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REVISING GOLF RULES.
United States Association Has
Hard Task

The matter of revision of the rules Of
goir IN America, or rather of the inter
probation Of the rules has proved no
small task, and a report will not he
submitted before the annual meeting in
december. In the meantime the com
m1ttee reports that it is in correspond
ence with the best authorities. both in
the United States and Europe, and that
the rules will be ready for the action
OF the delegates at the annual meeting.
Each rule will be interpreted both as to
match and medal play, with penalties
incurred for the violation of the same.
Some OF the clubs in the United States
Golf association will be required to
make some changes in the game as
played on their links before their mem
bers will be able to conform to the new
definition of an amateur. but the step
taken is in the right direction and will
do much, If rigidly enforced by the
local clubs, to elevate true sport The
old definition Of an amateur was OBJ
jected to as being too loosely drawn
and not suited to the conditions of the
game in this country, although 1t was
adopted from the rules Of the Royal
and Honorable Golf club, of st. An
drews. The principal objection was
that 1t left an opportunity to golfers to
play for money, and that some players
took advantage OF this may be inferred
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and four others which the st. Paul players
taught the whist world to honor in the breach
rather than the observance" In this connec-
ton 1T is proper to announce that the anti
quated Lead has been discarded by some st.
Paul players, though the members of the old
st. Paul team still stick to 1t. A captain
OF one of the Gordon trophy teams has posted
on the club bulletin board notice to the eff
feet that the members of his team will lead
the ten from queen, jack, ten, and fourth
best from king. jack, ten. St. Paul does
not claim to have originated the fourth best
lead from ace and four others, though we
believe that ST. Paul and Minneapolis play
ers were the first to make the lead syetem-
atically in trophy matches. We are gratif1ed
at the statement made by Mr.. Work partly
because it is complimentary to st. Paul whist
players, but mainly because it alleges
that the whist world has learned the lesson
We believe that this is true as to a great
part of the whist world, but that there are
some players who have not learned the les
son is evidenced by the leads made by
matches.
The following summary shows the diff
ferences in leads in the Hamilton-Amrita
Same card opened in ................2 81 deals
Same suit, but not same card. opened
d suit opened in u d deas
Total ......... ....................4S deals
In the seven deals in which the same suit,
but not the same card, was opened there
rita opened ace Hamilton, fourth best,
from ace and four others. One, No. Z, in
which Amrita opened ten. Hamilton eight,
from king, jack, ten, eight, three. One,
No. IS, in which Amrita opened nine Hamil-
ton queen, from king. queen, ten, nine six
of trumps, and one, No. 81, in which Ham
ilton opened s, Amrita s. from ace, eight,
seven, five of spades, the ace of diamonds
being turned and the leader holding king
queen, five, three two of diamonds.
The fourteen hands from which different
suits were led were Nos. 5, 9, 13, 16 10, 90
Il, %, 81, 20. SO, 4S, AZ and 4S. In Nos 20,
We give the fourteen hands in the order
named above. We have for the sake of sim
plicity, so transposed the cards that heart is
trlIrnD in every case
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time, and, working upon the small
cone-shaped cogwheels on the bar,
cause the propeller to revolve, and so
give motion to his unique vehicle.
Fixed in the forward part of the ma
chine is an air guage. which has two
dials, one indicating the amount Of air
in the cylinders and the other the
pressure of the compressed air in the
chest beneath the seat.
The method Of steering the sub
marine bicycle is rather odd. There is
no rudder, nor any provision for one,
but when beneath the surface the ma
chine is so evenly balanced that the
leaning of the rider to one side or the
other causes it to change it's plane and
consequently its course.
When it is desired to rise to the suf-
face water is forced from the chambers
within the cylinders, and the sub
marine bicycle and it's rider slowly
rise to the domain of light and air.
The accompanying illustration shows
the bicycle just as it will appear when
ridden by a submarine diver. The Illus
tration also shows how easy 1t Will
be with the new machine for a diver to
circulate about a wreck and ascertain
it's exact position without having to
go crawling about Shiny decks and run
the risk of brea king his air tube by
getting it twisted with the tangled
rigging.
Inventor Plass is enthusiastic over
this, the latest child of his brain.
Why" said he, ''it is a wonder to me
that no one ever thought of this ma
chine before You see, If bicycle can
go on top of the water what is there
to prevent the construction Of one that
can be ridden under water? The prin-
ciple is just the same as that Of the
boat. We have boats that ride on top
of the water, and the United States
government has just built boat that
will travel about underneath the sur
face 1t was the knowledge Of all these
plans that set me to thinking about
the idea which has led to the invention
of the submarine bicycle.
while l thought first of the machine
being of great use to the diver, 1t has
seemed to me that there was no reason
why it should not be popular with peo-
pie generally I don't believe that it
will be necessary for the rider of this
wheel to wear heavy armor like the
diver does. 1 know, of course, that it
takes something pretty strong to re-
sst the water. but it is my observation
that these days, when anything new
is wanted, somebody always manages
to get it up. So 1 put this submarine
bicycle into practical shape. Of course
I'm proud of it, but 1 truly believe
that it is going to become a popular
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/ BICYCLE WHICH PROVES AN
EASY GOER AS A SUBMARINE
VEHICLE.
SENSATION IN CYCLING.
BROOKLYN INVENTOR C0NTSRUCT-
ING A LARGE SUBMARINE
MACHINE.
WHEELS REvoLvE TOGETHER.
Illustration Showing the Bicycle
just as 1t VIII Appear When
Ridden by n Diver.

Genius has now made it possible for
bicyclist to ride under water. There
have been plans for wheelmen to ride
to and from the clouds and TO ride
underground in cycle tunnels.
There have been bicycle railways and
bicycle boats but Reuben H Plass, of
COS Lafayette avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y,
an inventor, Is constructing a machine
Which makes submarine wheeling an
accomplished fact. The practicability
or the invention has been demonstrated
by means of model, and the workings
of this model have been such as to at
tract the admiration and Endorsement
of every practical cyclist who has seen
1t. Not only do the cyclists praise It,
but the submarine divers believe it is
destined to be of the greatest use to
them.
All men Of brains agree that this is
an age of progress and that the bicycle
is one Of the most practical instruments
of advancement. This invention proves
the truth of the latter belief, and it
goes without saying that the former
is correct. To those who are familiar
with what is known as deep sea diving,
the utility of the submarine bicycle is
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-29
A COSTLY SHORT SUIT LEAD.

A remarkable deal was played last
week In a team of four game at the
whist club. A firm believer in the
long suit tried the experiment of lead
ing from queen, jack and one small
in preference to opening a five card
suit. eight spot highM We give the
hands and the play atssoth tables The
result is not intendedsas an argument
in favor of the long suit game, for VIC
ADMIT that the disaster that followed
the short suit lead in.ythe deal would
not happen once in a Thousand times
indeed we seriously think that the
short suit lead from such hand is apt
to produce better results than the long
suit lead - q
The Hands 10 zig
North-Spades 10, 9, g. 2; hearts, none;
clubs, A, j, 8, 5; diamonds, K, O. TO- 8, g.
East.Spadee, Q, j, 4; hearts, 8, Z, 6, 8, g.;
clubs, q; diamonds s, Z, g. 2.
y south-Spades, A, s. 8; hearts. 4, 2; clubs,
X, Q, s, 6. 4, 8; diamonds, ], 5.
West-Spades, X, z, 6; hearts, A, K, @, j,
10 3; clubs, 10, z; diamonds A, 4.
len diamonds turned. Leader, East.
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THEY RlDICULE 1T.
MANY PEOPLE RIDICULE THE IDEA
OF AN ABSOLUTE CURE FOR
DYSPEPSIA AND STOM-
ACH TROUBLES.
Ridicule, However, Is Not Argu-
ment, and Facts Are Stubborn
Things.

Stomach troubles are so common and
in many cases so obstinate to cure that
people are apt to look with suspicion on
any remedy claiming to be a radical,
permanent cure for dyspepsia and indI-
gestion. Many such pride themselves
on their acuteness in never being hum
plugged, especially on medicines
This fear of being humbugged may be
carried too far; SO far in fact that
many persons suffer for years with
weak digestion rather than risk a little
time and money in faithfully testing
the claims of a preparation so reliable
and universally used as Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets.
Now Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are
vastly different in one important re-
spect from ordinary proprietary medi-
cines for the reason that they are not q
secret patent medicine, no secret Is
made Of their ingredients, but analysis
shows them to contain the natural di-
gestive ferments, pure aseptic pepsin,
the digestive acids, Golden Seal, bis
muth, hydratis and nux They are not
cathartic, neither do they act power
fully on any organ, but they cure indi-
gestion on the common sense plan OF
d.gesting the food eaten thoroughly be-
fore 1t has time to ferment, sour and
cause the mischief This is the only
secret of their success
Cathartic pills never have and never
can cure Indigestion and stomach trou-
bles because they act entirely vi On the
bowels. whereas the whole trouble is
really in the stomach
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, taken af-
ter meals, digest the food That is all
there is to 1t. Food not digested or
half digested is poison as it creates
gas. acidity, headaches. palpitation of
the heart, loss of flesh and appetite
and many other troubles which are
often called by some other name.
They are sold by druggists everywhere
ut 80 cents per package. Address Stu
art Co., Marshall, Mich. for little book
on stomach diseases. sent free.
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Comment
Trick One-East's lead costs four tricks.
Inc distribution of the cards is remarkable
East figured that there was no chance of
making anything in hearts, and that he
might Kill an honor in his partners hand
by leading that suit The lead of the queen
OF spades we consider justiiable, especially
In view of the four truInps in Easts hand
the danger Of assisting in the making of an
adverse suit being lessened by the presence
Of the four trumps
Trick Two-South opens regularly from his
club suit, and North overtakes queen with
ace in order to lead trumps.
Trick 5: North makes the regular lead
from his combination of trumps.
TICK 4: North plays for everything in
sight and trumps the heart. Note Vests
lead Of queen from A, X, @, ], and others
We regard this change from the recognized
American high card leads one of very
few which possess any merit; the lead of
a jack thus always indicates the absence of
the ace. Curiously enough, each of the four
players has had lead and has led queen.
Trick 5: North leads king of trumps and
is pleased when the jack falls. He finds
four trumps with East and picks them all up.
Trick 8: An exception to the rule of re-
turning the lowest Of four of partners suit.
Play SO as not to block the suit. North re-
turns jack Of clubs and then nine.
Tricks to 13: South brings in his club
suit. The last trick goes to West with ace
of spades. tn
Table p Eot
Trick 1: East opens his hands convention
ally and forces the five-trump hand North Is
inclined to swear at South for not playing
a better second hand, until the development
shows the position Of the hearts.
Trick 3: North leads his club suit which
seems his best play, but 1t is clear that the
whole hand could have been made by lead
ing a trump, if West wins with ace and
North refuses the force. South would trump
the next heart lead club, sand North would
exhaust all the trumps.
Trick 4: South marks an original holding
of at least five trumps with North, as he
trumpet the first lead of hearts, and led a
four-card suit. South has no other lead, but
jack of trumps. Vests refusal to play ace
is very lucky and probably sound. If he
plays ace and leads heart North will re-
fuse the force, and make the hand with the
exception Of a trump which East will make
on clubs.
Tricks to 10: West wins with ace Of
trumps. The rest is easy. North is COM
PEELED to take the force East is left with the
thirteenth trump. and the heart suit comes
in. -
Had this deal been played in match for
the Hamilton or Challenge trophy the losers
would have had perfect right to tell hard
luck story, for in our opinion the play at
neither table is subject to criticism.
We answered in this column last week a
question propounded by West Superior corr
respondent. The point was as to East's
proper play at trick 4 from the following
hand and on the following development:
East's hand: Spades, A.; hearts, j., 10, g. 4,
8 q; clubs. A, g. diamonds, @, j, 10, 4. Six
of clubs turned by North. The play:
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from the above 1t will be seen that while
on the percentage basis two clubs Minneap-
Oils and st. Paul. are ahead of Hamilton.
the West Philadelphians nevertheless have
long lead in the matter of matches won
being six ahead of their nearest competitor
twenty wins gives permanent possession of
Baltimore played Hamilton for the chaI-
ienge trophy yesterday. These are admittedly
the two strongest teams in the East. and the
announcement of the result of the match is
awaited with great interest Our Selection
choice. ioi
LOCAL WHIST NOTES.
The first games in the Gordon tronbv
tournament were played last Monday evening
All the matches scheduled were PLAYED with
the Following results: Briggs team heat
Hays by one trick; Zenzius and Bum nlayed
Tie match; Erwin won from Sargent by eight
ticks Metcalf from Fetter by thirteen tricks
ana Gordon's team came out two tricks
anead OF Buford's. Much interest was mani
rested IN the games, for the teams appeared
70 De Vrey closely matched; the new PLAYERS
were very uncertain quantities. The games
sche0u!ed Tor tomorrow night are: Rriggs
vs.. buiord; Gordon VS.. Ward; Bum VS.. Nav.
Metcalf VS.. Sargent; Erwin VS.. Fetter. Zen
Metcalf and Sargent were seven nIus q,
last weeks Wednesday night progressive
game, and carried off the high score badoas
Miller and Buford still have good lead in
the race 1or the championship medals.
George T.. RlInn
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Score: North and South, Z.


Comment
Trick 2.-South's trump lead is sound.
Trick 3.-We should not play king second
hand in this situation South cannot lead
trumps again advantageously, but he would
like to have his partner get the lead and
return the trump. South does not want the
lead and should play low.
Trick 4.-There are excellent reasons why
West should return his partners suit. His
own suit is strong, but he Is weak in trumps
and has no re-entry. He should return the
club to give East finesse; the play Of
king second hand has disclosed South's weak
ness, and a lead up to him may result In
a force which will prevent the making of the
spade suit.
Trick 5.-North sees that the diamond suit
is completely established against him. and
avoids a second lead of trumps.
Trick ga curious false-card play made
with double object. North decides not to
return the trump, as one Uf the adversaries
must have held at least FOUR and partner was
not strong enough to contindF the lead. North
cannot lead spades, fop The weak hand will
trump and the strongo hand get a discard ;
he does not like to lead the diamond up to
Vests strength. He decides to return the
club through the strong Inland, and leads
the nine from jack, nine. four. His idea is
that East will play hffn FOR returning the
highest of two and WIFI place jack with South
or West and go UP with queen. While, II he
leads a low card, East Iwi1P' be sure to pass.
We think that East, ION principle. should
have passed the nine, gone up with queen
for 1t certainly seems impossible for him to
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IN THE RING.

THE frat time I ever saw Parson Davies
ratified, said sporting man the other day,
was Monday night 1 was watching the
Parson when Choynski was knocked out. The
Parson Is always pale, but he turned gray.
dropped hts watch upon the floor, and
thought he was going to faint
The challenge which George Green young
CorbetD issued to McAuliffe after the Nc
Auliffe- Carroll fight, seems to have awakened
the cid lightweight champion. McAulife has
expressed willingness to meet Green.
Parson Davies expects to take Choynski,
Armstrong and Barry TO England in Deem
Der. He will challenge any boxer in England
to meet Choynsh, and will put Barry against
Palmer or Plimmer at 112 pounds, weigh-in
at the ring side.
Negotiations are pending between Ben
Falk, manager of the Golden West Athletic
club, and the manager of Craig known as
the Harlem Coffee Cooler" for a match
the champion middleweight of England.
Now that Erne has stood before Dixon.
Jim Kennedy wants to match him against Nc
Portland for $1,000 side in private.
Aside from the long-heralded and widely
doubted "big fight" this week lovers Of the
manly art can get run for their money in
the meeting of Everhart and Ernst Tuesday
night
Sullivan, 1t is said, ms. part with that
right hand, after all, surgeons failing to
stem the cancers growth.
John ]. Quinn, manager OF Pugilst Peter
Maher, has fallen heir to $25 600, left by his
sister in England.
1t is said that Dick O'9rien has been firt-
ing with the New York boxing clubs, and as a
consequence will find himself out of an en-
gagement. The story is that he is signed to
meet Wolcott before one institution and Dan
Creedon before another.
Fred A. Brown thinks Cotter who Is to
meet Casey Dec. Z, a conner He outfought
Van Heest in six rounds, and Brown says he
is very hard hitter. Brown laments the
fact that he cannot make go with Ham
mond, whom he imagines he can beat easily.
Preliminary articles have been signed for a
match between Billy Plimmer and Sam
Kelly at the Olympic club. Birmingham for
$500 ga, 00o) next March. Preliminary articles
have also been signed for a sculling match
between Barry and Gaudaur for $500 49, 500
on the Thames in April.
Peter Makers "bit'' out of the purse he
won in the Choynski fight is said to have
been s., 900
Paddy Purtell is in New York, according
to the Sun. of that city, looking for match
with Joe Walcott
Jack Reid of Ireland, a1d Harry Fisher, of
Brooklyn, have been matched to box ten
rounds at catch weights.
Stanton Abbott and Mike Leonard were
matched, on Saturday. to box twelve rounds
at 135 pounds
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ity, but it is fact that some of the best
and fastest men that ever sat bicycle
played football. Among them is Dute Ca
banne, who was a great Rugby half-back be-
fore he became rider Joe Howard, who is
the best amateur rider in the country to-
day, plays full-back in the Smith academy
team. Bert Harding and all the Coburns
play the association game. Osgood, the great
PENNSYLVANIA half-back was very fast man
on the track. This is also true of Otto Zieg-
Ter, Arthur Gardiner and several other great
riders. So, after all, it does not follow that
playing football Injuries racing cyclist any.
The following bicycle advertisements have
recently appeared in various papers: Wanted
good second hand bicycle in exchange for
dancing lessons "A postage stamp collec-
ton for a irst-class Wheel Have 800
second hand chairs In good order which
will give for two bicycles one tandem. y
Il will give calf-bound Encyclopedia Brit
annica, worth $3.50. for a highs grade bicycle"
.'Wanted-A bicycle in exchange for an organ
for a museum" Marine oil painting worth
800 for a bicycle. "A fine collection of
Angora cats In exchange for bicycle"
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y Robert Fftzsimmons, who holds the fstic
championship of the world, has applied for
Co., patent attorneys Washington, D. C.. for
punching bag platform, which is very
unique and attractive. Bob" intends using
this platform in performances, and it will
undoubtedly be a great addition to his para
phernalia and add much to the general effect
of his exhibition.
In It's general characteristics, the punching
bag platform comprises two centrally ar.
ranged circular frames or rings of resonant
material, which are placed one above the
other, and connected so as to form a sound
ing board. The open center of this sounding
board contains light skeleton frame, having
central head from which is suspended the
punching bag, the suspending cord being of
a length which will cause the bag to impinge
against the lower surface of the sounding
board in whatever direction the bag is
struck.
From the periphery of this platform or
sounding board extends an outer skeleton
frame, consisting of series of radiating
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5 oUR1WHJsT CORNER

decipher North's play. and his subsequent
play shows that he did not.
TICK S.-East plays dangerously in return
ing the trump. There can be no gain unless
west holds both ace and king and there may
be decided loss if he does not hold ace
East should make sure thing Of the hand
by returning the club
Irlck 1l-North's false club lead at trick
nxed the position of the clubs in East's
mind, and he was apparently SO certain that
ms partner held jack of clubs that he did no,
note note his discard at trick 10. The three Of
diamonds shows that West had originally five
caros OF that suit, and that, therefore his
Inree remaining cards are ali diamonds and
me JACK OF clubs must be with North. East
1 .ao 10 read very simple situation. and
tnreW Inree tricks at North. or course South
lakes the opportunity to get rid of the ten
oi spaces. giving North clear field with his
HAMILToNs STILL CHAMPIONS.
The Hamilton four defeated the Amr,t.
Jour from Poughkeepsie in a ChalIenee
% coopny match last Saturday by the score d
90 70 >; This equals the record in the mat.
YET OF the dfnerence between the winners and
loser totals. St Paul defeaed Fergus FALL
last winter by 20 points.
follows: ma'cn
Deals
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arms, having open centers and resembling
the points OF mammoth star. These arms
" points are connected at their outer ex-
tremities to the upper ends of Standards
which support the sounding board at the
proper elevation above the head of the oper-
ator. The arms are also furnished at their
outer ends with sockets to receive the stats
OF hags OF different nations, feature which
anords a high degree of ornamentation and
renders the apparatus very attractive to the
noted above, the inner and outer skeleton
frames admit an ample supply of light be-
meath the sounding board or platform, and
objection incident to the ordinary solid or
close platform at present in USE BY means
OF the sounding board, the blows of the
Puncning Dag are magnifed and easily be
heard in any part of the theater
The improved platform is quite a departure
from those heretofore in use, and will no
doubt attract a great deal of attention on ac-
count OF the beauty Of its design and its re-
sonant qualities.
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and everyday method of amusement.
81 am hurrying the construction as
rapidly as possible, but have been put
to unavoidable delay by the difficulty
of securing some parts. They are not
made by the regular bicycle manufac-
lures; SO I have had to have them built
to order. In q few weeks 1 hope to
have the submarine bicycle ready for
test. Clad in f1annel-lined diving
suit the cold will not be feltn