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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-02
L. a. w. ADMITS TAYLOR
WELL-KNOWN COLoRED RIDER A
REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL.
"Jimmy"l Michael Wants to Be a
JOckey-New Cycle Game Called
"RoyaP-BicycIe Notes.

Marshall Taylor, the Indianapolis coIored
professional rider. is the first of his race
to be registered by the L. A. W. 1t was
thought that as the league does not admit
colored people to membership it would not
recognize Taylor's claim for number. But
Chairman Motifs bulletin contains his name
and he is therefore registered professional
and entitled to all the privileges and subject
to all the requirements of the other pro-
fessionals riding on sanctioned tracks
Taylor has begun to train for sprint racing
again, much to the satisfaction of his friends
and acquaintance. For while Taylor had
notion in his head to go for middle dis
tances. This class of racing is meeting with
such popularity everywhere that many a
poor middle distance man and also injure
himself as a sprinter, for it is true that the
same rider cannot be proficient both as a
middle distance rider and a sprinter. 1t is
said the training is different and that the
muscles are exercised in such different
alternated. Taylor began training early in
the season for middle distance work against
the advice of his friends. Word now comes
that he has decided to abandon this class of
racing and devote himself entirely to sprint
ing. He has already proved his mettle at
this and middle distance racing for him
would be an experiment and would ruin him
for the greater part of the season as a
short distance rider
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A cycle game that requires considerable
skill in riding. and is said to be very ex-
citing, is called royal" 1t requires two
teams, of nine riders each, two judges, a
timekeeper, q score-keeper, and d referee.
The area upon which it is played is divided
and chalked into a right and left field
and, from the division line between the two
fields, alleyways are formed on each side by
cables. On the division line are other cables
forming narrow alley and up and down
which the play Wheel rolls, to be driven
back and forth by the players The play
wheel is single twenty-eight-inch bicycle
rim, with a four and one-half inch pneu-
matte tire.
The idea of the game is to drive the play
wheel through the attacks of opponents to
goal at the end of the middle alley Play
ers ride in single file, and always circle to
the left, the two teams thus constantly
meeting and passing in opposite directions
on opposite sides of the alleyway. A spe-
cially constructed stick is used in driving
the play wheel.
Another diversion for wheelmen is an
adaptation of the game Of crouuet to the
bicycle In general, the game is played
under the same rules as ordinarily, with the
exception that the rider may push the bali
with the front wheel. The mallet handles
are little longer than for the regular
game but otherwise the implements are the
same. The distance between the hoops is
generally increased considerably To hit the
wrong ball forfeits a play, and If q confess
tant dfSmounts before the game Is finished
ne must start again at the first wicket
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Cy Tullis, a Morgan & Wright salesman
was in the city yesterday.
The Rambler riders are invited to join in
run to MooresVille Sunday.
Be sure the saddle is high enough. If too
low it cramps the legs On long rides
change the height frequently, giving new
muscles chance to relieve the used ones
Shafer will back Michael for 1900 against
S. 900 to win every one of the nine contests
for which he is engaged in July and August
He viii probably secure takers for all or a
portion of this without trouble.
Charlie Church, one of the fastest of the
Philadelphia pros" has signed articles to
meet Cissac, the Frenchman in a TWENTY
mile paced event, the race to be decided at
Nothing larger than triplets will be used for
pace
Many OF the foreign and American riders
now skip the rope in training. Michael did
two years ago. but the Americans, when out
for the makers, found it too hard work
Now that they are out for themselves rope
Skipping or anything else that will add
speed is resorted to willingly.
One of the best methods of cleaning the
chain is TO boil it in solution composed
OF common washing soda and water Let
It boil in this for several minutes and then
take 1t out and dry thoroughly If con-
yenlent 1t should be placed in oven TO
as clean as when II came from the factory.
Manager Dave Shafer says that the ex-
penses OF Michael this season for two
months work in securing the $22 500 of the
American Cycle Racing Association will be
but $1,000. This amount may also cover his
total expenses. with good management,
ana also the expenses of his exhibitions be-
Iofe July and after August during which
time he is controlled by the A. c. r. A.
Leander d. jenkins, of Somerville. Mass,
mas received patent papers for a nonpunc-
=. tire OF the leather inner tube yarie-
W II is a pneumatic tire comprising an
inner. endless infiatable tube of rubber. q
na1I-tune OF leather exteriorly thereof. and
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"DRUMMERS" ANNUAL SCRAP"
Commercial Travellers VIII Play Ball
on Saturday Afternoon.

The Commercial Travellers Athletic Asso-
citation will indulge in their second annual
scrap" with nautical battle between
the Sheavy weight battle ships and the
light draught torpedo boats" The posters
announcing the event say that the maneu-
vers will be conducted by Rear Admiral
Tom Taggart and Commodore Jere Taylor,
both being heavily armored for the occa-
sion. Their fiagships will be stationed back
of the home plate and the pitchers slab.
from which point, after the offing has been
examined for torpedoes, they will act as a
board of strategy and watch for broadsides
from the belligerents. According to the an
nouncement, Admiral Jack Human (375
pounds displacement will during 1.-The ces-
Sation of hoStiites for breakfast" eat a
hard-botled projectile and drink a cup of
coffee on the bridge la Captain Wilde in
Manila bay. 1t Is further announced: In
consideration of the assurance from Ad-
miral Taggart that all guns will be muzzled
Carey Mcpherson will sing "A Hundred
Fathoms Deep and Nancy Lee All the
prize money will go to the maintenance of
The Door of Hope" in this city. Hostilties
will begin at o'clock Saturday afternoon
at the baseball park.
The armored cruisers include Messrs
Iron, Daugherty, Haldeman, Hanna, Aug
stein Darmody, McCready, Webb and
Miller, with Grieb, Newsome and Orlopp as
Messrs. Smith, O'Connor, McElwaine, Page.
Trenk, Griffin, Gates, Steffen and Gibney,
with Madden. Durfee and Maharry as UNI
deTStudies.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS AND
BUILDERS OF GRAVEL AND MACAD-
AMLZED ROADS.

Notice Is hereby given that the Board Of Com
Enissoners or Lawrence county, Indiana, will, up
20 o'clock p. m. June IA. 1898, receive sealed
proposals. for the construction OF the following
named proposed gravel or macadamized roads In
said county. TO wits
No !. Fayetteville and Avoca road: length. SITS
No. 2 Avoca and HarrlsOuvills road; length,
10. 5 springviIIe and Guthrie road, length.
No 4 Bartiettsvuie. Guthrie ana sprinrv,ne
read; length. 1884 feet.
No. 8. New Bedford ana Fairfax road; length,
All Of said roacs to be completed on or before
Dec. I. 1885.
Bids for this work accepted by divisions. said
proposals to be accompanied By good and sur
ncient bond for twice the amount OF bid on blank
bonds furnished by the auditor. Only Indiana
Rureties accepted Said bids to provide that the
work said road or roads bid on shall be in all
things in strict accordance with the plans profle
and specifications now or file with the auditor
ana IN accordance with the acts of the Legislatures
approved March 3. 1898, and the act amcndatory
thereto approved March z, 1895, and the order or
the Board OF Commissioners herein.
The successful bidders for this work will be re-
auired TO buy the bonds issued for the construc-
ton OF said roads, to the amount OF their con-
tracts provided the treasurer shall not have sold
the same before the 18th day OF July 1895
Said bonds to bear date the 18th day OF Juns
1885, The board reserves the right TO reject any
end all bids.
Bids should be addressed. John b. MaIott
Auditor, Bedford, Ind, and indorsed Bids for
gravel roads"
IN witness whereof my name ana official seal
O. So JOHN B. MAI.OTT
Auditor Lawrence County Indiana
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wants to BE a Jockey.

New Y Ork sun.
Daylight every morning still finds Jimmy
Michael out Of bed and at work in Phil
Dryers stable on the Grayesend race track.
The midget works out three, SETS every
day. and afterwards attends to the saddle
and harness, like any of the other stable
boys. In chat with a reporter of the
Sun, Jimmy was asked point blank if he had
any contract with Dwyer to ride his horses
in races this summer. In his quiet way,
with the inscrutable smile, the midget said
he had not He was "just trying, you know
In an endeavor to find out whether or not he
can be jockey. Il am only trying now.
If lind out l can ride, l will go into the
thing in earnest later" When asked if
later" meant this spring, Jimmy was po-
Jimmy said he would continue to work on
the horses this month, and would try to see
what he could do in real race shortly after
the track opened for the spring meet.
=. jimmy Michael, the midget rider, says
that track building in America is improving.
When first began riding in this country
the best track was that at Manhattan beach,
and that has its disadvantages, said the
midget, especially when one of those ocean
breezes comes landward. On a perfectly
still day it would hold its own with any
track for speed. The American track build
ers however, are getting on to the fine
points of track building. The best tracks
have been those of Paris. / am certain
the American tracks now will be just as
fast as those on the other side of the ocean.
L am in favor of marking off American
tracks in kilometers, in order that We can
claim worlds records If we make them The
French will not stand for English measure
and most of the English tracks use kilo-
meters in order to make comparison with
might not do the, same thing. 1t would be a
help to racing
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CLUBBED AND ROBBED.
Frank Smith Tells a story of Assault
and One Man Is Arrested.

Tuesday night at l o'clock Frank Smith,
of Cleveland, reported to the police that he
had been assaulted ana srobbed while asleep
In box car in the railway yards at the
corner of Noble and Washington streets.
He said he saw three men in the corner of
the high board fence which incloses the
yards when he went into the car. He went
to sleep and the next thing he knew he was
being dubbed and beaten. The robbers took
S16o and his hat and left him sore and
bleeding. He told the police Tuesday night
that the assault occurred about IL o'clock
ana that he had told a dozen people about
II ana had remained and kept an eye on
the men in the hope that some Of the peo~
pie ne told would notify the police. When
the police arrived the men were gone. Last
night Patrolmen Stevens and Conklin ar
rested Clyde Adams Of 424 East Court
street, and Smith identified him as one of
the robbers. He says he would know the
other two. and from the accurate descrip-
ton ne gives the police think they know
them.
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IN A BAD HUsIoR.
COmiskey's Spikers Vow Vengeance
Yesterdays Game in Detail.

That team of spikers and leg-breakers
owned by one Charles Comiskey, and di-
rected by Jack Glasscock, were given an
other well-deserved thrashing yesterday
and left the grounds vowing vengeance on
the Indianapolis players during the series
at st. Paul which opens tomorrow. They
were in a nasty mood at the easy way the
champions had beaten them, and, led OH by
Glenalvin and encouraged by Comiskey
they howled at the press box occupants and
exchanged shots of all sorts with the crowd
These fellows would stop at very little short
of murder to win game. Their tactics are
to give the firstbaseman the spikes at every
opportunity, and when it does no good they
grow uglier than ever. Motz took one eff
fective crack at Geier yesterday when that
player came sailing into him at first. Being
off the base for the throw Motz had to
touch him, and he did it so vigorously that
Geier executed a tumble which delighted
the crowd. Every time Eddie Burke ran to
first he tried to jump into Motz and make
him drop the ball. 1t is common trick
with this ST. Paul gang. and their ruffianly
playing should engage the attention of UNI
pires and of President Johnson,
Hawley seemed to pick up his effective
work of the preceding day just where he left
OFF, and the sandbaggers couldn't touch him.
In the first six innings they managed to get
one lonesome single. They scraped together
another in the seventh and two more in the
ninth That was all. Just seven men
reached first base during the nine innings,
and but two of them got as far as third 1t
was great day for Hawley, who had but
one wild streak, and that was in the sec
ond, when he passed two men to first A
fine stop by Allen and the resulting double
play pulled him from the hole into which
he had pitched himself. He was given per-
feet support, at times of a sensational char
acter, Allen having another good stop in the
eighth and Hogriever great running catch
in the ninth of Millers short fly. Deady's
catch of the latter's foul fly in the seventh
was pretty piece of fielding The infieId
work was all gilt-edged. Hoffmeister and
Stewart handled everything in their terri
tory cleanly and so fast that there was no
necessity for close decisions at first. Motz
never finched under the gaff of the Saints.
and, all in ALL 1t was a model game. Glen
alvin's error was the only one behind Phyle.
who pitched well for five innings, but was
killed off in the last three. during which he
was hit for a total OF just twenty bases.
This included a home run and three triples.
and It made Conn slxey pretty sick, too. Hog
riever was the hero OF the willow. for he
made four hits out OF five times at bat one
of them home run.
After chasing the thugs TO retirement In
short order in the first the champions scored
one and gave the crowd a chance 10 LET itseIt
out a bit s Hogrd1eeer yer S opened with clean
Glenalvfns threw DeaGy's grounder pide ~
first Hogrleyer going TO third and comfne
home on Honmeister's fly to Geier. Deady
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At Youngstown RHE
Youngstown 20 0 90 0 Oh 4 0-5 8
Fort Wayne. 20 0 O o 0-S 2
Batteries-Knepper and Patterson; Rel
man and Campbell.
At Newcastle RHE
Newcastle 30 % o o 2 % I i
Mansfield ....2 10 0 ~ 6 2
Batteries-Guese and Barckley; Miller and
Belt.
At Springfield r. H. e.
Springfield 30 3 20 O11O OF Ii 3
Toledo ..5 0 / 0 0 o 0-6 s 2
Batteries-Poole and Graffius; Keenan, and
Arthur.
At Dayton r. H. e.
Dayton 80 1 90 o o Ga /
Grand Rapids1 0 0 2 2 1 IS ~ A
-Roseberough and Donahue;
Altrock and Cote.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENCASTLE. Ind, June 1.-De PAW
easily defeated Wabash to-day, knocking
both of the visitors pitchers out of the box.
Up to the fourth inning the contest was
pretty one, but after De Paw had scored
five runs and repeated 1t in both the sixth
and eighth, Wabash lost heart. The numer-
Gus errors of the visitors contributed to the
run getting. OF De Pauw's seventeen hits,
two were home runs, two three-b base hits
and two two-baggers In the last inning
Wabash played horse, merely tossing up
the ball, the catcher refusing to go up be-
hind the bat. The score:
r. H. r.
De PAW -. 40 IS lis II 4
Wabash -. 0 o % 0 2 0 2-7 IL 10
Earned runs-De Paw. Z; Wabash, 4.
Two-base hits-Bohn, Ellis, Davis. Three
base hits-We ending, Haynes, Raglan Bied-
erwolf. Home runs-Pulse, Vending
Struck oi1t--By Pulse, A. Bases on balls
OFF Pulse, q off Carter 81 Batteries-De
PAW, Pulse and Peck; Wabash, Carter and
Davis. at
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ProfessionnIs, Standinr.
Chairman Mott yesterday issued a bulletin
showing the score in the national champion
ship contest to be as follows:
Prizes to BE Distributed.

The Indianapolis L. A. W. Club will have
it's second smoker" tomorrow evening at
the clubhouse, 237 North Meridian street
1t will be for members and the winners of
prizes in the Memorial-day races. The
prizes will be distributed during the even
mally delivered to the l.. A. w. Club. It
was won absolutely by this club in competi-
ton with the Ridiculous Club in a five
mile team race, 1t is a large silver cup and
will be a fitting ornament for the clubhouse
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EGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
~~~~~NN~~~~~~O~N -~~NO~.~~~~~ON>~
LEGAL NOTICE.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

NufTtnCy.
Washington ID. c., March 2S 1893
Whereas. by satisfactory evidence presented tn
the undersigned, 1t has been made to appear that
1.-THE Fletcher National Bank of indianapolis"
sn the city of Indianapolis, in the county OF
Marion and State of Indiana. has complied with
ali the provisions of the statutes OF the United
States. required to be complied with before an
association shall be authorized to commence the
business OF banking;
Now, therefore, l. Charles G. Dawes comm
xroller OF the currency, do hereby certify that
seThe Fletcher National Bank of Indanapos'
a the city OF Indianapolis. In the county of
Marion and State of Indiana, is authorized to
commence the business OF banking as provided
e. section ffty-one hundred and sixty-nine of the
Tevised statutes of the United States.
IN testimony whereof witness my hand ana seal
81 Office this 2sth day of March, 1898 - -
slSEAIAl CHARLES G.. DAWES,
NO. 6ils. Comptroller of the Currency
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Senators Win a Double Header

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The Senators
had batting streak to-day, and, with err
rors by the Browns won both games easily.
Attendance, 1000 Score:
Washington IS 1 O1o o IS 10 3
st. Louis. ......0. 0 0 l 0 2 0 0-3 8 A
Batteries-'Weyhing and Farrell; Hughey
and Clements. Earned Observation-Disclosures,
5: St. Louis, ]. Stolen bases-Anderson,
Farrell e. Wagner. Three-base hit-Mc-
CURE. Home run-Anderson. Double play
-Wrigley Reitz and MCGUIRE First base
on balls-Om Hughey, l. Struck out-By
weighing. A. by Hughey, Q Wild pitch
Hughey. Left on bases-Wash ington, 4; St
Louis. 4. Time-1:45. Umpires- Swartwood
and Wood.
Second game: R.H.E
Washington % / 0 0 Al 30 16 ;
st. Louis. ......0 0 0 0 GA Z 4
Batteries-Evans and Farrell; Sudhoff and
Clements Earned runs-Washington, G.
Stolen bases-Selbach, Wagner, Farrell CD
Three-base hit-Cross. Double plays-Wrig-
ley and Mcguire: Setback and Mcguire
First base on balls-Off Evans, 3: off Sud-
hon, 2 Hit by pitched ball--Farreil. Struck
out-By Sudhoff, A; by Evans. l. Left on
bases-Washington, 5; st. Louis. 5. Time
Two hours. Umpires-Swartwood and
Wood
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Washington % 500 O41. 20 Is ;
st. Louis. ......0 0 0 2 0 0 CA Z 4
Orth in Form Again.

PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-The Phillies
this afternoon defeated Louisville for the
fourth consecutive time. orth's pitching
was the only feature of the game. Attend
ance. LISA. Score:
Louisville 80 OIL 0oO 90 0 o. I
Philadelphia 20 0 o 0 50 o
Batteries-Ehret and Wilson; Ortiz and
Mcfarland. Earned philadelphia i
Stolen bases-Clarke CD, Flick, Delehanty.
Two-base hit-Elberfeld. Home run--Flick
Sacrifice hit-Ritchey. Double play-H0y
and Wagner First on balis-Off Ehret s.
OF Ortiz. 2. Struck out-By Ehret, 3: BY
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NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that sealed proposals Will
be received until noon Of the 18th GAY OF June
1883. by the Board OF School Commissioners OF the
City Of Indianapolis, Indiana, at the ONCE Of the
board, IN the Library building Indianapolis Ind
TOP q temporary loan OF two hundred and sixty
thousand dollars $3.50, 900. which has been au-
thoriKed BY the board In anticipation OF the reye
nnes The notes will be dated July l. 1888 ana
be made payable June So 1859. Envelopes must
be marked Proposals for temporary loan" ana
addressed 20 the Board OF School Commissioner
The right 70 reject any and ali bids Is Reserved
- order of che Board OF School Commissioners
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND AUDITING
1nna ]. lssa - ..--''''aan.
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TWo-baSe Btt-HOffme1Ster.
Three-base Hits-Lynch, Mcfarland, AL
len.
Home Run-Hogriever
Sacrifice HitS-McFarland, Deadly.
Stolen Bases-Motz, Deadly, Mcfarland.
Double Play-Allen and Motz.
Left on Bases-Indianapolis, 5; St Paul, s.
Struck Out-By HaWley 4; by Phyle, 5.
Bases on Balls-Off Hawley, 8; off Phyle, T.
Passed Ball-Lynch.
Time-1:40.
Cmpire-Cantillon-
Attendance 600
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Columbus Giving Away RIMS.

COLUMBUS, o., June IA gift of six
runs in the fourth inning saved Omaha
from a shut-out to-day. Score:
r. H E.
Columbus 30 2 0 0 8 0 Oil 70 8
Omaha .......0 0 o. 9 9
Batteries-W olters and Buckley; Daub and
McCauley.
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MILWAUKEE,, Wis, June 1.-The Brew
ers batted out victory in the seventh and
eighth innings after the Millers had the
game we'll in hand Score
Milwaukee 20 1 OIL 0 5 80 II 3
Minneapolis % 0 2 0 OF 10 8
Batteries-Taylor and Spear; McNeely
Norton and Dixon.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
DETROIT, June 1.-Still another change
is scheduled In the Detroit team. Wander
beck released Nyce tonight and has Sc
cured Third Baseman Pequinney from Gal
weston. One or two other new men are
limited at. Camel is still sick.
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DETROIT, Mich, June detroit lost
the last of the series with the Blues in hol-
low style, Hahn being hit hard. The home
team starts on its first Western trip to-
morrow. Score:
r. Fl. r.
Kansas City % o a 0 2-iS IA 8
Detroit $50 0 0 2 0 0-3 s 2
Sullivan and Wilson; Hahn and
Twineham.
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Terre Haute shut ONT.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June manager
Torroyson, of the Grand Rapids Base Ball
Club, who wanted to move his club here,
writes that the board of directors will not
consent.
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De PAW 30 40 3S lis II 4
Wabash -. Q 0 0 0 3 Q 2 0 Il u 10


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, June Indiana
University defeated Illinois College here to-
day The game was merely practice for
the home team. Score:
Indiana -. ........0 8 o 1.22 / do
Illinois ...............4 0 0 2 1 o.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SALEM, Ind, June 1-Salem played two
games with Linton to-day and split even
Linton winning the first by a score Of 10
to and Salem the second by a score of IL
to 10.