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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-28
SPORTING Tips.

| Cotes playing shows for itself.
| There ia sadness IN the home OF the
| Sand crab.
Shaner is batting In great form now
| and he "a holding dawn first like n second
| Arson
| just now, especially when the score shows
| the good playing by the Buffalocs.
| Herbert Of san Antonio has never before
| boon suspected of being pitcher but lie
| was strong enough TO make the galveston
| battrri feel bad.
Winners ut BennIngs carried very short
odds. four Of them being In favor Of the
books and three Of them ut Nashville
were the same way.
Ronch of Dcnison has the palm for
stolen bases. four In yesterdays game
against Dallas. His hitting also was
good. he making four. one. OF them n
double. IN five times ut bnt
Dad Clarke Is already beginning to show
the effects of too much work. and 1t -
feared that unless tho New York club
Esls ON; or or ,W1 EE D@ '% awn 10 "e'p
Yesterday the Galveston boys got stuck
on II heather Chinese years old and
hired him as their mascot. Ills father
Rms ii lnundry here and the hoy Will he
taken on the road by the Galveston crowd
Austin Statesman.
The Bunalocs meet nm occasional do
feat. bu, they make the other fellows play
ball There's the difference with other
Teams NlitH Gun ~
Wild pitcher and the bases fun and half
"A score of fielding errors.
o'connor'a good work for Denison
showed up IN tho very first game. Ihe
been heretofore done by the lndians
O'Conncr IL n good captain and can pun
the kinks ont of any team.
A great deal Of comment was made last
W sn' On ss ss Ks sssa he most nj Of Sry
strong II liz not printable. The Dallas
cranks are very sore over the result and
express the hope that the Dallas boys will
do better work In the future.--Dailas
News.
Despite the fact that Bropby's Bron-
choes were badly beaten. both the Ex-
press and Light OF San Antonio place
Il discount on tho hitting ability Of Gar
three games on their crack pitcher, does
not constitute good hitting II would be
hard to say what does
The Statesman has "base ball note"
to the following effect: "a Cleveland
man has patented O steam rooter on the
calliope plan. You're rotten. come OF.
mob him. are all well Sounded" Austin's
reception OF umpires so far this season
would Indicate that one OF the machines
could be disposed Of there.
McAulifre Is very. fat. and confesses
to $50 pounds. He looks twenty pounds
heavier. Speaking Of Layigne. no said:
from the championship ! am, dead
anxious for a go mt him again. and Il he
does Burge In England ! Will be right
after him" Asked as to Walcott. he said:
II wouldn't even shake hands with .
Niger, let alone light him."
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l.1Nl, Srnl,Ii RArrs.

Galveston. TpNas. April .,.-Thc follow
ing traffic men were in session in the
directors room of tho cotton exchange
this afternoon to arrange rates on Texas
live stock Tor Interstate shipnlont. Cen
oral Freight Agcn, j. &. McCabe OF the
Chicago. Rock island and Tcxa. General
Fro ghi Agent i, j. Martin of the san
Antonio and Arkansas Pass, icucrai
Freight Agent j. ". Allen 81 the Missouri,
Kansas and TEXAS, General Freight Agent
II. II. Jones of tho Southern Pacific: Cen
eral Freight Agent l.. j. Polk. aud Assist
ant General Fieight Agent J.. II. Goodwin
.rli Live Stock Agent Barbee OF the 81,
Louis Southwestern, General Agent iio-
mcr Eads of the Missouri Pacific. and
chief clerk il. l.. Rcdfoli Of the Texas
and parific general freight office.
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Are You a
Thinking ManH

You know Of. the great tmproysmSnt5
made during tho last few years in El6c)
Arts 1fsy and n sesness hss. you :s.s siss
amy. serious thought 70 the science q
Medicinei DO YOU kno ,,, that S kh'c
ago? DO you know that whole hYcls AZ
written OH a singls. disease which woel9
hay. rsSSa,sSa a but ss,s. s e.: ssss
Of ono class Of diseases while q few ysal]
sEe poStSr was :up pRfnssus 2 man u.s.
ih hs,a tim %PEsss, SSs ans Ksa Is. ss
VIE asyos. AZ ns s sSSu e h sns t Ga
know I Fiat ft Inc Sexual 0rssns constitut]
The dlstinctiys fest M.rs. & n. .ntec t,isa
man. How can only halt e maea - e.
sxpect ths condolences OF touow 49, - r.
the love e. ~ wo wnar l.sosr. W. ~
o of SS.s r Ss Ssssfs nss = Sssi
band s., 2" M. Make st, iSd g. : MA Nan
you, vow WI! b 30 on: ti ~ s silMsm zsa
Spe can point a ne aDSs p sp psSi Il
yan s IN Science. q m snaw sA.s ~ ~
Clemens reatmsnt g ytsaotusS Y n stasol ~
ahead OF tho old metnecs - - ~ smssH
I'VE " ahe ss, St ~ hsmcss Ssscs, no ayI|
Weeks with Doctor g hca S e x,,!s ~
lie can IAN, c vas, ysS S. e sG ~aithsu
4 ~ /, tr umdsr the su old nolhod. q yss f.
from this. or from .pslnmnsssSs 1 aypSiIjS. r, -
:snss. p SteWTl oH,.n o0 81 say Srivsas -
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KATY OFFICIALS.

Galveston. Texas, April 27.--This after
noon at o'clock the following officials
OF tho Missouri, Kansas and Texas ar
rived In tho city; General Manager Purdy.
Assis;an; General Manager Allen. General
counsellor Miller, General Freight Agent
Allen. Chief Engineer Fisher and j. w.
Maxwell. general superintendent Major
3acr. Vice president OF the Galveston,
llous'on aud Henderson accompanied the
PARTY to This city. This afternoon the
Katy officials visited the general man
ayers office OF thu Santa Fc and a long
conference was held
General Manager Campbell Of the In
Sensational AMI trVat Northern met with
the Katy ana Santa Fc officials and tho
matter under consideration was the pro-
posed now depot about which there seems
to hc some hitch. No conclusion was
reached this evening. Tho conference
will be continued tomorrow.
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EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.

Increased Expectation Of Locomotives
Decrease In Rails Exported.
From the treasury reports Just issueu
one may learn s1me interesting facts
about the imports and exports OF rah"'s
material. We md that in the year emu
ing June 80, lso5 there were ~ ioeo'io-
tiycs exported. the value being N3's''''
and the average value S9ii2,' In ~ Nc ..
exports Of locomotives amounted 10 ~.
machines Of the valnn OF slMS,aS9, or ~.
an average value OF SI2i2. or the ioroiiio-
~ cTuort.d in iSei much the greater
number went to Brazil. namely. ~ m, rne
value of which Is given as sl,nis 700 III
n,xt largest customer was CUBA, "niNi
island purchased SO engines, TO inc vain .e
Of seio.eas 10 Jatan q locomotl,yI1i, Mr. ,n,r.
sent to the value of N3l,';i sltl P"'
cha.-d locomotives. valued Al sip,eo.
OF steel rails exported IN 1886 there wrrs
10 0sg tons valued a s2so'S - 90. rp ~, ~.
with 1851 tons. valued ut siii.s-5 iot nv.
vear previous. cuba go; much the iafs ~
part OF these rails. having bought ~
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OUTLOOK FOR NEW MILEAGE.

Prospects Favorable for CONSTRUCTION Tb,s
Year--rrxas Loads the states
-. ,,, 80. ~, -, ~ -,
''s"' s'''s '''r i'.'V"so Oh ahhua'
railway construction In The United States
has been steadily decreasing. saws the
p,,,,,.,, A., ~, -. ~. '.,, -,
i'"'""s "sc' RON hv"ry i"VVo miios OF
track laid IN the wonderful year 1881 the
totals have gone down by thousands and
hundreds up,u ,sa, ,ou,b.i tho t,,.os,
rouha Tor twehN years by adiins only
1893 miles to our railway system. llut this
does mn, ,ncnn that m. t,.,,,ua .,r r,u-
way ~ he"ti! s"pp"N" anu 'l"' co"StIuV-
ton will continue to decrease ON The con
trurv. thcra il room, and ,ylu h,,,,oca for
ntldit,ons i,r rrrutrr inn ina AMIR,
i,r,..cni r,iI,.n,. ~ in ,.,,t,irv a., n,,ve
now s5nininin,. oy., l>l On, mica ,f road
70 ,ot,,,I ,;,',.as ,{,, am IN ~ r,,iIo af all
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and and good for fifteen days from date
OF sale. with privilege of additional cx-
of ticket with iolnt ascnt at CHATTANOOGA;
annual council Episcopal church diocese
Of Texas. Tyler May t to 10. one and one
third fare, on sale Nav g md G, goo. to
Nav 2; annual tournament OF Memphis
Gun club, Memphis May II to Ii. one-farc
and onc-third for round trip on the ccrtin-
cate plan: annual meeting State Assocl-
alton or tndcrakors. Tyler May L., one
fare aud one-third
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tons. valued at sl2i.ci2 To the Hawaiian
isianus were sent 1870 tons, valued at
SIZE. To Mexico were sent va TONG.
valued ut 81, 49,. In the same period there
were exported 2iE tons of iron rails. valued
AZ s'i.ws OF these M tons went TO Italy,
Domingo.
Imports of rails "of iron or steel, or in
part Of steel aggregated only ISL tons.
% the value of Sl e3l, or this amount
80 tons were imported from British Co
lnmbia through Puget sound; 81 tens were
Imported into San francisco, 81 tons into
Montana and Idaho, and lQI tons into the
port of New York
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FIREprGs IN Cripple CREEK.
Sc. Fire TO buildings for Opportunltic,
10 Plumber

Cripple Greek. Colo. April 27.-Informa-
ton which has been gathered by the
.h,ii o, ,S v,,lI knou fa" az make /, al
most positive that the fire of Saturday
was The work Of incendiarcs with The oh
ject Of plumber u Is believed that the
they were to have been looted in the ex-
element II a favorable opportunity of-
fercd Not much Will be giyon out, but
several places and all 10 windwari Of the
banks and large business houses. y mum
Der of crooks are in the city and are
lack Of iaiI facilities they may be unrno-
Tested for a time. The amount Of plum
der during the excitement Saturday was
enormous, some firms losing nearly every
thing they had saved from the flames.
DINERS state their cash registers were
.rohbed after being carried out OF their
places of business.
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NNpONr GNAlN KATEs.
The Arbitration Rate Schedules TO be
Reviewed.

The Arbitration Rate Schedules 10 be
Reviewed.
meeting Of the executive officers of
Inns Interested In the movement OF grain
to Gulf Of Mexico ports Win he held In st.
Louis on Thursday next The meeting IS
called by Choirmgn Midgicy of the West
orn Freight association. The ST. louis
agreement of January at which Arbltra-
tors How and Taithorn were appointed to
fix equitable rates from l\ansns points 10
Galveston and Naw orleans viii bc taken
up ANA reviewed. Tho arbitrators decided
that grain rates from kansns paints 10
Galveston should be from 10 :, cents
lower than 10 New Orleans but the Mis-
souri, Pacific rCpudiated the findings OF
the arbifraiors and announced Il schedule
by which the rates TO New orl'Ins are
from to . cents lower than to inlvosion.
Nicc-iTesident Warner of the Missouri
pacltlc Is quoted rs Sayin; that che mater
submitted to fine nrhiirntors WAS one OF
rates entirely. and not one pertaining 10
division OF irlfflc. The result Of tn" 'rhi-
trauou practically divided the business
from II large section Of Kansas For in
stnncc. from Wichita proper the Missouri
Pacific Ia, Nls mailc 30 cents, thi-Hlo.
ROCK is!a and lac 4, = cents santa Fr
= cents: from Kiverfale, Kan. The Mis-
souri, Pacific rate. 30 cents Rock Island,
Il cents. from oxford Kan, Missouri In
cific rate 20 cents: Rock Island, y cents:
from Newton. Kan, Missouri laciiic raie.
30 cents, AirhiSon. ~ cHhis.
These are a few Instances Illustrating
tho objection OF the Missouri Pbcitsc 10
the rates named. as tho above rates would
practically force thr traffic 70 the lines
having the lowest iaie. The Missouri Ia
cific Will. conccling that Galveston IS
cntltlst to lower rates than New orleans.
does not approve Of thu dffcreniiais al
lowed hy the findings ~ the arh.uators
Thnrsiny's meeting Promises TO be lgh-
IN interesting and T. is hopei that tnn
trouble may be .mirahly adjusted, as "ll
interests now warrinE from their r"sner-
tive deep water outlets seemed Inclined 10
CONF together and. II possible, f"lcn m
agreement that Will settle the question
q. : sl-.a.n ~ L.l.l.
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SAN ANTONIO n GALVESTON 4.

san Antonio, Texas. April Title Bron-
chos took the first game from the Sand
Grabs by score OF u to Z. Two OF Gal
vcstons scores IN the first inning were
forced In by Clark giving two men bases
ON balls while the bases were fun. Clark
was then relieved by Herbert, M out
fielder. who struck out three OF the sand
Grabs and held them down to nve hits.
Page was pounded for twrniy-siN hits
and the Ironchos seemed To have picnic.
1hr features of the game were the pr
formlncc OF Herbert, the newly discov-
cred pitcher. aud the work of CLARK IN
iIei,f lnls. ON ucrount of yesterdays
trouble the crowd did not exceed 300
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AT C,,AInrKI.ANp pAKK

Nashville Tenn. April q Cumberland
Park summaries: First race. three
four'hs milc'Tar,nran. III or Murphy,
2 to ), won. Mattio Ice S Niarretu. 4
TO |. second Wang. n ,Sschcrr. to I,
third. Time loS4.
-snu,cur u CMurphy>. ~, 10 I.
won. o-Sot. Us CBarretD. TO l. sec
ond Hasco lo2 lAkcD, To l. third. Time
idA,.
Mile and one-eigh,h- The Cumberland
pre-, 5000 guaranteed to wlnner-.l"idy
lnog. III Nlariin), TO :. won; Ronhc, ~
,shci1nr TO /, second; Ben Elder, az
tMurphy. | 10 >. third. Time 2.nl.
Halt mile TruNillo, los tSherrcr), to
L. won. Agent. ilD tR. Wliiams), to ].
socond. Alvin w. lOs "a. McDonaid).
to l. third Time jOS,
aavcn-oiehths mile-Overclla. 10 or
Murphy. TO 4, won. Fresco. lo2 GAN
Ircws). 4 TO |. second. Guard, 49, u;aacy),
H. to L. third Time 80.
Half miio- Queen We. los Or Williams),
10 L. won. Granny NJ. los tSherrcrl, 10
l. second, outing los "a. BnrrctD. to I,
third Time .ly.
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pAsE BALL AT coNRoE.

Willis. Texas April GA spirited and
interesting game OF ball was played here
yesterday between the Tobncco Growers
and tho Cigarmnkcrs, both teams of this
rnce. when the game closed the score
stood fourteen To eleven In favor OF tie
rpbncco Growers
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AUSTIN l. HOUSTON 3.

Austin. Texas. April a7.--Thc Austin ng-
grcCaiion defeated the Houston team to-
day by luck. Staples pitching and the
Austin teams fielding nj times was very
good. Roach was hit ut needed times.
while Stapl.s scattered his hits An OF
liouston's errors were costly Shaner's
stick work was excellent. The double
play by Reed, Shaffor aud Cote was very
good ana saved another run
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rotal IN forty-gevor States

ana Territories SOC. ..-.-ss ~ MA
T. VIII hQ -e'n mat avelN ono of IN"
forty-oight states and reT'orics except
little Rhode Islanl Is credited with ono
rcw line or mere upon which work has
been commenced CT Is expected 10 loEia
in thu near futurc The largest figures IN
country where the ahoriglnos sun en-
dtnvor to stem tho tide az modern pro-
gross-in which 1919 miles Of now road nre
Seriously contemplated. The states n Nt
SOS mics, Yves; Virginia G2s miles. ArKan-
s;,s as. Louisiana il3, pennsylNania i7',
Tennessee 49,. Missouri 800 Ohio 3i3. Wis
consin 500. Michigan 81 California Us,
North D'lkota 90. and 50 OH.
How much Of THIS mileage for which
preparations arc claimed to have been
made will be actually undertaken this
year and how much more not b"re onuin-
Grated will soon come into existence T., OF
course, mere Fiess-work. If financial
as they have been tor several vnars many
LEGITIMATE undertakings would continue
to lac deferred ana 1t would lac surprising
# 1000 miles Of trg'k were laid IN 1sM
arc gong 10 steadily improve. II is not
UNLIKELY that 30no miles or more may be
completed, and thai work Will he com
mor,od on ms much mere,
That there is much railway building Yer
ia he done the records nrovc beyond n
dtuht. When il viii be done depends on
cnrdiiicns yet u bc Developed. A con-
siderable. nmoAnt of work - already m
der way. During the iirs' threc months OF
this wear 2i3 miles of trnck were laid on
twcntv lines. and including these our
books already show sixty lines on which
II seems reasonably certain hat 1850 miles
Of track will have been laid by the end
of Ism wlrh nosslhilifv of much NOR"
II all depends IN the iimes--noi on tho
question of finding room or Of demand for
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Inrned runf-San ANTONIO 7, TaIveston J.
Two base hits-Crotty. Maakcy, Hoover.
Belt.
Three base t-M1oaey.
Struck out-By Page ], by Herbert 8.
Bases ON called balls-Of Clark 2. on
Herbert g. Off Page q.
stolen bases-Griffin C). Mackey 20. Ell
sey ~. Miller. Gun, CLARK. Swearingcr %.
Kemmer t2).
Batters h,f-~Hy Herbert ], by rage l.
Time Of game-2;bo.
Umpire--Mctiinnis.
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prN1soN A. DALLAS 8.

Dnn!aon. Texas. April 27.-Denison had
a winning lead up to the last half OF tho
ninth inning, when the visitors batted out
two runs in cnnter. The feature OF tho
game was the phenomenal catch by Rob-
inson of a foul NY after "a long run. Mart2,
Waidrop and Steinhon were released to-
day. Attendance 3nD.
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James Lee AMI wife MAGNOLIA Springs;
4. A. Warden, W. l.. pouglsss. II. c. Hen
Ef a city Miss Il. johnson, Jas. Moone,
Eroayes'9n: ~ T. Hawkins, Huntington,
Penn John c. Underwood, Columbia: q.
T. Butte. Garland. +. II. Glnrey. Dai-
a.; L. Shea, Vctasco; j. V. WILSON,
||,,tstives'on: VIM. II Miller. $. II. Jackson
hs'fo: VIM. u. Simpson. Fort WORTH
n; Snul'z, Nclasco. T. w Beck. W. l..
|,oole San Antonio, Il. +. sweeney. Co
ihnh' w: l.. Douglass. Bcnumoni: J.
haAnr, wharton j. r. Newton. Sour
(,ans' w: !: Johnston. Smi,hv:llc; c. II.
|'"yMnes chicago. T ". Ice, LA Porte;
7 W. reynolds Eoonc. iowa; r.. T.. York
| H., .u Wiz, Ernest pcck La Porte; +. \.
|,sAu' Sabine Pass: w. l.. Brooks. Whar-
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THE HOTELS.
THE LAwLoR-RATES $3.50 AND 50
PER DAY. JAMES LANVLOR. PRO

PRlETOR.
7. o. Davidson. san Antonio: Mrs. II
c. Brakeield and child. GrlEgsvilie, Ala ;
T. c. Fry. san Antonio. X. NJ. Williams
Galveston: j. a. Hyde, san Antonio; Jos.
schwenbeck, louisville: ;. J Hamilton
Chicago. j. W. Allison. Houston: H. };
Kerr, Hockey; j. Coleman. Houston; ID.
kriesshabcr, Louisville. Z. II Gccdrich.
New York; r l.. C'rocc, Victoria, f.
farnsworth, Cuero; sam Johnston. New
York W. II. Reed, Cleveland, NJ. NJ.
Young Philadelphia. t. ii. Cowdin. Gal
weston; S. o. Johnston san Carlos. a.
n schwarzman, 81 Louis; X. Conner.
New Orleans, ". II. Carriere. Dcnison,
Mrs. J.. A. Gavin Galveston. j. H.. New
ION, Sour Lake. Sam Bryan. Cincinnati:
II. D. Tar.,on Hannibal. Mo; Mrs. j.
II Williams, Cold Springs; Mrs. ii. W.
Todd. Milwaukee. Mrs. George NJ Rich
srdson. Houston iIcishts; John w Oilev,
Richmond, Va. j ~ Franklin. Philadel-
phia r. \. Carr. New Orleans. j. w.
IRelnhart. New York.
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pAssENGrn TANl1s pAlD.

Austin, Texas. April 1.-THE following
railroads paid their quarterly tax on pas
sengcr earnings today: 81. Louis South
western, sSS5S7. Texas Central. s2OI.2?.
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MINER pApLY BURNED,

South McAIester. ]. T.. AprlI H.--A
miner nanled Grant Griffin. was 20 hsdiy
burned In the mine near here today thai
he will probably die before morning. .He
was brought TO the hospital q Thu p}eco
for treatment. ~ "
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THE RACES.
AT JENNINGS

Washington. April .i.-Bcnnings results:
Six furlcnss--Nolicy, loT O,oggctD. 10
10, won Sir Dixon, Jr., III tClcrcc,. 4
to g. second. Time l.io S-I. No other
starters.
-Four aud onc-halr furlons. 2-year-old
miiicns ncmtor. ITO u,oggctu to L.
won i'lorian. IL, U-itilcncld,, ! to 10
second, Winged Foot. lui tClefico>. 3 to :.
Mile. handicap, rrlg. 10, tpcsgctt. 4 to
.. wou Golden Gate. Loo i<ce,r>. to o.
second. chusnut III. ~ (o'Lcary), } to j.
third 'ilmr "a
SIX futlongs-- Emotional oS Ckoefo. I to
., won. JEFFERSON. los UpuEgrtD. 10 3
second. l'almcrstonc, ilS p'i.cary, q to b.
third limo l.l,.
selling. HURDLES. milo and three quarters.
seven hurdles kilhennv. Is; tMr. Icrssr).
= To D. won; Tom Moore, lao llneston).
. TO =. SECOND, Woudford ili tMcImcrncy.
to ], tUrd. Time SIS
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Two base hits--Shnficr Cote. Jacobs.
struck out--Ey Staples l. 10y Eonch >.
BASES on called halls-Om Staples l. Off
Roach 2
Double plays Reed. Shafrer ana Cote
Blackburn and Wclart
stolen bases-Cote, Becker. Burns.
wild pitch-Roach.
1iinn OF gnnc-..Qo.
tmpirc--i,nud
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TnTnOd fUns--Dh1TaS 2.
TWO base hits--Rcgon, Reach, VOIdois.
Struck out BY Conovcr 4. by Spencer 3.
iiascs on called balls-On Spencer L. off
Coiover g.
Double piay-Clark. O'Connor ma st.
clair.
stolen bascs-Pritehlrd. Roach a..
Time of gamc-I;ib
I'mpIrc-Brcnnan.
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SHERMAN O. FORT WORTH 4

Sherman. Texas. April G.-The first
league game of the season was played
here today between Sherman and Fort
Worth aud resulted In victory for the
home team by score of TO g. The fea-
turc Of the game was tho work OF Lynch
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NASHVILLE ENTRIES.

Five and half fuilongs-Spokeno 90.
Waldinc 100. Lassie Lon "a. Thornbush 90.
Roger H. Springboard. Tarrler N. Nels
Morris ~. Trilby. Tom Harrison l02 Lizzie
Mnc %
Scvcn-oighihs OF n mile. selling Rosa
lind III 81, Rattle boy 81. Maxine 50. Min
crna 90, Defy %. Lrdy Iolofnl ". Joe
Thoy"r 9s, clinton 100. lie Grnnde 1oi,
Nops-y i0i. Old Domnion I05.
Le',s Cucoo. Gnto!lilo. Muric O.. Man
znn,tn, Wathnn. Rosinate. Fun Hand III.
Izeyl. Sister Clara HI.
ono milo. scllng-Tom Kelly 20. Wild
Arab. Rossmorc, SAVIOUR Ovcrella 100.
Thu zee four,hs Of y mile-Tuiiulla, Curl
GUS l0i. j. ". Cook. Menus iO3 Albert
Sidney l03. Adam Johnson. Is o. Reed ILL.,
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LEXINGTON ENTRIES.

Three four,hs of n mlie-iIalf Mine loi
Ilonz 100. Lady Pepper. Myrielie Uncle
Henry 9s. Timberland. Robinson ~, cufl-
elm. ,,. I.ctcbor -, i'idotte 30. Porter 81.
Thrcc-fourihs Of miio-tyclonc 100
cnosarian lpo. Glad. Summer Coon, Ida
Wagner 100. I;lizabcrt ~, Annie NJ. 1U2,
Oracle 49, Helena Belle ~, Cashier ~.
Tivc-oighihs of mile. Melbourne stakes
Sir Ebony, Devil o Play. rrcopia. Duncis.
Farmer Leigh iis. Ethel Ler 10.
-Four aud IA half nrongs Orion. McFar-
land III. Roscndyllo Goshen. The Planet,
Farmer Leigh. julius Mnrks. Sharon.
IIlrpcnder liS. Margaret Roth. Finance.
Ducenia. DAISY Gordon III.
F'ivc-nighths of n mile Fngoroc. Adolio
100, Ethel Lee 10. seclhoch ". Gall!lee %.
j. Waiter ~. Tern. Ambush. Woodbird 81.
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and Jantzcn of che Sherman team. Fort
Worth made costly errors In the. third In
ming. which cost them the game
f TSrt Worth III . 49,: ! g So SSg l.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Philadelphia III. l..
Philadelphia ..... 0olool2oc--i 10 /
aitcries--Taysnore and Clements; Alb
boy. Rurrcll and Kennedy.
At Pittshurg--
No game; wet grounds.
AT Cincnnati-- II. n. i.
S%lssss ,.. -: ssssSsS55ss-s {;
batteries -i,hret and PcI.z. Briggs ana
Friend and Anson and Donohuc.
New York ......1ooaoiooo-t :;
ra,,ercs--M cclsln and Farrell. Nicholas
wesn IN i oSn'"s'''o'n'lcocooooe-f . !
rat,cr,cs-Iamcs and Aulcy. lloffer ana
st le S,i LOUIS. .'.''s... 5ooooelo.-Ss q +
Louisville $50. aoooooo % G
McFarland; Frazier, McDcrmott nni
Warner.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
AZ Atlanta r. II L
Atlanta .... 49,. n40oo41 % IL .
Mobile .......... O 90 lOc O o. o :
batteries North and Fields; Smith and
Fisher
Al Montgomery r. H. Il.
NN s@ oaISsHs. SStdssaaSsSsiddss'ss .
liat,cries- kcilum and Kchoo; Hodge
and Gonding.
~ Columbus r.
Columbus .......4 o 3 q us 9-li
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