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The evening world., 1890-04-18
Local News in RrIaf.

Frank Eords. thirty four years old. OF 1897
First avenue, attempted suicide this morning
by shooting himself IN The LEFT breast,
William II. sec0r to-day obtained Ave WTiis Of
hAheas corpus tor hEe pltnters, alleged 10 be in
cane and now confined on hArd : Island.
drs. Cecilia sobel. Of ia First avenue, and
Augusta Brown. Of 62S Second Avenue, hoih
paHubTokeTs, were hned e25 each by the Mayor
to-day Tor excessive chaTges
Fred Cook. an acrobat, was charged in the
TomLs Court to-day with attempting Ia foTcIbly
sbduet his chlld from MS vile, gbo recently got
divorce. He vas discharged.
Cashier ?. G. Tilton. OF the swift Reef Com
pany, admitted having 81 pro- rated 800 Of the
conlanys money from their Barclay street
branch, and vas held In the Tombs Court to-day.
Francis Lynch. alias John Kelly. No. 70a IN
the hoEues' Gallery, an expert sneak thisf, was
held tOF trial to-day for theft year ago. He
sas iouhd aetlnK as conductor on an Avenue c
ear.
Twelve peddlers dashed twelve badges ami
showed twelve licenses uhen aTraigned IN EsseK
Market Court this mOrning for peadlinE. JUS
uce Patterscn discharged them and severely
Teprimanded the ohleers who arrested them.
Internal Revenue Inspector ManEmAker to-day
had elgar-dea Jacob hetnink nned 90 for
knocking him down and throwing him out Of his
store. 1547 second avenue, NanAmaksE Went
70 the store yesterday to examine the stoeA Of
cigars
James Auilansy. employed n BEtncksThoa 1
co. IS eracksr bakery 81 80 Elizsbsth street. Has
caught IN Eolling machine tnis noFnlng. Ths
Eollers caught hl4 slesEs sad aEaEgsd kiz arm
iate ths Shssls. l-esEatlas hll a sh0ek4ns
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Had an Easy Victory for
the Meadow Stakes
at Elizabeth.
THE FIELDS WERE SMALL.
FOrdham Won the First Event In
a Common Cantsr.
ESPECIAL TO TUE EVENING WORLD,

EIizADrrn RACE TRACK, April Is. For
the fourth successive time the Elizabath
track was favored with the finest OF
weather. The attendance was trife
lighter than on the other DAYS. but still 10
was fair-sized crowd.
The track was so dry and dusty that supt.
Brush had to keep the hose going between
every race.
Five horses faced Starter Caldwell for the
first race. But none OF them had ghost OF
chance with the tayorite, Fordham, who
Just cantered home.
Green Morris's Eric went 10 Their . 90
. fayoritc for the second race and won .
good race. aided by whip aud spur. with
Hamlet aud Jim Mccormick second and
third. EN- Booker. the recond choice. was
outpaced at the start and could never
make M the Lost ground.
ont OF the nftten hnres named on the card
only eight faced the starter for the Meadows
Strk The Union Stables filly lima b
was 10 to on fayorte, and she won a.
she pleased.
Whea Fordham AMI lima II. come together
on dry trace at three-quartera Of mile
there is one thing certain, that IL will be
fAst race.
FIRST RACE.
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DAGGETTsAYs HE'LL FIGHT.
Fresh Obstacles in the Way OF His
Postal Card Contract.

The $40, 600 attachment Of the paper firm
Of Wilkinson Brothers 4 Go. on Al Daggetts
postal card factory in Birmingham has been
has tiled new attachment, besides which a
load Of paper from the Russell Paper Com
pany. which has superseded Wilkinson
Brothers A Co. would not be delivered by
the express company because the bill for
trans spOrtatlOn Was not paid.
Mr.. DAggeIt has now for the first time
made = statement OF the case. Wilkinson
Bros. x Co., he says, contracted 10
supply me with stock for postal cards and
have failed 10 prov de the proper quality.
They have got 10 provide what theV agreed
to or stand the whole expense, no matter
what II costs,
, a.. IL a, sn.s ~ - sSaus - ~
IL will cost them $40 TO every one that
spend in this hight, and am going TO fight
the thing out to the end.
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BUCK READY.
His Players and His
Grounds Fit for the
Grand Opening
CRESCENTS ON DECK TODAY.
SCORE AT END OF I'D INNING.
New York (P. 2
Cresccnts - o
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BnoTuERHooD PARK. NEw IoRK. April ls.
There is every indication that Manager
Ewiug's promise as to the fitness of these
grounds for the opening game tomorrow
will be fulfilled.
The playing grounds are a. shir-shape
and whoesome-lookinga as though they had
been used for half u century.
Both rows of blea cherries are finished and
strange to say. are 30 constructed us to be
comfortable.
The grand stand will not be completed.
but enough of 1t will be ready for the seat
ing Of .. 300 or 1. 900 people.
All the heavy timhers, irons aud braces
are i'll place, and the structure Is entirely
safe.
In addition to the regular sitting
facilities of the grounds. 1000 chairs will
be placed In rows along the front Of the
stand aud blcacheries.
IRON present appearances Tomorrow
will he great day in the history Of base.
ball as well M that of The Players League.
Business men Al over town have been for
week past making mp parties to- attend the
game here. and half dozen tally-ho coach
loads have already Iail their entrance tee.
There will be plenty of accommodation
for those canning IN coaches, carriages
or or horseback, for the management
have retorVcd roomy space Just back
OF the helders for the convenience of car
rages.
The driveway entrance Is at tho One Hum
dred aud Fitty-eIGhth street aud Eighth
avenue corner of the grounds.
1t IL expected that II section Of the upper
tier will be completed III time to permit Its
reservation for ladies and their escorts
To-daT's game was with the Crescent
Athletic Club.
I,tN
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Claimed to Be Lansing's wife.

A lawsuit may result from the disposition
made by the Coronsr's office OF the effects Of
the late William Lansing. fireman. who
lived at No. 50 Yandam street. Yesterday
a woman accompanied by representative OF
Lawyers Fowler 4 Leonard called at the
Coropers office and sEoFs that she had been
LAnsfngs wife. Her counsel demanded
watch, money and clothes. A few minutes
la eF Joseph Lansing, a brother OF the ire-
man, made demand for the same property,
them, denied shat his brother hAd ever been
He then left. saving that he woulS
not rest until he had the property.
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STRIKERS ARE FIRED ON.
The Austrian Labor TrOublaS Lead 10
Pur. her BlGOiShsd.

IPEciAL CABLE TO Tnr EvESrya woRt,i
vienna, April 1s. Tho labor situation
grows more critical. and there are again ro-
poi Is of bloodshed.
At karwin the troops fired into the crowds
and wounded several people.
There is call upon the Governor Of
Prague for troops at Rskonit..
A sugar factory at Kunaondorf and cc!.
lulose factory at Rateman wore attacked by
strikers and the workmcn we're compelled to
quit work.
The 1900 worLmeu at the wittkovitz
iron works have struck.
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FOREIGN NEWS OF The DAY.
Spread and Success of the So
cialist Boyootts in Berlin.
Perils OF Travelling in Siberia.

fPY CABLE THE Pnrss NEWS AkRocIArIoS.i
ST. PETERSBURG, April 1s.-Much conf
mont has been aroused here by letter from
a Russian Official, published IN the CRASH
damn. and describing the perils and horrors
of journey in Siberia, even for the
wealthy.
The price OF everything. he writes. is
abominRbly high. Tho people are vicious
and depraycd. and the petty officials are
thieves and drunkardr.
He asserts that il il not safe to venture out
OF doors after % o'clock ut night unless
armed with revolver.
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CHICAGO CARPENTERS REJOICE
fsPEcIAL TO THE EyRNISo WORLD !

CHIcAGo. April ls.-lt appeaFs from To-
days developments that the end Of the
sp.eudidly organized strike OF iOGrneymen
carpenters Is almost AZ hand, with every
prospect Of victory for the men.
The newly organized Boss Carpentsrs'
Associatiou, which 10 the dangerous rival Of
the Master CsTpsnteTs' Association. is to-
dly M eting with the Conference COMMITTEES
OF the strikers.
The Carpen,ers Union offers 10 allow its
men tn 20 TO work for the members OF the
new Association, provided the latter viii
agree 10 employ 8. 300 men.
The Association has 204 members who
can employ Gn average OF ~ least fifteen
men apiece.
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Purse $500. for all ages; six furlongs.
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10 Banquet Principal southerland.
Fhe graduates OF Grove street school viii
p-Laues Principal B. D. L. southsrland -
nsinonisos, Fifth aVePue aud Twenty
seventh street, Thursday evening. Nav 10.
II recognition OF his Yindicatlon from the
T,ss5 preferred against him by ex-TTustss
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The Meadows Stakes. for hllies of ali aEas,
at sl0 each, with 81. 900 added; six fuE-

The Race. lima h. made all the running
s1 and won IN Gn olG gaaop ,L by toas iens.ha; :;
Belinds. Time-I. 10.
Fifth Race. Purse $500; selling allow
anees; six fuTlongA Won By Golden koS.
with Can't Tell second and Theora third
Iime-l. ISla.
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Looks Like a DEADLOCK.

SHOALS. Ind, April I7.--The Democrats
of the Second Congressional District are in
session here. IL is 4. X. Cobbs old district
and he and six others are alter the nomina-
ton to succeed }. III. O'Neall. The two hun.
dredth ballot was taken Tonight. Cobb
county comes TO the convention with di-
vided delegation.
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The DIx0N-WALLACE MATCH.
Tom oRourks Win Accept the Peli-
can Clubs Terms.
ESPECIAL To TIE EVENING woRLp.I

SPECIAL To TIE EVENING woRLpI
Boston. April s.-Tom ORouFke. Dixon's
sasnsger, received the following eablegram.
GATED at London, this afternoon:
The fight to come OFF the middle Of June.
ssslght ia pounds. e4OO to the winner.
aloO TO the loser and el0O to Dixon for
expenses, Reply. Signedl
M 'PELICAS CLUE
n ms refers to the proposed match between
Nlne Wallace. '''H't' anu
The nrst of May.
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An Elm Trees Centennial.

New HAVEN, Conn, April 1.-THE CEN
tennial of the planting OF the huge elm at
the southeast corner of the Green was cele-
brated to-day. The exercises. which were
grandfather planted the tree. and eX- Mayor
Henry q. Lewis, consisted of speeches and
the decoration OF the elm bv a bronze
memorial tablet A large crowd was in
Attendance
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No Chance for the Aqusduct Grab.
Comptroller Myers said to-day that he has
no doubt the Assembly will pass the Aque-
duct Grab bill despite the protests OF the
Mayor, the heads Of departments and the
AQueduct Commission. -, .
III don't think Gov. Hill viii sign i
proYiaions cannot be enforced because Il Is
nnoons titutionaL the cases being now be-
fore the courts
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LYMAN ABBOTT WON'T RESIGN.
He Positively Denies ANY Foundation
for the Storios.

DR.. Lyman Abbott. BeechOr's successor
as pastor OF Plymouth Church. who has
been out of town several days. arrived at
his Office in the ChrfstidH Union building.
so Lafayette place, Just before noon to-day.
is there any truth in the story that you
intend resigning from the pastorate of
plymouth Church9" asked mn EVENING
WORLD reporter.
THE story is absolutely untrue in every
particular. he replied.
mo communications relative to the sub
ject have passed between me aud the trustees
OF the church or anyone else. have no in
tentlon OF reslgning,' added the Doctor with
great emphasis.
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ST. LAMBERT BURNING UP,
rsrrcrAL 10 rHF EvENlxa woRIp.

SPECIAL TO THF EVENING woRLnI
MoSTREAL. April rs. "A great hre is
raging in st. Lambert
Assistance has been sent from this city on
: special train.
A large hotel and numerous dwellings have
been burned Ghd the whole village L tnEsat-
snsd
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swept over the Falls.

WAFERFowS. n. =. April lT.-ThEse Log
drivers we're carried over the State dam ~
Carthage 1t 3 o'clock this afternoon. Two
of them, James Nolan and William Willis.
Kere rescued The other Michael AoTTiss
Of Carthage, sas drowned
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Most Cruel.


TFI"M WITTY WsfFyT
Mr. Stopcloek- Inswim, I've just
seen proofs Uf INV new photographs.
wim-Well, we'll, that's good. Do they
hatter your
- No. guess not; Why
Nothing, only / should sort of-sort Of
think you'd want them to-that Is -
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A Work OF imagination.
IgPECIAL 10 rHR WORLD.

WOODSTOCK. Ont. April 1.-THE dee
patch wired from BrIntford to some Amsri-
can papers relative to the finding OF sec
ond BenSell aud the probable eject Of such
discovery in eomplicating the case against
BiTchall. is largely work Of imagination.
The F. c. Bengell who registered az the
BrantfoFd Hotel vas TRACED by Detective
Murray to his home In Delaware, = small
village near London, Ont. Besides this,
Birchgll does not claim that the supposed
murdered Bsnwell Il still alive.
The evening world., 1890-04-18

James Franks, laborer while At work ON
the new Dispensary building. corner Of
Brooms and Essex streets, fell to the yard
and Nas instantly killed at 1. 80 o'clock this
he lived in Mulberry street.
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Morning Work for Firemen.

The following fires reused the tiremen be-
tween midnight and daybreak: Cellar oi
l43o Third avenue, occupant II. ]. Ken
nedy. damages $500; vacant third-story
room. 5il East Eighty-third street, slOO;
on sccond hOor OF 2 81 Third avenue, Occu-
pied by John DOnnelly, ESQ.
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London Tailors rhreaten a Strike.

my cAnLE To THE PREss SEws AssocrATIos.l
LoNDoS. April 1s.-The journeymen tail.
ers demand increase Of nay, and threaten
general strike IL it is not granted.
The abolition of the sweating system is
aimed, at In this movement. and the men
have the sympathy of the public.
The evening world., 1890-04-18
OUTLAWS KILLED BY TROOPS.
Serious Conflict at Harlan Court
House, Kentucky.
ESPECIAL TO THE EvESIsa WORLD.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April ls.-United States
troops attacked twenty outlaws at Harlan
Court House at an early hour this morning,
and several Of the outlaws were killed.
Fifteen soldiers were wounded.
The barn in which the despeFadoes are
hiding il nov surrounded. and the troops
have sent for reinforeements.
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ohio,s Ballot Rsform Bnl.

CoLuAsus. o.. April lT.-Ths halisa
Australia Ballot System bill pAsssd tAs
HO4zs this evening b ; majority 0f axtg-
slght 70 tNsL tY-oae, snd VII Nc doabt ~
ssns lsE kskoEs ths adioaEnnaent 81 IL
aszzioa-
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KILLED BY AN ELEVATOR.
John Breslin's Carelessness Costs
Him His Own Lite.

EEEHH1 "~10 = =" u ~@1FN'
fatal elevator accident at the Fifth
avenue stage stables was reported at tine
Coroner's office to-day.
John Breslin. OF els East EiRhty-ninth
street, was caught between the feed elevator
box and hatchyay last evening and almost
inatantly killed.
William Rees, the engineer who was run
ming the elevator. was taken to the Coro-
ner's office, where he was questioned regard
Ing the accident aud then parolsd pending
the inquest.
Ress says that he had lust started the ele-
yator, when Breslin. who was riding on IL
stuck out his head in spite o. repeated eau
tions, and was caught between the second
tioor landing and the box.
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pevoured Her Babv Leopards.

Manager "Tody" Hamilton to-day re-
ported that four leopards, born in Barnum
Il Baileys menagerie yesterday. were de.
youred by their mother few hours after |
their birth. This Is a common occurrence |
among Wild animals in captivity
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Depew on His Recent Travels.
III, Chauneey II. DepsW will preside this
s'shins u the monthly meeting OF the Ylla
alulaal Aasoeiation Al Delmonieo's. and has
gaoqalsea s51. biz fellow-nsmhsfs in ths Asss.
l. tLS1s IeA account Of his Esosnt travels
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An Electric Railway for Russia.

IrvoApIE TO THE PRESS VIEWS Ass1r,Arr,Sl
ST. PETERSBURG, April ls.-An electric
railway from this city to Archangel. on the
White Sea. n distance OF 500 miles. has
been projected. The estimated cost is
CO, 900 mile.
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sociel!st Krueger Indicted.

IDuSLAP CAbLf NEWS SPECIAL
BERtIN. April Is. Socialist Fritz Kruger
has been indicted for libellinR the Emperor
and religion.
He will probably be convicted and receive
. heavy sentence.
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A,sl;:. ia. . o.. e ,5.n,Jios, e noa, bS "
gress.
sA!sI.ss for sOrIsspaAaiaE slras a-' yea. % 10
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Jockey nilly MeLaurhlln Dead.

ESPECIAL To THE EVENING woRLD.I
DETROIT, Mich, April ls.-W. J. Me
LAughlin, better known as Billy Me-
Laughlin, the jockey, died at Grace Hos,
pital in this city yesterday from q complica-
ton OF diseases.
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Parliament May Inquire Into the
City of Paris Accident.

fBY CABLE TO THE PKEss sEws ASSOCIATION
LONDON. April Is. "A Parliamentary iu-
quiry into the accident to the steamer City
OF Paris ID proposed.
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Suicide of a Matricide.

TpUNIAF IAHLE NFWA bFFUIAL,
BERLIN, April s,-Dr. Steiner. principal
of the public schools in Ratibor. Prussian
Silesia, and charged with killing his mother
has committed suicide by hanging himself
in prison.
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Fair, Cooler weather.

" Ash!AuIoN, ~.
e., April Is. HcG-
thrT publications
For EaSlerH Ast5
iOrk: FGtr: Fri-
dtg dHd kqtuFdIt,
Cp0 ~ S0Hihlne SieFly
lrDldS.
The weather to-
day. as indicated by
Biakely's tele theT-
mOmgter:
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NO ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Contracts Awarded for Lighting the
City by Gas.

The Gas Commission, at its meeting to-
day. awarded contracts 10 the gas com
panies. which bid for lighting recently.
and rejected all OF the bids from the electric
light companies on the ground that they
we're excessive.
II am prepared to light the entire city
with gas, said Commissioner GiiroY.
ut is evident that the eleetric-light COM
panies are Ia combination. but the city will
not give the price they demand for their
lamps"
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esadsnssd. fhs AEeLogEIsG CoAEAEH's
AILE2AIp. = koaz ana 9thsE szssd- sEs
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YssAsGs7ylIs's .'Aszs'' LlssElss PsllsEs
BEsaSaasSa lzsslassls = zsszA NJ thsz. sss.
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DilwOrth Choate's Writ Denied.
The General Term Judges to-day denied
Reporter Chosts's application for re-
opening Of bis eonIsmpI casa They de-
eidsd thAs JuEtiee Barrett hAa exelaslFs
iurisdietioa oysT tbs tnTy-rooln-
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Mutrie's Men Ready and
Anxious for the
Morrow.
HEWARKS meet THEM TO-DAY.
SCORE AT END OF 9TH INNING {:
New York IN. L.) 2
Newarks 2
ESPECIAL TO THE EVENING woRLp.i

Polo GROUNDS. New York. April 49,
Players. Directors, President and Manager
of the New York National League Baseball
Club are all on the qui vive in anticipation
of the opening of the great ball season OF
1890 tomorrow.
Every one connected with the grounds
seems to be influenced by suppressed or
visible excitement.
In conversation this afternoon several OF
the players spoke very hopefully Of the COM
ing season.
one of them put II thus:
on see we are bound in honor and in
terests TO play ball this year an never before.
The public liz going to patronize the grounds
where they can see the best ball playing. All
the members of the team are in exception
ally fine physical trim and this last week
OF magnificent ball-playing weather has
served to put the finishing touches on their
training.
Though it has not been positively decided
on yet, still it is more than probable that
Rusie and Buckley, the ex-Hoosiers. will
constitute to-morrow's battery against the
Phillies.
Delegates from all the downtown ex-
changes have signitied their intention to be
present, besides other organizations OF n
social and business character. whose pres
ence IL calculated to inspire the home team
TO victory.
Cappa's Seventh Regiment Band will be
present. and after marching around the dia-
mond at the head of the various delegations
will discourse sweet sti aims from the second
floor of the grand stand.
Tho game To-day WAS against the NewarkB.
The following was the batting order:
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-, ReskAsll's Bread.
Hss sAls - ~ ls44lss sEsesEA
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Blew Out His Brains in Lonely Spot.

Big" Out hls pEalhs III boneIy spot
An elderly. gray-haired man, with a re-
yolver clutched in his hand and bullet in
his brain. was found dead at Mortified.
Staten Island, this morning. He Is q
stranger there and unidentified.
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Purse $500; Free Handicap for all ages:
mile and q furlonR.

The Race. Eric. Hamlet and Jim McCor-
ing in the lead. until well In the stretch,
where Eric drew away under the whip and
won by a length and a half. Hamlet was
second. head before Jim Mccormick.
5Sb.
THIRD RACE
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The lRcc. st. john was the first TO show
When the Tag tell, but vas immediately out
run by Extra Dry. who led to the stretch and
quit. Eli dhaln then drew AWAY and won In
Q canter by three parts OF length from 81
John. who was two lengths before Lisi-
mony. Time. lsh.
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The game to-day WAS against the NewarkB.
The following was the batting order;

III, e. /.
Crane. LIST b McDermott, I'd b.
Clarke. +. T. Smith. 8. 4.
Sommers, C. Moolic, Q.
II. Murphy. p. Oberlander, p.
Umpire-Mr. Quinn.
The Leaguers batted first.
Tlernan whacked beautiful two-bagger
to right and scored on Glasscock's hard hit
single to right centre.
Glasscock was thrown out trying to steal
second.
Hornung foul flied to catcher and Bas-
sett was retired at first by Smith. One run.
Carl received base on balls. Gilbert hit
safely past short. johnson sacrificed, Bas-
sett 70 Crane. Carl scoring.
Fields rolled one to first and was ont. Gil
bert crossing the plate. Mansell struck out.
second Inning-sefke was helped to the
ont by acDermott and Fields.
~ Mf;Rher1m3ttf ;ih1 nab OF Clarke's pop fly
out a sight of first base. No runs.
Basett and Crane attended to McDermott.
Bob Murphy pitched three balls over the
pate and smith gracefully sat down.
Then Murphy eased up and gave NIohc
Hornung sprinted like q deer and cap
the foul lime. No runs.
!, Third Inning-Sommers welted the ball to
NE bank in left field and spripted to second.
An attempt TO eaten him of base came very
n, Bob Murphy struck out and SO did Mike
herman, TO every ones surprise. Carl col
Jared Glasscock's high hit in a very chic
way and sent the big League men to grass
without runs.
= For the men from the land of applejack.
Carl banged = bOundsr to Siefke.
me latter threw wild, but Crane, at first.
tied Carl.
The bleaehers kicked and howled with
hero.
GlasSccek snatchsd Gilbert's pop-up with
By phenomenal sprinting Johnson reached
nrst ahead or Glasscocks throw. but WIS
forced lt second BY Fields. No runs.
Fourth lnning-MAnsell at centre caught
ont both Hornung and Bassett
MeDermott threw out Sieike. No runs.
siefke threw Mansells Rrounder to frat all
nght McDermott batted along the ground
20 bassett, VIII threw . little wild, Crane
dropping the ball.
slefke caught Smiths foul fly and Moolic
Iearsd his aide, Bassett to Crane. No runs.
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