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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-06
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November 6.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28
WHEELING
DANGERS.

DR.. William Mendelssohn, prominent
physician Of Bremen, has set forth in a
recent article, printed in various Ger
man medical journals. the results of
long series OF Investigations which he
has made tending to show the results of
bicycle riding on the human system. Or.
Mendelssohn was neither an advocate
nor an enemy of bicycle riding and had
therefore no theories to prove or to de-
stroy.
His report has just been made public
by the state department, having been
forwarded by United States Consul
Kennan at Bremen. The advantages
arising from bicycle riding. according to
DR.. Mendelssohn. are obvious, since the
wheel affords gymnastic exercise and
recreation especially to the mentally
overworked and is indeed ideal because
il is an independent and an inexpensive
form of motion. Cases of excessive uric
acid have been known to be greatly
benefited by moderate riding. Many
mild forms Of chronic disturbance OF
the pelvic organs have been materially
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28
CYCLE VOICE
IS HERE,

All the talk of the bicycling face hav-
ing practically died out, the foes of the
wheel have now trotted out another
scarecrow. claiming that as a result Of
wheeling women are becoming loud
takers. with an unpleasant quality of
voice. They assert that wheeling, espe-
cially with the mouth open. has a detri-
mental effect on the vocal chords and
that when 10 this is added the strain TO
which the voice is subjected in an effort
TO keep up a conversation while cycling
the danger seems something more than
a shadow. Some persons who have
made voice culture a life study are in
clned to fall in with these views, as
serting that exercise on the wheel is re-
sponsible for an apparent alteration in
the voices Of women. one vocal teacher
says:
while bicycle riding people frequent
ly fill their lungs with dust. and this is.
of course, injurious. Then the exercise
leaves the system exhausted and un-
able to resist the bad effects of excess
i've perspiration. A severe cold is det-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

rimental 10 the speaking voice. and
when these colds are frequent, as they
are with bicyclists. they will ultimately
result in permanent injury. If women
would ride but a few miles at a time
and would keep their mouths closed,
there would be no danger, but / find
that many of my pupils cannot refrain
from OVERRIDING the sport. Professional
women realize the harm that bicycling
does TO their voices, but they say that
they cannot bear TO give up wheeling.
Calling TO one another. as wheelwomen
frequently do, cannot help but strain
the voice If persisted in"
Another vocal instructor holds total
ly opposite views: Said she: II am
strongly in favor OF cycling for women.
1t is a most healthful exercise. and so
cannot fail TO be beneficial to the sing
ing and speaking voice. I do not be-
lieve the old fashioned theory Of things
affecting the vocal chords directly. OF
course il is possible 10 strain the voice.
but ] should think this unlikely when
wheeling The very tendency OF the
wheel is TO keep the rider quiet. IL
riders should call from one to the other
when outdoors. their speaking voices
might be affected. but the most strident
speakers are often the sweetest sing
ers."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28
BATTLES TO BE FOUGHT.
Coming Contests Between the Stars of
PueiIisn1>>>The McCoyRyan Match,
News of Fitzsinn1ons, Corbett, Cree>
don, Maher, Sharkey and Other Well
Known knights of the Arena,

the challenges which are being hurled
at him from the various parts OF the
country,
IL costs money TO feed cobs, runners
and trotters, and If Bob is going to have
a stable as big as that owned by the
Prince OF Wales he Will have to work
hard for a few years. FitZsimmons looks
well behind his cob in high cart and at
his side a solemn looking coachman. who
appears sore that he is living. The
coachman would never be taken for a
fighter, and in this he differs from Rob-
crt, who could easily be dressed TO make
an ideal ccckney coachman.
Meanwhile Corbett has been harvest
ing summer crop of shekels on the
halfeld. and the irrepressible John l..
Sullivan is doing likewise with the UNI
pire's Indicator.
The most important OF the innumer-
able matches that have been talked OF,
written Of and At last have blossomed
forth either as probabilities or certain
ties is the match between kid" Mccoy
and Dan Creedon. Brady has offered
$40 600 purse. and the fighters have ac-
cepted. A battle between these men will
he n greater drawing card than a con-
test between Maher and Sharkey. The
followers of Mccoy and Creedon are
many, and the battle will have the ad-
ditional interest Of being a champion
ship one. Brady made ten strike when
he secured these middleweights as his
stellar attraction. The bout will be
pulled off in Nevada the latter part OF
October. and IL will be preceded by bat
ties between star welterweights and
lightweights. themselves of no mean
drawing caliber.
An important match that will precede
the foregoing by about month and
that will enable ring followers to get a
line on the other will be the Mccoy
Ryan scrap scheduled TO take place at
Syracuse on Sept s.
All the followers of the fstic game
will be on the qui vive as to the out
come. While 1t is generally believed
that the Hoosier lad will come away
an easy winner, there is an element of
chance TO it that creates an interest.
Ryan is as clever as any man of his
size and weight in the ring. He is a
veteran and cool headed, he can hit
hard and true, and q man of this char
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

acter is dangerous 10 any competitor as
long as he is on his feet. He has a
chance. III may be an extremely out
side one. II Is true, but nevertheless he
may get a fatal blow across and come
az ay the victor.
Te this must be added the statements
made Sy Ryan and his friends that he
was deceived by Mccoy and entered the
ring unfit. II Is no excuse. but I'm siz-
ing up the mSrits OF the men il will be
well TO bear tina. fact in mind, for Ryan
will be fit and goad this time. Bigger
dumps have happened in the history Of
the ring than might happen at Syracuse.
Besides this, Ryan can force Mccoy to
show up i'm better form his style and
methods than any other man he has
met.
Ryan Is the best man Mccoy has ever
faced. He has TO be clever 10 win from
him, and while the contest lasts the
spectators will probably get a good no.
tion Of the scientific merits Of the In
diana fighter.
kid" Mccoy has a wise and long
head between his shoulders. The Indi-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

kee, and he booms himself like press
agent booming a prima donna. The re-
suit is he is making money hand over
fist, and no one begrudges his success,
as he is possessed Of all the qualities Of
a gentleman at all times. Mccoy would
be idolized as the champion middle
weight and every American hopes he
will bring the honor TO this country
when he meets the Australian.
Mccoy was measured by the Bertillon
system in Cincinnati, and he sized up
very close TO Corbett and Fitzsimmons.
The famous Captain Barclay thought
that los pound man was big enough
10 fight anything that walks on two
legs" Mccoy has not yet reached the
II stone weight, but he should reach it
next year
II Mccoy should be beaten by Tommy
Ryan when they meet at Syracuse next
month, Brady reserves the privilege of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28
Points For Poachers.

The West Indian negro is born
poacher. He catches the quail by the
cruel expedient Of strewing finely pow
dered cayenne or bird pepper in the
little dust pits where the birds wash.
The burning powder gets into the eyes
of the birds. which, confused and help
less, are then easily caught When he
wants a wholesale supply Of fish. he
explodes a piece of dynamite which
was probably intended for the making
Of new government roads. over a hole
i'm a mountain stream. and the fish are
killed by the concussion. But his IA
vorite resource is the bark Of the dog
wood tree. This ~ drops into q river
hole and the mullct. intoxicated. comes
TO the surface Of the water. This sim
gular property OF the dogwood has
caused it to he employed as narcotic.
It is particularly useful as a local an
aesthetic. and IL has been recently pro-
posed to apply it in dentistry.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28
Origin Of Pneumatics.

ireland. as everybody knows, is the
home of the pneumatic tire. The de-
sire Of a Dublin surgeon TO relieve the
suffering of his little daughter, who
was a cripple, was the incentive for
the making Of the first pneumatic tires.
Confined TO the use of an invalid's chair
on wheels I'm getting from place to place,
he little girl complained Of the jolting
as she was propelled over the rough
streets of the Emerald Isles capital.
To relieve her distress her father caused
two air tubes, circular in form, To be
constructed and fitted to the wheels Of
the invalid's chair. From this sprang
the pneumatic tire for bicycles. Crude
I'm it's beginning, a source Of alternate
Joy and sorrow to the bicycle rider, de-
rided by the solid tire adherent. its adj
vent was hailed with mingled doubt and
Clee. And what a curious looking thing
the first pprumatic tired bicycle wasl
:. was confidently asserted that such
clumsy, ~-vS looks. s<ns would
never be popular.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

as II he would annihilate him instantly.
Most OF his fights he has won fright off
the reel" Green doesn't fancy this, and
that is perhaps why theis seems to bS
some doubt about their rnrco matLn
eventuating in a fight.
The Knickerbocker club OF AaS Fran
cisco forwarded unsatisfactory Slicles
of agreement for the bout h;sween
Maher and Sharkey They srecified
that the referee should be choten "a
hours before the fight This Ces,nelly
will not agree to. He wants an eastern
man or at least one who lives east OF
the Rocky mountains TO referee tho
bout. and he is likely 10 have his way.
Both men want later date for the
contest than Oct. IL. If Sharkey Is
made to conform TO the Queensberry
rules and Maher is good and fit when hs
enters the ring, IL looks as IL he will not
have any great difficulty in winning,
but great deal depends on the referee.
TO s1ust be man with sand 20 err
force rsa Niles and must have l.5 ~ssns
knowledge or tnom.
People who know Searkey say at
he does not purposely infract the rul.S
He has been used to rough and tumble
fighting, and when he gets a hard
crack the desire for revenge is instantly
so strong within him that he forgets all
about rules and regulations and goes in
for hunk" regardless. Nothing will
bring him TO a realizing sense of the
folly of this sort of thing quicker than
a firm, law abiding referee.
Tommy White, who is TO box Dave
Wallace before the National club in
November will make a very favorable
impression on our English cousins. He
is wonderfully clever, as both George
Dixon and Young Griffo will aver. but
he is not quick knocker out. He fights
a good deal on the English style, but
Wallace will have TO be a bit better
than we on this side Of the Atlantic
think he is to do better than break even
with the former pet of the Chicago
board of trade.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28
SHOOTING
WOODCOCK.

The woodcock season opens in the
west in July. By the close Of September
the birds have gone south. They winter
in South America in swarms. Great
shooting is had along the Orinoco. The
favorite grounds in Illinois are along the
Fox, Illinois and Kankakee rivers. The
game is found in thick willows and
brushy. swampy places, where the walk
ing is hard and the shooting particular
ly difficult Fifteen In day, legitimate
ly killed. Is an excellent bag. They are
hunted sometimes with the cocker SPAN
iel, but more often with pointer or set
ter. AS the cover is so thick that in
many instances the shooter cannot see
his dog and as the dog will not flush If
well trained, il is the custom to hang
bell about the animals neck When the
bell stops tnkling, the owner knows
that his dog has found game. He goes
in and kicks the bird out and misses
him. Chicago sportsmen tell tales of In
valuable pointers that they have lost In
this way The dog came TO a stand and
was too stanch to break away. He could
not he found in the thick underground
and so starved miserably to death. Chi
cago sportsmen. however. do not differ
in kind from the sportsmen of other
cities.
The woodcock is singular in one re
spect. The female is much larger th"'
the male They breed early IN q
spring, going as far north as the
Lawrence. The female lays from f
10 five eggs and is especially careful
her young. which are plump. dov
things. not unlike Leghorn chickens
out Of the she'll. At one time there
an idea prevalent not only among she
gun men. but among naturalists. ~
the woodcock crossed the Atlantic
England and back every year. lie is
strong f!er. but hardly equal 20 thf.
trip. The bird has another popularity
His call to his mate is n soft. wooing
gurgle, but he cannot utter IL white on
the ground. He tries IL so-. etimes. but
his bin drops to the earth ii his tail
tilts spasmodically up. His --.nd cluck
cluck when feeding the negro has been
translated into Good Lord" and il is
supposed by him TO be a supplication to
the Deity for more worms.
Taken by and large, as the sailors
say the woodcock furnishes more diff
cult shooting than anything that flies
over American soil. This Is partly due
20 his habitat. which, except at night.
Is confined to thick woods. swamps and
canebrakes. and partly TO the flight,
which is rapid and spiral. The bird Is
easily stopped when centered. but the
centering process has its drawbacks.
OF all guns the l6 gauge Is preferable.
He is killed always at short range. and
the lack OF weight OF this weapon en-
ables one 20 handle Il more quickly.
The barrels should be cylinder bored.
In the south the quarry Is found I'm
cancbrakes which grow to n height of
80 feet. Tho cocker spaniel Is used.
This small hunter yelps continually.
His size or lack OF n enables him 10
make his way into and through places
that would battle the ordinary pointer
or setter. The shooter must be ever on
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

fair to te "a new coon in town" and it
will not do for any second raters TO take
liberties with him. If he is as good as
they say he is. he ought not TO have any
great difficulty in settling Mr.. Arm
strongs hash. Bob is big and strong
and long in the reach, but what he
doesn't know about boxing would make
book bigger than the average diction-
airy. Still the Parson has faith in him
and he may develop into a second Tom
MolyneauX.
1t looks as If George Green (Young
CorbetD wasn't overstuck on his job
of fighting Joe Walcott, "the Barbados
Demon" Green when on this side of
"the big divideY wasn't fast beginner.
In fact, IL took four rounds of con-
test to thoroughly arouse him and i'm
press him with the idea that he was
fighting. Now Walcott fights from "the
drop of the hat" He goes at his man
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

A well known electrician gives this
advice TO cyclists, to be followed in the
event of their being caught in a thun-
derstorm 'Dismount until the violence
Of the disturbance has exhausted itself.
Under certain conditions the rubber
tires insulate the machine partially.
If wet they fail to do SO, the electric
current running over the damp sur
face. The handle bars, again, are apt
to attract the fluid, and the frame is
dangerous The safest thing for one TO
do is to lay the machine down fat and
stand some distance from it, taking the
chance of getting a thorough ducking.
If there is much lightning. ii is far more
likely to strike a mounted cyclist than
a man who has taken shelter beneath
a tree"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

to mix II up with the hardy and mature
Fitz, or, for that matter, with any one
out OF his class.
McCoy's only ambition at present Is
the acquisition Of the. middleweight
championship. and he realizes that
Creedon is his only obstruction to reach
ing that position. Should Mccoy sue
ceed i'm defeating the Australian he
will rest on his oars until rjS youthful
frame has properly mature,
The kid" is only % years Of age and
growing fast. A let up in fighting for
a year would make him beefy and tall
enough TO go after the heavies. Mccoy
realizes that he is going after a tough
one i'm Creedon, and he will take no
chances on losing. When his bout with
Ryan is over. he will start TO prepare
himself for the Creedon fight.
McCoy's prowess and his splendid de-
fensive tactics and science mark him as
a dangerous man in any company. The
kid" jabs. hooks, punches and side
steps exactly the same as Corbett, and
at present he has the advantage over
the former champion Of being in full
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

benefited since they are thus subjected
TO a mild form of exercise, which is in
effect not unlike massage. Slight dis.
turbances of the respiratory organs are
benefited, except in cases of lung dila-
tation.
The results of riding to women Of neu-
rotic temperament have not been dis
cussed by the author, but he concludes
generally that moderate riding is in the
main a healthy and desirable form of
pleasure.
The sources OF danger are those re-
sulting from accidents; Inflammation of
the knee joints. the result usually of
overwork, and Inflammation Of both the
male and female pelvic organs. arising
from the pressure OF the saddle or from
useless articles of dress, such as cor
sets, etc. The other principal source OF
danger lies in riding 10 excess. Con-
stant excessive exertion, says the doc
tor, gloomily, will produce a serious
atomic and molecular change through
out the entire structure of the body, es-
pecially i'm the vital organs with the re-
suit of weakening the general health of
the individual, and thereby produce an
especial susceptibility 10 infectious dis
ease.
Experience proves the tendency also
toward sickness arising primarily from
catching cold. The heart is subject to
the greatest danger in cases of excessive
riding. Statistics show an unusually
large number Of deaths resulting from
excessive strain on the heart caused by
too much and too severe bicycling.
Under the following conditions bicy-
cling is not to be recommended: In cases
Of heart lesion, arterial calcification, al
bumenuria, old age and childhood.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

Lovers OF the manly art OF boxing are
looking forward to much pleasure and
excitement this fall and winter. After
many months of weary waiting the
sports have at last some pegs on which
10 hang their hope of Witnessing a Sc
ries OF good contests between the stars
of the pugilistc world in all classes
from the heavyweights down 10 the
bantams.
Judging from reports. It will not be
long before Fitzsimmons will be ready
for another battle. Robert has been
enjoying his championship at an ex-
pensive rate, unmindful GO s-j -.ct that
the likelihood is that he will be
"frc-. again this winter when he at
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

tempts 10 take his show out on the
road.
Bob has got IL into his head that as
the proper thing for a champion it is
necessary for him 10 keep a stable. II
is noble ambition, and 1t slumbers in
the hearts of most horseshoers. The
nearest Bob ever came TO a stable be-
fore in his life was the magnificent
horseshoe which he once wore as a
scarfpn. This was almost large enough
10 shoe a thoroughbred. 1t is sad to see
how quickly poor Fitg is separating
from his money. Any man who gets the
horse disease on the brain deserves
sympathy. for II is as bad as gambling.
With five or six horses in the stable to
.ecd Bob will soon be compelled to go
ont on the warpath and accept a few of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

Ryan next month will be taken as his
prep" for the Creedon fight. and the
former contest will decide in the minds
Of many whether or not he will be able
TO defeat the Australian.
One thing that can be stated positive
ly at present is that Mccoy owes his
present position to 70 one but himself.
This young Indianian is keen as a Yam
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

The football prospects OF the UnIver-
sity OF North Carolina are very good
this year. Nearly all Of the members OF
last years team are back. and many
new recruits are expected from the In
coming freshman class. one Of the ad-
ditions will be William Austin. a black
smith. He Is 6 feet ga inches In height.
weighs 2i0 pounds and is only q years
old one OF b s feats is carrying a 500
pound bale OF cotton, which he does
with the utmost ease.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28
Ryan as Creedon's antag-

substituting Ryan as Creedon's antag-
onist.
Parson Davies. too, thinks Of having
a Nevada tournament at which Peter
Felix the black Australian who claims
10 be a cousin of Peter Jackson. will
box big Bob Armstrong and Joe Choyn-
ski or some other good man. The
dusky antipodean, from all accounts, bids
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

the alert as the birds are routed out
without warning, in front of him. on
either hand or at his back. as chance
may direct. He can hear only the rush
OF the wings and Judge from the sound
the direction in which to turn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

Good track and road records have
been made by a new tire which Ia be-
ing manufactured I'm RhoaT Island
city. 1t Is made OF threads instead OF
fabric the result being a much llyelles
and stronger tire than the ordinary
product. At a test made last fall this
tire stood a pressure of over 300 pounds
20 the square inch. finally bursting az
800 pounds. The road and racing tires
are made exactly alike. so far as ths
construction is concerned. the only diff
ference being in the weight Of the outer
cover OF rubber.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-28

Buck Ewing says that rule should
be passed compelling infielders to play
without gloves. He believes that the
safe batting would be increased in cons.
sequence.