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Tried to Kick Man Ont,

NORFOLK, April 3o-At daybreak this morning a ngh,
10 nn.sh for purse OF $500 took place At DeweiIs
Point between Billy Young OF this city john Bolian
OF Richmond. formerly Of Cincinnati. Young weighed
!2sk pounds ana iivlAn, isL After nxhIing twsn,y.
three rounds the night WAS awarded 10 Boian foul
Young throwing him over the ropes. nnd kicking MIN
punishment
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base h,t-Hsmilton sacriaee hits -shindls, stovey.
Stolen bases Hamilton stovsy, CAMEL First base on
bsiis-on thornton, u on Gleason. 2. on Nichols =
pitched bsiI-AYsIs Double pisys.Brown and Dele
hauty; Long and fucker. tmphe-Hurn Iims-iFn
Attendance, 2,Oo6.
CHICAGO 7; CINCINNATI &. LLA
CiScSSAri, April so The Reds were beaten by Uncle
ABsonV men this afternoon IN one Of the tiespiest
gamss ever played here, The eftop vsre Of the bo :
tomh variety Neither team could brag about its NELL
hnyn,Aa ~ aI ne ~ ssi,hSaP tbonsnnd fhe soore:
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Long Island wh.elneu,. Club Runs.

The Long Island Whssmsn have arranged numhss
OF pleasant runs for the month Of May within short
distances Of the city They are follows; Saturday.
May p to BAH. Fort Hamilton and BAY RIDGE Sunday
Sunday. MAY IL 10 piainheld; Wsdhr Nay 10 to
stiiwslrs: sunday. May Ito Glen ifiand saturday
MAY 81 to Long HrAnch All Of thy Tups VIII b. started
from the club house. u |. 2Si Bedfofd avenue.
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where win Yale oaa Harvard Row,

New LONDON April 80 -Rseardins the disagreement
between the railroads and the COLLEGE crews which
threatens to prevent the fale-Harvard race at New
London, Yais's aquatic representative says:
"The control Of the observation train 10 not In the
hands OF tho residents Of New London but strictly
under the direction OF tho New London and Northern
KaiiroaI Company. President spalding Of that com
pAny aubiuitted q proposal which almost took away
our breath. says s. will be charged for seat In
tie observation train dollar had always been
charged until lat year whom the price raised 10
slS0 Bo!h Ya,e and Harvard agree 70 p.y $3.50 per
the coIleges but more than this they willing
pay The New London Board of Trade regards this
action in tho sRme light do and will unite with
ustn irving to seek remedy. Until an agreement
with President spnlding is reached are not pre-
pared TO say where tue race win be held"
The sun., 1891-05-01
Two Young Clubs Meet.

Ysstsrdays team match at Dexter Park bet ween tho
Manhattan and WaurcRan gun clubs OF this city a. all
the more Interesting a. both organizations compar
aavsly new, and this meeting the first race sver
ahot By . team OF either club Tbs teams wero well
matched ard the contest promised I've exciting Tut
the WaursRans gained the lead tho FIRST round and
kept It until the end Of the The match was on
rsy friendly simply for the price Of birds tho
dinners. The conditions were birds each man. 20
ysrds rise for twevntore ~ yards rise for ten
sores san below the elbow until chs. bird !, on tho
won; WITH seven hirda to spars Naese OF Mount Yer
e THaresam n,n GIn Cia5nJ Fey 9; l. Brickusr. g;
AsRee g N. Fay. y; Z. Bornhotft .; total killed 40
Manhattan Dun Cluo-Liohtenbcrser S; Lambrecht
:: rlegenheimeh I; Bayer o. Lucas 2: MssserschintL
Z; q. Nowhk Z: total Killed. 81; missed ~
After partaetny of the dinner to which tho Manha
tan shooters hah invited their opponents the Waure
gAns returned TO tHe shooting ground and held their
.eni monthly club shoot the three medals which
were won by " u Briekner j.. Fay. and n Fay in tho
order named. Tho difference between the club score
And the score OF the match is easily explained the
elbow. '~
Regular club shoot ten birds each man. IS wards riss
birmingham rulss-E. Bornhoeft 20 yards o: Fay
H. o. hanghtOn IT yards q; Clark T.
shoot on FOR tho second medal miss and out Born
hoeft miased on the second round Haushton on the
third, J. Fay killed three straight ard won.
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ECLIPSE ATHLETES coMPEEE
Interestise Athletic Exhisitioss ss WeoH-
side by You>s Athisses.


fisven Interesting sihletlo psttonswsrs decided
Clnh Long s AMI organization with headquarters
ut Winfield yesterday. IL the opening series OF con
tests for the season and perfect weather assisted In the
general enjoyment. The events wors contested 1T
AdAms Park. wooisde l. l.. In the presence of very
enthusiastic lot Of spectators TIE results follow:
Observation-Disclosures Dssh, serstch for the club Cham.
pionxhip-won by George F.eidins with Barnard De-
vine second by foot. and Daniel ucnre-se third
Tine. Iits seconds.
ope-miie Run, usifdicap. Gpen-won bv James b.
Murphy, RidRswooi 'tarriers go yards, Thomas Fay
hoid Rjdeswood Harrtsrs tscratohI third. Time. =
mlnutss N seconds.
ns sersisS with put "t 10 teet iGts inches fhons.
fare Jay q inches, second with 20 teet II nches aud
hIsderies hnohsoek rs incheN third, with ~ Feet
one.haf Milo Run. Iiandicsp-won BY Thomas
and Georg. 9. Bruen 30 yasisj third Time. minutes
ono Nile WAX Handienp-won by rhomo, Heuder
netond aud William Redmond q mtnutsA third Time
stone Gathering Kase scra,ch-won ev. George c,
nru.n; ,awarq .li'cheoek. second and Richard
Running iisll Jump, Handicap Won hy Thomas
Henders,n tsrIsleh. with tne actual leap Of fee,
was third with : feet inches
BY ThSna. Bsrnss s's w,sS.hursh H PoroS
Geores Williams Eidgewood Iiarriers 90 yardsh sec
tRird rine Minute 10 IS seso1d, '''''.' U'"'o''
wMssIbsrOw Hse: t Gy
Iims. niaut ~ ; seconds
Thses legged Race. scrAtch-Won by Thomas Grsgory
dsr.oI second and wili.m Redmond and Richard De.
ri"s tnird Iihs minute y - seconds
BY George v past with Eieaard fntness second and
owen Murphy third Time, 2minutes 30 rs ssconds
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Quotation. .. th. Suburban Handicap.
The following are the quotations offered by Ehrch
C. on the candidates for the Suburban Handicap.

CO. on the candidates for the suburbsn Handicap,
SIXTY. Buddhist %. B.naasti ius ~ Ben Kna,bury,
ssas @ S q Nv: 20 G.siSs; q Chaos. 500 coTsss; q
- EnaI:S t;ay q SsSs;;li $eS yS.%;a:; q! iiS
isaaS LsWis; Is Judge Morrow; 20. King f6oms.: % II
Long Run 800 Lonssirids: ru, Livonis; ~ Loan.
u ~ Fs,SS 80 HA|sf I.%o; ods,ssi g Sas:
Prunty as Potomse; full, Pagan; 90 Rossspsfrsi so
k.eslana: 80, ~ khSnO; ioI sspiy: ie4 Rico; 81
Del Rey; no stryke; 20 senoritsi 90 snuntsrsr; 81
Santiago; 20. Teutoni 10 Tea Tray; 10 Tsnny; ~,
Tournament.
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Rutherford Whe,lmen,. Road Race.

Tns Race Committee Of the Rutherford whssmen arc
arranging to hold = ioomis handicap road race on
Decoration Day. The race will be open to club mem.
ROAD between Passaic and Bssyiis. The race viii 6o
started st O'clock on the morning Of May and sv.
hours viii receive 2 silver msdsl Hasdsoms gold
Entriss for the race viii cioss on May 20 when tie
men viii be allotted their haEdicapa ~
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Pat Kelly and jack Gage Fight 1t Out.

brutal prize nRht took place Wednesday night In
sporting resort Staten Island between Pat Kelly
and Jack Gage both Of this city. These men are no.
regularly trained pugilists but they both big
and orking oiacksnitthA Gage who 10 feet iOk
inches tall and weighs IBl pounds had hiS
own way Keily half iaoh shorter. but six pounds
heavier. Before they had been nghting one minute
Gage had Kelly bleeding freely from the nose and
mouth.
fourth and round was fas. and furious Both
men hit hard on the start but Gage had sand
and stayed the tlongsst. Roy wss knocked down rs
fast as he could get up. and both mon did a large
amount OF fouiing; Kelly grew weak rapidly. and
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Football Players Dine.

The ws,t side Shamrock Football Club played eight
games last season. and suffered defeat. Tho club
has msmbsrship Of Is. and ts In nourishng contL
tion Last night nearly the entire m smbersbip sat
down 10 tho hrs; annual banquet at Van Winckls's
Uuion Square. One end Of tic banquet room " a
decorated by large banner presented by Peter Don
nelly patron of the cluh while the other and ~
sk chapioLship naa presented by the lady friends Of
The bsnqusters had folly time. the programme CON
sisttnR OF speeches soma and recitations.
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Earesd .2n'VSnsn M buS.n "9Ss S,.
-: hst-:.stsi.hs noms raPRs65JSha.sea Re5u Grams
IemAny Wheelock Double plnyB-Crooks and Leblanc;
Robinson and Carney IFir.i base belisoG Crane
O6 East1ight d. OF spaRsl. I. Hit BY pitched ball
kebinson: struck oIt.Andrsws spsReL CrockA
Gosss sISsd. r.assS 'tHgnG l.
sI Lor1s. 10; LouisvILLk. l.
sr Loula April 3o-LouisvMs day could not bat
6tvss while the home batsd out six in the
seventh nntns. winning easily. Attendance, 5000 The
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EsspsS
L.ts % s..s:.a.tasss 3; xsshisss2n: { s,oi.n
Gilbert and v erden Hit by pitched eall-wslch. GIL.
bert NcGuire; Struck out-By Madden: 81 by Nc.
MeGuirs, Z wiId pitehcs- -McNAhon, J; Bskeey, =
Nms-28o UmpifS-Masthsvl
CINCINNATI a. A. 10; coLrHBrs g.
CmcnxArL Aprrl 3o.-Ksiy's Killers made It three
straight the Of the Columbus people out at
Psndlston They the game IN the very first In
ninE whom Ges.raght was hammsrsd for three sin.
RlsS Q ooupls OF doubleA and two home runA Attend
Hnca 40 The Bcoro:
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A Satisfactory Settlement or . Trouble.
somo Case.

q The long deferred battle between the RAvenswoed
Boat Club and Amy Piat. Of the yarupa Boat Club
has been satisfactorily settled Yesterday the Yaruna
athlete received mmunicaton from the Secretary
Of tho Ravenswood Boat cub stating that his resgns
ton had been accepted ald that he was nrst rensssd
the club record. as ordered by Judge Cullen.
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staten Isians A. G. Meeting.

Ata special meeting Of the Staten Island A. C.. In
President Fabers offcs Yesterday The Boating Com
mittce repor~d that aAee Ross shs professional
oArsmAn had been engaged ns coach for tho season
AIo that new eight cared shell VIII arrive fr1m Troy
May 20 and that tho cub regatta will DO held at 10
O'Clock N. OH May III
TWO rowing bostS for the nss Of IasmbrTs In general
have been purchased, ana are now the boat house.
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YoSKsHs. April so-Ths yonksn Athletic Club gave 10
brilliant reception and athletic entertainment at s
rooms in the Garnsid this evening large number Of
out.
The Park lin Lawn Tennis Club was reorRAnizsd for
the veAson onight ana schedule OF games laid out
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krookiyh. h.......... ...".......O = y . y o S-s
by errors-Eew York .: EroOklyn 2 Left on bases
New YORK, 70, BIpokyn o. frat base on balls-on
sy shlr,s.' Z; ~ :; Ewing & :: Iloms ropMIis.nss.
ney. FouiA Day sacrhce hits-Pinknsy, foutx Daily
Conner. J. Ewing stolen bases-Grinin, oBrlsn Tisr.
Of ofsame-IS0
PnL,pELrniA. IS; HosroS Is. LIZ
BosI0s. April Lvhs Bostons had . sure thing in to-
days game with the Qnakers until the last inning;
then the philsdelnhiss wiped w tho ground with ISs
Nos Sns followed .uit Ansr the slaughter the PhiH
Bosons ackpoHJedged the errors Of kind aud an.
other The score;
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Ma.hAttaa s,sy.l. C,us'. New Mo...

Preparatory TO the erection Of thsI nsw club house
the Manhattan Bicycle Club have tssn eompsilsd 20
secure new 9nstteIs Thsy hays secured . pew ana
into shch they moved yssissday a. soon = The club
Ing house wsrrninG II expected that the opsnipr
exercises will DO held the latter part OF May.
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Earned runs-Pittsbufsh. 2; Cleveland. l.. Twonase
hit-Rslily. 1hrssbnss 6itsstatsy. Aivord Sacrifice
hits t2 Kelly @ MeAlssr Rssin Tha. sns s01
isna tr.s base os Sss6a King on st,Nl,sy N,!, !:
Maui aud Bscksy, STOLEN ,bAses-CaIroll Reilly Nc
Struai out-Hy King. j; Sy Wan T. Left on bases-
Pitis6urgh II; cleveland. 4 Tims-a;ia. Umprs-Ao,
QuAtd.
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Drooklyn nicycle CIub's Pool Tesrn.n..t

The concluding games in the Brooklyn Bicycle ubs
handicap pool tournament were plsyed on Wednesday
evening. Two games were played. Elmer sEiansr,
scratch. beat George Hswley srBatci. by 81 TO <Y n
kiIk. six balls beat Gsorys aylsy " Ths re-
Skinner secures urst prize diamond cart PIN KiTl
sscond prize handsome silver box aud Ha wey
third prize o club pip. '~'
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Branch OF Brighton Beach's Track.

NIAGARA FALLS April so "A controlling interest In the
race track OF the Niagara Falls Racing and Fair
Grounds Association day secured by Y. Boyle
ana William j. Kelly OF brook iyn Ernest ScbumAhn
Staten Island and nayid Gerasy Chsstsr ". chap,n.
dent OF the company, ID. L 0eraty Vice Prefident
nrst class condition.
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Three base hitsH Harrington Reilly; Home rnnIpsn,
basof 4ulane lo ~ Hutchison stolen eases es,S
Carroll (2) wtlmot Latham. Sacrthce hit-kouiy'-
Wild pitch-Mulane. rme-i:ls rmpirs-fowers
Prr1ssunsH. 4; cLLrxLAsp.a
PITTSBURGH, Aprl go The drst series eetwesn, tne
suited in victory for rittsbursh siter an eScltinR
game OF ten ipninRs Attendarce, 2,tto Tue seofe'
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Earned runs-st Lo9iS = TwcSsss httszLyoMna IA
sS.s: q sans: & a. e
piichsd ball-Coniskey. hiruok 0ntRy sIivstts By
boran. q via pitGh-stvstta Ttms-2 houra I'm.
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The Syomcn's Tournament.


Fully ZOO women were present at Thums alleys yes
terday afternoon to witncss and participate In tho
bowling tournament The ordinary game was played.
tho total number OF pins falling being counted TO-
gethcr Each contestaut rolled twelve oa;ls The
scores:
Hozhacher-Nra poden stein. T2 Mrs Rehm. go:
Nra Iietjen. 60; Mrs Sna a.. Mrs Schnman. 90: Mrs
ssssman. 's' Mrs "ie'e So Mrs Noish' 20 Total
SkCoSD CANE.
Golden Rod-Mrs Fisher, 75: Mrs Gacke 81: Mri T.
Kuhnse 10. Mrs smith 7s Mrs. Cook. "a: Mrs Rurnc.
%, Arn Rottman, 81. Mrs, II kuhnst a. Total a3@-
THIRD CANE
Arlington Mrs. Yeaton SC; Mira Zimmerman. 81;
Mrs Knabsl 80: Mrs Kramer. 10: Mrs. Kramer 7> Mrs.
LAnge 50; MrA Bummermau, So; Mrs. CoorA AZ. Total
4s7.
ToUErH GAaf.
Soctable Ladiss-Mrs. Alderman. Is: Mrs Memen. SO;
Mrs wetk. ~: Mrs. IAchAw, n3: MrS Chmaiz 52 Mrs.
Quardt IS; Mrs kronkc. 90: Mrs Merthens 49, Total,
43s
Jeannet.e-Mrs. Leibroen, 46: Mrs Eibsen. 81: Mrs.
6chut. %; Mrs Quick. A.: Mrs Quick, 81: Mrs. del
hausr 30; Mrs. Ei6ssn, IS; Mrs Ducke ls. Total Sa
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see'on.. -. 80, =, 49,, W..
LarEin Corcornn Tnrte.bsse ehits-leGeachy. Brouth.
sfs RichArdson Strinksr t2L DAILY. Home runs-Rich'
Daiy.. Double phy.h.llr,an coreoran and Larkin:
ftrSt bails-By Daily. 81 BY Chaiuberatn !: by
callahan s. Struck out-By Daly Z; ny Callahan. 4
wild ptehea-Daiy. .; Callahan, q Time-2 hours
Umpirs-Jones-
BALTIMORE. Q; WASHINGTON.
BALruoRs. April SILT required eleven innings for
to-day's game and Baltimors won BY one run u WAS
ton pitcher started for the Orioles hun iasen out
At the end the seventh inning after Warrington had
tied the score. Mcmahon took bic place aud did some
rood work. Attendance, l,G4u The score:
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Base ball. Esstern Park. & +. NJ. To-day.
Brooklyn vs. Noston. Admission 50 cts Kings Co l.
and Brookiyn Ioads dirsst -Adc.
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Primrose Day Sold to Lord Durham for
YI1,O0O

LONDON. April 29.-Primross Day, winner Of
the Cesarewitch Stakes. was sold at auction
to-day for f2,400. Lord Durham was the sue
coasful bidder
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THE CHAMPIONSHIP NOT WON. YET

Lehrbnch OutbowIs Thyme. While Muller
Forfeits Hts Series.
THR Sun individual championship tourna-
msnt ia still in doubt. Last evening Muller
forfeited his series to Lehrbach and Thyme.
while the latter was defeated By last seasons
champion. The final struggle for the cham
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1otal.
Aces by scryios-McQuads. l; Lnwlor. 4: Courtney.
.: Dunno Keceiyersof service-Dunne and Lawlor.
Time OF Hame-i6 minutss
Total aces cessrored-Conrtney ~ Dunno, 81. Total ga
NcQuade. ~: l.awlor. a. Total. ~.
Total aces by service-Courtney 81: Dune. III. To
tai 81. McQuade. l6; Lawlor IL Total IA
&arker-James Dunne, Jr Total time OF playing-l
hour and minutes
An interesting game was played between John Car
Tody and Jonn Walker against Capt Billy Rose and
Thomas Lyman. Tho score:
Csrmody and IS 2l-6o
rose ana Ly nam Il lt-oi
J. j. RrOderick and James DGnne Jr. beat Timothy
Ryan and partner by the following score:
Hroaeriek ana uunne y di-3s
John Frederick OF St Louis accompanied by his
wife and children. leave by the Umbria on saturday
for four months visit to Europe lie expects to be
back IN time to attend the opening OF tho handsome
court In st. Louis ABOUT September
Timothy Ryan, who played yesterday in Cassy's
court was one OF the best players in tine East twenty
nve years He g at present superintendent OF the
Young Mems Catholic Institute in Newark.
Col. Thomas heehan who is always doing something
good for handba. 10 anxious to SEQ Courtney and
Lawor come tsaether IN regular match. In further
ance OF that object he has placed SO deposit with
tag sgh TO match Courtney against Lawior according
to the atters challenge best Of eleven games in
Caseys court for $lOO side.
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PHuApKLYHtA April 3o-The Boston Club won TO days
zane almost pleased While slidtnE TO tbs plate IN
3he eeyenth Inning In homo ardie
Sohsrdson broEs one OF Of his right leg
and Will not play for time Attendance 2222 The
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THE CHAMPIONSHIP CUT.

plonship cup now lies between Lshrbach.
Thyme. Kahlsdorf. Keller. schwacke. Aberle.
and Thum. Each Of these contestants. with
The latter has lost three. and has TO roll Wul-
fers and Aberle. aud by wirnipg the sehe can
not help winning tho trophy. Thescores:
NINETY.sEcoND SERIES.
Thyno.......H % s5 IS 85 1lA l3l i4o l6o i81
Lchrbach.... 81 81 "a 81 lOD 40 10 i3s lo7
strikes-Thyns, I; Lesrbsch. = spares. .-Thyns Z;
Lehrbach. T.
SECOND GAM
Thynsi'So 20 20 z ~ = y 90 HI i lsS @ isS
strike,-Thyns, 2; Lehrbsch, 3. spares-rhyne D;
Lehrbach, 8.
THIRD CANE.
THYME .. 20 80 20 so 10 90 l1a 18s lta l64
LehrDach. :. 30 30 co 20 98 lit 1877 1877 177 1877
strkes-Thyne 3; Lehroaeh, e. spares-Thyns =;
Lehrbach. u. .,
Average per game-Thync. i64at; Lehrbach. i7tss
UmriTo-Johu Siobe. Scorer-B simon
At weilcrs alleys Tuesday night the Boomingdale
club rolled the following game; 49,, 80
BioominRdnle-Lioyd. lSs; Rau. loS: Arnold. ITO;
Srack, l7I; Moran l41 Fitzpatrick. l3! Linden III;
Weller l59: Welch, 1885 Dommler ITO: H. Siebers ll2
J. h. LufbRrrow. nj: Deaken. l22; A. Lutbarrow, M
Rhomo.er. 1856. zwioker lls: Deming S6; Z. steosrt
III; barnes. i2o; II. Rice. 1883
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GOOD FOR YOU, BROOKLYN.
THE NEW FORKS FOUND THAT THEY
HAD NO PICNIC THIS TIME.

Ho.,on Lost Again, While Chicago Won
uardIe Richardson Breaks HE Leg
While Sliding TO n Bsse-Resuits OF
the American and Eastern Association
Gnmes-AMateur Games and Notes.
The scores OF National League games yestor-
day were as follows:
Brooklyn. $; New York. 2.
Philadelphia, 10: Bostou.o
Chicago. z: Cincinnati. 4.
Pittsburgh, 4; Cleveland. 8.
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American Association.

AmcrScnn ASNoctntiOh.
The four games In the American Association
yesterday resulted:
Boston. %; Athletics. z.
Baltimore. o: Washington. 8.
Cincinnati. IS; Cleveland. 9.
st. Louis. 10: Louisville. 4.
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Overcome by the Honor.

An amusing story is told of Arch
duke Eugene of Austria, while on
visit recently to small hamlet in
Hungary Feeling the necessity for
shave, as ordinary mortals at times are
wont to do, the Prince had the man
ager of the little hotel at which he was
staying send for the best barber in the
town. Oyerjoyed at the privilege of
shaving member of the imperial fam
lily, the knight of the strop arrayed
himself in all his Sunday fnery and
went to the hotel. Although somewhat
timid, he succeeded in placing his i'm
perial highness in the chair and cover
ing his face an inch deep with lather.
But at this point his Dalgetty spirit
forsook him, and, razor in hand, he
began to tremble as the traditional
aspen leaf. "Your imperial highness, !"
he mustered courage to say, "the honor
of shaving you has so excited me that
/ am unable to proceed with my work"
Ashamed of his failure, the poor fellow
rushed from the room. The Archduke
laughed heartily, but was obliged to
remain in his uncomfortable position
until more courageous colleague ar
rived to complete the unfinished shave.
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Ostriches in America.

There are certain old traditions about
the ostrich which, I have been told by
the owner of California ranch, are
fallacious. He says the ostrich does
not bury his head in the sand and i'm
agine he is unobserved by his enemies.
On the contrary, he is very pugna-
cious bird, and always ready for fight.
Nor does the female ostrich lay her
eggs in the sand for the sun to hatch
them. To do them justice, they are
quite domestic, and deserve better
reputation Nor is the ostrich ever
used for riding, as he has an excep-
tionally weak back; any person might
break it with a blow from an ordinary
cane.
His strength lies in his great breast
and his feet. He has one great claw
and very small one, and with terri
bic precision he can bring down the
large claw with cruel force that will
tear open anything not made of sheet
iron. Savage birds at best, they are
dangerously SO during breeding time.
The twenty-five birds brought to our
California ranch trusted to their in
stinct, and laid their eggs during the
to their summer south of the equator.
It being the rainy season, their nests
were filled with water and the eggs
were chilled; so the first season of
their American sojourn was q failure.
The ostrich makes its nest by rolling
in the sand and scooping out hole
some six feet in diameter, and, except
ing an incubator the California
ranch requires no building for the use
of the birds, though the land is divided
off into pens fenced in, each about an
acre in extent, for the use of the breed
ing birds, every pair occupying one
such inclosure.
The ostriches live upon alfalfa and
corn. Alfalfa is a grass cultivated all
over the ranch it resembles our clover,
and grows to crop some six times &
WAR
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" consist of from 200 to 500 persons,
with from 500 to 200 cameIs, for with
out these patient beasts it is impossible
to traverse some parts Of the Sahara at
ALL the wells occasionally being as much
as ten days apart. An idea of the I'M
pleasantness of the journey may be
formed from the fact that it takes a
caravan forty days from Cairo to Fezzan,
and nearly thirty more to the fertile re-
gions south of the desert.
The productions of the Sahara are
limited. Camels and domestic animals
are reared by the Moors and Arabs. but
aside from these there are only three
articles of export-salt, gum-arabic and
ostrich feathers. Salt is found in many
places and is generally taken by the
caravans going south, for the Soudan
produces no salt, and enormous profits
are made by its purchase in the GASES of
the Sahara and ssle along the Niger.
The principal articles conveyed south by
the caravans are European cotton goods,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-05
Smoked Himself to Death.

The most fantastic story told is that
of the strange and slow suicide of the
Baron Bella O1nyi, at Pesth, in the year
1876. The Baron was supposed to be
very wealthy. He had wife and six
children. He lost his money in specu-
lation, but this was not known. He
went to Paris and insured bis life for
100, 900 gueIden each in five companies.
He returned to Pesth and his habits
began to change. He absented himself
from home for long periods every day.
The picture of health, he began to
droop and pine away. In ten months
he died of what the doctors called gal
Looping consumption. The insurance
companies were suspicious, and their
detectives unearthed most wonderful
plot. The nobleman was discovered to
have hired small room in a remote
and mean portion of the city. 1t was
broken into, and found to be furnished
with a comfortable sofa, table, two
chairs and two chests. In one of these
was found a comfortable dressing
gown. pair of loose Turkish trousers,
fez, and dozen long pipes. In the
other was found about 200 strong
Havana cigars and half pound of COM
mon smoking tobacco. From the wrap
pers found in the bottom of the chest
it. would appear that in less than eight
months the nobleman had smoked
about $500 cigars and about 100
pounds of smoking tobacco, having de-
liberately poisoned himself with