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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-01
BOWLBY & HALL

In our Crorkery department.,
our 10 cent tabl', are attracting
a great deal of attention. you are
invited TO look them over and
compare values.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20

II resembles. ana then called the game by -
same name and discontinued the Indian woro
baEataway." The stick resembles "a magnified
elongated and badly strung tennis racquet. OF
which three feet Is handle. The net Is strung
with catgut but much more loosely than .
racquet. and Is about eighteen inches wide. The
players arc stationed at intervals OF from ten to
hftccn yards along the whole length OF the field.
and they are not required to keep their own
half OF the field
Each man Is armed with a lacrosse stick. which
ne holds with both hands. When In position q
play the men stand in double rows, reaching from
one goal TO the other Opposite each man stands
his opponent whose slightest movement =
watched. The men are arranged as follows:
Coal Keeper
inside Home
outside Home Point.
Attack
Secsn Attack
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20

ing their runners AMI their agility in -o,,o.,,.
'"e "ai are pointed to among the prirn. To-.
'ofs IN Their success. There Is no resi- for ~.
prayer while TIE ball is being tossed and carried
because there'is no touch line and the lacrosse.
payer must have nerve, strength and wind To ho
Vi service TO MS team The moment he sees the
s''oN oi MS immediate opponent go UP he must
oe prepared 10 knock II down that the ball NAV
not De caught by him. and if he fails to nrevent
'he eaten nc must interfere to stop the half,
progress Men are jostled and hustled and re
ceiVc blows on the head and body when they are
oeing tackled, and in many respects the game ia
"s rough as football. Goals may be made at
'"e ."o"' pu' tev are usually wen by short
and hard earned shots
When one side wins by forcing the ball tbyoych
the goal posts of the opposing side goals are
exchanged. so that the defeated sid. NAV hay.
any advantage OF light wind that may hav.
conduced to the victory OF their anniversaries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20

VIII bring under beet cuitiva alton some eighty
thousand acres OF virgin soil
The beet sugar industry in the United States
mas been practically developed In the last six
years or since the enactment OF the Mckinley
'ari" law Until the las, six months four iifths
Oh ali the capital m the industry was invested
III lSSV and 1871. Tic first beet-suyar factory
IN the west was that az Alvarado, Cal II was
"uAAe oS san francisco capital and was couppei
n on machinery from Stuttgart. Germany in
- never was n success. and companies
SuVNeSSiNeIy lost small fortunes in operating IT.
me farmers lost time and money in growing
oeStS' anu the area Of beet paintings diminished
oach year until the Mckinley Tariff law in the
LII Oh 'S!o paid a bounty of two cents a pound
On All sugar produced in the Union. That gave
wonderful impetus to the beet sugar business
extra prices for beets were offered the farmers.
and the factory enlarged
HOW THE INDUSTRY HAS DEyr,roppD
IN the winter of lSIO-'0I the Oxnard Sugar
Company. that had been conducting experiments
In growing sugar beets in twenty localities in tho
western States and Territories. and had informed
congress OF what IL was doing and the possibili-
ties of the soil in the West began the building of
three sugar factories. each having a caractv Of
thousand tons of bees a day These factories
are at Grand Island and Norfolk Neh and at
Shino. in Pomona Valley, Southern California
Az the same time company known as the Utah
sugar Company put some 100000 In a beet
sugar factory at Lehi, Utah These were the be-
Slnnings OF the making Of beet sugar in having
quantities in the United States The four facto-
ries were ready for business In the summer NJ
1891. Since then some eleven thousand acres in
Nebraska that had always lain idle or had nos
sibiy been part of immense cornheds or graz
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20

were prepared to give and take hard kicking md
hitting. The object to drive a ball between
the goal posts OF the opposing PARTY In th.
hands of the French settlers the play became
modified, and while its essential features We're
retained 1t grew less violent and il appealed SO
strongly To The athletic tastes of the people that
II soon became and remains TO this dav the
national game Of Canada. Instead of being
played by unframed and undisciplined hor,,es
twelve.
GROWING IN FAVOR
The victories at home and abroad of the eros
cent Athletic Clubs lacrosse team have done
much to attract attention to the game and to
stimulate its growth in the favor of athletes
The game is played on a level field at each end
or which are the goals of the contesting parties
Inc goals consist of two uprights. six feet apart
and six feet high, and although there is no Iimi;
to the distance they usually $50 feet apart
while the width of the field depends on the con-
formation Of the ground.
The ball which each team endeavors to drive
toward the opponents gcal is about nine inches
IN circumference and made Of spongy india
rubber. The ball must not be touched with any
part Of the body, and to kick It, shove throw or
strike 1t with the hand Is against the rule The
lacrosse stick must be used for this purpose and
with 1t the ball may be carried. thrown or struck
The stick Is the most important tool Of the game,
and the French adapters Of the game named It
after the word "crosse'-Bishop's crosjsr-Which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20
BEGINNING THE PLAY.


The Two centre players start the ball and then
the trouble begins They fence with their sticks
for an opportunity to drive the ball forward a
man gets it in his net and makes a dash with il
toward the goal OF the enemy. while the men on
his side try by all means to block the way OF
those who are bent or directing the sphere In
the opposite direction. When he sees that he
Is hard pressed and cannot make any
progress, he losses the ball off his net
toward one OF his team. and then all turn to
prevent successful execution of the plan. There
is no touch line IN football, and when the
ball has once started il never stops until a
goal has been made The main feature of the
game is running with the ball, but as the ball
must not be touched 10y any part of the players
body II can be carried only on the lacrosse stick
and tn. player endcaVors to get the ball into the
III I'r or narrow part of the net where il is less
liable To slip out, and then he makes "A dash for
IN" goal While hi: opponents hamper him and try
To displace the bail by knocking; his lacrosse
stick with theirs
The good play Of the Crescent team in protect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20

southwest alone in the next twelve months
Colonel w. H. Holabird who Is an acknowl-
edged authority in the beet-sugar enterprises in
this region. says that the hope OF Western aEri-
culture is the homely old sugar beet He ha. 60
timated that the consumption OF sugar by
Americans would keep in employ ment for from
-FOUR To five months each year 1850 beet-sugar
factories. each having a capacity Of 600 tons
OF beeis daily. and using the product Of - OOO-
900 of beets
CAPITAL GOING THAT WAY.
Now that 1t has been demonstrated wha, tho
soil and climate i'm parts of the West will do in
growing beets rich in saccharine qualities cap
ital is fast finding investment In beet-sugar fac
tories. The Los Angeles Times" estimates that
some S3Ooo.OoO will be invested in sugar facto-
res in California in the next year. while several
millions OF dollars more go into beet-surar
plants in Color ado and the Territories
MANY NEW WESTERN PLANTS
Two new sugar factories are approachin, cam
pletion In Californa-onc at Alamitcs in the Vi
entity OF Los Angeles. and the other at Salinas in
Central California. The people OF Phoenix Ariz
ana the settlers in the ella Valley discussing
the feasibility of bonding that region for a 500
O0O sugar factory and refinery that will utilize
the product OF beets from eight thousand acres
OF land in Central Arizona The foundation for
sugar factory to have a capacity of eight hun
ored tons or beets a day is laid at Roswell n
-. Inc Mormons have had such success with
their factory at Lehi. Utah. that they have CON
tracted tor the machinery for a new beet sugar
factory OF a thousand tons capacity to be built
IN the neighborhood of Provo. A company of
%renchmen. OF whom Lazard Freres the Partisan
"ankers, are members. has decided to invest
some Sl.GOoOOO in four beet-sugar factories i'm
California, New Mexico and Texas in the next
'~o years. They have representatives. now SOY
Ing out eligible localities FOR growing sugar
peets The hral decision TO the exact location
Il ire factories will probably be announced from
'aTis some time this summer. Then a syndi-
cate of San Francisco St Iouis and ,,bj.a
capitalists have decided to build three Of tho
largest beet-sugar factories in the world tfscto-
fies eacE having daily capacity of four ,bon-
sand tons OF beets) in the Arkansas Valley i'm
colorado The building of these immense works
u 20 oegin before August The factories all
complete and equipped viii cost s.. OO0OOO AMI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20

AiVarado and watsonv ilc-r>id some 81, 600 600
to the tect growers and consumed tho product OF
81 600 acres
The factory at Chino Is now the largest In the
world Some useful facts may be had from II
showing how big institution a great American
bectsusar factory Is and where it distributes its
money. The Chino factory and refinery have cost
up to date $1.1.3.OO0. 1t has a daily capacity OF
1000 tons Of beets. but It handled last season
Bout l.46O tons daily. The product Of about
eleven thousand acres-some 10000 tons-goes
there' and the factory paid for beets last year
ABOUT S4Io,OoO The output of sugar was IT.
SVUo pounds. The factory was In operation
day and night from July 20 to November 10 and
employed two shifts of 1874 men each. to whom
wages to the amount OF 81. 800 were paid. Be
sides. the factory paid tens of thousands of dol
lars for 2.37O carloads Of lime for 1000 sugar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20
THE GAME OF LACROSSE.
a SPORT THAT HAD ITS ORIGIN AMONG;
THE INDIANS

The game of lacrosse is said TO Ice one of the
Oldest of the athletic sports now practised, but
II is played less than many younger games. and
is not so we'll known as games which are derived
from IL 1t has always been popular i'm Canada
"nere IL was the Iavorlte pastime among the
inoians before the French came there. Accord
ing to writer in The Amateur AthInte. tho
Indians called the game "bagataway." 1t was n
crude and uniformed pastime with them the
number Of players WAS unlimited and whole viii
lagos took part in the games. 1t was a savage
game played then and those who took mar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20
BIG MONEY IN BEET SUGAR.
THE RAPID GROWTH OF THE INDUSTRY,
OUT WEST.
THOUSANDS OF ACRES PLANTED 10 BEErs
MILLIONS OF CAPITAL INVESTED AND
f EMPLOYMENT GAINED BIZ MANY
FAMILIES.

Los Angeles, Cal, June 1I-Since the fall Of
iSV the oeet-sugar industry of the Western
states has grown from invested capital of
ES'oOOO to over $1,000. 600 In the same time
the area OF land planted to sugar beets has in
creased from leo acres to $4,000 acres. Seven
years ago the only beet-sugar factory in the
united states was little discouraged affair at
ANarado IN Central California Some 40 fam
HES earned their livelihood in growing beets
thcre and in working in and about the factory
To-day there are over three thousand families in
the West that get their living by growing bee,s.
by working in sugar factories by Quarrying
inie rock for the manufacture OF beet sugar
anu by making machinery and supplies for
the running OF the sugar factories. In 1890
inc single American beet-sugar factory at Al
Harado produced about I GOO 900 pounds of sugar
Annually Last year Nebraska, California and
New Mexico produced nearly 10000 OO0 pounds
or beet sugar.
inc Eastern people generally have an made
Quate IDEA or how fast the beet-sugar industry
mas grown in the West This year the industry
is going forward in leaps. Thousands OF acres OF
land that have heretofore been virgin soil and
nave never been used for anything but grazing
Tor sheep or cattle being converted into
Treat fields OF sugar beets. and some SJOO0OOO
VIII tie invested in beet-sugar factories in the
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barrels. for 10000 sugar bags for 5000 pounds
OF tallow, for 12I, 900 yards of filter cloth, for
carloads OF slicing knives. lubricants. coke and
pieces OF machinery of all kinds. About sd 900
went for fuel and S31S 600 for railroad freghts.
This season the Chino factory will handle 40 900
tons OF beets. and will probably produce 3 500 600
pounds OF sugar 1t pays So 30 ton for beets
having II per cent of saccharine strength and
~ cents ton for each per cent Of saccharne
QuaIi'y above That The average is 81 10 a ton
at Chino.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20
Two DEFINITIONS or POETRY

From The Atlanta Constitution
An Alabama editor being asked To give .
definition OF poetry" replied:
Poetry Is nothing more than words thrown
like the music of a tin can at the end OF a dor's
tail" lin " "a o'e
Not to be outdone by the above a Georgia
editor adds this opinion:
Poetry Is the .foolishest thing in the world
oot X mas return stamps on one end that hr&S
an editor 70 get his mail o6.s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-20

Ing tracts have been devoted to growing sugar
beets. While there has been a woful deprecia-
ton In all farm lands throughout Kansas and
Nebraska, the value Of the acres planted to
sugar beets In those States has risen from 400
to 500 per cent. This year the area of sugar
beet land there is again extended.
CHANGES BROUGHT ABOUT BY BETS
but the changes wrought in agricultural
locality by the establishment of the beet-sugar
industry are apparent in California Utah and
New Mexico for it has been found that the sugar
beet Is most consenial TO the rich alluvial soil
the warmer regions. where there is an abundance
Of sunshine. The Chino sugar factory was started
six years ago last January. Only a hudde OF
ranch houses and barns were then at what is
the prosperous town of Chino. As far as the eye
could reach nothing but sage brush, cactus and
wild mustard could be- seen. Jack rabbits and
coyotes were numerous. marvellous trans
Il" NATION has been made in that part Of Pomona
valley since the factory started. The town Of
Chlno with a population OF $40 people public
park. oil refnery a big ST. 90 Sc noolhouse hank
stores newspaper. pretty homes streets and ave
nues has grown up and is one of the fastest
growing communities in the state From the
vantage ground of the sugar factory one NAV
look off on a luNuriant agricultural landscape.
Nearly eight thousand acres of beets grow there
this season and the sea of olive green stretching
off to the foothills is indicative of the prosperity
OF the valley
THE BEET FIELDS AT CHINO
The dotted with homes of some
six hundred sugar-bect farmers. who have
left other and more crowded agricultural
pursuits TO become beet growers at Chino. The
area Of sugar beets increases 10y about two thou
sand acres every year In 1890 the assess ed vaIu-
alton 81 the site of Chino in Pomona Valley was
SlG3,Vo. Now IL is over s.. 0D00W Somewhat
similar statements may be made of the valley
where the rev Alamitos factory is now nearly
finished. Mathematics and cactus flourished two
years ago where there are to-day thousands of
acres Of beets Land that used to go begging at
there is a market for the beets grown there
The agricultural changes wrought in the To-
cality of the sugar factory at Lehi. Utah, and
also at Roswell. NJ NJ, have been as surprising
Last year the six beet-sugar factories In the
West-at Chino. Norfolk Grand Island. IIehi
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Third Defence.
Centre.
Third Attack.
Second Attach.
First Attack.
outside Home.
Inside Home.
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Third Attack.
Centre.
Third Defence.
Second Defence
First Defence.
Cover Point.
Point.
Goal Keeper.
Evening star., 1897-03-25
ENTHUSIASM AT A RACE.
Large Gathering I'm Mechnnics' Paw
lion ut San FranciscO.

SAN FRANCISCO. March Pa large
gathering witnessed the bicycle race at
the Mechanics Pavilion last night. 1t was
the largest crowd of the season. and en-
thusiasm ran very high, especially during
the heats semi-tinals and finals of the one
mile handicap for professionals.
In this race Eddie Allen, the Spokane
boy. was the star in both heats and finals.
While ne did not win the race, his credit
able riding caused the excitement to be-
come great. He tainted afte- winning the
semi-final, but came out in fair shape.
There were four starters Orlando Stevens
of Ottumwa. Frank Starbuck,a twenty-five
yards; Frank Byrne, seventy yards, and
Eddie Allen, Spokane, ninety yards.
Allen started out a a lively gait. closely
pursued by Byrne. who caught the limit
on the third lap. Allen still kept in front,
but the two. leaders were ever:aken by
Sti-rbuck and Stevens on the fifth lap and
the whole field slowed down. Byrne start
ed the sprint. but was soon passed by
Stevens and Starbuck. Allen was hanging
back and narrowly escaped a bad fall on
the last lap when Byrne fell. Stevens was
leaCing, with Starbuck a length in the
rear, ana Allen about the same distance
behind him. On the last turn Allen shot
out and passed Starbuck and almost nip
ped Stevens at the tape, but could finish
only second. The time was 2.M
James Kenna broke the five-mie indoor
competition record in the five-mile race
riding the distance in 1I171-J.
Evening star., 1897-03-25
TO WEED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Conference 81 Representatives. of
Amateur Athletie Organixntions.

amAteuf Athfet1e OrSan1Zn t1OnA.
A conference of representatives of vari-
GUS associations in the Amateur Athletic
Union and of allied bodies was held in New
York yesterday to consider changes pro-
the organizations represented and also rules
governing conffstsLand exhibitions during
the coming sea$on. The conference had nc
power to do more than merely recommend
changes, and these recommendations will
later on be considered by the legislative
committee and finally passed upon by the
board of governors of the Amateur Athletic
Union Those present at the conference
were: Harry Mcmillan of Philadelphia,
president. and Jas. C. Sullivan of New
YORK. secretary of the A. A. u; E. E.
Babb, ]. b. MacCabe and Geo. w. Beais OF
the New England Association. Col. l.. Nj
hamburger of Chicago, ]. w. Kelly, jr., OF
fh1iadelphia, H. l.. Geyeitn of the Univer.
s1ty OF Pennsylvania, DR.. Luther GuIick
and Charles L. Patterson of the Y NJ c.
A.. j. F. HanAer of the North American
Gymnastic Union. G. r. Kirby of the Inter.
coiiegiate Athletic Association, J. Dean Til
ford of the Interscholastfc Association. 7
J. Hugher of the Knickerbocker Athletic
Charles II. Sheriff. of the New York Ath.
letic Club.
An effort was made to draw the lines close
against professionalism. 1t was recon-
mended that no professional contest or ex.
h1bitton should hereafter have q place al
any games. meetings or Entertainments hell
under the rules of the A. A. u. 1t was also
agreed that no person who, since the or,yi,,
or the association has knowingly become q
Evening star., 1897-03-25
Columbian,
THE NJ. A. e. NINE.
several Games Arranged With the
GallNudet Tenn

The base ball team of Maryland Agricul-
tural College at College Park has been Sc
lected and the seasons schedule arranged
The players are Lewis Colbert, Howard.
Neliigan, Watkins. Gill, Kenly, Mitchell.
Cameron. Price, Garner, Whitehin, Hers
hergec. Robb. Garsuch. McGlone, Wheeler.
Deichman, Allnutt and Sherman
The following is the schedule:
April }, Gallaudet College at College Park !:
April TO- Western Maryland College at Col
lege Park; Arril 16, Central State Normal
School al Lock Haven. Pa: April IL, Penn
sylvania State College at State College, Pa. !:
April II, Gallaudet College at Washngt ton,
d: C.; April "a, Episcopal High School at
Alexandria. Va: April 2s University of
Maryland at College Park: May ), Wash
ington College at Chestertown. Nd May
~. ST. Johns College at College Park: May
10. Western Maryland College at West
minister: May -, Washington College at
College Park; May %. St. Johns College at
Annapolis. April and May L. $ and 10 are
open dates. >.=
Evening star., 1897-03-25
THE COMING Sunday RACE.
Neii-knOwn Long Distance Riders
Who Wish to Take Part


Who Wish to Take Part.
The six x-day bicycle race held here the
last week in December and the first week
in January gave Washingt tonians an idea
of what long-distance race is, although
that was but forty-eight hours in duration
The race to be held at Convention Hall
next week will be 142 hours long. with the
riders left to their own discretion as to
when to leave the track for rest and how
long to stay.
1t is proposed to have a band concert
Sunday evening, to last from the time en-
tertainments usually begin until midnight
when the start of the .ace will be made
The track will conform as closely as pos
sible to the lines of the track of the re-
cent six-day race here. The riders all said
that the track at least five seconds
faster to a mile than any track over which
they had ever ridden. 1t was twelve laps
to the mile, but the one to be used next
week will be ten laps to the mile. and will
De punt by an expert. Some smashing of
records may be looked for, and large
premiums will be offered to the men break
ing the six-day mark.
In order to break this record the rider
Will have to cover more than 1,910 miles,
but it is believed that number of the
men who have sgnified their intention of
entering i'll be enabled to do this. The
race will be held, of course. under l.. A
W. auspices under a regularly issued sane
ton.
A number of the best-known long-dis-
tance riders have written to Mr.. David
Towers, the manager, asking particulars
about the race and saying that they would
like to e' ter. Although the number is a
large one. the names given below are only
those who are recognized as very near the
top notch in this class of bicycle riding
They include Cassidy, Schineer Miller,
Lawson, Schock. Riviere johnson, Peter
Golden. Albert. Blakesley and Iftt Schi-
neer, Miller and Lawson were first, second
and fourth, respectively. in the Chicago
race and are at present in the finest con-
d1t1on imaginable. as they have not cea sed
their training. Cassidy came out fourth in
the great New York race and made an ex-
cellent showing to miles covered in that
contest. Rivere is the French long dis
tance rider. Schock held the worlds cham
pionship until it was taken from him by
TEDDY Hale at New York
Evening star., 1897-03-25
DIXON WHIPPED ERNE,
The Buffalo Man Heavier, but Dixon
Did All the Work.

Before a large crowd at the Broadway
Athletic Club in New York last night Geo
Dixon, the colored featherweight got lhe
decision over Frank Erne of Buffalo The
men went the limit of twenty-five rounds.
The men were matched 10 meet at 1cl
pounds. but although the colored man made
the weight. Erne was easily twelve pounds
heavier. After the decision Dixon recei ,ad
an ovation. EIne led seldom and Dixon
forced the fighting all through.
Tom ORourke, Dixon's manager, de-
clared before the boys donned the gloves
that there was evidently some job up, and
he declared all bets off Dixon never looked
better in his life and his work in the ring
was worthy of his very best days. Last
nights contest showed plainly that the de-
clsion recorded against him in favor of
Erne last year was not merited by E,rne's
fistiC prowess