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Middletown transcript., 1896-09-26
Church Re-opeutnr.


Having been closed two months for re-
pairs, the St. Georges NJ. E. Church was re-
opened last Sunday, and the pastor. Rev.
J. o. Sypherd. reports with satisfactory re-
suits. DR.. Tinker preached to a large au-
dience in the morning, and with the pas
tor and the Oldest member of the church,
Mr.. J. II. Colder. he spoke at the afternoon
service. The full amount of the repairs,
frescoing. carpet etc., had been provided
for, the ladies having materially assisted
but the doctor being styled "a prince among
beggars" took up collection, getting q
hundred and ten dollars to replenish the
treasury.
Rev. Julius Dodd, of Newport, former
pastor. preached in the evening to the edi-
fieation of a large audience, "a character
istic sermon-clear. strong and forcible." {"
The pastor wishes to express thanks to dis
tant friends for the material encouragement
iysn.
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/ Wilmington, Del.
Special for Saturday.
One thousand yards
Fruit of Loom Mus
lin, 61ac. per yard.
One Thousand yards
heavy u n b i Q a c b q d
sheeting Muslin, 40
inches wide, &c. per
yard from 1Oc.
A splendid and en-
tirely new line of
Ladies' Jackets and
Capes are ready for
sale. They are in the
new fall stufs, hand
some and very effec-
tive. The prices for
the qualities shown
were never lower and
the goods are sure to
please eyou. Somerough
and boucle effects are |
extremely stylish. $5
to $40.
Bleached Table lin
en-, very fine, 5Oc. from
75c:
Two hundred var DIS
new finish German
double Damask Table
Linen at 81 per yard.
Looks and feels like
satin. 2yards wide.
VIM. B. SHARP & co.
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We never carry anything ever.
Annual Sale
OF
Summer
Clothing

The best suit in the house
$40.
Fifteen and eighteen dol.
lar suits, So.
Ten and twelve dollars suits,
Sc.
Everything is to be closed
out-nothing will be carried
over.
Here are a few OF the many
OF be disposed of.
$3.50 and $40 suits for So.
Black and white pin-striped English Cas-
simeres suits, reduced from SIG to $40; are
now Sc.
Light Homespun Suits, reduced from
$3.50 to $40; are now &c.
Blue Cheviot Suits Suitable for fall weary
SIS Suits reduced to $40; are now IS,
now Sc each.
SIS and $40 suits for $S.
Alizarine dyed Serge Suits. Were IS
Imported Homespun Suits. Were $40,
then $40 now $s. Dark and light shades.
Black Llama Thibets. Goods known to
never fade. Were $40; now So.
All higher priced suits $40.
Clay Serges, well made. as they deserve,
$l0; were 5000
English Worsted Suits, that were $225O;
are $40.
Fine Cassimeres and Diagonals that were
20 to $25; now $40.
Bicycle suits S6. from $40.
Mixed plaid Cheviots, that were $40; now
Fancy effects in Homespuns that were
$15 now IS.
Imported Tweeds and Cassimeres, ex-
elusive patterns Worth any amount of
money to people who appreciate them, all
b10. Some are worth $40, although our
regular prices were from S16 to $1S each.
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entertainment.

An evenings entertainment will be
given atty. NJ. G. A. Rooms on Tuesday
evening, September Goth. to which the
charge of admission WILDE dime. Mr..
y. A. Suydam is in charge Of the arrange
ments. There will be music and q charade
and humorous sketch. The following is
the cast in the latter:
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ing 1t to run gently to the still ball h,
making the count.

ing it to run gently to the still ball h,
making the count.
When a player misses one of these
masses the spectator will at once be
able to locate his error by watching
the course of the ball. If the cue is
not properly chalked it will slip off the
ball and strike the cloth; the only eff
feet of the stroke being that of the
pinch, which will make the cue ball
run slowly toward e. If the cue has
been aimed too much to the left of
the point d, the, cue ball will curve
naturally, but it will never touch the
object ball. If it has been aimed too
much to the right of d, the cue ball
will be unable to get round the object
ball, and after trying to push it for
ward, will come to a stop.
NURSING.
The first great principle of nursing
is to keep the balls, in front of the cue
ball. The most familiar example of
this is the following position:
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the recognized championship class. I
don't propose to fight every Tom, Dick
or Harry who should hurl a challenge
at me- Life Is too short There are a
lot OF people already who want a con-
test with me. 1 know there will be
others" If I win the championship.
Very likely Joe Goddard, Of Australia.
will be one of these. After Fitz ne is
the man Of all others 1 would be glad
to meet. If win with his lanky coun-
trymap, Goddard can have fight from
me any time for the asking. I want
to wipe out the defeat I sustained
at his hands in my earlier career, when
l was raw, untutored and uncondition-
ed. / feel all the more "sore on my
SELF" as the boys put it, for. that re-
verse, as I almost had the battle won,
inexperienced as I was, and lost
through lack of condition.
Should I defeat both FitZsimmons
and Goddard, I don't know just now
whom I would take on next. Corbett
has retired and is out of the business.
Being. then, a. champion, it would not
be my business to issue challenges,
but to receive them. / will not, as
have been asked, challenge Corbett,
for that to my mind would be I'M
sportsmanlike and in bad taste, espe-
cially as he had retired in my favor. If,
however, Mr.. Corbett should ever re-
consider his determination and decide
to re-enter the ring, I will, If 1 am
still champion, gladly battle him for
the championship.
OF one thing my friends and the
public can rest assured. I will never
go on the stage, never become an actor
or lecturer, but remain a fighter as
long as youth, health and strength re-
main with me. During that time 1 will,
O OF hn oh mir
ship against all corners and do my
best--I am now an American citizen
to keep it "in the land Of the free and
the home Of the brave"
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King has promised to award the prizes OF
silver olive wreaths. and special commemor4
alive postage stamps will be issued by the
government. the proceeds to go to the Olym-
pic fund. 1t is intended to finish the station
in marble, but only part of it will be ready
for the sports in the spring. 1t is said that
when the structure is finished the seating
capacity will be 10000. 1t forms a natural
hollow between two of the lowest spurs of
Mount Hymettus, the sides sloping up to a
height of from 60 to so feet. The interior
space in the form OF a horseshoe, is go
feet long and 100 feet wide. From this spot
splendid view of Athens and the surrounds
ing country be had including the Bay
OF Salamis. Foot races and gymnastic CON-
tests will take place in the Stadion, and
also the finish of the 20-mile race from Mar
athon. There will also be a bicycle race on
the Phaleric plain, half way between the
city and the seashore, swimming and row.
ing races in the roadstead Of Phaleron. and
yacht races In the Saronic gulf. The Amer
lean athletes will not compete as was at
first intended, owing to failure of the New
York Athletic club to take the matter In
hand. Jagauria, the champion swordswoman
Of the world, has signiied her Willingness
to compete in the games, but the manage
ment at Athens has been unable to secure
an opponent for the famous swordswoman.
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estly believe that will win In anything
from four to eight rounds. If I don't.
[ will be more surprised than any of my
legion Of friends, who have the same
buoyant confidence as your humble
servant.
OF one thing the sporting public can
rest assured-the battle will be swift
and hard. 1t will be so even should
the tide by any chance go against me.
Fitz will have to knock me stone out
to win. I will fight while breath and
senses remain. I will be in the acme
Of condition and fit to stand a bruis
ing contest, for know, reader, condi
ton makes courage as well as endur
ance. Many fighter has been com
PEELED from sheer exhaustion to relin-
quish struggle from lack Of condition
which he might have won had he been
fit and we'll
Should I defeat Fitzsimmons, as l
confidently expect. I will be prepared
to defend the championship against all
conlers-that is. against all Corners OF
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IF either or is the cue ball the
shot is very easy, because both the
other balls are in front. But if b is
the cue ball, the SHOT is difficult, be-
cause the cue ballsis between the OBJ
ject balls. Any players skill in nurs-
ing may be roughly judged by observ-
ing how frequently he leaves his own
ball between the two others at the end
Of a shot.
In Straight rairis billiards, when
there is no limitation as to the number
of shots that may be made with the
balls In any position, and which is
the game usually played by amateurs,
the general aim of the player is to keep
the balls near the rail, and to gather
them in the corners t.l en- ~ -
There are a great many conventional
gathering shots, Of which we give two
that are Of common occurrence, the
manner Of making them being good
test, of Skill. 7.as G ao-r e-'T
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STABLE GOSSIP.

A yearling flly by Pamlico t2:10), out Of the
dam of Vera Capel (2:071s), is in Richard Cur
It's stable.
The Webster City, To-, Driving Park club
claims Aug IL to IL as the dates Of its
summer meeting.
v. l. Shuler has Greenleaf (2:101s) and
hopes to have the fast son Of Simmons ready
for the races this year.
Sam Fuller, of Sedalia, Mo-, has three
year-old in his stable that is faster than Ken
lucky Union at the same age.
Trainer Frank Loomis, who has charge of
the Du Bots horses at Denver, Col, will have
in his stable for this season Athol Wilkes
(2:1ek), by Shadeland Onward.
DR.. w. o. Chaffee, of Columbus, Tenn, has
bought Allerton Boy. by Allerton dam, Eloise,
by Director; second dam by Princeps from
C. w. Williams, Galesburg, III.
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SHOTS THAT GIVE A SPECTATOR
TMMEDIATE IDEA OF THE Play
ER,S FORM.
PRINCIPLES OF THE GAME.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STRAIGHT
RAIL AND BALK LINE BILL
IARDS.
EXPLANATION OF THE SCIENCE
essary for Spectator to Enjoy
the Game.

AT the many amateur and profession
al billiard tournaments in progress
through the country, it is doubtful if
one in a hundred among the specta tors
understands or appreciates the really
fine points Of the game, or can detect
the errors of players technique, says
the New York Herald
When he sees a ball touch five or six
cushions, and then count, he thinks it
great billiards. Any beginner can
send balls rushing round the table, but
the skill Of the expert is shown on his
ability to make them stop exactly
where he wants them for the next shot.
There are four shots that give spec
tator an immediate line on a players
form-the follow, the draw, the pinch
and the masse. In both the follow
and draw the experts cue follows the
ball he strikes. This is especially no.
ticeable in the draw.
When the beginner essays a draw
shot, he usually jerks his cue back just
as it reaches the ball. But if the ex-
perts cue Is carefully watched, it will
be seen to go clear through the ball
and about three inches beyond.
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Other Ring Affairs.

"Peddler' Palmer says Peter jack
son has seen his best days. "When
Corbett refused to fight him. said
Palmer, 'sit broke his heart. Peter is
welY nigh broke, but his friends cling
to him tenaciously. Jackson's popu-
larity has not waned in England. He
is the only fighter who has free access
to the National Sporting club. It's no
telling, however, where he will land
If he does not let UP on the BOOZE"
Steiner, Fitzsimmons' sparring
partner, is in the hospital with a brok-
en- nose. Fitz didn't mean it, of course.
Corbett denies the story Of his fight
with a Philadelphia fireman.
Sam Fitzpatrick, manager of George
Lavigne. has received cablegram
from London Offering to match Dick
Burge against Lavigne at 1873 pounds
for $4,000 or $1,000 side and a $500
purse, to take place Monday of Derby
week, which is May 81. Fitzpatrick
replied that he would accept the pro-
posal providing they sent on $500 for
expenses.
Ted Pritchard has been challenged
by Bill Slavin, a brother of Paddy
Slavin.
Jimmy Anthony the Australian ban
tam, has gone to Frisco. He will re-
turn in the spring.
1t is stated on good authority at
Fort Worth, Tex, that the Maher-
Fitzsimmons fight, instead Of being
pulled off in Juarez, Mexico, Feb. Ia.
will take place on this side Of the Rio
Grande at point three miles from Ell
Paso. just over the New Mexico line.
which can only be reached by the
Southern Pacific trains from Ell Paso.
Steve O'Donneu wants to meet
Choynski.
Corbett is said to be still paying ali
mony, 500 week.
The latest rumor Is to the effect that
Tommy Ryan is to issue challenge
to Joe Choynski.
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b m Zelpha Burns (p) VS.. Wapello County Ag-
ricultural society, Ottumwa, 10. Protested
collection. $22 Protest made on the ground
that the original 2:15 pacing class, in which
he entered the mare Zelpha Burns, did not
fill, and that no entry was made in the re-
opened class. This is duly sworn to and sup
ported by affidavit and letter from the secTe-
tary of the member at Ottumwa, To-, notifying
the protestant that the 215 class had failed
to fill, and asking him to let him know about
the II Zelpha Burns. Defense files the Or
iginal entry made on the first date of closing
entries, but nothing to show that the entry
was made in the reopened class is filed Or
dered: That the protest be sustained and
money returned to protestant.
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about half way between its center and

about half way between its center and
the cloth.
So far the shot is very simple, but
before we make the stroke let us con-
slider the future position of the ball b.
It will be driven off in the direction of
the line be. Now 1t may be very nee
essary that it should go more in the
direction b-f, which would necessitate
striking b about the point on the line
Big. If we still strike the cue ball
half way between its center and the
cloth, the result will be a draw shot,
which will bring the cue ball back
somewhere in the direction Of h, miss
ing the ball c altogether.
In order to compensate for this devil
alton in the point of impact it will be
necessary for the cue to approach the
center Of the ball a the exact distance
that the point of impact was moved
on the object ball b. Suppose the dis
lance between the lines and e to
be one-sixth of an inch, the cue must
be raised one-sixth Of an inch nearer
the center of the ball a.
With these principles well in mind,
any one may spend an interesting even
ing watching game Of billiards and
forming his opinion of the compare
tive skill of the players engaged.
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MICHIGAN COMES IN.
1t Names a Member for the Athletic
Conference.

1t Names a Member for the Athletic
Conference.
The board of control OF athletics of
the University Of Michigan has APP
pointed DR.. Charles x. Nancrede its
president to represent Michigan univer-
sity in the proposed athletic conference
of the universities of the West. 1t has
also ruled that henceforth only strictly
amateurs shall play on teams there.
By amateurs is meant those who have
never received money in any way for
their knowledge or skill in athletics,
expressly barring out those who have
coached. The old players on the teams
will not be barred even though they
have violated these rules. All new cam
didates, however, will be required to
live up to them. This will permit Capt.
Shields, of last years Grand Rapids
team, to still retain his position.
This is the association originated by
Prof. Conway Mcmillan, and is pro-
posed to include the universities Of Min.
nesota and Wisconsin, Northwestern
university, University Of Illinois, Pur
due and University of Michigan and
possibly Iowa university.
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Curious Sayings.

Trolley Pills, said gentleman calling
for ''77," because they knock out the
Grip.
Heven!y- Heaven, isped a child asking
for Seventy-seven. Children all like
the pleasant pellets; they prevent
Colds running into Group and Brons
chitis.
Singers Ruin, or loss of voice, cancels
the engagement and stops the flow of
gold; Wde, Siby1 Sanderson. '77'j
prevents the loss of both singers and
clergymen's voices and restores therh
when lost.
Broken Bone or Dengue Fever, is the
Southerner's term for La Grippe,
"77' dissipates the Fever and cureg
the Grip.
Gripper, to seize, is the Russian idea Of
Grip. ''77'' 1oosens it's hold.
They Say, that ''77" stops the cough,
cures the Cold, prevents Pneumonia,
They Say, that ''77'' breaks up a cold
that .shangs ON" and it does.
A Wag says: "Even the angels are res
turning from Heaven, content to re.
side here with "77."
Small bottles of pleasant pellets-ft your vest
pocket; sold by druggists. or sent on receipt OF
price. 25c.; or five for SI.00 Hump MedE
cine Co., III q lib William ST.. New York.
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Ii the cue strikes the ball about one
fourth to the right from the top. still
pointing toward the center of the ball
the cue will force it's way past the bali
toward the cloth, driving the ball to
the left. This principle is used in the
spring follow" to go slowly through
a ball that lies very close If the ball
is struck one-fourth from the top and
the cue held almost upright. it will
nave much the same effect, but also
1mpart to the cue ball a retrograde mo-
ton, like a draw shot, and this mo-
ton, being much stronger than the
pinch, will gradually overcome it, and
cause the ball to return toward the
cue in straight line
If the cue strikes the ball too near
the top the pinch will be too strong
for the cue ball to reach the object
ball. If the cue has been held too near
the perpendicular the ball will not re-
turn after striking the object ball. By
watching the result of the stroke the
spectator will be able to judge of the
skill of any player attempting this
shot, and can Immediately mark his
defect.
THE MASSE.
If we place the three balls in a
straight line, about six inches apart
the players ball at one end, we have
the position for the simple form of the
masSe.
To understand the principle of this
shot we must first join the centers of
the cue and the object ball by an
imaginary line, alb. At right angles
to this line. and about quarter ball
from the top we find point, C, where
the cue must strike If we wish to
masse to the left
AS we want to propel the cue ball
to the extreme edge Of the object bail.
about the point 6, we must hold our
cue pointing in the direction cd, but
inclined at an angle Of at least fifty
degrees from the surface of the table.
Then comes the most important part
Of all, a firm but very light blow. with
a well chalked cue, on the point c.
The double effect Of this stroke is to
pinch the ball between the cue and
the table, forcing it toward e. the
direction of the cue at the same time
driving 1t toward d. These two forces
being equal, the ball will feel the eff
feet Of both equally, and will move to-
ward a point halfway between d and
e, which will be f.
The effect Of the pinch being gradu-
ally overcome by the effect of the retro
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WHO "BRIGHT EYEsv is.
Pedigree of Dan Stunrts Husky COL
Ored Wonder.

Scott Collins, known as bright
Eyes" Of Texas, is a new one in the
boxing world. No one heard of him
till he was recently trotted by Dan"
Stuart as an opponent for Joe" Walk
colt. He may never be heard of again,
Bright Eyes" is a colored man, and
is said to be a native of FL Paso, Tex;
twenty-four years old; weighs 40 to
145 pounds, and stands feet inches
in height, which is seven and a half
inches more than Walcott.
Bright Eyes" boxed Jack" Ever
hart twenty-one rounds to a draw last
year in Texas, and he whipped tom"
Cavanaugh in fifteen rounds.
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BALKS ON TABLE.

The eight spaces formed between
these lines and the cushions are called
balks, and player is not allowed to
make more than two consecutive shots
on balls which are both in baIk. After
making one shot, he must drive one
or other of the balls across the line
on the next shot. In doing so he may
return it to it's former position if he
can. If he fails to drive ball across
the line on his second shot, that ends
his run.
In balk line nursing the player tries
to get the balls astride the line. The
favorite position is known as the an
Choir.
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fighting, and that matter has already
been arranged by the shrewd Dan
Stuart.
There Is no law against prize fight
ing in Mexico. 1t is an offense I'M
known there. The Mexican mind does
not fully grasp the idea of a premedi-
tated and prearranged fight upon a
enough there, but it Is usually on the
spur Of the moment, and machete or
six shooter takes the place of glove
inclosed knuckles. There is however,
law against bull fighting, but that
does not stop bull fights. The man
ayers Of these affairs are fined in ad-
vance, which fine is exacted in lieu of
a license. The fine, or license, Is $500
Mexican money, or about $3.50 our
money.
AS the FitZsimmonS-Maher match is
to be pulled off in the bull fighting
arena Of Juarez, and as in connection
with it there is likely to be an eXhi-
bition of the favorite Spanish pastime,
the managers have arranged for the
bull fighting franchise" and therefore
the fistic encounter will proceed with
out interference.
The arena Of Juarez will seat about
10000 people. and the prospects are that
it will be filed. Seats have been built
about the bull ring, running down to
the squared circle" and thence up
ward in tiers to the high roof
George Siler. Of Chicago, has been
chosen as referee, and the selection
cannot be other than satisfactory to
the interested parties, since his name
was on both lists submitted by the
managers of the pugilists. His pres
ence in the ring, it is believed, will be
a guarantee Of fairness all around
Siler is we'll known to the sporting fra
ternity. Twenty years ago he was
lightweight champion Of the East, and
it was not many years ago that Mike
Donovan boxed Siler and said that he
could handle himself better than most
Of the latter day boxers. For num-
Der of years he has been writer on
sporting topics, and is now connected
with Chicago newspaper. He is said
to know all there is to know about
pugilism, and his ability and fairness
as referee are unquestioned.
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NEWS OF THE HORSES.
Runners, TrOtters and PAGERS Are
Treated Briefly.

1t is possible. although not necessar-
lily probable, that racing, with pool sell
ing, will be prohibited in that natural
home of the blue grass and the runner,
Kentucky. A bill has been introduced
in the legislature Of the Bourbon state
to accomplish that result, but it is
about as lonesome as w. c. P. Brock
enridge would be at a social purity
meeting. All the "hoss men" are lob
bying, however, and defeat seems very
probable, for the Bourbon likes his
horses fast, even if he does deplore it
in white bearded congressman.
Virginia is also in the hands of the
Phiiistines. One bill restricts racing
with speculative betting to thirty days
in year on any one track. while an
other prohibits all kinds of race track
betting at all times.
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If a player is sufficiently skillful to
manage the rail nurse he will con-
tinually maneuver to get the balls into
one of these three positions, from any
Of which the rail nurse can be started.
and in one of which the balls must
be kept. The spectator will not often
follow with interest the shots that are
played in a certain way in order to
get the balls on the rail, although a,
count might be much more easily made.