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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30


friend who was perhaps able to advance
his position. This feature of the game Is
still continued, although now player has
one racket instead of two, but II is broad
or and better adapted for carrying the ball
The Brooklyn players who go abroad In
pursuit OF lacrosse laurels will constitute
the first American team that ever went to
England or that ever threw down the
gage to this kind of English talent. 1t
Is an excellent combination and should
make good showing. Last year 1t was
the champion team of the United States.
1t also hold its own against the represent.
ntives of one of the crack Canadian clubs
The game in England Is on a much better
footing than I'm this country. The sport
has been enthusiastically promoted for
years. and they havo thus developed great
er and more general proficiency. And yet
IL Is safe to say that they will have to play
right up to tho limit Of their ability IL
they score any victories over our stout and
gritty Americans.
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HARVARD'S STRONG TEAM
College Chess Much Better Than En-
pectel--Haryard Wins Four Games.

| bsctei W Nins lour bhihes.
| New York. Dec. 3O.-Yesterday the
second round of the intercollegiate tour
nament was played at the Columbia
| grammar school there being very good
attendance OF local enthusiasts. includ-
ing many ladies' When the referee.
Eugene Delmar. arrived. he adjudicated
| upon the game lett unfinished Monday
| night In the second las, round, giving the
| decision 10 Southard, "a verdict which
was accepted In true sportsmanlike
| spirit
In the second round the players were
paired as follows: Parker Co vs.. Lehl-
bach (N), Seymour (P.) VS.. Ryder CID,
Price CO. vs.. Southard (H.), Murdoch
tY) VS.. Young (H).
After the games had been well under
way the spectators were surprised 70
see such really good chess played on all
the boards, and it became evident that
the students have greatly improv in
strength since last they met In this
In fact. there is no doubt that ye
days college chess was the best sho
since these contests were inaugura
In yesterdays play Seymour relied on
a Ruy Lopez in his game against Ryder,
and got enuch the better OF the opening,
as Ryder had difficulty in defending the
really fine attacking combinations OF his
adversary. just when within an ace OF
scoring, Seymour, however made a
clip, losing all his stronghold and piece
into the bargain. ard after AZ moves
Ryder won.
A Dutch opening. played by Southland
against Price on the third board, was
excellently played by both men in the
early part OF the game. Then Price, by
being rather careless. lost the exchange.
Now the Harvard man gained rapidly in
position, and after 20 moves Price re-
signed.
Young started q French defence when
called upon by Murdoch TO reply to PIX
4, and well-contcsted game ensued, in
which neither side could claim any ad-
vantage up to the 10th move. Then Muir
dock gained pawn. a general exchange
of pieces followed, and Young resigned
OTTER So moves.
On the FIRST board Parker opened
with a queens gambit against Lehl-
bach. Like on the rest OF the boards.
play was evenly contested for several
hours. On his 23d move Lehbach made
a great mistake. losing two pieces for q
rook. Just before the call Of time Par
ker blundered and lost the game after |
46 moves.
The scores to date are: Columbia |
won l. lost Q; Harvard--won 4, lost 0; |
Yale--won 2. lost 3; Princeton--won /,
lost g.
The pairing for today I'm the third |
round as follows: Parker CO. VS. Soy
mour (P.), Lehlbach (Y.) VS.. Ryder Ql.), |
Price CO. VS.. Murdoch (Y.), Young (P.) |
VS.. Southard (H.),
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
TO PLAY LACROSSE.
America Will Send Some OF Her
Experts to EpgHnd.
Origin OF Lacrossc-The Gsme 40 It 10
Played Today.

The excellent athletic game lacrosse,
which has been trying for years TO obtain
a secure place among American sports,
seems at last in a fair way to attain per-
manent popularity. Indeed, it has pro-
crossed far enough In public favor 90 war
rant bringing off an international contest
between American and English players.
Tho crack team Of the Crescent Athletic
club of Brooklyn will represent America
and take the aggressive to the extent Of
touring England I'm search OF foemen
worthy OF their--raokets This Invasion
of John Bulls dominion will take place
in March next. Under the captaincy of
James 5. Gervin tho team go over to the
other side Of tho water and rcmain two
months. During that time they will play
five matches In Manchester, four in Lon
don and four in Belfast Their schedule
is trying one, and TO be victorious the
players will need to exercise oil their en-
DURANGO and pluck.
The growth of lacrosse In the United
States has been so slow that great many
people know 1t vaguely ms some kind Of
athletic sport to be played out of doors
and that Is where their knowledge of it
stops. It may be as well, therefore, In view
of tho Importance It has now attained, to
set down here somo general information
on the subject.
In its inception tho game of lacrosse
was called bagataway and was exclusively
an Indian game IL was practiced most
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

Eastern capitalists have invested $780,
600 in a race track at Hot Springs, Ark.
IL Is Intended to make 1t ths biggest
winter racing resort in the country.
Jimmy Canavan, second baseman of
the Providence club, has been drafted by
the Brooklyn cluo, and will cover second
base for the Bridegrooms' next year.
January IS will be big cycling day at
Jacksonville Fla. Mate he'd races will be
run between oil the American cracks and
The plant system of railroads has offered
big purses for these events.
Earl Kiser, one OF Americas fastest
cycle racers, has written long article
sitting forth tho many difficulties an
American encounters when en- French
race track, and SAYS it's no wonder that
they do not meet with success.
The sports OF Toronto, where "Buffslo"
Costello is now living, are trying to ar.
range a match between Costello and Dan
Creedon, to take place at Toronto Co.'S
tello and Creedon had two battles In Aus
tralia, but Costello was better boxer
then than now.
Frank Erne will, so he says, try to ar
range another match with George Dixon.
whom he defeated at the Broadway Ath-
lstic Clnb last mouth. "Dixon doesn't
sppear to be hatisfed with the whipping |
gave him." said Erie, $50 to set oil
doubts at rest vii! give him a cnsnce
to retrieve his lost iaurels."
Joe Walcott and his old rival, Billy
Smith. may meet at New York next
month. Howio Hodgkins, manager of
Wslcott, received word from the Bohemil
an Club yeste roay that Ii would Offer n
purse Tor Walcott and Smith or Pur,ell.
AS Walcott has bsen anx ious for another
meeting with Smith, tie matchmaker of
the bohemian Club was notified by Hodg-
kins that he preferred Smith.
General b. r. Tracy, ex-Secrotary of the
Navy, is no longer a mem Der of the Jock
ey Cluo. As soon as Riley Grannpn en-
gagged General Tracy to act as his cuunse-
In his suit against tue leading turf organ
ization the latter felt 1t his duty to send
in his resignation as mem Der OF tue
cluo ho wss to plead against. At recent
meeting Of the Jockey Club General
Iracy's resignation was accepted with re-
grets.
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MAHER RECEIVED THANKS.

Sometimes boxer gets thanks from
thoss who ere opposed 10 his business.
Peter Maher was travelling from Philadel-
pbia 10 Baltimore the other night. In the
car was a drunken man In an ugly
humor. He abused and assaulted several
passengers, and when Peter tried to quiet
him the fellow wanted to lick MIN.
Maher told him VINO he was, but that only
served TO make the man more furious. and
when the train reached a station he de-
fed Maher to come of the train and fight
him. Meher stepped of and the fellow
rushed at him. Maker caught him on
the jaw with right and left, knocking
him unconscious on the platform. Maher
TO the car and every body
him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30

You can't go on Losing
flesh under ordinary con-
ditions without the knowl-
edge. that something IS
wrong, either with diges-
tion or nutrition. If the
brain and nerves are not fed,
they can't work. If the
blood is not well supplied,
it can't travel on its life
journey through the body.
Wasting is tearing down;
Scott's Emulsion is building
up. Its first action is to inn
prove digestion, create an ap-
petite and supply needed nr.-
triton. Book free.
crnr1 a pOuNr rh..,.,. ~, v..S
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30

Bob Fitzsimmons will be careful here
after how he talks about Corbett among
strangers. He got a scare at Frisco the
night before re left for the east whic b
be viii remember as long as he lives.
Julian and "Fitz" were drinking with
some peorls among W HON Was lem Null
queen, well known sporting man, who
has the reputation OF being tue best
rough and tumble fighter the west has
produced.
Mulqueen Is great friend of Cortett's
but for awhile he did not pay any atten-
tion to what Fitzsimmons was saying
about his fsvoriie. Finally Fitzsimmons
called Corbstt q cowsrdly cur.
Mulqueen could stand II no longer. and
he said to Fiiz: "You arc the coward.
you cur. You would not dare to say that
III Corbcts were he;e. You mast retract
that name and never repeat it,
Fitz did not know Muiqueen, and he
repested what be said about Corbeit and
ADDED few more sdjootives.
Mulcueen became furious and shouted;
"You red-hosdoc, rst-eyed Ioafer, I'll
choke those words down your throat"
fitzsimmons was stung by tho epithet
applied to him, and feeling bis reputation
at stake, clinchod his fists aud put on
an sppssiance TO indicate that he was
atout TO destroy Mulqucen.
To bis establishment, however, Mul.
queen assumed the offensive aud rushed
81 fitzsimmons. who became very quiet.
Julian tugeed at hi. costtails and easily
withheld him, whi 9 IL was ell that four
of MuIqucen's friends could DO to keen
him from jumping on the pugilist.
Mnlqueen lost no time In swearing M
Fi'zsin mons, but wfs finally ouistcd
down. lie left the saloon mystorously.
and ss myaieriously r.entered II son,o
minutes later. he walked quietly TO the
bar, where Fitzsimmons was stnl stand.
ing. but paid no attention TO him. lie
appeared to be admirIng tho large mirror
and the pictures IN the saloon, waiting
for Fitz TO speak.
Fiiz cid net spesk. Re clsim ID that
nuiausen attempted TO draw pistol In
'bc first scrimmsge, and te now noticed
fullness In the hip pocket which alarmed
him. II was cIsimed that Mulqueon
Uent 70 . peishboripg ssioon ana had
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
Sarah Bernhardt is Poor.

Last spring the story was told of the
curious means which Sarah Eernhardt
adopted to TEND back to France the fnan-
cial results Of her appearances In this
country. During her tour, which lasted
only from late in January until April, she
made nearly 500, 900, and this she sent
back by cable to Paris as she received her
share of the profits every week. The
only part of the sum which was not
transferred In this way was her earnings
for the last week OF her tour, and as she
sailed on q Saturday morning and the
accounts were settled on Friday, the
actress was content to carry. this money
over ON the steamer with her. During
that visit to this country, stories of her
frugality and suddenly acquired prudence
were told. which, In view OF her reprts-
tion for extravagance, seemed bard to
believe. Recent reports from Paris prove
that these were not we'll founded. And
Nine. Bernhsrdt Is not ,nly poor today,
but within n week after she had arrived
in Paris from this country she was COM
pslled TO pledge her jewels In order to
meet certain pecuniary obligations. All
that she made on her American tour was
swallowed up by her debts and by the
Of her family. She mas q
numter of people dependent on her, chief
among them being her son Maurice, who
keeps up an expensive establishment for
wsich his mother is said to provide he
means. There ere certain places In Paris
where Bernhardt is always able 10 borrow
and 10 thse $40 can always sue
cessiully appeal In her fr,quent energen-
cies She psys two or three hundred
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I SPORTING ]
|, .......GOSsIP. J

armed himself for the purpose OF shoot
ing Fitz IL the latter gave him an excuse.
After remaining some minutes in the
saloon Mniquesn left, casting a fierce
glance OF anger at the quleted pugilist.
1t wss some time before Fitz would ven
ture out OF the saloon, and when he did
he and Julian hastened to the hotel.
Fitzsimmons CONSIDERS he hac narrow
escape from being Killed, as he is certain
that Mulqusen woula have shot hi IN mad
he hit him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
ALL RrIysrA TED.

An adjourned meeting of tho board of
managers of the American Athletic Union
was held in the Astor House. New York,
last night.
letter from L.. +. Rooney of the
Seventh Regiment was read, asking for
reinstatement Of the regiments athletes.
BY an almost unanimous vote they were
reinstatcd. They are Snedeker, the GU r..
ter-miler; Sands. who does the same dis
tance; Lyon. who Ia good for a quarter
or half; Swelgler, the hurdler, and
Cadmus, the great balf-mile runner.
The board also reinststcd l.. F.Johnson
of the Cathedral l. aud A.. and C.. i.
Hambleton of the Williamsburg A. e.
The board also sanctioned the follow
ing games:
Jan. II, Now West Side a. C.. hnxina~-
Jan. %, Fourteenth Regiment, games.
Feb. l3. n. j. A. g., games.
Feb. IL. Knickerb booker A. {. games.
Feb. %, Knickerbockor A. G. cross
country run.
Feb. "a, Knickerbockcr A. c., exhibi-
tion.
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Hartford. Dec sO-Truant oHce,
Thomas y. NcClunic. who was sus.
pended on Dec. IS, pending n hearinr
upon a charge Of having sold inforina
tion OF proposed liduor raids and re-.
ccived therefor compensation az tho ra q
OF $50 . month. was yesterday reinstated
by The beard 81 school visitors. with
salary In FUN during tho period Of sus.
pension. There We're nearly 100 appli.
cants for the position.
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she always pays. and for that reason never
fails to get it. But after her long career
she has no fortune Whatever and her
only possession is her chateau at Pelle
Isle, on the coast OF Brittany. This cost
her only smsll sum of money and was
when she fought 1t an abandoned
French barracks. But 1t IL all that she
owns ia the way OF home.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
srAsDISc OF ruE POLO CLUBS.
BROWN CONSENTS TO MEET THE TECHS.

BROWN CONSENTS TO MEET THE TECHS.
Brown and Technology have now buried
tho hatchei. and will appear in friendly
rivalry at the b. a. A. athletic meet in
Mechanic' Hall, Boston, on February 8.
WREN John Graham arranged this race
Brown objected, declaring that Tech.
ncfogy was "not in her class" and ex-
pressing preference to race Dartmouth.
Technology would not race against any
ferond team, which was all that MIR.
Graham had left il Brown backed out, so
the only thing left to do was to insist
that Brown agree TO the arrangement al
ready made. Brown has now notified Mr..
Graham that his arrangem cnts are ac-
ceptod.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
ooRMAS KNOCKED OUT.

In barn iu Bergen county, N. J. iast
night, Matty German OF Australia was
knocked out In three ROUNDS by George
Cannon of San Francisco. The fight was
for purse OF $500. 1t was announced
that the winner would be matched
against any Isl pound man In America.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30

committee at Philsaelphia next month
to rewrite some OF the league rules and
eliminate ambiguous language from
them. 1t Is the intention to make the
league rulss read SO plainly that any one
who can read at sll can understand them.
The scoring rules especially will be made
clearer, and with view to establishing
uniformity In scoring In all league cities.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30

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nd invariably relibla are the qualities
81 One Minute Cough Cure. IL never fails
IN colds. croup ard lung troubles. child.
rem like Il hfc,uso 1t Is pleasant TO take
and II helps them.
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Westminster street; rietggor's Pharmacy,
80 North Main street; ;Aiifcd's Pnarmpcy,
Sil Etdy street; Joseph Driver, River.
SIDE Pharmacy, SO Msnton ave.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-30
HEEL AND ToE WALKING MATCH.


Frank Hart, the negro pedestrian, led
ell the men at the 81. Louis natstorium,
in tho first days trip. Hart has 10 miles
and nine Lars TO his credit. John Oddly,
the Engishman Is a close second with Gus
Guerrero third and William hoagland, Of
Auburn, ". Y. fourth.
The other walkers are strung out. The
affair is six day heel and tee walking
match. Twelve men started. The stand
ing at the start today vas as follow s :
Hart, 75 miles; Jonn Oddly, So; Gus
Guerrero, 55; william Honglsnd, 5s; j.
W. Stephen, OF Cincinnati, 81; William l..
Earl, st. Louis, 20; Henry schmelzs of
Chicago, AZ; willisin A. Cshill. st. Loui',
"a; W. A. smith, (cowboy) Denver, %;
I'd. Howlcy. st. Louis, 2s; Dick Ken
nedy, st. Louis, rs; J. W. Jones. New
York, 10.
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THE CHAMPIONS WON.
Defeated the whaiers Very Handily
at New Bedford.

The champion Pawtucket polo players
went TO New Bedford last evening and
won very handIly. The New Bedfcrds
could not drive for goal at all accurately
and we're like lot OF wooden men. The
game had an exciting finish when all the
New Bedford men, including John Smith,
were down around Pawt1cket's end try
Ing to score. The summary:
New Bedford Roberts lr. Spencer Pr,
Doe c, Williams hb. Smith G.
Pavtueket- Cunning ham 1r, Leydon pr,
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New York; Dec. 20.-Play I'm the second
ropnd Of the New York Athletic clubs
hand tennis tournament was continued
yesterday, aud nearly all Of the games
were hotly contested. i. = Donohue
nJccecded. after n most Interesting
struggle, In defeating G. O. Bothner r.
@. Booth anu q. Nj Bcyuton were the
next pair. After 20 innings Booth cnp-
tured the honors by a single point This
VAS the longest game ~ the tournament.
lioynton gathered himself together and
won both Of the other games with COM
parative ease.
WANTS LKAoUE RULES REVISED.
Manager Hanlon Of the Baltimors base
tall elub, cent a letter To- Pee. Hart, Chi.
csgo. ye't'id'y, afr-oyius OF the llttsr's
suggestion for . meeting OF the rules
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SCOTT & BOVINE. Chemists, N-w York.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-03-13
Useless Expense I'm Chicago.

He looked over the plans for the
new building that he intended to have
erected and shook his head.
whats the matter?" asked the ar.
chitect.
"Too elaborate" was the reply "too
much unnecessary fancy work to suit
me-"
"No more than is usual on frat class
buildings" protested the architect
What would you have left Off"
"The ornamental work at the top
"But, my dear sir" protested the
architect, that is quite the thing now
We make the buildings plain except
at the bottom and the top"
"Well," returned the capitalist de.
cidedly, it's all right to have little
ornamentation for the first story, but
object to paying for art-work for the
angels. Well have the top plain.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-03-13
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH l3 1885,
VOLUME XXXVI..-NUMBER H.

shape as the Senate chamber, but con.
sidcrably larger, and the architectural
enrichment is not so elaborate. The
executive offices skirt the outer edge
of the building on the first and second
stories. The committee rooms of the
two Houses are on the ground floor.
The chamber of the Supreme court is
Semi-circular apartment, which pro-
iects partially from the northern front
of the building and is surrounded on
the exterior 10y an open colonnade.
Zone million dollars was the
amount fixed by the Legislature for
the cost of the new capitol. Plans
not only include drawings for the
building, but the laying out of the
grounds, which are to be constructed
into a very beautiful park, with foun-
tains, terraces, balustrades, etc., after
the order of French gardens. The
building itself is to stand on a terrace,
surrounded by a stone ballustrade.
The view from the gardens is one OF
the finest, If not the finest, to be
found in this country. To the east
stands peak Ia, ,444 feet above the
sea, and to the west is grand view OF
the snow-capped Olympic mountains.
To the north is superb water view
over Puget Sound. When the build
ing and grounds are completed, this
spot will be one Of the most delightful
in the country"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-03-13
WHOLE NUMBER 1887.
THE RUSH TO ALASKA.
Old.Time characteristic Of the
Plaeer.Miner.

| Plaeer.MineF.
A late Port Townsend dispatch gives
some interesting information regard.
ing the rush to the New Eldorado in
the north. 1t says that the last City
of Topeka carried away $50 passen-
gers, ITO dogs and a full cargo OF
freight. Many of the passengers, hav-
ing paid their fare, are going to the
Yukon country without a dollar in
their pockets. The steamer Willapa,
which left few days before, took
away cargo of humanity, dogs and
freight, similar to that carried by the
Topeka. Passengers from the Topeka
went ashore offering as high as $50
apiece for dogs of large size, to be
used in hauling sleds to the gold fields
after reaching juneau.
AS usual, success in the sudden &C.
QUESTION of wealth-especially in min
ing-has developed the eccentricities
of those who have passed considerable
OF their time away from the abodes of
mankind.
Not an unusual entree OF q '49er, fresh
from his hole in the ground, to the
" haunts of civilization" then confined
almost conclusively to the saloons,
was by wild dash, loud whoops and
the rapid firing of shots from q re-
volver. These were usually directed
at the lamps, or at the mirror-if
there happened to be one in the room.
The expense of such a proceeding
was but a small consideration when
the dust was plenty. This uproarious
conduct has been somewhat subdued
by the extension Of the habits of civil
lization, and the generous impulse
finds expression in different way, as
the following incident illustrates:
Three years ago this spring, Peter
Wilborg left his home in California for
Cooks Inlet, Alaska. For nearly three
years he worked increasingly in the
gold regions. Last November he came
backto "the States" on visit, bringing
with him $4,000 in gold dust and
nuggets. After banking $4,000
in San Francisco, he started out to
have a good time on the remaining
$4,000. He spent four months in
the Eastern and Southern cities,
spending the larger part OF his pocket
money. He left on the City OF
Topeka on his return to the Alaska
gold fields.
While the steamer was lying at Port
Townsend he amused himself by
throwing double handfuls of silver dol
lars at the boys on the wharf. Every
boy who could hit the eccentric
Alaska miner with q SNOWFALL would
get a handful of coin thrown at him
in return. Wilborg appeared to enjoy
the sport, and, OF course, the boys did.
As the boat pulled out from the wharf
he pelted the boys with money as long
as he was within throwing distance.
During Wilborg's three years oI
exile his only companion was dog.
On his return to-day he had two dogs
which he will take to his lonely re.
treat in the far north. He expects to
remain another three years.