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The sun., 1898-12-05
|ONGST The ATHLETES
Spicy Items Taken From the Latest
Happenings in the Roped Arena
and on the Field Of Ath.
letics-.Wilmington's In.
teresting Budget.
DIAMOND DUST.

st. Louis critics are booming Bill Joyc
for manager of the Browns.
Bill Lange is trying his hand al firi
base out in California. 1t is said that h
does it we'll. ~
Arthur Nichols, the Chicagos' ne,
catcher, makes rubber shoes during til
winter in factory at Urgatuck, Conn.
There is general feeling all over tn
National League circuit that the lonI
season is doomed.
Milwaukee, of the Western League
wants pitcher Dad Clarke. This club ha
fortty-six players already claimed, signet
and reserved.
Jake Morse, the Eastern base ball seer
says Chicago is the fairest town on tn,
circuit and thinks that is why the gam,
is so successful there.
The magnates o. the National League
Professional Base Ball Clubs will hold
their annual fall business meeting at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, in New York, OF
December IL.
The owners of the Louisville Base Bal
Club have declined the offer of the De.
troit people to buy the club. The option,
however, will be continued.
Infelder Charley Reilly is in the tea
and coffee business in Denver, and will
probably remain there as his wife'e
health is greatly improved since she has
been living there.
Jimmy Ryan predicts that Boston,
Baltimore and Cincinnati will be rank
outsiders next season. Prediction filed,
He picks Chicago and Louisville as the
strongest teams in the League.
J. Ira Davis, late captain of the
Danbury Club, is for the winter in
the gents furnishing business at No.
SA South Fifty-first street, Philadel.
phia. He is open to propositions for next
season.
Baltimoreans claim that in a straight
away run Joe Kelley can give Keeler a
yard in SO and beat him. II this is 90
what a wonder Joe Kelley would be if he
was left-handed batter.
Atlantic League Umpire Jack Brennan
has several managers in the minor
leagues and one major league manager
who will endorse Jacks application for a
position on Uncle Nick's staff of indicator
handlers for next season.
Father Chadwick strenuously advo-
Gates three called balls instead of four as
under the present rules. Better leave it
as it is unless it be desired to still fur
ther augment an undesirable practice
the giving of three passes to first.
Patsy Donovan savs that n bollot ,,y
the league players would be in favor of
return to the l32-game schedule. Sure,
Patsy; that could be wagered upon.
Salary being equal the players would
doubtless even 'prefer" a 50-game
schedule.
"Scrappy'' Joyce refuses to be ban
shed from the big league. He says that
wen though New York does not want
lin he will be in the big league next
eason. Six first-class men, i'm the
'pinion OF Joyce, would make the
iiants penNant winners
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MISCELLANY.

The administration of Barlow s. Weeks
as president of the A. A. U. bids fair to
be noteworthy for the introduction of
many needed reforms.
Adrian G. Anson says he will open a
billiard hall in Chicago within short
time. He has not settled upon the exact
location, but it will be somewhere near
the centre of the city.
Newburn, the Irish jumper, is said to
bave cleared the astounding distance Of
% feet 3 inches, or something like one
foot seven incl hes farther than the best
jump OF any other athlete, past or
present.
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SELF DEFENSE,

Martin Flahety and Larry Burne,
have been matched to box twenty round.
at Troy on December 26.
G. G. Smith, the "Black Thunderbolt, u
is out with def to box ''Stockings''
Conroy or any other big man.
Jimmy Handler says that he would
like to meet the winner of the WaIcott.
Smith contest.
| Tommy Ryan and Dick O'Brien have
signed articles to box at Hartford on De.
cember 10. The battle will be for twenty
rounds.
The Olympic A. G. of Buffalo is will
ing togive an enticing purse for twenty
round fight between Luke Burke and
Terry McGovern.
II matters can be amicably adjusted
Kid Mccoy and Jack Bonner will meet
10 a twenty-round bout at the Olympic
A. G. Of Buffalo on January l6.
Jimmy Rose will take Kid Madden's
place and box Terry McGovern at the
Greenwood A. c. OH December II. Rose
and McGovern will box twenty rounds.
Owen Ziegler has made another match.
He has signed articles to clash with Jim
Franey in three weeks. The battle will
take place in Cincinnati.
Peter Maher Saturday said he had
signed articles OF agreement to meet Ed
Dunkhorst, the Syracuse Giant" in
Philadelphia for six rounds on Decem-
ber
Joe Bernstein and Billy O'DonneIl
have been matched to box before one of
the New York clubs within three weeks
The "go" is limited to twenty rounds.
Billy Lavigne writes to friend that
he will come East with his brother, Kid,
IN few weeks. 1t is the lightweight
champions intention to take a trip to
England and meet Dick Burge again.
Mike Sears writes from Birmingham,
Eng, that his friends have subscribed
81 0OO for return match with Jabez
White, who obtained a decision over the
American in thirteen rounds recently.
Charley Golf, a lanky middleweight
rom San Francisco, knocked out Dick
Moore of st. Paul with a right hand
swing on the jaw in the third round OF
heir encounter at the Pelican A. G.,
night. |,
Joe Walcott is training at Bay Ridge
md Billy Smith at College Point for their
,out at the Ienox Club tomorrow night.
smith has recently been showing indica- ,
ions of too hard work in the boxing
ing. /
Sharkey says that he is ready to accept
Charley Mitchells defiance, and will
o to England to meet him or fight him Z
lere, and allow Mitchell training ex. /,
'enses. He will fight Mitchell sor any
'ody else fdr q, 600 q side. " IF'
Marty MScue sSJs chat II would like !
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AMONG THE HORSEMEN

The Western Horseman neatly says:
Ralph Wilkes is not the only 2.063 trot-
ter that ever lived, but he is the only one
that has ever died." 1t may be added
that Ralph Wilkes is the fastest trotter
by the record that ever died.
In the Caulfeld Cup race run in Aus
tralia last month seven, horses fell in
front of the grand stand at Caulfield
track, and Jockey James Flanagan, a lad
OF IA years, was tranpled to death in full
view of the Mortified spectators. This
race seems to be a hoodoo. In 1885 six
teen horses fell and Jockey Donald Nc.
Olson, the antipodean crack lightweight
OF that season, was cut almost to pieces
by the struggling and plunging animals.
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Municipal Court Cases.

Before Judge Ball in Municipal Cour,
Yesterday morning, James Haggerty was
held under $500 bail for the upper court
for the larceny of dog and collar from
James McVey, who resides on Water
street between West and Jefferson
streets. - - :
The same amount of bail was also re.
CURED from Edith Murray, colored, who
is accused Of the larceny Of guitar.
A fine OF $50 and costs was imposed on
James Berry for drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct.
The case of Albert Smith, an incorrigi-.
bic boy, was continued.
In the cases of Louis Miller, Mary
Spencer and Frank Spencer q fine Of 81
and costs was imposed. A
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I g tackle some good boxer in his class
McCne prefers an encounter with eithe
Joe Bernstein. Dave Sullivan, Joe Hop
klns, Jack O'Brien or Joe Cain at 1926 O
1925 pounds.
II Billy Phelon esid Saturday that tn,
meeting between Patsy Haley and Terry
McGovern, which was to have been de-
clded at the Lenox A. g., on December
| ~. is off. Haley has been matched to box
Johnny Richie in st. Louis the latter
part OF this month.
Charley White, manager of Tom Brod.
erick, the Yonkers lightweight, has re-
ceived an offer from a club in Toronto
1or contest between Broderick and
Jimmy Popp, twenty rounds, during
christmas week. White has notified the
club of his acceptance.
New York sports may get chance Of
seeing Pedlar Palmer there again.
Palmer will box Billy Plinmer twenty.
rounds in London on Dec. 12. He writes
to the London Mirror Of Life that If he
wins he will visit America and box
George Dixon or any good man in his
class.
ISM iAVAp"VICh 10 utsotlaClng LOT
match between Jack DAILY and Johnny
Hughes, the English light weight cham
pion. Sam has received word that the
National Sporting Club will give purse
OF 5000 for the bout. Sam has accepted
and is awaiting the receipt of the articles
of agreement.
Tom O'Rourke says the Lenox A. C.,
Will give purse Of $780, for battle
between Tom Sharkey and Mccoy.
CRourke is willing to pull off the mill
inside of four weeks if convenient to Nc
Coy. He also agrees to cover the latter's
deposit as soon as Mccoy signs. Billy
Gray, when asked about the matter, said
that while the purse was tempting he
would wait and see what Sharkey will
90 regarding the Greater New York A.
C.'s offer.
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CYCLING.

Harry Elkes, holder of the world
3 hour record of "a miles 1920 yards, ha
! desire to race in European countries.
: Home-trainer contests are now all tn
: rage among the New York cyclin
clubs.
, The cycle tax in Italy has resulted il
! the sum Of EDO, 500 being added to tn,
revenue.
The French motor industry, it is statet
is about to take,a bold step and push it.
cars in America.
The L. A. W. can't give up racing tot
soon for the benefit of the sport and thu
good of the organization.
The fear of the L. A. w. penalties doe'
not seem to be worrying the outlaw rid
ers enough to cause them any loss o.
sleep.
So far as heard from, Mrs. Mott will
not wear many sealskin saoques pur.
chashed with the money paid in fines by
the outlaw racers.
The hardest thing in the world for a
woman to do is to look unconcerned the
first time she appears on her machine in
the streets.
Taylor, the colored rider, who proved
q traitor to both the league and the out
laws, will have rather a lonely time of it
next season.
An hour record for motor cycles has
just been established in Paris, the dis
taQce covered being 2S2 miles.
Tom Linton was defeated in match
heat race in Paris recently by Protin,
xthe ex-professional mile champion OF
the world. Protin won the first heat,
one kilometre, Linton the second, five
kilometres, and the final heat, two
kilometres, the Belgian won.
Bourette, who visited this country
during the summer, qualified for the
final OF the international scratch race at
1-3 kilometres, but was unplaced in the
final.
Here is an advertisement from North
of England paper: 'Good stylish bicycle,
fl0, for sale, by young lady enameled
black and geared to sixty.eight."
Clinton r. Coulter, the unpaced rider,
is now in California with his wife. He
has told the cycling writers of San Fran
cisco that he has retired permanently
from the track.
Even the great l.. A. w., with it's great
big Racing Board and its great big clair.
man, couldn't stop the six-day race any
more than 1t could stop the flow of Mia
CARA Falls.
The Norman watering places are TEEN.
ng with motor cars and cycles, the for
ner Especially. All makes and shapes are
represented, including two Columbia
electric carriages driven by DR.. Segund
md NJ. Legru.
Dave Shafer, Michaels ex.manager,
las purchased hotel at Hammond, Ind,
nd has settled down to the compara- 4
lively uneventful life of boniface. His
amily has recently been increased by
he arrival of daughter.
To popularize the new Siberian Rail.
'ay the Russian Government offers the y
heapest tares ever announced. A through .
cket for 1900 miles costs Gs., and bicv- I.
les are carried free Of charge. }
+. W. Chinn, it is said, was fined ten y y
'ancs at Ostend for the heinous crime of 81
earring q white racing suit, when the
MON Velocipedique Beige said he ought !;
, have worn black. IL
The lady cyclists OF Melbourne are of u
,e independent order One of the rules n,
their club is that when men are in
ted to join the club runs every member NJ
'all pay her own expenses. t.
The military cyclist company Of the 81
lghty-ssyehth French Regiment will al
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JERSEY SAND and YANKEE GRIT

Published at belmont, N. J. Subjects
mutually advantageous to Publisher
and Advertiser expertly expounded.
Guaranteed circulation l25OO copies
monthly.
Rates four cents per line fiat. No dis.
count. Name in Directory and year's
subscription. ten cents.
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not be disbanded as in former wears,
On the contrary, It will be increased to
.OO men and become permanent insti-
tuition.
The friends and admirers 10 France of
the late Arthur Linton, whose grave il
AZ present unmarked save by wreath OF
lmmorteiles, intend to perpetuate his
memory by the erection Of a handsome
monument.
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Old Iron Hill Horses.

The question is asked every day what
has become of all the horses that we're on
the outlaw tracks in Maryland. The
majority Of them are in Wheeling. The
following is today's entries at that place:
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VInH LIND Ior Agents and TraveIinv Men
0lVE ulVH ~ DuSs sAles. Prices right, Sond
l.a =, 80 - gtmnu Ar samples and
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10

The New York World says that
"there can be no longer any doubt
that the colored man makes as good
a soldier as there is anywhere"
Upon this the Cleveland Plain
Dealer comments: There hasn't
been any doubt about it since the
civil war. His valor and endurance
were established beyond the possibil-
ity of question in many hard
fought engagement. The record
which he made in the Union army
Will be fully sustained when he
shall next be in battle. In the
sixties he was fighting for country
which was not his-only in pros
pect. Now when he fights it will
be for a country which is his own
country" Indiana is to furnish q
battalion of colored troops, most oil
the men being recruited at Indian
apolis and Evansville.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10

If the Merimac was deliberately
sent into the Santiago harbor to be
sunk, by direction of Sampson, there
must have been some very strong
reasons for it, and it may be that
long talked of Cadiz fleet is APP
preaching the West Indies after all.
Again it may have been done to
prevent the Cervera feet from es-
Gaping at night.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10
Our Boys Have Free Beer.

Triton, Ga, June 2.-Tonight the
"Studebaker tigers as they have
dubbed themselves, are scudding
through the Pine forests and waving
corn fields of Southern Georgia in three
trains drawn by primitive wood burn
ing engines of the Suwannee river route.
Dinner was taken at Macon, where
there was an hours wait. Several
thousand pounds of hard tack were
left behind on account of the order to
take nothing except what could be
loaded on the wagons. The boys are a
trife "shy" on rations. They are gen
orally in good health, though suffering
from the intense heat.
at Macon, DR.. Moses, Private Schultz
and several others were left behind.
They chartered switch engine and
overlook their train. The Acme brew
cry, at that city, gave the boys free
beer
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10

Admiral Dewey, in a letter to a
friend at Washington, pays tribute
to the bravery of Admiral Montejo.
He says: "The Spanish Admiral
fought his ships like a hero. He
stood on his quarterback until his
ship was ablaze from stern TO stern
absolutely sinking under his feet,
then transferring his flag to the Isle
de Cuba, he fought with what was
left of his fleet, standing fearlessly
amid a hail of sharpnel until his sec
ond ship and over 100 of her crew
sank in a whirl of water like lead,
1t seems to me that history in its roll
of heroes should make mention OF an
Admiral who could fight his ships
so bravely and stand on the bridge
cody and calmly, when his fleet
captain was torn to pieces by one OF
our shells at his side"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10

The administration acted wise y
in ordering that William Jennings
Bryan be given the colonelcy of the
Nebraska regiment that he was
largely instrumental in recruiting.
1t evinces disposition to treat Mr.
Bryan fairly and cleverly and
guards against criticism that would
surely have resulted from a con-
trary course. AT this time it is a
matter of the utmost Importance tc
stear clear of anything and every
thing that might lead to elimination
and recrimination. Besides, Mr.
Bryan ought to be afforded an OPP
portunity of demonstrating that he
can be a fighter as well as an ora
tor.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10
Senator Matthew S. Quay, "

Senator Matthew S. Quay, who
has controlled republican politics in
Pennsylvania for many years, aP-
pears to be still holding the reins.
In spite of the most vigorous opPo-
sition, led by John Wananaker and
others of influence, Quay's man,
Congressman William A. Stone,
was nominated by the state republi-
can convention Thursday for COVER
nor. He is a good man for the
place, even if he is the servant OF
the boss, and there is no doubt OF
his election.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10

According to late news a little
obsti uction like cruiser 500 feet
long with forty-four foot beam
cuts very little figure in the chan
mel at Santiago when the Spaniards
are allowed to use dynamite upon it.
There is perhaps no more truth in
this, though, than there is in the
other report that the Spanish fleet
came out of the harbor and was de-
stroyed.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10
The statement is made that

The statement is made that Sem
ator Fairbanks stands very close to
President Mckinley, and that he
manages to get about as many ia
vors at the White house as are &C
corded to any senator at Washing
ton, with the possible exception of
Mark Hanna. to whom conCes-
sions are made that partake more OF
the character of fulfillment of con-
tract than the bestowed of presiden.
tial favors. Senator Fairbanks has
secured many snug places for his
constituents that, under different
circumstances, would have gone
elsewhere.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10

Marshall County Farmer on Advertising.
a farmer was in town Monday and
stated that he had lost plow. He
was told by one of our enterPrlslng gro
GERS to put an advertisement in the pa
per. sit won't do any good to PIT it In
the papers. No body reads 'em, said
he 81 think LII get board and paint
on it that l have lost plow, then if l
can find good place u tack up the
board, every body will see 1t and I'll
find the plow. Why, nonsense, who
reads ads in the paper?: there is Kloe-
piers long story about silk gloves and
flag handkerchiefs; and Ball & Cara
bins low prices on all wool suits; and
Bucks advertisement about binder
twlne-no BODY reads 'em. I'll paint
board and tack it on the fence"
This farmer would be good fellow
to nestle with some of our antedeluvian
merchants who put their advertisement
out on fences along side of those con
Germs that have gone out of business
years ago.
That farmer will be l,un'ing for his
pillow next June and the merchant who
ignores the newspapers will find each
year harder than the one before to make
ends meet.
1t may occur to some, how is it that
this farmer knew what kloepfer, Ball
Il Carabln and Buck were saying
through the papers, if nobody reads
EN-. Probably he calls himself "nO-
body" His opinions on advertising
evidently justify him in this particular
at any rate.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10

The war SO far has dearly DEM
onstrated a few things. 1t has
shown that we need a coaling sta
ton or two in the West Indies, that
we need the Hawiian Islands, and
that we need the Nicaragua Canal
as an out and out territorial poss-
ession of the United States. The
canal ought to be built as a direct
governmental undertaking, and
ought to be cut through a strip OF
ground owned by the United
States.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10

Capt. Siesbee seems to be doing
the country good service. With a
green crew and an unarmored ship
he ventured close to the defenses of
Santiago that he could make COM
plete sketches of the Notifications
for the use of the navy department.
1t was sort of Dewey act, for
Sigsbee says the Spanish forts could
have smashed him all to pieces if
they had only opened up their guns,
but they made no attempt to fire on
him. His audacious act appears to
have paralyzed the Spaniards.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10
Plymouth Boys at Tampa, Fla.

Tampa, Fla, June AT noon today
Colonel Studebaker's regiment of Indi
ana volunteers reached Port Tampa af-
ter long, exhausting trip from Chick
amauga park, and is now bivonacked
in palm swamp on the beach. The
wagon trains are still on board the cars
As soon as the troops were landed sew
eral hundred dashed through the swamp
to the beach to plunge into the gulf
many neglecting to disrobe. The health
of the Hoosiers generally continues
good, although the weather is very ho'
here. The men have been on short
ratiOns. Your correspondent finds il
impossible to detail movements of thu
Indiana regiment on account of thu
rigid press censorship There.has beer
no embarkstion of troops from here
vet.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10

Under the authority of the act of
the last general assembly directing
a prosecution of the claim of the
state of Indiana against the Wanda
liza railrord company steps are being
taken for a vigorous presentation OF
the case. The act, among other
things, empowers the attorney-gen-
eral to employ assistant council and
expert accountants and to make a
thorough search of all records from
IS47 to 1873. This work is an inn
portant one and involves several
million dollars.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10
The democratic senatorial conven

The democratic senatorial conven-
ton for the counties of Whitley
and Huntington, that met at Col
umbia City last Saturday, instructed
its nominee for state senator, J. F.
Heller, TO vote for the reelection OF
David Turpie to the United States
senate. Quite a number of sena-
torial conventions have given sim.
liar instructions.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10

Our regular army is equipped
with the Krag- Jorgensen rifle,
which carries a three-tenths OF an
inch ball 1000 feet second. The
Mauser rifle, with which the Span
ish army is armed, carries ball one
ninth smaller in diameter, but sends
it with a tenth more velocity than
the Krag- Jorgensen. These long
range guns have not been tested in
a great war.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10
Editor Henry w atterson, i

Editor Henry Watterson, in his
recent eloquent and mastery adj
dress to Kentucky soldiers, said ;
81 have two sons carrying muskets
in the ranks-sons whom l dearly
love-but for whose advancement l
shall not put forth the slightest eff
fort. 1t is enough for me to know
that they are serving their country,
and if it pleases God to bring them
back to their mother, | shall bless
his name as long as | live. In that
prayer let me conclude each
and every one of you."
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10

There is but little doubt that
Spain will hasten to sue for peace
as soon as the Spanish fleet gets a
drubbing at the hands of Sampson
and Schley. All intelligent Span
iards understand this; the ignorant
rabble alone is hopeful of Spanish
victory.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-10
Madison county populists have re

Madison county populists have re-
fused point blank to fuse with the
free silver wing of the democratic
party and at a convention held in
Anderson, they nominated county
ticket and selected delegates to state
and congressional conventions. In
dications are that they will also re-
fuse to Join on the congressional
fight.