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The evening times., 1896-03-12
MEEKIN Is NOT on HAND.
Manager Irwin Much Concerned by
the Non-Arrival OF JOuett.

Jacksonville. Fla, March ia terrific
rain and wind storm which passed over here
today kept the Giants indoors most of
tie time. game was out of the ques-
ton. During the afternoon the men took
a five-mile run over a she'll road which
passes the Rosdand. The road extends
for several miles along the river. The
men went out in squads. Already New
Workers have begun TO show an interest
in the teams progress.
Manager Irwin has received Il number OF
letters from metropolitan enthusiasts.
Among them is one from a big dry goods
merchant. He makes n number of sug-
gcstions, and says If The folio wing combi-
nation is arranged in the different positions
he will bet $500 on New York against any
team i'm the League: Bill Clark, first base;
Fred Pferfer, second base; George Davis.
third base: Gleason, shortstop; Van Haltren,
left field; Harry Davis, center field, and
Mike Tiernan. right field. The chances are
that the writer will not have a chance 10
bet his money.
Jouett Meekin has not arrived. Manager
Irwin has begun to get q little bit anxious.
When last heard from the big New Albany
pitcher said that he would leave his home
on last Saturday afternoon. Dad Clarke
says he wants TO get away from New York.
and suggests that trade for Carsey OF Phila-
delphia would be a good thing all round.
Carscy is a good man, but the chances ofany
such trade is out OF the question. Dad
is probably only having little joke by
himself.
The evening times., 1896-03-12
C0RBET7 TIRES OF TALK
E1>Ghampion Signs the National
Sporting Clubs Articles.
He VIII Bet $4,000 to $1,000 That
FitzsimmOns Cannot Stay Twenty
Rounds-Jim Very Confident.

Pittsburg, March 12.-ShOrtly after 10
O'Clock last night Corbett signed articles
agreeing to fight Fitzsimmons before the
National Sporting Club of London for TWEEN
ty rounds or more. Corbett was expected to
sign the articles publicly on the stage of the
Bitou Theater, where his company is PLAY ying
this week. He decided to avoid this pub
licity and signed the articles in his dressing
room, after The curtain had fallen on the last
act.
when seen between acts last evening at
the theater Corbett said he did not care to
sign publicly, and Mrs. Corbett, who was
present. said the same thing.
II am tired Of all this talk about my pos
ing for sensational effect" exclaimed the
fighter. Every time / do anything right
out in the open a lot OF people say am
seeking publicity, and all that sort of thing"
and Corbett puckercd his face into an ex-
preston OF disgust.
The correspondent OF The Times was on
hand in Corbetts dressing-room after the
play. Corbett was taking off his stage gear.
He was stripped and looked in excellent
condition. Before beginning TO dress he
seized a copy of the articles. and in bold
strokes signed his name TO the declaration
that ne Is ready to dispute FitZsinmons'
claim to the championship. Corbett made a
Few changes In the original articles. making
them read so that the winner shall have all
OF the stakes. The original agreement pro-
rided that the loser should get saive for
his pains out OF the stakes, but Corbett
makes i different offer. Corbett also added
provisos that the contestants have the priv
iieSe OF having gloves made To fit their
bands, and thatthe fight be under Marquis of
Qucensberry rules.
With regard TO stakes Corbett said this to
the correspondent OF The Times: Il want
the winner To have all of the stakes. In ad-
dition TO this will give the purse of $40 900
TO Fitzsinimons If he stands up before me
for twenty rounds, and furthermore, will
bet Fitzsimmons $4,000 on the side,
against $4,000. that he cannot stand up in
front Of me for twenty rounds. am as con-
fident as ! ever was in my life that can
settle him.
The evening times., 1896-03-12
BIKE RIDERS PlRlOEl
Many Eastern Crack WheeImen
Will Visit California.
IDEAL TRAINING GROUNDS
National Circuit VIII Likely Open at
Santa Rosa May 1 and 2-Six South
ern California Cities to Come Next.
San francisco to Have New Six
Lap Forty-FOot-wide Track.

San Francisco, CAL. March 12.-Thirty
thousand people a,tended the weeks indoor
cycle meet, which closed here last night. SO
fast has the time been in all the races and
without accidents that the city is about to
construct siS-lap track on which to open
the national circuit for 1896. The new
track was decided upon tonight. 1t will
be located in Central Park, practically IN
the heart OF the city.
A six-day meet will be held afternoon
and evening. The track will be forty feet
In width all around and will be constructed
by Mr.. ElwelI. the builder OF the present in
door eight-lap track, on which better
than two minutes has been done on a tan
dem. rr.f --r.'..,
SANTA ROSA THE FIRST CITY.
Mr. welch, Western member of the racing
board, says sanction will be obtained at
once To open the national circuit in this
country at Santa Rosa on May and .; San
Jose. Maya and 4. ard five points in South
ern California will follow this city, all
taking place before May 10.
Tucson aud Phoenix, in Arizona: ElPasO.
San Antonio, Houston. Dallas, Fort Worth
and Waco, Tex, aud New Orleans, Nash
Vile, Memphis, Atlanta, Jacksonville and
Savannah will follow, and the circuit cbasers
Will take a boat from the latter place TO
Boston for the opening meet i'll the East, on
May 80.
Interest in cycle racing in this country
Just now seems 10 be at fever heat. Word
is being received daily of men coming
this way for spring training.
EASTERN CRACKS WILL BE on HAND.
Coulter is already here, as are kser.
Randall. and others from the East. Zeig-
Ter, Oxen, Campbell, Hatton, Schefsh,
Wells, Terrell, Macfarland and many others
from this section who will follow the
circuit are now in training here. Bald,
the champion: Sanger, Con Baker, Jenney,
Gardiner, Cooper Marion, Black, and Pei
tier and many others from the East will
be here within a month, and Murphy is
coming at once for his siraight-lway mile
at Santa Monica.
San Jose. in the north of the State, and
Santa Monica, in the south, will be train
ing grounds. the latter track being the
property of the Southern Pacific Railway,
and located seventeen miles from Los
Angeles.
The climate in this country is so fine that
it is an ideal training ground. Several
teams are now being formed in this sec
ton by Eastern manufacturers to follow
the circuit.
The evening times., 1896-03-12
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The evening times., 1896-03-12
1.-THE WHITE BUILDING.I

rims were also made specially. The wheel
is being made for service, and will lie
seen frequently in this riding district this
summer. The steering will be independent,
depending on one man, the other six viii
keep in line. 1t is expected this wheel
will help cut out some new records before
the eason ends. The machine is re-
enforced with two angle irons, one on each
side, which run the whole length of it.
The tread will be 1-2 inches back TO the
fifth man. 1t has Il triple head, which.
with the forks and handle bars, weigh
nineteen pounds. There are nine small
and one large sprocket wheel.
A greatly mistaken notion on the part OF
the enthusiastic wheelmen is that ride be-
fore breakfast is very beneficial. A short
ride may be, but in nine cases out OF ten 1t
has just the opposite from the desired effect
According to experiments with the d ynamO-
meter. man is precisely his wea kest when
he turns out OF bed. The muscular force
is greatly increased by brca kfast, but il at
tains its highest point after the midday meal.
1t then sinks for a few hours and riser gain
toward evening. The chief foes of mus
cular force are overwork, and the other e8-
treme. idleness. Many OF the great workers
Of the world, If not al, have been early
risers, but early rising ought always to be
supplemented by early 5reakfasting.
The evening times., 1896-03-12
Twisg VIII Have a 'Po@sum Farm.

Taking a hint from the success OF the
famous skunk farm in Clark county, KY,
H. j. Twigg, young Englishman Of
Whites Station, KY, proposes to establish
'possum ranch. Mr.. Twigg. who is a great
hunter, and who has had ample opportunity
to experiment with these animals, reasons
that as 'possum meat is such delicacy and
fat 'possums brings such fancy prices,
money could be made in raising them for
the market. He already has twenty in his
warren, which, considering their fecundity,
will, he thinks, by next fall enable him to
supply a big demand. An orchard OF per-
simmons. haw and ba2lenut trees will be
planted near the ranch 10 furnish food for
the animals. from the sale of which Mr..
Twigg expects to derive a handsome profit
The evening times., 1896-03-12

Domingo, at even money, won the handi-
cap at New o Grleans yesterday. Clayton had
the mount.
Marcus Daily has for,y-two ,wo-year-
olds in training.
Many OF the best English jockeys earn
over $500 a week.
Col. Jack Chinn has been engaged by
the Kentucky association to act as starter
at the coming spring meeting at Lexington.
II is said that work will soon be begun
at the destroyed stand at Brighton Beach.
The structure will be modelled on the
style of that at Detroit
There are already nearly 200 horses
stabbed at the Birmingham Jockey Club
track al Birmingham, Ala, and they are
being trained for the coming spring meeting
Bright Phocbus last years Realization
winner, is said to he certain starter in
the Brooklyn Handicap. He will leave
California for the East April 10.
Among the Cahiornti lWo-yestr-oius ~
be raced in the East this season are W. o.
B. McDonough's Charlemagne. bay colt,
by st. Carlo-Icneta. and st. Dustan, bay
colt. by st. Carlo-Marilee: Cambridge Sta
bIes' bay colt Rey del TERRA tking OF
the Earth. by Prince OF Norfolk-Haidee,
and Modestia, bay filly, by Prince of
Norfolk-Ede
If half the two-ycar-olds turn out as
well as is expected there will be fully
a dozen crack-l-jacks on the running turf
this season. The latest phenomenon is
colt by Sir Modred out of Trehis, now
training at Gravesend. The stable people
say he has been tried only fairly well,
but SIC. 900 would not buy him.
Jockey Willie Martin is i'll in San Fran
cisco as the result OF a surgical operation
recently performed.
The evening times., 1896-03-12
MEMS FURNISHINGS
At Less Than Wholesale,

Continuation of Mems Furnishings Sale at
the BON MARCHE. No better time than
this offers for gt ntlemen to replenish their
wardrObes with s-Collars-Cuffs-Un-
derwear and Sox. This sale puts into your
hands Mems Furnishing Goods at consider
ably less price than they could be bought at
Who'll ssale. BON MARCHE,
S1l and 316 5th Street.
The evening times., 1896-03-12
BANQUET WAS SECOND.
Rotlischild's Brvil Wins the Inter
national Hurdle Race AT Catwick.

London. March 12.-The international
hurdle race, handicap, of GOO sovcreisns;
90 sovercigns To the second, and 20 SOW
ereigns to the third. was run ut Gatwick
today, and won by Mr.. Leopold de Roths-
child's b. C. Bcvil, five years old, by Sir
Bevys, out of Sister Louise. Capt. Aiken's
b. e., Banquet ii, formerly owned by N. F.
Dwyer, was second, and Mr.. j. TAFT, jr's.
ch. c., Sepoy, was third. The distance
was two and a quarter miles over nine
flights of hurdles. Ten horses ran.
The evening times., 1896-03-12
Denounced the Nationa, Agreement.

Boston. Mass, March 12.-The New Eng.
land League, at its scheduled meeting,
voted to send delegates to the convention Of
minor league clubs, to be held in Washing
ton In May. The chosen delegates are:
President T. H. Murnane, Secretary j. G.
Morse, Horace Keith, of the Brockton club,
and Charles A. Marston. of the Fall River
club. A schedule was adopted which will
open the season May 1. The new national
agreement was denounced.
The evening times., 1896-03-12
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS.

Prizes amounting to $4,000 will be OF.
fered at the next outdoor exhibition of tbe
Philadelphia Horse Show Association.
The Detroit association is considering he
question of holding horse show in con-
junction with the Blue Ribbon race meet
ing in June.
The Patchen Wilkes stallions, Henrico,
2:15, and Favora, 2:12 12. will start dur
ing the meeting at Nice, France, which be-
gins the last of this month.
A $4,000 regatta for professional oar.
men is likely to be held in Vancouver mar
Dor next August.
Maurice Daily offers to hang up a purse
for a billiard match between Mclaughlin
and Maggioli.
Yesterday morning the police ra .ded 4
barn on West Wooster street, DanbuFy,
Conn.,, in the upper story of which cock
fight was being held, and captured twenty
five sports and uine birds. In the city court
each man was fined So ard costs.
The Yale University eight-oared crew,
which is entered in the Henley regatta,
Will sail for England on June .. The date
was settled at a meeting in New Haven
yesterday.
At a meeting OF the Boston A. A. last
night it was decided not to send team 10
participate in the revival OF the Olympic
games at Athens, Greece. There is not suf-
ficient interest manifested in the club TO
warrant the enterprise.
Patrick Haron and Lawrence Finn viii
run a foot race on April 20 for o sh
wager over the Wild Cat course at Girard-
vile, Pa.
At the annual meeting of the Yale Tennis
Association on Monday night the following
officers were elected: President, n. A.
Smyth of New Haven; vice president, c. n.
Chester, Washington, ID. c.; secretary and
treasurer, L. g. Billing of Washington.
The National Club of Shenandoah, Pa,
will hold its second athletic and sparring
carnival on April 1t.
There are 10 polo clubs in this country,
with 27O players. Last year 81 match
games were played.
A report comes from San Francisco that
Robert Edgren of the University of Cali
fornia has thrown the 16-pound hammer
LAT feet inches. As the dispatch did not
say whether the performance was with or
without follow, and did not give the length
of the handle, or whether the distance was
measured with u steel or linen tape, it can
not be stated for 4 certainty, until further
advice is received, whether the record sup
plants that made by Mitchell of las feet
3-4 inches.
There is n likelihood that the Philadelphia
Driving Park Association will give mixed
meetings this year, alternating n heat in
trotting with Il hca; in bicycling on the
new board track at Point Breeze.
A NJ. Hankins, a bicycle manufacturer in
Millville, N. j., is building for his daughter
Myrtle, u ged five, what win be the smallest
machine in the world. with one exception.
TIC wheels will be twenty inches in dia-
meter and fitted with wood rims and pneu-
matte tires
The evening times., 1896-03-12
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The evening times., 1896-03-12

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The evening times., 1896-03-12

League will appoint to local unpircs, 10
act in the absence ofthc regularly appointed
umpire. The names OF these SUBSTITUTES
must be forwarded 10 the secretary, who
viii in turn forward them TO the other
clubs.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

Bowen, one OF New York's new pitch
crs, is showing up well in the preliminary
practice down in Florida. According TO
all reports, Bown is tremendously
speedy and has Il very deceptive inshoot.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

McGcachey, once the star outfielder on
the Indianapolis League team and later
with the Philadelphia Brotherhood Club,
has signed with Augusta.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

The Pennsylvania State League adopted
its schedule.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

LarSin, the ex-senator, wants TO be a 20
lice sergeant under Readings new Demo-
cratic mayor.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

Each club in the Pennsylvania State
The evening times., 1896-03-12
MID-wINTER BALL NOTES.

The Pennsylvania State League umpires
will be Joe Hornung, William Dean, II. NJ.
Jones and William Eisenhower.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

Hurst will umpire all the Phillics' eX-
hibition games ON the home grounds.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

Dubuque. OF the Western League, and Car
bOndalc. OF the State League, are having
asluab bible covcroutficldcr McQuade.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

John L. Pagan, who at the present
time holds the record of hours 90 min
utes between New York and Philadelphia,
will. as soon as the weather permits, at
tempt to place it so low on his Thistle
that the man who beats it will know that lie
has been riding.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

The Patchen Wilkes stallions, Henrico,
2:15, and Favora, PIP IL, will start dur
ing the meeting AT Nice, France, which be-
gins the last of this month.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

A $4,000 regatta for professional oar.
men is likely to be held in Vancouver mar.
Dor next August
The evening times., 1896-03-12

Maurice Daily offers to hang UP a purse
for a billiard match between Mclaughlin
and Maggioli.
The evening times., 1896-03-12
NOTES OF THE TURF.

Domingo. at even money, won the handi-
cap at New Orleans yesterday. Clayton had
the mount.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

Frank Jenny. the professional bicyclist.
expects TO train for the spring race meets
at Savannah.
The suggestion for the Canadian Wheel
mems association TO abolish class and
b racing this year does not seem to meet
with the approval of the Officers of the
association. and it will likely be tried
for another year.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

Yesterday morning the police raded 4
barn on West Wooster street, Danbury,
Conn.,, in the upper story of which a cock
fight was being held, and captured twenty
five sports and uine birds. In the city court
each man was fined So ard costs.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

Umpire Hurst hopes that he will he as
signed to- I he opening games i'll Philadelphia,
and every Quaker baseball CRANK will
echo that hope.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

New York's new shortstop, Connaugh-
ton, is hating and fielding 81 well that
Irwin will probably keep him permanently
in the position, ard retain Fuller as SUBJ
stitutc.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

The National Cycle BOARD of Trade is in
receipt OF applications from the Lincoln
Cycling Club ana the Lake View Cycling
Club. both OF Chicago, for sanction of
cycle shows this month. The national
board has decided against the application,
owing to the lateness of the season and the
fact that the local cycle board of Chicago
considers the shows unnecessary.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

The only players wh" will not report to
Mana ger Shettslinc in Philadelphia TO go
South are Pitcher orth, whose home is in
Virginia, nd Catcher Boyle. who Will go
direct to Hampton from Cincinnati.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

Prizes amounting to $4,000 will be Of
fered at the next outdoor exhibition of tie
Philadelphia Horse Show Association.
The Detroit association is considering the
question OF holding a horse show in con-
junction with he Blue Ribbon race meet
ing in June.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

II is said that work will soon be begun
Mt the destroyed stand at Brighton Beach.
The structure will be modelled on the
style of that at Detroit.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

The Yale University eight-oared crew,
which is entered in the Henley regatta,
will sail for England on June .. The date
was settled at a meeting in New Haven
yesterday.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

Jack Everhardt. The Southern light weight,
has begun training for his contest with
Horace Leeds. He will do most Of his
work in the gymna SUM of the New Man
haitian A. c. Martin Julian, his manager,
is training him.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

Col Jack Chinn has been engaged by
the Kentucky association to act as starter
at the coming spring meeting at Lexington.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

There are already nearly 200 horses
stabbed at the Birmingham Jockey Club
track AT Birmingham. Ala, and they are
being trained for the coming spring meeting.
The evening times., 1896-03-12
AMONG THE BOXERS.

The bout between Kid Lavigne and Dick
Burge is said TO have fallen through.
Fitzsimmons will leave for England about
May l.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

Dr.. y. Rowe, the proprietor of the Ameri-
can Field, and one or the best-known
sporting men in the country, died on Tues
day at Chicago of locomotor ataxia. The
interment will be IN Greenwood Cemetery.
BROOKLYN, y. Y
The evening times., 1896-03-12

Marcus DAILY has forty-two two-year-
olds in training.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

The idea that Captains should be picked
from the infielders is absurd. Hn nlon,
Harry Wright. Duffy, O'Rourke, Griffin,
Stovey and other outfielders proved big
successes while handling their teams from
the outfield.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

Many of the best English jockeys ear
over $500 a week.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

Bright Phocbus, last years Realization
winner, is said to he a certain starter in
the Brooklyn Handicap. He will leave
California for the East April 10.
The evening times., 1896-03-12

James Connors is anxious to pit Frank
Dixon. his colored featbcrweighu protege,
against George Siddons in a tcn-round bout
before the club offering the largest purse.
Dixon has met some good men, and Con-
nors is confident he can defeat Siddons.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-12-15
HARTFORD

Mr.. Rverson l. teaching his third
term AZ the Line school, which is good
sign.
stanley Benson cut his foot quite
badly the other day.
r. l. Andrews had several sheep kill
ed by dogs lately.
America Benson has shipped his hound
20 Whitman, Mass.
Martha Jordan l. in very feeble health
Ga the It'll OF the present month your
correspondent reached the advanced age
81 80 years. and If il i not saving too
much, he has led a sober and industrious
fe We don't say IL 10 boast, hut We
have felt for the widow and orphsn "a =
greater or less extent on several differ
eut occasions. We were joined in wed
anniversary Of our wedding (the way
reckoned it We invested 30 cents IN
oysters and invited few of our friend.
70 celebrate the occasion, and 10 b.
thankful for any valuable presents which
We might receive, but some evil minded
person reckoned il up and reported the
story that il was only b years, cOnse-
quently we got no presents, still they
seemed 10 enjoy our refreshments. DR..
Caldwell, who was called 10 dress q
wound 10 the family, ate heartily, al
though he had eaten one supper that
night. A. the doctor had only been mar
ried few days, limited 10 him that
he might present me with cigar II
nothing more. He said he would some
time. II don't get that cigar hope he
never will get married again. Al the
present time our physical structure may
need some repairing, but our intellect
is a. clear as the editors Of the Demo
crat. Japan papers please copy.