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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

81 have managed three championship
teams during my eight years expert
eucs with the Boston club" said Man
ager seloo yesterday, land I am FIRM
Is impressed that the present team Is
the strongest that ever represented the
HubAclty." where Will you finish ?"
"Esrst. second or third" was the reply.
III we don't win the championship Il
will not alter my opinion Of the team.
This ls better team than any one Of
our championship teams. and our only
excuse for not finishing In front will
he that the League Is stronger than u
used 10 be-"
Where does your strength liey"
I'VE are strong an arsund We have
good pitchers. fne catchers. hard-hit-
ting batsmen and our fielding on the
trip has been everything that could be
eskea We haze won twelve Of the last
seventeen games. and although We
have only played Ave games on the
home grounds We are within striking
distance Of the leaders. No team ever
got a worse start than we did We
only won ono game out Of the first
eight We lost eve and made tive
draws. Long wa. away on In the frsl
eight games. and lost nearly all Of
them by his errors"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

Boston has been playing the steadlcst
hau Of an the league clubs. and II any
combination IN the OUTFIT heads the
Ral,lmores on Il will doubtless be the
neanea,ers. And Il will be a good
Thing for the game, Baltimore cranka
never did turn out in any alarming
numbers. and now that they have had
, surfel, Of championships they arc
almost Indifferent TO the splendid club
which represents them. Il Is a rencc-
lion uF,n the sporting blood Of the
franks of the Monumental City that
their club should draw more money
upon the Dad than Il does at home.
md vet that appears TO be the case n
Inc championship should ~ elsewhere
Ms season-although Il ls unlikely. un-
less the Baltlmoreans fall down-it
would be a positive benefit to every
,,her club In the league. This repeat
"A winning OF the pennant by one club
IA robbed the championship Of much
n ne interest In every city save Baiti-
nof.. and there is nothing to prove
hat there has been any undue enthus-
ianm there since the season Of 1884
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01
HAT oARNrruRr 4 Ia MODE.

Satin straw Fa!rs rather than ioses
IN popularity as the seasoa advances.
Ribbons Of taneia CT moire iGneta
arc used Ia preference 20 those Of sat-
IN. Dresden Effects are SIN slightly
used. bur not nearly 20 the extent thar
they were.
There seems - be no end 10 the d.
versity Of shapes In vogue. and almost
anything your taste suggests would b
In style. from a small toQue to the
large picture hat.
Hats having brlms Of one color ard
crowns Of another are seen quite fre-
gucntly. They are very becoming and.
seing 90 effective In themselves. re-
qulre less trimming 20 make them look
stylish.
4 few very young women. With
p'euart faces. are affecting the old
fashioned poke bonnet OF the early
days % Queen Vic;oria's relsn. hr, u
d only 1ecomlng In their style, 50 VII
not hC universally adopted.
Flowers were never used IN such
piofusian and variety. scarlet gera-
mum being considered vc', new ana
stylish. Certainly. they &c yery
ummery-looNlng rarniture. and the
o-es seen this year arc especially prei'
/ ~ ard of fne manufacture
b Clusters Of trait seem 70 have takcr
a new tease on ilfC for uinmiug hats
and some % the SWEETEST toQues ant
shCrt-hacGei sailors are seen trimmed
with cherries. cnrrants. grapes. gosse
+ berries. blackhcrrics and mniberries
Witch look good enough 70 eat
Two @; tie most popular kinds ar
% lava and Panama straw loither Il
walking hai saare. with rolling brlu
and creased crown. or hlrh-crowne
1 ranon trimmed with a plain hand O
ribbon and stin 0ullls These are mos
wcrn with tailor-mado gowns Tor shor
ping. and arr the regulation ouiln
hat o. the season.
The sailor hat. with plain. narro'
hand. most affected by the smart 81
nas high crown With rather narro'
hrim. and Is almost Invariably n
natural straw color. with dark blu
black or Tartan plaid hand; these lai
heinz particularly aovcl and styllsl
An innovation this year IL the seilir
OF adjustable bands al 50 cents oael
50 that one can have several bands I.
one hat,
Green and bright scarlet vie vii
each other TO be considered the coll
Tor hats this summer. The green on
are trimmed with yellow. violet. bh
, and pima in contributions that q q
, years ago would nave been thong
, exceedingly inartistlc. but which are
keeping with fashions mandates.
a one grows more accustomed to ths
. they are not really 20 startling
they arst appear.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

There has been a deal OF trouble OK
perienced this season among dealers
and riders by the prevailing Cad Of
changing gears.says a writer IN Cycling
Life. especially In the direction Of ~.
ing larger sprocket wheels In many
cases riders have found considerable
dlfaculty In obtaining chains which
would be exactly In pitch with the
sprocket wheel OF their choice. Il
seems that makers Of chains In striving
to improve their product have adopted
somewhat wider range OF varying d.
mansions than In former years. aud
Il Ia especially In small towns where
the material KEEP, In stock by dealers
covers only a small range Of variety
that this causes dissatisfaction that
might Just a. well be avoided, Max
ers Of chains are not 80 many but that
they might come together. II not in
person then by correspondence. and
agree upon a few standards OF chain al.
mensions snapped chains. burkled
sprockets and bent rear fork would Il
among the rarest occurrences 4 thli
we're aonA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

umpire Tim Hurst is one ~ the wits
q ne diamond, and he can tell a.
uany good stories ina tanning match
% anybody IN the land Sometimes.
nit Tim. you run across a player who
q NC much .rg ,ou Last season AZ
levelgud ma, yo,.ngstor. Tom Dele
faaiy, vas a. 10" bet and ! called p
STRIFE On him. re Was lust In from
"a country. and I oidut expect much
tsAiLg from him. aui =. gave me an
iaill look. a-'a 'lus, turn that
iau Of yours ioaard The scenery a.
De field The next ball was over and
sAal made two strikes. When put on
NJ mask and walked behind tae plate.
aid 10 ,he lad My boy. you're no,
Staying = the Pcwee Valley League
hsv When 4 pitcher cuts the corners
n this league you know those are
tarft .slffkt Del came hack al me
u Al Instant Yes. said be. I ala
irov about The corners. but ] dldn',
kuow nat iheyd built bay windows "a
ne home phies,' That Was neG
uas on nd. ana ! though, TO myself
That young fellow Is an right"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

Hove that Baltimore Il going to win the
championship. Indeed. President Hart
thinks that the champions will bs
lucky 70 finish third. said he today
Il think that those fellows are just
playing on their nerve. There ar
three teams that call 90 beat them IN
the FINAL spriat when Il comes 20
final figuring. you watch Boston. Those
fellows are playing ball and the kind
that counts They are after the game
al the bat. on the bases and In the
field. Give Brooklyn another pitcher
and they would be in the lead 90 les
than two months Cincinnati is golng
"a show the champions their heels. too.
In my mind The Reds are putting u9
a great game. aud. strengthened al
drst a. they are. they ought TO make
the sand ny. think Pittshurg IL
ahead Of ~ game do not believe
that they will figure IN the champion
ship scramble beyond pulling down
some OF the leaders and mixing things
up Our team will no, be 10 the hghi
but they viii b. out OF the second a..
vision before they cult" -
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

which has the double u as its stree
number.
his wife, who was sitting In the par
Tor Of the residence on the afternoon
that her husband killed himself
CHANGED to look up at the clock and no.
ticed that the hour hand pointed to :
and the minute hand to eight. Il heine
exactly s minutes past 5. Al that In.
slant she was startled by a pistol shot
in her husbands room. She ran 10 the
room. pushed open the door and found
Mr. Drynan lylng upon the floor dead
with blood oczing from a bullet wound
IN his head. The hands Of the clock
had pointed a, the fatal instant TO hs'
uros which. added together, make ihir'
icon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

The burglar vas sitting 10 d. room
smokins peacefully before sarirg COT
for his nights work vfoa ihe doof
opened and q Well-ifsglg- MAJ eEterUi
the room.
The Burglar riar.ei ili ;rsled lals
81 be- recognised The i...Lit. 81 q
prominent taqtc. Ct nc c..y. hu. DC
controlled llmfsl; IS q strong EFFORT.
Tho barker drew e char clcie 81 Al
side. opened bee. be ca-f.te --.c-
his arm and sad;
TO no; cali for hCiD az vase 1ly
disturbance an derCIlis maa.
Thia book hold ia e. hand oultsiai
bank certificates 50 flCcs % rs a4hf.
Unless ycu hasd nc ever a. onee sie.-
600 cash viii fii cut s-oceo ucrth a.
stock 10 ycgs uaz.s dgpcsl. i &c yc-t
credit 10 the bsak. sGd c.osc tie do-ri
tomorrow. Shareholders are halle 20
90 per Csut Of stock they hold. ald sea
see what q refusal would CO., yoa. ID
! re; the mo1eyg
The burglar hastily Grew sit.ot
from his vert pocksi and htrLed q O.
the banker, and whoa ths ailef has
departed be wiped bis brew ard col-
graduated h.mscf On having escaped
20 easily
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

MGR have been launched. 80 that there
Il nothing new 10 enlist the attention
Of theater patrons. But the men who
put forward amusement enterprises are
hard al work upon their preparations
for next season. with the result that
they are In reality much more close
~ occupied than they will be after the
curtain has rolled up disclosing the
autumn show writes leander Rich
ardson in the beautifully executed mid
summer number Of the Metropolitan
Magazine.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

by the suicide In sandusly. Ohio. the
other day Of Charles Drynan. and the
recent death Of his sister. Mrs. Maxima
Stencil.
Mrs. stencil was born on the 18th Of
the month. married on the 18th. her
husband died on the 18th. and she her.
self vas sick thirteen days. and passed
out OF lie on the 18Th. Her residence
vas 1913 jefferson street There were
% letters IN her name. and her age a.
death was represented by a tranaposl-
ton of the figures composing that ~
omCned number she being n years old.
The undertaken who was called IN az
her death vas Charles J. Krupp. IN
whose name il VIII be noticed there
are thirteen letters Her remains were
taken 70 her former home A. Port
Clinton. Ohio. for burial. and Il Is a
singular fac; that that town Is jus,
thirteen miles west Of sandusky.
A number Of the friends OF Mrs. ston.
eel had expressed their Intention Of
accompanying her remains 10 theli
last resting place. and a general lnvl'
tation had. IN consequence. been ex'
tended 10 al who desired 20 DO 50 {.
90 by rail- AZ the expense Of william
Drynan. her father. Ia whose name. 0
will be noticed there are thirteen let
tiers. The train on the Lake shor
/ railroad that the funeral party was q
.ake was scheduled 10 leave % e.is q
a.. and a. the funeral procession drcy
up at the station the uudoriaker lookol
az bis watch and remarked that th
train was due 10 arrive In just thlr
teen minutes.
Prior 10 soiug TO the tlcke; oflcs u
secure transportation fer the party Nj
Drynan counted those who desired 1
20. and aeccrtained that Just thirieo
people wanted 10 make the trip Whe
ne train pulled up ~ the station Il wa
discovered that the locomotive was N
i3. A. the funeral there were 70 rcll
tlvcs Of deceased. and Il also deyelope
that she was the thirteenth person ,
her race laid 10 rest In that cemeteFi
A similar queer combination o. circun
-tances In which the number 10 figure
.onsplcuously existed In relation
Mrs. Stencils brother. Charles Dryna
In whose name there are thirteen le
tiers. He was born on the 18Th Of q
month. married two years ago. July I
and lived at 1919 Jefferson street. 4
property having been bequeathed
him by Mrs Stencil. lie vas the se
end Of his race 20 die In the hoai
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

Frederick Heidi. a farmer IN Warren.
Mich. was shot and killed by bis
daughter. Minnie. % years old. The
girl was arrested. Tier father attend
ed church At Rosevllle, but got badly
intoxicated on the way home. Enter
INK his home when bic daughter was
there alone the frenHled paren, seized
razor and made for the girl She
succeeded in Wrestling the weapon from
him. and the fathers threats being re-
pcated, the girl. in her excitement,
grabbed a loaded qua and hred at him
The ball struck Heidi In the temple,
killing him instantly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

"T'll never vote Tor another schedule
that calls Tor twenty games on tho
home grounds IN one stretch. or for
the western clubs TO finish the season
on eastern grounds" said Prcsidort
Robson recently. II Isn't just that
We should play The FINAL eanes Of the
season on eastern grounds The homo
stretch Is the most important part o.
the seasons race. and turn about Is
fair play"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01
RAISED the WRONG FLAG.


Caused 9 Great Cemmotion In the Rus-
sian FLEET bat All Faded Well q
Not No very long ago q crack cruiser
Of the new navy plowed lts way
through the Baltic and dropped anchor
on g. Petersburg. according 20 the
Washington Post There were Russian
craft lying all about and within q guar
ter OF a mile Of the Yankee cruiser
there was the olive-green. high tur-
fcted flagship Of the Russian squadron.
with half a dozen great guns poluug
their noses from her barbettes. fore.
at and midships. The white cruiser.
~ custom Is. ran up her ensign With
salute Of a single Eun-thai Is. she in-
tended 70 gun up her ensign but what
broke out a. the yank Of the haiyards
was none other than the double-heaaed
,agle Of Russia. Nobody on board no
iced Il for a moment, but what did at
.ract their attention was a pun Of
smoke from the Russians forward tuf-
Get aud almost before the boom Of the
great gun had rolled 70 them across the
water the starboard turret roared q
second greeting. This was an excess Of
courtesy but surprise increased when
NE midshlp barbettes followed suit
md the big bow guns began again IN
urn. In casting eyes over heaven and
sarth 10 see what In the name Of ma
lions was the moving cause In this
,annonade the Yankee bluejackets saw
o their surprise the Russian ensign
which ali Internationally loated from
heir own peak. Il was plain that the
aufslana were salutlng their own flag.
The salute was good but the surprise
vas az 90 much OF IL. OF coarse the
American commander could not haul
iown the friendly fag while the salute
Sas going on. 30 be kept Il up. while
he Russians llkewlfe kept up their
annonade. Il lasted for over an hour
and every one had lost count OF she
lhOta. but when Il did finally cease. "a
he further astonlEhment OF the vial
NAANf AAN AAANHAAN NNNANANl NNIHN va
lowered away. hlled with a misceIlan-
/ sous load o. gold lace and epauleis
. and came stunning along across n,
E Eaier. An excited load Of Russian ON.
D GERS came swarming over the side
j. which was courteously manned 10 r.
2 ,clve them. though the object OF theii
. ,oming was a deep and shrouded mys
g tory. They fell on the neck Of th'
= American commander and his ohlcers
wearing eternal friendship and broth
b irhood In a potpourrl Of French. Rus
!. llan and English, The American crey
o lad to take Il all for granted TN By
, series Of diplomatic questions the.
p ELECTED the fact that Il was the car
j. birthday and the hoistlng Of the Rus
?. ilnn Gag had been accepted out O
l. iand as the most delicate sort OF an IN
y arnafionai compliment. The Russian
y rad returned It with the national q
y ate o. 100 guns.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01


excuse for a forfeited game. The gen
"fal public Is not party 10 any quar-
iels thar may arl-e between two clubs.
nor j. the public to be made suffer be-
cause IN umpire to protect himself
nom personal villihcation invokes the
highest base ball Law. The public pays
10 see a game Of base ball, and there
Il no reason why Il should be denied
seeing that for which Il has paid.
Would Il stand being dismissed from
taeatcr because the leader Of the or
etesira happened 20 have q run-in with
The leading lady7 or II the curtain WIS
fung down. would any manager In the
land have the nerve 10 dismiss the
audience without making good the
aihoant paid for tickets. Taf rule MAX
'ng forfeited games possible should he
wiped on the books. and m Ne stead
there should be another PROVIDING that
Every club owner who permits nj.
s'aycrs 10 take exception 10 any rul-
ING Of the umpire shall b. fined net
lssi than $500 for the frst ohCnse. aud
a. additional $500 for every subsequent
ohsnse. said fines 20 20 10 a permanent
iund f0f the teneht o. a Home ioi
Omplres with Wounded Feelinga lei
iule Ike this be passed and live
~ 70. then the greatest Geld wort eysl
ee,ised could be- witnessed without The
ears Of the spectators being assailed hl
DE billinEsFatc OF the PLAYERS an,
hootlums. nor the eye offended by ih'
physical coniorlions a. the coaehe-
and he vancouver Of those ln cues, %
ihe tlood o. the poor devil 81 a Daniel
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01


lust because two pretty seminary
Girls leaned ont 81 second-siory vim
dow on moonlight niEht and talked
with two gallant admirers peiohed on
a wall twenty Zee, aelov ,hcm the iac'
nl,y Of the Priscilla school Tor eif ''
Al noracniown is greatly excited TIE
iuies Of The school prohibit The pupils
from talking With young men when NOT
under the eye of some OF the iuc1ly'
ard when o. became known that Mss
Jane salisbury Of BROOKLYN, n. y, and
Mlrs Fanny John Of Mcyersdale Pa
had dared 20 violate tha, rule they
were ordered 20 pack their trunks and
leave the Institution.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

rhleh De played Third base. Ills best
hsiila feat tn any one game was the
making Of four safe hits including a
home run. a triple and two soluble bag
eers on each Of two other occasions
he made two homo runs aud a double
hareer. During the season he made
6nsen home runs, eleven triple baggers
ma thirty double hascrs. Tie is doing
rroA work this season for the Mime
apolls club
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

wnbcft Robinson is Walt Brodle's
beau ideal Of hackslop. Robbie"
declared the Oriole. rs the handspring
OF the baltimore team. Tie il the brain.
lest catcher IN the league to-day and
IL better posted on the weaknesses Of
hatters than any other backslop In the
country. Robinson has done more
than his share toward making success.
ful nSchers Of the baltimore twirlers.
and the way they have been hlt since
he went TO The bench disabled shows
that WHEN he Is on, Of TIE battery com.
blnaiion his counsel Is missed"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

"Yorr mother reads G great DEL.
remarked Maud Eye" replied Nsnlt.
shes rcading about ihe Dosren; &.
Man now" Il vlsh you voaia SET hcs
70 lend me the took vheu she gets
through With lt "Wty. $50 vouldu
be- int.r.stsd 10 The iut issif Yes
would. n there ls asyialng DEAR.
love rs tohosElrirr of sAoalns u
thutes. N1sA lsiCu star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

There was a time when there wasn't
a league team that didn't have a swell
poker game among lts players. On
the road during the on hours from Eve
70 seven Of the players would sit In
and sometimes the limit woysl Be a
very big one. Now Il Is different. Most
Of the managers win not permi, the
festive draw TO be played. and those
who do take Eood care that the game
does no, run into the wee sma' hours"
Of the morning. as they used to. Tey
see that all the players are IN bee b.
! u o'clock.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01
ANsisna Pave

John Thomas Pickett is one Of the
veterans q The oLIlond. this being
y twelfth season a. professional.
most q the time. however. was spent
IN minor leagues. lie was born Feb
y. 1856. Al Chicago. lll.. and trst OBJ
nlned hls knowledge OF the nation al
DC with amateur teams OF hts native
plats After gaining c9nslderahl,
loea' rcnown A. an innelder and bats
ria he received bis hrst professional
nesment with the Milwaukee club
he Northwestern league. In iSSc
llelpasing n seventy championship
les that season. In sixty.nlne o.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

Some Of Their. are In Europe, search
lng for material suitable TO American
taste. Others are In their Offices along
Broadway. earnestly applying them
selves TO the engaging OF actors and
actresses. the ordering Of costumes and
scenery. the making Of contracts for
elaborate posters for advertising pur-
poses. aud the thOusand-and-on minor
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

= suppose. said the SRI who attest
literature. "tEat sou are fond 81 sou.s.
thiug nov ard then Ia the Scsic4
lineY" "Oi o0'sc. Eslli,l Co.oesi sd.
we'll But sat tle tim sel ti.l sarl
Of thine Past, ~you metL taa; d has
hal i,s day. Ike co many ether iadtf'
no. don't mistake ne uCuldat
think Of any such dlsfespoet There li
nothing me delightful m DE v.1tla
months than a. oocs.cl1l ili scotlf.
But Al the present time must 50
that am inclined to'ds a.ni .ule1
-WashIaglon star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

Il viii not ailsw lyssl % re.
audsr lLy suspicion q le.rs 5 h-
lul maa sid tlc alal.sl Ufcgr
viii ean1iely .tma iaa. ,hero las seca
a greatgr general ihta ar.' ~ hl O.
you mean" "iui.us C4e.af H. carA
dictate a larFer number o. cemnfuasca-
tons lii az cree 7--Wafhtags-l star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

There isn't a follower Of the game in
the country who isn't glad Of Ned
Hanlon's success. but who doesn't de-
plore the fact that he stacked up
against such an unappreciatlye town.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01
THEATRICAL TOPICS.
CURRENT NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF THE STAGE.
The Dali season In First Glass Prodnc-
tions--The Vaudeville shows Improve
IA Character During the Hot Weather
--Leandsr Richardson's Views.

his Is abost the
dullest time Of year
IN amusemsnts. 20
far as the public is
concerned. an d
pretty nearly the
llvellest for the
managers Of .he-
aters and travelling
companies. Az the
important produc-
tlons for tAf sum
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

Front" calle, Satan IN stentorian
ones. Belzebuh answered his call.
Match this shade for me, said Satan
md his subordinate drew forth his box
4 luelhers and led away the spirit Of
he ncver-io-be-satisfied shopper.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

IL seems 20 me" sald ere young
woman. that Harold talks more
clearly on the tarin thar any one else
/ have ever heard Yes. replied asiss
Cayenne, ~He has the advantage Of
10, knowing enough about 4 % get his
Ideas confused. "-washlrgtoa star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01
n.sG Amsas m. ola Perks.

A horse escaped from rs owner a.
Huntington and made a beellre for
lafayette. Us former home. eighty
I've miles distant Il had been absent
year. but vas unmlstakably giad TO
set hack.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01

There Is great excitement In Lee
township. Pope county, Ark. over a
race war In which several have been
fatally shot. Negroes began the troa-
HE sunday night by attacking two
-. - More fatalities arr sure 10
resaA