sport in the university.
!?.i2.27s. 11 having been taken in, aud
.s.'r), '.107.71 spent on the game. The
association began the fiscal year with
a net deficit ot Sll,0o2.10.
CoHvost Destroyed by I'ije.
FORT DODGE, la., Dec. 13.-T.Ue Sis
ter of Mercy convent, the largest frame
building in the city, has bcLii" burned to
the ground. A high gale was blowing,
and the lianio:j spread so rapidly that suv
ettd of the sisters were- sli-duly burned
before they could make their escape. All
of thrir personal cfivcis mid the large li
brary used in the parochial school, whore
150 pupils attended, and ail the fnruisli
iuys were consumed. Only .f.'5,r00 insi.i
auee wis carried on the building. It is
thought thfit the lire was incendiary, as a
false alarm was turned in from it nether
pait of the town, thus delaying the ar
rival of the fire department. The convent
had sttnod for 35 years raid was one of the
largest convents and schools i:i this dio
cese. IS nl Id ina; the Ot't'enilcr.
BRISTOL, li. I., Dee. 11. The work
of eollectini.- the material for the new cup
defender is progressing satisfactorily, sinel
there is little doubt but that she will be
afloat and rigged by the first or middle of
May, a montii sooner than iu the case of
the Columbia. The nickel .steel frames
for the new boat are being turned out in
Steclton, Pa and orders have been given
to push the work if possible ahead of oth
er contracts.
Joort Price For
MUNCTE, Ind., Dec. 13. C. R. Bant
ley of Buffalo purchased the horse Prince
D here for ?3,00). He came prepared to
pay even more, for ho regards tht animid
the best green pacer in the tvorld.
Ivlnc Usear.aiucn lmiitOTeo,
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 13. The condi
tion of King Oscar is so much improved
:hat it is expected he will be able to re
sume the reins of government in a tavr
days.-, . . -
Inflncnia In Berlin.
BERLIN, Dec. 13. The iuflueuza has
begiiu its rose in Berlin.
BEHIND THE RECORDS.-
The Six-Day Racers Set Too Fasti a
Pace in the Early Hours.
Crowded from cellar to rafters last
night, Madison Square Harden was a
scene of wild excitement, a few m-n-utes
after !) o'clock, when the worst
smash-up of the great six days' bicycle
race occurred. Six men were thrown
at the Twenty-sixth street turn cf the
track on the Madiatat avenue end. and
several of them were seriously injured.
Turville was knocked unconscious.
Arouson xvas badly hurt about the
body and his eye was lacerated. The
two Frenchmen. Gougoltz and Simar,
and Waller and Fisher, all were
pitched over their wheels and stiff eie.l
for a time from their shaking up and
from shock.
There were 12.000 or more specta
tors iu the Garden at the time. Frot i
an easy, leisurely, rolling gait, the rid
ers bent over their handlebars and
drove along at a swift pace in antici
pation of a spurt while Kaser and Ry
scr were changing. Simar was about
to relieve Gougoltz and was almost be
hind them, with McFarland on ihe in
side. They came down one of the
stretch.es hunched, with the great
crowd on its feet cheering the leaders.
Suddenly the Frenchmen, who were
alternating, came together on ihe turn,
and with a grat crash went down. Mc
Farland shot through like a Hash. but.
Waller went driving into the wreck.
Turville was higher up. and his ma
chine, moving with, great speed, passed
over the legs of one of the men. and
then stuck-, like a bucking broncho.
Turville was thrown clear over the rail
into a box. where he lay bleeding and
unconscious. Fisher could not cheek
his headway am! wont down with the
others.
r,. .i -. ,..,.,.,t ()S fi(i those who
had escaped the carnage, and then
gained lap after lap on the fallen rid
ers. But it was all for naught. The
laps were returned to the men who
had been in the accident, because no
body seemed to be responsible. Fisher,
however, lost a legitimate lap iu addi
tion to those that were returned to
him.
Turville was carried to his tout,
where the surgeon iu charge made an
examination. He found that. Turville
had sustained bud contusions of the
right thigh .and multiple bruises of th
body. Ho was suffering also from
shock. Aroiisnn had a hi cent ted eye
and face and contusions of the back,
which kept him oil" the track for a
time. Fisher was down on iiis back
in his place with general contusions
and shock. Th.e Frenchmen were shak
en up only.
Changes in the positions of the rid
ers tire not f reiiucnt, and last midnight
th.e two leading American teams were
tour tndes beyond the 1.4CO mile marl:.
i he Elkes ano ".Farland. Pierce and
McEachern pairs are not more than
the distance apart that separated them
when the pistol sent them away to
gether at five minutes after midnight
Sunday night. Together Hie individ
uals of these two teams have circled
the oval within touching distance of
each other for more than a thousand
miles, ami in the other four hundn d
they have not been more than a few
yards apart.
July eight teams now are left in the
contest. Aucoutrier. after being
dragged out to the track Tuesday night
by Mi tiller, his partner, was compelled
to give up. Mullet" was heartbroken,
and declared he would finish the ra -e
himself: but as the rules forbade that.
Mullet had to abandon th.e contest. He
says he never will forgive Aucoutrier
for bringing disgrace on him.
Exhibitions relieved the lnonotony
in the afternoon and evening. Coop
er went a mile, paced by' a gasoline
tandem, in 1 :."2 1.1, while' Michael fol
lowed the same machine for five miles
to the time of !):ir. 2-.1. Major Haylor.
who holds the championship sprint
record of l!Ml(i ,also appeared on the
track.
-v iiaiuer who lias noon more or less
.iiiiw.ii an me men saui luat I'.lKes !S
in the best shape of the men on the
track, principally due to his having
been in better condition when he be
gan. McFarland. this man said, is
suffering from a muscular strain of
the heel, and his future riding depends
on this. Elkes relieved .McFarland at
H o'clock, and started a fast pace.
About this time the bunch caught Ry
ser napping and got half a lap on him.
but by a fine uphill spurt he got them
again, amid tremendous applause.
Soon after this Waller started a
sprint, and ihmgoltx during tiie spurt
got in a fine jump, which left him half
a lap ahead of the others. Mel'arlaml
took the lead in cutting him down, ami
, tie dragged them till up to Oougohz's
; wheel. Kikes sat ai a table eating
! when he noticed the spurt, aud lie got
j on his wheel to relieve McFarland. The
i Califoi iiian told him to stay off a while
; longer, as he was all right. Kikes
; slowed down .ami dismounted to con
tinue his dinner.
The enthusiasm during the spurt,
was at fever heat, and tjie band which
tried to play could not ho heard more
than a few feet away. People stood
on chairs in their excitement and only
got down when McFarland had caught;
Oougolt::. It was not long a i ter t his
thai the greatest spill of the week took
place, with the result that some of the
men later may be compelled to with
draw because' of their injuries. Arou
son. late at night, was in bad condi
tion, and might not be able to finish.
i-lsher returned to the track, al'ler
an hour ami .a half rest, relieving Fred-
r t 1V,V , , , 1"'"'I-'" public improvement, in al' re-
He -'etc , ' V n!'0;U',n5 f,vs"" Hieeis pursuant to the provisions of th
!; "' w V'.e sVv ioc '''"" ;h I'-'""'1"' cl" '' !-l"ar before
thefmV;,wo rr!1'-
behind the record of last vear ! ,,n'1 , r 'lu' f lv, ,panl at T,,(
Jimmy Michael rode a live-mile exhi- I '., as,1 ,1:","f s'M,,-",wl " tU-e
bliion behind a motor ma-hine" in i "''persons who appeared before then.
'):-: -I-.-,. the first mile in the fast time ! , ;Vml .W"!"n thev did assess nnd
of Di.l 1-.-,. "Hobby" Walthour a-.d (--(,;'I"" "'at the City of Waterburv
Floyd Kn bs, two s!x-d:iv men forced ,,,v ,n . f",i(wing named persons in
out of the race, rode a five-mile pur-.,"" of "'" 'lamagos accruing to them
suit race, which Walthour ended in ; '' ri':!SO!1 of "! Proposed pniilie im-si-
and a half laps by catching Kre'm ; )rivement the sum written opposite
in i :'J!'i -!-.". ' ' j their names ; ostiectivcly, to wit:
Walter Smith of Ihe Kings count v ; Estate of N. T. Porter MOO.da
wheelmen and John King of Newark
started m a live-mde pursuit race. Kiiv
cratsrhi Smitli at two miles and a hat"
In r:.-,1 1-5. Major Taylor went a half.
unpaccd, in ."7 :-.". seconds.
Arouson was declared out. of tlie
race at 1 a. m. lie was in bad condi
tion from the fall he had received, and
an ambulance was summoned from
Belle vne hospital and he was removed
lo that institution.
Turville came out bandaged up altottt
1 o'clock a. m. He made a try to see
how ho felt and then left the track in
n few minutes, saying he was all right,
and would return soon. Gimm had
been going since the accident.
Score at One This Morning.
Miles. Laps.
Kikes and MeFarland
Pierce and McEachern
S:m.tr and Goutroltz . .
Tuivillo and Ginim ..
Watier and Stinson . .
Eabeock and Arouson
I isher and. Frederick
IvOser and Ityscr
.. .1-120
...1420
.. .1420
. . .1120
. .420
. . .1420
.. .1-11.9
.. .1413
The score
lows:
at 8 o'clock
was as ol-
Mtles. Laps.
Elkes and MacFarland ...1,54."". S
Pierce aud McEachern . . . l.r.4.1 S
Simar and Gougoltz I.riio 7
Waller and Stinsou l.tib") 4
Fischer and Frederick ...l.-'ilo '2
Kaser and Ryser 1.515 2
BASEBALL CONTROVERSY.
Xot Much Accomplished But
the
Players Get a Hearing.
Andrew Freedman. president of the
New York baseball club, has come to
the conclusion that, it would be well
for him to see what's doing in the Na
tional league. Accordingly he betook
himself to the councils of the league
yesterday ami kept an eagle eye on
proceedings. The club owners finally
did gut into session after a delay of a
day, d they did not accomplish much,
simply because there was nothing to
accomplish. None of Cue committees
is yet ready to report, and the most
important committee of all. so far as
public interest is cotjce-rned that
which conferred with the committee'
from the Players' Protective associa
tion was compelled io postpone the
presentation of the report until lo
elay. In th.e morning the players' dele
gatesPresident y.immer of the Pitts
burg club, Secretary Jennings of
Brooklyn and Attorney Taylor-met.
the league comit.it tt-e. composed of
Colonel John I. Rogers of Philadelphia.
A. II. Soden of Boston aud .John T.
Brush of Cincinnati, and presented
their elemtinds regarding changes in
the contract. A memorandum of
II "Se demands v.-as submitted to Ihe
league, which was it: session in tlie
afternoon. The principal points cover
ed in the memorandum .areas follows:
First-Club owners not to haw- ihe
rigid to -reset--,-,." players ;,' :i v--.;. un
less than thai, provided for the ensu
ing year, nor for more than three years.
Second -;iub owner.; not to buy.
sell, assign, trad.'. !en-l. a---cp!. select
ol claim service ot any player fo any ;
period in any way v, -!: iii irs written '
con-vnh ;
Third Club owners to pay pbysi- '
chins' fees for injuries receive:!" in
actual play.
Fourth-No player Io be suspended
without pay more than three times a
season or more than two -weeks, at a
time.
Fifth -Committee of arbit rai ion.
one member to be chosen by owners,
one by the players ami a third by these
two. such committee to pass on all
differences between players and own
ers. At the request of the piayers the
meeting of 1 he committees was an
open one. and they noi only scored :
I point hero, hut in coming boldly out
: ami m-manding a ilea ring t 1m- Players'
! association has done what never wa
done before. They made a
statement of their case aud
impression.
plain
good
Mr Soden stated that a- ;he result
of correspondence boiween Mr Taylor
and. the owners, the committee had
been appointed to listen to the de
mands of tha players. The committee
he said, was appointed last Sentem
ber. but for various reasons could, not
meet the players' eommiiiee until the
present time. Mr Soden said that ihe
committee laid no power to act. but
would report the conference back to
the meeting of the league.
The New York club has secured I wo
new minor league players in Pulsifer.
and oiit-tielder. and Conroy. a first
baseman. The Brooklyn club yester
day completed a deal by whieif liny
getShartstop Elberfield from Detroit.
The rules committee have received
two suggestions from Chief" Zi miner,
the I'iiisburg catcher. Zimmer sug
gests that in the future iu all 'double
headers" each game shall be limited
to seven innings instead of nine. He
also snggesfs that a ride be m-ol,.
which will eomtiel a oiieliei t,. .l.-l;,-.,,.
i tne bai us the batter sieiw t,i., ,i...
batters box. ihe proposed rule only
permiis the pitcher to deliver the bail
elsewhere in en so a number is on one
of the bases. This would do away
wilh needlc.-s delays in games. It is
often the case that a pitcher will delay
the game by "warming up" by pitch
ing to a baseman, even though the
baiter has taken his position.' Th.e
new rule would compel the pitcher to
deliver the hall to the plalo immediate
ly tifter a batsman takes his position.
TIM IIFRST SAI.ESMAX.
Louisville. Ky. Dec .1.1. -Tim Hurst,
baseball umpire and boxing referee,
has signed a contra ef h, ;!,.f :is whisky
salesman. Tim will continue to act a's
umpire and referee whenever he is
called on.
NOTICE.
The
P'ttreaii of Assessment r-f it,..
City of Waterbury in tiie matter ,,f ;;s
sessmer.i and determination of bench is
and damages accruing to til! parties
interested by the layout of tin- Piatt!;
Road, so calied. from Ihe intersection
of Silver street and East Main street
to the P.rass Mitt Road, and the esiab
lishing of a grade on said road between
the aforesaid points as Pie same was
accepted by the P.oard of Aldermen
September H. IPhit. and approved Sep
tember IS. 1!l(i(t. made report to Hie
I? card of Aldermen Retting forth that-
1 OeV eailseo Te;i s( i i : il.. A-
given to all persons interested l,t the
; Ami "tat each ot the following nanjed
oers'oiis lvn- tik lin f't ,. r it-. ,
e--- ' -"".l "I H dH'UHii V
for benefits aecrninjr to them and
each of them by the proposed public
improvement the sum written opposite,
their names respectively, to wit:
Frederick Tompkins 2.1.00
Milan P. Northrop .- 37 00
Nathan T. Torter.' ,
Thomas W. Porter
Charles Wilson Porter....."
Bertha T. Comstoek .........
equal and undivided parts "OO.nrt
City of Waterbury , 4.80.00
To-al $Dt 00.00
Report accepted, assessment of ben
efits and damages confirmed and
adopted by the Board of Aldermen, De
cember 3. 10f)0.
Approved December 8. 1000.
Payable December 21. 1000, nt the
office cf the Collector of Taxes. W E.
Thorns. Room 20. Odd Fell-aws build
ing. No 30 North Mnfn sfeet
Attest: MICHAEL .7. RYAN.
12-12-3 , -City Clerk.
Ben't Slap To Think
Come direct to U. S. & Co.
carfs
From headquarters of thei
Scarf world.
Al! they had: that's why
we can save you Big Money
on a little scarf.
Then there is Initial Hand
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ers i in a box, Gloves, Muf
flers, Arm Bands, Wristlets,
Hosiery, Collars and Cuffs,
with oiher things, just what
he wants.
Main Entrance
80-91 Bank St.
OR DODGE'S SHOE STORE,
SOUTH MAIN STREET.
Si
A LARGE AND COMPLETE LINE
-: OF :
Winter Gloves and Sweaters
For Men and boys now awaits your
inspection. Remember we make a
specialty cf driving and workint;
gloves. Ask to see the boys' woo
sweaters v.e are selling at )Sc.
ISHAM & WILSON
Hattsri ail Fa?ai3'a3i?i
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MADE TO YOUR ORDER
LARGE ASSORTMENT WOOL
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Cuc!i Evenings.
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FLOUR
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ALSO
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T. O'ROURKeT 5 SON,
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The Well-Known
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