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The times., 1898-11-24
mud ON FRANKLIN Field
Cornell Pennsylvania Game
May Be Played in Puddles.
QUAKERS EXPECT TO WIN
II Ithacnns' Form Has Not Improved
Over That of Last Year They Are
Doomed to Defeat - Condition of
Ground Makes Contest More Equal
Immense Crowd Expected There.

Philadelphia, Nov. 2s.-Tomorrow's Cor
nell-Pennsylvania game may be played in
a mud puddle. Franklin Field this after
noon was mass of Shiny mud.
Its bare spots were covered with pud-
dies and where the turf lay the footing
was of the most unreliable variety. As
one trod on it the water oozed up and
over the shoe tops.
A stiff northwest wind is blowing. and
may be a little better. but only very
little. and will fall far short of afford
ing even fair footing Coach Woodruff IS
sadly lamenting the condition of the turf.
for Pennsylvania is in a condition 10 put
up her best game of the season tomor-
row.
Coach Davis. OF Lafayette. predicted
Pennsylvania would win by over 90 to 0.
and that is about what the present power
Of the Quakers is worth on a dry field.
providing Cornell has not greatly i'm
proved over her form against Princeton.
The present condition Of the field. how
ever, makes matters more nearly equal
probable.
Today Pennsylvania went through
half hours light signal practice.
McClung, of Lehigh. will be referee;
DR.. Paul ]. Dashiel, of Johns Hopkins,
umpire and W. H Lewis, of Harvard,
linesman.
The crowd that will be out to see the
struggle for supremacy is expected to
be one of the largest that has ever at
tended football game in this city II is
probable that the supply of tickets will
be exhausted long before the hour Of
starting the game shall have arrived
Several hundred tickets were sent 10
Cornell last week and were Immediately
snapped up. Another supply was sent
and these, too. went
Coach Warner at noon took four backs
out for practice in catching punts. They
were out for about half an hour.
This afternoon at $3.50 the whole squad
was taken to a nearby field and put
through all the signals and new forma-
uons. Capt Whiting said today that he
has strong hopes of winning.
The times., 1898-11-24
CRITICS OF Mr.. KELLY.
His Action May Lead TO a New CInusc
I'm the Rules

New York. Nov. 2S.-Sporting men were
busy today discussing the outcome of the
Corbett-sharkey fight. There was a wide
difference of opinion over the decision of
the referee, Honest" John Kelly, in de-
claring all bets off. and there were all
sorts of stories afioat about the action of
Corbett's second, McVey, in losing the
battle by jumping into the ring. Those
who backed Sharkey denounced Kelly in
plain terms, while the small army of bet
tors who backed Corbatt commended him
Disinterested persons. who like to see fair
play prevail in all sports, also compli-
mented Kelly for his resolute determina-
tion to prevent what he believed was a
barefaced attempt to rob the public
According 10 precedent and unwritten
law, Kelly had no legal right to declare
all bets off, many sporting men assert,
but they do not deny that there is no
rule in the code which prohibits such ac-
tion. A number of fight patrons said to-
night that If the rules do not cover the
point clause should be inserted at once
permitting the referee tn kill off bets
when, in his judgment. fight is not on
The stewards of the Jockey Club have
the right to declare bets off whenever they
believe that & horse race is crooked, even
though the placing of the horses at the
finish is allowed to stand IL this privi-
lege exists on the race track the argu-
ment is set forth that ii should hold good
in boxing clubs, where there is just as
much betting at times as on the turf
The charges that the whole fight was a
fake, concocted by the hackers of the
principals and the club officials. are not
generally credited by those who are ''in
the know" Few who saw the fight believe
that Sharkey was a party to any crooked
deal. The sailor worked hard from the
start to score a knockout and showed
that he was stronger and more aggres-
sive than Corbett at every stage.
Corbetts brother is known to have
wagered large amount ON him, and the
Considines bet heavily at the ringside.
where everybody could see them. The
majority of the sporting men attribute
McVey's action TO an understanding with
Corbett not TO be used TO fleece the crowd,
but more TO protect Jim from defeat
1t was common report today that Cor
bett instructed his old second just what
TO do when the latter received tip One
prominent sport said:
''Corbett knew that he was not In con-
dition, but he needed money When he
was guaranteed $4,000 to box SharSey he
could not very well refuse. He and Nc
The times., 1898-11-24
THE LOCAL VARSITY GAME
Columbian and Georgetown
Are to Do Battle Today.
PLAYERS EAGER FOR FRAY
Both EIevens Confidently Expect
Victory-Armstrong, of Yale, VIII
Referee, and CussOn. OF Prince
ton, Umpire-Prcparation for the
Usual Whooping = The Fair Ones.

The great Thanksgiving Day match be-
tween Georgetown and Columbian will be
played on the Georgetown College field
this afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock.
The seating of spectators in the grand
stands and all other accommodations fo-
those who will lock on and yell have been
carefully attended to.
The campus. encircled by grandstands
decorated with bunting, flags, and long
vari-colored streamers of blue and gray
on the west side, and blue and orange on
the east side presents a picture highly
suggestive of the ancient amphitheaters,
with the exception that knights of the
pigskin will do battle instead of semi
nude gladators, although the eagerness
for glory will be the same. In the grand
stands. flying the colors of their favorites,
will be representatives from the many
young ladies' colleges in and about the
city, together with myriad other fair
ones. OF course, their knowledge of the
game may be said to be limited, but what
they lack in the technicallties they will
make up in silver-voiced enthusiasm.
To the footballer this game will bring
back memories of the good old days,
regular oid-fashioned Thanksgiving Day
WHICH Woulu Dc a us
football match.
The student body of each college tas
been busy for the past week, arranging
unique designs for flags and secur nS
long tin horns. with amazing pcss bi i
ties for noise. In their many college yell5
they have been practicing regularly. and
like trained body of Apaches. will g-ve
their war cries in unison, making the
blood-thirsty ''booms' and 'ba-a-as" re-
semble the heavy rolling OF thunder.
Yesterday afternoon both tea ans indulg-
ed in light signal practice after which
each player received a good rub down
his wearing apparel was examined, a.d
all personal football belongings prepare d
for the coming strip.
Both teams are confident of success, and
the betting is running high neither col
lege giving any odds.
To the satisfaction of both Institutions
the officials selected are alumni of other
colleges and the utmost impartiality is
assured. Mr.. Armstrong. of Yale, will
referee and Mr. Cusson. of Princeton.
will umpire.
The players on both sides are eager for
the fray and show such a strong deter
mination to win that the outlook for 4
tie game is not improbable.
To attempt to foreteIl the result of the
game would be task bordering upon fu-
tility. The teams are too evenly matched
for that.
After the game tonight the boxes at the
Columbia Theater will be occupied by the
two college teams. and pandemonium viii
doubtless reign.
terminated, but 4, will probably be as fol-
lows
The times., 1898-11-24
WAS KELLY INTERESTED?
Dougherty Charges He Bet
$4,000 on Corbett to Win.
POMPADOUR JIM is RUINED
Outcome of the Affair With ShnrI<ey
Relieved to Have Closed His Ca
reer-PuEiIists Take Half the Gate
Receipts, or About 100000 - The
Opinions of Local Sporting Men.

New York, Nov. 23.-John Dougherty,
made this statement:
II wagered 5000 on Tom Sharkey to
win. The money was Sharkey's and
Sharkey won. He is entitled to his money,
but the referee decided that he can't have
It. This is not right. i have it on re-
liable authority that Kelly had wagered
IS. coo on Corbett TO win. Did he try TO
save his money?
Now, l understand that Kelly won
$50 from Dixon. who won from Dave Sui
livan in precisely the same way. Kelly
took that money. II he did, what right
has ne to say that Sharkey betters are
not entitled to their money?
''Sharkey had Corbett whipped to an
absolute certainty. In the eighth round
Corbett was splitting blood, and at the
end of the round Sharkey whispered to
me:
why, this fellow Corbett can't hit as
hard as Dixon
After the fight Corbett said in his
dressing room:
We'll, boys, it was a pretty hard mix
up in that round. There are no newspa-
per men here now. and so l am safe in
saying that did better than Rubin, any
how
"Corbett acknowledged that he was
dazed in the ninth round-so badly dazed
that when ne was sent to the corner he
thought ne had won on a foul.
Another question: Why did not Kelly
give the Mitchell-Corbett fight to Mitchell
on a foul. Honest John he may be, but
] fail to understand how he can make
his explanations so that they Will agree.
'sharkey is of the opinion that Corbett
is foul fighter and he stands ready TO
beat him at any time"
Dougherty made the statement that the
men did not box for purse of $4,000, as
the club announced, but for fifty per cent
Of the gross receipts, 10 per cent of which
went to the winner and % per cent to the
loser.
He also said the receipts would prob
ably exceed $4,000.
LAS a fighter concluded Dougherty,
"Coibett is as dead as a door-nail"
The times., 1898-11-24
CoRBETT SURPRISED.
Cannot See Why the Public Thinks
Him FnI~ir.

New York. Nov. 23.-Corbett is around.
His manager. however. was conspicuous
tate him We're unavailing. Corbett said;
81 lost, that's all there is TO it, and
there is not very much more to say.
But / cannot understand why the pub ic
should think my fight with sharkey was
fake. If ! wanted to be a party to a
fake | wouldn't go ahead and bet my
money on myself And then l could have
made thousands of dollars by notifying
my brother Harry. who runs a pool room
I'm San Francisco. to back Sharkey. could
MT IL"
sharkey was very bitter because
he VAS prevented from knocking Corbatt
out. which he thinks he would have in
evitabfy done had Mcvey not jumped into
the ring.
'win you fight Corbett sgain?"
mo" said the sailor. he must get a
reputation first He made me do this
and belittled me in many ways. ! have
now the upper hand and will make the
best of it,
II was said today the receipts of the
contest were nearly $4,000.
The times., 1898-11-24
MAHER A RECALcITRANT,
Will Not Meet Mccoy Before Greater
New York Athletic CIub


New York, Nov. 23.-Peter Maher, the
Irish pugilist, who was matched to box
twenty rounds with kid" Mccoy at the
Greater New York Athletic Club, said to-
day that he would not meet Mccoy before
that club. Maher says the club has failed
TO live up to its agreement with him and
Mccoy.
On Monday the clubs representatives.
Billy Gray, MeCoy's manager, and Maher
and his trainer had meeting. The club
asked that the date of the fight be post
poned from December to L.. This was
agreed to- and AL Brown. the clubs rep
resentative, announced that the 81 500
owed to Sharkey and Gus Rubin would
be settled on Tuesday 1t was also ar
ranged that there would be another meet
ing on Tuesday, when all forfeits would
be posted.
Speaking of the proposed meeting,
Maher said that the Mccoy people did
not carry out their agreement to meet
Maher at the appointed place. Maher
said:
This, however does not mean that I
will not meet Mccoy. ] will fight him
any time before any reputable club The
match between us can stand on the same
conditions when IL was arranged But
unless the Greater New York Athletic
Club will give a suitable guarantee | will
not box before the club"
Asked what he thought of the Corbett-
Sharkey fiasco, Peter declined to express
any definite opinion but said that he had
picked Sharkey as the winner.
Nevertheless he concluded, 1.-The
fight. think. will do much to injure box
ing in this city
The times., 1898-11-24
ARLINGTON WHEELMEN.
The Annual Thanksgiving Day Ten
Mile Race ON the Conduit Road,

The annual Thanksgiving day ten-m'le
read race OF the Arlington Wheelmen to-
day promises TO be of its usual interest
ing character.
The start will be from the spring Just
below Glen Echo promptly at 1880. The
riders will make the turn at the Anglers
clubhouse, and the tape will be drawn
directly in front of Cabin John Hotel.
Many of the members have been in traia-
ing for the event, and an interesting race
is looked for.
A number of prizes will be given out.
Following is a list of the riders who will
participate: w. Burton, j. Walker, E. ].
Murphy, J. E. Whitson. r. H. Stone, DR..
C. Utz, p. Z. Brengle, w. d. Clark, A.
II. Dawson, III. Walker. c. Butler. j. Mil
Ter, c. W. Terry, w. H. Dikeman. c. E.
Wood. L. 3. Terry. William Gettinger. F.
A. Loeffier, +. B. Bell, f. C. Potts. c. F..
Mayer, w. II. Ronsaville, n. Eckhardt,
C. E. Mitchell, and Fred Moore.
The times., 1898-11-24

yey. who are like brothers, fixed up the
whole thing. Corbett was to try Sharkey
out and if he found that things were
liable to go against him all he had to do
was TO give a signal to Mcyey. Then
Jim was to make a great rally and in
the midst OF it his second was to leap
into the ring. thereby losing on tech
nicality. That would allow Corbett to
blow his trumpet again about how he
could have easily beaten the sailor hut
for the stupidity of his second. and then.
having received plenty Of advertisement
both could resume their show business
on the road"
The times., 1898-11-24
LADIES, GOODS.

WANTED-Ladies to know that MRS. LIvINGS-
TON, Of New York, owner and patentee Of
The Self-Adlusting Garment-cutting Machine"
has taken parlers at CTS 18th ST. NV, and desires
the pleasure Of showing this wonderful invention
for cutting ladies' and chiidren's garments with
out paper patterns, pencils, weights, screws, or
pins. garment can be cut in five minutes, and
perfect fit guaranteed. In order to CONVINCE
one TO cut garment. S25 course offered, Sl2 this
week. which includes machine instructions in
cutting waists single or double under arm;
French and tailor bodices. sleeves, skirts, prin.
iashion-plates; also matching plaids and stripes
ocg7-lmo
The times., 1898-11-24
Funeral of Young He1mus.

The funeral OF William A. Helmus, the young
man who was killed by the running away Of a
pair Of horses on the Conduit Road Sunday even
ing, took place at the residence of his parents,
No. 1855 Harvard Street. yesterday afternoon.
There was very large attendance of the friends
OF the deceased The high regard in which
tributes which covered the casket. Conspicuous
among the floral pieces were those sent by the
Queer Wheelmen and Mount Plasant Athletic
clubs, of which the deceased member, and
from the local Basketball League, of which he
was secretary
The times., 1898-11-24
LOCAL BETTING AT 8 TO 4.
CorEeII's Friends Take About All
the Wagers Offered.

The game attracting universal notice
among devotees of the gridiron today IS
that of Cornell and Pennsylvania. 10 he
Philadelphia. The local betting has been
to in Pennsylvania favor. but Cor
nell's friends are so positive of success
that they have taken almost all the Of
fered money, and there are big charc
OF the betting being even before pay Is
called.
Pennsylvania is confident, and if she
has recovered from her defeat by Har-
ward she ought to succeed in defeating
her opponent.
The times., 1898-11-24
The stamp on Checks.

That the check stamp is nuisance no one can
deny. Aside from the expense it entails upon
large mercantile establishments, it often delays
business at the banks. During the last hours
of the daily routine of these institutions there
is invariably a rush. and always, also some in
dividual who has forgotten to stamp his check
and who causes delay in his efforts to procure
Women generally ignore the law entirely
and, rather than hsggle over pcayunes, the mer-
chants with whom they deal supply the defects,
And. moreover. the stamps are not easily pro-
cured. and the very time they are most needed
is the time when they are hardest to get Small
merchants living in isolated sections Of the State
Of country put TO much Inconvenience by the
law, and would gladly see its repeal
The times., 1898-11-24
sunset Clouds mt salt Lake
rrom A. s.,,I,t. rr;,un.,

tffUin INC SAT- Like IfIDunc-J
There were some cloud effects over the Great
Lake and the Western mountain range at sun
down last evening which would have filed the
soul OF artist with ecstasy. 1t was such an
unfolding OF azure and of gold as was never seen
before. While Etruscan gold and blue were the
chief glories, every other color was in;erwoyen
and the tnts were as vivid and delicate as though
the brushes and the paints had been sent from
the celestial chamber in which light is born
The picture might have made drop curtain
representing the birth of a world; it might have
served as dissoving view of fainting universe
1t was one of the fairest pictures ever hung in
the gallery of the skies.
The times., 1898-11-24
BY UNION VETERAN LEGION.
Was the Memorial Fence Erected
mt Tampa.

The Maine memorial fence. which was
viewed by thousands of people in this city
last Sunday, was erected by Enc mpment
No. 50. Union Veteran Legion. and not by
the Union Veteran Union. as has been err
roneously stated.
The funds for the handsome structure
ion Veteran Legion, and the entire struc
ture from start to finish has been under
the immediate inspection and control of
this encampment, which also dedicated
the fence TO the Maine martyrs and the
dead of the Winslow.
Encampment No. SO. u. V. L.. desire to
tender thanks to Lieut.. Bernadou, of the
Winslow. for his aid and advice during
the erection of the memorial.
The times., 1898-11-24
To Re-enforce Cnruenter.

Brig. Gen. Carpenters command at
Nuevitas. Cuba, will be REINFORCED by
the Fifteenth United States Infantry now
at Huntsville, Ala. Orders were issued at
the War Department yesterday morning
to that regiment to proceed to Savannah
and embark on the transport Chester,
which sailed from New York for Savan-
nah last night
The times., 1898-11-24
Needed berkeley.

The Corbett-Sharkey fight might have
had a different ending if Corbett had
trained in Washington, for then his train
ers would have ordered him regular doses
Of Tharp's Pure Berkeley Rye. 1t gives
one an appetite and tones up the system
generally. Only 81 n full quart, at sl2
Street. and no better or purer whisky is
manufactured.
The times., 1898-11-24
Gen. BreckinridEe's Report Ready
Tho renort or Mai Cen i {, Rreck in

The report OF Maj 6en j. c. Breckln-
ridge as major general of volunteers, has
been received at the War Department
for transmission to the Alger Relief
Commission. 1t is devoted principally to
a liberal bestowal of compliments upon
Gems. Lawton and Shafter for their
"earnestness, skill and personal qnali-
ties" Breckenridge says Skaters force
and energy are phenomenal
The times., 1898-11-24
WATER COLOR CLUB.
The Exhibition Will Be Open All of
Today.

The Water Color Club, at 1920 Connect
icut Avenue, will remain open today from
in the morning until 6 in the evening.
This win be done to give those who have.
on account of business. been unable to
view the exhibition in day time The at
tendance at the exhibition has baen quite
satisfactory to its promoters. and the re-
manning weeks promise largely increas-
ed attendance.
The times., 1898-11-24

from roughness. and was for the most
part well playeu, and at all times hotly
contested and abounded in brilliant plays.
Both teams showed little rustiness in
their knowledge of the national rules. and
as result the umpires were compelled to
call frequent fouls. eight being called
against the Infantry, out of which two
goals resulted and out Of the six charged
to the Queers. three points were made
The Infantry won the game in the first
half with eight points, and duplicated that
score in the second as "clincher." The
Queers landed three goals in the first half
and four In the second.
Burnett and Shreeve each landed threa
field goals from clever plays. and two
more were added by Shreeve on gift
throws. McQuade played fast game at
enemy's goal. and McCabe and Kendall
distinguished themselves with good al
round work. The playing Of LOTUS.
Capt. Tierney, and Buckley of the Queers.
helped the team to put up stubborn up
hill game. The usual hop was omitted
last night.
The lineup:
The times., 1898-11-24
ionzaga College.
WRECKED BY A ROPE.
Peculiar Accident TO Train on a
bridge I'm Illinois.

Benton. Ill. Nov. 23.-While Chicago
and Eastern Illinois gravel train was
crossing Pond Creek bridge last evening
a rope caught in the bridge timbers and
wrecked the entire train. throwing it into
the creek and killing Brakeman Cook.
The times., 1898-11-24
GoNzAeA COLLEGE DEFEATED.
Mount Pleasant 4. 4. Team Makes
the ONLY TouchdaMu.

The Mount Pleasant A. C. defeated the
Gonzaga College football team yesterday
on the Gonzaga oval in a well-contested
game. The teams We're evenly matched.
The Mount Peasants made the only
touchdown on rushes by Nixon, Bolts
and Reach.
Final score. M A c. 6; Gonzaga. Q.
The lineup:
The times., 1898-11-24
LEAGUE BASKETBALL GAME.
Infantry Won From Queers In q
Hard-FOught Contest.

ini"htr! won from QueerS In q
Hard-FOuEht Contest.
The Queer Wheelmen played well last
night, but were not fast enough for the
Light Infantry players, and consequently
lost to the soldiers, the final score being
16 to Z. 1t was the first appearance of the
two teams in a league game and their ap
pearance on the playing field at the In
fantry Armory was the signal for a
hearty round of applause from some 500
admiring spectators of the game.
The game was clean and entirely free
The times., 1898-11-24
Removed from 457 Pa. Ave.
TRUSTEES, SALES.
THOMAS J. OWEN. Auctioneer.
TRUSTEES SALE OF UNIMPROvED REAL ES-
TATE FRONTING 73 FEET on KENTUCKY

TRUSTEES SALE OF UNiMPR0NED REAL ES-
TATE FRONTING 73 FEET on KENTUCKY
AVENUE SOUTHEAST.
By virtue of a certain deed of trust. recorded
in Liber No. 2275, folio 20i, ct seq. OF the land
records Of the District of Columbia, viii sell,
at public auction, in front of the premises, on
MONDAY, NOVEMBER rs, 1898. AT $50
O'CLOCK P. NJ, the following described real es-
tate, situate in the city of Washington. in said
District. and being original lot numbered eight
cen Qs). in square numbered ten hundred and
forty-one Q,04D.
Terms Of sale: The above property will I've
sold subject to deed OF trust amounting to ST. 50O
with interest from January 81, ISoS, said deed
Of trust being ded in Lber 229s, folio ;; the
purchase money over and above said deed Of trust
to be paid in cash. deposit OF 800 will be re-
quired at time OF sale. All conveyancing and
stamps at purchasers cost. Terms to be complied
with within ten days, otherwise trustees reserve
the right to resell risk and cost Of the default.
ing purchaser.
ROBERT N. MORRISON,
COO st. NV.
W. E. EDMoNSToN,
500 9Th ST. NV,
nols-d&ds Trusteea
The times., 1898-11-24
BOYS FATAL FIGHT.
FOurteen-Year-Old Lad Kills An
other Ninc Ycnrs Old With a Blow.

Rome. Ga, Nov. 23.-Wil Camp, four
teen years old, was arrested today for
the murder of Hudson Wright, nine years
old. who died yesterday as result of a
fight with Camp week ago. Both boys
are of good families.
The times., 1898-11-24
lighted for the First Time.

The electric lights in the archway of the new
city postofice building lighted last night for
the first time, and gave the entrance splendid
appearance.
The times., 1898-11-24
Other Games To-day.

Among the other games today are:
University of Virginia vs. North Caro-
lima at Richmond.
V. NJ. 1. VS.. Naval Cadets, at Annap-
oils
The times., 1898-11-24
Trinity Football Eleven.

Capt. NJ Bailey. No. 227 Street north-
west. of the Trinity football eleven.
would like TO hear from any team whose
players are under eleven years OF age.
The times., 1898-11-24

Score-w. L. l., 16; Q. W.. Z. Field
goals-W. l.. l., Burnett. 3; Shreeve. 3;
Kendall, !. Free goals-Shreeve, 2 Fed
goals, Q. W., Lotus. j; Campbell, l.
Free goals-Tierney, 2; Lotus, /. Ref
eree-A. W. Ferris. Umpires-A. john
son and j. Bauby. Timers-H. G. L. ech
and c. o. Sears. Scorer. B. Baker.
Time-20 minute halves.