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The evening times., 1897-03-13
BnLIARDIsrs FIRST LEARN POOL
Frank Ives Started His Career With
the Fifteen Balls.

The question of why pool players seldom
become highly proficient at billiards is
easy to answer. Both games are hard TO
master. and il takes about all the practice
one cares to indulge in to become an expert
at either Schaefer and Ives practice
billiards continually. They ust 60 50 in
order to keep on edge. 1t is the same with
De ORC, Clearwater, and the rest of the
pool players. Both games 20 back 10 the
old American four-ball billiards or pool,
whichever you may can It, This game
was played on table with six pockets
In view Of this fact, the reader can easily
realize that the champions OF those days
must have been good pool as well as
billiard players, the only difference being
that it was all one game, so to speak
Billiards and pool as they are played to-
day originated from this four-ball game.
Now they are played on different tables.
Pool players depend mostly on accuracy,
while the billiardist relies on his touch.
He muct he accurate also but not to such
a fine degree as is required OF the pool
player. Accuracy always counts in the
three-cushion game, and you will find that
the pool player is more at home at this
style than any other kinds OF billiards.
Frank Ives, Eugene Carter and other great
three cushion stars. started with pool.
Pool is the easiest TO learn, and that ac-
counts for its great popularity. Whenlearn
is said, however, it is not meant that pool
can be mastered easily. On the contrary.
it is just as difficult 10 become a pool
player of the first class a s it is a billiard
expert of similar rating. perfect eye is
absolutely necessary in pool A pool
player must be accurate like the marks
man. Stroke is just as important and
helps player immeasureably in draw
shots. In pool there are a greater variety
OF shots. Intricate combinations are com
ing up constantly and something new is
developed in every big tournament The
pool player has one object in view. He
tries to keep the balls separated On the
contrary the billiardst endeavors TO hold
them together.
Frank Ives started out as a pool player
and he was a good one before he was
ever heard of as billiard player. George
Sutton heard of his pool-playing ability
at Detroit, back in the SOS a big
tournament had just been completed, and
Sutton went cunning for him. He found
Frank in the room he made his head
quarters, and proposed a game. Ives ac-
cepted his offer, and they played for all
Sutton had, S65. Before the game COM
menced Ives looked at SUIT on's hands
and said: "You amt no farmer, but we
will play, just the same" and he turned
i'm and beat him easily.
Lon Morris was the best pool and bill
lard player this country ever saw. He
was in the first flight OF pool experts
and could beat anybody but SchaefeT and
Slosson at billiards. Pool players are said
to never go back until their eyesight be-
gins to fail
The evening times., 1897-03-13
JOHN l.. Is ON THE WAY.
Great Crowds Greet the ex-Chau.
pion at Every Station.

Great Crowds Greet the eX-CnaIl-
pion at Every Station.
Utica, N Y. March 13.-John L. Sulli-
van. who will report the Corbett Fitzsim-
mons fight for a New York paper, is speed
ing toward Chicago on the car Wellington.
The former champion is delighted with
the prospect OF a speedy journey to Car
son,
Sullivan's journey is a triumphant march
There is no doubt that he is dear to the
American people, and at every station there
were crowds gathered to see him and to
cheer him.
AS the big fellow locked with pride upon
these demonstrations, those who were
with the former champion, agreed that
there / S indeed one more fight in the old
war horse.
In speaking OF this, John l.. says: BE
fore the men enter the ring / shall chal-
lenge the winner of this coming fight, and
when John L. Sullivan says anything he
means it, and / know the public is with
me on that every time.
mot only shall issue bona fide chal-
Ienge, but 1 shall deposit 81 900 to bind
the match.
Here is the money" and the big fellow
took a brand-new thousand-dollar bill from
his vest pocket, and shook it as though it
was only V.
Yes said Mr.. Dunn. al am glad to
be Mr.. Sullivan's backer.''
When asked about the probable result of
the fight Sullivan said;
Il am no prophet. If Corbett is in good
condition he should win. He can't afford
to lose his head, however. as he did at the
time he fought Mitchell.
''As soon as we arrive in Carson City
shall have a look at both Corbett and
Fitzsimmons. / can then judge better as
TO the result.
Sullivan was hardly under way before
he was called to the platform OF the car
TO respond to the greetings of the crowds.
This was the case at every station.
At Poughkeepsie the crowd was disap-
pointed when he would not come out of his
stateroom.
AT Albany Sullivan held a reception In
his stateroom. PassengeIs-among them
women-came TO pay their respects. And
so it was all along the route.
Jem Mace telegraphed from Syracuse
that ne would be at the depot with a host
OF friends.
Al Albany Jim Colville, OF Boston, who
has been selected as Corbett's tirnekeeper;
Billy Hurd, sporting man OF Manchester,
H, and others joined the party.
The evening times., 1897-03-13
Corner 18th and f Streets,
Flaherty, but declares that Hawkins and
Green have few admirers in this city.
CoRBErT IN GOOD CONDITION.
viii Enter the Ring In the Form
in which He Fought Sullivan.

in Which He Fought sullivan.
San Francisco, March 13.-w. w Naugh-
ton, the special correspondent of the San
Francisco Examiner at Carson, gives his
views OF the shape and tactics of Corbett
and Fitzsimmons in part as follows:
Corbett has had long and careful siege
OF training and all the experts who have
come in contact with him predict that he
is the Jim Corbett of the Sullivan Gays.
/ know that his wind and his capacity
for work are simply phenomenal and such
acute conditioners of men as Delaney and
White tell me that his disposition is sunny
and that he is now prepared to make the
finest fight OF his life.
According to Fitzsimnlons' own confess
sion he is getting lighter. Sull, he GER
tainly looks to be i'm the pink of condition.
should say that FitzsiInmons is not keyed
up for such long contest as is Corbest,
though the Cornishman does not look for
ward to a very long fight, and Judge
that he is perfectly satisfied with his con-
dition and thoroughly confident OF win
ming. CoTbett has defeated all his men
and his hands remain intact
This goes to prove that he is not a wild
swinger, but rather pugilist " no uses ex-
oellent judgment in placing ms blows. In
his defensive work he is a marvel of quick
ness He ducks on occasions, but fire.
quently uses his legs TO take him out of
danger He can draw his head back so as
to avoid blow by very smallmargin, and
ne is right on the spot for return. He is
a great fighter, and can worry most oppo-
nents into a state OF bewilderment by the
rapidity Of his motions in this line His
style Of boxing is peculiarly his own, and
be is the neatest man with hands, feet and
body ever saw within the ropes.
Fitzsimmons is not a stylish boxer.
When he first hurst upon the public gaze
there was little To distinguish him from
other boxers ofthe British Australian sch om
Lattsrly he has adopted a system OF his
own. 1t is unCainly, but judging from
general results il is wonderfully effective.
His tactics from start TO finish suggest that
lie is not seeking to wear man down lay
constant jabbng, but rather TO create an
opening fol one decisive smash that viii
end the whole business. His leg work is
rather slovenly, hut he is. always able TO
take care OF himself in the mix-up. Re
courts rather than avoids a rally. i be-
lieve in fact. that Bob is cool-heatled and
nervv as the best of them in action and
that he adds to his other qualifications
that OF extreme cunning, faculty, which
makes him as dangerous a man as any
pugilist could tackle.
The evening times., 1897-03-13
PASTOR MAKES CONFESSION.
Rev. T.. j. o. MiIIington Declares
He Has Led a Dual Life.

Newark, y. j., March 13.-A sensation
was caused in this city yesterday when it
became known that Rev F. j. Oldkno W
Millington, pastor of FaiTmOnt Baptist
Church, had made a full confession to the
deacons of the church regarding his recent
disappearance. On March 1 he left his
home here to attend the Baptist conference
in New York. That evening his wife re-
ceived a telegram informing her that he
met an old college friend, and thas ne would
not return home until Tuesday. He did not
come home then, neither did his Wife hear
anything of him until last Monday, when
he was located at the home of his father,
also a minister, in Keeseville, n. Y. There
he made a statement in which he said that
his mind was a blank to him after he left
New York and until he found himself in
Montreal. The minister returned to his
home on Wednesday.
In his confession to the deaeors of
the church Mr.. Millington admits that
he left home with Mrs. Dorothy Di *
erson, who is separated from her hus-
band, said to be in Chicago, who left
her home the same day. Rev MI.
Millington says that after he and Mrs.
Dickerson left this city they went to
Montreal, where they registered as F.
E. Harold and wife at a boarding
house, AZ Victoria street. They re-
manned there over night, and left hur-
riedly when they received a telegram
informing them that they had been
traced to that city. He admits that the
elopement was premeditated, and says that
for over year past he was leading
dual life.
He said that sooner or later he knew
that their relations would be come
known, and that he would have to go
away with Mrs. DickersUn, and that he
decided to take the first opportunity to
flee from the city. He admits that he
neglected to pay bills that he had incurred
so that he could save money In order To
pav their railroad fare to Montreal.
Mr. Millington is but twenty-five years
of age His father and his brother are
both ministers
Mrs. Dickerson had been one OF the tn
thusiastic workers of the church
The deacons of the church do not any
longer recognize Mr.. Millington as the
pastor OF the church A church meeting
had been called for March 20 to take
action in the case, but owing to the con-
fession of the minister it is probable that =
meeting will he held sooner.
Mfr. Millington says he will make state
ment to the public next week.
The evening times., 1897-03-13
POOLS on Todax,s Races.

Louisville, March 13.-Pools ON today's
races sold as follows:
First race-Dick Behan, SO; katherine
wrouhlc and Lismore, 81 each; Hibernia
Queen and Miss Rowett, So each; field, 81.
Second race-Patrol, $40; The Pluto
crat and Strathrel, Sc each; Break o'Day
and Ray H., So each; Seelbach, "a; Earth
and Tagliona, So each; field, So.
Third race-Paros and Tenochtian, Sc
each: Billy Mckenzie and Otho, Sc each;
Lizzie Mack and Lily of the West So each;
field, So.
Fourth race-Alamo and CASTOR, SIS each;
Red Top and Alvin W., So each; field, 81.
Fifth -ace-No pooling.
Sixth race-No pooling.
Seventh race-Longbrook, So; Winslow
and Sobriauet, $5 each; field, SO.
The evening times., 1897-03-13
MR.. robson RRCONSIDERS
He May Accept Brooklyn's Princely
Offer for the Spiders
VIII Decide Definitely Upon His Re-
turn to Cleveland-In Cofnmunica-
ton With Manager Tebeau.

New York, March 13-Mr. Abel, the prin-
club, backs up the statement OF Mr ByTne
president of the club, to the effect that the
Brooklyn club has offered 500 600 in cash
for the Cleveland franchise and players.
.'If Robinson wants TO do busjn ess with
u.s. said Abel, ''he viii have very little
trouble What Byrne lsaids is true. We
will put up 500 900 FOR the Cleveland
players, the cream Of which will be put into
the Brooklyn team. Theoffer is not bluff,
but is worth serious consideration The
money is ready al e
President Robson did some hard think
ing all yesterday He held another confab
with Byrne, and when seen at the Wal.
dorf last night he said: %
THE offer of the Brooklyn club was so
unexpected that have concluded to con-
slider it more carefully, than l at first In
tended. 1t has been left open and | have
decided not To refuse il ior accept it
until / get back to Cleveland, where |
can size up the situation. 1t is nIagnifi-
cent offer, no mistake, and / may never
have such an opportunity again Byne
and Abel mean business. and they have a
barrel OF money behind them. They have
convinced me OF the sincerity Of their
offer, and / believe that it is better
not to act hastily"
Robson is said to have wired Manager
Tcbeau regarding the proposed transfer
to Brooklyn OF o Connor. Barnie, the Brook
Iyn manager, is reported TO be willing to
hand over Griffin and Grim for 81 Connor.
The deal may 20 through yet. President
Byrne has also made direct offer TO
Baltimore for Jack Doyle Byrne is willing
to let Lachance go in exchange. Doyle is
said to be anxious % captain a League
team, and would not he averse to coming
to Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Club has also
received Il suggestion to exchan ge Lachance
for Tucker OF tile Bostons- Several of the
Brooklyn players are kicking over their
salary cut and threaten not TO go South.
Abel, Byrne and Barnie, however, say
thcy can stay at home il they like. They
also declare that Canavan, drafted from
Providence, must play in Brooklyn OF not
at all.
The evening times., 1897-03-13
COMING TO THE THEATERS

1.-THE Last OF His Race Creston Ciarke's
romantic drama, which he viii produce at
the Columbia Theater Monday night, de-
rives irs title from the first act { the play.
The old Prince Okolski is believed to be
the last of the Okolski race, his only son
having been supposedly drowned twenty
odd years before the play begins. An in
terestIng event is that CrestOn Clarke will
assume dual role. first appearing as
the old prince aud secondly az the long
lost son, whose reported drowning is bnt
a scheme OF reyengeful man named Mic
luvitch The acting of the OLD prince calls
for more than mere dramatic coloring-
ii borders on the highest plain OF tragedy.
His death, due To a paralytic stroke at the
moment when ne strives TO tell the priest
the news he has just learned, viz, that
his son Ivan lives. is a climax that brings
the curtain of the first act on a thrilling
situation. This play also deals with what
might he termed tue supernatural or spirit
ual clement. The death of the old prince
is revealed TO his long lost sou in a super
natural way. This vision is the climax Of
the second act NJ one May readily realize
that the curtain descend on scene of
unusual interest.
The evening times., 1897-03-13

or gift of cigarettes TO minors, and pro-
hfbiting the minors under penalty
of $40 fine from smoking cigarettes. This
gives minors the right to testify without
discriminating themselves as TO who sold
or gave them cigarettes
Mrs E. A . Robinson, president OF the W.
G. T. O. of Baltimore, has been appointed
by the mayor of the city q member OF the
board of visitors to the county Jail. This
board, composed OF men with the eNeep-
tion of Mrs Robinson, has made her chair
man Of the committee on discipline in the
Jail and her influence, says Miss Willard,
is already felt in numerous phases OF its
management. The mayor has also aD-
pointed one of BaltimOre's leading women
on the board OF the city alnIshouse and
female house OF refuge, and the physician
in charge at the Women's College Is the
only woman member of the new board
OF school commissioners OF the city @
Baltimore.
The evening times., 1897-03-13

The feeling among some sporting men
is that FitZsimmons is right in the po
sition he takes regarding the rules TO
govern his contest with Corbett, as laid
down by George Siler, the referee. ITO
hit IN a clinch or breakaway is Corbett's s
stronghold said ''Sam" Fitzpatrick in
New York, yesterday. Il was behind
Peter Jackson when he fought Corhett,
said Fitzpatrick, land the night before
the two principals met and agreed to hit
in q breakaway and in clinch. And If
you could have seen what Corbett did To
Peter at that style OF work, you would
never say but that he is as strong and
effective as at long range. Corhetts
wonderful short-arm blow is the result
of CONSTANT handball practice. and he
himself says he can hit as hard this way
as he can straight from the shoulder
The evening times., 1897-03-13
DR.. YOUNG
Known 10 This Community as the
Physician Who Cures.

Il am personally acquainted with over
twenty people who have been permanently
cured OF lingering chronic ailments Dy Dr.
YOUNG" said a well-known Washington
attorney in the reception parlors or Dr.
1OUNG'S Sanitarium yesterday and every
one or them speaks in the very highest
terms OF his professional abilities. Many
persons have spoken Go me so favorably OF
MS well equipped sanitarium, and his Ia
clllties through his most modern electrical,
and his wonderful ability TO master disease
winch enables him to cure case after case
pronounced hopeless by others, that L have
= cifiitbt0 10 l. on tins it'i "a eaeflitiL
nave but mild case or nasal catarrh, butl
ETC."
Many persons applying to Dir. YOUNG for
The evening times., 1897-03-13
REFORMS IN THE SOUTH.
Miss willard Declares That Women
Are Progressing Admirably

CASTLE, N Y, March Is. Miss Frances
E. willard states that signs and tokens OF
progress in reforms come from the South.
The governor of Arkansas has appointed
two women notaries public. The governor
of Missouri has declared every office in the
state open to women unless they are spe-
cially debarred by statute. Alabama has
made women eligible as county superin-
tendents of schools.
The senate Of North Carolina has passed,
by q vote Of Al toS, the bill appropriating
$4,000 for State reformatory. This bill
was brought before the State legislature
by the w. c. T. U. Another bill which
the White Ribboners OF North Carolina
can designate as "our bill,' has been
passed by the senate, forbidding the sale
The evening times., 1897-03-13
CANS ATTACKS GoRMAN.
He Calls Him an A stute, Corrupt
Politician.

Baltimore, March 13.-An attack on Sen
ator Gormanby Edgar Fl Cans, ex-assistant
States attorney, has set the politicians all
agog. Little else was discussed among the
party men. The occasion was a compli-
mentary dinner given at Hotel Rennert 70
Dennis F Maroney. by yhisfellow- workers. IN
appreciation of his services as an organ
izer during the late Presidential campaign
of the Democratic Sound Money League
Mr. Cans spoke to the toast Conditions
Of Democratic harmony and unity"
Amongother things ne said:
"The Democratic party is divided into
two camps Our camp is larger than you
think. 1t is made up of thinking men, who
are devoted to the principles OF the Demo
cratic party, and who want to drag IL out
of the mire into which it has been plunged.
"The election to occur next fell is to
elect a legislature, which is to elect a
United States Senator. Is ne To be Senator
Gornlan?'' Here he halted; 'or is he TO De
q silver fanatic?'
al regard Senator German Is the De
strovcr of the Democratic party.
And would say that he shall not go back
to the Senate (Applause.) 1t is said he
Is the best-known man in the Democratic
party l should use another expression; ne
is more notorious. Heis an astute, corrupt
politician 1 will support no one; VIII
help no one to the legislature who is not
pledged to do all he can to defeat Mr
German for the Senate. Secondly, VIII
not vote for any one who is not sound
money Democrat. You can't get me to
vote for silver Democrat simply because
we want harmony. Those who do not want
sound money must come to us; we cannot
go to them The Boy orator of the Platte
saws we must come to him in sack-cloth and
ashes. viii we do that? A real man will
never bend the knee, except to that which
he believes to be true
The evening times., 1897-03-13

masses his former successes like woman
Against Woman Wages Of Sim" and
others The romantic quality Of the incl
dents narrated, the skiIlful chaTacteriza-
tion Of the leading actors in the drama, the
foithrnl representation Cf life In the dla-
mond mines Of South Africa, andthe charm
ing way the whole story is related, make
whole Of strong interest. Many mover
features, peculiar only to the country IN
which the scene is laid, are introduced.
The play has been enthusiastically re-
ceived wherever it has been given.
The evening times., 1897-03-13

@The Land of the. Living will be the
attraction at the Academy. 1t is an am
bilious attempt to place before the puhhc
in an attractive and creditabie way. Two
kinds of life as they exist In London. Tho
author, Frank Harvey, never wrote
failure, and 1.-The Lando the Living sur
The evening times., 1897-03-13
How Not to "Catch Cold"

Many delicate man ana woman were
for hours in the open air Thursday
viewing the parade. We have a remedy
Robipi's Camphor Pills-that will immed-
iateIy act so on the system as to prevent
any liability to catching cold. 25c- is the
price. and its efficacy is guaranteed.
WASH. HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACY,
1907 II street northwest.
The evening times., 1897-03-13

the ring. Inquiries were in order~as to
whether or not the big fight would be
fought with the referee outside the ropes.
In England the referee is always so placed.
The following dispatch clears up mat
ters:
Carson City-The referee will Off
ciate in the ring GEORGE SILER."
The evening times., 1897-03-13

The original supporting company tnat mas
been seen here so often playing Denman
Thompson's famous pastoral story OF New
England life will make its fare well visit TO
Washington next week, appearing at the
Lafayette Opera House Denman Thomp-
son has decided TO retire 1.-The Old Home
stead" at the close OF this season, and give
a clear field to his new production. The
company comprises Archie Boyd as Joshua
whitcomb, w NJ Cressy as Cy Prime,
Charles H. Clark as Seth Perkins, Miss
Marie Kimball as Aunt Matilda, and all
the other members of the original company.
Inn. Sardou' sremarkable drama, "SplrlC-
isme,' which comes to the Lafayette next
week, the supernatural forms only the back
ground The play deals with a young
woman, Simone, whois married TO scieh-
tist, and who imagines. rightly or wrongly,
that her husband cares more for his DOCKS
than he does for her, and that he is ne
glecting her for the sake of his studies ana
Investigations. At this moment an im-
petuous and designing lover puts In an
appearance. He may be carried away Dy
Simone's beauty, but that fact is not niade
so plain as the other, that he desires TO
secure portion Of il not all her wealth.,
she having 10000 francs in her own
right This mephistophelian tempter sue
ceeds in Turing the young woman from her
husband, but not satisfied with nus CON
quests of her heart enyeayors to force her
into a position which will result in
divorce, and make it possible for him 10
marry her. She revolts az the idea or
public scandal, and finding her lover un-
willing to be satisfied simply with her
love, is assisted by friend In unmasklng
him and laying bare his sordid motives
By this time her husband believes her TO
be dead. A railroad train in which sinone
was supposed to be riding at the tfne
when she was in her lovers house mas
been burned, and the husband mas caused
to be buried with solemn rites charfed
body which has been identified as Slmones.
The same spirit influences that directed
the husband attention TO the burning cars
are In evidence in the closing scenes Ill
which Simone, forgiven and full or the
most intense love for hinls is returned TO
the. welcoming arms of eher overJoyed
husband.
The evening times., 1897-03-13

The Chicago delegation to Carson City
to see the fight will leave that city to-
night. Three special trains are billed to
start, but reports regarding the crowd that
is going are so discouraging that it is
doubtful il more than two, and possibly
only one, will pull out.
The evening times., 1897-03-13
An old AIissouri Piano.

J.B. Marcum, of FL Dorado, Mo-, says the
Kansas City Star, owns piano that is
undoubtedly of great age, probably 100
wears old, and possibly older. It is only
six octaves The key-pins are setin wood,
and the harp itself is of wood. 1t is an
imported instrument, probably from Ger
MANY.