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The evening times., 1896-10-29

IN Australian yelling circles much interest
is beng manifested. The "Rouen" road
race, 40 miles, from Bcndigo to Melbourne
forty-one entries, took place on September
16. W. $. Weld, allowance 81 minutes,
won in hours = minutes 10 seconds max
ing fast time, heating Broadbents record of
hours 40 minutes, III February last and
only 6 minutes 30 seconds behind Walters
English record. paced.
The fifteenth annual sports meeting OF
the Sydney Bicycle Club was held at
the sydney cricket ground ON September oG
over 1000 spectators being present. W
l.. Kerr captured the mile invitation scratch
race by four inches. i'll minutes % 1 >
seconds, and the flve-mile championship Of
New South Wales by a wheel. from Cameron,
in IA minutes % 1-5 seconds
In the wheelmcn's spring cyciingcarnlval,
attended by 5000 people. at the sydney
Agricultural grounds, on September %, the
great challenge race" twenty-five miles,
between the American lyers, Messrs. Martin
and Mcdonald, resolved itself after the
twenty-second lap into the holo west kind OF
contest
Martin reserved his strength until the
last and Won by little more than half a
lap, which in the early stages Of the race he
had To secure To bring bin on level terms
with Mcdonnell. The time W as / hour 16
minutes "A 80 seconds. In the mile sprInp
handicap event, Won by F. Eicbier, so
yards. in . minutes l 4 20 seconds. Martin,
the ankee flyer, was not paced.
+. a. tearsOn, the Colonial FLYER Won
the oo-mlle road race on September 16.
from Paramatta To Penrith. in hours
and II minutes. The Italian crack cyclist.
Stephen Bulde. arrived at Sydney from
Milan ON September %, and has entered
the great "Austral'' event
A S Melbourne enjoys the privilege of
giving the biggest prize in the world for
a handicap cycling event, So S ydney is to
occupy the post of honor in respect to
scratch races, and S25 900 Will he given
III the coming Championship meeting, in
which Martin, Mcdonnell, and other for
eignerS have entered.
The evening times., 1896-10-29

President Hart OF Chicago spoke a FOL
lows
The season lust ended has not been as
prosperous with professional baseball as
the two or three seasons preceding. This Is
on account OF the hard times.
The sport is In better condition than
ever. IL is better governed; there is 10 con
tract Jumping, and the financial SUPPORT
is more stable.
AS far as the National Lea que Is cum
cernrc the attcnldnc. in the a gl.regi.t,. l.s.-
been Smaller than last year. The conditions
nave been responsible Tor this to a large
degree. For instance. the clubs IN good
baseball towns like New York BrookIyn
Philadelphia and Boston have nevt. been IN
IL, As Tar as the championship is con
cerned. for any lenth Of time. while last
year nine clubs were fighting il out until
near the close OF the sea son.
he business or the Chicago Club has
ralien off both at home and abroad this
season as compared with last, the great
est falling off being in the awavfrorn-
nome games. caused bv the rea sons lust
stated
ITO prognOsticate the performance for a
coming season is hard task 1t is i'm
possible to fCretell what viii he the con
dition or the men when they show I'D for
work In the spring. Judging from past
experiences ana from a knu wledge of base
blll conditions, we feel we now have a Win
ming team for 1897. with the addition of
the new players whose releases we have
recently purchased We hope to bring tre
pennant 10 Chicago
The evening times., 1896-10-29

Secretary Bancroft. of Cincinnati, saws
"A long as the boys and children in school
yards and back-yards are being educated To
play baseball, 1t Will be the same popular,
amusing game that it has always been II is
freefron anyponl-r room or gambling element,
and 1t is clean and honest game
Undoubtedly next season there will have
to be some legislation to prevent putting a
premium on such ballplaying as has been
done by the Baltimore and Cleveland clubs
In the past three years. While not wishing
to detract from their reputation of winning
first and second prizes in the race it will be
better for the game to have it won by clubs
that play clean ball.
I'm my twenty years experience in base.
ball. this season is the first have ever seen
1t necessary to call a policeman on the bali
field TO suppress obScenity and rowdy ball
playing, and to the credit of the game it can
be said that it has only been done in the case
of two clubs-the Cleye.ands and Pitts
burgs"
The evening times., 1896-10-29

W. L. Ekhardt, of Baltimore, rode
mile straight away, unpaced, yesterday
in minute and 81 seconds, setting Il
new record for the distance for bicycle
riders The trial was made on the YOrb
road, near Tow8on
The evening times., 1896-10-29

John s. Johnson, the bic yclist, wiped
/ from the record slate the quarter and half
mile paced records in marvellous time for
both distances in his trials against records
ut Nashville, Tenn, yesterday.
johnson was paced in the half mile to the
tape by the seNtuplet and the quad ~
johnson crossed the tape in forty seven
seconds four -fifthS of Il second below the
record OF kiser, made at Coronado. An
error In placing the finishing tape of
100 feet was discovered later. and John
sons time should have been 0:45 2-5
In the quarter-mile the quad carried
the sex to the tape. with johnson trail
ing, crossing the tape in the wonderful
time of 20:2-5.
The quad team, captained by Frank
Wal,er, of London. with MYERS of Mime
apolis, Brady Of Chicago, and Seaver of
Portland, broke the half-mile unpaced in
~ 4-5, breaking the balf-mile quad
record of % by the Grace "Quad' of
England
Jimmie Michael Continued his good work
at the Coliseum la night. He went acajns,
his ten-mile paced record, made the night
previous. and succeeded in lowering it
from Il SO 1-5 to 21:27 80.
The evening times., 1896-10-29

Manager Tebeau, of Cleveland. saws:
The season OF l $50 has been all that could
be asked by any baseball fan. The only
things TO be regretted in the season We're n
Few little unpleasantnesses, one of which
participated in at Louisville. Such things do
not help the game. although in our case.
the attendance wherever we played was
nefited.
Il am greatly in favor of some trophy for
the firsttwo clubs. and don't know but what
1t would add interest to have more induce
ments offered To clubs to strive for good posi-
lions in the race. | think it Would be well To
have some plan TO help the interest in other
positions besides first and second Their.
has been big Improvement in the umpire
staff this year over last year. On the whole
l.believe the season has been a great one
for the greatest of all sports-basebau.
The evening times., 1896-10-29

President Byrne, OF Brooklyn, says Il
do not care to discuss any question at all
pertaining to tie past or future or baseball
prior to tue annual IA Getting { O be held in Chi
cage in November. l viii say this. however,
tGatl imaginein expressing my own vIewsl
also the sentiment of Il large number OF
league officials thatthey navel been thorough
ly sgusted attic III amer in which nLm-
Der Of our official umpres have performed
their duties dunng this season. Every one
recognizes that i'll baseball the umpire qUcs-
tiOn Is the most difficult problem we have to
solve. We can legislate to protect the in
terests Of baseball pla yers, and try in every
way toSOc iIange our rulesas 10 keep i'll touch
with the average line neofimprovement OF which
obtains in all outdoor sport We have sue
ceedcd in elmina ting almost every offensive
feature that ever pertained to the game eX-
ceptthcpresentoffcnsiv met hod OF coaching
and abuse OF umpires by ball players.
In regard tu liiS last statement de
sire tu Sd Y that the abuse OF the umpire
by ball players is in nine cases out of ten
the fault Of the umpire himself. We have
given the umpireS every power they have
ever asked Tor. We have assured them they
would he upheld In exercising their rights
and powers, yet with probably two eN-
ceptiunS, .herc is not an umpire on our
league staff this year who had the moral
courage To exercise his rights and powers
10 enforce the rules and maintain his own
dignity and command the respect Of spec
tators. u
$50 far as the BroDklvnclub is concerned
my associate, Mr.. +. A. Ahell. and my
self will operate in any movement to
put stop to offensive scenes that have
taken place on bah fields this year, and
which, if continued, will undoubtedly V de
prive baseball Of the confidence and sup
port of the people, who have upheld it for
the last twenty five years"
The evening times., 1896-10-29

Manager Hanlon, OF Baltimore, says:
There is no doubt that baseball Will con-
ttnue to he the great national game OF
America There is no other outdoor sport
that can take Its place. 1t is played at a
season OF the year when the sport-loviDg
Community can enjoy an outdoor game with
comfort and have TWO hours OF pIeasurable
recreation.
Il can think OF no change in the rules or
methods of play tDat would improve the
game. In my observation during the past
season there has been less trouble with the
umpires than there was before, and. gen.
orally speaking, have no fault to find with
the present provision The excessive kick
ing, of which there is some complaint,
Could be preventedif the umpires Were Com
PEELED to enforce the rule which forbids
any player but the captain from leaving
his position to kick
am very strongly opposed to stopping
coaching. Without it the game Would be
duli and listless, and the spectator would
be gwen the impression that the players
Were Indifferent and didn't care.
We had no trouble with the single UNI
pre- One good umpire is better than two
bad ones, and even better than one good
one and one bad one"
The evening times., 1896-10-29

The following report from Secretary
Bassett, al the League of American Wheel
men, will show the gain ill membership
for the past Week and the standing Of
the divisions up 10 date.
New York PA, total 19,S2S; Massachu-
setts, 20, total 9,4SO; Pennsylvania so.
total, 10, ,552; New Jersey As, total 1916;
Ohio 6, total 2,2o6; Illinois L, total 3 > 5s;
Indiana l total ST5; Iowa 1, total /, 1856;
Missouri Z, total 2,163. Gain for week,
$50; grand total OF League of American
Wheelmen, all divisions, 70,SS4.
II the minor wheeling organizations all
over the country would follow the action
to be taken by the Metropolitan Association
OF Cycling Clubs in New York the power of
the cyclist VIII be increased materially.
This association proposes to bring all the
wheeling clubs and associations together
This Week. with the idea of showing the
politicians and the enemy solid front. In
union there is strength, and il Is about time
that the wheelmen realized this fact.
One OF the grievances of cyclists this
year has been the fact that the spokes
IN their wheels rust too readily This
has been more particularly noticeable
along the coast line, where the air is
heavy with moisture.
The main trouble at present seems to be
tntb uob enough llckel mas been put ON the
spokes. Makers are experimenting at pres
ent with finish which will prove a boon
to cyclists. This finish has been tested
and 1t Will withstand moisture and damp
ness as no other finish has done to date.
The value OF non-rusting spokes will
be appreciated by every rider of the wheel.
Alleged non-rusting spokes have been put
on the market, but they are said to stretch,
which. of course, makes them practically
valueless on wheel.
II you cannot withstand the chilling winds
and the cold weather of winter and are de
terniined to abandon the wheel until next
spring, then give your silent steed some at
tention and do not toss it into corner
Go over every part of the framew vase
line. and then wrap the machine in rags. or
in one OF the paper envelopes which can be
purchased in any city.
Then hang the wheel up in some ut of the
way place. and when you take t out i'm the
spring it will be in as good condition as
1t is today.
John =. Haines, president of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
New York. believes he has found a way to
suppress tue ''fiend" who scatters tacks
q hr. l-nn oil 81,
The evening times., 1896-10-29

Fred. Titus, the old class man who is
still under long term of suspension on
the charge OF fixing" a race, Complains
bitterly that Charles Murphy and l.. ID. Ca
banne, the two men who were suspended at
the same time he was, have been reinstated
while he is still out in the cold.
He states that he Will ask the National
Assembly of the l.. A W. at their meet
ing in February To Tcinstate him, and it
is said that the petition Will be presented
and argued by Chief Consul Potter.
L. II. George, the Brockport road rider.
has broken the century road record of
America by wheeling from Erie to Buffalo
in hours and 20 minutes, cutting the
record IN ade by A. B. Mcdonnell, of Roch-
ester, over the same Course on October %.
1895. which W as 4 hours 40 minutes
Scconds.
The evening times., 1896-10-29
VIEWS OF THE MAGNATEs
Presidents and Managers Talk
About the Game.
REVIEW OF PAST SEASON
Legislation Suggested by Men Prom
inent in the Baseball WOrld-The
Game in High Favor. and 1t Must
Be Kept So-The Umpire, and How
to Lessen ii lis Work.

Next month the league magnatcs will
meet a Chicago There will be a great deal
OF business transacted Judging by th e views
of the various presidents and managers, as
expressed very recently in reply to in
quiries sent out by The Times:
Manager SchmeiZ, OF Washington says:
In my opinion there' Will te no question
about the future of baseball, If il is only kept
Tree from tn c suspicion of dishonesty. Amer
leans require quick ard Vigorous action in
their sports, and that they get i'll baseball as
they canno Z in any other kind Of a game
"a for reforms in the pla yinS rthc game,
see little TO he desired, except To stop the
frequent personalities between players and
umpires. These occur tooffequentiy ana are
very distasteful To III L people who want to
see bail pla ying and not scraps. More strin-
gent lines might helpit, but aIucraiiI; should
be remembered that these disputes are only
evidence of the c;igerness OF the players To
win The tendency of baseball magnates 10
air their grievances in public has mad u bad
effect. The public can excuse in player
what they cannot liz AN owner. In fact
people have little or no interest in the mat
ters of dispute which are too frequently
dragged before their unwilling eyes
President Freedman, Of New York, says:
Speaking briefly, am opposed To the
total abolition OF coaching, as has been
suggested. l favor the double umpire syS-
tenn as the only remedy for the existing evil
and | think that restriction should lie
placed upon The pitchers. who make IA prac-
tice OF the half balk.
In my opinion moderate coaching is an
essential adjunct OF the national game. |
am opposed To the noisy, rowdy work OF
several teams i'll the League that make a
practice OF trying lo win games by vocir-
erousuess.
II have always maintained that two uni-
plres were necessary for ihc successful car
ryng on of II game, and believe it to be
the only solution 20 the great problem.
The rule relating to balks should be
modified. a number Of pitchers use what
may be called half-halk, and this offeuse
has been observed with such tolerance hy
nearly all the uinpircs that the offenders
have gone 10 extremes, with discOuraging
results to base-stealing. | believe that
when Il pitcher makes any motion which is
calculated to balk the hase-runner, If IL be
not directly connected with the act of de-
livcriug The hall over the plate, should be
called balk, and penalizcd."
The evening times., 1896-10-29

Choice of Suits in Cheviots. Cassi-
meres. Worsteds, and Tweeds. Our
guarantee for fit. wear. and sa.isfac-
tion. Fine Kersey and Melton Over
coats-hundreds of them to be closed
out at this price.
The evening times., 1896-10-29

John =. Haines, president of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
New York believes he has found a way to
suppress tue ''fiend'' who scatters tacks
and broken glass on tue roads used by BIZ
The evening times., 1896-10-29

All-wool Suits-heavy. warm, and
perfectly taiIored-a choice of newest
winter coIorings. Full length-warm
lined Cheviot and Kersey overcoats-
choice for S..
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-21
Queer Case OF Insanity,

Deputy Sheriff Mcnamara, OF Hough.
ton, was in town this morning end took
a man named Matte Hannua to the
county seat with him, where he will be-
examined as to his sanity.
Hannula has lived at section 16 for
years back and is a man OF advanced
years. About year ago his vie died
and he has been acting queer ever since.
His insanity is OF peculiar nature, az he
is not violent except at times. Lately he
has not spoken a word to anybody and
appears to be both deaf aud dumb. In
the past few weeks he has become worse
and would not go to bed at night bur
kept proving about the house and on
one or two occasions has ATTEMPTED sui
eide. 1t was thought best to take him
to jail for safe keeping
Hannula is a native OF Finland and has
record as soldier in the Crimean
war, where he served IN the Finnish
Guards. he is well known among the
Finnish people hereabouts and they all
express regrets at his misfortune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-21
A DeIightfuI Hour.

Church socials can be made pleasant.
This was abundantly demonstrated by
the ladies OF "Tbe First Circle" OF the
Calumet Congregatioualc church last even.
ng. Ii was the inaugural social of the
season. TIL ladie, Of the congregation
have beel grouped into six circles and
each ci.cle is To give an entertainment OF
its own dnriag the season. That IL last
evening was given by Circle the First"
under tue direction Of Mezdames Dymock,
Childs aud Collins. The spacious parlors
were filed with a. happy crowd az
could well come together and everybody
felt at home. IL was very delightful
affair, Keep the ball . rolling ladies.
SsytI
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-21
Union THANKSGIVING Services

Will be held in the Calumet Congregation
al church Thursday, November 26, begin
ming promptly at 1870 a. IN. Rev. Dan
lei Stalker, OF the Presbyterian church,
will deliver the annual Thanksgiving SER
mon. Rev. d. II. Hunter, ID. d will ar
range for the music and the platform pro-
gram. All the ministers OF the various
churches are cordially invited, and we
trust will be in attendance.
Let every person that can, regardless
OF creed or nationality, attend this ser.
vice and show the God OF Nations we ap-
preciate his blessings. J. II. GREEN.
Secretary OF Ministerial Union.
n. b -Pastors are requested to give
the above notice from their pulpits on
Sabbath.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-21

~ don't believe everything hear about
the ignorance Of the average jury" said
an old lawyer In reminiscent mood, 'but
once. when visited backwoods court In
the mountains Of North Carolina, did
happen on an incident that shook my faith
for time The case was before a squire
and the prisoner was up for hog stealing.
1t was the rudest court and surroundings
ever got into, and should not have been
surprised at anything, but was. After
a couple Of jack leg lawyers had got In
what they had to say the court turned the
case over to the jury, and II adjourned to
a barn to decide the innocence or guilt Of
the prisoner. And such juryl can
never forget what a motley gang that jury
was. In half an hour IL came back and
resumed its place In court
Have you found verdict asked the
squire.
What's THAR responded the foreman
Have you found verdict That 8
what, replied the squire.
Why, squire, hesitated the foreman.
with foolish grin, we didn't know thar
wuz one lost did we, boys' And even
that court couldn't stand IL. but got up
and swore. Detroit Free Press
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-21

There are quite a number OF good seats
still left for the Bishop Murray grand
concert company next Monday night.
You save just 81 by buying a season
ticket with five coupons, :even II you only
use four seats at two entertainments.
Single reserved seat tickets cost 70 cents
each; general admission, 80 cents; season
tickets, 81 80. Mrs. Geneyra tombstone
Bishop comes to US as one Of the best So
pranos in America.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-21

The following are the closing quota
tions Of the Boston stock market at IL
o'clock noon today: Atlantic, e21; Bos-
ton 4 Montana, $92g; Butte 4 Boston.
$5k; Calumet and Hecls, 1924; Kear-
sarge, $40; Pioneer, $5f; Osceola. $29x;
Quincy, $3.50; Quincy scrip, $95 bid; Old
Dominion, STA; Tamarack, sos bid;
Tamarack Junior, SIS; Tecumseh, -;
Wolverine, $SS; MERGED (gold), $sS.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-21

A. c. Newberger, representative OF
Marshal Field 4 Co., who has been here
on business the past few Gays, left this
morning for Chicago. Mr.. Newberger
may moi return here for some time, as he
is endeavoring to arrange to go out OF
the commercial travelling business. He
has been travelling in this district for
some time and has made many friends
among the business men, who would re-
greet TO have him leave the road.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-21

Several more successful deer hunters
returned yesterday afternoon from a
two weeks outing near Swanzy. The
oarty consisted of Messrs John Messner,
Mat Blau, John Blau and William Long,
the latter OF Eagle River. They were
ramped about twenty miles from the
railroad station and report the hunting
very good in that vicinity, in proof OF
which they brought home eight deer in all.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-21

Some sportsmen from Chicago who
had been hunting deer in the Upper Pen
lnsula say that they had killed all the
way from seven to ten deer apiece in
few days. And still there are game laws
If our State which say that no one shall
kill more than FIVE deer during the sea
sou. Another Chicago sportsman claimed
TO have killed twenty-five deer while
hunting last summer in Upper Michigan.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-21
Came and Went.

There Is In San Francisco parsonage
OF local renown whose name IL Nose
Gunst. Mr.. Gunst sells cigars, performs
at least several OF the duties OF police COM
missioner and IL thought to be quite large.
ly interested in theatrical enterprises on
the Pacific coast. Some time ago Mr.
Hayman, Mr.. Frohman and several others
holding western interests were taking
luncheon together when an employee rush
ed breathlessly In and In considerable sp-
parent excitement exclaimed:
Nose Gunst has camel
One Of the gentlemen present, q we'll
known dramatist, was greatly amused by
his speech and chuckled over 10 from time
10 time for a week. Later almost the same
party were together In the same place, when
an out Of town manager entered and ap-
preached the table.
Can any of you gentlemen tell me
where Nose Gunst isS" he asked.
The dramatist viewed him solemniy and
replied;
"Mose Gunst has vent New York
Herald
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-21

MIR. ID. c. Mullvihill, master car build
er OF the d, 5. 5. 4 A. railroad shops at
Marquette, is in the city on business, the
guest OF his friend, Ed Merr. IL Is proba-
nle that Mr.. MullYihill will arrange for
some thirty-fve new rock cars TO be used
at the ramarack and other mines. He,
and Supt. Shields, of the Mineral Range
andl II. 4 c. divisions. will hold con-
ference here this afternoon in regard to
{ he matter.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-21
Card of Thanks,

Mr. and Mrs. Reep wish, through the
OF the Evening News, to return
thanks to all tfeir friends who so kindly
assisted during the sickness and death Of
'ur little one, Minnie Reep, aud to those
riends who sent the floral offerings, and
also TO the Tamarack choir for th,ir
'ongs, which were so appropriate for the
Mn. AND MS. JOSEPH REEP.