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Evening star., 1898-08-26
"rERn1BLE GREEK, COLLAPSED.
The Japanese Wrestler Easily De-
featS Him.

The much taIked-of wrestling bout be-
tween Herkalides, the Terrible Creek
and Takezawas, the Strong jap for the
championship of the world and purse of
s5 600 came off as scheduled at Atlantic
City yesterday afternoon, but ended when
but half completed on account of the Greek
being unable 10 continue. In the midst OF
the Graeco-Roman bout the Greek col
lapsed, went into convulsions. and was
later carried from the stage in what was
believed to be dying condition.
There was to have been three bouts, the
first of eight minutes in the rough-and-
tumble Japanese style, and the other two
of thirty minutes each, Graeco-Roman.
The first was pulled off without either
man gaining point or apparently having
the slightest advantage, although the Greek
lowered head and shoulders over the Jap.
The former was badly winded at the end Of
the bout, however, and in the twelve-miu-
ute resting period drank two glasses of ice
water. ate an orange and smoked a cigar
cite.
He came up fresh for the first Graeco-
Roman bout, but the men had spared for
hold less than six minutes when the Jap.
with lfghtning-likc quickness. secured
half Nelson and brought the Greek to his
knees. Then began a desperate wrenching
for a fall. In the midst of this struggle
Herkalides suddenly collapsed and went to
the mat, writhing IN convulsions, with
the most piercing screams
The Jap failed to understand what was
the matter, and kept forcing his an.ago-
nist's shoulders to the floor, until Referee
Hartman interfered. Herkalides was I'M
able to rise, and quickly sank into a state
of coma. during which his muscles writhed
and knotted in a manner which plainly
showed the terrible agony he was suffer-
ing. DR.. Van Lennep of the Hahnemann
Hospital, Philadelphia, entered the field,
and. after an examination of the fallen
wrestler, pronounced him in a serious con-
dition. All the vital organs had seemingly
given out at once.
The match was awarded to Takezawas,
and his feilow-countrymen, who were pres
ent In large numbers, rendered him an ova-
ton.
This was the Jap's first contest in this
country and his next match will probably
be held within the next ten days with the
Barnacle. the champion heavy-w weight
wrestler of New York state. Takezawas
wears the championship belt Of Japan. and
by his victory he wins the belt which Ern-
est Roeber turned over after refusing to
meet the Terrible Turk
Evening star., 1898-08-26

L Ianeaster a p4n Sc Nsx s hsa' Tate Npes9o PetGo
liza, beat A. G. Winner, Washington, 1-6,
o. 10; Harry Cole, Detroit, beat n. Lang
ton, Oakville, 12-1o, sc; H. E. Avery, De-
troit, beat w. D. Lament Brantford 6-2,
g. 5gsAf
First round-H. e, Gabriel. Cleveland.
beat G. F. Peterson! ST! GATHERINGS, 6-3.
Ga; II. Z. Avery, Detroit beat o. B. Sni-
der, Cleveland, by default; p. Porter, Buff
falo, beat e. Snider, .Cleyeland, by default
Handicap singles, preliminary round-J.
u. Forbes towe 3e) beat s. /. White towe
half 15) by default; j.. A. Randall (owe half
1o) beat G. w. Lee, (oWe 800 by default;
James Norris Q5) beat L. e. Ware (owe
4O, go, go; H. E. Avery lowe 15) beat G.
z. Sheldon (owe 30) by default; H. E. Ga
briel (half 15) beat w. S. Bond (owe 40.
81. OIL; H. Cole (ewe 15} beat G. Wagner
(scratchD. SO, S-6; A. B. Wright Q5) beat
A. w. Marquis d5), 6-3 6-3.
First round-C. NJ. Dana u5) beat j. D..
Forbes lowe 30). 6-3, 6-2; Porter (half 15)
beat G. F. Peterson (half 15), 81, rs; S. c.
Tate (half 800 beat ]. A. Randall (owe half
1o) by default; w. Misener (half 15) beat
A. &. Wright Q5), 6-3, 1-6, rs.
Ladies singles, semi-fnal round-Miss
Maud Banks, Philadelphia. beat Miss c. M.
Nelly, Chicago, by default; Miss Marie
60. Go.
Novice, singles. final round-G. Wagner
beat J. Norris, 6-4. Ga. 6-s. 6-4
Evening star., 1898-08-26
c. A. G. TENNIS.
Some Excellent Players Entered In
the Coming Tournament.

Some Excellent Players Entered In
the Coming Tournament.
The annual tennis tournament of the CO.
lumbia Athletic Club to determine the
championship of the club in singles and
doubles will begin Monday September 5,
Labor day. Although the date has been Sc
lected but a few days some of the best
players of the District have entered, in
cluding Talliafero, Clemons, G. May,
OLeary, spofford, Campbell, Messer, Nc
Quade, Tally and others.
The present champion in singles, O'Leary,
is generally conceded to be one of the
strongest players in the District and his
many admirers were not disappointed when
In last years District championships he
met and defeated some of the best players
Of the south, suffering defeat only at the
hands of the redoubtable Davidson. How
ever, he will have hard time beating the
good field opposed to him. Tallafero, with
his well-known cross-court volleys at the
net and lightning-like ground strokes, may
prove stumbling block, while Clemons
and May, both varsity men, will have
equal chances Of winning out. May is a
late addition to the club, but those who
have seen him handle the racket have left
a place in their books for dark horse.
Evening star., 1898-08-26
Record of the Clubs.

The Washington club dropped another
game at st. Louis yesterday, the score be-
ing 10 to s in favor of the Browns. Gus
weighing offered to take another shy at the
Browns, but he was as easy to solve as on
the day previous, his delivery being hit for
fifteen safeties with a total of twenty
three. The support given Weyhing was
something awful Mercer having four er-
rors, while the new man, McQuade, pulled
off two. Sudhoff, who pitched for the
Browns, was also hit hard and supported
poorly, but the errors made back of him
were not as costly as those of the Senators.
Mercer redeemed himself somewhat by
hammering out three safe hits. Tom. kins-
low, the Washington boy, played a good
game for the Browns, accepting seven
chances out of eight and making single
and triple at the bat.
The attendance has been very good at St.
Louis when the circumstances are consid-
cred, fully 150o spectators being present at
yesterdays game. The St. Louis players
have not been paid for month and over.
and are depending upon Sundays game to
pull them out of the hole financially.
Evening star., 1898-08-26
UNFIT PUGILIsT EXPIRES.
Scott Died in Commissions After
Fighting Tommy Butler.


NEW YORK, August 26.-Alexander
Scott, the pugilist, died at the Norwegian
Hospital at o'clock this morning of .urae-
mic convulsions brought on by his exer-
tions in his fight with Tommy Butler at
the Greenwood Athletic Club, Brooklyn,
last night.
Scott was a brakeman on the Long Is
land railroad. He was twenty-five years
old, and leaves a wife and two children.
He had made no proper preparation to
meet Butler last night, and it is declared
by the physicians at the Norwegian Hos
pital that Scotts kidneys were in bad con-
ditlon before he entered the ring. The ex-
citement heat and his exertions brought on
series of uraemic commissions, to which
he succumbed this morning. Butler and his
seconds are under arrest.
Dr. j. +. Hart, the physician to the
Greenwood Athletic Club, whose duty 1t is
to examine the men before they enter the
ring says that Scott was in perfect con-
dition when he entered the ring. Dr. Hart
said the probable cause of Scotts death
was conclusion of the brain. In the last
round the doctor said, Scott showed the
fatigue of the terrible exertion and the
heat. and was knocked down four times,
falling on his head to the hard wood floor
Evening star., 1898-08-26

movement in its ranks. and that things are
progressing rapidly. A member of the Bal
timore team, in speaking of the organiza-
ton, said last night: Yes, the players are
organizing, and it is high time that they
should. The movement has been on foot
for some time past, but it made little head
way until the board of directors handed
down that splendid decision in the Holmes
case. That brought all the pessimists to
that there will be an organization for the
protection of the players interests next
season. The players have come to an un-
Outstanding: They realize that it is for
their own good to have an organization
something on the style of a labor union. A
number of prominent attorneys will be en-
gagged for a year at time by this crgan-
lzat1oD, and whenever we find that we are
getting the worst of it we will take our
case into court, where we know we will get
a fair and square deal.'-Cincinnati In
Cuirer,
Evening star., 1898-08-26
HOLMES REINSTATED.
The League Nullifies the Action of the
Board of Directors.

me League Nulltfies the Action of the
Board of Directors.
The National League board of directors
has revoked its suspension of Holmes, the
Baltimore base ball player. The fine
against the New York club stands.
Yesterday was the first day on which the
suspension of Holmes was to have gone
into effect, and the announcement of the
annulment of the suspension was wired
all clubs by President Young before time
for yesterdays game The reconsideration
OF the previous order followed a confer
e1-ce between President Robson of the
Cleveland club and Assistant Secretary
Robert Young, in New York.
Wednesday night, as a result of the con-
ference, Mr.. Robson wired the several base
ball clubs asking them to request the board
of directors to reconsider the Illegal sus-
pension of Holmes. The Boston, Clnctn-
natl, Cleveland, Chicago, Brooklyn, Phila-
deiphia, st. Louis, Pittsburg and Washing
ton clubs responded favorably and yester-
day a majority of the board of directors
wired their proxies to President Young.
The only action now to be taken to close
out the case is for Baltimore to request
payment of the fine in lieu of the gate re-
ceipts from the forfeited game.
Evening star., 1898-08-26

Shoes of Unsuitable style an
Weight Sent to England.

Consul Halstead at Birmingham tells
some interesting things in a report TO the
State Department about the English mar
ket for United States shoes. Speaking of
an arrangement made by American
manufacturer in Birmingham, the consul
says:
1T is strange and very annoying to one
facturer enterprising enough TO establish
agencies in London and also in the pro-
viTcial cities of Great Britain should have
given SO little thought and study to the
needs of the market he is seeking. He has
three styles of shoes on sale-viz., patent
leather laced, calfskin buttoned and tan
laced. The patent leather would perhaps
go better if a button shoe, the black calf
skin should certainly, / think. be laced
and all are far too light soled for the un-
questioned climatic demands here. The one
style of toe, also, is of too extreme a point
to suit English taste. While in the United
States the drift in style is away from the
pointed, the bulldog and half bulldog toes
gaming IN popularity. ii must be acknowl-
edged that there is tendency here toward
a pointed toe, though ii Will never be the
sharp point We know in America. The ma
1or1ty OF Englishmen wear pumps to balls
ana other indoor evening entertainments
ana they might be ready to adopt as a
more convenient and useful substitute the
nght-soied and pointed American patent
leather shoes with their spendidly finished
uppcrs; but the calfskins and tans are too
thln so!ed for this climate, even for Amer
leans living here, and in a few weeks |
snail have to add an extra thickness of
sole TO the shoes l have bought
Evening star., 1898-08-26
ONE SHOT KILLED ONE HUNDRED
commander PfIIsbury Tells of the
Vesuvius' Deadly Work.


From the New York Journal Today
Acmiral Sampson's squadron down the
Fay was increased yesterday afternoon by
the arrival of the unique Vesuvius The
terror-inspiring dynamite cruiser-hurIer
OF earthquakes, as the Spaniards chris
tened ner-came up from Guantanamo, Gu
ba, whence she sailed on August Is, under
orders from the department to proceed to
New York. She stopped on the way up at
Charleston for coal, and was quarantineG
there two days and a half
Her guns were very effective in their
work. said Commander John E. Pillsbury.
You can say the VeSuvius is a great
success, added another officer
Twenty-six shots in all were fired by the
dynamite cruiser at the batteries COM
mandlng the entrance to Santiago harbor
They contained charges of gun cotton
varying from 100 to 200 pounds, the aggre-
gate of the powerful explosive thus
pumped on and around Santiagos defenses
being estimated at about 1000 pounds or
ten times as much as is necessary to blow
up every ship now in New York bav as
one of the officers put it, while scanning
the great squadron at anchor and the
countless boats of all kinds lowering about
the floating fortresses.
As to the alarm the Vesuvius' shots Gre
ated and the damage they caused, abun-
dant evidence was obtained from captured
officers and men of Cervera's fleet Capt
Ccncas of the Spanish flagship Maria Te-
resa told Commander Piilsbury that one
of the Vesuvius shells struck the barracks
between the light house and MORO Castle
and killed over one hundred soldiers
Another fell on Cayo Smith and spread
Evening star., 1898-08-26
TITUS MAKES A RECORD.
Defeats Starbuck in Interesting
PurHuit Race.

Owing to the unfavorable weather less
than thousand persons attended the race
meet last night under the auspices of the
Park Bicycle Club. The most Interesting
event on the program was the match pur-
suit race between Fred Titus of New York
city and j. Frank Starbuck of PhiIadeiphia
the former overtaking his competitor after
covering three and one-haf miles and fin
ishins five miles in II % 30 In the other
events the contestants, with but few excep-
tions, were District men. Summaries of
professional events:
Tandem race, one-mile heats, profession
al-Won by w. F. Smms and Billie Sinms
in two straight heats. Time, 2:231-5 and
2:25 1-5.
Five-mile exhibition for track record.
paced, professionally. l.. Wilson, Time
9:53 10
Match pursuit race, unlimited distance.
professional-Wo by Fred Titus of New
York, who passed ]. Frank Starbuck Of
Philadelphia at the 31a-mle post Titus
continued to ride for five miles, finishing in
11:22 80, and establishing an unpaced com
petition record for that distance.
Evening star., 1898-08-26
ROUGH RIDER TIFFANY's DEATH.
Society Man Succumbcd to Prostra-
tiOn. Starvation and Exhaustion.

tiOn. Starvation and Exhaustion.
From the New York Herald Today.
BOSTON, Mass. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
William Tiffany of the Rough Riders died
in the Parker House here at five minutes
after 6 o'clock this evening from the ef
fects of exposure and starvation. There
were present at his bedside his mother, his
sister, his brother, Belmont P. Tiffany, and
his tiancee, Miss Livingston of New York.
Lieutenant Tiffany arrived in Boston on
the Olivette on Tuesday morning. As he
was regarded as convalescent he was al
lowed to choose the place where he would
be treated. and he selected the Parker
House. He had hoped to leave the Olivette
at Montauk Point, but was not allowed to
do so, though his brother was there to
meet him. The journey around to Boston
seemed especially tedious, and the added
privations had a distinctly bad effect upon
the sick man.
The change for the worse came a little
before o'clock The fever and prostration
had expended their power on the heart
which showed signs of failure. DIR. John
son called in consultation DR.. William w.
Gannet, DR.. Herman F. Veekery and Dr.
W. f. Paul One or more of these physi-
clans were in the sick room until the end.
Lieutenant T1fany's courage was superb.
He fought back the fatal weakness hour
after hour by force of will, but as the day
waned his vital force faltered The Rev
Dr. Lorfmer of fremont Temple and an
Episcopal clergyman We're called, and offer
ed the consultations of their office before the
patient relapsed into the Inconsistencies
that was never broken.
There was no organic disease" said Bel
mont IlHany to me tonight. 81 he doctors
say William was simply worn out He was
exhausted. You could form your own opin-
ion as to what made him exhausted if you
We're to see how emaciated he was.
Il cannot tell you all he said about his
he
and it would seem that with proper food
and care he should have got WE'LL
Nv as he not well cared for on the Oil
vette?" l asked.
IL prefer not to say anything about the
Olivette,' was the answer
nat would you assign as the cause of
Lieutenant Tiffany's death?" l asked Dr.
johnson tonight.
prostration, starvation and exhaustion
1olloWlng levers" was the physicians re-
ply.
Dr. Johnson would not express any opin-
ION as to the antecedents of the case of the
Olivette. Another physician however. said
he understood that the diet was very limit
ed and quite inadequate to the successful
feeding of a convalescent
Evening star., 1898-08-26
DISCUSSING PRELIM1NARuEs
Mr.. Charles Russell Meets New YorI.
Yachtsnaen

n.
Charles Russell, representing Sir Thomas
Upton and the Royal Ulster Yacht Club.
yesterday formally met the committee Of
the New York Yacht Club.
Mr.. Russell, who left the meeting, after
half an hours talk, said he was well
pleased at the manner in which he was
received. Secretary Oddie said:
Mr.. Russell expressed himself freely with
reference to what is expected by the RoyaI
Ulster Yacht Club. He is perfectly satisfied
with the way in which things are proceed
ing, and is willing to leave everything In
our hands"
The matter of a clear course. Mr.. Oddie
said, was merely touched upon, and no
mention whatever was made of the Dun
raven happenings of the last international
contest for the Americas cup. The COM
m1ttee, Secretary Oddie said. is ready to
receive the Upton challenge from the com
mittee of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club.
which Is due next week. The dimensions
OF the Shamrock, the challenging boat.
were not given by Mr.. Russell nor were
they referred TO in any way.
Evening star., 1898-08-26
EMBAR4tING AT SANTIAGO,
Last of the Troops VIII Go on Board
Today,

The adjutant general received the follow
ing dispatch from Gen. Shafter at Santiago
last evening:
Command all embarked this morning
except 24th United States Infantry, detach-
meht OF recruits for 1st Illinois Volunteer
infantry, and a part of the 9th Masaa-
chusetts Volunteer Infantry, all of which
Will embark tomorrow morning on tran
ports now here. General Butt is with 1st
Illinois on Berlin and Berkshire, with $50
convalescents, leaves this a. m for Mon
tauk Point. / will leave with headquarters
ana one company of 1st Infantry on Mexi-
co by noon today. Instructions about ORR
zaba proceed to Montauk POINT Just re-
ceived- Allegheny left yesterday with 9th
Massachusetts on board. Unionist having
On board one company of 1st Illinois and
private horses, leaves today. Saratoga.
with Lieut.. Col. Freedman and $50 of the
9TH Infantry, arrived this morning; 600
more expected on the Knickerbocker in two
or three hours
Evening star., 1898-08-26

DR.. Edmund j. James Has Been Made
the Dean of 1t.

DR.. Edmund ]. James. professor of polit-
ieal science in the University of Chicago,
has been appointed dean of the new teach
ers' college organized by the university on
the foundation created by Mrs Emmons
Blaine. He was for thirteen years profess
sor in the University of Pennsylvania and
has been in Chicago since 1886
The teachers college is unique experi-
ment in education-an attempt to organize
college work in science, literature and art
IN such a way that persons engaged in the
active work Of teaching can get the full ad-
vantages of a college training. 1t is a di-
rect and pr 2ctiCal outgrowth of the uniyer-
s,ty extension movement in the United
States. and is an expression of that closer
connection between the public school work
and the university, of which DR.. James has
been an earnest advocate.
Evening star., 1898-08-26
CORBETT,S RETURN EAST.
He Will Leave San Francisco Monday
and Hopes to Fight Mccoy.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 26.-Pugilst
Jim Corbett will leave for New York on
Monday. He says that Mccoy acted very
manfully concerning the postponement of
their engagement but as it is purely a
matter Of business with him, he will try TO
have the contest carried off according to
the original plans, excepting that the time
the fight will necessarily be changed to
later date.
The National Club has signed Frank Nc
Connell to fight George Green in this city
some time next month.
Evening star., 1898-08-26

destruction. while a torpedo boat attack
that was intended was demoralized ami
had to be abandoned because the Vesuvius
dropped a shell In the channel where the
torpedo boats were waiting for a chance
TO dart out and sink some of SIMPSONS
biockading ironclads.
The Fesuvius did ali her work at night
since being without any protection what
ever, having no armor. it would have been
foolhardy to run her UP within range in
the daytime. and thus give the Spapiaras
a chance TO hit her. She was a Guantana-
mo when Cervera made his dash out of the
harbor. and therefore did not participate
in that battle.
Evening star., 1898-08-26
FEWER FEVER CASES,
Gen. Lawton's Report of Conditions
Near SHntiucO.

Gen. Lawton. who has succeeded Gen.
Shafter in command at Santiago, reports
the health conditions of the American
troops for the oath and 18th instants as fol-
lows:
On the 24th-Total number sick, S04: total
number of fever cases, 535; total number of
new fever cases, 40; total number of fever
cases returned to duty, 10.
Deaths-B. j. Mcbride, private, Company
I, I'd Volunteer Infantry; James Quirke
private, Company G, 18th Infantry: Thorn
as Davis, private, Company Z, eth Infan-
try.
On the 25th-Total sick, 567; total fever,
Evening star., 1898-08-26
Indicated Champions.

The Shamrocks, the champions of the
District, defeated the Capital City team
the colored champions of the District. yes
terday at National Park by score of IL
to in we'll played game. The features
Of the game were 1the battery work of
Lcthrop and Glavin for the Shamrocks
Grayson's catching for the Capital Citys,
the batting Of Warren, SGlavin, Adtz and
Grayson and the difficult catches of Quill
and S. Payne and fhe fielding of Smith
The following is the score by innings:
51G u =
Shamrocks. "A 1u1 / x-ll ie r
Capital Citys.. 0 2 2 0 o As 10 :
Batteries-Lothrop and Glavin for the
Shamrocks; Wilkerson. Coleman and Gray
son for the Capital Cftys.
Evening star., 1898-08-26
Death of Chas. v. Sass.

Charles Victor Sass. secretary of the
Brighton Beach Racing Association, died
in Paterson, N. j., yesterday, where he and
his wife were visiting friends Mr.. Sass
was about thirty-eight years old With
Alexander Kent he established the first
daily sporting paper in this country. the
Sporting World, making a speciality of turf
contests. 1t was known among turfmen as
the pink paper" 1t published daily tips
which were surprisingly accurate. He
wrote over the pen name of "Centaur" He
sold his interest in the paper and Joined the
staff of the Commercial-Advertiser. He was
best known on account of his connection
with the Brighton Beach race track, Mr.
Sass had great many friends among turf
men and newspaper men.
Evening star., 1898-08-26
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.
Proposed Enlargement by Adding
Auxiliary Yachts.

A plan to enlarge the revenue cutter serv-
ice was presented to the President yester-
day by Representative Sherman of New
York, who advocated transferring to it the
available yachts now in the auxiliary fleet.
Mr.. Sherman is chairman of the House
committee on foreign and interstate COM
merce, which presented a bill at the last
session to authorize the construction of
eight cutters at cost of $3.50, 900 each.
He cSme to Washington yesterday to
urge that the yachts which have been i'm
service during the war be turned over to
the revenue cutter service for permanent
use. There are about six of these yachts,
including the Gloucester, fit for their pro-
posed use. The President said that the
suggestion would be considered
Evening star., 1898-08-26
MISS WIMER. WON.


Singles at Niagara.
L. E. Ware, w. S. Bond and j. D. Forbes
We're all beaten in the handicap singles by
men with large handicaps in the tennis
tournament at Niagara, Ont, yesterday.
In the open singles there were no close
matches, as none of the good players were
opposed to each other.
In the ladies' singles Miss Winner of
Washington plays Miss Maud Banks Of
Philadelphia in the finals, and the winner
will play Miss Juiiette Atkinson for the
championship Summaries:
Open singles, preliminary round p
Wright, Buffalo, beat A, H Blackwood
New York, Ga, 6-3; E. r. Fischer. New
York, beat w. Misener, Buffalo. 81. Ga.