WATERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT, .MONDAY, DECEMBER 17. 1900.
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Everything - Prepared For the
Battles Here Thursday Night.
There "Will Be Three Corking Bouts
and Two of Them Will Be Stars
The City Hall "Will Be the Place of
' Exhibition The Nutmeg Club Will
Give Contests Christmas Afternoon
Corbett and Ruhlin Buy Houses at
Bensonhurst Funny Fight in. Cm
cago. The Union Athletic club is a busy
organization theae uays, pei lectins ur-l-augt-uieuis
lor uieir pii. scui cuuie
eiiiiuiuuu at the City nan on liiur
tlav evening next. 'lUe boxers who
i wi'ii iinrticiuaie 'in the atuit cic events
on ttiat evening are expected liere m a
day or so, ana everything will be clone
to make this one of the very best car
nivals cf the kind ever given here, lne
club-s reputation stands second to none
in New England for squareness, and
on this occasion it has aimed to outdo
its previous efforts. Just think of a
bill that includes two champions at
prices ranging from 50 cents to $1. The
expense to which this organization is
put in bringing this extraordinary
card to Waterbury is immense and it
the public does not reciprocate as an
evidence of its appreciation of the
club's efforts, boxing will soon become
a dead issue in Waterbury, a city that
1b held aloft as one of the best sport
lnff cities in New England. .
Tommv Feltz is working hard to get
in readiness for his fight with Lewis,
for should Lewis defeat the champion
he will be in sore straits when he
meets Joe Hurst in Hartford. Hurst
I comparatively easy game compared
with Iewis. The club is especially
proud of its achievement in bringing
these men together. Neither man has
ever been knocked out by an opponent,
but few have been able to withstand
the onslaughts f Lewis and Feltz. They
are scheduled to go twenty rounds.
WhittT Lester is to meet Jack Hop
kins, the undefeated lightweight ama
teur worlds champion, for ten rounds,
at 135 pounds. Lester has fought some
of the best men in the lightweight
class. His twelve-round battle with
George' MeFadden is perhaps his most
remarkable accomplishment: also he
met Joe Gans in a. live-round go. Such
elever fiehters as Harry Bryant,
Burke. Jim Hay
wood, Harry Robinson and Bobby
Thompson have enjoyed temporary ex
cursions to the land of Nod as a result
of coming in contact with Lester's en
cased fists. Hopkins is coming along
in great shape since entering the pro
fessional ranks and this contest should
prove a star oue. . Alf Levy and Billy
Ryan are to have a ten-rund bout at
113 pounds and it will be a pretty con
tost. Tickets are to be on sale at the box
office of the City hall to-morrow night.
Admission tickets as -well as reserved
seat tickets can lie had at that time.
Trices r0. 75 cents and $1. Ringside
peats 1.50.
ordinary citizen." Their money comes
easy and they are willing to pay -top-.,
notch prices." Corbett, when seen yes.'
terday.-admttreir-thnfhe ad bought
his home and will movetbere sjon.'
VI- don't care what my neighbors say,"
lie remarked", when told there was ob
jection to his coming. "I am going
there to live in the cottage and not
with the neighbors. I assure them I
won't bother nor molest them so long
as they don't molest me. I want noth
ing of them and I don't care if they
all move away. I have enough friends
in that vicinity to afford me all the so
ciety I care for." Mr Corb?tt did not
mention Mr Fitzsimmons among the
number of his friends.
OLD BALL FLAYER DEAD.
Half a century ago John J. Welch,
the father of ' .Smiling Mickey" Welch,
was a famous baseball player in
Brooklyn, and his son followed in his
fathers footsteps. On Saturday all
that was mortal of the old player was
laid to rest in Calvary cemetery. He
had lived in the old eighteenth ward
of Brooklyn for over forty years. A
number of old time ball players at
tended the funeral.
PLAYERS OFFICIflL AVERAGES
' 'i- ' v" ' .if , .
Compiled From the Becords of
the Official Scorers.
waited outside the building when the
game vfas over" and jeered the big goal
tender when he left the dressing room.
Schiffer was not hurt by the fall and
he bobbed up as lovely as a rubber
ball on Christmas morning, The score
and summary:
Springlield. Positions.
Hartford.
Saatlfisrt Shaken.
SANTIAGO. Cubn, Dec. 17. A sharp
eatthquake shock was felt here Satur
day night about midnight. It was the
most severe that had been experienced in
severnl years and almost created a panic
at the San Carlos club, where a grand
ball was in progress. It was preceded
by a dull sound like a mine explosion.
Two shocks followed, the former being
quite severe and the latter scarcely per
ceptible. The ballroom at the club be
came a scene of frantic excitement. Sev
eral ladies fainted, and the people rush
ed in,to the streets, expecting another
and severer shock. At Mono Castle a
military ball was in progress, and the
American ladies present had their lirst
experience of un earthquake. They, ex
pressed great interest, but little fear.
No injury was done in the city with the
exception of the breaking cf dishes,
though a few small buildings are said to
have been slightly damaged.
Lost on Ignite aiiclaisan.
MANITOWOC, Wis.. Dec. 17. Lash
ed to an upturned boat, on which were
the dead bodies of his wife and her
niece, W. II. Shields, lighthouse keeper
at Squaw island, was found in Lake
Michigan after having been tossed about
in the icy waters for 24 hours, escaping
with only a breath of life remaining aft
er frightful sufferings that had proved
fatal to his weaker companions. Both
of Shields' legs were frozen. He had
been rendered almost unconscious by hun
ger and exposure and delirious from the
awful strain of the double task of watch
ing over and trying to stimulate to fur
ther endurance his dying relatives and
trying to steer the-wrecked boat in the
face of a storm toward land.
Waterbury Stands Third in the List
The Waterbury Players are Doing
Well in Rushing and Goal Getting
Fox is Third in the Goal Standing
New Haven and Hartford Were the
Winners Saturday Night.
The following are the records of the
teams and piayers in tne National poio
league, complied from the ollieial rec
ords of the scorers:
Team Scoring.
Hartford takes the lead on scoring
the most goais up to and including
Saturday night's g.ime, with lSd to
her credit. New Haven 1S2, Springlield
173, Waterbury 141 and Meriden 124.
Individual Scoring.
Curtiss still has the lead, with 05 to
his credit, Wodtke 93, Jason S2, Rus
sell SI, Bone 07. Daly 01, Pierce OS,
Schofield 40, Griffin 3S. Lewis 34, Cot
ter 31, 'Jean and Schiffer 27 each,
Whipple and Canavau 15 each, H.
Whiting 11. Moouey 0, Doherty and
Holderuess 5 each. Hayes. W. Whiting
and Cuslck 2 each, Warner, Penflekl,
Hausman and Williams 1 each.
Rushes.
Bone still has a big lead of all the
rushers, with 271 to. his credit, Dalv
100, Lewis 13!). Curtiss-11S. Schofield
S, Schiffer 49. Russell 41, Jason 27,
Pierce IS. Wodtke 13. Griffin S. War
ner 0. H. Whiting 4. Dohertr and Wil
liams 3 each, Canavan, Jean. W. Whit
ing 2 each. Parsons and Whipple 1
each,-tie 34.
Stops.
Cusick has the lead on the number
of stops, with 910. Heffeninu SS3. Star
kie K74. Lati6ns S57. Fox 7M, Mooney
25. Doherty and Whipple 2 each, 11.
Whiting and W. Whiting 1 each.
Fouls. 1
Tommy Holderness leads the foul
makers with 18, Doherty 15, Cotter and
Hayes 9 each. Whipple 8, Heffernan,
Lations and Griffin 7 each. Bone,
Mooney and Russell G each, Wodtke 5.
Cusick and Jean 4 each, Canavan and
Williams 3 each, Daly, W. Whiting,
Fox and Schiffer 2 each, H. Whiting.
Jason. Lewis, Schofield, Main and
Coggeshall 1 each.
Curtiss ....... first rush Schiffer
Pierce ..... .second rush Wodtke
H. Whiting .... center Cotter
W. Whiting . .halfback Doherty
Heffernan goal Starkie
Won by
Caged by
Time.
Pierce
Pierce .....
Cotter
H. Whiting
Wodtke . . .
Schiffer . . .
Pierce
Curtiss
..0:15
. .1-.05
. .3:O0
. .0:40
. .8:40
, .0:30
. .1:30
. .0:55
Found on the Engine Pilot.
SAVANNAH, N. Y.j Dec. 17 Fast
train No. SO, east bpund, on the New
York Central road struck a rig on the
Main street crossing in which were Mer
lon Piersou and Fred Burch. two yonug
men living near here in the country.
Both were found on the pilot of the en
gine when the train backed to the sta
tion. I'ierson was dead when found, and
his companion was Unconscious. His legs
were broken and crushed, but he will
probably recover. I'ierson was about 35
years old and Burch 28.
XIARTFORDS COMING J30U.TS.
Manager Crowley, of the Nutmeg
Athletic club, Haftfrd, has made up a
program for the Christmas afternoon
exhibition at the Coliseum tnat is oi ;
particular merit. It includes a light
for the welterweight championship of
the world between Owen Ziegkr and '
Matty Matthews and a twelve-round
go- between Tommy Feltz and Joe
Hurst. There is also' a good prelirui- ;
nary arranged that will bring out Pad- j
dy Fenton of Boston and Bill Ticker
of Northampton. The Ziegler-Matthews
go is particularly attractive and will
draw largely. Matthews has been the
champion In the welterweight class for
some time and Ziegler, by bis quick de
feat of Eddie Connolly before the Nnt- ;
meg on Thanksgiving day and his sue-'
oess iii Philadelphia a few weeks be
fore, showed himself to be getting i
back into his old form again, and is en-1
titled to a try with Matthews. The
tight is made for twenty rounds and
will, of course, be the star event of the
program. Tommy Feltz showed him
self a veritable- whirlwind when be
knocked Kid" Trireinan out before the ;
club on Thanksgiving day and the wish j
was freely expressed to see him again.
In Joe Hurst he has a man whom he
has met three times once for a twenty -five-ronrid
draw, again for a seventeen
.. round defeat and the last time for a
seven-round victory. Hurst is some
thing of a whirlwind himself and the
two little fellows will put up an arti
cle of light that will be lively. The
"preliminary -will begin at 3:30 o'clock
and Is for ten rounds at catchweiirhts
between! Paddy Fenton and Bill Tick
er, who will make an interesting pre
liminary affair. Charley White is to
referee" and the usual Nutmeg prices
of $1, S2 and $3 will be in order. The
.ndvantatre of the exhibition taking
place in the afternoon Is that It enables
people from this place to attend easily
And get home on an early car or train.
Tickets may be secured in advance by
nddressine- W. L. Crowley, Coliseum
Cafe, Hartford. .
Korfolk Navy Yard Crippled.
NORFOLK, Dec. 17. The building
occupied by the construction department
at the Norfolk navy yard was complete
ly destroyed by me last evening. Short
ly before 0 o'clock a watchman discov
ered the office of Constructor Stahl to be
.on tire and promptly turned in an alarm.
The navy yard and Portsmouth fire de
partments responded, but found the
blaze gaining headway rapidly, and in a
short time the whole building was a mass
of flames. The firemen then devoted
their time to saving surrounding build
ings. The building destroyed contained
all the important papers, models and
plans of the construction department.
Over 7,000 drawings and 100.000 worth
of live oak timber were destroyed. Loss
to buldi:ig and contents over $200,00U.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
1. Springfield
2. Spring-field
3. Hartford
4. Springfield
Limit.
5. Hartford
0. Hartford
7. Springfield
8. Springfield
Limit.
9. Hartford
10. Hartford '
11. Hartford
12. Hartford
Time Limit.
Score. Haitford 7. Springfield 5; rush
es, Curtiss S, Schiffer (3. Doherty;
stops, Starkie 38, IlefCc-man 44; fouls,
Wodtke; timer, Lyons; referee, Leahy;
attendance, 1,800.
Cotter '. 8:40
Wodtke 0:20
Wodtke 1:40
Schiffer 7:30
"If the secretary, ,of the National
league wants the' official records' he
can tise those published In the Demo
crats and hp-won't" be asked, .one cent
for Jhem. :-That will save fining ref
erees and all other trouble. The com
piler of the averages smokes cigars,
however, aud wouldn't object to a cou
ple of good ones.
A dispatch from Rockland, Me, says,
Rockland played her final game here
last night and hereafter will wear the
uniform of Bangor. The home team
was crippled by the absence of Fur
bush and after putting up a plucky
contest for one period, was no match
for Ltwiston's swift team. Walton
played a very speedy game through
out, and. Wiley was fast at times. For
the visitors Higgins was the undoubt
ed star, ' although Janelle's great goal
work kept Rockland from getting a
lead that might have been dangerous.
The obsequies were attended by about
30O siectators, who cheered every good
play of the home team to the last.
GOAL TENDERS' AVERAGES.
Chances. Stops. P.Ct.
Heffernan 102S S.S3 .859
Lations 1007 857 .851
Fox 930 7.S4 .843
Cusick 1092 910 ..833
Starkie 1053 874 .830
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
. 73,1 it !
Independent Coal Men Released.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17. A meeting of
the independent coal jmen, comprising the
anthracite , operators' association, was
held at the Waldorf-Astoria this morn
ing, when the contracts which they en
tered into to sell their coal to the Dela
ware Yaliey an.d Kingston road were re
turned to them by tHe Pennsylvania Coal
company, which - held the contracts in
trust and which, by selling out to Mor
gan & Co., defeated the new road. This
leaves the independent operators free to
deal with any carrier they see fit. As
their allegiance to. the new road meant
a loss to them of 5 cents on the dollar
all the time they would be waiting for
the completion of th(? new road, they are
pleased to be released. .
CORBETT-RUHLIN HOMES.
New York, Dec 17. Bensonhurst is
tip hi arms again over tlip prize fighter
question. This ,time it is confronted
by the impending arrival of two at one
time.. James J. Corbett has just pur
chased a $10,000 villa at Seventy-ninth
street and Twenty-second avenue,
while Ajigustus Ruhlin has secured
, title to an $8,000 Queen Anne at Eighty-third
street and Thirteenth avenue.
Both Corbett and Ruhlin will shortly
, take up residence there, and the here
tofore exclusive members of - society
threaten to move in a body. Corbett's
new home is a pretty -two-storied af-
fair with cupolas and a wide veranda.
It "was built by former State Senator
"William G. Reynolds, and from him
purchased by the pugilist on Saturday.
It is just two blocks distant from the
present residence of another celebrated
exponent of fistic art, Robert Fitzsim-
- rnons. and from the upper stories of
both houses the owners can easily sur-
- vey the other. It is likely to be a
chilly season in Bensonhurst next sum-
- luer in consequence. Ruhlin's home is
more removed, but It only takes him
ten minutes to walk to a jpoint midway
between, both .dwellings.., William , Q.
Xlorrlssey, the real estate agent,'-Said
vesterdar that she had .received many
coVn.plaints, about -the. new , residents
-and hacr hard a -number of citizens
. -say they will hove but at once.: Itvwaa
. liad enough tney sny,,wnen jritzsmi
'tTtona arrived but th& reinforcements
jriafee the mace im possible: ''Anothef
fa bag." said Mr MOTrlseey.that caused
-'irnmDlalnt. 1 the fact that when men
' Cotbett. ana - Kuhiln purchase
it a placB they send the real
- " - s -sve tVe tend of the
, . indian Seont Shot.
CRAWFORD, " Neb, Dee. -If. Bap
tist Garnier, an Indian scout, was shot
and killed by James Hague Wood, man
ager of a saloon, di.ving a dispute over a
bar bill. AYood was arrested, and an in
quest will be held. Garnier. who was
known all over the west and especially
among army men as "Little Bat," was a
fearless scout. He first came into prom
inence for services rendered General
Crook and afterward rendered distinguish
ed service in all the big Indian wars.
Gamier had lately held the position of
chief officer in the government secret
service at Fort Robins, Mon.
New Haven
Hai tford . . .
Waterbury . .
Springfield .
Meridon
Games lost .
41 4
4
,. 3 2 4
, . 2 21 0
. .1010jll
12
4;i5;.ooo
515j.(!00
7 141.500
4(13j.520
. 01.231
20 03
- Meriden, Dec 17. The Meriden polo
team dropped a game to the league
leaders Saturday night after a fierce
struggle by a score of 8 to 4. Both
teams started off, in whirlwind fashion
at the beginning of the play, and for
the first fifteen minutes the contest
was one of the mostexeellent ever seen
on the local surface, ending 2 to 1 in
the home team's favor. In the second
period, however, the locals literally fell
into a trance and the wearers of the
blue rolled up four goals, practically
clinching the game.
Cusick was one of the factors that
brought about th? defeat, leaving his
cage at critical times and leaving open
drives for the New Haven rushers. In
the last inning Meriden woke up and
Russell and Williams played lightning
polo, their passing and driving being
of the gilt-edge order. The home team
scored thrice nnd the visitors twice in
this period. Referee Lush's work was
very unsatisfactory to the snectator-s,
he allowing the Blues to hold and in
dulge in rough tactics all through the
game, penalizing them but twice when
at least a dozen fouls were made. The
score:
Meriden. Position. New Haven.
Charley Lations edits the roIlowin
notes in the New Haven Sunday Reg
ister: Cunningham and Kid Conwhy start
ed to run a polo team in Pawtucket.
After the team went under they took
account of stock, and it is alleged that
Cunningham lost $105, while the Kid
made $112. Doe. came down and
straightened out matters bv giving the
Kid. it is said. S200 to go to Lewiston.
while Cunningham reckoned up his
assets,- which proved to be John Smith,
himself nnd a half dozen polo ""
Tie Y"aterbury team deserves great
credit for the way it plays out of town.
Win or lose, the players are hustling
all the time and not loafing. They were
warmly applauded in. New Haven for
their efforts and they justly deservt-d
It.
Gus Wilkins, the sporty suspender
man from Boston, Is in town. Gus has
just come from Maine and has a bar
rel of news of the doings there. Ho
says Doe is the only in fin making
money tliere, and that the attendance
does not warrant any of the fancy
salaries which they are supposed to
pay. The average' nightly attendance
in the different cities is: Rockland,
275; Gardiner, 350; Bath. 400: Port
land, 500; Lewiston, 800. Such at
tendance does not warrant paying any
fancy salaries and Gus is a pretty
shrewd guesser.
Worcester may be added to the cir
cuit, but Springfield people must not
think that Manager Aufort is going to
jump his team there. Worcester is
right on the circuit and lias a rink that
with a few aite.rypns will be a good
one. There is nothing like keeping your
eve on a. place where you can locale.
The Maine league is very shaky and
may go up after Christmas. What is
more natural than that the players
will come this way and -why won't
Worcester be tbe spot to dron in?
Bridgeport, too, . If a place can be se
cured, and the patrons of the game
need not lie surprised next season to
find, the National league consisting of
eight first class cities and strong clubs
representing each city, as there will be
players enough and more to go around.
Should this be1 nctoniiVlihed. and I see
no reason why it should not be. it will
place nolo on a foot"ner that it has not
enloyed for years. The public will-set
a chnnce to see a ereat many new faces
nnd different combinations at work.
SCHEDULE FOR WEEK.
The week's schedule is as follows:
Monday Hartford at New Haven,
Waterbury at Springfield.
Tuesday Meriden at Hartford.
Wednesday Springfield at Meriden,
New Haven at Waterbury.
Thursday Hartford at Springfield.
Friday Springfield at New Haven,
Meriden at Waterbury.
Saturday Waterbury at Meriden,
New Haven at Hartford.
yesterday." But at that lie says be is
la much better condition than he ex
pected to.be. McFarland spent, the
greater part of yesterday In his room
at the Hotel Bartholdi, managing to
get several hours' rest in the' morning
and afternoon.- -i: v--. - ....
Aaronson, who is at the New York
hospital, is doing nlc-ely and expects to
be about in a couple of days.
W. S. Fenzier, manager of Elkes,
stated that his man finished in better
condition than any of the others and
had slept well all the nighf. He arose
at 11 a. ni. and partook of a hearty
breakfast, saying he felt first-rate.
Fenzier accounted for - Elkes's good
condition by the fact that he had not
been given any stimulants during the
race except a little champagne ' on
Saturday.
The Frenchmen, Gougoltz and Simar,
like Pierce, Waller, Kaser, Ryser and
the others, are suffering from inflamed
eyes and sore throats. Waller ex
pressed himself as being nil right
physically and mentally, but he didn't
look it. Waller always gets more or
less "dotty" in a big race, and he gen
erally takes a day' or two to recover.
The winners will receive their money
at noon to-day in the Hotel Bartholdi,
and there are six pairs and an extra
man to receive the cash.
AN EXCITING FINISH.
Lewis . . .
Russell .
Williams
Hayes . .
Cusick . .
. first rush .
second rush
... center . . .
,. halfback .
. . . . goal . . .
. . . Bone
, . . J;ison
Canavan
Whipple
. Lations
Won by
Caged by
Time.
.14:10
.. .0:59
. . .0:13
. .'01:43
' Attacked at Soldiers' Home.
BATH, N. Y., Dec. 17. Dr. Oran W.
Smith, chief surgeon in the hospital at
the State Soldiers' home, was violently
attacked by two inmates, Francis Sayers,
a hospital patient, and George Anderson
of Barracks B, because the doctor ad
monished Anderson,, for bringing liguor
to- Sayers. Another inmate, an , ex-policeman
of New York, took a hand in the
struggle, and Anderson and Sayers .went
s'prawling on the floor. Dr. Smith was
uninjured. Commandant Davidson- dis
honorably discharged Anderson from the
home. . -
1. New Haven Jus n . .
2. Meriden Lewis .
3. New Haven Canavan
Limit. .
4. . New Haven Jason ..
5. New Haven Jasou . .
(i. New Haven Jason ..
7. New Haven Jason ..
Limit.
8. Meriden Russsll . . . . . . .7:51
9. Meriden' Russell' .1 -.51
10. New Haven Jason . . .' ..1:17
11. New Haven Bone 0:07
12. Meriden William's 1:2(1
Score. New Haven 8, Meriden 4;
rushes, Lewis 7, Bone 7, Williams 1;
tops, Cusick 30, Lations 31; louls,
Griffin's work with the Waterbury
team has been of the finest quality this
season. His heart is in the game and
ImMs making friends all over the cir
cuit as well as at. home by his show
ing. New Haven Register.
Waterbury seenis to be weak at first
rush, although Daly at times plays fast
polo. Tht' youngster works hard, but
his spurts are streaky. The attend
ance in the Brass city is equal to any
in the league and Billy Parsons will
not allow his team to become a sec
ond rater, at least not as long as the
present pntbusbiBm for the sport Is
manifested In the Brass city. uar.
ford Globe.
As the campaign of the National
polo league progresses . the battle be
tween New Haven, Hartford. Water
bury and Springfield grows hotter, and
at this stage there does not seem to
lie much choice between the teams.
There is no question regarding the suc
cess of the season in all four of the tit
ie4 named, but the "buiraboo" at Mer
iden still remains in evidence. Hart
ford Globe.
President Murnane and Secretary
Mor?e have condescended to pay a visit
to this circuit. At least, the former
put in an appearance at- Hartford last
Saturday night on his way to attenu
the base ball meeting at New lone
He took occasion to mend his fences
Whipple, Lations, Williams; referee.
Lush; timer, Fagan; attendance, 400.
Encasement Announced.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 17. At a din-'
ner given by Senator Depew and Miss
Paulding in honor of Governor Elect
Odell of New York and Mrs. Odell' the
senator announced . the engagement of
Miss Paulding to Mr. John Edie, U. S.
N. Miss Paulding is the niece of Senator
Depew and has been the mistress of his
home in Washington. Mr. Edie is the
son of the late John R. Edie. of this city
and a graduate of the. NayaLacademy in
the class of 1890. '
- 1 jLarjre Tannery Dcrtroyed.
SHEBOYGAN,' Wis:, Dec. 17. The
immense plant of Esch'ustsche & Sons,
tanners, was totally destroyed by fire
yesterday. The cause of the 'fire is -unknown.-
Loss,' $180,000; fully covered by
Insurance. The flumes -scorched; the big
f orttitttr' 'plant of- the" Mattoon Manu
facturing company adjoining, whose loss
will be several thousand dollars. Near
ly 200 men will be thrown out of employ
ment, and the plant may not be rebuilt. '
. Hartford, Dec 17. It was. a, goal
tenders' battle at the Coliseum Satur-;
day night and Starkie came out vic
torious, although it was by a narrow
margin, the score being 7 to 5 in Hart
ford's favor.
. The Springfield combination played
hard to down the Indians, but the phe
nomenal work of Starkie in the circle,
backed by some pretty passing and
driving by Wodtke and Schiffer, gave
Hartford ' the victory in the closing
minutes. The last goal -was the pret
tiest of the game and Schiffer was the
hero of the occasion. The little fellow
had been pushed, hauled and shoved
about the Springfield cage like a shut
tleeock in a battledore exhibition, tin
til, lie was at last wedged in between
the two Whitings nnd Heffernan at the
side of the surface near the south goal.
Seeing himself cornered he made one
quick swipe at the cage, which big
Heffernan :had left unguarded,- and to
the surprise of the Springfield trio, the
ball was In the netting. '- - '
Heffernan was as mnd ns a bantam
rooster with his tall feathers clipped,
and he gate" .the iid a pn'sh as he
started -for -his cage and Schiffer fell
In a heap on the- surface. This raised
the.fre of the youny rooters and tuey
.2:30
.4:39
.4:38 nnd throw a little palaver into the di
rectors who, it may be said, swallowed
just as much of It as they thought was
palatable. New naven Register.
; B all means let Connecticut have
the officers. Divide them up so every
city can have a whack at the loot,-
Secretary Morse in Boston Herald. Sec
ond the "motion. All in favor say aye.
Carried unanimously. Now let the
president and secretary send In a lit
tle document to the league meeting.
accompanied by the books and records
and all will be as happy as a marriage
bell. New Haven Register. Hurry up
please; it is going to be a long, cold
winter and we want that job,
A change in the schedule .for Christ
mas tlav has been made. Originally
the afternoon games were: Waterbury
at Hartford Springfield at New Haven
evening. New Haven at Waterbury
Hartford at Springfield. This has
been chaneed to the following assign
ments: Afternoon, Waterbury at New
Haven, Hartford at Springfield: even-
Ins-, New Haven at Waterbury. Spring
field at Hartford. As Waterbury plays
here on the Monday evening previous.
the team will have two hard games on
its' hands at home, and a still harder
one for the evening.-New Haven Reg
ister,
What sort of a pall has fallen over
the local polo cranks? The attendance
at the games here -is not-uear what it
should be-and'no' reason. Cor it is giv
en." The rink Is more comfortable this
year than "ever, the team is playing
winning polo, the management is cater
ing to- every -whim of the public, yet
scores of the old timers -are conspicu
ous by 1 their absence. . The- attedance
is good, but not- as: good as it should
o!us bv their absence. - The attendance
here this" season, barring that of Fri
day night, and the home players have
done some, of, the most JQrilliant -tvork
ever seen oh a polo surfnee.-Ne-w tin
ven Register.
The Six Day Race Won By Elkes and
McFarland.
In a sensational finish that brought
twelve thousand .- wildly applauding
spectators, to their feet in Madison
Square Garelen Saturday night, Floyd
McFarland, a Californian cycling
giant, won for his team by Inches from
Burns Fierce-, a ' Canadian, the race
lhat had been in progress there for
142 hours.
It was a most remarkable finish to
one of the most remarkable cycle con
tests ever held. Only one lap separ- j
ated- the three leading teams at the
tape, and that one had been lost by
the French riders through a punctured
tire oh the second day of the competi
tion. That a different result might have
been effected had it not been for that
unfortunate puncture is certain. Jean
Gougoltz, to whom the misfortune oc
curred, had demonstrated time aud
again that he was the speediest man
on the track, and in the sprint to the
finish he beat out, McFarland by al
most the same margin as the latter
held over Pierce.
Pierce and McFarland, almost at the
last moment, were selected by their
managers to make the conducting
sprint, though earlier it had been an
nounced that Elkes and McEachern
would be the, finishers for their teams.
The Californian pleaded that he be
given the last oportnnity to prove to
his friends that he 'was not in the con
dition of collapse -ascribed to him. His
request was granted.
Gougoltz led when the last lap was
called, with McFarland taking his
pace and Pierce trailing the latter.
The Frenchman lowered his head and
sprinted the whole distance.
Entering the last turn McFarland
drew rapidly alongside the leader and
straightened into the homestretch less
than half a lap back. Pierce, hi turn,
was at the Californian's rear wheel.
To the tape the three men, all giants
in size and speed, pedalled as if they
might have been one piece of mechan
ism". No one had the strength to gaiu
appreciably on the others, and the
thre crossed the line witn tneir wneeis
practically lapped. Gougoltz"s advan-
asre was less man two teet, wnue
Pierce was only a yard behind McFar
land. .
The events that led up to it were as
sensational as the finish. An hour be
fore the end came Elkes fell, just after
relieving McFarland.
Immediately the vast crowd was in
an uproar. McKaenern and uougouz
esan a sprint t-igetner. iney passeu
Elkes before he had got fairly Into mo
tion. Then they caught and passed
him aga'n. The spectators were al
most wild wit! excitement.
When some semblance of quiet nnd
been restored the announcer requested
silence. His next words were almost
Imtvned bv tumultuous cheering be
fore hg had finished uttering them.
No laps will -be scored against
Elkes." was tho announcement. It
was e 's'lv apparent that Elkes was
the Idol of the -throng. Mci-acnern
and Goneoliz. however, were scarcely
behind la popular' tv.
Ia th hour ending at 9 o clock the
leulers lurd covered twenty-one miles.
When it is tiiken into consideration
that few cyclists in the best of form
can ruin ko lar.m sixty mumies me
wonderful' prowess of the six-day men
will be betteer understood.
- Two hours before the end of the race
all the sm-vivine contestants were ex
amined by Dr.. T. F. Naouley or Last
Thirty-fisrt street. He reported that
nil the men were physically nt to nnisn
their lask.
Anionsr those who witnessed the nii-
ish was Charles Turville, who had just
come from Bellevue hospital, where he
had been taken as the result of an ac-
lilent on the' third day of the race.
Ot-ar Aaronson. who wis Injured In
thu same accident, is still In the New
York hospital.
How They Finished.
Mileage.
Tami.
H. D. Kikes ... !
Floyd McFarland
Burns Pierce
Archie McEachern
Jean Gougoltz
Caesar Simar
Karl Kaser
Fritz Rysrr
Jean Fischer
M. Frederick
Frank Waller . .
W. C. Stinson
Oi. V. Babcock ...
Oscar Aaronson . ,
Team record, 2,733 miles 4
made in 1899 by C. W.. Miller
Frank Waller. . ;
Stamford, Dec 17. In. a sermon to
young men here last night on the sub
ject "Success." the Rev Herbert Carr,
pastor of the First TJniversallst church,
made the following reference to the six
day bicycle race just ended in New
York:
"l do not want to bo understood as
favoring such contests. In fact, I am
sorry that the public loves them and
by their attendance encourages, the
races. But I tell you this. I admire
the grit, the stamina, the stick-to-Itiveness
of the men who rode In this
battle aud hung on and on till the last
day for the success they won. If in
Christian work men would only bang
on the way these men have hung on
we would secure prizes we are not able
to win otherwise."
ANOTHER SIX-DAY RACE.
New York, Dec 17. A proposition
has been made to the bicyclists who
have just raced in Madison Scjuare
Garden for six days, to go to Boston
for another six days race to be held
in the old Park Square station, and
all the men except McFarland have
agreed to enter if the contest is ar
ranged, on c-ondition that the race is
for individuals. None wished to ride
again in a team race.
Have You Seen
U, S. & Co's children's
window this week. " '
No matter what you want
for the Boys that is the place
to visit for ; .
Scarfs, ;
Gloves
Sweaters,
Reefers,
Overcoats,
Suits.
To Fit all ages.
WRESTLING NOTES.
The following notes are from the
Brockton Times:
John J. Little yesterday received a
telegram from Harvey Parker, who is
at his home in Byron, N. Y., saying
that Mrs Farker, Harvey's mother, is
dead, and that the funeral will be
Sunday.
Many thoughtful local followers of
the game are not at all backward in
saying of Little that they believe his
wrestling career in this city is at an
end, so far as public patronage is con
cerned. Those who lost money on the
recent match find but little redress in
the claim of Little that he was not in
proper shape. They ask why he was
not.
Bothner, Faust, Leonard, Pardello
and Peining have entered for the tour
nament in New York, the bouts to
come off next Wednesday and Friday.
It is expected Parker will compete,
nothwithstanding the burden of his
message to Little.
There are some in this city who be
lieve Kelly can throw Parker. ' The
latter may give the young man a
chance when he returns to Brockton.
It is evident that Manager Carroll is
greatly elated about. Kelly's victory
over Little. Kelly has ' never been
heard to say he can defeat Parker.
In regard to one of the above notes
the Brockton Times writer is referred
to the challenge which Manager Car
roll published in the Waterbury Demo
crat on Wednesday of last week. He
wants Parker and will match Kelly
against him at 140 pounds weight for
any sum from $500 up to $1,000. Here
is u better c'hance for Parker than en
tering the New York tournnment, if
he believes Kelly is easy fruit.
M.
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Win
nings. $1,500
1,000
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500
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250
1,500.. 1 : -150
laps,
and
Suffering from weariness of limb
and haziness of mind, the riders in the
six-day bicycle race that ended Satur
day night In Madison Square Garden
oecnpieel the time .yesterday in lolling
around and wondering when they
would get back to their normal condi
tion of health. So severe has been the
test on the nerves that sleep was al
most an Impossibility for some of them
Saturday night. They spent.fhe night
in a Turkish bath', and although it re
freshed them "they Were weary and
heavy laden all through Sunday.
McFarland was in a much worse
condition' than- the others-owing to his
fall on Saturday afternoon, when he
injured his right -knee severely. It
was giving- him considerable . trouble
To Settle In German Africa.
BERLIN, Dec. 17. According to the
Lokal Anzeiger, 50 Cape Colony Boers
now in Amsterdam witn tneir famines
have been granted permission to settle in
German Southwest Africa, the German
government having just assented to the
purchase of lands by them in Damara
and and Great Namaqualand. The
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