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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-01

he has worthily maintained his reputation
since he has been here. He com bines every
characteristic of the all around profession
al, being not only first class player, but
one of the best teachers in golf and an ac-
knowledged expert at laying out new golf
courses. He is 81 years old, weighs about
1875 pounds and is about feet 6 inches in
height. Last year he held thu professional
Championship of America, winning the
match at the ST. Andrew club by defeat
ing Willie Campbell of the Brookline club.
He was beaten last October in the cham
pionship contests at Newport by Horace
Rawlins, new professional in America,
whose victory was a genuine surprise. A
few days later, however, Willie Dunn beat
Rawlins at the ST. Andrews club tourna-
ment. He established a new record for
the Is holes at the time, doing it in so
strokes. The amateur record is So.
1t is extremely difficult to pick out from
hundreds of baseball players one who has
excelled all the others during the year.
So it has been decided to select the player
who was the sensation of the past season,
and he is William Gleason of the Balti-
more club, who will cover third base for
New York next year. Gleason signed with
Baltimore as a pitcher, and his work in
the box was instrumental in bringing the
pennant to the Monumental City in 1894.
He was known as a fair all around player,
and when early this season Reitz, Mana
ger Hanlon's great second base man, was
incapacitated by illness, Gleason was asked
to go in to fill the gap until Reitz return
ed. His work was absolutely astonishing.
He was the surprise, the sensation of the
year. The mere fact that Manager Hanlon
was compelled to keep the star second base
man of the National league upon the bench
whilo substitute, and pitcher at that,
covered the position, tells more eloquently
than column of eulogistic praise the sort
of ball that Gleason played.
In amateur athletic affairs six men dis
tinguished themselves by creating new
worlds records. Bernard j. Wefers ran
220 yards in 21 3-5 seconds and 300 yards
in 81 1-5 seconds, Charles j. Fitzpatrick
covered half mile in 1 minute SO 2-5 Sec
onds, Thomas p. Connect placed the one
mile figures at 4 minutes IS 3-5 seconds,
Stephen Chase hurdled ten foot inch
distractions over 100 yard course in Is
2-5 seconds, J. L. Bremen negotiated ten
3 foot inch hurdles and 220 yards in "a
3-5 seconds, while Michael F. Sweeney
cleared 6 feet 90 inches in a running
high jump. These are all most remark
able performances, and at first sight it
would seem to be unfair to single out any
one athlete for premier honors. But when
all the circumstances are carefully consid-
cred Wefers must be selected as the star of
the year.
The tennis champion OF the year is Fred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-01

now occupies, but he was appointed by
President Cleveland because of his ex-
cellent record IS consul at La Guayra,
the seaport of Caracas, the capital of
Venezuela. He was named for the Office
last June and his nomination was very
recently confirmed by the United States
senate. Minister Thomas was born in
Maryland and is about 55 years of age.
He is graduate of Princeton college
and lawyer by profession.
When young man, he made Louis
lana his home and embarked in the sug
ar planting industry. He followed this
business until the beginning of the war.
when he enlisted in the Confederate
army and saw great deal of active
service. Gallant conduct on the field
won for him the epaulets of briga-
der general. After the war General
Thomas attempted to resume sugar
planting on a profitable scale, but the
war had dealt the business such blow
that his venture was a failure.
He then became a professor in the
University of Louisiana at Baton Rouge
and during President Cleveland's first
administration was appointed coiner
at the mint at New Orleans. He held
this position for time after the inau-
guration of President Harrison and then
entered into business arrangements
which took him to Florida.
This business proved uncongenial to
General Thomas, and when President
Cleveland entered upon his second term
Thomas applied for an Office and was
appointed consul at La Guayra on his
record as a coiner in the New Orleans
mint. He made study Of the Vene-
zuelan people and their institutions, and
when the Hon. Seneca Haze1ton was
compelled to resign as minister to Vene-
zuela, owing to the charges of Admiral
Meade, General Thomas applied for the
vacant place. His salary as consul was
81 800 and his promotion raised his in
come to $1,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-01


races. It speaks we'll for Bald's supremacy
to say that not only did he carry off L. A.
W. honorS, SUIT he also carried off more
money-that is to say, it's equivalent
than any other knight of the wheel.
1t is difficult to give his exact winnings
of the year, because the advertised value
of his prizes is misleading. But it is said
they aggregate 10000.
Balds strong point is his ability to sus-
tain prolonged squirt. He is tho fastest
quarter mile sprinter on the track today
in o race.
Bald was the first cyclist to bring the
competition record below two minutes.
winning the class event at Chicago in 1
minute SO seconds. At the great Spring
field bicycle meet, when the fastest men
in the country were in tiptop trim, Bald
was practically invincible and won his
title ''King of the Glass B Cracks"
In sprint races in which tandems or
quads are furnished as pacemakers Bald's
surprising quickness in starting and get
ting into his riding enables him to catch
the pacemaker nine times out of ten, and
thus be carried to victory. This advantage
is largely contributed to by his handler,
Asa Windle, who has no equal in showing
of a rider. Bald is % years old and
likely to remain at the top for some years
to come.
Samuel Brinckerhoff Thorne half back
carries off the palm as the football man of
the year. Not only did he lead Old Ellis
sons to victory when the prospects were
decidedly gloomy for the dark blue, but in
the eventful struggle with Princeton he
played an individual game which will for
many years live in the memory of those
fortunate enough to have witnessed the
glorious battle between the giants of the
collegiate football arena.
Thornes great run through the entire
Princeton team near the conclusion of the
contest was sufficient to single him out
for distinguishing honors. Wearied and
exhausted through his terrific endeavors,
his body one conglomeration of aches, the
blood streaming into his eyes from the
cash in his head, he yet came down the
field like thunderbolt, throwing desper-
ate men right and left, f1ercely breaking
away from vicious tackling, cleverly dodg-
ing when a check seemed inevitable, until
tho ball had been carried over Princetons
line for the last touchdown of the game.
1t was a glorious, superb effort, one of the
greatest plays in the history of football.
1t will live forever in Yale's annals.
This distinguished young man is %
years old, an ideal athlete in build. He
is q trifle over feet in height, and in
condition tips the scales at something like
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-01


40 pounds. He is far from comely, with
his rugged, freckled features and light red
hair, but looks cut no figure in football.
Courage, stamina, insensibility to pain,
heetness of foot, quickness of perception,
are the requisite qualities, and Thorne
possesses them to a superlative degree.
George Lavignes performances in the
ring during the past year have surprised
even his best friends, and he is generally
believed to be the best lightweight boxer
in the world. His victory over the colored
pugilistic puzzle, Joe Walcott, was "a nota-
BILE one. To be sure, the white lad only
had to stay 5 rounds to get the decision,
but he staid with vengeance and would
probably have put the remarkable negro to
sleep in few moro rounds. Lavigne in
a contest for scientific points lasting 90
rounds, stood off young Griffo the clever
est boxer Of the times. Lavigne made
short work of a very promising boxer,
Jim Handler, q pupil of Bob Fitzsim-
mons.
Early in the year, when Critic threw up
q 10 round engagement with Lavigne,
Jack Everhardt, a southern lightweight
of note, was readily induced to take
Critics place against Lavigne, and he
took with it about as severe thrashing as
any lightweight ever got. Lavigne has
not claimed the lightweight champion
ship, which Jack McAuliffe still holds.
He is willing to fight the holder or any
man in the world for that title and a side
wager of IS, 600 or SO, 900 to add interest
to the encounter. Lavigne is not yet 90
years old.
The professional golfer in America who
is the acknowledged head of his profession
is Willie Dunn, the brilliant Scotch golfer
who came over to this country three years
ago to take charge of the Shinnecook Hills
golf course, at Southampton, N. Y. Will
lie Dunn stood in the top rank of Scotch
professionals when he left his country, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-01

IN an effort to spike Major McKinlsy's
guns Speaker Reed, there is reason to
believe, has dampened his own powder.
In securing the passage of tariff legisla-
ton calculated to weaken that question
as an issue he has caused to be passed
what is in fact a Democratic measure,
the ghost of which is likely to rise up
and plague him in the future. While
disposing of Mckinley he is perhaps IN
Willingly playing into the hands of ALI
aOn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-01

WE are glad to see Judge Vandivert. of
Kinsley, get into the senatorial race, but
fail to understand why he should couple
it with an attack on Congressman Long.
Their interests do not seem to clash, and
the judge should not be spelling for a
fighT.-Lyons Republican.
Bro. Conklin makes a great mistake
when he says that Judge Vandivert is
making a fight on Long. The report
emanated from the STATE JOURNAL
Judge Vandivert is not making a fight
on Congressman Long, but on the con-
trary, in common with a majority of the
Republicans from the Big Seventh,
favors Mr.. Longs denomination. We
happen to know this.-Kinsley Mercury.
Judge Vandivert made a direct attack
ON Long and the JOURNAL published his
words verbatim. There is no use in
denying it, or in the Kinsley paper lying
about it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-01

The National Waterman, the paper
founded by the Populist members of con-
gress in 1892 and published at Washing
ton since. as the national organ of the
Populist party, has been consolidated
with Senator Stewards paper, the Silver
Knight. The following is an extract
from the salutatory of the combined
papers:
The friends of reform at the ma tional
capital acted on the principle that in
union there is strength. in combining the
two papers into one, and concentrating
the energies of all concerned to make a
journal acceptable to all the people of
the United States who are opposed to the
English gold standard, English financial
rule, and the overshadowing gold monop-
oily, which embraces and controls all
other monopolies which Cypress and rob
the people. We shall not make it our
business to criticise the views of any
man who is in favor of an independent
financial, commercial, and political poll
cy for the United States but will sustain
uphold, and aid all who are in favor of
the return to the usages, laws, and GUS
toms of the better days of the republic,
when this was a government of the pso-
pie, for the people, and by the people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-01

SOME of the few gold standard news
papers of Kansas are now engaged in
the difficult task of trying to convince
the people of the state that Congress-
men Blue and Calderhead did what was
right and for the best interests of their
constituents when they voted for an
issue of government bonds at a time
when there is $175,000,0OO of available
cash in the treasury. 1t is argued that
1t was in the interest of the people to
authorize the president to issue a thrse
per cent instead OF four per cent bond.
Since the president has arrogated to him
self the authority to issue bonds it would
not require any great stretch of his as
sumed authority-sn authority which
has no warrant in law, let that not be for
gotten-to make the rate three per cent
instead of four per cent if such change
should seem desirable. Mr.. Cleveland
cared nothing about congressional
authority to issue bonds, he merely
wanted the endorsement of the Republi-
can house, for his bond issuing policy,
and he got it for the asking. But of all
the Kansas delegation Blue and Calder
head alone were so inconsiderate as to
walk into the trap. All this pretended
sympathy for the president is thrown
away. He seems amply able to take
care of himself and dig an occasional pit
for Mr.. Candidate Reeds business house
besides.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-01

mile. But it ism t
tho winning Of
these champion
ships which places
him at the head
of Americas fast
riders. The test
of speed comes
when the racing
circuit is in full
swing and when
horses, carriages,
pianos, diamonds,
watches and other
convertible prizes
are Incentives for
49, ID
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-01
KINGS IN THEIR CLASS.
Athletics Who Excel in Various
Branches of Sport.
BALD THE MONARCH OF CYCLING.

Griffin the Leading Jockey, ThOrne
the Foot Ball Idol, Wefers the Attn
1etic Marvel, Gleason she Base Ball
Sensation, LRvigne the Notable
ROxor, and HOvey, Hair and Dunn.
The cycling honors of the year belong to
Edward c.. Bald, the Buffalo rider. He
won three of the five national champion
ships of the League of American Wheel
men=auarter mile. half mile and one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-01

JOHN SHERMAN cannot get any of his
smooth schemes through the present
senate. He is watched closer than he
was in 1873. His resolution providing
that no more greenbacks shall be paid
out of the treasury except in exchange
for gold coin or bullion will be under
stood for what it is-a scheme to lock
them up forever Of course nobody
will ask for them in exchange for gold.
It is just as easy to get gold certificates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-01
A Change of BOokkeespers.

the position of head book-keeper for the
STATE JOURNAL. left today for his new
home in Leavenworth. He is succeeded
by Lee Sidwell, who, to the present time,
has been book keeper for Treasurer Jill
son of the Rock Island Topeka general
offices. Mr.. Reach goes to Leaven-
worth to take charge of the society of
Christian Scientists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-01
THE PAGER FRANK AGAIN.

He Was One of the Fast Side WheeIers of
the Past Season the Turf
Frank Agan did not win very many
races during the turf season of 1895, but
was close second to several of the great
PAGERS of the world on q number of occa-
sions and retired to winter quarters with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-01
Avn AtchiaOn CarCouDIer,

The charter of the Columbian Car
Coupler company was fled with the sec
rotary of state. This company will have
its headquarters at Atchison and will do
business on an authorized capital stock
of $4,000. The directors named in the
charter are L T. Brockus, c. T. Brockus,
q w. Weller, r. r. Herd and R A. Park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-01

the very creditable record of 2:05A, and
the reputation of being a conspicuous
member of the fast pacing brigade.
Frank Agan is chestnut gelding by
Mikagan, 2:19s<, out of Flora, by White
Cloud. On the western southwestern cir
cult during the past season he was start
er in seven races. He was under the wire
first on one occasion, was second four
times and third once. In the one remain
ing race he was unplaoed. His winnings
were 50. 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-01
tennis champion OF the year is Fred

erick Howard Ho-
vey, who won the
all corners tour
ney at Newport in
August, and then
challenged R. d.
Wrenn of Har-
ward, the holder of
the title. To the
surprise of the en-
tire tennis world.
Wrenn fell an easy
victim to the ehal-
lenger, being de-
feated in straight
49, a. o a .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-01

THERE is probably no man in the
United States SO thoroughly and univer-
sally despised by people of all political
faiths as Grover Cleveland with the pos
sible exception of John Sherman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-01

A IL e II Thomas,
our minister to
Venezuela at this
critical tim g.
Minister Thomas
has had consider
able diplomatic
experience and is
thoroughly post
Jed on the ques-
ton in dispute
between England
and Venezuela.
Many influential
men desired the
high place he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-01
cATHARINEPARR STRICKLAND TRAIL
| The Canadian Author Is Ninety-four, but
| Is Still Hard at Work.

Seventy years ago Catharine Parr
Strickland Trail published her first
book, and she is soon to bring out an
other volume. She is in her ninety
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-01
France Has Much Money.

France has more money in circulation
in proportion to its population than any
other County.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-01
OUR VENEZUELA MINISTER

Allen Thomas Was Consul at La Guayra
and Is an Accomplished Diplomat.
''The right man in the right place"
is the way Washington officials refer to
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-03
GENERAL spoRTINd NOTES

Mark Hanna is a lover OF horses and
has been the possessor Of horses with
good trotting records.
(:o:)
Tommy Ryan and Tommy Tracy will
be the opening card of the new Union
Park Athletic CLUB, of Philadelphia,
next month:
In addition to its usual schedule of COL
g games. the University OF Pennsyl-
vania Football Team has arranged
m with Columbia Dartmouth.
Coz
Mike Brennan, who is matched to
meet Abe Ulman before the Eureka
Athletic Club, spared eight rounds with
Jake Kilrain yesterday at his training
quarters. Reisterstown.
f:o:l
On September 10Th the Knickerbock-
err Athletic Club will hold It's
rack field meeting at Columbia
terest Is being taken in the "A1arathon"
race by cross-country inc The dis
lance wiil be twenty-five miles. The
start VIII be made from Stamford.
Conn, and finish at the
(:o:>
AT the tournament of the National
Archery Associations. held recently at
Mnite sulphur Springs, w. Va, Mrs.
Willard c. Hornell, of Cincinnati, won
the Potomac medal and also the wo-
mems Championship at short and long
range. She broke the American record
at the Columbian round, consisting of
80 arrows. each at 80, 40, and so yards,
her score being LA hits and $50 points.
(:o:)
DR.. Weller, an ardent lover of field and
Trap shooting, residing in Rochester, n.
T., mas q young protege in Master Chas.
Skinner, a lad who is said to be very
prohcient In the use of a shot gun. The
doctor has so much faith In the lad as
q trap shooter that he wants to back
MIN 10 the extent of 800 against our
Gonny ~Furgueson In a match at fifty
I'VE birds. The doctor wants the match
20 take place at Rochester on or about
september 9th.
COB
The final match for the possession of
the international tennis cup was played
at Niagara-on-the-Lake Tuesday morn
ing, before a large and enthusiastic
gathering. Carr b. Nell, of Chicago,
VINO captured the trophy last year. was
caiied upon to defend his title arains.
tritz Ward. of Rochester. who won the
right to challenge him In the all-comers
tournament last week. Although Ward
put up a plucky game, the accurate vol
leying and net work of the Chicago
crack proved too strong for him. and he
was defeated in three straight sets.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-03
a BnlIc,t Tnnt Climbed n,,,s.
Pearson's Weekly I,

An Indian correspondent tells of An
incident which came under his offlciai
notlce as magistrate of Hosan, Madras
A European was hunting black buck on
a. hillside when he obtained.a shot with
his Martini-Henry carbine. The res,It
OF the shot taught him n lesson about
the hangers of l~ong-range bullets.
In n valley 1,150 yards away beyond
two rather high hills and a little pond.
a native was standing with his head
bowed II hands clasped behind his
back. The bullet broke the wrist of this
mans hand. In the investigation that
followed HI course of the bullet was
traced accurately.
In firing at the antelope, the bullet
had hit a stone on the hillside and gone
end over end over the first hill.
At he next hill another place where
the bullet struck was found. Here the
bullet leaned up into the air almost
perpendicularly. and when 1t came down
In the rice field it hit the mans wrist.
broke the bone. cut n cash in his bod.
then dropped to the ground a spent bail,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-03

Jockey Tuberville received So 500 fol
riding Ogden in the Futurity.
1t required thirteen heats to decide the
three trotting races at Wilmington the
other dav.
4
Mr.. Leopold de Rotschild's great colt
st. Frusnu!n has been withdrawn from
the Doncaster ST. Lcger.
The Buffalo Driving Park Association
has ella inn the first week I'm August
for its 1897 grand cirucuit meeting.
w. L. D. Stokes. of New York. who
recently returned from Europe, has
shipped nine brood mares to the Impe-
rial Russian stable
The victory of Choynski over McAu-
life last Friday night not so remarka-
BILE when IL is considered that when Nc
Auliff was at the zenith OF his fame he
was outclassed in Il six-round boxing
contest by Jim DAILY in Philadelphia.
~ San Francisco veterinarian, DR.. A..
+. Buzard. claims that he has discov-
cred a cure for big head" Bedger, in
George Roses stable. is said to have
been completely cured. and another
horse. Gordius. is supposed to be rap
idly improving.
- iS wv uullG CcIldln Una MT. Leo
pnld de Rothschild will head the list of
English winning owners as he has al
ready been credited with more than
S2l5.O00. and Galeazzo is almost certain
to add to this large sun before the rae
ING season shall have finished, without
Goletta and other two-year-
{ is and handicap horses. Mr.. De Roth
Scfild headed last years list with $685.
900. but. to Illustrate how largely good
or bad luck will make or mar q season,
IL Is n fact that his stable in 1892 won
only $4,000. although II was quite as
large as at the present time and II
ed with the same liberality.
A peculiar point has been raised by
j. A. Bennett. the owner of Roundsman,
In regard to the weight his colt should
carry in the September stakes. The
conditions allow non-winncrs of $500
fourteen pounds. winnings from handi-
CAPS and selling races, WHEN carrying
less than weight for age. not being
taken into consideration. In the Wash
inGton Handicap in May Roundsman
took up overweight to enable Doggctt
to ride. which made his weight 1O6I,
mounds or one-half pound more than
weight for age. Mr.. Bennett claims that
the overweight should not be counted.
and has appealed to the stewards, who
have not yet rendered a decision.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-03
Norfolk Played All Round ,Em.

Newport News. Va. Sept. 2.-(Spe-
cabin the game at Riverview Park
this afternoon the Norfolk boys out
played the home team in every respect.
Ihe wind blew strong and 1t was hard
10 90 held work, yet The boys did well
under the circumstances. In the third
inning, Weand had two fingers on his
right hand split open while irving 10
catch a foul from Fields bat by getting
1t caught between the ground and the
ball. ~
This caused him to leave the diamond
and Goodheart was substituted.
Allison. who was recently signed NV
me nome team. played his first game to-
oay and was well received. Score: