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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19
story of ALICE Fischer.

Alice Fischer has been but eight
years before the public. She is a west
ern girl by birth, Terre Haute being
her native place. Her mother was the
daughter OF an Irish gentleman who
was once a neighbor of the poet Long
fellow at Cambridge, and the associate
OF all the famous literary set there
forty years ago. Her father is a Ger
man. Her choice of acting as a profess
sion was made much against the wishes
OF her people, who had permitted her
to be educated as an elocutionist with
no intention that she should go on the
stage. She was n pupil ut Franklin
Sargent's dramatic school, which ten
years ago was associated with the Ly-
ceum Theater New York.
1t was when Lawrence Barrett made
his great production of Julius Caesar"
in New York, that Miss Fischer had
her first stage experience. She was one
OF the Lyceum school students who
went on during the run of that piece
to supe. Maud, daughter of the late
General Banks, was one Of Miss Fisch-
er's associates in that experience. Her
hrst part was with Frank Mayo in
-Nordeck" The role was that of
Princess Zulski, the mother of Nor
deck, which Frank Mayo played. From
the first Miss Fischer, owing to her
height and rather noble physique. was
predestined Cor heavy work. She never
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19


nual tournaments, there Is none more
esteemed or popular among the experts
than Rolla o. Heikes of Dayton, Ohio
Aside from his remarkable skill at kill
ing live birds and breaking inanimate
targets, Heikes is one of those jovial
characters, so common among shoot
ers, who, for lack of better name, arr
simply termed good fellows" The
Ohio crack was born at Dayton in 1856,
and from boyhood has been a follower
OF the gun, having killed his first
game when only 9 years old He be-
gan trap shooting at Brownsville, Neb.,
in 1873, and broke his first hundred
straight targets in the same town on
New Years day, 1881. indicating there
markable progress made in the sport.
Mrs. Heikes attends many OF the events
In which he r husband competes and is
one OF the most enthusiastic admirers
Of his prowess. At his Dayton home,
Heikes has scores Of medals and tro-
phies, emblematic of championships
and records. His best straight score al
targets was made at Cory, Pa, in 1890
when he broke 1S4 without a miss.
Since then he has many times nearly
equaled the record, but never quite sue
ceeded In passing it, The clever ex-
pert also has a time record OF thirty
seven minutes and a quarter for break
ing 500 targets from five traps, stand
ing in center, using three double-bar-
relied guns and loading same. At 100
targets his record is four minutes and
twenty seconds. under similar condi-
tions, but using a repeating shotgun.
Heikes also won the championship of
America under novelty rules at the
Worlds Fair tourney in 1893, the tar
gets being thrown from eight traps.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19

suaded 10 neither write nor telegraph
once while away, he would find ms
team all the better for ii on his return.
Joyce Is an earnest, Woodworking and
consistent player, and his men VIII
have no fault to find with the example
he viii set. He will not commit fault
into which Manager Irwin may have
fallen; he will not overmanage. Men
who know how to play the game do not
like to be managed too much; they OBJ
ject TO being given instructions in too
much detail. 1t is better in the end,
even If many little things are not done
just as the manager thinks they should
be, to give the men the use OF their own
individual judgments. They feel bet
ter for il, and it places upon them re-
sponsibility which they prefer. 1t
makes each man feel that he is per-
sonally a factor in the work of the
team and thus puts him on his mettle.
The new manager will have the hearty
cooperation of his men. Every player
is anxious to prove that the team can
win If left alone. One Of them said to
me Saturday night: Just watch us
hustle from now on" Thus the new
manager enters upon his task OF n IA
vorable time and under fortunate con-
ditions. 1t is too late for New York
to reach the first division, but they may
get TO the head OF the second.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19

lie Petit Poucet." She played the title
role and was billed as Petite Duham-
ell" Edward Noel said OF her at that
time: This little Duhamel chosen to
play the title role knows the boards like
any old stager." She then entered the
conservatoire, where for two years
she was pupil of the great Louis Ar
sene Delaunay. Graduating in 1883
she took up her career where she had
laid it down. She was at once en-
gagged at the Odeon, the second Come
die Francois. There she played in rep
ertoire parts like Joas in "Athalie"
and Mile. Rochedragon in Goncourt's
horrible "Germinie Lecerteux." with
distinguished company including Paul
Mounet, the brother of Mounet-Sully.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19
A Dreadful Contingency.

Your money, and quick, toor said
the tall burglar.
For goodness sake, don't make 50
much noise" Kissed the unhappy
householder as he sat up in bed
why not?"
You'll wake the baby"
The short burglar laughed brutally.
He had heard the old gag when he was
a child at his mothers knee.
"Wot IL we do wake the baby?" said
the tall burglar.
IF the baby cries" groaned the IN
happy victim. 1T will sour the temper
of my wife's pet dog, and then therell
be hades to pay"
With a glance of deep commiseratlOn
the burglars softly stole away
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19
Notes of tho stage,

Franklin Fyle's new play, written IN
association with Eugene Presbrey. will
be called Flower Moyne, Romance
OF Louisiana" IL is TO be produced az
the Fifth Avenue Theater, New York.
in November.
Ellen Terry's son, Gordon Craig. has
been acting Hamlet in one OF the SUI
burban theaters OF London, and is said
to have acquitted himself well for q
novice.
The Dillon Brothers, John and liar
ry, the popular song writer's, singers
and comedians. have been engaged to
support Frank Bush IN Girl Wanted. :"
Hilary Bell says II. T.. Rice thinks In
duos, breathes in arias. smiles in
choruses and frowns in ensembles, and
makes melodies while you walt
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19

sas City team of the Western league
Donohue's work has been OF a high
grade, and he has time and again show
ed that his whole being is wrapped up
in the success of his team. He works
with the most desperate energy from
the time the game starts until the last
man has been retired. Donohue was
born in Taunton, Mass. about twenty
three years ago, and Is. consequently
one of the youngest players in the
major organizations. He has played
professional ball for several years, but
his identity was hidden in the wilds of
the New England league. His first ap-
pearance in big company was made in
Boston in 1891, when he was a member
of the American association team Of
that city.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19

would be dubbed veritable "enfant
de la balle," a term by which profess
sional people on the French stage know
the children of players who grow up in
the theater and for whom the region
behind the curtain holds no secret.
This American coincidence, who Is
hardly realizing the hopes she once
inspired, has never known any life
but the artificial one Of the theater.
Her father, who was Welshman, was
a circus clown. While she was baby,
her father used TO carry her, clad In
a clowns dress of white silk. into the
ring with him, and II is said by her
mother that in 1865 she played Waddi-
love in ITO Parents and Guardians"
in San Francisco. Periodically in her
career she has adorned the vaudeville
stage just as her sister, Lydia Titus,
does. She has been doing turn" Of
that sort lately. Her most memorable
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19
Mis-. Tanner "a Fixture.

Another player who is 10 remain In
"The Sporting Duchess" another
season is beautiful Cora Tanner. All
along the road Cora Tanner, at one
time the wife of Col. Sim, the WELL
known manager, was for some seasons
best known as the sad heroine of Rob-
ert Buchanan's melodrama, Alone in
London" in which from 1884 to 1888.
she played Annie Meadows. Later we
remember her as even handsomer-al-
though inclined to be heavy-as the
heroine Of Buchanan's Fascination.
in which she created a sensation by
masquerading in a masculine evening
outfit, the cut of which excited the adj
miration of gay New York. After she
separated from Col. Sim she went TO
London and it was reported that che
was to make her debut in opera. This
never came to pass. Miss Tanners
very first appearance on the stage. by
the way, was as a singer in John Stet-
soils production of Princess Ida" in
which she sang the title role. For
some reason Miss Tanner returned 20
America and the stage after a very
brief stay in London. Possibly she did
not find progress in operate matters
so easy in London, even for a beautiful
woman, as ID looked.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19
Paid No Attention to the Bell.

From Blackwood's Magazine: Sheep,
so | am told, are just as stupid about
bicycles as they are about everything
else that goes on wheels. A young
lady in Devonshire, riding down grass
slope, came across a sheep which was
lying down exactly in her way. Much
to the CONSERVATION of her friends, who
were watching the performance, she
apparently attempted TO Jump Che ami
NAL. Over rolled the trio, with the
result that the bicycle was more or less
damaged. the sleeps feelings were
hurt and the lady got black eye.
But why did you do it, they asked
her.
II do itr was the indignant reply
81 rang my bell as loud as | couId'
but the silly creature would not ge
out OF the way"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19

ALICE FISCHER HARCOJTRT
prayed a Juvenile part in her life. al
'noush she was still in her teens when
she began her career.
Among the most conspicuous PARTS
she mas played are Lady de Winter in
Mayos version of The Three Muske-
teers, which the actor called "Tbe
'oyai Guardsman;" Agrippina in the
spectacular production of Nero" made
Few years ago in New York and IN
winch cage of lions was featured.
Minna in the long run of Little Lord
rauntleroy' in New York; the heroine
OF Across the Potomac" Helen Lar
on. IN the original production Of
Ne ne masqueraders" at the Empire.
new York; and Mrs. DArville in IN.
Dig production of THE sport,nr
duchess" which ran nearly all ,,s,
season at the Academy of Music Mo-
York. '''o' New
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19
A Lie Run to Earth.

Mr.. b. Asso-"see here, Mr.. Rapley
undo rstan' dat up at de church choir
you called me er black bass"
Mr.. Rapley-"No. l didn't muffin. I
said you wus culled basso an tns
one at dat"
Mr.. b. Asso-"Well, hits strange how
de troof gifts discullud in dis commuul.
ty."
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19
Saucfum Mysteries.

Humorists "I.e-What in the woTld
are you sending all these mother-lr
law and plumber jokes to the DalH
Blowhard for? They are as old as 'n'
hills.
Humorist-Yes, my dear; but inc e.
itor who selects the humorous ma''el
for that paper is young fellow just ou'
OF college, and they'll be all new "
aim.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19

Probably the most prominent figure
In the American shooting world to-day
is Fred Gilbert, the clever young trap
shot Of Spirit Lake, Iowa. Within less
than year he has assembled from OBJ
scurity as a shooter of game for the
market TO his present position--hold-
er OF both the live bird and inanimate
target national championships What
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19
Chicago, second Catcher.

If all the young players in ths
league to-day were as earnest and as
as Timothy c. Donohue,
the second catcher Of the Chicago
team, it is probable that more of them
would be successful The average
youngster player who is given a trial
in the fastest company in the world is
too prone to become conceited and fall
into the ways of the older and tried
men if his first few appearances on the
diamonds of the big circuit are con-
1ucive to some complimentary remarks
in the daily papers. But Donohue has
proved beyond question that he is not
apt to forget himself at any time and
Tall into way of thinking the team
could not get along without him. From
the day that President Hart Of the Chi
cago team drafted him from the Kan
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19

Pauline Bradshaw, now OF New York,
formerly OF Chicago. has just fallen
heir TO $4,000 golden rubles-that's
Russian money, and a ruble is Worth,
roughly, a cents. She now insists on
being called Countess Pauline" Hers
is q romantic story. Four years ago,
when she was a serio-comic singer in
a variety theater, she had an admirer
who persisted in sending her diamonds,
flowers and other nice things. They
met. Count Vladimir Rostoffski, or
Roustowsly, asked the fair Pauline to
be his forever Pauline consented.
They were wed. The morning after
the bridal night the count was gone
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19

i. IT, CUNNAUGHIUN.
work as short stop that the New York
club, in the fall of '95, purchased his
release. Connaughton is 5ft. Sin. tall,
and weighs about 165 pounds. He has
playe& in all the infield AID outfeld
positions, as well as behind the bat
during his career, and has always
ranked high as a batsman.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19
BALL GOSSIP.
SAYINGS AND DoiNGs OFF THE
DIAMOND.
President Treedman's Close Attention
Not Good for New York Ciub-rho
Case of Tebcau Goes over to Dec
cembcr-Notes

r L S I u Il n L
Freedman declares
and believes that
he does not inter-
fere with his man
ager. Nevertheless
his manager and
team are pretty
certain to get along
better when he is
not with them, and
if he could be pur-
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19
THEATRICAL GOSSIP.
INTERESTING MELANGE ABOUT
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.
Child Actresses seldom Grow Up In the
Profession - Jennie Neamans and
Others-"Tom Grogan," "a New Play
Cora Tanner Fixture Notes.

T Is almost a fore
gone conclusion
that nine-tenths Of
the child actresses
never grow up TO
achieve anything
in the theater.
There are eNcep-
lions like Ellen
Terry. Mrs. Ken
dial, Mrs. Bancroft,
Annie Russell, Jul
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19

HE fourth annua
tournament OF the
Goshen Rod and
Gun club, given at
the club grounda
near Goshen, Ind,
recently, was one
OF the best attend
ed and most inter-
esting shoots ever
given in Northern
Indiana. The new
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19

uar,, . w. barlow whom Joel Chandler
harris mas praised as the most artistic
s.'or OF negroes on the stage today
mas oeen re-engaged for Down !.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19

Fischer has the sturdy, robust ply
eique for the role. She has an eff
hand. breezy, self-certain manner, aud
she has the sentiment. Her broad west
ern spirit, even her assertiveness Will
aid her in the part. Moreover, what
ever she does she does with authority.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19

SO were all the diamonds he had given
Pauline. So was 800 of Pauline's saw
ings. Pauline wandered from city TO
city singing THE Maid of the Milf
and Maggie Murphy's Home" break
ing hearts, but never forgetting her
lost count. 1t was only the other day
a letter came for her from far off
Russia notifying her OF the death of
one Paul Sadawski and of bequest Of
$4,000 rubles to atone for "the wrong
he had done a beautiful American"
He was not a count, but he was rich
Pauline wept for his death. She will
not refuse to accept the money, which
will be paid in a few days.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19
About Jennie Yenmans.

In Paris they speak of Blanca Du-
hamel as an "enfant gate" Were
Jennie Yeamans known there she
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19

Georgia Cayvan's manager has set
tied CT Annie Sutherland for leading
lady.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19

New York Player.
frank II. Connaushton. of the New
York team, was born January Z, lsss
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19
A Champion Shooter.

OF the many gentlemen shooters,
who travel from one end Of the country
TO the other attending all the large an
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19
They Were Saved

IHcV WVFV '"
Flowery Fields-Is dere an! u'" ~,
fer farm laborers between ne''
Squedunk? 49,, ,n
Farmer Jones Nav; ! reohV ..sS
farmers hev hired all tn help th''
by this time. .,,s)
Flowery Fields Shaking MS p~ A.
Wake up. Weary! we've s"
right road at last.--Judge.
what ~ Doesn't Do -,
Though money talks tits saie
whate'er 1t has to say
II never has been known a. Wv
To give itself away In
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19

difficult styles OF shooting, E. D. Full
ford OF Utica. n. Y, coming second
with 261. and ]. \. r. Elliott and Rolla
Heikes third with 259.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19
Terrible.

New Boarder-"This rain is goou ~
the farmer. Brings things up o"'
the ground, you know.
Farmer-"Gosh, don't talk tna' WIZ
I've Just buried my third VIE
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-19
AMONG THE SHOOTERS
NOTES OF INTEREST TO TRAP
AND WING EXPERTS.
The Recent Tournament at Goshen
Inaugurated the Use OF New Trap
Eniotts Recent ChaIiengs-Two Noted
Marksmen-Notes.

- HE fourth annual
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-09

moved to Cincinnati. Bald, Gardiner, Ziegler
and many of the others will remain until day
or so before the Cincinnati meet and will
return here after it is over.
have been giving Otto all unpaced work up
10 the present writing, and will now put him
IN with Gardiner to ride together. He has
been riding very strong unpaced, and this
work will enable him to ride a good handicap
race. 1t is my opinion that handicap races
will be the feature of the '96 circuit so l am
preparing him for them. There is some talk
OF dropping the paced race, and, if this should
be the case, he will be bettered by doing this
unpaced work. Otto is taking excellent care
OF himself and will make lively competitor
for any one on the National circuit He and
Gardiner are very much the favorites here in
Louisville. This is probably due to the good
W ork they did when after records last fall.
Gardiner is also riding we'll and will be one
OF the crowd to compete at Cincinnati. In
build he greatly resembles Allan Jones, and
has about the same tactics and style of riding
Hardly an effort is shown even while doing q
sprint.
Bald has just begun training, and is doing
unpaced work altogether. Homer Fairmon,
the long distance crack, is here under the in
sfructions OF the veteran trainer, John Wes t,
who is preparing him for his match races with
lawson, the "terrible Swede."
Pat O'Connor is also in training here, and
viii compete with the 'pros." on the circuit.
Yours sincerely, r. P. AYDwARD.
The San Francisco Road Club installed
its newly elected officers last Tuesday
evening. Ex-President Sands introduced
the new presiding officer, o. r. Sterling,
and the retiring officer, 1. F. Morris, was
heartily commended for the interest he has
taken in the club and the work he has
done for it during his term of Office. Can
tain Pixley, who was reelected unani-
mously has not called run for to-mor-
row, as most of the members will attend
the races at San Jose to-day and stay over
Sunday. SpALpINe.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-09

The South End Boat Club, under whose
auspices the affair is to be held, had an
enthusiastic regatta meeting last evening,
and elected the following for a regatta
committee: J. E. Scully, chairman; ]. d.
Mahoney, secretary; Joseph O'Dea, treas
urer; Al J.. Fritz, William O'Brien, J. A.
Lenahan, J. ]. Mccarthy, I. P. Shorthall,
A. J. Mellitz, T. F. Barry. D. J. Gorham,
William J. Daily, Bob Macarthur, William
Thomas and ID. d. Connolly.
The senior race of this regatta, it is
feared, will be disappointment, as none
of the clubs with but one exception, the
Alameda Boat Club, and it is vet unde-
cided, have so far organized senior crew.
But it is thought that the winning junior
crew will enter the senior event, and
thereby give the public chance to see the
South Ends celebrated crew row.
The single scull race between William
McCausland, Frank Duplissea and Jack
Caughlin will undoubtedly be the greatest
amateur scull event seen on the bay in
years.
Duplissea is the recognized senior cham
pion of the coast. Caughlin defeated all
corners in the outrigger skiff events of last
season and McCausland is considered q
wonder with the spoons.
Henry Peterson, the Pacific Coast cham
pion single sculler. is taking an interest in
young McCausland. and George Duplissea,
the celebrated tug-of-war athlete and stroke
OF the South End professional barge crew,
Is putting his son in condition.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-09
Basket Ball.

A large audience assembled in the gym
nasium of the Y. M. c. A. Tuesday even
ing last TO witness the second game of
series in which the Rushers defended their
title of champions of the Pacific Coast by
defeating the German team by score of
to3. They played a strong game. but the
passing of the Rushers. particularly that
OF Shaw, Marchand and Spacher (who are
three of the best players in the league)
proved too much for them. Two halves of
twenty minutes each, with ten minutes
rest, were played. The following offici-
ated: J. Everding, referee; II. Arm
strong, scorer; w. Hassel, timer. The
third game is scheduled for Tuesday, May
II, and on Thursday the Rushers meet
the Oakland team in the gymnasium of
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-09

trout-fishing waters is to the effect that
the creeks are now running very clear and
in good order for fy-fishing. The weather
has been so bad during the past week that
few anglers anticipate success in flv-cast-
ing tomorrow. The cold north wind bas
killed off the winged insects, and ii can be
safely said that until a spell of warm air
arrives top fishing will not be good.
Some very nice catches of trout were
made during the week on Lake Lagunitas.
Al Cumming and Frank Marcus returned
from the mountain lake recently with
well-filled baskets of trout.
The anglers were in hope that the San
Andreas Lake would open on June 1, but
the directors. at recent meeting, decided
to keep the big pond closed until July l..
The trout are certainly in better condition
In April, May and June when the water is
cold. Anglers should not expect that the
fish they will catch in the lakes in July
and August, when the water is lukewarm,
to be firm and in good condition for table
use. Certainly, in lake fishing, tie best
sport is invariably had during the early