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The evening times., 1896-01-09
ON THE DIAMOND.

startling story is printed in the New
York Sun, and it cannot help but raise a
sensation in baseball circles. II is as fol-
lows:
"A story has been circulated in local
baseball circles, which, il true, does not
reflect credit upon certain niagnates. 1t
is reported that shortly before the League
meeting i'll November Frank de Hass Rob
ison OF the Cleveland club invited W. b.
Wheeler, who is a stockholder in the New
York Club, to dine at the Waldorf. When
these gentlemen arrived there, 1T is said,
they were met by John 7. Brush OF the Gin
cinnat club, and man OF the name OF
Stevens OF Chicago. In very short time,
SO the story goes, Robson and Brush asked
Wheeler IL there was any way that the
latter could get hold OF President Freedman's
stock in the New York club and dispose OF it
to them. They stated, it is reported, that
they were under the impression that Freed
man was not the real owner OF the New
York club. but merely represented some
body else. They also said, so runlor has 1t,
that they wanted to get Freedman out OF
baseball and secure control of the local club.
Mr.. Wheeler, however, promptly informed
them, it is said, that he would enter no such
scheme, and furthermore emphasized the
fact that Freedman was his personal friend
and also the real owner OF the controlling
interest in the New York club. Then Mr..
Wheeler left the party. II is also said that,
over year ago, Robson OF Cleveland nlitlea
proposition to consolidate the Cleveland
and New York clubs, and to exchange play
ers, but outwardly TO have the clubs appear
to be as they are now-rivals.
Sam Crane, president OF the Atlantic
League, announces the following pla yers as
signed: By Wilmin gton, Perryhill, Noyes,
McMackin, Lloyd, Fowler, Davis, Lias,
WEIGH. Gleason, Callahan, Dunkle Stout,
Herr; by Paterson, p. F. Boyle, McMackn,
Henley, Smith, Elton, Torreyson, He:drick,
McKim, Kellackey. Kern, Rhinehart. JUS
tice, Daniels, Fitch; by Newark, McGarron,
Gettinger, Coogan, Criger, Lecch, Friel.
Stout, Dunkle, Wagner, Kenbcy; by New
Haven OConnor, Boyle, Hagen, Hedge,
Driscoll, Kellackey, Keefe, Garron Mackey,
Fry, Kelley; by Trenton, A. Wagner. j.
Wagner, .'Toot'' Barret. The Jersey City
club has three grounds in view, and a Sc
lection will be made this month. Robert
Jordan, postmaster of Jersey City, the new
president OF the club. has enlisted the SUP
port or several prominent business men CT
Jersey CITY, anI with the young pla ycrs of
the New York club, who " i'll form the team.
the new club viii start off under mos; favor
able conditions.
There is a suspicion in the minds Of many
patrons OF the game in Cleveland that it
might not he so difficult a thing after all to
secure Pitcher Amos Rusie 1t is thought
the big Hoosier does not like New York any
too well. Capt Tebeau believes that, prop
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ness, OF interest alike to the members of this
important body and 10 those they insure as
well as to the community generally, was
transacted. Reports and recommendations
upon important points were made. and. when
adopted, Will more than ever prove the use
fulness and Importance of the association.
The matter OF better fire protection and
kindred subjects OF urgent necessity to
all residents and business men Will receive
early attention by the committees to which
they We're referred.
The election OF officers for the ensuing year
resulted in the unanimous reelection of the
old board. These officers are: John B.
Wight. president Henry K. Simpson, vice
president; DR.. W. =. Young. secretary and
treasurer; II e. Balkan, inspector The
most important committee OF the association
is the executive committee. which will bd
appointed at an early day by Presi-
dent Wight. and certain important reforms
will be taken IN by it Immediately after
its appnintment.
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MAHER SHOULD WHIP F!Tl
Fred Watkins Picks The Big Irish
man to Win th3 Fight.
GEORGE LAVIGNE MEASURED
Thoroughly ENa mined by II Celebrated
Physician, who Pronounced Him
TO BE Very Big Little Man-kil-
rain VIII Not Fight Again-The
BaH-CiIoyinSk Battle.

Fred Watkins. the 81. Louis sportsman
who backed Tom A lien when he was the ac-
Lnowledged champion, picks Peter Maher
as the winner In his coming battle with Fitz-
simmons.
Il saw Fitz whip Maher at New Orleans"
said Watkins, but the Irish Championis an
entirely different fighter now from what
he was then. When he went on The road spar
ring with Ed. Smith, the latter taught him
the scien ce OF boxing.
HE could punch hard enough when he
first fought Fitz, but he lacked the clever
ness Smith arterward schooled into him. Be
cause a man is whipped it does not signify
that his opponent is the best fighter, unless
their contest was decisive one.
Il never regarded the Hall-Fitz fight
as a decisive affair. and green as he was,
j don't believe that Fitz would have beaten
Naher ir the latter had been handled prop
ery.
when he was a green kid Tom Allen
vas beaten by Posh Price, but Tom after
ward hammered Posh all over the ring.
Jem Mace was also beaten by Bob Brittle,
who was easy for Mace the second time
they fought
There is 10 doubt in my mind about
Nahcr being game, and l expect to be at
the rngsde wnen be defeats Fltzsimmons."
George Lavigne is a remarkably big little
man. For the first time in his life the
Saginaw boxer was thoroughly examined
by DR.. John Gibbs the other afternoon.
Here are the measurements taken OF the
plucky lightweight.
Height, feet 4 inches; weight, 1877
pounds; chest normal, 50 inches: chest eX
pansion, . 2 inches; waist. % inches; left
arm, bicep. 4 inches: normal, expanded,
IL IL inches; left forearms, normal, IL
inches, fully as large as bicep; expanded,
IL l 4 inches; length of left arm from top
OF shoulder 10 index finger, 81 inches; right
arm, bicep, normal, IL inches; expanded,
3 inches; right forearm, IL inches; ex-
panded, 13 inches; right arm from top of
shoulder to index finger, 27 Il inches: left
wrist, Z 2 inches; right wrist, 8 inches,
thigh, 81 inches: calf, 10 inches; arms out
stretched, 6S inches: neck, 10 inches.
iaSignes neck is jlst a half Inch smaller
than the neck OF Bob Fitzsimmons. lie
has splendid forearms and far better legs
than a ma jority of fighters can boast of.
His calves are bigger than those OF Fitz-
simmons and quite as large as Corbett's.
With arms outstretched Layigne measures
from finger tip TO finger Tip siXty-eight
inches. His height in inches in sixty-four.
Usually a mans height can be ascertained
by measuring him with arms extended.
A big punching contest has been ar
ranged between Young Mitchell of Phil
adelphia and ] j. Maheney of Atlantic
/ City, n. j.. for $500 a side and Il purse
Of 500, Offered by the Caledoniau Club
Of Philadelphia. The contest, which will
take place at the boxing entertainment OF
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BITTEN BY AN ITALIAN FLEA.
In Consequence of 1t MotOrman Gift
ford May Die.

Stockton, n. j., Jan. 9.-Jchn Clifford of
tins p.acc. Il ilo;ornlan ON the Market Street
Electric Railroad. is at his home suffering
from an insect bite o. his foot. His physi-
clan fears that blood poisoning has taken
place. and TIE bite may result fatally.
A week ago Clifford was bitten on the
ankie by an Italian flea. which is said to he
an insect VIII ose sting is as dangerous as 4
taran;u,a. Ec had :e-crai Italians in his
car at the time ne felt the pain and is of
the opinion ,Eat the inject wa in their Ing
gage. His ankle aEd foot isswoi.cn 10 three
times the regular a;zc and is exceedingly
painful. FQr several nights tie has been
unable to &C. any sleep. ans! his nervous sys-
tenn III consequence is terribly overwrought.
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the Caledonian Club on MoLday evening,
Will decide the championship OF the two
cities, and also settle the question CT SUI
periority between the two men. They viii
each punch the bag for six minutes, and
Peterson and Jack McDOna'd. Each man
Will use his own bag, aud SIX, ard viii be
allowed points fer fancy work as well as
straight punching.
Jake Kilrain has fully made up his
mind not to 60 into the ring again, as
he is making money in his saloon busi-
ness in Baltimore. In speaking about the
coming mill between Maher and 'Fitz, he
said:
"Well, to tell the truth, il has got me
guessing. You can say this much Tor me:
If the fight lasts over ten rounds 'FitZ'
has more than an even chance. Maher
to win must win in less than ten rounds.
Il was asked the other night who, in
MY opinion, was the harder puncher, Peter
John was in his best. Maher. ] believe,
punches harder than John ever did i'll his
life.
Sullivan had tremendous muscular force,
but he swung and wiped every which way,
and ii always was a wonder to me that he
didn't break his arm long before his right
arm was fractured by Pat Cardiff's
skull.
''Maher hits cleaner and straighter than
Sullivan, and the weight of bis body goes
with his punch when he sees good open
ing. with a small chance of return"
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dependence won So, ,537 in Austria Hungar!
last season.
Scott Quinton. the wel!-known driver
has been seen in the East Park on severa
occasions behind u high h-steppinS sorre
horse recently.
The noted Australian stallion, Artillery
by Muskct, dam Ouida, arrived at SaT
Francisco recently, TO be sold by auctioI
IN this country.
Jamboree and Domingo. two very or
dinary horses on hard tracks, are wonder,
in the mud, and have proved bread winner,
at New Orleans.
Harry Giddings has leased to the Aus
trian ngovernmentf for the stud season of / 500
his two stations, Tonquin and Harry g..
, for 5000 florins.
d. McPhee, now in Vienna. has en-
tered his mare, Riga, for the Grand Priy
at st. Petersburg: the 50 500 purse will be
trotted on February 2S.
large number of Russian trotters have
been exported TO America by Finlanders.
| who intend to propagate Russian breeding
in the United States.
In the recent California horse show Wal
ter S. Hobart won one championship ribbon.
thirty-one blue ribbons. fifteen red, eight
cen white and five yellow
Nellie A, 2:13, got too much campaign
ing as 2 and 3-year-old and has been re-
tired to the stud, practically broken down,
although only 5 years old.
Charles s. Green. who drove Lula to a
record of 81 at Buffalo in 1S75 o, and who,
in SS7, gave Lucille Golddust her mark of
ZIG Ia, has retired from the sulky.
The Pennington, Australia, race course
over which the great Melbourne cup race
is rum is one and a half miles in circumfer-
ence. The Melbourne cup race is a two
mile event.
Two new American-bred stations will be
at the disposition of French owners next
Normandy, and Bufford, b. Princeton, at
Compicgnc.
Ben Brush will do considerable racing in
the West next season. He is engaged in
the Louisville derby. Chicago derby, to
be run at st. Louis, and two Of the Cincin-
natl derbys.
The entry Of Sir Planet will not be
accepted at the Crescent City track here
after, as the unruly, obstinate brute jeo-
par,lizes the life of riders and jockeys in
races that he enters.
Fuschia's get hold the four and five-year-
old championships OF Europe. The four
year-old record is Narquois, 224 1-2, in q
two-and-one-half-;ni.e race. Messagere.
2:29 3-4, is the five-year-old champion.
Chehalis, 2:O7 1-2, by Altamont, will be
in Thomas Raymond's stable with Kia-
math, EOS 12. when it starts oat on its
campaign next spring.
Jockey Lee Turner, who was suspended
for alleged crooked riding at st. Locis
last summer. has been ru,ed Off for the
balance of the New Dreams meeting for an
ugly looking ride on Artist.
When Guy Wilkes Won his record Of
2:15 IL in the fourth heat OF race he
weighed $50 pounds and had never been
driven mile for months previous to tEat
day faster than four minutes.
Congressman Fitzgerald Of Boston was
rendered complimentary banquet at the
Quincy House In that city last week, and
The evening times., 1896-01-09
BOILER THRoUGH H THE ROOF.
Two Men Fatally Hurt by an Explosion
at Mount JOY.

at MOUNT JOY.
Columbia, Pa, Jan. 9.-Mount Joy, seven
miles north OF this place, was the scene
of an accident yesterday by which one man
will die and another was severely scaldcd.
The boiler OF an engine in the slaughter
house of Chalfin Fenton exploded. 1t was
blown through the roof of the house and
landed in the street some distance away.
Mr.. Fcnton and c. l.. Gingrich were in
the house grinding meat. The building
was wrecked, portions of it being. carried
500 feet from the scene of the explosion.
The two men were buried in the debris.
They were unconscious when rescued, and
the blood was flowing from their wounds.
Both of Fenton's legs are broken, and
lie is injured internally, besides being
badly scalded. He will die. Gingrich i s
badly scalded, but will live. He is suf-
fering intensely. The property loss will
amount to 81 900.
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The twenty-round fight between Joe
Choyuski, of San Francisco, and Jim Hall,
OF Australia, will take place at the Empire
Athletic Club, at Mazpeth, L. l., on Monda y
night, January 20. They will box twenty
rounds at catch-weights. The preliminary
bout, which will be OF six rounds dura-
ton, at the lightweight limit, will be be-
tween Johnny German, of Long Island City,
and Jack Grace, OF Brooklyn. Hall is in
training at Pittsburg, while Choynski is
doiug his work at a Chicago gymnasium.
John j. Quinn has alwa VS. borne the repu-
tation OF the squarest of sports, but he was
recently caught red-handed in the act Of
forging a name. Quinn was observed to
draw letter from his pocket, read 1t Inn
patiently and shove it back. Then he walked
to the bar and deliberately wrote on a white
card the name of Peter Maher." He put
it in an envelope, and addressed it 10 his cor
respondent, a Greensburg man.
When asked 10 explain the little trans
action Quinn said it was all due TO his
solcitude to preserve Peter from the au-
torraph fiend. Quinn receives on an aver
age half dozen letters a day from men
and women who want Maher's autograph.
Sometimes they inclosc a stamp for reply
and sometimes nothing more valuable than
offers to pray for the champions good luck.
The stamps are usually inolosed by men and
the pra yers by women. Quinn takes care of
both. Several days ago he received from a
Mercer county girl request for q lock of
Peters hair. Quinn would do much out of
his regard for Maher, blt he looked at the
bald spot and drew line there. If that
Grcenvilie girl gets letter with hirsute in
closure she can depend upon it that it is
the Irish champions own.
Mike Donovan has arranged for Stanton
Abbott, the ex-champicn of England, to
make his reappearance in New York at his
boxing show at Lenox Lyceum on January
1S. Abbott will box four scientific rounds
with Al o'BrieD of Philadelphia. The fea-
ture of the affair, however. will be the
wrestling match between Evan Lewis, 1.-The
Strangler,'' and j C. Comstock of Michi-
gan. Comstock will be in New York in
few days.
Johnny Murphy, the Boston feather
weight, has received a letter inviting him to
resume his former position as boxing in
structor at Harvard College. Also one
from President Dickerson, of the Olympic
Club, inquiring IL he viii box bantam
during Mardi Gras at New Orleans.
The evening times., 1896-01-09
FIRE uNDEnwR1TERs MEET.
District Board Elects Officers and Al
points Committees.

The Fire Underwriters Association of
the District of Columbia he'd its annual
meeting yesterday afternoon in the Board
of Trade rooms in the Ames building
IL was one OF the best attended and most
successful meetings neld in the history Of
the association. A large anoant Of busI-
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Manager c. W. Williams Of Galesburg,
H., announces that he will hold his prin-
Cipal meeting this year on August "a TO
20, and that he will open twent weight
stakes OF So 600 each, making 4 total or
SOC, 900.
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Bob Kncebs trial in Germany for ring
ing" is set for January II. Kneebs took
three witnesses with him when he left this
country for Berlin.
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erly handled, Rusie would shine with til,
best OF them.
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WHIP AND SPUR NOTES.

Two colts by the old American sire In
dependence won So, ,537 in Austria Hungary
last season.
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was presented with Il weIl-brcd tro,ter and
handsome four-wheeler rig with rubber
tires.
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Scott Quinton. the weli-known driver
has been seen in the East Park on seyera
occasions behind u high stepping sorre
horse recently.
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A half interest in J % He, 2:10, has been
sold by W. W. Sims, Fulton, No, to James
W. Sims Of the same place. The horse is
wintering in fine shape and will be started
In n lumber OF stake races next spring.
The evening times., 1896-01-09

The noted Australian stallion, Artillery,
by Muskct, dam 0uida. arrived at San
Francisco recently, TO be sold by auction
in this country.
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W. II. Gocher, the new secretary of
the National Trotting Association, has
retired from the mana cement OF the Amer
lean Sportsman, which journal will here
after be conducted by Robert W. Wooley
and George j Dietrich.
The evening times., 1896-01-09

Jamboree and Domingo, two very or
dinary horses on hard tracks, are wonder,
in the mud, and have proved bread winner,
at New Orleans.
The evening times., 1896-01-09

A lot OF Velvet House JAG
kets, in Tuxedo and other
styles-siik lined, silk faced,
etc Regular prices SO and
$l2-now
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One lot of Natural Gray
W ,ol Underwear, shirts silk
ain ned, drawers with
taped seams. Only big
sizes: Shirts 40 TO i6; draw
ers Sc to "A. Regular price
15c-noW
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big punching contest has been ar
ranged between Young" Mitchell of Phil
adelphia ard j. j. Mahency of Atlantic
City, n. j.. for $500 a side and purse
Of 500, Offered by the Caledoniau Club
Of Philadelphia. The contest, which Will
take place at the boxing entertainment Of
The evening times., 1896-01-09

Harry Giddings has leased to the Aus
trian government for the stud season of S96
his two stallions, Tonquin and Harry c.,
for 6 900 florins.
The evening times., 1896-01-09

There is a suspicion in the minds Of many
patrons OF the game in Cleveland tina: it
might not he so difficult a thing after al to
secure Pitcher Amos Rusie. 1t is thought
the big Hoosier does not like New York any
too well. Capt. Tebeau believes that, prop
The evening times., 1896-01-09

A lot Of Tr.cot House Jac-
kets, in Green, Garnet,
Drab, Blue, Brown and Tan,
with sill binding, silk frogs
quilted satin facings anG lin
ings Reg ular priceSi0-now
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A lot of Pure White
Lambs Wool Drawers, with
reinforced seat and suspen-
der tapes-perfect fitting
all sizes, 2s 10 40 Regular
price SHOW
Evening star., 1896-11-30
MRS. IRwIN.s CASE.
There VIII BE Only Three or Four
Witnesses Against Her.

There VIII BE Only Three or Four
Witnesses Against Her.
Speci,l Dispatch to The Evening Star.
LA PLATA, Md, November 3O.-Mrs. Ir-
win, whose trial for completely in the muir
der of her husband will begin Wednesday,
has been told of Matthews confession, in
which he charged her with plotting with
him to kill her husband. She says that the
statement is entirely false. She admits the
criminal intimacy between them and SAYS
that Matthews had once or twice told her
he intended to kill her husband, but that
she had begged him not to do it, and she
believed that it was "only talk" Her sister.
she said, knew nothing of Matthews
threats, and those she heard from him she
believed came merely from jealousy Mrs.
Irwin added: Il was afraid of the man.
and 1 was afraid he would kill me If T told
any one about his threats to kill nv hps-
band"
Mrs. Irwin Is frequently visited by her
brothers and father all of them respecta-
BILE and Industrious men, and they Will use
every known legal means to acQuit her of
the grave charge for which she stands
indicted.
Fifty talesmen have been summoned from
which to select a jury on Wednesday, the
day fixed for trial, and fifteen witnesses
have been summoned for the defense. THE
state will have only three or four wit
nesses to testify against Mrs. Irwin The
principal one will be the condemned man
but 1t is generally believed that his evil
dence will have little weight, because of
the declaration he has made that want
Evening star., 1896-11-30

County Treasury Robbed and the
Treasurer Shot.

county Treasury Robbed and the
Treasurer Shot.
DALLAS, Tex, November 30.-At the
hour of midnight five pistol shots in rapid
succession in the vicinity of the court
house attracted the police to that build
ing. w. E. Coe, county treasurer. was
found in his office with blood oozing from a
wound in the back of the head He was In
dazed condition and very excited frame
Of mind He said that he had been working
very late in order to get the affairs of the
office in shape to retire in favor of his
successor. At midnight two men appeared
and one placed a gun to his temple and or
dered him to open the vault. He did so and
all the valuable papers and contents of the
inner vault were examined by one of the
robbers. After placing considerable sum
of money in canvas sack, the robbers
withdrew from the vault. Coe seized mis-
pistol and shot at the robbers. The latter
returned the fire, hitting the treasurer in
the back of the head, infiicting bad scalp
wound.
The treasurer says the robbers secured
5000, and he is confident that he shot and
badly wounded one of his assailants. The
police force and large number of deputies
with bloodhounds on the trail of the
robbers.
Evening star., 1896-11-30

Judge Cole remarked that the third Com
missioner acted upon belief that they
were without power to make 1t, and that
he had explained that he would join his as
soc1ates If the courts should decide that
they have the power. That point, said the
Judge, should not. therefore, be considered
IN determining the motion for the injunc-
ton so" said the court, in conclusion,
the motion for an injunction must be
denied, and the rule and restraining order
against the defendants discharged
Mr. Redington. of counsel for the United
70 give notice of an intention to ask the
Court OF Appeals to grant an appeal at
oEce.
Result of Opinion.
Inc Commissioners did not receive the
lull text OF the opinion Of Judge Cole in
the electric lighting case today, and con-
sequently did not care to discuss 1t. Mai.
POWELL when asked about the matter said
ne had heard that the court had sustained
the Commissioners, and that all that was
lett Tor the Commissioners to do was to
execute contract with the Potomac Elec-
tr1c Company originally decided. II
hlSlt De, however, that the opinion con-
tanned some stipulatioEs which would pre-
vent this action, but he had not yet seen
the opinion and could not discuss its scope.
PRESIDENT Crosby of the Potomac Com
pany was at the Commissioners office
shortly after the opinion had been handed
DOWN lie said he was thoroughly salts
ned with the result. He held a short con-
ference with the Engineer Commissioner
and took Immediate steps to acquaint him.
self with the method Of proc edure to enter
into the contract. He will at once make
to open the streets and lay the necessary
wires.