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The evening times., 1896-03-19
WHIP AND SPUR.

Over 5000 people witnessed the races
at Birmingham, Ala yesterday.
Memphis will give away $4,000 IN
purses and stakes at its spring meeting,
which will follow that OF Little Rock. The
Tennessee Derby is to be the great stake
event.
JFF Fogg the owner OF Marcel. has been
ordered by the New Orleans racing officials
to t axe his horses from the tracks. Patsey
Freeman. the jockey. was eXOnerated. This
will cause surprise. Freeman, however,
rode TO win and cannot be blamed for his
part in the transaction
Americus, formerly Rcy del Carreres. now
with the Croker string in England. is in
the Lincolnshire handicap with only lib
pounds. The distance is a mfe, and if. as
has been claimed, the Bald win colt has any
claim to class. he ought to win. However,
the colt acted TOO much like a seline-piater
TO give any one any great amount of cure.-
dence in him. The bookmakers lay 40 to 1
against his chances.
Jockey Griffin, with young Hewitt. viii
start East about April 2, to Join John Hy-
land and the Bleinton horses, all of which
viii be at washingto on. -.--
Six declarations have been received for
the Coney Island Jockey Clubs great trial
up 10 this date US follows: W. o. b. Mac
Donough's ch. C. Charlemagne, by st.
Carlo, dam Muta; same owners b. c. st.
DunstaD, by ST. Carlo, dam Marilee; same
owner b. g Zsmor II, by ST. Carlo, dam
imp. Royal Bess; j. E. Maddcn's b. e.
Charlie Christy, by Woodland, dam Julia
W; same owners br. r. Lady Mckee, by
Longfcilow, dam Katrina: same owners
ch. T., by RossingtoD. dam Valuable.
The English winter books gives odds and
takes the money. In this respect it differs
from those opened in the West Richard
Croker, or his friends, have laid $3.50
against SIS, 900 that Montauk will win the
English Derby. To the outsider Montauk
does not seem TO have a chance, though
reports from England are TO tie effect
| that he is much improved. 1t is claimed
| that the English three-year-olds are
remarkably good lot this season. The
Prince of Wales will have starter in the
Derby.
Roby will have the best racing this sea-
son ever given on that track. The sta
| bles are all filled, and the association is
now refusing quarters to many applicants.
| There is talk that Gov. Matthews will go
to work and close up the track, but the
| Robyites do not believe the story. For
sythe and Sheffield are the two courses
which do not meet with the governors ap-
prevail He thinks that they are owned by
| the Roby track Officials. 1t is claimed
that George Hankins and John Brennock
are interested in new tracks, and that they
are in no way connected with Roby.
The evening times., 1896-03-19

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They are accurately sized,
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The evening times., 1896-03-19
loERg'Hs!sRfS:s4' y
THE WHITE BUILDING.I

division of the gate receipts and the prize
money and several other points that player
should be fully informed upon before hs
enters any tournament These questions
have always been submitted to contestants
before articles OF agreement have been
signed"
Maurice Daily announced that the de-
tails referred to by Mr. SiossoD would al
be made public in Il few days He added
that the division OF the gate receipts would
be arranged by the vote OF the players
after the expenses had been deducted, and
that standard by 10 table would be
used. All other details will be settled as
soon as GARNER and Ives arrived. He added
tnat if eighteen-inch balk line were chosen
as the style of play the games would be
500 points up night. Slosscn will be In
v;ted to confer with the other pla yers.
The evening times., 1896-03-19
sLOsSON NAY PLAY.

willing to Enter the Tournament II
Conditions Are Favorable.
New York, March 1S.-George F. Sios-
son, the ex-champion OF billiards, broke
a long silence in reference to the inter
national tournaments organized by Maurice
Daily for this city, Chicago and Boston,
When a sked if he would enter he said:
81 am free to enter any tournament
choose, but before l would consent to enter
the proposed tournaments, in which. !
have been invited to compete by Mr. DAILY,
/ want to know several things, namely;
What style OF game is TO be played, the size
and style of table to be played on, the
The evening times., 1896-03-19
SUCH CURES
Have Startled the Whole
World.
DO Not Take My Word, but Visit Your
Own Townsman, Only One Of
the Thousands in Your City
Who Have Been Cured.

Mr. I. b Dove, 50 II street northeast. is
only too happy to maze the following state
mennt: 1 have Yuffered for fifteen yeas with
cararrh. My nose was stopped up-hcadache-
and constant pain-th throat dry-constanth hawk
ing and splitting. Ny whole system was
afiected Life was 4 misery. l thought was
getting consumption aud Was treated by
money. but found no relief. had given up
ali hope Of ever being cured, but since using
DIR. FISHERS CATARRH CURE words
cannot express my gratitude to him for hIs
wonderful discover. The membrane of ry
| head and throat has beem brought back t o i'm
natural condition, and have never felt better
Than / do today i chccrfully recommend 1t.
l Price 50 cents. By all druggists and Office,
Gl7 llth street northwest Hour, to II a. ~.
| 70 ep, 70. Consultation free.
The evening times., 1896-03-19
Roth Leg. Crushed by a Train.

As,,land. Pa. March I9.-H. 8. Eisen.
hutha. aged sixty years. ofOrwigsDurg' was
brought TO Ashland yesterday with both legs
badly crushed. While waiting for The am
bulance which was TO conevy him to the
Miners Hospital he died. He had been struck
by Lcbigh Valley train near Rauschs
Station while stepping from another train
on the opposite track.
The evening times., 1896-03-19
ROBBED AND MURDERED.

Body of a Pole Found Buried In the
Snow.
Scranton. Pa. March 19.-The body OF
John Metzgie was found half buried in the
snow at Tripp's Crossing yesterday morn
ing. Metzgic was a Pole and kept board
ing house at No. AL Lloyd street.
Oneof his boarders. John Gregaskie was
arrested by the police. suspected OF being
concerned in the murier of Metzgic.
The dead mans pockets had been rifled,
and only his wstchchain and three pen
MES were left. a thorough investigation
will be made.
The evening times., 1896-03-19
Schooner Ashore OFF Sandy Hook

SC0UOICT AFIIUft OfI SstIfUy hVOh
Sandy Hook n. j., March l9.-Thc three
masted schooner Jnnathan Sawyer, Capt.
Reynolds which left Aacoris February 70
for New York with cargo OF sugar, went
ashore on the outer bar here at 4:2O O'Clock
this morning. through her lookout niistaking
one of the lights. The crew was taken OF
the vessel by the life-savers in the brecches
buoy. Capt. Reynolds. however, refused
to leave his ship and is still on board. The
crew report the vessel In good condition.
The evening times., 1896-03-19
COLONIES FOR THE LEAGUE.

Manager McClOskey Selects the Men
for the Louisville Club.
Louisville, March 19.-The Colonels for
1886 have been selected, and a small army
of young players, signed last year, will be
put up at auction, farmed, traded, sold or
leased. Manager McCloskey today wired
from Montgomery TO President stucky the
team he had selected ms follows: Catchers,
Warner, Miller and Boyle; first base, Cas-
sidy; second base, a. Brien: third base, Shan
non; shortstOp, Eustace; LEFT field, Clark;
center field, Holmes; right field, McFar-
land. Substitutes-Infield, Morrison or
Hutchinson; outfielder, Dexter. Pitchers
Smith, Fraser, Clausen, McDermott, Nc
Creery, Cunningham, Wehsing and Hill.
The evening times., 1896-03-19
yo,e wu, Meet "Pennsv. -

New Haven, Conn. March 19.-Man-
ager Sladden of the Yale Law School base
ball team, announced last evening that he
had completed arrangements for game
with the University of Pennsylvania fresh
men. 1t will be played June 13, at Phila-
delphia. The arrangements for the game
were made with the consent of the law
school faculty. The Yale men will send
down their strongest team. 1t will be the
first Yale-Universty of Pennsylvania ath-
letIc contest held for three years.
The evening times., 1896-03-19
Accepted Columbia Colleges Offer.

Ann Arbor. Mich. March l9.-The an
nouncemcnt that Prof. Thomas who has
been at the head OF the Gcrmon depart
mcnt ia The University OF Michigan, naa
accepted an offer from Columbia College
is confirmed. frof. Thomas Is recognizes
as the leading German scholar In America
The evening times., 1896-03-19
POLICE WIDE AWAKE
No Dog Fight Came Off. Though One
Was Scheduled.

The dog fight to which local sports have
been looking forward, and which was TO
have been pulled off in stable in the al
ley in the rear of d street last night, did
not come to pass. The police were on the
alert.
1t had been whispered to the police of the
First precinct that dog fights have been ao-
complished in that neighborhocd Of late,
aud yesterday they were given the sug-
gestion that an attempt to conduct one
would be made last night. The dogs had
been carefully trained for the event, and
word had been passed around a small cir
Gle of select sports. Policemen in citizens
dress patrolled the alley last night and
rendered the holding OF the fight impractf
cable. =.
The evening times., 1896-03-19
Is Being Accepted by Thousands of
Washington Citizens-NOne Should
Despair Until They Have Consulted
These Specialists.

street northwest. open daily, to 3; Sun
days, 10 TO IL; Monday and Thursday even
1ngs, 9 to 8 o'clock, where these specialists
can be consulted free Of charge on dis
eases.
The evening times., 1896-03-19
HARVARD AND PRINCETON.
Captains VIII Sign Statements as to
ELIGIBILITY of Players.

Captains VIII Sign Statements as to
Eligibility of Players.
Boston, March S.-Harvard and Prince
ton intend to he perfectly friendly in their
baseball connection this year. As re-
suit of the conference of F. W. Moore grad
uate manager of Harvard athletics, with
the Princeton advisers, it was decided that
each college make and interpret its Own
rules.
The captains will exchange signed state
ments, vouching for the eligibility OF their
respective players. Princeton has agreed
to adopt Haryard's rule as TO dropped men.
The Princeton rules at present allow drop
ped &, but not conditional men, TO play ball.
The evening times., 1896-03-19
Bannon has signed with Boston

II is stated on good authority that Sandy
Griffin will be manager of the Wilke sbarre
Club this season. Jack Chapman, who has
been looking for the position, was turned
down in favor OF Griffin by President E.
F. Bogert OF the Wilkesbarre Club. As
the owners of the club want a non-pla ying
manager. il will retire Sandy from his posi-
ton in left field
In a letter to n friend in Philadelphia,
Pitcher Breitensten says he has changed
his mind, and will not play with st. Louis,
but will accept the offer of the amateur
club in Illinois. which is 81, 500, with half
interest in poolroom and cigar store.
GRAY, of Cleveland, will be sent with
O'Meara, Knell, Swain. Carrick and the
other youngsters to Fort Wayne, to play
with the farm team. Knell and George
TebeaI coach the team.
"Pop' Anson has n most painful ordeal to
face For the first few months the bleachers
will request full details from the grand old
man of baseball anent one Runaway Colt"
Five inches of rain in nine hours at Hous-
ton, Tex, made Anson gloomy.
An exchange says McAleer practices al
batting at every chance. He needsit.
"silver' King promises to effect a reDais
sance Of himself this season and he vii
make the attempt in League company. kine
has been out of the game since he failed to
come to terms with Mr.. Brush in 1898, and
this spring he asked for his release. 1t was
granted, and now comes the tidings thai
King will wear a Washington uniform. The
old-time pitcher has been practicing every
day, and Bill Joyce is the authority for the
statement that he possesses all of his old
time speed.
The evening times., 1896-03-19
Peckham in Good Condition.

Hite Peckham, In charge of Trainer Con-
nell, spent Tuesday evening in the city.
Hite says he is already as hard as rails for
his go with Raedy on the 31st, and that
from now until the night OF the fight he will
have to train against becoming too fine,
or too much on edge.
The evening times., 1896-03-19
MUNYON'S GENEROUS OFFER

To Treat All Chronic Diseases, to Give
to the Public the Advice Of Speci-
alists of the Highest Professional
Standing, and Graduates of the Best
Colleges, Absolutely Free Of Charge.
Only Charging Small Fee for His
Rem edies.
The evening times., 1896-03-19
A TOBACCO HE .RT.
Thousands Of Americans Can't Get
Life Insurance Because Tobacco
Has Destroyed the Heart Action
and Wrecked the Nervous System.
Engineer Bates Discovers . Never-fsilins
and Easy Remedy.

Dclanson, N. Y, March 1s.-(Spcclall-
Engineer o. H. Bates stepped off Engine No.
275 today, with long oiler in one hand
and bunch of waste in the other. Not q
The evening times., 1896-03-19

Two styles, Geraldine"
and Swathmore," both
good styles, of the Poke or
der, ARE LINEN BOTH
SIDES. FEW 25c. COL
LARS ARE.
The evening times., 1896-03-19

games a week, and Mr.. Diddlebock should
sec that he is not asked to do more. Two
games every week means a bout forty during
the season, and that's enough for any man.
Hart is also n good outfieider and fair
batter.
Buffalo will take practice trip TO the
South in April and is trying to arrange
games with the Philiies and, the local State
league team.
The evening times., 1896-03-19
Have Not Yet Signed.

Hot Springs, Ark. March 9.-Zimmer and
Burkett of the Clevelands have not signed
yet. and If they do not get contract for
s2,4O0 by the Goth OF this month, leave
for home, SO they say.
The evening times., 1896-03-19

bali club this season. Mil!igan's team will lie
transferred to Allentown.
Quaker Orth has a new up-sboot. This
sort of thing is all right before the season
opens.
Harry Ramsey OF Paterson, n. j., has
been signed by the directors Of the Easton
Baseball Club TO manage their State League
team, vice AL Lawson. OF Philadelphia.
who departed in a huff and is now with
Pottsville. Ramsey was manager of the
Albany and the JobDst o wn teams last year.
According to the Pittsburg Press, Patsy
Tebeau has not made a bit since he has
been at Hot Springs.
Manager Irwin has begun to make changes
in his New York team. Bill Clarke has not
shown himself fast enough at first base, and
has given way to Harry Davis, the FAN
River boy.
Billy Hamilton signed Boston baseball
contract yesterday, and will accompany tho
team on its Southern trip. This completes
the Boston team, with the exception Of
Harrington.
Manager F. c. Bancroft has arranged a
handicap baseball game between the Gill;
cinnati and New Orleans clubs, to be played
next Sunday. 1t having been clearly demon
strated to the satisfaction OF the ball
crauks that the locals are strictly not in it
with the Cincinnati Reds, Manager Ban
croft has evolved a scheme which he thinks
Will even up matters. The locals shall have
four outs in an inning and the Reds but
three.
Matt Kilroy, the famous old leit-hander
of the Baltimore club, has organized a semi
professional nine OF considerable strengt b
and is going to tour Pennsylvania, play
Ing State League and other strong clubs.
Cy Young of Cleveland says he will not
championship game.
F. DeHaas Robson OF Cleveland has
thrown the gauge of battle to Burkett, the
champion batter, and Big Chief thinner.
He says he will not acccde to their demands,
even If they quit.
ASCojuiuS " IltSlutut byIue, Que OF tHe
conditions OF the sale OF Mccarthy to the
Brooklyn Club, beside cash, was that
Boston was to have the pick of the Brook
lyn pitchers, Kennedy, Stein, Gumbert and
and Daub excepted. That was cool on the
part of the Brooklyn magnate. Outside OF
the uartet named Brooklyn has no pitcher
whom the Bostons would want.
Aleck Donohue is wanted to manage the
Quincy, ILL.,, team.
Pitcher Daub Of Brooklyn has been coach.
ing the Amherst College boys.
Cooley is the only st. Louis player un
signed.
Second Rascman Connor, one OF the To-
ledo contingent claimed by Pittsburg, has
been sold to Galveston, Tex.
Cleveland is trying to get Grcenway, the
Yale player, to sign contract with that
club.
Monday last was the twenty-fifth anniver-
sary OF the organization Of the National
League.
Billy Hart. the new pitcher, did great
work for Pittburg last year until he was
overVorked. Hart cannot stand oyes two
The evening times., 1896-03-19

of every kind of merchan-
disc stamp their name upon
their wares as a guarantee.
Nameless goods are gener-
ally worthless goods, SO be-
ware of nameless Base Ball
Goods !! All honor to
Spalding! All honor to
Wood Their goods repre-
sent the best known to the
world
The rant of beginners
compelled to buy anything
they can find in the market
about their not being agents
reminds the wise base ball
men of the old "sour grapes
adage ! You can depend
upon our Base Ball Goods.
They have a name on them,
and that name means that
for any reason whatever
they should not prove salts
factory your money will be
cheerfully refunded !
The evening times., 1896-03-19

Pat Raedy, the local boxer, will play
baseball this summer as a member of the
walka way Athletic Club.
The evening times., 1896-03-19

The cuffs to match are 15c.
for plain styles, zoe. single
links, 25c. double links.
We have an entire VIM
dow devoted to the display
of the collars.
The evening times., 1896-03-19
BASEBALL NOTES.

Catcher Patchen has been signed BY
Carbopdale, Pa. Cargo will play short.
The evening times., 1896-03-19

Quaker Orth has new up-sboot. This
sort of thing is all right before the season
opens.
The evening times., 1896-03-19

Reading will very likely be without a
ball club this season. Mil!igan's team will lie
transferred to Allentown.
The evening times., 1896-03-19

Bright Eyes will probably return TO his
old trade, that of a waiter in :: Dallas hotel.
The evening times., 1896-03-19

Harry Ramsey of Paterson, N. j., has
been signed by the directors Of the Easton
Baseball Club to manage their State League
team, vice AL Lawson. OF Philadelphia.
who departed in a huff and is now with
Pottsville. Ramsey was manager of the
Albany and the JobDstown teams last year.
The evening times., 1896-03-19
About Base Ball Goods.

w nat is
in a name?
T h ere is
Everything
in a name,
but it de-
spends e n
tirely upon
what is be-
h i n d the
name. The
best makers
The evening times., 1896-03-19

DR.. ]. W. Bash OF warsaw. Ind, has
sold his celebrated trotting mare, Mag
noiia. to II. c. Carroll Of New York, for
81 500.
The evening times., 1896-03-19

Patrick Sheridan of fremont and Will
liam McCioskey Of Wilmington fought sew
enteen rounds 10 a draw. on the outskirts
of Reading on Tuesday night. The bout
was very tame. Sheridan weighed 132
pounds, while his opponent tipped the
beam at lI0 pounds.
The evening times., 1896-03-19

Jack Daley the weli-known lightweight,
stated TO The Times last night that he had
been offered Il match with either Billy
Givens or Joe Flaherty, before the New
York Athletic Club. The proposition is
for an eightround go for $500 and lib
eral percentage of the gate receipts. Jack
said he has the offer under consideration,
and would probably accept.
The evening times., 1896-03-19

Walter s. Hobart, who is now famous In
California with his fast thoroughbreds,
was noted about Boston as road driver.
While at Harvard he had hazel Wilkes.
2:11 IA, and was one of the few who were
seldom beaten.
The evening times., 1896-03-19

Over 5000 people witnessed the races
at Birmingham, Ala yesterday.
The evening times., 1896-03-19

Capt. John L. Brewer, the worid-iamous
pigeon shot, is now in New Jersey jail
awaiting trial at the May term OF court
on an indictment charging him with dis-
posing of mortgaged property.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-22
WARM FEET.
They Arc Essential TO Health Prom
Covering f0r tho Feat

They Asc Essential to Health Prone,
| Covering for the Feet.
| You VIII never he IN good health and
never do your hest work II your feet
are constantly cold. Grave diseases of
the thrOnt ana lungs are caused by
cold feet alone, and these troubles are
always aggravated by a frigid condi.
tl0n OF the lower eXtramities. II prop-
er footwear does not give relief, consult
u physician, for the chances are the
system IL run down." and radical
measures are necessary. In nine cases
out of ten, however, the foot covering
Is to blame, either because of Its shane
or its material. Save In warm weather.
and for l0w-cut shoes. leather, as or.
dinarily prepared, has serious Objec-
lions. 1t lacks two prime qualities
pOrOsity and capacity for absorption
being In this respect too much like
rubber. No foot can remain either
comfortable or healthy II kept In a per-
petual bath Of its own emanatiOns and
excretions. Leather, especially that of
the more porous varieties, may be toll.
Grated for the outside, but for cold
weather 1t should always be lined with
wooden cloth, or, better, with wool felt.
In fact. for all cold climates, and for
winter wear In all climates where
there Is any winter, q foOtgcar made
from all-wool felt approaches the ideal.
According to modern notions, any ILL.,
ness IN one part of the body may be
occasloned by some irritating cause far
removed from the seat of the trouble.
Just how this Is cannot always be clear.
ly explained, but that such connection
does sometimes exist Is beyond dis.
p'lte In the matter under discussion,
II the nerves of the whole body are irrI-
tated by tight shoe, or the extreme
GOODNESS of the extremities makes extra
demand upon the blood supply, there Is
neither nerve force nor blood enough
eft for other functlons.-Vocalist.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-02-22

Lake Nemi's bottom seems inexhaus-
tible. A second Roman barge has been
found there by the side OF the one
brought up short time ago.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-07-16
FLASHED MIRO ExisTENcE.
Huv nsuA4Zny Studied Dom an Dnv<D
Paint Picture.

Huv nsubayny studled Dom an p.v<p
Paint Picture.
Charles Noel Flagg Of New York tells
Interesting stories Of bohemian life in
Paris tn the seventies
II was at Honfeur one summer, "
said MI. Flags, when the Daubignys-
father and son-were there / have al
ways thought Dauhgny the strongest
and sanest landscape painter in the Bar
bizon group, and it was Interesting tc
see how he worked and how be taught
his son. This son was man Of brilliant
talent, who died soon after. untnrtu-
nately. He would take an enormous
canvas out into the field and cover it In
an hour and half-this was to get
composition, massing Of light and shade,
etc.-and then his father would come
and criticise it Some Of these biz swift
things were shown in the salon after
ward The painters used to contribute
In one way on another to the fine old inn
where we stopped, and the landlord
wanted young Daubigny to paint the
panel Of certain door. At last the
painter promised to do it the next morn
ing. resolved to see that thing done,
SO got up before dawn, planted myself
In the old dining ROOM at good point
Of view and pretended to sketch FROM
the window. Pretty soon young Dau-
bi@y came down pr@essed to be not in
the least disturbed by me, 50 staid.
He sat down In front of the door and
looked at It hard for an hour or SO.
Then he got up and viewed it from diff.
ferent angles Then he gazed at It from
the end of the room. Then he sat down
again. The hours came and went and
still he was studying that door, with
scarcely pause for meals By afternoon
I was nearly wild; II he didn t open his
paintbox soon I would smash the door,
At last, at the beginning Of twilight,
prestoI- was too excited to sea All
in minute few lightnings flashed out
from him, and there was the miraclel
And breathless1y realized that he had
been painting that picture all day. ~
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