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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-12
ma MocKINa BIRDs TEsTrNOH1.
The sons.tsr Bufnishes ValuabIs K.id.ns.
and Wins the Case.

The sanestsr Furnishes ValnabIs Kvidsu.,
and Wins the Case.
Savannah News.l
A gentleman owned . very ValuabIs
mocking bird, Of which he thought good
deal. The bird was stolen. The gentleman
was very much put out over it, and hunted
everywhere to recover it. He heard Of .
visitor from the North who had purchased
a mocking bird and was about to leave
the port on q sailing vessel. The
gentleman concluded that he would 60
down to the vessel to see If the bird was NOT
his. Upon reaching the vessel, sure enough
he found a man with q mocking bird, which
he at once recognized as the one be had lost.
He told the visitor that the bird belonged 70
him, and the visitor asked him how NJ
could recognize the bird from any other,
and was unwilling to give it up until some
evidence had been given of ownership
The Savannahian finally said that ne
would make complaint before q magistrate
and The did not prove BY the bird itself
ne would not make any further claim to it
So together they went before Magistrate
Rallford, who had his Office at the time in
little building where the Custom House
now stands. The complaint was made, and
the claimant of the bird said that be would
prove that the mocking bird was his by the
bird itself. The magistrate was somewhat
surprised, and asked:
"How are you going to do that?'
The gentleman replied that he would
whistle an air, and if the bird took it up
and followed him it ought to be sufficient
evidence of ownership. If the bird did not
follow him, then he would make no further
claim to it.
He whistled the tune, "st. Patrick's Day
in the Morning" and the bird Joined in and
whistled it through without any interrup.
ton. The magistrate said: 'I am satisfied
the bird is yours. don't want any further
evidence Of the fact of ownership" The
visitor was charmed and wanted the bird
badly, and offered 800 for it, but the owner
refused to part with it for any amount.
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ASSOCIATION GAMES.
The Browns Simply Pulverize the BaIti-
more Lot.

The Browns Simply Pulverize the Balti.
more Lot.
ST. LOUIS. May 1.-THE Browns fairly
slaughtered Cunningham to-day, and they won
with ease. King pitched in excellent form and
was well supported. Outside Of Tate, Cum
ningham was well supported, considering the
heavy hitting of the champions. The game
was witnessed by fully 1000 people, but 1t was
too one-sided to be interesting, Score:
st. Louis. ..................2 o. 2-o
Baltimores. s..,..............0 o o Q o o. 4
Base hits-St. Louis, 10: Baltimores, IL.
Errors-St. Louis, 8; Baltimores, 9.
Pitchers-King and Cunningham.
At Kansas City
Kansas Citys.. o / 0120 o l. 8
Columbus ..................1 o 0 6 2 o 0 '-l2
Earned runs-Kansas CityS 2: Columbus, 2.
Base hits-Kansas Citys, 10: Columbus, 8.
Errors-Kansas Citys, 8: Columbus, 4.
Pitchers-McCarthya and Mays.
At Louisville
Athletics. lcs................l 10000 o-1
Louisvllles. ............,.0 . o.
Base hits-Athletics, s; Louisvilles, u.
Errors-Athletics, Q; Louisvilles, o.
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A Letter From Phillins,

President Nimick received letter from
Manager Phillips yesterday in which the latter
talks about the condition Of the team. Con-
ways arm is still sore and Staley will be saved
for two games at Boston. Conway and Morris
may probably pitch the other two. Manager
Phillips criticises the work of Umpire Lynch,
who SO far this season has steadily decided
means to make It very warm for the local team.
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ItAppIie, Mt Home,

Iquote the above because to the letter it ap-
plies TO the pugilistic or boxing condition Of
things in this country. But it seems to me that
the opinions expressed by Mr.. Sampson have
been more or less known here for long time;
experience has taught us already to great ex-
tent what he is now complaining Of A year or
so ago when boxing was at its highest pitch
here, we had q country full of champions who
daily wanted to fight anybody or everybody
-four rounds for the receipts and the cham.
pionship." Boxing is going back little, that
Is, public boxing. and just as it declines SO do
the number of so-called pugifists. II there was
no boxing at all it might be difficult to find ten
prize fighters in the country. As long as there
are gloves and receipts depend upon 1t the
bowling boxer who defes the world and claims
all kinds of championships will be with u.s.
PRINGLK.
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Association Record.
HOLLAND,s DECIsION REyERsED.
The Association Directors Give the Athletics
the Disputed Brooklyn Game.

The Association Directors Give the Athletics
the Disputed Brooklyn Game.
CINCINNATI, May 1l.-A meeting Of the
Board of Directors Of the Association was held
here at the Grand Hotel this afternoon after
the arrival of the Brooklyns from Louisville.
President Wykoff, who was Louisville's proxy,
took the chair. There were also present Presi-
dent Borne, Of the Columbus club, and Secre-
tary Stern, of the Cincinnati club. Treasurer
W. n Whitaker, of the Athletics: President
G. 81. Byrne, of the Brooklyns. and Umpire
Holland all testified as to the incident at Ridge
wood last week, and after the evidence was all
in the board passed the following resolution:
Resolved, That it the opinion of the board
of directors that the game played at Ridge
wood, N. Y, on Sunday, May 5, 1889, between
the Athletic Baseball Club and the Brooklyn
Baseball Club, Umpire Holland erred in decid-
ing the game draw, and the board of direc-
tors hereby reverses the decision and gives the
game to the Athletic Baseball Club by score
of nine runs to none, as provided for in Rule
81 of the Joint Playing Rules.
President Byrne preferred charges against
Curtis Welch, under Section 6S of the Consti-
tuition. for conduct unbecoming ball player
on the field.
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FLusHEp THE EAsFER BONNET.
A Setter Dog for Sale Because He Tore Up
His Mistress' Headgcar.

a 9ttttF D0E loF BaIe DcCau8o ne lDEo I'd
His Mistress Headgcar.
New York Graphic.l
The wife of a New York newspaper man,
who lives on Columbia Heights, near Gran
berry street, Brooklyn, is anxious to dis
pose of "a beautiful, trained Irish setter dog.
Her husband is an amateur Nimrod, and
the dog was presented to him by q friend a
few days ago. This is the reason she wants
to get rid of the animal:
Her Easter bonnet, marvel in its wa=,
and for which she paid $50, had a birds
wing on ii. When she returned from church
last Sunday sne carelessly threw the bonnet
on lounge. The dog was in the room at
the time. Catching sight Of the birds wing
he Immediately set the bonnet. Before
the lady could realize what the dogs actions
signifed he had pounced upon the bonnet
and torn it to pieces Now, she says, she is
going to make the dog pay for her headgear
BY selling him for what it cost.
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Chicagos 3lo4 s-1l
s.......................S VI
Earned runs--Chicagos, 8; Pittsburgs. 4.
Two-base hits--Duffy.
Three-base hits--Miiler, Maui, Gumbert.
Home runs--Van Haltren, Beckley, Dunlap.
Sacrifice hits-Ryan z Duffy, Farrell, smith,
Double plays--Smith and Dunlap.
First base on balls--Chicagos, s; Pittsburgs, z.
Hit by pitched ball-Beckley.
Struck out-Chicagos, 2; Pittsburgs, z.
Passed balls-Farrel, 2; Carroll, 8.
Time of game-One hour and 30 minutes.
Umpire-Lynch.
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CHEAP FLOOR COVERING.
Art Squares.

We have 5000 ingram art squares, ~ by
8 yards, from 81 each up. This is positive
reduction Of 80 to 30 per cent from former
prices, to close them out.
We will want room in few weeks for
large new stock Of goods, consequently now
is bargain time all over the house.
EDWARD GRoETzINGER,
627 and 629 Penn avenue.
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Philadelphias .............O IA
Earned run Philadelphias, 5: Washingtons, /.
Two-base hits-Thompsoh, Wise.
Three-base hits-Delahanty, Fogarty, 2.
Home run-CIements.
Sacrifice hits-Mulvey Farrar, Hallman, 2;
Bufinton, Morrill,.
Stolen 6ases-Fogarty.
Double plays-Delahanty unassisted.
First base on balls-Of Bufanton, 4; OF
O'Day, 9.
Hit by pitched ball-FOgarty.
Struck out-By Burlington, 2; by o'Day, 1.
Passed ball-Mack, 2
Time-Two hours.
Umnire-McOuaid
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115s-relenhonn-1n5s.

Is that Dickson, the tailor, of 65 Fifth
avenue? Yes. Send around to the hotel
and get my last springs suit and put in as
good shape as that last one you cleaned and
repaired for me; saved me from buying q
new suit. Yours, etc.,
CHARLES DODGE.
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4 CRISIS IN HAIR TRADE.
UnusuaI Demands Cause Short Supply Of
Blonde Tresses.

Blonde Tresses.
London Life.l -
There is said to be crisis just now in the
false hair trade. The great hair dressers Of
London, Paris and Vienna have placed
orders for hair which it will take the sup
plies of five years to satisfy, and the amount
of fair hair brought into the market is be-
ginning to fall short. When the hair was
worn In a short coil on the nape OF the neck,
as was the fashion few years back. little
false hair was used, and the complaints Of
the hair dressers were loud and deep.
Since ladies, however, have taken to pile
their tresses on the top of the head an ad-
dition Is required by those to whom nature
has not been bountiful in the matter of
locks, and hence an increased demand,
which the introduction of the catogan has
only served to stimulate.
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NEARLY SHUT OUT.

The Hoosiers Drop Another Game to the
Babies.
CLEVELAND, May indianapolis was saved
a shutout to-day in the ninth inning by Sut-
cliffe's muff of q thrown bail at home plate and
singles by Buckley and McGeachy and double
by Getzein, The game was very exciting. The
attendance was l.600. Score:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-12

COMBINATION PATTERNs--100 entirely
new combination dresses will be opened on
Monday, the 18th inst. They are worth $50;
our price until close, SO each.
,MwFsu HUGUs 8 HAoKH.
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B. & o. r. R. will sell excursion tickets
tomorrow, May 13, and Tuesday, May IL,
at rate s. 40 the round trip, good to return
until May 20.
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COSTLY ERRORS.

The Giants Mistakes Give Boston n Good
Game.
BOSTON, May liza wild throw by Murphy
in the eighth inning and muffed fly by Con.
nor let in three runs to-day, and gave Boston
the game. The contest was full of brilliant
plays. Hatfield surprised everybody by his
effective pitching. Boston's hardest hitters
could do nothing with him, except Brouthers.
Score.
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Down to sixth Place.

The following table shows the correct stand.
ing Of the League clubs up to date. It will be
seen that Boston and Philadelphia are tied for
first place, while New York is close behind.
The local club is falling somewhat rapidly and
Is DOW in sixth place:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-12

FOR finely cut, neat-ftting suit leave
your order with Walter Anderson, 700
Smithfeld street, whose stock of English
suitings and Scotch tweeds is the finest in
the market; imported exclusively for his
trade. su
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-12

NOT only does Dabbs show the best Of
taste in his photographs, but he has the rare
gift Of always seeing the best lines Of the
human face
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-12

BLACK GooDs-Handsome novelties for
summer wear, entirely new effects. See
window display. HUGUs & HACKE.
MwFsu
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beaten by Charley Foster, the Hustler" !"
and since that time General Ewing has
forsworn political effort and settled down
here to win money at the law. He lives
quietly up at Yonkers, on the Hudson, and
is content 70 look upon public lite as
Vanity Fair, which he has quit forever.
Ex-Governor George Hoadley. from the
same State, is another conspicuous example
Of the disappointmenrs ofpolitical endeavor.
So long as he was content to pursue his pro-
fession in Cincinnati, he seemed to be happy
in his Western home, but he was elected
Governor by a curious turn in the wheel Of
fortune and two years of power left long
ing for broader sphere of public action
which ne could not get. He therefore came
to New York into an established firm to
forget in the whirl of its rapid life the fol-
lies and eccentricities of popular applause
and criticism.
FRIGHTFUL EXAMPLE.
Milton J. Southland, who was member Of
Congress for several terms from the Buckeye
State, is another frightful example of the
uncertainties of public life. AS soon as he
got out Of Congress he could not stand the
narrow limits Of country life in GAINESVILLE
and he came to this great city TO make
money at the legal profession. He married
over in Jersey and has his home there.
Milton Saylor, who was for some time
acting speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives after Michael j. Kerr's death, also
fretted and fumed in the narrow limits of
Cincinnati after he got out of Congress un-
til he reached this city with an ambition to
practice law here.
Frank Hurd, also Of Ohio, one Of the
ablest men that State ever sent to Congress
also spends much of his time here in the
pursuit oflegal business, now that he is out
of political life.
Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll was enticed
away from lovely life in Peoria, ILL.,,
In 1876 to the disappointments of Washing
ton only to end with a law Office in New
York, where he makes great deal of money
and has fair amount of enjoyment.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-12

EXTRAORDINARY bargains in cream.
pink and blue ribbed vests, 13c up, this
week, at Rosenbaum & Co.'S.
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AN EASY TASK.

The PhiIlies Touch Up O'Day and Beat the
Senators.
PHILADELPHIA, May 1.-THE Phillies had
an easy task in defeating the Washingtons this
afternoon. O'Day was both wild and ineffec-
tive and his support was decidedly loose. The
local PLAYERS fielded superbly and batted hard.
while the visitors played without any dash or
go. Banning came in to catch at the beginning
of the seventh inning. Score:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-12

BEER, Ale and Malt Extracts for sale by
G. w. Schmidt, 95 and 81 Fifth ave.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-12

ALL the new shades and colors in avn
ings at Mamaux B Sons, 5S7 and 5S9 Penn
ave.
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Combinatiou Dre,.e.

SILK gloves and silk mitts-black and
colors-cheapest at Rosenbaum & Co.'S.
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VIII RaxinE neclInaa

Henry Sampson, the English authority on
boxing makes the following interesting state
ment regarding the boxing boom in England:
Just now / stated my belief that the present
boxing boom will not have very prolonged
existence-that is, as an attraction for folk
who until comparatively recently never were
attracted by it The reason for this belief is
that there is not enough talent about to en-
courage the dilettante sort Of a patron to per-
severe and become in the fulness of time real
lover of the science. Men like myself and
others whose names will suggest themselves,
that always were fond of bit Of boxing be-
cause they understood it, and who would and
did endure some inconvenience and discom-
fort so as to get what they wanted, will
still remain; but they are not one
in thousand as compared with the
are just as well pleased when thoroughly well
humbugged as when they have real good dish
set before them. With all the demand and all
the groveling before it on the part of writers
who, when boxing was down, roundly abused
it, we have not yet developed anything in the
shape Of a real frst-rater, measured as boxers
were measured when Mace, Wormald, Napier
Nolan and dozens like them got their creden-
tials. ALI four l have mentioned could not
only spar in o way which would have made
them certain winners in any competition for
points at rhier respective weights with nowaday
BOXERS but they could do much more. They
could fight with bare knuckles-were well tried
in battles which brought qualities into play
such as are seldom or never required in the
trials of to-day which have brought about q
race of feather-bed champions. Even these
thread-paper creatures, the best Of whom
might faint if asked to fight half dozen
rounds in which huggings on the ropes and
heavy falls on hard ground, as well as severe
punching, had to play their part, are none too
numerous. Now a man who can brag, and who
has braggarts at his back. is champion almost
before he has earned the right to rank with
what we used to call novices. Besides lack of
skill, am much afraid there is noticeable
lack of pluck among some of those who. il long
tongues and loud mouths were boxing skill and
capacity to endure punishment, would be far
greater heroes than ever were Belcher or
Pearce, Cribb or Gully. Lifts really wonderful
how some of the champions of now manage to
take their beds and be seriously i'll whenever
there is an opportunity for them to obtain real
distinction. Three or four years ago saw one
much-bepuffed modern boxer do his best to
knock out and seriously injure poor little fell
low not much more than half his size, under
circumstances that gave more than usual ad-
vantage TO the bigger man. Since then, when
ever this bigger man has been about to meet
men of his own weight who seem at all danger
Gus, he has become either sick or has done
something to make the judicious grieve that
such skill as he possesses should have taken up
its abode in SO contemplate corpus.
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The Derby surprI.e.

It has often been said that nothing IL so un-
certain as the GLORIOUS certainties" Of the
turf. They seem TO be as numerous and just as
startling as the unexpected results in baseball.
A week ago any of us could have
secured listeners to hear us talk about
the probabilities of Washington whitewashing
the Giants Tor an entire week, but question II
anybody would have listened to our talk about
spokane defeating Proctor Knott and winning
the Kentucky Derby. We might. and probs.
ply would nave been considered the victims Of
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SuIlivan's Latest.

Few people who have taken any interest in
the proposed Sullivan-Kilrain fight will be sur
prised to read of John LIS latestpescapade. In.
the language of one of his friends "he was
making things howl" at New York on Friday.
1t does seem that drunkenness is chronic with
Sullivan and his sprees are so frequent that
there is no novelty at all in hearing of or read
ing about them. True his friends haYe steadily
declared that he has not been drinking at all
and that the reports to the contrary were
circulated by his enemies. A plea of this kind
in the face of Sullivans public carousals is
ridiculous. Sullivan's latest, however, only
shows him to have lost almost all moral forti-
tude. or If that phrase is too ethical, all will
power seems to have left him. The
battle day between him and Kilrain
is fast approaching and Sullivan is about $50
pounds In weight. At most his weight ought
not to exceed: 100 pounds when he enters the
ring. Personally, think that too heavy, but
it seems customary to have men as big as pos
sible. Well, if he fights at 100 that means he
must be reduced 40 pounds in about two
months. In view of Sullivan's prolonged dissi-
through the ordeal of training required by his
condition ana can appear in the ring in first
class shape he will be the most wonderful man
we have had in the pugilistic world. II
really does seem strange to me that
his hackers cling to him 30 stead
amount of money alleged to be at stake is so
great that one would naturally think Sullivan's
sprees would not in any way be tolerated. An
other change has been made IN his training
arrangements. He is now to 20 with William
Muldoon to the latter's farm. near Chautauqua
Lake. The Coney Island plan has therefore
been abandoned. Muldoon's place is ten miles
from q saloon. and IL is expected that this con-
dition will keep Sullivan sober. 1t may be that
it is too late to put into operation method to
keep him sober. He may be physically ruined
now. Kilrain will return to this country as
soon as he receives the pounds, shillings and
pence which he expects to get from his London
benefit While he has not been in strict train
ing, he has been exercising daily.
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Bostons s....................l 0 0 o 0oos 90
New Yorks..............:.o o o 8 o o Q Q o
Earned run-New Yorks, /.
Two-base hit-Broutbers.
Three-base hit-Clarkson.
sacrJnce hits-H Richardson, Ward, q d. Rich
ardson, Hatfield Murphy.
Stolen bases-Rrown, Hatfield.
First base on balls-Brown, ?: Brouthers. BEN
nett, Clarksou. Hatfield o. 'Rourke, whitney,
First base on errors -Bostons 1; New Yorks 2
Struck 0ut-Brown, 2; H. Richardson, Clarkson,
Quinn. George, 2: ID. Richardson.
wild pftsf- Hatfield.
Time -One hour and le minutes.
Umpires-Curry and Fessenden.